The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-10
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Executive Chamber
PROCLAMATION

Whereas, A petition has been filed
with the Governor of South Carolina,
signed by more than ole-third OF the
qualified electors of q certain portion
of williamsburg County proposed to
be severed from the County Of VII
liamsburg and annexed to the County
of Florence, embraced within the 1oi-
lowing lines, to wit: =,
All that portion or section OF the
County of williamsburg, South Caro-
lima, containing forty square miles,
more or less, and bounded at present
on the North by Lynches Lake Swamp
to its confluence with Lynches Creek
and then said creek to its confluence
with the Pee Dee River, the said
Swamp and Rivers being the southern
boundaries of Florence County and
the Northern boundaries OF Will
liamsburg County, then com,
mencilg at Browns Bridges of said
Lake Swamp on the Anderson's
Bridge Public Road thence running
said road in southerly direction to
the point where said Anderson's
Bridge Road intersects with the Pub
lie Road leading to Roper's Cross
Roads, thence a line from this point
of conjunction mentioned above run
ming approximately straight in a
Southeasterly direction to st. Johns
Negro Church on the Indiantown Pub
lie Road, a distance of about seven
miles, thence running the said Indian
town Public Road in a Northerly dl-
rection for. about. three hundred
yards to the Smiths Mills Public
Road thence running the said Smiths
Mills Public Road in an Easterly dl-
rection through Ards Cross Roads to
Muddy Greek Swamp, distance OF
about four miles, thence following the
run of Muddy Creek Swamp to its
confluence with Lawrence's Cut thence
following Lawrence's Cut to its con-
fluence with Clark's Greek, thence
the said Clark's Greek to its conflu-
ence with the Great Pee Dee River
thence the Great Pee Dee River,
Lynches River and Lynches Lake
Swamp to Browns Bridges the be-
ginning point.
Whereas, the boundaries Of the pro-
posed portion of Williamsburg County
to be cut off and annexed to the
County Of Florence, the number of
inhabitants, the taxable property as
well as all other requirements OF the
Constitution and Statutes, have been
found to be and are as set forth IN
said petition.
Whereas, the report of the Commis-
sioners, appointed to ascertain the
facts provided for by law, whether the
requirements of the Constitution and
Statutes as to area distance, wealth
and population, shape, etc, are COM
piled with and are as stated in the
petition, has been filed in this office,
wherein it appears that the law has
been fully complied with in every par
ticular, which is hereby confirmed.
Whereas, no election has been held
upon said petition in said area upon
the question of the annexation OF
said portion of Williamsburg County
to Florence County within four years
previous to the date hereof, and
W .reas, under the Constitution
and laws of this state the petitioners
are entitled to have ordered, and it
is made the duty Of tRe Governor of
the State to owiek an election upon
said question:
Now, Therefore, |. R. A. Cooper,
Governor of the State of South Caro-
lima, by virtue Of the power conferred
upon me by the Constitution and laws
of this state, do hereby order:
That an election be held in the ter
ritory embraced within the portions
of Williamsburg County proposed to
be severed from the County of Will
and annexed to the County
of Florence, on the second Tuesday,
the 18th day of July, 1920, upon the
question of the annexation of said
portion of Williamsburg County to
Florence County, and that at such
nlactinn the nnalified electors Mithin !