The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15
Notice Of Election

Notice is hereby given that, pur
suant to a Petition filed with the
Board of Trustees of Abbeville Pub.
lie School District No. % of Able.
vile County, known as The School
District of The Town of Abbeville,
hereinafter described, "a plat of
which is filed in the Office of the
Clerk of Court which petition is
signed by more than one-third of the
Resident Electors and more than
one-third of the Resident Freehold
ers of the said District, over the age
of twenty-one years, and by virtue
of resolution passed by the Board
of Trustees of said school District,
held at Abbeville, South Carolina,
June 1S, 1921, an election will be
held at Abbeville Court House, South
Carolina, at the usual voting place in
said District, in the City Hall, in the
City of Abbeville within the hours
provided by law, June 2s, 1921, to
determine whether or not the said
school district shall issue and sell
bonds Of the said district in a sum
not exceeding One Hundred Thous-
an6 ($100,000.00) Dollars, payable
twenty years from the date thereof,
bearing interest at the rate of not
exceeding six per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, at such dates
and place as the Trustees may disig-
nate, the proceeds of said bonds to
be used for the purpose of erecting
buildings and for equipment for
maintaining public schools in said
district. At such election all persons
qualified under the constitution and
laws Of the State of South Carolina
as electors, will be allowed to vote.
The territory covered by said
School District is that included in the
following lines:
Commence at a point about two
and one-half miles southeast of the
town of Abbeville in road twenty
five yards Northwest of the fork of
Cedar Springs and Verdery roads,
South of and near Lem Jackson's
house, run thence N31E, crossing
Norris Creek and Seaboard Air
Line Railroad, 1903 to corner near
John Douglass house in old road
thence N16.7W, crossing Greenwood
roadrand road to Morton's Mill, dis
tance of lis chains to corner on
north end of w. F. McCord's house;
thence N24.2W, 9O:49 chains to cor
ner in McCord's Creek, at old ford,
about one-fifth of a mile South of
Luther Clamps house; thence N69:-
75W, 1888 chains to corner in road
to Hodges, fifty yards South of Sam
Burton's house; thence N78.5W,
66:61 chains to Walnut on North
side of old Noble house; thence S69W
crossing Due West reoad, 1870
chains to large Post Oak, near resi-
dence of George Mann; thence S38W,
14.97 chains to corner under w. D.
Leslie's house; thence S67:25W,
1882 chains to corner in road;
thence S10E, crossing road 1857
chains to corner in road near Poor
house, at forks of road; thence
Southeasternly along road crossing
Seaboard Air Line Railroad, IS
chains to corner in road adjoining
lands Of L. C. Parker; thence
S62T5W, 22:4O chains to stake cor
ner, adjoining lands Of S. C. Link;
thence S30E, 1924 chains to corner
in Mt. Carmel Road; thence N64.75E
along Mt. Carmel Road, 21:S1 chains
to corner; thence SAFE, 96:63 chains
to corner in old Snake Road; thence
N77E, crossing branch and tributa.
ries, LAG chains to beginning point.
At such election those in favor OF
ssuing and selling said bonds, shall
vote 2 ballot, on which shall be
written or printed, the words "Fo1
Bonds" and those opposed to issuing
and selling bonds shall vote ticket
on which shall be written or printed
the words, against Bonds" The
following shall act as managers Of