The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Sumter County

r. A Cooper. dated January i1'
1922, an election will be. held on
Tuesday, January 3lst, 1922, at the
residence of NJ. A e Felder, at
which qualified electors residing in
all that certain territory or portion
Of Sumter county embraced within
the following lines and boundaries,
will be entitled to vote:
Beginning at q point on Santee
river - feet northwest of the CEN
ter of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road running from Sumter to Or
angeburg, run north '46 degrees SO
minutes east for distance Of S521
feet parallel 70 railroad, thence
north ii degrees two minutes east
for distance Of 5653 feet to a
point - feet west Of center of rail-
road: thence north 76 degrees east
for distance of 1881 feet parallel
to railroad; thence north 26 degrees
so minutes east. for a distance Of
$3.50 feet, to point. G2 feet
northwest Of railroad. Thence
south 81 degrees east for a distance
Of G.SG4 feet. thence north II de-
grees 80 minutes eSst for a dis
tance of S,s40 feet, thence north
81 degrees 80 minutes east for a
distance Of $500 feet thence south
Is degrees 80 minutes east for q
distance of 4,330 feet; thence south
65 degrees west for a distance Of p
$40 feet; thence south 9 degrees
west for distance of 3,432 feet:
thence north S5 degrees east for a
distance Of 1920 & feet; thence
south one degree 20 minutes east
for distance of 10,479 feet, to the
intersection Of Hungary Hall branch
and DesChamps branch; thence up
the run of DesChamps branch in
southwesterly directionso the pub
lie road; thence south. rs degrees
west for a distance of 16,39o feet;
thence south degrees SO minutes
west for distance Of 49, 20 feet;
thence south 80 degees.west for a
distance Of 1000 feet. thence
north 47 degrees west for distance
Of SIT feet; thence south AZ de-
grees west, for a distance Of 2,240
feet; thence south 40 degrees west
for distance of 2,26o feet; thence
south 81 degrees 80 minutes west
for a distance of 1920 feet to
point on Santec River, thence up
Santee river to the. beginning
point 72 feet northwest. of rail-
road a
Said election bsing ordered for
the purpose of allowing said tgual-
flied electors to vote =on the aues-
ton Of whether or not said terri
tory shall be annexed to the cou1-
ty Of Clarendon, those in favor of
proposed annexation5to vote Yes"
and those opposed to ,xote NO"
All electors Of said county resid-
ing within said territory, qualified
to vote at the last general election,
and all electors Of said county, re-
siding in said territory becoming
qualified since that time, shall be
entitled to vote in said election up
on production Of re.sistration. GER
tifcates and proof OF the payment
Of all state and county taxes for
the year 1921. except that those
who failed to pay said taxes on Or
before December 31st, 1921, are dis
qualified from voting, under au-
thority of a decision Of the state
supreme court, in case Of Aber-
nathy ct al. vs. S. N. Wolfe, at
torney general, ct al. handed down
on November 9, 1921. tl
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerk must
take and subscribe the Constitu
tional oath. The Chairman Of the
Board Of Managers can administer
! the oath to the other members and
to the Clerk; a Notary Public must
administer the oath to the Chair
man. The Managers eject their
Chairman and Clerk
Poll at voting place must be
opened at o'clock a.. m. aud closed
sat 4 o'clock p. m. '''
The Managers have the power to
fill vacancy. and if none, Of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
| appoint from among the qualified
voters the Managers, who, after be-
ing sworn, can conduct the election.
At the close of the election the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot beMes
and count the ballots therein, and
continue without adjournment until
the same is completed and make a
statement Of the result and sign the
same Within three days thereaf-
ter the Chairman Of the Board, or
some one designated by the Board,
must deliver to the Commissioners
of Election the poll list, the box
containing the ballots and, written
statement of the results Of the cleo
ton.
The following Managers Of Elec-
ton have been appointed to hold
the election: a. L. Fielder. D. ".
Elliott and G. I. Richardson.
The Managers are requested to
UeleSdte one OI tHeIr NUMBER TO Sc
cure box. registration books, blanks
end tickets from E., T. Miller.
Clerk Of the Board. at lis North
Main ST.. Sumter. S. c., on Satur-
day. Januaryl 2Sth. 1922.
JOHN B. DUFFIE, Chm.
z. z. HODGE.
r. N. JONES,
Commissioners Of State and County
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