The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21

NOTICE COLLECTION
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Cu,otn,D<ia,,nfy

Pursuant to- an OrQef Oh GOV.
r. a. Cooper, dated January II,
1922, an election awilk be held on
Tuesday, January 3lst, 1922, at the
residence of NJ a. E. Fielder, 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 toevote:
Beginning at a point on Santee
river - feet northwest Of the CEN
ter Of the Atlantic. Coast Line Rail-
road running from Sumter to Or
angeburg, yun north i46 degrees 80
minutes east for a: distance Of 1921
feet parallel TO railroad. thence
north II degrees two minutes east
for q distance offu3653 feet to a
point 72 feet west Of center Of rail-
road; thence north is degrees east
for distance Of I.254 feet parallel
to railroad: thence north &c degrees
30 minutes east for q distance Of
$3.50 feet, to point 72 feet
northwest Of railroad. Thence
south 81 degrees east for distance
Of G.8G4 feet, thepcecRorth II de-
grccs SO minutes east for a dis
tancc Of S.840 feet, thence north
81 degrees 80 minutes east for a
distance Of $500 feet, thence south
Is degrees 80 nainutes east for a
distance Of 1880 feet;, thence south
So degrees west for distance Of o.
80 feet: thence south degrees
west for distanee,:of 3,432 feet;
thence north So degrees east for a
distance OF 1920, feet; thence
south one degree 90, minutes east !,
for, distance Of 1919 feet, to the
intersection Of Hungary Hall branch
and DeSChamps branch; thence up
the run CT DesChannps branch in
southwesterly direction to the pub
lie road; thence south rs degrees
west for a distanee1 of 1890 feet:
thence south 2 degrees 80 minutes
west for distance CT 1920 feet;
thence south SO degrees west for a.
distance of 4.0ee feet; thence
north 47 degrees west to-,a distance
OF SIT feet; thence SO IN ~ de-
grees west, for a distance Of 2.240
feet; thence south 40 degrees west
for distance.of i2.266 feet; thence
south 81 degrees; 20. minutes west
for a distance OF 13, ,260- feet to a
point on Santee River. thence up
Santee river TO the beginning
point 72 feet northwest Of rail-
road ,n5,.{ ~.
Said election being, ordered fof.
the purpose of allowing said quail
flied electors to vote on the ques-
tion of whether Or not said terri
tory shall be annexed resthe coun-
". Of Clarendon, these in favor OF
proposed anneXation, 10 vote Yes, y
ard those opposed to vote 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 thae' time; shall be
entitled to vote in.saia selection up
on production of registration cer-
tificates and proof. Of the payment
Of all state and county taxes for
the year 1927, except that those
who failed to pays said, taxes on or
before December 31st, 1921, are dis
qualified >from voting, under au-
thority Of a decision of the state
supreme court, ii,:f,case. of Aber-
nathy, ct al. vs.. s.. NJ: Wolfe, at
torney general, ct al, handed down
on November ., 1927,
Before the hour fixed for opening
the polls Managers and Clerk must
take an,: subscribe. the ,Constitu-
tional oath. The Chairman Of the
Board Of Managers can administer
the oath to the. other. members and
to the Clerk; q Notary Public must
administer the oath TO the Chair
man. The Managers. elect their
Chairman, and Clerk.
Poll at, voting place must be
opened at o'clock a. m. and closed
at 4 o'clock D. m. al:
The Managers have the power to
fiji a 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 condpet the election.
At the close. Of the election the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly 20. open the ballot boxes
and count the baAo1si 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 ofatae 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-
lioh have been appointed to hold
the election: y. z" Fielder, D. w.
Elliott and G. T. Richardson.
The Managers are requested to
delegate one of their number to Sc
cure box, registration books, blanks
and tickets from 90 F. Miller,
Clerk of the Board at lis North
Main ST., Sumter, S. c., on Satur-
day, Januaryl 2Sth. 1922.
John b. DtFFIE, Chm.
r. Z. HODGE,:
L. NJ JONES, >,
Commissioners of Stata and Go1,rat,-