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8^ a y 111 ? ^ PROCLAMATION. i a STATEOFSOUTH CAROLINA'! ^ Y/EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, a 8 " WHEREAS, petitions signed by % Q more than one-third of the quali- ( W Red electors of that portion of Mar- g ^ ion County to be out off to form ^ a new county, called in the peti^ tion Calhoun County, and em- v bracing the territory therein de- t ^ scribed, were filed in the office of the Governor of this State in De- r cei '< asking that sa*d c } po.i rounty be permit- t tec he establishment y g| of and; ^ 1 commissioners j. A we as required by the I act certain and report ? up ions of the peti- x tlo toy surveyors to A .ipf nd a map of the ( pr< nnty, and, y |^P tin"* enrifoifore o po map of the terri^ 'toi v e same with the j a commission which was liled with j me and which contains and em- ( A braces the following territory by ^ I metes and bounds, to wit: ( S "Beginning at the month of Mill Creek where it empties into ( vBig Pee Dee River and in middle * of said river at said point; thence v ^ tip the run of said creek to the U* 7 bridge on the river road to a stake , P* X 111 N.; thenc N. 75.56 E 46 J 95 feet to a stake X 111 N. at , the intersection of Cum Swamp | ^ and Cud Swamp; thence up the , IT run of Cud Swamp to the public ' W road leading from L. D. Hascl- ] L den's to Sellers' to a Stake near J3r bridge; thence N. 82. 47 E 3061 L feet along: said road to the town ^ limits of Sellers to a stake: thence , fa N. 10.226 W. 3496. 5 feet to a P* stake X; thence N. 87.43 E. 2100 feet to a stake X: thence N. 53.22 L E. 1335 feet to a stake X; thence J? S. 56.32 E. 1107 feet to a stake X; thence X. 82.30 E 11801 feet to a ' rw stake; thence N. 60.40 E. 5678 |fa feet to an iron stake west side of ( y" the Marion and Latta public road |fa near David Watson's; thence N. 88.30 E. 2305 feet to an iron stake s |fa on the public highway leading: j from Latta towards Marion, S. C. . ? on the old Bryant place, the said roads and points being: the ones 1 W heretofore referred to in the ori- " ? (final petition setting: forth the boundary line of the proposed new i gfr oounty; thence S. 89-10 E. 6940 I ',Jfeet to a stake X; thence S. 68.27 | ? E. 4920 feet to a stake X; thence S. 60.10 E. 20545 feet to a stake X at east side of railroad; thence I N. 51.37 E. 4242 feet to its inter? section with Buck Swamp; thence jlttwn the run ot Buck Swamp with ? its various courses and distances gt its junction with Little Pee Dee River; thence a straight line N. ^ 48.40 E. 17300 feet to a stake X 111 N., thence a straight line S. ^*4^.48 E. 18924 feet to a cvpress *4 tttc X 3 N. at the juncture of Ash BlD Pole Kwamn and T.nmher River I thence Lumber River the line to f the North and South Carolina |jS*ate line; thence the North and " South Carolina State line; | the line to the point where it intersects the line befc*tWeen Marion and Marlboro Counties; thence the line between ) Mrrion and Marlboro Counties to the median line of the Great Pee r Dee River; thence clown the medi&n line of said river to the be* grinning: corner." | WHEREAS, the boundaries of * the proposed new county, the numfc ber of inhibitants, the taxable property, y- shown by the last tax ) return, and th::t the proposed lines do not run nearer than eitfht miles f to any court house building: now c established, are also set forth in V s&id petition, L i^ND WHEREAS, from the re" port submitted to me by said comfc mission as provided for in the Act * of 1905, 1 am satisfied that therek quirements of the constitution as ? * to area, distance, wealth, popula ^ ? -i. i. 1 1 ~ t* .1 jMVTicm et cetera nave uccu lompiicu Ml with and that the number of square Wp miles in the proposed new county called in the original petition Calhoun County is four hundred and Hkfour plus square miles, leaving to the County of Marion more that B-A > s' State of < the Mydo hereby order that an election be ^Kheld in the territory embraced withMffin the proposed new county on the fourteenth day ot I )eretnber A. D. 3^190$ upon the question of creating said new couni> and that at gfgsuch election the qualified electors ^KpitlMn the proposed area shall be allowed to vote upon said question, XfHLthose favoring the proposed new reJIfrqnty to vote I'Yes" and those IM|pppesed to vote '' No.'' BT That the Commissioners of WF State and County Elections of the ^ hCounty of Marion shall make all j&fibiecdessary arrangements for hold* SHUog said election; shall appoint 9^Fwaihagers add do all other thing^B^neccssary'for the holding of said ^Khtection; that the County SuperBBgFieor of said County shall have >repared printed tickets and furtish same to the Commissioners of < Election to he sent out to the Man- i igers of Election for the use of the i roters. < That at the said election the luestion of a name and a county < eat for such county shall be subnitted to the said qualified electors, i That said eleet'ton shall be held mder the same rules and refill a- I ions as are provided by law for < egular county elections; that the I nanagers shall be sworn before i ntering upon the discharge of I heir duties and shall open the polls X Seven o'clock in the morning l -nd keep the same open until tour i >?elock in the afternoon, when the s oils shall be closed, the votes 1 ounted, a return of the number of ' otes polled for and against, sign- < d and certified to by the managers ?f election which together with the t (allot box, ballots and poll list 1 hall be turned over to the Com- y ni?irinprc r\( Ploofinn no ?1 . v*. I^ivvwivii ao i w j u 11 < >y law; that the Commissioners of i election shall then, as now reinired by law, tabulate the vote i ind make return thereof to the 1 Governor of the State and to the Secretary of State, and file a copy 1 >f same in the office of the Clerk < >f Court of Common Pleas for the .aid County of Marion. in testimony whereof, [ hereunto set my hand and caused he Great Seal of the State to be iffixed at Columbia this 2nd dav jf November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred md nine and in the Independanee if the United States of America :hc one hundred and thirty fourth. (l. s.) m. f. Ansel Governor. By the governor. K. M- McCown Secretary of State. The Dillon Herald $1.50 a year. ^ n?i rAX COLLECOR'S NOTICE. Bounty Treasurer's Office, \ Marion, S. C. Sept. 10, 1909. J The books for collection of itate, County and Road Tax will >o open from Oct. 15, 1909, to )ec 3e, 1909, those who prefei 0 do so can pay State and County [Dillon St( 1 We have moved our off I Main St., We are better 9 to store cotton. We req 5 to store cotton to drive d We willsamnle cotton an office. Then drive to wa expect to be .able to make at a very reasonable rate Dr. Wade Stackhouse v seed business and would t seed for sale to see bim b< Inviting our friends to; place of business and than and hoping to do an extei I margins, we are yours tru I Dr. Wa Are you w thing to yc Do You Produce a Have YOU Made Provisions A Come, When Your 1 Better See the Contracts for st The South Atlantic Of Richm E. STRUDWK . MAX PASS, C DILLOI taxes in January, 1910, with 1 per Zi cent additional: those who prefer M paying: in February, 1910, can d ? PI so with J per cent additional: M those who prefer paying: in March, T< 1910, to the 15th of said month. M can do so by paying: an additional (\ 7 per cent. (After said date VV the books will close.) Cc Road Tax can be paid during Iv the fall but if those liable prefer Ft Joing so. they can pay the road N? tax during January, and Febru- R' iry. The commutation tax is < >. For 1910. t )i Taxpayeis owning property or PI paying tax for others will please Se iSK ior a tax receipt in eacii township or Special School district in zc .vhich he or they own" property, ex This is very important as there do tre so many School Districts. th Those who do not wish to com.0 the office can write me < not Ti ater than December 25th) and I vill furnish them the amount due rnd they can remit me by check. noney order, registered letter. Please do not send me cash without registering same, as it is _ iable to be at sender's risk. 1 The Levy is as Follows: j State tax 5% mills * Constitutional School Tax 3 mills _ Road and Bridge mills J Poor House, Poor, etc. 1 J/i mills Salaries 2 millTotal General Levy 13J4 mills | Reaves Township Road Fund 2 mill- <1 ' 'arolina District (special v school) 3 mills (SPKCIAI. SCIIOOT..) G Little Rock 3 mills I Reedy Creek 4 mills f Hamer 2 mills Dillon 8 mills n New Holly 3 mill- t Bingham 2 mills . Kentyre 2 mills Union 3 mills Pages Mills 3 mills Bermuda 2'/j mill- s Buck Swamp 3 milks j Latta 7 mills . Daleho . 2 mills Oak Grove 3 milk ' Nichols 3 milk t Fork 5 mill 1 Temperance 4 mill: . Pine Hill 2 mill' Spring Br'h 3 milk 1 >rage CO. | ice to Bennetts Stable on S fixed than in the oast ? I uest all persons wishing I irectly tojour new office. id preserve samples in ou fl rehouse and unload. We & loans on cotton stored H of interest. B vill be actively in cotton B hank all persons having B efore selling. B call on us in our new S iking you for*past favors B isive business on close gg ide Stackhouse, Manager. I . I 'ortn any )ur family? Lilving for Thein? gainst the day that is Sure to Income must Ceaae? ich protection Offered by the insurance. Company ond, Va. 3C, President, ieneral1 Agent, 1, s. c. I ~ <>n 3 mills j illers 3 mills ^as'nt Hill 1 mills ullins 7 mills Lxld's 3 mill*! arion 7 mills! dar Grove 2 mills | ahee 4 mills .-nlcnarv 2 mills | '.Ionia 3 mills ( -lmer 21? mills! .'l>? 3 millsj' 'itiotis Neck 3 mil's ikt<m 3 n>iiU ! ivrt 3 mil' ; I eas't Hill 3 mil oli'h S mil!-. ' Poll tax $1.00. Every male ?. it i -, n from 2i to 6(> years is liable: cept Confederate soldiers, \vh<?>i not pay after 50 years, and ose excused by law. J. D. MONTGOMERY, County 1 "eas. Sept-11. The Dillon Herald $1.5<? a year. Mo Rest ? Day or Night "I would lay awake for hours without any apparent cause, <>r reani terrible dreams which could bring on extreme spell* if nervousness. After taking Dr. Miles' Nervine and Tonic or awhile I could sleep well, nd the nervous spells have left ne." MISS ALMA HUG, L R, No. 4, Canal Dover, Ohio. Without sleep the nervous .ystem soon becomes a wreck, ind the healthful activity of all he organs obstructed. Restful. )ody-building sleep accompanies :he use of Dr. Miles' Nervine jecause it soothes the irritable nerves, and restores nervous tnergy. When taken a few days lccording to directions, the tno-t restless sufferer will find sleep natural and healthful. Get a bottle from your druggist. 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