The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 22, 1917, Image 6
A PROCLAMATION, (
STATE OF SOUTH UAKUUHNA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Columbia.
Whereas, petitions have been filed,
signed by more than one-third of the
qualified electors of certain portions of
Florence and Williamsburg counties
proposed to be cut off to form a new
county styled and called John Rutledge
county and embraced within the following
lines, to wit:
2. Beginning at Lynch's bridge on
Lynch's river in said county of Florence,
running thence up Lynch's river
to the point where the Florence-Sumter
county line intersects with said river;
thence southwest along said line to its
intersection- with the Florence-Clarendon
county line; thence along said Florence-Clarendon
county line to its intersection
with the Williamsburg-Clarendon
county line; thence southwest along
said Williamsburg-Clarendon county line
to the point where it intersects with
the road leading from < 'ades along by
Hebron church into Clarendon county
(taking as a basis for description and
location a straight line from the last
named point southeast to the southern
hnnnHnrv lina of th#? lanes of W C Wil
sor. in White Oak swamp, which line as
a basis for description and location is
hereinafter called the "basis line");
thence, that is to say, from said point of
intersection of the Williamsburg-Clarendon
county line with the Cades by
Hebron church road a straight line S27
1EW one mile; thence southeastwardly
in a straight line to the point on the
said "basis line" 43,000 feet from the
court house building at Kingstree;
thence southeastwardly a straight hne
to the point on the center of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad track 43,540 feet
from the court house building at Kingstree;
thence southeastwardly a straight
ee to the point on the said "basis
e" 43,000 feet from the court house
building at Kingstree; thence southeastwardly
a straight line coinciding with
the said "basis line" to the southern
boundary line of the lands of W C Wilson
in White Oak swamp; thence passing
along the said southern boundary
line of the lands of W C Wilson in
White Oak swamp and continuing in the
same straight line to its intersection in
Block Mingo swamp with a line running
frcm the northwest comer of the town
of Hemingway southwest in a straight
line along the public highway in front
of the Irdiantown school house; thence,
that is to say, from said point of inter
section of said two lines in Black Mingo
swamp, a straight line northeast to tne
southeast corner of the lot of land on
which the Indiantown Presbyterian ,
church is situated; thence N69 30E a
straight line to the road at or near the
residence of R J Brown; thence northeast
a straight line to the southwest
corner of tne town of Hemingway;
thence no, th along the western boundary
line of said town of Hemingway to
the northern boundary line of said town
of Hemingway; thence running along
the northern boundary line of said town
of Hemingway to the northeastern corner
of the aforesaid town; thence
S37E to the Williamsburg-Georgetown
county line; thence up aforesaid county
line northeast to its intersection with
Great Pee Dee river near Smith's Mills;
thence up Great Pee Dee river to Bostick's
landing; thence southwest along
the road leading from Bostick's landing
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miles; thence northwest in a straight
line passing through Bass's Cross Roads
and continuing to Lynch's river; thence
up Lynch's river to a point one mile
south of Anderson's bridge on said river;
thence northwest in a straight line
to Lynch's bridge, the point of beginning.
3. Whereas, the boundaries of the
proposed new county, the number of
inhabitants, the taxable property, as
well as all other requirements of the 1
Constitution and Statutes, have been
found to be and are as set forth in said
petition.
4. Whereas.the report of the commissioners
appointed to ascertain the facts
as provided for by law whether the re- f
quirements of the Constitution and
Statutes as to area,distance,wealth and
population and shape et cetera, are
complied 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.
5. Whereas, as no election has been
held upon said petition in said area upon
the question of the formation of such 1
new county, upon the name thereof and
ha InooHnri ftf the cnnntv cent therein
within four years previous to the date
hereof.
6. Whereas, under the Constitution
and laws of this State the petitioners
are entitled to have ordered and it is
made the duty or the Governor of the
State to order an election in said area
upon said questions.
7. Now, therefore, I, Richard I Manning.
Governor of the State of South
'arolina, 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 territory
embraced within the proposed new
county on the second Tuesday, the elev- 1
enth day of December, A D 1917, upon
the question of creating the said new j
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qualified electors within the proposed
area shall vote upon said question, those
, favoring the proposed new county to '
vote "yes," and those opposed to vote '
"no."
8. That the commissioners of State
and county elections of the counties of
Florence and Williamsburg respecfive- (
lv do make all necessary arrangements i
for holding said election and shall ap- ,
point managers and do all things neces- i
sary for the holding of the same. i
9. That the commissioners of election i
of each of said counties shall have prepared
printed tickets as provided for in ,
Section 236 in the Code of Laws, 1912,
Volume 1, as amended by an Act passed
by the General Assembly at its special
session in 1914, and approved the 30th
day of October, 1914, said Act being No i
6 in the Acts of said special session; and
the said commissioners shall furnish the
same to the managers of election for
the use of the voters at said election.
The form of the ticket shall be as follows:
FORM OF BALLOT.
Special election upon the question of
the formation of a new county out of
parts of Florence and Williamsburg
counties, held December 11, 1917:
Shall the new county be formed?
Yes.
No.
What shall be its name?
Where shall the county seat be located?
10. That at said election the question
of a name and a county seat for said
proposed new county shall also be submitted
to the said qualified electors.
11. That the said election shall be
held and conducted under the same
rules and regulations as provided for
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uy low 1 ul tc^uioi auu ^cuciai tivv
tions. That the commissioners of election
shall appoint managers of election
as provided lor by law, who shall be
sworn before entering upon the discharge
of their duties as provided for
by law, and they shall open and close
the polls as provided for by law. In
case no voting place now established by
law shall exist in any part of the territory
by reason of the voting place of
the voters residing in this territory being
on the outside of the lines of the
proposed new county, the commissioners
of election shall in that event open
the regular and usual voting places for
these voters on the outside of the territory
of the proposed new county and
the election shall be otherwise conducted
there just the same as if the aforesaid
voting place were located on the
inside of the territory of the proposed
new county; provided, however, the
managers of election shall be careful
not to allow any one to vote at said
voting place unless he resides and lives
within the territory of the proposed
new county, and be otherwise qualified
to vote at such election according to
law.
TKa monoffavc nf whpn thp
polls shall have been closed shall proceed
without interruption to count and
tabulate the same; they shall make a
written return of the number of votes
cast for and against tbe formation of
the new county, as well as upon the
name thereof, and the location of the
county seat therein; they shall sign,
seal and certify to the managers the
result of said election, the same together
with the ballot box, ballots and
poll lists and everything else appertaining
to said election shall be by them
forthwith turned over to the commissioners
of election as required by law;
that the commissioners of election for
each of said old counties shall, as provided
by law, | tabulate the vote and declare
the result of the election and
make due and proper return thereof as
required by law to the Clerk of Court
of their respective counties,to the Governor
of the State and to the Secretary
of State, in all of which careful and
detailed compliance with the law is
enioined and ordered.
In testimony thereof I have hereunto
set my hand caused' the Great Seal
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01 Uie oiaie tu ue anucu at, v^uiuuiuio,
this 26th day of October, in the year of
our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Seventeen, of the Independence of
the United States of America the one
hundred and forty-second.
R I Manning,
By the Governor: Governor.
R M McCown,
Secretary of State. ll-15-2t
Tax Notice.
The tax books will be open for collection
of taxes for the year 1917 on the
15th day of October, prox. Tax levy
as follows:
For State 8}4 mills
Ordinary County 4 "
Roads 3 "
Constitutional School 3 "
For High School No 16 2 "
" Bonds " 16 2
** 44 11 A ??
12 6
44 15 8
44 42 4
" 58 5
?? ? 25 3 "
Sp'c'l Sch No 2,32, 40 and 47, 2
?? 3 **
8, 38^ 51, 37, 45, 61. 25,
11, 46, 48, 50, 58, 34, 56, 4, 59, 5, 41. 60,
6,17,29,43,53,14, 7,18and57..4 mills
Special School No 49 6 "
44 No 13, 27, 28, 54, 42,
12, 16, 22, 36, 39, 52, 19 and 55, 8..mills
Special School No 24 10 44
44 15, 23 and
al2 12 44
For Clarendon Township?Bond Tax
for Clarendon Court House, 1 mills.
A tax of 50c on dogs.
All parties between the ages of 21
and 60 years, inclusive, are liable, un-1
less exempted by law, to a poll tax of
(1.00, also to a commutation tax of $2.00.
Special levy on all cows, hogs, goats
and sheep in parts of Penn, Anderson
and all of Suttons townships for fence,
50 mills.
Upon all unpaid taxes after December
31 a penalty of 1% will be added
for January, 1% for February and 5%
to 15th day of March next, after which
the books will be closed and executions
issued upon all unpaid taxes.
Those who desire to pay their taxes
through the mail may expedite matters
by dropping the Treasurer a card askrntr
fnr the ftmnnnt. nf their taxes, so as
to avoid sending the wrong amount,
also stating the towninip or townships
(if property is owned in more than one)
and ii possible give school district
where property is located. After paying
taxes examine your receipts and see
if all your property is covered; if not,
see about it at once.
By following the above suggestions
complications and additional cost may
be avoided. R B Smith,
9-20 Countv Treasurer.
Notice of Application
for Final DischargeNotice
is hereby given that on the 18th
day of December, A D1917, at 12 o'clock,
noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton,
Judge of Probate of Williamsburg county,
for Letters Dismissoiy as Administrator
of. the estate of W H McClary,
deceased. J T Davis,
ll-l-5t Administrator.
What is LAX-FOS
LAX-FOS IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA
A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and
Pepsin. Combines strength with palatable
aromatic taste. Does not gripe. 50c j
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Order AppointingGuardian
Ad Litem.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Court of Common Pleas.
James A Ferrell, Plaintiff,
against
Emma Jane Rodgers, Jefferson Rodgers,
Harmon Rodgers and Rena Rodgers,
heirs-at-law of E M Rodgers,
deceased, Defendants.
On reading and filing the affidavit of
J D 0'Bryan, one of tHe attorneys for
the plaintiff, in the above entitled action,
setting forth among other things
that Jefferson Rodgers, one of the defendants
above named, is a non-resident
infant, and has no general or testamentary
guardian in chis State and that no
guardian has been appointed for him in
this action:
Now on motion of Stoll, Stoll and
O'Bryan,
It Is Ordered: that John M Ross be,
and he hereby is, appointed guardian
ad litem of the said infant defendant,
Jefferson Rodgers, for the purpose of
this action, unless the said defendant
or some one in his behalf within twenty
days after service of a copy of this
order in tne manner hereafter directed,
procure guardian ad litem to be appointed
and give notice thereof to plaintiff's
attorneys.
It is further ordered: That this order
be served on said infant defendant,
Jefferson Rodgers, by publication thereof
in one issue of the County Record, a
weekly newspaper published in said
county and State. Said issue to appear
on Thursday, the 15th day of
November, 1917.
H 0 Britton, (Seal),
C C C P & G S Wmsburg Co, S C.
November 9, 1917. It
Notice of Sale Under
Foreclosure.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
Court of Common Pleas.
C F Middleton, C F Middleton, Jr, & G
Abbott Middleton, co-partners, trading
under the firm name and style ol
Middleton & Co, Plaintiffs,
against
H W Cockfield, Defendant.
Under and by virtue of a decree foi
foreclosure and sale made by His Honor,
Judge Frank B Gary, presiding
judge, issued out of the court of common
pleas in the above entitled action,
datea 22 day of October, 1917.
I will sell at public auction in front
of the court house at Kingstree, South
Carolina, during the legal hours of sale
on Monday, the 3rd day of December,
1917, the following described real estate:
"All those two certain pieces, parcels
or tracts of land, lying, being and
situate in Ridge and Johnson townships,
county of Williamsburg, State of South
Carolina, and designated as follows :
"Tract No 1. which is located in
Johnson township, containing twentyfive
(25) acres; and bounded as follows,
to-wit:
"North and East by lands of W M
Venters; South by lands of J R Venters,
and on the West by lands of J W
Holliday. Tract No 2. containing twenty-seven
and one-half (27>fc) acres in
Ridee township and bounded as follows:
On the North by the run of White Oak
Swamp; on East by lands of W E Burrows;
South by lands of S J Burrows,
and on the West by lands of S T Hanna."
Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
H 0 Britton.
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for
Williamsburg Co.
November 6. 1917. ll-15-3t
Notice of Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
county of williamsburg.
Court of Common Pleas.
B Miles, Plaintiff,
vs
Ellen Nixon Cockfield, as Executrix of
the Last Will and Testament of S R
Cockfield, deceased, and as an individual,
George W Dickson, as Executor
of the Last Will and Testament
of S R Cockfield, deceased, Curlee
Clothing Company, a corporation under
the laws of the State of Missouri,
Darlington uotton uii company, a
corporation under the laws of the
State of South Carolina, and Mary M
Gaskins, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of a decree heretofore
made in this case by his Honor, Circuit
Judge Frank B Gary, to me directed, I,
the undersigned, Clerk of Court, will
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, in front of the court
house at Kingstree,S C,during the usual
tours for legal sales on Monday, the
3rd day of December, 1917, the same
being sales day, the premises described
below:
All that tract of land in the county
of Williamsburg and State of South
> Carolina containing three hundred and
six (306) acres, more or less, and bounded
on the Northeast by lands of J A
Hanna and lands of James Eaddy; on
the Southeast by lands of J S Matthews
and lands formerly of F E and S D
Hanna; on the Southwest by lands of
Jacob Thomas, and on the Northwest
by lands formerly of Mrs Mary E Hanna.
Said tract of land being lot number
one of the divided lands of J F
Hanna, having been allotted and set
apart unto Miss Emily E Hanna and is
represented by a plat made by M A
Thomas, surveyor, dated December
14, 1887.
Should the successful bidder on such
sale fail or refuse to comply witP his
bid the said premises will be re-advertised
and resold at his risk and expense.
nan fnr noru?ro
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HO Britton.
Clerk of Court
November 15, 1917. ll-15-3t
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