The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-16
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lTb,,rsday. March 4th 1852

Gu IN person, aiiu ~ tPtoA -
there was present, q majority of the
whole shares of the Company.
The Committee having received the
Brakes and compared them with the
Stock Book Of the Company, reported
that there were DIT present, represented
in nperson, eleven
hundred and sixty
four Shares, l,l64
Seven thousand $50 81
two hundred and ..-g.
twenty-seven shares
under proxy 1927
'2s3s' ~ =. '.-'4il.' ''s 4 + s,39l
making the total number Of Shares
present, eight thousand three hundred
ana llihety-one. p Y q
A5iFhat the Shares owned by the
State sof South Carolina, were not
represented. sp sgu.
.!aahat there was presents majority of
the shares of the capital stock of
the Company.
The Report Of the Committee was
received, }, and the Chairman declared
the meeting to be opened for business.
Gen. WV Harllee submitted the
annual Report of the President and
Directors OF. the Resident Engineer of
the s Road, And OF the Treasurer of
fhe Company, TO the StochhoIIo, >, fo,
fhss year 1882; and stated that they
had-been printed and generally dis
tributed among the stockholders.
On motion, the reading of the
Reports was Dispensed with.
Mr.. Baldwin, submitted the report
from the Committee appointed Mt
she' meeting held at Marion c. H., on
ffle 2Sth Of January last, to examine
and report upon the stock of the
Treasurer's accounts, which stated that
Tit. Committee had examined the
aeaesine the and affssuFeF fosS them s eor sne
RIOT And RECOMMENDED Committee
be appointed at ea4h annual meeting,
to audit and report upon the Treas,
lll nrer,s accounts to tho succeeding
meeting. -31.
The Report was received ..and laid
on the table.
Gen. Hhrllee moved that a Com
Ihittst of five (5) be appointed to
Examine and report unon the Reports
Eofg the President, and Resident En-
Biaeer and Treasurer.
Mr.. Mullins moved to amend, bv
making the Committee to consist of
nine, ~ TO wit, 3 from Wilmington
from Marion, 9 from Darlington,
and 2 from Sumter, and stated that
there was no one present from Co.
1umbus County N. c.
laie Resolution as amended, was
adopted--and; the Chairman appointed
the. following gentlemen to constitute
the Committee to wit.-Alex. Macrae.
M,Wostin, & S. d. Wallace, of VIII.
1fffhgton, ,-Wm Evans, g. w. S.
Mullins, Of Marion,-J. M. Timmons
GA E. McIver, of Darlington-S.
a. Chandler, & A. j. Moses, of
Sumter
:, Mr.. w. L. Brunson, submitted the
following Resolution.
~ :1eSolved, That On inquiry be
Instituted as to the contract for
ssuperstructure at this place, to ascer-
tain whether it progress according
10 the specifications.
Z After discussion, on motion of w.
az Muidrow, the resolution was laid
on'tte table, to be taken up after
the Committee on the reports of the
President, Engineer and Treasurer
had reported.
=. On motion the Meeting adjourned
,intil 8 O'clock P. M.
43 33t<EJ. d. BLANDING. ,
" s. d: Wallace. 'oe0 ''es'
g The Chairman called the meeting to
order ut 3'ofclock, P. NJ.
Mr., Mullins, for the Chairman, sub
rnltEed the following Report from
slie Committee on Reports
Tho Committee to whom, was re-.
ferred. the reports of'the President and
Directors, Engineer. and Treasurer: as |
Siso the Report. of the Committee /
appointed TO audit the Treasurer's
accounts, beg leave to Report " ~ q
!; That after the brief examination.
hey laye been able to give the
matters q referred to them, the affairs of O
tile, Company seem to them to have r
managed with discretion and fidelity, Il
5ering the last year Il
! Tbsaganeralps psospec,s Of tho Road h