The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-16
SUMTERvILLE >. y.
Thursday March 4th 1852


I'd in person, and by proxy-and if
there was present, majority OF the
whole shares of the Company.
The Committee having received the
brakes and compared them with the
St5ck Book Of the Company, reported
that there were dt present, represented
in person, eleven
hundred and sixty
four Shares, l,l64
Seven thousand
two hundred and
twenty-seven shares
under proxy 1927
7 Z. az e,39l
making the total number of Shares
present, eight thousand three hundred
and ninety lone.
s.Fhat the Shares owned by the
State of South Carolina, were not
represented.
THAT there was present a 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. w. w. Harllee submitted the
annual Report Of the President and
Directors Of. the Resident Engineer Of
the !: Road. and OF the Treasurer of
fhe Company, to the Stockholders foi
fhe 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
ron the Committee appointed al
yhe meeting held at Marion c. H., or
the 2sth Of January last, to examine
and report upon the stock of the
Treasurer's accounts, which stated tina
tit. Committee had examined III tl'
atcounoa of. the Treasurer f~ tht
;pfoceed'ng ys--, and fou..d them cor
reof hhd'reconmended Committee
be appointed at eath annual meeting
to audit and report upon the Treas
,lrer's accounts to tho succcedln!
meeting.
The Report was received and lait
On the table.
Gen. Harllee moved that q Com
1hittse Of five (5) be appointed tc
Examine and report unon the Reports
of the President, and Resident En-
giuecr and Treasurer.
Mr.. Mullins moved to amend, by
making the Committee to consist Of
nlne, ~ TO wit, 3 from Wilmington
from Marion, 2 from Darlington,
and 2 from Sumter, and stated that
there was no one present from Co.
lunbus County N. C.
Tie Resolution as amended, wa,
adopted-and the Chairman appointed
the, following gentlemen to constitute
the Committee to wit.-Alex. Macrne.
NkWostin, & S. D. Wallace, of VIII.
itiington,-Wm Evans, g. w. S.
Mullins, Of Marion, j. M. Timmons
d "A E. Mclvcr, Of Darlington-s
H. Chandler, g. A. J. Moses, of
Sumter.
Mr.. w. L. Brunson, submitted the
following Resolution.
=. RESOLVED, That an inquiry be
Instituted as to the contract for
superstructure at this place, to ascer.
tain whether it progress according
10 the specifications.
After discussion, on motion of w.
AZ. Muldrow, the resolution was laid
onIthe table, to be taken up after
the Committee on the reports of the
President, Engineer aud Treasurer
had reported.
On motion the Meeting adjourned
until 8 O'clock P. M.
s''23 u. d. BLAND1NG.
~ $: d: WALLACE. 's0 ''es'
Tie Chairman called the meeting to
order ut 3 3'oclock, r. NJ.
Mr.. Mullins, for the Chairman, sub
-1nitted the following Report from
fhe Committee on Reports
The Committee to whom. was re.
fcrred the reports of the President and
Directors, Engineer, and Treasurer; as
also the Report Of the Committee
appointed to audit the Treasurer's
accounts, beg leave to Report
- That after the brief examination.
they haye been able to give the
matters referred to them, the affairs of
The, Company seem to them to have
managed with discretion and fidelity,
during the last year.
Ihs generalpBo>pec' of tho Road