The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-20
THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.

n by the Legislature of South Carolina
Tor the purpose of constructing n Railroad
from some point on the North Eastern Rail
Road, at or near Gourdin's Station pass.
MS through or near the Towns Of Manning,
Sumter, Plshop opvillc, and Lancasterviile, 10
the Town of Charlotte, North Carolina, un
| der lhe name and style of the Central Rail
Road Company of South Carolina. The
second and third sections of the Charter
provides as follows:
III. That the capital stock Of the com.
pany shall consist Of fifty thousand shares,
OF nifty dollars each but the company
shall have the liberty to increase their
capital stock, 10y The issue of ten thou.
sand additional shares, at the aforesaid
value OF fifty dollars, upon such terms
and conditions as the SAID company shal!
hereafter prescribe.
liz. That books for receiving subscrip
tons 70 the capital stock of the company
hereby authorized shall be opened on the
first Monday in April, in The year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
>lXty'one, and be kept open for ten davs
following, at the places hereinafter named.
aud 10y the Commissioners hereby ap
pointed for that purpose, to wit At
Charleston, A. +. Ravenel, S. Mowrv, Jr..
John Dukes; at Murrsy's Ferry, DIR. ID
NJ. Mason, Thomas China, John A.
KeeIN at Manning, DIR. John J. Ingram.
X. L. laynswouh, }. 5. McFadden NJ
Sumter, George W. Lee, L. b. Hanks, A.
White, Jr.. }. L. SoIomans, N. Crane at
MechanlcsviIl., Ladson l. Fraser, +. III.
Kennedy, DIR. w. J. McKain; at Bishop.
VILE, }. A. Carnes, Charles Spencer,
Thomas NJ. Muldrow; At Tlllers Ferry.
J. X. Shaw, Wiley Kelly, b. S. Lucas,
Jr; at Lyzcnby, ID. Bnthune, J. }. Nc
Laurln, John Brennan; at Clyburn's
Store, Stephen +. ClyLurn, w. Mungo,
BurreI Jones; at Lancasierville, James H.
NItherspoon, 5. B. Massey, NJ. =. Craw.
ford, John Adams; at T. Il. MayIrs
Store, I. X Magil, NJ G. Heath, j. j.
Porter, K. G. Potts; at Pleasant Hill, J.
K. M"gnl, }. b MobIey, w. c. Caulhen,
/. l.. Cly burn; Mt Charlotte, North Caro-
lima, Dr. g. j. Fox, John Y. Bryce and
). w. Davis. The said Commissioners
shall give thirty days notice Of the time
and place OF receiving subscriptions, by
advertising III four or more gazettss Of the
State. Ii shall he lawful for any one of
the shid Commissioners to receive sub.
scHp'ions in tue absence of the others, and
u any OF them shall decline 10 act, the
Governor may appoint others in their
stead. There shall be paid to the Com.
missiohers, At the time OF subscribing.
one dollar on each share subscribed. and
no subscription shall be valid without
such payment The amount thu. sub.
scribed shall be deposited by the afore.
SAID Commissioners in the Bank of the
State OF South Carolina, in Charleston,
subject to the check or order Of the com
pany. through its President and Directors,
Ia ease, At the time OF closing the books,
the uumber Of six thousapd shares shall
not have been subscribed, it shall be law
ful for the Commissioners to recs,ye fur.
ther subscriptions, at an, time within
three years from the frat opening Of the
books. IL, ut the time OF closing the
books. or nj any time within three wears
from the first opening, AS aforesaid, the
requisite number OF six thousand shares
shall have been subscribed, the company
shall ne incorporated, aud this Act OF in.
corporation shaI! attach and become ef.
tectual. The Commissioners, at the afore.
mentioned places, shall transmit to The
Commissioners ut the town of Sumter
their respective books OF subscription, and
when II shall appeae to the said Conmis.
sloners At the town Of Sumter that the
requisite number of shares has been sub,
scrIbed. they shall forthwith appoint
convenient time and place for the meet
ing OF The stockholders. and shall cause
the same to be advertised for thirty Jsys
IN i've Of the gazet,ss OF the State Of Sou;h
CsrollhH, and in one gazette Of the State
OF North Carolina, previous to the da, of
said meeting.
In pursuance Of the authority aforesaid. |
Books for receiving subscriptions as afore-
said, will be opened ut the places and by
the persons above stated and named, re.
eording TO said Charter, on the LIST Monday,
the first day Of April, 1851, and be kent
open for ten days following Subscriptions
will be received at each and all the places |
stated In said third section, by the persons |
or any one Of them named as Commission. |
ers ai said places respectively.
South Carolina adoptee her Ordinance of |
Secession with unparalleled unanimity, the |
confederate States have organized Gov |
erpment with equally as much harmony
a prosperous and glorious future is ouss,
bot TO enjoy II fully. we must have the Gen. |
trail Rail Road.
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