The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-06
THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD,
| CHARTER HAS BEEN GRANTED

- a ny the Nbu'N
8or the purpose uf constructing u Railroad
trom some point on the North Eastern Rail
Road, al, or near Gourjin's Station pass.
5rg through or near the Towns of Manning,
SSrum,er, Pisho pville, aud Lancaster, lille, To
:. the Town of Charlotte North Carolina, un
q der the name ana 81 Vie of the Central Rail
u Road Company oi South Carolina. The
isccond and third sections of the Charter
: provides rs follows:
H. That the capital stock uf the com.
4 pany shall consist OF fifty tnursaud shares.
Of iifly dollars each hut the COMPANY
shall have the liberty to increase their
4 capital stock, 10y the issue ,gf ten thou
Sand additional shares, at the aforesaid
value of fifty dollars, upon such terms
aud conditions as The SAID company shall
hereafter prescribe.
liz. That books for receiving subscrip
( tions 10 the capital stock Of the company
hereby authorized shall be opened on the
first Monday III Ap'ii, IN the year OF our
LGrd one thousand eight hundred and
sixty one, and h. kept opeu ior ten days
following. atihe places hereinafter NAMED,
and hy the .uuInls,iUurrs hereby np
pointed TOR ,ha, purpose, I" Wit: Al
Charleston, a i. Ravenel, =. Muwry. Jr :,
John Dukes; at Mnrra,'s Ferry, Dr. y
NJ Maso", Thomas ) Chna, JuLm A.
KerIs at Manning, DR.. John J. Ingram,
X. +. ii yus~or,lr, J. 5. McF "!den; "a,
Su,nt-r. George W. LIE, l. y. Hanks. A.
VI nae, Jr.. }. 7 .Sri",nan-, N Crxue nj
MecisauIcsviII", I.a.!oon l. Fraser. +. Ii.
Kennedy, DR. W } Mckan; at Bishop.
,,ii-, }. A. Carries, Charles Spencer.
1h"ma, NJ Mu.drow nj Til'rr's Ferry,
J. X. shaw, Wiley Kelly, Is. :. Lras.
Jr; at Lyzcnh,, II. BatIune, } J Nc
laurin, john 5'enrau; al Ciyburm's
~r"re, Strphra, +. CIyluru. W. Mango,
i;urrei Jones; at Lancasrervile J ,,nrs II
Nuherslroou, =. Is. Mnssev. NJ. l. Cr.w,
!, rd. John Adams; nj I. Il. Mssli's
Store, r. 4 MngIl, NJ G., Heath, } J
Force, X. q. E'its; nj Pleasant Hill, }
J.. Magii, }. B Mchiey, W. G. Cau,h.n,
!. .~ Z hur, NJ CnnrIott-, North Caro-
iua, DR. g. } Fox, John Y Bryce and
:. W. Dnvl-. The .ad d Commissioners
shall give thirty days no'ice Of The Time
""d place "t receiving subscriptions, 10y
advertising ~ iour or more gazet,es ofthe
State. IL shall lie lawful tor any one Of
the said Commissioners To receiye sub.
'scIipiious In the absence Of the Others, aud
II any of Them shall dec.ire tu act, the
u vernon may appoint Others in their
stead. There shall be paid to tho COM
missiohers, al tue time OF subscribing,
one dollar on each share subscribed. and
no subscription shall be valid without
a Il
scribed shall 5e deposited by the sfor-
fsad Commissioners IN The Bank uf The
Estate OF South Carolina, in Charleston,
n subject To the check or order of th. com
pauy. through its President aud Dirnctpr,
q In ease, a. the time OF closing tie books.
the number OF six Thousand shares shall
not have been subscribed. IL shall be law
ful for the Commissioners to receive fur
ther Subscriptions, nj an, time within
three wears irom the fra, opening Of the
books. ", ut the time OF closing the
books. or at any time within three years
i from the first opening, as aforesaid, the
requisite number OF six thousand shares
shall have been subscribed, The company
shal! os Incorporated, and this Act Of in
corporation shall attach and become ef
fectnai. Tie Commissioners, at the afore
! mentioned places, shall trassmit to .be
Commissioners at the to~n Of Sumter
heir respective books Of subscription, aud
q hen il shall appear to the said Commis.
ss,.st the town Of Sumter that 10 9
reouisi,a ,lusnber Of shares has been sub,
scr,Led. tsss} sball forthwith appoint a
eDavenisnt tt<be and place for the mee,
ling of the stdskboIders, aud shall cause
the ssne to he advertised Tor thirty days
& in FIVE Of tie gazettes Of tue State Of Sou IN
Carol;.s, and 10 one gazette OF the State
. OF North Csroiina, previous to the ,lay OF
said meeting.
In pursuance Of the authority aforesaid.
Books for receiving subscriptions. afor..
said, will be opeDed ut the places and by
the persons aboYc stated and named, re.
cording 10 said Charter. on the ist Monday.
the FIRST day of April, 1861, and be kept
open Tor ten days following. Subscription.
will be received at each and oil the places
stated Ia said third section. by the persons
or any one ef them named a. Commission
ers at said places respectively.
South Carolina sdoptee her Ordinance of
Secession with unparalleled yaanmity, the
confederate Stat<e have organized n Gov
ernment with edbally as much harmony
prosperous and gIorions fniure Is oars.
Z but 10 enjoy Il fully, ws must have the Cen.
iral Rail Road
JAs II. wirHEssroor
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