The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-13
THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD,

4 CHARTER HAS BEEN GRANTED
! "A by the Legislature of South Carolina
Tor the purpose of constructing n Railroad
from some point on the North Eastern Rail
! Road, ut, or near Gourdin's Station pass
Irg through or near the Towns of Manning,
Sumter, PishOpville, ard Lancnsterviile, to
| the Town of Charlotte, North Carolina, un
! der the name and style of the Central Rail
Road Complny of South Carolina. The
! second and third sections of the Charter
! prO,Ics as follows:
IL. That the capital stock Of the com.
pnny shall consist Of fifty thousand shares,
OF fifty dollars each but the company
shall have the liberty to increase their
capital stock, hy the issue of ten thou.
sand addiuona! shares, at the aforesaid
value of fifty dollars, upon such terms
and conditions as the sad company shall
hereafter prescribe.
III. That books for receiving subscrip
tons 10 the capital stock Of the company
hereby authorized shall be opened on the
iirst Monday in April, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
,iXty'one, and Ue KEEP, open for ten davs
following, at the places heleinafle, named,
aud toy lie Commissioners hereby ap
pointed Tor that purpose, to wit: At
Charleston, A +. kavenel, S Mowry, Jr.,
John Dukes; at Mnrray's Ferry, DR.. ID
NJ. Mnso", Thomas } China, John A.
heels ut Mnnning, Dr. John J. Ingram,
K. L. h'N"s"o''b, j. 5. McF.dden A.
Sun'"r, Heor-e W. LIE, l. b. Hanks A.
White, Jr.. }. +. Soloman-, N. Crane at
Mer''anicsviiIe, L,dson l. Fraser, F. II.
kcmnedy, DIR. W. J. Mckaln; at Bishop.
vI''e, }. a. Carnes. Charles Spencer,
Thomas NJ Muldrow {; ut TIIer's Ferry,
J. K. Shaw, Wiley Kelly. b. S. Lucas,
Jr; At l.! !ze"by, D. Bnlhune, J.J. Nc
La"rIu, John Hreunan; At Clyburn's
Store, Stephen +. CIylurn, w. Mungo,
Burrei Jones; Al LancasterviIle, James Il
NIthersPoon. 5. b. Massey. 81. i. Crnw,
ford, JOHN Adnms; a, I. Il. MasilIs
Store, I. K Magi!!, NJ Z. Heath, j. J.
Porter, L. g. Potts; at Pleasant Hill, J.
X. Mag'l, J. B. MoLley, w. G. CautLen.
I. ~ Ciy burn; At Charlotte, North Caro-
nnt, DR.. g. J. Fox, john Y Bryce and
8. w. Davis. The said Commissioners
shai! give thirty days notice OF the lime
and place OF receiving subscriptions, by
advertising ia ioGr or more gazettss of the
State. II shall he lawful Tor any one of
The said Commissioner to receiys sub.
scnpi'ons III the absence Of the others. and
II any OF them shall decline TO act. the
Il veruor 'u"y appoint Others in their
stead. There shall he paid to the Com.
inissioners, nt the time OF subscribing.
one dollar on each share subscribed, and
uo subscription shall be valid without
such payne The amount thus sub.
scrILed shall 1e deposited by the afore
sa'd CommIs iouers in The Bank Of the
State Of Sonth Carolina, in Charleston,
subject 10 the check or order Of the com
panv. through il. President and Directors.
In case, at the time OF closing the books,
the number Of six thousaDd shares shall
not have been. subscribed, u shall be law.
lui for The Commissioners to receive fur.
ther subscriptions, ut any lime within
lh're years i'om the frat opening Of the
books, u. nj the time OF closing the
looks, or ~ any time within three wears
'rom tie hrst opening, as aforesaid, the
requisite number of SIX ,housaud share.
shall have been subscribed, the COMPANY
shall oe Incorporated. and this Act OF in
corporation shall attach and become ef.
fectua. Tie Commissioners, at tue sfore.
mentioned places, shall transmit to ,be
Commissioners At the town Of Sumter
their respective books Of subscription, and
when IL shall appear to the said Commis.
sloners Al the town Of Sumter ,hat tho
requisite number Of shares has been sub,
scrbed. they shall forthwith appoint a
convenient time and place for the meet
mg OF the stockholders, and shall cause
the same to Ice advertised for thirty DAYS
in five Of the gszettes Of tie State Of South
Caro!ihn, aud in one gazette OF the State
OF North Carolina, previous to the day Of
said meeting.
Ia pursuance of the authority azores said,
Books for receiving subscriptions as sfore.
said, will bs opened at the places and by
ihs persons above stated and named. &c.
eordlng to said Charter. on the Let Monday,
the hrst day OF April, 1861, and be kept
open for len days following. Subscriptions
will be received al each and oil the places
stated IN said third section, by the persons
or any one OF them named as Commission.
ers at said places respectively.
South Carolina ndoptee her Ordinsnce Of
Secession with unparalleled unanimIty, the
confederate States have organized Gov
ernment with equally as much harmony
prosperous and glorious future is ours,
but 10 enjoy Il fully, We must have the Cen.
iral Rail Road.
JAS. II. wrHEnsroos,l