The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-27
THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.
CHARTER HAS BEEN GRANTED

4 CHARTER HAS BEEN GRANTED
"A by the Legislature of South Carolina
tor the purpose of constructing Il Railroad
from some point on the North Eastern Rail
Road, at, or near Gourdn's Station pass
ing through or near the Towns of Manning,
Sumter, PishopviIle, and Luncastcrviilc, to
the Town of Charlotte, North Caroina, un
der the name and sty le of the Central Rail
Road Company of South Carolina. The
second and third sections Of the Charter
provides rs follows
III. That the capital stock of the COM
pany shall consist Of fifty thousand shares.
of fifty 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 shall
hereafter prescribe.
III. That books for receiving subscrip
tons 10 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
sixty'one, and be kept open for ten days
| following, at the places hereinafter named
and by The Commissioners hereby ap
pointed for that purpose, to wit 4,
Charleston, A. f. Ravene, 5 Mowry, Jr.
John Dukes; at Murray's Ferry, DR.. d
NJ. Mason, Thomas J China, John A
keels Mt Manning, Dr. John j. Ingram
K. p I,ynsworth, J. S. McFadden a,
Sumter, George w. Lee, l. B. Hanks, A.
White, Jr., J. L. Solomans, N. Crane at
MechanicsviIe, Ladson L. Fraser, +. Ii
Kennedy, DR.. W. J. McKan; at Bishop.
vile, J. A. Cnrncs, Charles Spencer,
Thomas NJ. Muldrow; at TiIIer's Ferry,
J. h. Shaw, Wiley Kelly, B. S. Lucas,
Jr; at Lyzenby, ID. Balhune, J. J. Nc.
Laurin, John Brennan; at Clyburn's
Store, Stephen F. Clyburn, w. Mungo,
Burrel Jones; at Lancasterville, James IL
Wilherspoon, S. b. Massey. NJ. p. Craw'
ford, John Adams; at T. Il. Magili's
Store, 7. r. Magill, NJ G. Heath, J. j.
Porter, r. G. Potts; at Pleasant Hill, }.
K. MsgiIl, j. Is. Mobley, w. G. Cauthen,
I. l.. CIyburn at Charlotte, North Caro-
lima, DR.. G.. J. Fox, John Y Bryce and
5. w. Davis. The said Commissioners
shall give thirty days notice of the time
and place Of receiving subscriptions, by
advertising in four or more gazeltes OF the
State. IL shall be lawful Tor any one OF
| the said Commissioners to receive sub.
| scriptIons in the absence Of the others, and
! If any Of them shall decline to act, the
Governor may appoint Others iu their
stead. There shall be paid to tho Com,
missioncrs, at the time OF subscribing
one dollar on each share subscribed. aud
no subscription shall he valid without
such payment. The amount thus .ub.
scrbed shall be deposited by the afors
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
In case, at the time OF closing the books
| the number OF six thousand shares shall
not have been subscribed, it shall be law
ful for the Commissioners TO receive fur
tber subscriptions, at an, time within
three years from the first opening Of lh,
books. II, at the time OF closing tn,
books, or at any time wi;bin three wear.
from the first opening, as aforesaid, the
requisite number Of six thousand share:
shall have been subscribed, the company
shall 90 Incorporated, and this Act Of in
corporation shall attach and become ef
fectual. The Commissioners, at the afore
mentioned places, shall trassIDit to The
Commissioners at the town Of Sumter
their respective books Of subscription, and
when it shall appear to the said Commits
sioners at the town Of Sumter that ,he
requisite number of shares has been sub
scrlted, they shall forthwith appoint a
convenient time and place for the meet
ing OF The stockholders, and shall cause
the same to he advertised for thirty DAY.
in five Of the gazettes Of the State Of South
Caroliha, and 10 one gazette Of the State
Of North Carolina, previous to the day o
said meeting.
In pursuance Of the authority aforesaid
Books for receiving subscriptions as afore
said, will be opened at the places and By
the persons above stated and named, &C
cording to said Charter, on the Ist Monday
the first day Of April, 1861, and be KEEP
open for ten days following. Subscription.
will be received at each and all the places
stated 10 said third section, by the persons
or any one Of them named as Commission
ers at said places respectively.
South Carolina adoptee her Ordlnsnee o
Secession with unparalleled unanimhy, tn,
confederate States have ofganixed Gov,
erument with equally as much harmony
a prosperous and glorious future Is ours
but to enjoy il fully, we must have the Cen
trail Rail Road
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