Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-12-17

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hibitt the differences from the genuine not
by which it has hitherto been usual 4.
identify them, but they ore much roughe
appearance than the good bills, Of whicl
they appear to be photographicscopiss. Th
signatures are bad limitations of those Of
fthe genuine notes. Ckarleston Mseury.
COLUMBIA Dec 13, 1852. Z,
The following bill has been read twice i,
the House, and once in the Senate, aut
will pass: -.
sssss...., =. -, A Bill
To Charter Ae Shelby and Broad Rove,
ras -. Railroad Company. &,
Whereas it is highly necessary for th.
full development of the iron resources o.
this State that mineral coal should be intro
duced from the nearest mines in North Car
tolina: - :.fr s@z,. IN s-s
SEC. L. Belt enacted BY the Senate ana
House of Representatives mou.1ses and cit.
ting in General Assembly, and by the au
thority oftae sanse, That for the purpose ol
establishing Communication by railroad be.
tween, the States, of North Caroline and
South Carolina, from Shelby to the County
tof Cleaveland in the former State, to such
points on the Spartauburg and Union Rail-.
road, the Kings Mountain Railroad, or the
Charlotte and South Carolina Railrod, as
may besagreed on by the stockholders, the
formation Off corporate company is hereby
authorised to be called stThe Shelby and
Broad River Railroad Company" which
Company when formed 10 compliance with
ths conditions herein prescribed, shall have
corporate existence as a body polite in each
of the States aforesaid, ~ I'D ~ ~
SEos2. Thatthe capital stock of said Com.
.pany shall b. five hundred thousand dollars
in Eve thousand shares of one hundred dol.
lars each; and for the purpose of raising
the same, the Comptroller General. is au.
thorized, on the application of amy person
Interested in the construction of said rail-
road, to require the opening of books of
subscription .at;such places and at such
times and By such persons as he may by
publication appoint; upon which subsorip-
ton there shall be paid, at the time of SUBJ
soribiug, the sum of Eve dollars on each
share subscribed; /; which paymentsmay be
|in notes Of any Of the Banks of North or
South Carolina, .iu Treasury notes, or ia
any currency ofsthe Confederate States;
and inFdefault Of such payment, the sub.
|scrirtion Of the person SO in default, shall
ssoid. sssS s.,@s@' ;.i- yrssrsj s..ts.,szzyy@
ia SEp: 81 That when satisfactory evidence
shall furnished to the Comptroller Gen.
eral that fifty thousand dollars of the .capi.
tai stock Of said Company has been sub.
scribed, he shall, by publication, convene a
meeting ofthe subscribers for the organixa-
tion of the; Company, at such time and
place as may in his Judgment, suit the con-
Veniepceof the subscribers asuhioh meet
ing, and every annual meeting thereaf-
ter, there. shall be electeda Board ofsev.
en- directors, three Of whom atleast, shall
.bescitizens ef; this State and three as least,
citizens Of the State of North Carolina.
/, SEoa 4. That the Company, when 30 Or
sganised, shall be, aud they are hereby, de-
sclared body polite and corporate by the
name and style of 'fThe Shelby and Broad
River Railroad Company" and by that name
shall be capable il, Law and Equity, of pur-
chasing, holding, selling, leasieg and con-
seyiug estates real, personal aud mixed, and
acquiring thelsame by gift or devise, 80 far
assmay be necessary for the purposes EN-.
;braced within the scope and object Of their
Charter; shall have succession of officers
and members; bytheir corporate name may
sas aud be sued, plead aud be impleadsd
in any Court Of Law or Equityt may have
and use a,common seal may makeall such
bylaws, rules and regulations as shall be
deemed necessary for the weli.ordering and
conducting the affairs Of the Company, not
lHcoHsisteqt With the laws of this State or
of the Confederate States. -
:. SEC. g. That the said Company are here.
by authorized to construct railroad from
such points on either the Spartanburg and
Uuion Railroad, the Kings Mountain
Railroad, or the Charlotte and South Caro-.
lima Railroad, as the stockholders may Sc.
lect, towards and into the North Carolina
line on the ROUTE that may be efzed BY the
Company, leading to the Wilmington and
Rutherford Railroad in North Carolina, at
or near Che village Of Shelby 10 the said
State; andthat for the purpose OF orgaui..
sing the said COMPANY, for constructing the
said Railroad and conducting the affairs of
tho Company all the rights, powers and
privileges conferred on the Charlotte aud
South Carolina Railroad Company by an
Act entitled San Act to Charter The Char.
lotte aud South Carolina Railroad Com.
papy,n rati6 .s.he eighteenth day Of De-
cember, 10 tha year, of our. Lord one thou
sand eighteen Hundred aud forty Biz, are
hereby conferred on the said Shelby and
Broad River Railroad Company, subject to
the same conditions and restrictions, except
so far as the special provisions Of this Act
may require the same to be modified and
Saried. -. 8. q: :. c.,rr. !: ;j.,:s ~.
sEo.s8.. That this Act shallbe deemed a
public Act, and shall continue OF force for