The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-30

ing, ana Tor Oil CnaG snail Oe there
after contracted while they shall
respectively continue in office: Pro-
cideel, That if any Of the officers or
directors shall object to the declaring
Of such dividend, or to the payment
of the same, and shall at any time
before the time fixed for the payment,
file certificate of their objection in
writing With the Secretary of the
company, and with the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas for the Dis
trlct IN which the business of the cor
poration is transacted, they shall be
exempt from said liability. Every
such corporation shall annually,
within twenty days from the first day
OF January, make n report, setting
forth the amount Of its capital, the
proportion thereof actually paid in,
and the amount of its existing debts;
which report shall be signed by the
President, verified by the oath Of the
President or Secretary, and filed in
the office Of the Clerk of the Court
for the District where the business of
the company shall be carried on;
and upon failure so to- do, all the
officers and directors Of the company
shall be jointly and scverally liable
for all the debts of the company then
existing, and for all that shall be con-
tracted before such report shall be
made. The stockholders Of such cor
poration shall be individually liable for
all debts that may be due and owing
to all their laborers, servants and ap-
prep tees, for services performed
If any corporation formed or
created under this Act shall not or
ganize md commence the transac-
tion Of its business within one year
from the date of its incorporation, its
corporate powers shall cease
For the encouragement OF trade
with foreign countries, and the other
States of the United States, private
corporations, having such trade for
their object, may be formed by any
number of the citizens of this State,
by complying with the provisions of
the foregoing section, incorporating
companies for carrying on agricul-
tural, mechanical, mining or manu-
featuring business, except that OF
manufacturing or distilling spirituous
or Intoxicating liquors.
AN ACT TO ALTER THE ACT ENTITLED
Gan ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL
LAW"
Be ii enacted, That the Act entitled
"An Act to amend the Criminal
Law, which was ratified on the 10Th
day Of December, 1865, is hereby re-
pealed in so far as it is not herein
after re-cnacted.
An assault to commit n rape is
hereby declared to be felony with
out benefit of clergy.
With respect to the crimes of
burglary and arson, and to all crimi-
nal offences which are constituted or
aggravated by being committed in p
dwelling-house, clubhouse, apart
ment, building or box, in which
there sleeps proprietor, tenant, la
horer, or person who lodges there
with a view to the protection uf pro-
perty. shall be deemed dwelling
house; all houses, buildings, sheds,
ana erections, which are within 20O
yards of it, and are appnrtcnant to
it, shall be deemed parcels.
Stealing from the field any grain
or cotton not yet severed from the
freehold, is hereby made felony
with benefit Of clergy.
For any person to put any obstruc-
ton upon a railroad, or to remove or
disarrange any part thereof, or to in
jure the machinery or cars used
thereon, or to nislead any person
employed thereon by false statements
or signals, or in any way to interfere
with any part or appurtenance there
of, with wantcn Indifference to conse-
quences, or to plumber, or 70 delay
train for dishonest purpose, shall be
a felony withont benefit Of clergy.
Any person com hitting breach of
trust with a fraudulent intention,
shall be held guilty of larceny; and
so shall any person who shall hire or
counsel any other person to commit
breach of trust with fraudulent in
tention.
Every entry on the enclosed or IN
enclosed land of another, after no.
tice from the owner or tenant prohi-
biting the same, shall be deemed a
misdemeanor
II any person shall, directly or in
directly, purchase any product of
farm from any person who is in the
employment of another engaged in
husbandry, without sufficient evi-
dence of his right to sell, the pur-
chaser and seller shall each be guilty
! Of q miSdemeanOr. and 11non CON