The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-08-28
TITLE XIII.

CHAPTER [. Actions against foreign
corporations.
CHAP. IL. Actions in place of scire fn-
cins, quo warranto, and of information
III the nature of quo warranto.
CHAPTER I.
ACTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
SECTION 4I2. An action against cor
poration created by or under the laws of
any other State, Government. or conn
try, may be brought in the Circuit
Court
l. BY resident of this State, for any
cause of action.
2. By plaintiff not resident of this
State, when the cause OF action shall
have arisen, or the subject of the action
shall be situated, within this State.
CHAPTER II.
ACTIONS IN PLACE OF scIRE FACIAs, QUO
wAREANTo, AND OF INFoKMATIoNs IN
THE NATURE OF QUO wARRASTo.
SECTION Alb. Scirc fncias and quo
warranto abolished, and this CHAPTER
substituted.
SEC. 444. Action may be brought, by
direction of the Legislature, by the At
torney-Gencral, to vacate charter.
SEC. 4Io. Action to annul q corpora:
ton, when and how brought by the At
torney- General, by leave Of the Supreme
Court.
SEC. 446. Leave to sue, how obtained.
SEC. M. Action upon information or
complaint Of course.
Sec. 44S. Action, when and how
brough to vacate letters patent.
SEC. 4l9. Relator, when to be Joined
as plaintiff
SEC. $50. Complaint and arrest of de-
fendant in action for nsurping an Office.
SEC. 451. Judgment in such actions.
SEC. 4o2. Assumption of office, &C.,
by relator, when judgment is in his
favor.
SEC. 453. Proceedings against a do
fendant, on his refusal to deliver books
or papers
SEC. 45i. Damages. how recovered.
SEC. 400. One action against several
persons claiming Office or franchise
Sec 4o6. Penalty for usurping office
or franchise, how awarded.
SEC. 457. Judgment of forfeiture
against corporation.
SEC. 43S. Costs against corporation.
or persons claiming to be such, how col
lectcd.
SEC. 450. Restraining corporation. and
appointment Of receiver
SEC. AGO. Copy of iudement.roll against
corporation, where to be filed.
SEC. 46l. Entry of Judgment relating
to letters patent.
SEC. 4G2. Action for forfeiture of pro-
perty to the State.
SEC 443. The writ OF scire facias, the
writ Of quo warranto, and proceedings
by information in the nature OF ano
warranto, are abolished; and the RENE
dies heretofore obtainable in those forms
may be obtained by civil actions under
the provisions Of this chapter. But any
proceedings heretofore commenced, or
Judgment rendered, or right required,
shall not be affected by such abolition.
SEC. 444. An action may be brought
by the Attorney General, in the name of
the State, whenever the Legislature shall
so direct, against a corporation, for tho
purpose OF vacating or annulling the act
OF incorporation, or an act renewing its
corporate existence, Oh the ground that
such act or renewal was procured upon
some fraudulent suggestion or conceal
ment OF material fact, by the persons
incorporated, or by some of them, or
with their knowledge and consent.
SEC. 40. AN action may be brought
by the Attorney General, in tho namo of
the State, on leave granted by the Su-
preme Court or q Justice thereof, or n
Circuit Jddge, for the purpose of vaca-
ting the charter or annulling the exist
ence OF corporation, other than NUM-
cipal, whenever such corporation shall
L. Offend against any of the provisions
OF the Act or Acts creating, altering, or
renewing snch corporation; or,
2. Violate the provisions of any law
by which such corporation shall have
forfeited its charter by abuse of its
powers; or,
8. Whenever it shall have forfeited its
privileges or franchises by failure to cx.
ercisc its powers; or,
l. Whenever it shall have done or
omitted any net which amounts to sur
render OF its corporate rights, privileges,
and franchises; or,
! s. Whenever it shall exercise n fran.
chiso or privilege not conferred upon it