The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-10

AN ACT TO GRANT TO CERTAIN PERSONS
THE RIGHT TO DIG AND MINE IN THE BEDS
OF THE NAvIaABLE STREAMS AND WATERS
OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR
PHOSPHATE ROCKS AND PHOSPHATE DE-
PosITs.
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same. That the State of
South Carolina docs hereby give and
grant to the following persons, to wit:
George w. Williams, Charles G. Coe,
James 81. Taylor, Joseph r. Robertson,
Edwin Platt, William L. Bradley, James
Bridge, Jr., William Birnie, and such
other persons as they may associate with
them, the right to dig. mine and remove,
for the full term of twenty-one years,
from the beds of the navigable streams
and waters within the jurisdiction Of the
State of South Carolina, the phosphate
rocks and phosphate deposits: Provided,
That the persons named, and their asso-
cintes, shull not in any way interfere
with the free navigation of the nnvigable
streams and waters of the State, or the
private rights of any citizen or citizens
residing upon or owning the lands upon
tue banks of the said nnvigable rive rs
aud waters of the State. /:
SEQ 2. That this gift and grant is
made upon the express condition that
snid grantees shall pay to the State of
South Curolina the sum of one dollar
per ton for every ton of phosphate rock
and phosphate deposits dug. mined and
removed from the said navigable rivers
and waters of the State: And, further,
That said grantees shall pay into the
Treasury Of the State the sum of five
hundred dollars as license fee before
commencing business under said grant.
SEC. 3. Before commencing operations
under authority of this Act, said grantees,
and their associates. shall file, or cause
to be filed, in the Office of the State Au.
ditor bond in the penal sum of fifty
thousand dollars, conditioned that said
grantees, and their associates. shall make
trne and faithful returns to said State
Auditor. annually, on or before the first
dny OF October, and oftener, if required
by the said State Auditor, of the number
OF tons of phosphate rocks and rtphos-
phntic deposits dug. mined and removed
by them from the beds of the navigable
streams and waters of the State, and
shall punctually pay to the State Trea.
surer. annually, on the first day of Ooto.
ber, one dollar per ton for every ton of
phosphate rocks and phosphate deposits
by them dug, mined and removed from
the beds of the navigable stneams and
waters of the State during the year pre-
ceding, said bond to be renewed annu-
ally, and approved by the Attorney
General. The books of said grantees
and their associates, shall be opened to
the inspection of the State Auditor, or
agent duly appointed by him for that
purpose.
Returned to the Senate with the objec-
tions of His Excellenoy the Governor,
Tuesday, March 1st, 1870.
In THE SENATE, March 1, 1870.
On the question s'Shali this Act pass
and become lew, the objections of His
Ezcellency the Governor to the contrary
Notwithstanding" the yeas and nays
were ordered lin accordance with Article
8. Section %. of the Constitution,) the
Act passed by uiua uoce vote, yeas 10;
nay 5; and was ordered to be sent to the
House of Representatives.
By order:
(Signed) j. WOODRUFF,
Clerk of the Senate.