The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-05-24

"AN.ACt ~ 4SSS1sk o1sntN
TERpRIsB RAIEReAD@ COMPANY, OF
cHARLEsToN, SOUTH CAROLINA" Ap-
PROVED lsT MARCH, 1870.
SECTION 1. Be tt.enacted by the Sem
ate aud House Of Representatives..of the
State of Soth Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same:
The Enterprise Railroad Company
are hereby authorized to lay their rail-
way track through and along auy street
of the City of Charleston which may be
necessary in order to connect. with the
track of the South Carolina Railroad
Company and the track Of the Northest-
ern Railroad Company, and IL connect
East Bay street with the Ashley River
SEC 2 The said company are further
authorized to lay their railroad track,
and run their cars from any point or
points on the Cooper River,,to any point
or points on the Ashley River, within
the City of Charleston, or within ten
miles of the corporate limits of said
city.
Sec. 8. The said company are further
authorized to issue seven per cent.
coupon bonds to the amount Of ten
thousand dollars for every mile of COM
pleted railway.
SEC. 4. The said company is further
authorized to lay their railway track or
tracks, should it be found desirable,
down to the water front Of any Of the
wharvcs Of the said city.
Sec. b. The track or tracks herein
authorized may be used By said company
for carrying freights and passengers, or
either, at the option Of the said COM
pauy.
Approved March 9th, A. D. 1871.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE LEBANON
|. pREsBYTERIN CHURCH, OF FAIR
FIELD COUNTY.
SECTION l. Bet enacted by the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives ofthc
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and BY the
authority Of the same:
That the Lebanon Presbyterian
Church, of Fairfield, ia this State, is
hereby Incorporated, with ali the rights
and privileges awarded to religious
denominations within this State.
SEC. 2. That the said Lebanon Pres
by,erian Church, of Fairfield, may ac-
quire lands in this State for religious
and educa nal purposes, and regulate
aud govern the same as they may deem
proper, in accordance with their laws
aud discipline, such laws not being in-
consistent with the Laws Of this State.
SEC. 3. This act shall be deemed q
public act, and shall continue in force
for the ceru Of twenty FIVE years.
Approved March 0, A. D. 1871.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE WORK
INGMEN'S MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH
CAROLINA.
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted BY The Sem
ate aud House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, anc b the
authority of the same
That Edward Mickey, Samuel j.
Keith, A. j. RauSier, Isaac II. White,
W. H. j. Brodie, Il. H. Ha'nbert,
Stephen Geary, Samuel B. Thompson,
N. E. Edwards, Thomas D. Mcdowell,
W. j. McKinlay, p. R. Rivers, F. d.
Frost, w. +. Johnson, William llayne,
and their associates and successors, are
hereby made and created body polite
and corporate under the name aud style
of the Wcrkingmeu's Mutual Benefit
Life Assurance Association Of South
Carolina
SEC. 2. Tha. the said corporation
hereby created and established shall
have succession of officers and members
according to its by-laws, and shall have
power to make such bylaws, not repug.
nant to the laws Of the land, aud to
have, use and keep q common seal, aud
the same to alter at will, to sue and be
sued, plead and be infpleaded in any
court 10 this State, and 70 have aud en-
Joy all such property, rea! and personal,
as may be given, bequcathed or devised
to it, or may be in any manner whatso-
ever acquired by the said corporation: {:
Provided, The amount so held shall no.
exceed the sum of twenty FIVE thousand
(s25,oO0) dollars.
SEQ. 8. That the said corporation
may, from time to time, invest their
funds, moneys, assets and all other
property, stocks, public or private notes,