The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-11

characters, and chattels of whatsoever kind, as
NAV be deemed by them most conducive to the
objects and interests of said corporation.
SEC. 2. That said corporation, by its title
aforesaid, may sue and be sued, plead and be
impleaded in any Court of this State, make
and use common seal, altering the same at
pleasure, establish, alter and amend such by
laws and regulations as shall be deemed proper
by them, not in conflict with the Constitution
or laws of this State, or the United States
SEC. 8. The capital stock of said company
shall be two hundred thousand dollars, with the
right to increase the same by vote OF ma
iority of the stockholders to any sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred thousand dollars; that
said company shall commence business as soon
as its capital stock is fully subscribed, and tty
thousand dollars of the same paid up, which
stock may be paid either in money or real es~
tate. the same to be divided into such number
of shares, and at so much per share to be as
sipnable and negotiable under such rules as
said corporation may prescribe.
SEC. 4. That there shall be annual meetings
of the Stockholders, at such times and places
as they may designate, for the purpose OF choos-
ing Board of Directors, to consist OF not less
than five nor more than nine, each OF whom
shall be Stakeholder and President, and
other officers of said corporation, to manage
| Its affairs.
flee at Little River, in Hony County, which
| for all judicial purposes, shall be deemed its
| location. :,
SEC. 6. That the said company shall and
NAV cause communication of inland nayiga-
ton by canal and locks, to be made and kept
up, through such places as to them shall seem
most fit and convenient, from Waccamaw to
Lite River, in Horny County and that they
and their successors forever shall and may tlx
and establish, and be entitled to take and re-
ceive, by way of toll, for all goods and mer-
chandise carried on or through, any boats, yes,
sells and RATS, passing on or through the SAID
canal, such sums or rates as the SAID company
shall think proper to impose; and the sad
company, or their agents, may stop any, goods,
vessels boats or RATS, from passing on the SAID
canal until payment of the said toll.
SEC. 7. That the said company shall have
power to purchase for themselves and their sue
cessors forever, such lands as may be necessary
for the purpose aforesaid and where they and
the owners of the said lands connot agree for
the same, to take the said lands at valuation
| to be made by majority of five persons to be
appointed by the Court of Common Pleas to
value the same which land shall, on payment
of the sum at which it shall be so valued,
be vested in the said company forever.
SEC. 8. That the said company shall be
obliged to keep the said canal and locks, at all
times, in good and sufficient order, condition,
and repair, on pain of being answered for any
damage occasioned by their wilful fault or
neglect. .,,.,
Sec. 9. That if any person shall, willfully or
maliciously, cut, break down, damage or des-
troy, any bank or other work to be erected, or
made for the purpose of the said navigation,
such person shall be adjudged guilty of felony,
and on conviction, shall pay fine not exceed.
ing FIVE thousand, nor less than five hundred
dollars, or imprisoned in the Penitentiary, not
exceeding ten or less than two years; and if any
person shall throw dirt, trees, logs or other
rubbish into the said canal, so as to prejudice
the same such person shall be answerable to
the said company for damages occasioned there
SEC. 10. That the said company shall have
power and authority to use any materials in
the vicinity of said canal, for making the same,
or the said locks, or keeping the same, in re-
pair, paying reasonable price for tho same,
which price shall be ascertained In like manner
as the value of Land which the company may
take, as aforesaid, in case they and the owners
of the said land cannot agree about the price
thereof
SEC. IL. That the said company shall and
may collect water for the use of said canal and
locks, making satisfaction for the damages done
thereby the said damages to be ascertained
in the manner above directed with respect to
the value of land.
Sec. II. That this Act shall be deemed and
taken to be public Act, judicially taken no.
tice of as such without special pleading, and
literally construed for carrying the purposes
aforesaid into effect, for the term of thirty-fye
years and to the sitting of the next General
Assembly thereafter.
Approved the 9th day of March, A. D. 1871.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE AND REcHARTER
CERTAIN RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General As
sembly, and by the authority of the same, That
SO much of the act passed on the nineteenth
day of December, in the year of our Lord eigh-
teen hundred and forty as incorporated
"The Orangeburg Presbyterian Church Secie-
ty." be revived and continued of force for the
period of twenty-one years.
Sec. 8. That Walnut Grove Baptist Church,
in the County of Abbeyille, in South Carolina,
be, and the same is hereby, rechartered for the
term of twenty -one years, with the same rights,
powers and privileges as those heretofore al
lowed by law.
Sec. 5. That all acts done or authorized to
be done by the officers of said church since the
expiration of its former charter, be, and the
same are hereby declared valid and binding in
all respects and to all intents
Sec. 4. Whereas Robert Knox, John G..
Fringe, Ezekiel Hunnicutt and John l.. Will
son, as trustees of the New Hope Baptist
Church, in Oconee County, have prayed to be
Incorporated: Therefore, from and immediate
ly after the passage of this act all those per-
SONS who now are, or who hereafter may be-
come members of the said society shall be, and
they are hereby, incorporated, and are hereby
declared to be body corporate, in deed and in
law, by the name and style of the New Hope
Baptist Church, oconee County, and by the