The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

in the beds of8thss snavigable streams and
!, waters Of tho State Of South Carolina for
- phosphate rocks aud phosphate deposits.
SRorIoN l. Be IL enacted by tho Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General AS
sembly, and by tho authority of tho same:
That tho State of South Carolina docs here.
by give and grant to tho following persons, to
wit: II. B. Elliott, Robert SmaIls, W. J. Whip
per, N. b. Meyers, Luoius Wimbush, w. B.
Nash, s. A. Swails, II. ]. Maxwell, James NJ.
Allen, W. II. Jonos, b. A. Bosemon, Is. Byas,
Edward Mickey, i. Nchemas, ". II. Jervey,
j. N. Hayno, Timothy Hurley, Anson w.
Tbayer, John B. Batos, ]. G. Mayo, James M.
CrOfut, L. j. Moses, Jr., A. j. Ransior, q. w.
Montgomery, b. i. Whittomore and r. A. Sis
son, and suoh other persons os they may asso.
ciate with them, the right to dig, mine and
remove, for the full torn OF thirty years, from
tho beds Of the nayigablo streams and waters
within the jurisdiction Of tho STATIC OF South
Carolina, the phosphate rocks and phosphate
deposits: Provided, That the persons named,
and thoir associates, shall not in any way in-
terfore with tho FREQ navigation Of tho naviga-
bio streams and wators of this State, Or tho
private rights OF any cltizon or citlzons rcsid
ing upon or owning tho lands upon tho banks
OF the said nayigablo riyors and wators OF tho
State.
SEC. 2. That this gift ana grant is made
upon the express condition that said grantees
shall pay TO tho Sato OF South Carolina tho
phosphate rock and phosphate deposits, dug,
mined and removed from tho SAID navigablc
rivers aud wators OF the State And iurthcr,
A.,
ury OF the State tho sum OF 1.-Two hundred dol
lars as l;consc foo before commencing Eus.
ness under said grant.
Sec 8. Before commencing operations under
authority Of this act said grantees and thoir
associates shall Glo, euwsa 10 ,n fIol, in the
offico Of tho State Auditor, Il bond in tho penal
sum OF fifty thousand (s50. .000) dollars, contli-
toned that said grantees and their associates
shall make true and faithful returns to said
State auditor, annually, on or before tlo first
day of October, and oftonor If required by tho
sa,d state auditor, Of tho number OF tons OF
phosphate rocks and phosphate deposit" dug,
mined and removed by them from tho Ocls OF
the naviGabe streams and waters Of tho State,
ana shall pnnctually pay 10 tho Slate treasurer
annually, on ihc first day OF Octohcr, ono {$l)
dollar por Ton for every ton OF phosphate rccls
anl phosphate deposits by tbom dug, mined
and removed from tho beds OF the nivi2 ablo
nIreams and waters Of tho State during Tho
year prccC1iuc; said bond to no renewed an
nualy, and Approved by tho a.torncy-%oncral.
Tho looks OF said grantees and their associa cs
shall DO open to the inspcclioa Of tho State
auditor, or agent duly appointed by linn for
that purpose.
SEC. That The capia, stock Of said com.
pany shall consist of two million coco .000)
dollars. to be III Sidcl into shares Of ono hum
tlr"d dollars each, with tho privI!f:c ofincrcas.
ing tho snmo TO an nmOrnt no. exceeding live
million dollars; aud when 'hc sum or tire"
hundred Thousand dplarsahall havo been sub
scrlbcd, tho said comp"'y may ho organized
and 70 into opora.lor
$EC 6. That ~ ProiiIs OF sad company |
may, from timVro time, DO divided among tho |
s,ockhol,lcrs s%cording /, sucll rules and rcsu-
Iationa na|hey may prescribe, not rrp,lgnont |
to the l,fs oftho State.
S,r G. That The sto"k OF said cop,pouy NAV
br.ranBforrcd in such manner and form as may
20 directed by The bylaws OF the comoanv,
SEC. Z. Thc said company shall bn entitled
!" q" ''N ,'-'''eI ""l urvilr"cn acrorS,cd to
other corporations Incorporated by tho laws or
lct shall be construed ay giving to tho said
south Carolina Phosphate and phosphntic
River Mining Company The exclusive right to
llS ana mino in the navigablc rivers and
yat ors Of tho State.
SEC. s. All nctY and parts Of acts inconsis-
ont with this act, arc hereby repealed
Approved the OH day Of March, y. ID. 1871.
IN Acr to csteblsh Il new judicial and olcc.
lion county from portions OF tho Counties Of
Barnwcil, Edgctlcd, Lexington and Orange
SburR, TO be known M Aiken County.
SECTION l. he Il enacted by the Scuatc and
louse OF Representatives OF tho State South
aroma, now lAct and sitting in General AS
embly, and by tho authority oS tho same !:
Ihat Il new judicial and e!o .tion county,
':th its sont Of Justice located Mt the Town of
'iken, which county shall bo known rs Aiken
ounty, shall bo formed, and is hereby au,ho-
lHcd to DO formed, from portions OF tho prcs-
ut Counties of Barnwnll, Edgcfcld, Lcxlng-
Oh and Orangcburg, with the motcs and
ounds hereinafter described, to vic: com
lencing a, tho mouth OF Fox's Creek, i'm Edsc-
eld County, whore 1t ompties into Savannah
liver. thence i'll II straight line to whore tho
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tributary OF tho North Etlisto Rlyer) intcrsccts
he Edgetiold md Lexington line; thence down
MD creeks to whore it omptics into tho north
ork OF tho Edisto River. and down tho said
orth fork to whcrc the dividing limo between
lexington and Orangcburg Counties (runnng
rom Big Beaver CrcoIs to tho north fork or tho
'daisto) touches SAID river; thonco IN straight
CGto the hoad OF Tmkcr's Crcols, in Barnwol
emtS; thoncc down said creek to whore it
sajd Unto the Upper Three iiuns. and down
Savanna Creek to whcro 1t cmptics into the
to tho i,Nver; thence up the Savannah River
Creek. P'i"' "' '"o mouth OF ToXs
p, r. R,vcra Trank Arnim. NJ. L. Maloncy,
uaync, i. J. G. Namison, T. Ferguson, j. N. !
Greene, W. II. Rcc', F. II. Rockwell. j. A.
are hereby, nppointca ana d. i'S"s be- AID
out and properly mari. arRR.'i'i,'s'S'ohois to run
boundary lines win t,,o nd dcilno tho said
,,oto,. ,v,,,,,,o. A.. /, Ntlnco OF two com. | ]