The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-18

exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion
of the court before which the conviction shall
be had, and, in addition thereto, shall pay such
damages as shall be caused by him or her, to
be recovered in civil action by said corpora
tion.
SEC 10. The Board of directors, as often as
the interests of the corporation shall require,
are hereby authorized to and shall hx the rate
or rates for transmission or delivery OF any
message or messages which may bo required TO
be paid in advance. =,
telegraph company, either as operator, messen-
ger. agent, servant or clerk, or in any other
capacity, who shall willfully and maliciously
disclose, divulge or communicate, or permit the
same to be done, the contents, or the nature OF
the contents of any private message or commu-
nication entrusted to or left with him, or her,
or such corporation, transmission or delivery,
other than to the party or parties entitled there
to, or who shall wilfully refuse or neglect to
transmit or deliver the same he or she shall,
on conviction before any court, be adjudged gull
" of misdemeanor, and shall suffer lmprls-
onmert in the county jail or workhouse where
such conviction shall be had, for term OF not
moro than three months, or shall pay fine not
TO exceed FIVE hundred dollars or both, in the
discretion Of the court.
Sec. IL. All acts or parts of acts contrary to
OF inconsistent with this act, for the purposes
of this act, but for no other purpose, hereby
repealed.
ly,
Approved the 7th day of March, A D. 1871.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE FORMATION OF,
AND TO INCORPORATE, THE TUGALo AND
CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD COMPANY.
Whereas, it is desirable that there should be
a connection, by railroad, between some point
on the Blue Ridge Railroad and Chattanooga,
Tennessee; therefore,
SECTION l. Be 1t 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
the formation of corporate company is
hereby authorized for the purpose of con-
structing railroad from some point on the
Blue Ridge Railroad, in Oconee County, to the
Town of Chattanooga, in the State of Tennes-
see, so far as said railroad shall run through
this State, the said company to have exclusive
right to make; keep and use such railroad and
for the torn Of time hereinafter mentioned no
other railroad shall be constructed between
the same points.
Sec q That for the purpose of raising the
capital stock of said company, it shall be law
full to open books at Walhalla, under the direc-
ton of Robert A. Thompson, E. 2. Werner, T,
L. Dean, o. M. Doyle and A. E, Norman, as
commissioners, and at such other places, and
under the direction of such other persons, as
the said commissioners, or majority Of them,
may designate, for the purpose of receiving
subscriptions to an amount not exceeding two
millions of dollars, in shares of one hundred
dollars each, to constitute joint capital stock
for fba nf
into operation the said railroad; and on each
share of the stock the subscribers shall pay to
the commissioners, who shall be authorized to
take the same, the sum of fifty dollars III law
full money of the United States.
Sec. 8. That when the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars shall have been subscribed,
in the manner before specified, tho subscribers
shall be, and they are hereby, declared to be
body corporate, to be known by the name and
style of the Tugalo and Chattanooga Railroad
Company, any may meet and organize the said
company at such time and place as may be des-
gnated by the commissioners before named for
Walhalla.
+ SEC 4. That the said company shall have
power, and they are hereby authorized, to con-
struct one or more branches from the said road
to connect with other roads in this State at such
point or points as they may deem meet and
proper, and said company shall have power, to
consolidate or unite with any other company or
corporation having like powers.
Sec. 5. That for the purpose Of organizing
the said company, all the powers conferred by
the charter of the Greenyille and Columbia
Railroad Company on the commissioners at
Greenville shall be, and they are hereby, con-
ferred on the commissioners herein appointed
at Walhalla; and all the powers, rights and
privileges granted by the said charter and its
amendments to the Grcenville and Columbia
Railroad Company shall be, and they are here
by, granted to the Tugalo and Chattanooga
Railroad Company, and subject to like restric-
tions as are therein contained, except as to the
capital stock, the sum necessary to authorize
organization, and the amount of shares, and
except so far as may be necessary to conform
to the special provisions of this act: Provided,
however, That nothing herein contained shall
be SO construed as to bind the State to sub
scribe stock in said company or make any ap-
preparations to enable the said company to
build the said read or in any manner to loan
the credit of the State thereto.
SEQ. 6. That in the event any vacancy should
occur In the commissioners herein appointed
at Walhalla, from DEATH refusal to serve, or
otherwise, the senator and members of the
House of Representatives lat the time being)
from the County of Oconee shall he, and they
are hereby, authorized and empowered to sup
bly, the same by appointment.
SEC. Z. That the charter hereby granted shall
continue to endure for the term of thirty-six
years from the date thereof; and this act shall
be taken and deemed to be public act, and all
acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this
act be, and the same are hereby, repealed Pro-
vided, That said company shall commence the
building of the said road within two years, and
have the same completed within six ycaas.
Approved March 7th, A.. D. 1871.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE COLUMBIA, WAL
TERBoRo' AND YEMAsEE RAIL ROAD CoMPA
NY.
Srr-r1oN I Re If enncted bv the Senate and