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! Royai Railroad.
y BE it Resolved by the Senate ant
q House of Representatives of the State o.
!. South Carolina, now met and sitting ir
, General A.. 9cmbly, and by the authority
l of the same: .-"
| That the time for, the completion oil
the Port Royal Railroad, and every part
= thereof, is hereby extended for the period
: of two years from the passage of this
Resolution. = .''"
/. Approved March 8, 1871. =
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JOINT RESOLUTION to Authorize
the County Commissioners Of Kershow
County to Lc,y q Special Yac TOR the
PURPOSE of Buldiag q County jail.
BE it resolved by the Senate and
:, House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
an General Assembly, and 9y the au-
, thority of the sane: - -
I That the County COMMISSIONER Ker-
shaw County he, and they are hereby
authorized to levy special tax of two
mills on the dollar upon the assessed
value of the real and personal property
in said county, for the purpose Of erect
ing county Jail at Canadell: 5s's
Approved March s., lSa1. B
.
JOINT RESOLUTION authortzing the
Secretary Of State to Contract a0ith the
Southern Domestic Gas Light Company
for the illumination Of tic State House
! and PuL1ce0 6 therein.
n Ie it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in, Gener-
al Assembly, and by the authority, of
the same:
That the Secretary of State be, and le
is hereby, authorized and required to
con tract immediately with the Southern
reconstruction of one .of Doty's Gas Gen
.erators for the purpose of illuminating
! the State House and public offices there
cf, the cost therefor not to exceed two
thousand dollars, and to be paid, upon
the order of said Secretary of State, out
Of any moneys in the Treasury atot 9th
erwise appropriated.
Approved lEarch 10, 1871.
AN ACT to .aauend an Act entitled I'm
Aot to Incorporate the Enterprise Rail
,Uav Cosnp0ny Of Charleston, South
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representative of the
State of South Carolilta, now~met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same:
The Enterprise Railroad Company arc
hereby autl,eriZed 10 lay their RAILROAD
track through and along any street of
the city Of Charleston, which may DC nee
essayy, in order to connect With the
track of the South Carolina Railroad
Company and, track Of the Northeast
ern Railroad Company, ard to connect
East Bay Street With the As]: ley River.
| SEC 2. The said company are further
authorized to iS,y their railroad track
and run their cars from any point or
points on the Cooper River, to any point
or points OH the Ashley River, within
the city of Charleston, or within ten
miles of the corporate limits Of said
city.
SEC. 3. The said company are further
authorized to issue seven per cent. cou-
| pom bonds, to the amount of ten thou
sand dollars for every mile of completed
railway.
Sec. 4. The said company are further
authorized to lay their railway track or
tracks, should :itI be found desirable,
down TO the water front OF any of the
J wharves Of the said city.
=. SEC. 5. The track or tracks herein au-
thorized may he used by said company
for carrying freights and passengers, or
either, at the option of said company.
Approved March 9, 1871.
AN ACT to Incorporate the Champion
Hook and Ladder Canapaa'y, of
! Chester. -
SECTION /. Be It enacted by the Sen
ate 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
! Crockett Champion, Malachi Grayson,
Theodore Boyd, Benjamin Walker, B.
+. Michael, Harrison BAILEY, John Lee,
and til cir associates and SUCCESSORS be, and
are hereby, constituted a body corporate
| md p1lisic, unde; the name and style
of the Champion Hook and Ladder
Company, of Chester, with a capital
stock not exceeding the sum of five
thousand dollars, with the right Ito sue
and be sued, to plead and be impleaded
In any Court Of competent jurisdiction,
! to have and to use q common seal, anu
the same 10 alter at will and pleasure,
and with all other rights, privileges anu
immunities that are now secured by law
to like Incorporated bodies.
SEC. 9. This Act shall. be deemed a
public Act, and shall remain in force
! for term offiftecn years..
Approved February %, 1871.
AN ACT to Incorporate the Rock AA1
Hook and Ladder Company:
SECTION, l. Be it cpactcd by the
I Senate and Honse of Representatives
of the State of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly,
apdrby'the authority of the same:
b. That Captain A. 10. Hutchinson, Cap
tain Iredell Jones, w. NJ: McCuily, NJ.
D. Steele, r. H. McCosh, Charles r.
Cobb. P. G. Keesler and J..H. Wither-
spoon and their associates and success,
ors. be, and they arc hereby, constituted
y hodv corporate and polite, under the
name and style of the Rock Hill Hook
and Ladder Company, with a capital
stock not exceeding the sum Of five
thousand dollars. with the right to sue
and be sued, to plead and be implicated,
in any court of competent jurisdiction.
b TO have. and t0'ise O common seal, ana
i the same to alter, at WIZ and pleasure,
! and with allother@rights,, privileges ana
immunities that are now secured oy law
to like incorporated bodies.
SEC. This Act sllaH-be deemed
public Act, and shall remain i'll force
'+i-for the term of fourteen years.
r. Approved February 2s, ISL.
AN ACT to Incorporate the Whippcr
Gnards, Of Christ Church Parish. : :
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting insGeneral Assembly, and by the
authority Of the same; r..