The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-01
AN ACT to incorporate the Camden Steam
Mill COMPANY

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 Colin Macraf, A. j. Freitac and Walter
F. Reed; and their associates and successors, are
hereby constituted body polite and corporate,
| by the nameSof the Camden Steam Mill Com
pany, with power to sue and be sued, to plead
and be implicated, in all the Courts OF law and
Equity, may enjoy all the privileges incident to
corporations, and may purchase, hold and con-
vey real and personal estate to an amount not
exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars
| SEC. 9. The business of said Company shall
be grinding grain, ginning cotton, hulling and
pressing cotton seed, or any other similar me-
chanical or industrial pursuit they may choose
to embark in, in the town of Camden, South
Carolina. The books for subscriptions to the
capital stock Of said Company shall be opened
by the above named persons, in Camden, as
soon as convenient after the granting of this
charter, in shares of twenty-five dollars each.
Said corporation may have and use common
seal, which they may alter at pleasure.
| SEC. 8. The shares shall be deemed personal
property, and be transferred only on the books
| of said Company, in such form as the Direc-
tors may prescribe. The said Company shall,
| at all times, have lien on all the stock or
property of the members of said corporation
| invested therein for all debts due from them to
said corporation. And no transfer OF scrip or
stock shall be valid until such debt if any, shall
be discharged; and said corporation may or
ganize go into operation and commence busl-
ness whenever, and as soon as five thousand
dollars to said stock shall be subscribed TOR, and
| five dollars per share of the same paid into the
treasury of said Company in cash, and certlt-
cate signed by che President and Secretary OF
said Company, under oath, setting forth said
subscription and payment shall bs filed IN the
Office of the Secretary of State.
| SEC. 4. The stock, property and affairs OF
said Corporation shall be managed by Board
of Directors, not less than three, nor more than
| five, one of whom shall be chosen by them
President, and all of whom shall hold their Of
fees for one year, and until others are chosen
and said Directors shall be annually elected, at
such times and places as the bylaws OF said
Corporation shall prescribe. majority of said
Directors shall in all cases constitute Board
| for the transaction of business, and majority
of the stockholders, at any legal meeting, shall
be capable of transacting business of said meet
inc. each share emitting the owner thereof to
one vote, which may be given in person or law
| full proxy. The first meeting of said Corpora
ton hereby formed may be called by majori
| ty of the persons named in the first Section OF
| this Act, at such time and place, and upon
giving such notice thereof, as they shall deem
reasonable and proper.
| SEC. 5. The President and Directors, or ma
jority of them, for the time being, shall have
power to fill any vacancy which may happen
by death, resignation or otherwise, for the cur
rent year, appoint Secretary and Treasurer,
and such other officers as may be necessary,
and may require the Treasurer and other Off
GERS to give bonds for the faithful discharge of
their trust and duty, as said Directors may
deem proper, and also, to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations as they shall
| deem expedient for the management of the af-
fairs of said corporation, and the same to alter
and amend: Provided, That the same be not
| inconsistent with the laws of this State or the
| United States.
| Sec. 6. The books of said corporation, con-
| tanning their accounts, shall, at all reasonable
times, be open for the inspection of any of the
stockholders of said corporation; and annual
statements Of the accounts of said corporation
| shall be made and submitted to the annual
meetings of the stockholders. The Directors
may call in the subscription to the capital stock
| by instalments, in such proportion, and at such
times and places as they may deem proper,
giving due notice thereof under such regula-
tions and conditions as they may prescribe.
SEC. T. The said corporation shall, within
thirty days of each annual meeting of the stock
holders, lodge certificate with the Secretary
of the State, setting forth the amount of capi-
tai stock of said company actually paid in, and
the amount of the liabilities of the said corpo-
ration, which certificate shall be signed by the
President and Secretary of said Company, and
\ certified by their oath. This Act shall contin-
ue to be in force for twenty years.
! Approved March Z, 1871.
I AN ACT to establish Ferry across the Cataw
ba River near the late John S. Perrys Mill,
and for other purposes.
| SECTION l.. BE it enacted by the Senate aud
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
q ferry over Catawba River, at a place where
a ferry was formerly operated by Johnston and
Perry, and about two hundred yards from the
late John S. Perry Mill, be chartered and YES
ted in Samuel McAliley, his heirs and assigns,
to wit: For person on horseback, ten cents !:
for any one horse team, fifteen cents; two horse
team, twenty-five cents three horse team, thir-
ty-fve cents; and four horse team, fifty cents |;
oxsteams, same as horse teams (; foot passengers,
five cents loose horses and mules, five cents
each; cattle, three cents; and hogs, sheep and
goats, two cents each.
/ SEC. 2. That this charter shall remain in
force for the term of fourteen years Provided,
That children going to and returning from
school, and voters going to and returning from
their polling precinct on election days shall be
exempt from paying toll at the said ferry.
SEC. 8. Ind be ii further enacted, by the au-
thority aforesaid, That the County Commits
sioncrs of Fairfield County do lay out, or cause
to be laid out, made and kept in repair, in as
direct a course as conveniently may be, a road
from the "River Road" crossing the Wateree
| Greek at Perry's Old Mill to said ferry on
the line of road formerly used to said ferry.
SEC. 4.,And be it further enacted, by the au-
thority aforesaid, That the County Commits
sioners of Lancaster County do lay out make
and keep in repair, in as direct course as con-
yenientlY may be, o public road from said ferry,