Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-31
Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the
Legislature Session 1870 and 1871.
TOFFICIAL.1

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= pany, in the State Of South Carolina, and
to Grant to the Persons therein named, and
their Associates, the Right to Dig and
Mine in tho Reds Of tho Navigablo Streams
and Waters Of South Carolina for Phos.
phate Rocks and Phosphate Deposits.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted BY the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
aof South Carolina, now met and sitting in
q General Assembly, and by the authority of
the Same, That the State Of South Carolina
docs hereby give and grant to the following
persons, to wit : r. B Elliot, Robert Smals,
w. j. Whippor, N b. Myers, Luoius Win.
bush, w b. Nash, S. A. Swails, H. j. Max
well, James M. Allen, w. H. Jones, B. 4.
Rosemon, b. Byas, Edward Mickler, Il. Ne
hcnlas, W. II .Jervey, j. N. l!ayne, Timo
thy Hurley, Anson w. Thaycr, John b.
Moses, Jr., A. j. Ransicr, c. W. ,Iontgom
cry, B. L. Whittemore, and r.. A. Sisson,
an such other persons as they may associate
with them, the right to dig, mine and re-
move, for the full term of thirty years, from
the beds of the navignblc streams aud wa.
ters within the jurisdiction Of the State of
South Carolina, the phosphate rocks and phos.
phatic deposits Provided That the persons
named, and their ossocia.cs, shall not in any
way interfere with the free navigation of the
navigable streams and waters of this State,
or the private rights of any citizen or citizens
residing upon or owning tho lands upon the
banks of the said nayigablc rivers and waters
of the State.
SEC Q. That .l.;, i;iro o,, grant is made
upon the express condition that said grantees
shall pay to the State of South Caiolina the
sum Of one ()dollar per ton for every ton of
phosphate rock and phosphate deposits, dug.
md fro, 4 1 L.,
rivers and waters of tho State And /urhcr,
That the said grantees shall pay into tho
Treasury Of the State the sum of five hun
drcd dollars, as license fee, before common.
cling business under said grant.
SEC. 8. Before commencing operations un.
der authority Of this act, said grantees aud
their associates, shall Glc, or cause to be filed,
in the Office of the State Auditor, a borid in
the penal sum of fifty thousand 50,0C0) dol
lars conditions that said grantees and their
associates, shall make true aud faithful re,
turns to the State A6{ktor, of the number of
tons Of phosphate rocks and phosphate de-
posits dug, mined and rcmoFed hy them from
the beds of the navigabe streams and waters
of the State, and shall punctually pay to tho
State Treasurer, annually, OH the first day of
October. one CD dollar per ton for every ton
of phosphate rocks and phosphate deposits
by them dug, mined and removed from the
beds of the navignble streams and w,ters Of
the State during the year preceding said
bond to be renewed annually, and approved
by the Attorney General The books of said
grantees and tlcir associates, shall be opened
to the State Auditor, or agent duly appoint,
cd by him for that purpose
SEQ. 4. That the capital stock Of said COM
pany shall consist of two millions (2,0O0 ,0O0)
dollars, to be divided into shares of one hun
drcd dollars each, with the privilege of in
crcasing tho same to an amount not exceed
ing five million dollars and when the sum
of three hui! ired thousand dollars shall have
been subscribed, the said company may lie
organized and go into operation.
SEC. 8. That tho profits Of said company
may, from time to time, be divided among the
stcck holders according to such rules and reg
ulatlons us they may prescribe, not rcpug
:,ant to tho laws of tho State.
SEC. e. That the stock of said company
may be transferred in such nlauncr and form
as may be directed by the bylaws of the com.
pany.
SEC. 7. The said company shall be entitled
to all the rights and privileges accorded to
other corporations incorporated 10y the laws
of this State Provilr1 That nothing in tls
act shall be construed as giving to the said
South Carolina Phosphate and Phosphate
River Mining Company the exclusive right
to dig and mine in the navigablc rivers of the
State.
SEC. 8. All acts and parts Of acts incon-
ssstcnt with this act, are hereby repealed
Approved tho ninth day Of March, 1871
sAn Act to Require the State Treasurer to
SS Pay county Trcasurcrs the Apporton,cnt
sM of the State School Fund for their Respcc,
ssS tive Counties, and for Other Purposes
IS SECTION l. BE II enacted BY the Senate
Snnd House of Representatives of the State of
SSouth Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen
Seral Assembly, and by the authority of the
Ssame, that, within fifteen (15) days after
sthc appointment, by tho State Superintendent
Sof Education, of the State school fund, and
Sthe annual taxes, collected by the State for
Sthe support of schools rcqli lircd by Section II
sof! an act entitled can act to establish and
84maiutain system Of free. common schools
For the State of South Carolina" approved
'SEebruary 10th, 1870, the State Treasurer
shall pay the several County Trcasurcrs the
of the fund and taxes afore.
sapid, belonging to their respective counties,
S&ecordng to the certificate of the State Su-
eXerintendent of Education.
l|# Sec. 2. That the several County Trcasur.
|Srs shit retain all tho poll tax collected in
SSheir respective counties and it is hereby
9ipadc the duty of the said County Treasur
Iers, in collecting the. poll tax, to keep an nc.