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years after the passage of this Act, o
the charter thereof shall be forfeited
And provided, further, That said roat
shall be subject to the provisions of al
Act entitled IAN Act to declare til,
manner by which the lands, or tht
! right of way over the lands, of person:
or corporations may be taken for the
construction and uses of railways, anG
other works of internal improvement,' j
E, ratified September %. 1868.
Approved March Z, 1871.
AN ACT to Incorporate Certain ReH
giouS Institutions.
SEcTIoNl. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
/ sitting in Genera. Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That from ano
after the passage of this Act, all persons
who now are, or who hereafter shall OF
NAV become, members of the said Soci-
ETY., shall be, and they are hereby, in
corpoyated, and are hereby declared to
be a body polite and corporate, by the
name and style of the Mount Pleasant
Baptist church, and by the said name
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members, and have a common seal. =.
SEC. 2. That the said corporation shall
have power to purchase, receive ana
possess real and personal property, ana
to sell the same, and, by its corporate
name, to sue and be sued in any Court,
and to make such rules and bylaws, not
repugnant to law, as may be thought
necessary aid eXpedient.
SEC. 3. That from and Immediately
after the passage of this Act, all persons
who now are, or who hereafter snail or OF
NAV become, members of the Hope"eli
Baptist Church, shall be, and they are
hereby, incorporated, under the name
and style of the HopeWell Baptist
Church, of Laurens County, and, by
said name, shall have succession OF
officers and members, and have anu
use common seal. -,
SEC. 1. That the said corporation shall
have power to purchase, receive ana
possess any real or personal estate, hot
exceeding in value the sum OF twenty
thousand dollars, or sell the same, ana,
by its corporate name, to sue ana De
sued in any Court of this State, and to
make such rules and bylaws, not re-
pugnant to law, rs may be thoughG
necessary and eXpedient.
SEC. S. That Patrick Smalls, Lewis
Smalls, James r.. Bolan, John AleXan-
der, Robert Chisolm, Joseph 1dencutter
and Cesar Gillison, together with all
who are now, or who hereafter shall or
may become, members of the said Eu-
haw Baptist Church, of Grahamville,
shall be, and they are hereby, declared
to be body corporate, by the name ana
style of the Second Euhaw Baptist
Church, and by this said name shall have
succession of officers and members, anu
have common seal.
SEC. 6. That the said corporation shall
have power to purchase, receive ana
possess any real or personal estate, not
exceeding in value the sum OF ten thou
sand dollars, or to dispose of the same !;
hy its corporate name to sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated in any
Court of Law or Equity in this State,
and to make such rules and bylaws. not
repugnant to the laws of the land, as
may be thought necessary and eXpe-
dient.
SEC. 7. That Samuel Marshall, Antim
Mckcercr, Samuel r. Jackson, Lazarus
Smart. Abner Gibson, Cornelius Bell,
and all other persons who now are, or
who shall or hereafter may become,
members of the said Society, shall be-.
and they are hereby, Incorporated, and
declared to be q body corporate by the
name and style of the Macedonia Bap-
tist Church, of Darlington, and by that
said name shall have succession OF OIL
GERS and members, and have common
seal.
SEC. S. That the said corporation shall
have power to purchase, receive and
possess any real or personal estate, for
the purpose of this Act, not exceeding
in value the sum of fifty thousand dol
lars, or to sell the same, and, by its cor
porate name, to sue and be sued in any
Court in this State, and to make such
rules and bylaws, not repugnant to the
laws of the land, as may he thought
necessary and expedient. Said Society
shall have all the power and be subject
to all the liabilities and restrictions OF
the Act to regulate the formation OF cor
porations, SO far as applicable. >,
SEC. 9. That the foregoing Act shall
be deemed public Act, and shall con-
tinue in force for the term of twenty-five
years.
Approved March :, 1871.
AN ACT to Establish a Ferry across the
Cutaayba River, near the lute John S.
PcnyS MIL, and.for Other Purposes
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
ferry over Catawba River, at a place
where ferry was formerly operated by
Johnston and Perry, and about two
hundred yards from the late Johu 5
Perry's Mill, be chartered and vested ir
! Samuel McAlilley, his heirs and assigns
! who shall be allowed the following ratel
of toll, to wit: For a person OH horse
back, ten cents; for Que horse team
fifteen cents: two horse team, twenty
! five cents; three horse team, thirty-fivt
cents; and four horse teams, fifty cents
OK teams, same as horse teams foo
passengers, five cents; loose horses ant
| and mules. five cents each cattle, thre,
cents and hogs, sheep and goats, twt
! cents each. ..t .
SEC. 2. That this charter shall remain
| in force for the term of fourteen years
Provided, That children going and re
turning from school, and voters goin.
to and returning from their polling pre-
cinct on election days shall be eXcmp
from paying toll at said ferry.
! SEC. 8. And be tt further enacted, b,
the authority aforesaid, That the Coun
ty Commissioners Of Fairfield Count,
do Law ont, or cause to be laid out, mad
and kent in repair in as direct q cours