The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-28
LAWS OF THE STATE.
Acts and Joint Resolutions, Passed by
the General Assembly Of South Caro-
lima, Session OF 1s7O-'71.
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Az Aor to promote the consolidation OF the
Grespyille and Columbia Railroad Company
and the Blue Ridge Railroad Company.
ssc. 1. 30 1t enacted by the Senate and
House af Representatives Of the State OF soutt
Carolina, now met and sitting in General As
sembly, and by the authority Of the same:
That 40. act. entitled "An act to amend the
charter OF the Gresnvile and Columbia Rail
road Company" passed by the General A.
sembly OF this State on the Goth dsy OF Decem.
ber 1853 be, and the same is hereby, re.ensct.
ed. with the following amendments or sltera-
tions:
SEQ. 2. That for the purpose OF extending OF
building or constructing railroad from Green
vile, oil of the provisions of sections nine, ten
eleven and twelve Of an act entitled can sot
to authorize the formation Of the Greenville
and Columbis Railroad, |" passed on the 18th
day Of December, in the year 1876 be, and the
same are hereby, re-enacted, with the following
amendments or alter ations:
SEQ. 8. That the Greenville and Columbia
R.iroaa Company is authorized, so fur as
practicable, purchase connect or unite with
any connecting railroad or railroads, and
especially to extend railroad communication
to Knoxville, Tennessee, and to Asheville, in
North Caroiua: Provided, That ifthe Green
vile and Columbia Railroad Company shall fail
10 construct and finish the said railroad, in
Guiding such other railroad or raih Dads es it
may Unite with or acquire, to The line between
this State and North Carolina and Tennessee,
within five years from the final; passage OF thus
act, the right to further construct said rul-
road to Knoxville and to Asheville shall cease,
and the time limited therefor is hereby extend
ed Ave years from the 4nal passage Of this act;
but this limitation shall not impair nor affect
any rights, or any railroad or railroads ae-
ouired, united with. or constructed, 30 tar as
acquired, united with or constructed, at the
end OF the time hereby limited. nor shall any
thing contained in this act impair or limit the
right or privilege to consolidate or unite with
any raihoad or railroads under any general
railroad law or laws. That the said Greenvine
and Columbia Railroad Company shall have
the power to construct and build, upon the most
practicable route. branch Of their road,
from some point on ths line OF their road, at
or east of Anderson Courthouse, and west OF
the Saluda River, to Aiken or Hamburg, and
there connect with any railroad Incorporated
under the laws Of this State; and also shall
have the power to construct and bui'd, upon
the most practicable route, o branch Of their
road from ,Abbeville Courthouse to the savan-
nah River, in the direction Of Washington,
Georgia; also, that the said company shall
have the power to construct and build, upon the
most practicable route, railroad from Spar
tanburg Courthouse to the North Carolina
line, in the direction OF AsheviLe, or Ruther'
fordton, North Carolina.
SEC. 4. That in view of the consolidation OF
the Greenyille and Columbia Railroad Com
pauy and the Blue Ridge Railroad Company,
the action Of the said Blus Ridge Railroad
Company in making the bonds aforesaid, and
of the comptroller general Of the State in en-
dorsing the same, and thereby pledging the
faith and funds Of the State to the payment OF
said bonds, is hereby ratified and confirmed;