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VOLUME XVIII---NO. 90.


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shall continue in force after the, ratifica
tion Of. this Act, for the term Of twenty
one years, and until the next meeting
OF the General assembly thereafter.
| Approved March Z, 1911.
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AN ACT to RettnQuish all the :Righ
and Interest Of the state Of South Car
oLind IN and to Certain Real Estate
| Whereof one Napoleon q. Po,tncey, O
' Horny, a Bastard, Died Sesred, and
Hest the Same an Certain Persons
Therein Mentioned, - -
Whereas. one Napoleon b. Pouncey,
late of the County OF Horny and State OF
south Carolina, bastard, was, during
pie, of a certain tract of lane situate in
said County, and diod intestate, seized
and possessed Of the same, as aforesaid,
whereby it vested in the State Of South
Carolina by escheat; and, whereas, Cali
fSrnia Hughes, Thomas NJ. Pouncey and
dren ,oa also n,,t 81 safu Goumty are en-,
father and mother Of said Napoleon B. B.
Pouncey; -,
Be it enacted bv the Senate and
House of Renresent,t;o of tho Stota
- Sou.h C"a,',;ss =. 'no S'a.e
~ ''cu't. o"'o',na' NJ" met ana slt-
tlng I'D general Assembly, and by the
authority of the same.
That oil the right, title and interest Of
the tract of land aforesaid is, by thfs
Act, relinquished, and vested in said
California Hughes, Thomas NJ. Pouncey
and Viola Pouncey, to have and to hold
the said tract of land in common. share
and share alike. to thenhelves their
heirs and assigns forever: Prop1led
That said land he subject to the lawfni
debts si Of, Of said Napoleon B. PomnceW @ ewtat at
the time of his disease.
Approved March 4, 1871. - =.
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AN ACT to amend an Act Entitled "An
Act to Iacorpoydte the Homestead
Building, Planting and Loan Associa-
tioa, of South Cdr0lina.n
BE it eacted, BY the Senate and House
of Renrcsentotives of. the State of
sn,.h rom,I;no ,o, ~ .J 49,:
oootn o"'v''n1' how 'ne' anu eit'ing
III oeneral Assembly, ana Dy Inc
authority OF the 8; me:
That the said Act be so amended, in
Section !, as to read, between the words
planting" and Loan" "Dime Saw
ings," and In Section 2 to read twenty
five dollars" instead OF in 1.-TWO
thousand" ''
Approved March 7, 1871. ~
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AN ACT to authorize the formation of
aud to incorporate, the Iugatoo and
chattanooga Rai!rodd Connpdny. ~
whereas, 1t Is desirable that there
should be a connection, by railroad, be-
tween some point on the Blue Ridge
Kallroad ana Chattanooga, tennessee /;
therefore,
SECTION l. BE II enacted by the SEN
ate anu House OF Representatives OF the
state OF South Carolina, now mel ana
sitting IN General Assembly, and Dy the
authority OF the same: =
That the FORMATION OF corporate
company Is hereoy authorlzeo, iGr the
purpose OF conStfuciioh rall[0aa from
some polnt on the biue hloge halroaa'
I'D OcoIee county, 10 tLe 1O"h oi Chat-
tanooga, IN the state or tennessee, 80
Tar. as sald railroad shall run through
this State, the said Company to have ex-
elusive right to make, Keep and use
such railroad and, TOR the term or time
hereinafter mertloned, no othef, no
other railroad shall be constructed be-
! tween the same points.
SEC. z. mat, TOR the purpose or rais.
ing the capital stock OF said Company, it
shall De lawful 10 open DOCKS at Walhal-
Ia, under the direction OF Robert A.
Thompson, +. +. Vernon, r. l.. Dean,
0. NJ Doyle and A. r. Norman, as
Commissioners, and and at such other
places, and under the direction of such
other persons, Us the satd Commission
ers, or majority Of them, may desig-
nate, for the purpose OF receiving sub
scriptions to an amount not exceeding
two millions OF dollars (S2,O0O,OOC,) in
shares OF one hundred dollars each, to
constitute joint capital stock, for the
purpose Of constructing and carrying in
to operation the said railroad; and, on
each share of the stock the subscriber
shall pay to the Commissioners who
shall be authorized to take the same, the
sum of five dollars in lawful money Of
the United State.
SEC. 8. That when the sum of three
hundred thousand dollars (sS0O, ,0oO)
shall have Leen subscribed, in the man
ner before specified, the subscribers
shall be, and they are hereby, declared
to be q body corporate, to be known by
the name and style of the Tugaloo and
Chattanooga Railroad Company, and
may meet and organize the said Compa-
ny, at such time and place as may be
designated by the Commissioners before
named for Walhalla.
SEC. 4. That the said Company shall
have power, and they are hereby au-
thorized, to construct one or more
branches from the said road to connect