The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-18

thirty days in one or more newspapers of this
State; (; and the books for receiving such sub
scriptions shall be kept open for sixty days at
each of the places where the same shall be open
ed.
SEC. 5. That on each share of the stock sub
scribed, the subscriber shall pay to the Commits
soner receiving such subscription, the sum OF
five dollars, who shall deposit the same in some
National Bank, and no subscription shall be
valid without such payments; and at the expi-
ration of the time hereby described for keeping
open the books, Che said Commissioners shall
make return of the subscriptions taken by
them and the sums paid thereon, to the Com
missioners in the town of WATERFORD.
Sec. 6. That when the sum of two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars shall be subscribed
in the manner herein prescribed, the said COM
pany may meet and organize, at such time and
place as may be designated by majority OF
the Commissioners herein named for the town
of WATERFORD, due notice having first been
given.
SEC. Z. That for the purpose of organizing
and forming this company, all the powers con-
ferred by the original charter of the Northeas-
tern Rail Road Company in the Commissioners
therein named, shall be vested in the Commis-
sioners named in this Act, each subscriber be-
ing entitled to vote for each share Of stock
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall
be 30 construed as to exempt the said company
from the payment of taxes, or to pledge oy
way of endorsement or otherwise, the credit or
the funds of the State of South Carolina in aid
of the construction of said road.
Sec. 8. That said company shall have the
right to build bridges across navigable rivers !:
Provided, They shall put in good and sufficient
draws, and shall construct necessary stations
and turnouts, with one or more tracks to the
road, with such gauge as shall correspond to
that of the South Carolina Rail Road, and may
cooperate with such road or roads, as may be
chartered by the State of South Carolina,
forming but one road, at their discretion Pro-
vided, That the said road shall be commenced
within one year and completed within five years
after the passage of this Act, or she charter
thereof shall be forfeited: And procided furth-
err, That said road shall be subject to the pro-
visions of an Act entitled can Act to declare
the manner by which the lands, or the right of
way over the lands, of persons or corporations
may be taken for the construction and uses of
railways and other works of internal improve
ment,d ratified September %, A. D. 1868.
Approved March Z, 1871.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND REQUIRE TEE
COUNTY coMMIssIoERs OF BARNwELL CoUN-
TY TO ESTABLISH A ROAD FROM BLACK
VILE TO ALLENDALE.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General AS
sembly, and by the authority of thesame, That
the County Commissioners of Barnwell County
be, and they are hereby, authorized, empowered
and required to lay out, make and keep in re-
pair public road leading from Blackville to
Allendale, and crossing the Saltkahatchie
Swamp, just above the entrance of Hercules
Creek.
Sec. 2. That said County Commissioners
shall appoint competent person to survey and
lay out said road, and, as soon thereafter as
practical, cause the same to be constructed.
SEC g. That in the construction of this road
contemplated by the previous Section of this
Act, should there be necessity for the erection
of bridges, the County Commissioners, on the
shall cause public notice to be given, with the
specifications required, and award the building
of the same to the lowest bidder: Provided,
houeuer, Said bidder shall file his bond with the
proper officers, in do1ble the amount of the
contract, for the faithful carrying out of its
provisions
Sec. 4. That the County Commissioners be
further authorized and required to order out all
persons liable to road duty residing within four
miles of the line of said road created, (excep-
ting those living in incorporated towns,) to per
form three days work in each month on said
road until its completion to the satisfaction of
the County Commissioners, commencing the
first month after the passage of this Act, notice
to be given by the County Commissioners in
the manner that such notice have been hereto
fore given, defaulters to be fined two dollars
(s2 for each days failure to work as notified,
the fines to be collected by the County Com
nissioners, and paid into the treasury for the
use of said County.
Sec. 5. That the bridges mentioned in the
third Section of this Act be completed during
the first and second months from the commence
ment of construction of said road.
Approved march 9, 1871.
AN ACT TO CHARTER THE YEMAsEE AND MI
LEN RAILROAD COMPANY, IN THE STATE OF