The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-01


as such body polite, shall have the power to
use and keep common seal, and the same at
will to alter, to make all necessary bylaws not
repurnant to the laws of the land, and to have
succession of officers and members, conforma-
able to such bylaws, to sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded in any Court of competent
Jurisdiction in this. State. and to have, use and
enioy all other rights, and be subject to all 9TH
er liabilities incident to bodies corporate.
Sec. 2. This Act shall be deemed and taken
to be public Act and shall continue in force
for the space of fifteen years from and after Its
passage.
Approved March 9, 1871.
AN ACT to incorporate the Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church, in Darlington County, S. G..
SECTION /. Betit cnactcd.b 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 the same, That
the members of the said Society be, and are
hereby, incorporated, and are hereby declared
to be body corporate, by the name and style
of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, and by
officers and members, and shall have acommon
seal.
Sec. 9. That the said corporation shall have
power to purchase, receive and hold anyreal or
personal estate, not exceeding in value the sum
of twenty thousand dollars, and to sell, convey
and dispose of the same, and by Its corporate
name to sue and be sued in any Court of this
State and to make such rules and bylaws, not
repugnant to law, as it may consider necessary
and expedient.
Sec g. That this Act shall be deemed and
taken to be public Act, and shall continue in
force for the term of twenty-five years.
Approved March 8, 1871.
AN ACT to permit VIM. l.. Wood to adopt Ma
poleon B. Smith, to make him his lawful
Heir, and to change the name of the said
Napoleon B. Smith to that of Napoleon B.
Wood.
Whereas, VIM. L. Wood, of the County of
Laurens, has adopted, with the consent of its
parents, a. child of the age of seven years,
and whereas he is desirous of treating said
child, in every respect, as his own, to make him
his lawful heir, and to confer upon him his own
name therefore,
SECTION 1. BE 1t 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 the same, That
the name of the said Napoleon B. Smith be
changed to Napoleon B. Wood, and that here
after the said Napoleon B. Smith be known and
called Napoleon B. Wood
SEc..2. That the said Napoleon B. Wood
shall hereafter be deemed a legal heir of the
said VIM. L. Wood; and shall, upon the death
of the said Wood providing he die intestate)
inherit his property, in common with such 9TH
er legal heirs as the said Wood shall leave at the
time of his death.
Approved March 8, 1871.
AN ACT declaring Tract of One Hundred
Acres of Land, in the County of Fairfield,
as escheated to the State, and to vest the
title of the same in the Trustees of Ridgeway
Academy.
Whereas, one Mrs. Murdoc, widow, died a
number of years since, leaving as her estate
one hundred acres of land in the county OF
Fairfield, bounded by lands of William Dun
lap. Samuel McQuarters, and others and,
whereas, she left no heirs or representatives,
therefore,
SECTION /. BE 1t 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 the same, That
the said tract of one hundred acres of land be,
and the same is hereby, declared to have es-
cheated to the State.
SEC. 2. That the title of the State to said one
hundred acres of land be, and the same is here
by, vested in S. M. Smart, Moses James and
Wyat Boulware, and their successors in Office,
as Trustees of the Ridgeway Academy, in the
said county of Fairfield
Sec. 3. That they are hereby authorized to
sell the same, and apply the money for the
purpose of building school at or hear the
above mentioned place.
Approved March 9th, 1871.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled can Act
to incorporate the Enterprise Bail Road
Company, of Charleston, South Carolina" T"
approved 1st March, 1871.
SECTION l. BE 1t 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 the same, The
Enterprise Rail Road Company are hereby au-
thorized to lay their railway track through and
along any street of the city of Charleston,
which may be necessary, in order to connect
with the track of the South Carolina Rail Road
Company, and the track of the Northeastern
Rail Road Company, and to connect East Bay
street with Ashley River.
Sec. 2. The said Company is further author
lied to lay their rail road track, and run their
cars from any point or points on the Cooper
River to any point or points on the Ashley
River within the city of Charleston, or within
ten miles of the corporate limits of said city.
Sec. 3. The said Company is further author
lied to issue seven per cent. coupon bonds to
the amount of ten thousand dollars for every
mile of completed railway.
SEC. 4. The said Company is further author
lied to lay their railway track, or tracks, should
it bo found desirable, down to the water front
of any of the wllarves Of the said city.
Sec. 5. The track or tracks, herein author
lied, may be used by said Company for carry
ing freight and passengers, or either, at the op-
tion of the said Company.
Approved March 9th, 1871.
AN ACT to Charter the Jacksonboro' Ferry.
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of South
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