The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-07-04

hereby altered and amended by striking out
therefrom the words cor by a referee appoin-
ted by the court for that purpose" and the
word "referee" Immediately thereafter.
Approved March II, 1872.
An Act to regulate the pay of the Members
of the General Assembly.
Be it itenscted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the State of South Caro-
lima now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority Of the same
That each member Of the next General
Assembly shall receive an annual salary OF
six hundred dollars. and twenty cents for
every mile of the ordinary. route OF travel
in going to and returning from sessions OF
the General Assembly.
Approved March l3, 1872.
An Act to incorporate the Charleston.
Georgetown and Conwayboro' Railroad
Company.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate
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 for the purpose of constructing a
railroad Of one or more tracks from some
eoint at or near the city Of Charleston,
through the counties of Charleston ard
GEORGETOWN, to suu,e point at or near the
town of Georgetown, and thence through
Horny county to some point at or near Con-
wayboro', thence to the North Carolina State
line, that G. B. Stuart, II. NJ. Dranc, + .R.
Wiegin, s. p. Wick, W. a. Grecnftaf, W.
Ii. McDowall, John Douglas, W. +. John
son, j. Walker and their associates, success
sors and assigns, are hereby created a body
polite ana corporate under the name OF the
Charleston, Georgetown and ,ConEayboro
Railroad Company, and by such title shall
have corporate existence for the term of
thirty years; and may sue and be sued, plea
and be imp'caded III aay proper court OF
the State of South Carolina, and may nave
and.use common seal, which it may change
or alter at pleasure; and shall be capable OF
purchasing, holding, using, leasing and con.
vcying estate, real, personal and Mixed and
other property, and acquiring the same by
gift or devise; and may make all necessary
bylaws and regulations for its government
not inconsistent with the constitution and
laws of the State of South Carolina and OF
the United States.
Sec. 2. That the said company be
and is hereby authorized and empowered
70 construct. maintain and operate a
railroad of one or more tracks, extend
ing from some point at or near Charles
ton to some point at or near Georgetown
thence to some.point at or near Conway
boso', thence to some point on the North
Carolina State line, in llorry county,
the particular route of same to be deter
mined upon by the company after the
same shall have been formed. .
Sec. 3. That the capital stock OF SAID
company shall be three millions Of dollars
in shares of one hundred dollars each,
with the privilege of increasing the said
capital stock to such an amount as may
found necessary to construct, equip and
MAINTAIN the said railroad; and the
shares shall be personal propesty, trans
ferable in such manner as. the bylaws
NAV direct; and for the raising of such
capital stock, it shall be lawful to open
books of subscription at such times and
places, and under the direction OF sucl!
persons as the company may determine,
That the said subscription to the capital
stock may be made in money, bonds,
lands, materials or work, at such rates
and on such terms as may be agreed up,
on at the time of such subscription. Anc
of any articles of association, signed BY
the incorporators named in this act, OF
;, anv number Of them, not less than live
NAV be filed in the office of the secreta
rv of State, and thereupon the persons
subscribing such articles Of association
and all persons who shall become stock
holders in such company shall be q cor
} noration in decd and in law, for the pur
noses herein set forth, and shall be OR
ran;yed bv such act Of association,
,, o Sec, 4. That the company hereby au
tborized shall be allowed si& month
from the passage of this act in which t
:. file the articles Of association in tn
y Office Of the secretary Of State, as pre-
i vided for in section 3, and the raihoa
j hereby authorized to be constructed sha
he commenced. within two years afte
0 the massage Of this act, or otherwise th