The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-01
Approved March 9, 1872.

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Approved March 9, 1872.
An ACT to Incorporate the Beaufort Manufac-
turing and Improvement Company.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF South
Caroline, now met and sitting in General AS
sembly, and by the authority Of the same:
That Alfred Williams, Robert Smalls, W. j.
whlpper, J. Douglass Robertson, David
Thomas, N. B. Myers, Francis E. Wilder,
James N. Crofut, Geo. Holmes, q. J. Max
we'll and J. B. Bascomb, and their associates
and successors, are hereby made and declared
a body polite and corporate In law, under the
name and style of the Beaufort Manufactur-
ing and Improvement Company, for the pur-
pose of extracting and manufacturing oil from
cotton seed, and other seeds or grain, and for
the purpose of carrying on such other busl-
ness connected herewith, with a capital OF
one hundred thousand dollars. to be divided
into one thousand shares OF one hundred dol.
lars each. -
Sec. 2. The said company shall have power,
from time to time, to increase their capital
stock TO any amount, not exceeding two hum
dred and. fifty thousand dollars, including their
present capital stock, whenever majority OF
the stockholders present, at any general meet
Ing, shall determine. Books may be op ened
for the purpose of obtaining additional sub.
scribers to such increased stock In such man
ner as the company may deem expedient; and
whenever any Increase of capital shall be
made as Aforesaid, the president Of the COM
pany shall make affidavit OF the tact and file
the same In the Office Of the secretary of State,
and make public notice thereof, once week
for three weeks consecutively, in any news
paper published 10 the Town of Beaufort,
which shall be legal notice to all persons deal
ing with said corporation.
SEC. g. That the said company be, and Is
hereby, authorized to build wharf or
wharves, in front of any property owned by
said company, or which they may hereafter
become possessed of In the County Of Beau.
fort, and to collect wharfage on the same, and
to use, sell or lease the said wharf or wharves
tor the use and benefit of said company, sub
ject to any laws now existing or hereafter 10
be enacted In relation to said property.
SEC. 4. That for the purpose of carrying the
products of their manufacture to or from any
railroad or place of shipment upon the island
of Port Royal, the said company is hereby
vested with all the rights and powers, privi-
leges and franchises granted to the Enterprise
Railroad Company Of Charleston, by the act
of the General Assembly Of the State of South
Carolina, Incorporating sald company, ap-
proved March first. eighteen hundred and sew.
enty, and March ninth, eighteen hundred and
seyenty-one: Provided That the line Of said
road, 80 far as 1t affects the Town of Beaufort,
shall be lxed and established by the intendant
and council thereof.
SEC. s. That the said company shall have sue
cession of officers and members, to be chosen
according to the rules and bylaws made, and
to be made, for their government and dlrec-
lion, and shall have power and authority to
make bylaws, not repugnant to the laws Of
the land, to make, have and use common
seal, and the same to alter at will, to sue and
be sued, to plead and be impleaded, In any
court of law and equity, to purchase and hold
any lands, tenements or hereditsments, goods
or chattels which may. be necessary, connec-
ted with, or conducive to the purposes for
which said company Is established.
SEC. 6. The said corporation shall not 60 into
operation until thirty thousand dollars OF the
capital stock shall be paid, in gold or silver,
or United States treasury notes; and an oath
or affirmation of the payment thereof shall be
made by the president, treasurer, aud ma
jolity of the board of directors, which
shall be recorded in the secretary of States
Office, and published in any newspaper in the
Town Of Beaufort, or as near the establish
| ment as circumstances will admit.
Approved March 9, 1872.
An ACT. to Incorporate the Nazareth Presby-
terIan Church, of Spartanburg County.
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 members of the corporation known
as the 'sNazareth Presbyterian Church, In the
County OF spartanburg, together with the off,
GERS and members of said corporation be, and
are hereby, declared TO be body polite and
corporate by the name and style of the Nazareth
Presbyterian Church, and as such shall have
power to adopt such constitution, and to make
such bylaws as may be necessary for the gov
ernment OF the same, and not repugnant to
laws of this State. shall have such council,
trustees, elders and deacons, their successors
10 Office. as they may select, to sue aud be