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ton, be, and the same is hereby
vevted In the Town Council of Beau
fort, and the said Town Council MAJ
grant licenses to retail spirituous Ii
quors to such persons, and in suel
quantities, at such rates, and upo,
such terms and conditions, as th'
said Town Council may see ft ant
proper: Provided, No such licens'
shall exceed the gum of two hundred
dollars: Provided. further, That il
no instance shall the price of licens'
to keep tavern, or TO retail spirituou,
liquors, be fixed at less sum than i!
established by the laws of this State
SEC. 8. That the said Town Coun
vil are hereby empowered to require
all persons, companies and corpora
tions now engaged, or who may
hereafter become engaged, in bust
ness, or avocations of any kind what
ever, within the limits of said tcwn
to take out q license from the sale
Town Council, who are hereby au
thorized to impose a reasonable charge
or tax, within their discretion, for The
conduct of the same: Provided, NJ
such license snail exceed the sum o.
five hundred dollars.
SEC. 6. That the said Town Council
shall have power to impose q tax
within their discretion, on all salet
made by itincrant traders and auc
tioneers, on all drays, carts, wagons
omnibuses. carriages and other vehi
cles kept for hire. And the said Town
Council shall have power to enforce
the payment of all tsxes and assess
ments against tho property and per
sons of defaulters, to the same extent
and in the same manner, as is provided
by laa for the collection of the gen
eral State tax, except that executions
to enforce the payment of town taxes
shall be issued under the seal Of the
corporation, and directed to the Town
Mars al, or other person especially
appointed by the said Town Council
to collect the same.
SEC. Z. That returns shall be made
on oath, to the Clerk Of the Town
Council whenever, and at such times
as the said Council may 30 require
by ordinance. Of the amount Of all
sales of merchandise, professional
mechanical or other incomes, and Of
the quantity and kind of all property,
other than real estate, subject to tax.
alton under the provisions Of this
Act, by persons who may be liable to
pay the taxes on the same; and any
person in default Of payment of such
taxes, when such payment may become
due, shall be subject to the penalties
now provided by law for faiIur' to
pay the gehcral State tax. That oil
moneys paid for licenses, and for fnes
and forfei,ures for retailing spirituous
liquors, keeping tavern and billiard
tables, within the limits, without Ii.
censcs, shall be appropriated to the
public uses of said town.
Sec. 8. That all Acts or parts OF
Acts, in relation to the Town Council
of Beaufort, repugnant to or supplied
by this Act, be, and the same are
hereby, repealed.
Approved March 8, 1872.
AN ACT to Incorporate the Columbia
Artificial Stone and Cement Compa.
ny.
Sec. l. Bo 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 E. NJ. Stoeber, A Falk. and
Others, and their associates and sue.
ccssors, are hereby made and created
a body polite and corporate, under
the name and style of the Columbia
Artificial Stone and C"ment Company,
with q branch at Charleston, s. c.,
for the purpose of manufacturing
artificial stone and cement. with q
capital of five thousand dollars, with
the privilege to iucrease--the consent
of the stockholders first had and
obtained.
SEQ. 2. That the said company
shall nave such officers as shall be or.
dained and chosen by the rules and
bylaws to DO made for their govern.
ment, and shall have power and au.
thority to make oil rules and bylaws,
not repugnant to the laws of the
land; to regulate the issue of script
and transfer Of shares; to have and
keep common seal, and the same ia
alter at will; to sue and be sued,
plead aud be implcaded, in any Court
Of law or equity; to purchase, take
and hold. sell and alien, in fee simple,
or for any less estate, lands, tenements
hereditaments, goods, chattels, rights
and credits, which may DO connected
with, or in any manner conducive to,
the purposes for which said company
il established Provided, That this
company shall enjuy all the privileges,
and be subject to oil the liabilities and
restrictions. of the Act entitled "An
Act to regulate the formation of cor
porations."
SEC. 3. That the State Of South
Carolina give and grant to tho above
named company tho right to dig and
remove, for the term of twenty
years, from the beds of streams and
waters within the Jurisdiction of the
State of South Carolina, the gravel
sand and she'll line there deposited
Provided, That the persons named
and their associates, shall not, in any
way, interfere with the free naviga
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