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Laws of South Carolina.
ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
PASSED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Published by Authority.]

AN ACT to Incorporate the spring.
field Baptist Church Of the 1own OF
Greenville, South Carolina.
SECTIN /. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of House of Representatives
of the State Of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority Of the same:
That the members of the said Society
be, and are hereby declared to be body
corporate, by the name and style of the
Springfield Baptist Church, and by
that name and style shall have success
sion of officers and members, and shall
have commpH sal.
Sec. 9. Tha, tl.e said corporation shall
have power 10 purchase, receive and
hold any real or 'ersonal estate, not ex-
ceeding in value ,itty thousand dollars,
and to sell, convey and dispose of the
same; and by its corporate name may
sue and be sued, i'll any Court of compe-
tent jurisdiction in this State and make
rules and bylaws, not repugnant to the
laws thereof, as they may deem necessa-
ry and expedient.
Sec. 3. That this Act shall be deemed
and taken to be public Act, and shall
continue in force until repealed.
Approved February q, 1872.
AN ACT to Change the Name Of Wna.
Nathaniel Martin, and to make Him
ono of tile Legal Heirs Of His Father.
Whereas, VIM. B. Davis, a citizen of
Williamsburg county, is the father of an
Legitimate child, boy, now going by
the name of VIM. Nathaniel Martin,
and whereas said VIM. B. Davis is desi-
rous of having the name of said child
changed to that of VIM. Nathaniel Da-
Wis, and to have conferred upon him all
the rights of legitimacy therefore,
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives of the
State of South Caroline, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same:
That the name of said VIM. Nathaniel
Martin be changed to that of VIM. Ma
thaniel Davis.
Sec. 2. That all rights Of legitimacy
are hereby conferred upon the said VIM.
n. Martin, and that he be considered
one of the legal heirs of his father, VIM.
B. Davis, as if born in lawful wedlock.
Approved February 9th, 1872.
AN ACT to Change the Names Of Lee
Abyo ms, John AbrGn1s, Dunkin Aordns
and Mo.y Abrams, to Lee Ferguson,
John FerguSsou, Dunkin Ferguson ana
Jfaay FeTyuso,;, Respectire,yy,; ana 10
Permit Charles N. Ferguson to t1dopt
them, dnd make them his Iawfulhenr'
Whereas the aforesaid Lee Abrams,
John Abrams, Dunkin Adams and
Mary Abrams, are all the minor children
Of Frances T.. Abrams, now internlarried
with the said Charles NJ. Ferguson, who
is desirous of treating said children, in
every respect, as his own, to confer upon
hem his own name, and to make them
his lawful heirs therefore,
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Sen
lte and House Of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
of the same:
That the names of said Lee Abrams,
John Abrams, Dunkin Abrams and
Nary Abrams be changed, respectively,
to Lee Ferguson, John Ferguson, Dull
kin Ferguson and Mary Ferguson.
Sec. 2. That the said Lee Ferguson,
John Ferguson, Dunkin Ferguson and
Mary Ferguson shall, hereafter, be deem
ed lawful heirs of the said Charles NJ.
Ferguson, and shall, npon the death of
.he said Charles NJ. Ferguson, providing
he die intestate, inherit his property, in
common with his other lawful heirs.
Approved February q, 1872.