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, amount that, upon fair division
thereof, such stockholders. for each
and ev' ry share of stock held by him
or her, shall have received or be- Ell.
titled to receive, the sum OF two hnn.
drcd dollars, or the value thereof in
!, property or assets, and such division
and distribution shall have been made,
then the said association shall cease
and determine: Provided however
That in case the said association shall
not have closed it's operations and
affairs. as above provided for, within
Il shorter period, then this Act shall
not continue in force beyond ten
years.
Sec. 6. That this Act shall be deem
ed a public Act, and be given and
received in evidence without being
specially pleaded
Approved March II, 1872.
AN ACT to Re-chnrter Mountain
\ Lodge. No. Is, of tho Independent
! Order of Odd Fellows, Of Green
vile County, South Caro- lima.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Sem
ate and House of Representatives of
the State OF South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by authority of the same:
That all persons who now are, or
hereafter may become. members of
Mountain Lodge. No Is. of the Inde-
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows, OF
Greenvillc County, South Carolina, be,
and the same are hereby, declared a
body polite and corporate, by the
name and style above assigned.
SEC. 2. The Lodge aforesaid shall
have succession Of officers and men,
bcrs, according to its bylaws; anG
shall have power to made bylaws,
not repugnant to the laws of the land ;
and to have, use and keep common
seal, and the same 10 alter at will; to
sue and be sued. in any Court Of this
State; and to have and enjoy every
right incident TO interpretations. 1t
is hereby empowered 10 retain, pos
sess and enjoy all such property, real
and personal, as it may possess or be
entitled to, or which shall hereafter
be given. bequeathed TO. or in any
manner acquired by it; and to sell,
aic. or transfer the same: Provided,
The amount so held shall in no case
exceed the SUM Of twenty thousand
dollars.
SEC. This Act shall be deemed q
public Act. and continue in force un-
til repealed.
Approved March 12, 1872.
AN ACT to Establish Public Ferry
in Fairfield County. .
Be- it enacted by The Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State
Of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority OF the same,
That the ferry commonly known
as ''Rocky Mount Ferry" across the
Catawba Rivel. in Fairfield County,
shall be, and the same is hereby, es-
lahIishcd IL public ferry, and vested
in James Johnson, his heirs, executors
and assigns, until repealed, with the
privilege Of collecting the following
rates Of toll, to wit: For each way.
on drawn by four horses, mules or
oxen, seventy-6ve cents; for each
wagon drawn ~ three horses, mu cs
or oxen. sixty-tive cents; for each
wagon drawn by two horses, mules or
oxen, fifty cents; for each wagon,
carriage or buggy drawn by one horse,
mule or OK, twenty-five cents; for
each man on horseback, ten cents for
each foot passenger, five cents: Pro-
vidcd, That children going to and
returning from school, and voters
going to and return ng from the polls
on eIertion day, shall he passed free
Approved March IL, 1872.
AN ACT Authorizing James c.
Thompson and Wife, Elizabeth
Thompson, to Adopt tho Child of
Mary Couch, Give it the Name Of
James Lawrence Orr Thompson,
and Make it his Lawful Heir.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State
of South Carolina now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority Of the same,
That james G. Thompson and his
wife, Elizabeth Thompson, be, and
they arc hereby, authorized and en-.
powered to adopt the child Of Mary
Couch, to give it the name of James
Lawrence Orr Thompson, and to
make it their lawful heir.
Approved March II, 1872.
AN ACT to Authorize the Formation
of. and to Incorporate, the Spar
tanburg and Aiken Railroad.
VIII -rcas it is desirable that there
should be a connection by railroad
between tho town Of Aiken and the
town of Edgefeld, the village of
Ninciy-SiX, and the towns OF Lau-
renee Il d Spartanbury, in this State
tn retore,
SEC. l. 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 tho formation of u corporate
company is hereby authorized, tor the
purpose OF constructing Il railroad to
connect tho town Of A ken, the town
of Edgeteld, tho village of Ninety
Six, the town Of Luurens, and the
town Of Spartanburg, with the privi-
lege Of extending the same to the
town of Hamburg in such manner as
may be determined by said company
SEC. 2 That for che purpose Of rails