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! That the said road shall be commenc
ed within (3) three years after the
passage of this AT. and completed
within (5) five years after the date ol
commencement Of labor"
Sec. 2. That nothing contained in
said charter shall be go construed az
to exempt said corporation from the
provisions of Section Al of "An Act
to incorporate certain villages, socie.
ties and companies, and to renew and
amend certain charters heretofore
granted, aud to establish the princi
plet on which charters of incorpora
tions will hereafter be granted" ap'
proved December II, 1841. ,,Iu
Approved February ~, 1872. 7.)
AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled
can Act to Incorporate the Colum
1 bia, Walterboro and Yemassee Rail-
road Company" asa..4.a
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives ol
the State of South Carolina, row me,
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by authority of the same: 81.
That an Act entitled can Act to
incorporate the Columbia, Walter
boro aid Yemaasee Railroad Comps
n.y." approved March 7, 1871, b.
amended as follows, to Wit: The
words, "Provided, That the said road
shall be commenced Within one year
and completed in FIVE years after the
passage Of this Act" occurring in
tho seventh, (7th,) eighth (8th) and
ninth (9th) lines Of Section (e) eight
be changed 80 as to read J: "Provided
That the said road shall be com.
menced within three years after the
passage Of this Act, and completed
within Eve years from date Of .com.
mencemen4 Of labor" That the sec,
and Section Of said Act shall be
amended by striking out the word
possible wherever it occurs in said
Section, and inserting, in place there.
of, the word "practicabl,;" and that
the third Section Of said Act shall be
amended by striking out the words
zone hundred" in the eighth line Of
said Section, and inserting, in place
thereof. the words twenty-five" r.
SEQ. 2. That nothing contained in
said Act of incorporation shall be 80
construed as to exempt said corpora-
tion from the provisions Of Section
Al Of "An Act to incorporate certoin
villages, societies and companies, and
to renew and amend certain charters
heretofore granted, and to establish
the principles on WEIGH charters of
interpretations will hereafter be grant
ed" approved Decembe II, l84l.
Approved February 81, 1872.
AN ACT Authorizing the Town
Council of the Town Of Newberry
to Erect a Market House on . Lot
of Land Belonging 10 the County
of Newberry.
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 the Town Council of the town
of New berry are hereby authorized
and empowered to erect q Market
House in said town. upon o lot of land
which is partly attached to and lying
near the public square In said town,
and belonging to the County Of New
berry; which lot shall be given for
such purpose to said Town Council,
and their successors in of1:e, FREQ
of rent and or charge. And said
Town Council and their successors in
Office, shall have power and authority
to remove such Market House when
ever in their opinion, tho same may
be deemed necessary and expedient.
Approved March 4, 1872. .y
AN ACT to Provide for tho Con.
struction of New Court House
in and for the County Of Richland.
SEQ. 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 the County Commissioners
of RichIand County are hereby
directed, authorized and EN-.
powered to sell and convey the whole
of that lot in the city of Columbia,
on the corner of Richardson and
Washington streets, whereon was
formerly situated the Court House
of said County. The said sale to be
made at public outcry, to the highest
bidder, at such time or times, on such
terms, and in such parcels, az the
said Commissioner shall think proper,
after advertisement thereof for ut
least thirty days: Provided, said lot
shall not be sold for less than one
hundred (lOO dollars per foot; said
measurement to be made on the
atreets bounding the same, and that
all the proceeds, over and above the
amount of purchase Of new site,
shall be deposited in the. treasury OF
the County, and shall be drawn out
on the warrant of the Commissioners :
Provided, That not more than one
half of the above deposit shall be
drawn or paid until the Court HOUSE
is completed. and received BY the
County Commissioners as being COM
pleted according to contract.
SEC. 2. That the said Commission.
ers are further directed, authorized
and empowered to purchase and &C.
"ept o suitable site for a new Court
House, in tbs city of Columbia, and
TO take the titles therefor, executed