The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-26
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AN ACT to alter and amend an, act entitled
San act to Revise, Simplify and; Abridge the
Rules, Practice, Pleadings and Forms Of
Courts In this State" .-..-z,z,,.,.., ..,r.
Be 1t 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: ,,-..,-l
That section three hundred and ten (310) Of
an act entitled ''An act to revise, simplify and
abridge the rules, practice, pleadings and
forms Of courts in this state,n approved the
first day of March. A.. D. 1870, be, and the
same is hereby, altered and. amended by
striking out therefrom the words ''or by q
referee appointed by the court, f6r that pur-
pose," and the word "referee". Immediately
thereafter.
Approved March 1s, 1879. -,
An ACT to Regulate the Pay of the Members
of the General Assembly.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State Of South Caro-
lima, now met and. sitting In General Asasrn-
bly,, and by the authority Of the same:
That each member Of the next General As
sembly shall receive an annual salary Of six
hundred dollars; and twenty cents for every
mile Of the ordinary route of travel in going
to, and returning from, sessions Of the Gene
raj Assembly.
Approved March l3, 1872.
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AN ACT to Incorporate the Charleston,
Georgetown and Conway boro' Railroad Com
pany.
sEor1oN'1. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State Of
South Carolina, now met and sitting In Gene
raj Assembly, and by the authority of the
.;.ale:
That for the purpose Of constructing rail-
road of one or more tracks from some point at
or near the City Of Charleston, through the
Counties Of Charleston and Georgetown, to
some point at or near the Town Of Georgetown,
and thence through Horny County. to some
point at or near Conwayboro', thence to the
North Carolina State line, that G. B. Stuart!
81. N. Drane, E. B. WlggIn, 8. P. Wick, WA
Greenleaf, W. q. Mcdowell, John Douglas, W.
F. johnson, J. Walker and their associates,
successors and assigns, are hereby created Q!
body polite and corporate under the name Of
the Charleston, Georgetown and Conwayboro'
Railroad Company, and, by such title, shall
have corporate existence for the term Of
thirty (3O) years; and may sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, in every proper
court of the State of South Carolina, and may
have and use a common seal, which 1t may
change or alter at pleasure; and shall be capa-
BILE of purchasing, holding, using, leasing and
conveying estate, real, perronal and mixed,
and other property, and acquiring the same
by gift or devise; and may make all necessary
bylaws and regulations for Its government,
not inconsistent with the constitution and
laws of the State of South Carolina, and of the
United States. Z,
SEQ. 2. That the said company be, and Is
hereby, authorized and empowered to con-
struct, maintain and operate 9 railroad Of one
or more tracks, extending from some point
at or near Charleston, to some point at or
near Georgetown, thence to some point at or
near Conway boro', thence to some point on
the North Carolina State line, in Horry Coun-
ty, the particular route of same to be deter.
mined upon by the company after the same
shall have been formed.
SEC. 8. That the capital stock of said COM
pany shall be three millions of dollars, In
shares of one hundred dollars each, with the
privilege of increasing the said capital stock
to such an amount as may be found necessary
to construct, equip and maintain the said rail-
road; and the shares shall be personal proper
ty, transferable IN such manner as the by
laws may direct; and for the raising of such
capital stock, 1t shall be lawful to open books
of subscription, at such times and places, and
under the direction of such persons, as said
company may determine. That the said sub
scrlplions to The capital stock may be made In
money, bonds, lands, materials or work, at
such rates and on such terms as may be
agreed upon at the time of such subscription.
copy of any articles of association, signed
by the incorporators named In this act, or any
number of them, not less than five, may be
filed in the Office OF the secretary of State, and
thereupon the persons subscribing such arti.
cles of association, and all persons who shall
become stockholders in such company, shall
be a corporation, In deed and in law, for the
purposes herein set forth, and shall be consid-
cred organized by such act of association.
SBc 4. That the company hereby authorized
shall be allowed six months from the passage
of this act In which to file the articles of asso-
citation in the Office of the secretary of State,
as provided for In section 8, and the railroad
hereby authorized to be constructed shall be
commenced within Two years after the passage
of this act, or otherwise the charter shall be
void.
SEC. S. That the said railroad company is
hereby authorized to construct and operate one
or more lines of telegraph along Its railway,
charging and collecting such remuneration for
all messages or dispatches as the president and
board of directors may direct. The said ccm.
pany may connect said line of telegraph with
the lines of any other company In this State,
or adjoining State; and may lease, farm out,
or sell the above right, as In the Judgment of
the president and board of directors may be
most advantageous to the interest Of the com.
pany.
Sec. 6. That the said company is hereby
authorized and empowered to mortgage any
or all of Its property and franchises, and issue
bonds and preferred stock to an amount, and
on such terms and conditions, and for such