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be sued, to plead and be implicated, to use

be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to use
a common seal, and to make all such by
laws and rules as they may deem neces-
sary and proper for the regulations, gov
ernment and conduct of said seminary OF
learning, except as is hereinafter provided
for: Provided, That said bylaws and
rules be not repugnant to the Constitution
and laws of this state, or OF the United
States.
Sec. 2. That the said Board Of Trustees
shall hold their Office for the term oftwen-
ty years, and shall be authorized to ap-
point such officers as they may think nee
essary and proper for the organization and
government Of their own body. And should
any vacancy occur in the Board, by death,
resignation or otherwise, the said board
shall have power to- fill said vacancy.
Sec. 8. That the said Trustees and
their successors s6all have and hold all
the estate, propertYand fluids now belong
ing to said college, and all property, funds,
money, donations, /legacies, and devises
which may hereafter be granted, con
veyed, bequeathed, devised or given tosaid
college in trust, nevertheless, for the use
and benefit of said college.
sec. 4. That the present PRESIDENT, Dr.
Thos. S. Waring, shall hold his Office dur
ing the pleasure Of the Board of Trustees,
and shall have full power to appoint all
Professors, Tutors and Instructors Of and
in said college, and to remove the same at
pleasure, and to exercise such general con-
troll and supervision over the instructors,
affairs and government Of said college as
he may deem advisable, subject to the ap-
proval of the board Of Trustees.
Sec, 5. That the said President shall
have power and authority to confer and
award such distinction, honors, licenses
and degrees as are usually conferred by
similar colleges of the United States.
Sec. 6. That this act shall be deemed
and taken to be public act, and to con-
tinue in force until repealed.
Approved March 4, 1872.
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In Act to Charter the Walhalla Female
C0lleqe

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 DR.. Th6s..S. Waring, J. W. Strick-
ling, J. A. Beard, c. E. Watson, DR.. A.
E. Norman, Rev. B, Holden, Wesley
Pltchford, Rev. j. B. .<Smeltzer, J. J. Nor
ton, ". e. Keith, q. A. Whitner, II. S.
Van Deviere, s. p Dendy, R. A. Thomp,
son, J. p. Mickler, G. NJ. Yarbtough, and
their successorsin Office, be, and are here
by, created and constituted body polite
and corporate, by the name and style of
"The Trustees of the Walhalla Female
College, for the purpose Of organizing,
establishing, governing and conducting a
seminary of learning in the town of Wal
halla, in the State OF South Carolina; and
that the said body polite and corporate,
by the said name of ''The Trustees of the
Walhalla Female College," shall be capa-
BILE and liable in law and equity to sue and
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IA Act to Reae,o the Charter of the Hope
Steam Fire Engine Company, Of Charles

dCt W 1tcieCW Gtc SftufCcF VI Ltc 11Vpc
Steam FIRE Engine Company, Of Charles
ton.
Section 1. 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 charter of the Hope Fire En-
CINE Company, of CharlestoE, il hereby
renewed and continued in forcs unfYrt-
pealed, and the said company is hxrsby
authorized to adopt the na4e.~and sty lie
of the Hope Steam Fire Engine Company,
of Charleston, and the members thereof,
shall. at all times, be subject to the pro-
visions of the 18th Section of the act
passed on the 2lst day of December, in
the year eighteen hundred and thirty-six,
entitled San act for the better regulating
of the Fire Department, in the city of
Charleston"
Ppproved March 8, 1872.
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capital stock not exceeding five thou
sand dollars, in shares often dollars each,
with the rightto sue and be sued, to plead
and be impleaded, in any court of compe-
tent Jurisdiction; to have andvuse q. COM
mon seal; AMI the same toalter At will
and pleasure; to purchase aad heldyeal
estate and other propertyi apd with all
other rights, privileges and~fmmunities
that are now secured by law to incorpora-
ted bodies.
Sec. 2. That this act shall be deemed
public act, and shall continue in force
until repealed.
Approved March l3, 1872.
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lied and directed tssive Gp full acquit-
ance and release therefor.
Approved March 4, 1872

An act to Incorporate the Gopensuttle
Lodge, No. 1O7, Ancient Free Masons::
Of South Carolina.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the State Of
South Carolina, now met aud sitting IN Gen
eral Assembly, and by the adteority Of the
same:
That the offieeri and members that now are
or hereafter may be their associates and sue
cessors, shall be known in law under the
name and style of the Gowenskille Hodge,
No. lO7, Ancient Free Mason< of ting State
of South Carolina" " and, under tbeirE Eorpor
ate capacity. to hold any personal ofeal es-
ate, and to sell or dispose 1t the Same at
at pleasureSto sue and be sued, plead d and
be implicated; they mas enjoy all the rights
and privileges as granted to such like cor
porations by law, with liberty to have a
common seal and alter the same at will; to
enact such rules and by laws, for the govern
ment of their order, not repugnant to the
laws of the land.
Sec. =. That this Act to be deemed a
public Act, and remain in force until re-
pealed.
Approved March u, 1872.
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An act to Proride for the Payment OF
Certain Debts by the County of aiken.

An act to Proride for the Payment OF
Certain Debts by the County of aiken.
Whereas, by an act approved March
10th, 1871, a new judicial county, by the
name Of Aiken, was formed by.porti0ns
of Barnwell, Edgefcld, Lexington aud
Orangeburg; and whereas, the Said named
counties, at the time the act " establish
the said county of Aiken was passed,
were, and still ale, iu debt; and whel cas-,
it is bat fair and just that the said county
of Aiken should assume h9r proportion vi
the debts of the various cOhnneS] from
which it has been created; therefore,
Section l. Be it enaE EtedJbS the Synate
and House of Representatives of theStale
of South Carolina, now met aud sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority
OF the same:
That of the outstanding debts of the
counties of Barnwell, Edgetield, Lexing-
ton and Orangeburg, Of portions OF which
the said county Of Aiken has been created,
that the said county of Aiken is hereby
made liable for her proportion, in ratio To
the taxable property, as taken from each
of the above specified counties.
Sec. 2. That in order to carry out the
provisions of the preceding Section, il
shall be, aud hereby is, made the duty of
the County Commissioners of the counties
of Barnwell, Edgetield, Lexington and
Orangeburg, to make out certified state
ment of the Indebtedness of their respec-
! tive counties, and forward the same latter
the complete organic alton Of said county
of Aiken to the County Auditor, or any
! nth hay- Il
Of said Office, who shall, in proportion and
proper ratio to carry out the provisions OF
this act, cause an annual assessment OF
one thousand dollars to be made on all
the taxable property within the said new
county OF Aiken, to be used only for the
payment ami TOR the purposes hereiu men
toned.
ApproyedMarch 9, 1874
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An act to Re. charter the Mountain L1tlge
No Is, of the. Independent Order IF Odl
Fello,cs, of Greenrille County, S9utt
Carolina.
Section !. B.. it enacted by the Senate
and House of representatives of the State
of South, Carolina, now met and sitting III
General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same:
That all persons who now are. or here
after may become, members Of Mountain
Lodge, No 15@ of the independent Order
of Odd Fellows, of GreeDSil!e County,
South Carolina, be, aud /th9 saReA are
hereby, declared and constituted Sbody
polite aud corporate, by THE namA aud
style above assigned
Sec. 2. The Lndye aforesaid shall have
succession Of officers aud membrs, ac
cording to it's bylaws, J, and shall have
power to make by laws, not repngnant to
the laws of the land; and TO have, use
and keep common s. al, and the same to
alter at will; to sue aud be sued, 10 any
Court of This STATE; and to haveand enjoy
every right Incident to incOrp ,ratiops.
1t is hereby empowered to retain, pOss ss
and enjoy all such PROPERTY, real and per-
sonal, as it may poss' IS or he entitled to,
or which shall hereafter be given, be-
queathed TO, or in any manner acquired
by it; and to sell, alien or transfer the
same: Provided, the amount ST. held shall
in no case exceed the sum Of twenty thou
sand dollars.
Sec. 3. This Act shall he deemed pub
lie Act. aud continue III force until re-
pealed.
Approved March u, 1872.
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An act to Eseablish Public Ferry IN
Fti.feld County.

Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House oi Representatives of the State
o. South Carolina, now met and sitting IN
General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same.
That the ferry commonly known as
''Rocky Mount Ferry, across the Cataw-
ba River, III FaIf field C,'uu,S~~shal 1be,
and the same is hereby. tsta ellsh{d aSpaib-
tic ferry, al VI sted in Jam s g"hnfon,
his heirs, executors anu Assigns unrl re-
pealed, with the privilege vi blkct1rVs
the following rates oflol, M/wii: For
each wagon drawn by four hors s, mules
or oxen. seventy, tive cents; for each way
on drawn by three horses. mules or exen,
sixty. five Gents; tor each wagon drawn by
Two horses, mules or oxen, hfy nts;
for each wagon, carriage or buggy. drrwn
by one horse. mule or OK twenty five
cents; for each man on horseback, ten
cents; Tor each foot passenger, five cents;
Provided, that children going to aud re-
turning from school, and voters going to
and returning from the polls on election
day, shall be passed free.
Approved March II, 1872.
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Joint Resolution to Reliere the Late County
Treasurer of York county, E. NJ Rose,
and his BondSmen
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the Aath9ri-
ty of the same: That Edward M R6se
late County Treasurer of York County,
and his bondsmen, w. E. Bose, James
Windsor and j. l.. Watson, be relieved
from all responsibility as Treasurer and
bondsmen in York County until date, in
consequence of raid made on that office
and officer by the Ku KIux Klan, on the
Goth day of February, 1871.
Approved Maj ch 4, 1872.
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1n Act to Charter the Village Of Lisbon
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
Genersl Assembly, and by the authority Of
the same:
That from and after the passage of this
Act all and every person or persons who
shall have resided in the corporate limits of
the village of Lisbon, in the County of
Darlington, State Of South Carolina, for
two months, are hereby denatd tSbemem-
bers of the corporation here ITO be created.
That the said persons shalA from bnd after
the passage of this Act,A become a body
polite and corporate, and Shall be known
and called by tbe name of the village of
Lisbon, and its corporate limits shall extend
one half mile from the .cross roads, So
called, in every direction.
Sec. >. That the powers and duties ofthe
officers of the village, the government Of
the same and all things pertaining to the
charter of said village, shall be the same,
as provided for in an Act entitled 'An Act
to incorporate the twon of florence, APP
proved March 9, 1861, excepting only the
incorporate limits.
Sec. 3. This Act shall be deemed pub
Act, and continue in force until amended or
appealed.
Approved Narch l3, 1872
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Joint Resolution to Reliere r. Tampill;
Treasurer of Marion County, of Un-
collected 1ares for the Year 1868.
Whereas the books and papers of the
Treasurer, r. Vampill, Of Marion county,
were destroyed by fire on the 2Sth day Of
February 1870, at the town of Marion,
and whereas he has noerecord left Of the
parties delinqaept; therefore,
Be it rrsolve9by the~Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of South
Caroliua, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same: e..
Section /. That r. Vampill, County
Treasurer Of Marion, be, and is hereby,
relieved from responsibility for the uncol-
lected taxes of 1868, in Marion county,
amounting to S5,664.66, on account of the
State, aud S3,2l5.02, on account of the
county. The Auditor of State and Treas
urer of the State, and the County Com
missioners of Marion, are hereby author
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an Act to Incorporate the Spartan5urg
Female College.

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 Samuel B. Jones, President of
Spartanburg Female College, with his as
sOclates and successors, be, and are here
by, declared body polite and corporate
by the name and style of the Spartanburg
Female College, located in the town OF
Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Sec. =. That the said corporation shall
have power, in its corporate name, to sue
and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in
any court of law in this State, to purchase
and hold real and personal estate, to have
a seal and to make all such bylaws, for
the government Of said corporation, as
may be deemed necessary, hot i9fonsistent
with the laws of the State~ ~
Sec 8. That the said c',rporatio1shall
have power to elect professors f6r said
College, to fill all vacancies as may occur
among them, and to remove them at dis
creti n, to prescribe course of study to
be pursued by the students, to confer de-
gre, s, and award diplomas and such other
honorary distinctions to graduates as are
common in the colleges Of similar grades
in the United States.
Sec. 4. That the private, as we'll as the
corporate, property of the corporators,
shall be liable for all debts contracted for
the college by its authorized agents. .
Sec. 5. That the said corporation shall
have power to take and hold, by donation,
bequtst or purchase, real and personal
property, for the use of said c)llege, to
any amount not exceeding thirty thou
sand dollars.
Sec. &. That this Act shall continue in
force until repealed.
Approved March 4, 1872.
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An Act to Authorise the Mayor and Alder
men of the City Of Columbin TO Issue
Bonds, and to negotiate and Sell the
Same.
That the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Columbia are hereby authorised and
empowered To borrow money, by issuing
bonds, from time to time, To an amount
which, together with the outstanding in
debtedness of' city of Columbia, shall not
exceed the sum of six hundred thousand
dollars, it being thereby intended that the
whole Indebtedness thereof, whether by
bonds or otherwise, shall at no time he in
creased beyond the SAID amount or SIX hum
dred thousand dollars; Provided, That,
before such Issue, the Clty Council shall
recall and cancel tile bonds Issued. to tn.
amount OF two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, issued August, Il, 1911, lOr the
erection of Cty lab and Market; And
provided, fUftner, That no part of SAID
bonds shall be Issued tpr ting pu.chl$e or
any trancf, ,se Or cofpG 1tiOu{
Sec. =, Ahat onelnfolfl ,.Uf haH, Of each
issue of the said DLnIs, shall te'of the de-
fourth part thereof, OF the den0mlnat. on OF
five hundred dokars; and the remaining one
fourth part thereof shal be of the dcnOnl-
nation of two hundred and fifty dollars, each
and all OF which bonds shall be signed by
the Mayor of the city, AMI contcrSlgnel by
the City Clerk and Treasurer, and scaled
with the corporate seal, and numbered con-
secutively from one to SIX hundred Each
of said bonds shah be made payable at
twenty days from the date thereof, and
bear interest at the rate OF seven per Ce.i-
tum per annum, payable semi annually, on
the first day of january, and the first day of
July of each year, with corresponding SEMI
annually interest coupons, signed with the
written signature of the said City Clerk and
Treasurer.
Sec. 3. That no bond shall he negotiated
under the provisions of this act Otherwise
than by public sale, notice of which sale slall
be given for at least thirty days in one news
paper published in Columbia, one in Charles
ton, and two in the city of New York, and
that the sale of all such bonds shall be made
by the Treasurer of the city of Columbia
.rovded, That all such sales and negotia-
tions shall be conducted in accordance with
such rules and regulations as the City COun-
Gil may prescribe.
Sec t. That the said Mayor and Alder
men shall keep registry Of all bonds hereto,
fore issued and now outstanding, aud Of all
bonds which shall be issued under the au
thOrity of this act, showing the number and
amount of each bond, the date when isssed
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An act to Incorporate the Abbsrille agrie,l
tura! Society.

Section 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 D. Wyatt Aiken, P. H. Bradley,
Wm. II. Parker, ]. 'S.fCothran, G.. McD
Miller, w. Joel Smith, r A. Conuor,
James A. Reid, j Nd katimer, D. NJ,
Rogers, James Pratt, 4 NJ. Aiken, NJ, e.
Taggart, A. IL. LawsG2 and r. a. Griffin,
and their successors irSuffice and associ-
ates, be, and they are hereby, constituted
a body polite, under he name Of the
"Abbeville Aggricu'to a Society,"" with
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An act to Incorporate the american Union
Literary Club, Of GadSden, Richland
County, South Carolina.

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 Esop Goodson, John T. Gilmore,
Peter Sniver, Robert Campbell, James
Scott, jeff Tucker, Ellison T. Weston,
Harkless Scott, Moses Scott, Stepheny
Scott, Alick Marshall, Kilt Mills, togeth-
er with other persons who pow are, (or
hereafter may be, associated With them,
be, and they are hereby, declared body
corporate, under the name and style Of
the American Union Literary Club, Of
Gadsden, Richland County, South Caro-
lima, and shall have succession of officers,
and shall have common seal.
Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall
have power to purchase, receive and hold
any real or personal estate, not exceeding
in value the sum of ten thousand dollars,
and to sell, convey and dispose of the same;
and, by its corporate name, to sue and be
sued in any court OF this State, and to
make such rules and bylaws not repug-
nant to the laws of the laud as it may be
considered necessary and expedient.
Sec. 3. That this act shall be deemed
and taken to be public act, and shall
continue in force until repealed.
Approved March l3, 1872.
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In, Act Relating to the Financial Agent
ofthe State of S,uth Carolina in the City
Of Nets York.
Section !. B. it enacted by the Senate
and House uf r representatives. of the State
of south Caroiiua, now met aud sitting in
General Assembly, aud by the authority
of the same,
That the Financial Board of this state
is hereby authorized and required forth
with To adjust and settle claiuis demands
aud accounts and all or any matters of
drfferencerelating to the FhaDcial Agent
ot this Stale, in the city oDNey Y0k, ,)and
to receive any balance WHICH on adjust
menL may be found to be Owing to-this
state by the said Financial Agent, or for
which said financial agent may be, or be-
com, liable to this state, also for all prop
rrty or effects belonging to this state, now
III, or which may hereafter come into the
possession of said financial agent or in any
part or parts thereof, and upon the due
pa, meut and satisfaction, on the part of
sa d financial agent, of any demand arising
on such settlement or adjustment, to exc
cure and deliver to him full release and
discharge for all liability to this state by
reason of any matter Or thing done in
the course ofsuch financial Agency: That
said Financ al Board shall rendera state
ment Of the settlement with the Financial
Ageucy, to the Comptollrr General of the
State thirty days prior to the meeting of
the Gene al Assembly.
Sec 2. That this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March l3, 1872.
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OFFICIAL.
Acts, and Joint Resolutions passed by the
General Assembly Of South Carolina,
Regular Session, 1871 and 1872.
An act to Repsal the Charter Of the VilIags
of LaurenSrilR.

An act to Repsal the Charter Of the VilIage
of Laurensrius. e
Section 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: 4
That the charter of the village of La2r-
epsville, and all acts or parts of acts per-
tanning thereto, be, and the same are here
by, repealed.
Approved March l3, 1872