The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-07

FIELD, LEXINGTON AND ORANGEBURG, TO
BE KNOWN AS AIKEN COUNTY"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the State Of South Caro-
lima. no,o met and sitting in General as
semb!y, and by the authority of the same,
That Section 5 Of ON Act entitled "An
Act to establish new Judicial and Elec-
ton County from portions of the Coun-
ties of Barnwell, Edgefeld, Lexington
and OraDgeburg, to be known as Aiken
County" be amended by striking out all
after the word ''the," in the second line,
and inserting Counties of Aiken, Barn
we'll, Edge6eld, Lexington and Orange
burg shall be as follows in the House Of
Barnwell, four; Edgefeld. five; Lexing
ton, two; and Orangeburg, tve."
Approved March IL, 1872.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CAROLINA
LIGHT INFANTRY, OF CHARLESTON.
SECTION 1. BE ii enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the State
Of S0uth Carolina, no,o mot and sitting in
the same, That 81. O. Minott, J. A. Will
liams. Robert Howard, Jr.. and their
associates and SUCCESSORS, are hereby
made and created body politic and cor
porate. under the name and style of the
Carolina Light Infantry, of CHARLES
ton"
Sec. 9. That the said corporation
hereby created and established shall have
succession of officers and members, ac-
cording to its bylaws, and shall have
power to make bylaws not repugnant to
the laws of the land, and to have, use
and keep common seal, and tho same
to alter at will, to sue and be sued in any
court in this State, and to have and en-
JOY every right, power and privilege in
cldent to such corporations; and it is
hereby empowered to take, hold, retain,
possess and enjoy all property, real and
personal, as may be given. bequeathed
or devised to it. or may be in any man
ner whatsoever acquired by the said cor
poration: Propidad, The amount SO held
shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand
dollars.
SEC. 3. That this Act shall continue in
force for the space of twenty years, and
the same shall be taken and deemed
public ACT.
Approved March 9, 1872.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TIE BEAUFORT
MANUFACTURING AND IMPROVEMENT COM
PANY.
SECTION 1. Be il enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
Of South Carolina, m0ao met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
tie same, That Alfred Williams. Robert
Smalls, W. J. Whipper, J. Douglass
Robertson, David Thomas, N. B. Myers,
Francis e. Wilder, James M. Crofut,
George M. Holmes, 81. J. Maxwell and
j. B. Bascomb, and their associates and
successors, are hereby made and declared
body politio and corporate in law, un-
der the name and style of the Beaufort
Manufacturing and Improvement Com
pany, for the purpose of extracting and
manufacturing oil from cotton seed, and
other seeds or grain, and for the purpose
of carrying on suoh other business con-
neoted Herewith, with capital of one
hundred thousand dollars; to be divided
into one thousand shares of one hun
dred dollars each.
SEQ. 2. The said company shall have
power, from time to time, to increase
their capital stock to any amount, not
exceeding two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, including their present
capital stock, whenever q majority of
The stockholders present, at any general
AaCCeAuSS ouhlI ucbcElutu0. OOOhS u1uy
be opened for the purpose of obtaining
additional subscribers to such increased
stock in such manner as the company
may deem expedient; and whenever my
increase Of capital shall be made as
aforesaid, the President of the company
shall make affidavit of the fact and file
the same in the Office of the Secretary Of
State, and make public notice thereof,
once week for three weeks consecutive
ly, in any newspaper published in the
town of Beaufort, which shall be legal
notice to oil persons dealing with said
corporation.
Sec. 3. That the said company bo,
and il hereby, authorized to build II
wharf or wharves, in front of any pro.
perty owned by said company, or which
they may hereafter become possessed of
in the County of Beaufort, and to col
lect Wharfage on the same, and to use,
sell or lease the said wharf or whnrvcs
for the use and benefit of said company,
subject to any laws now existing or here
after to be enacted in relation to said
property.
SEC. 4. That for the purpose of carry
ing the products of their manufacture
to or from any railroad or plnce of ship
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