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Of the streets, the extension of fhe
water works, and for any other inn
provemen.s which shall be judged ad-.a
advisable by tho said Mayor and Al
dermen: Provided, That no part Of
said bonds shall be used for. the pur-
chase of any franchise or corpora.
ton.
Sec. z. That the said Mayor and (
Aldermen are hereby prohibited from
increasing the debt Of the city Of Co 4,
lumbia beyond tho sum mentioned in
the first Section of this Act; and,
upon any attempt being made so to
do. any bond holder or corporate tax.
payer shall havo this action to snjoin
the said Mayor and Aldermen from
SO doing. +.
Sec. 8. That the said Mayor and
Aldermen shall cause the provisions
of this Act, or an aecurate abstract
thereof, to be printed on the back Of
each band and on the face Of each
bond, It shall be expressed that tho
same is issued under the authority sof
this Act. s..
Sec. 8. That the Mayor and Alder,
men Of the city Of Columbia, or any
officer thereof, shall privately or
fraudulently issue any Of said bends. q
he shall be adjudged guilty Of felony,
andupon conviction, shall be punish
cd by fine and imprisonment, at the
discretion Of the Court.
Sec. 40 That, upon the completion
and occupation Of the said City Hal,
the said Mayor and Aldermen slalI,s
at once, by ordinance, make provision
for o sinking fund, to be based upon
1.-THE not annual income derived from
such parts Of the said City Hall as
may be leased from them, the pro-
ceeds Of which sinking fund shall be
soiemnly set apart for She payment:
of the debt, and the interest thereon.
contracted in the erection of tho said
City Hall. And, in case the said
Mayor and Aldermen shall neglect so
to do, it shall be lawful ior any ten
Icitizens of Columbia, being tax pay.
erS to have an action, on. behalf Of
themselves and all other tax payers
of the said city, to compel the said
Mayor and Aldermen to establish such
sinking fund, and TO restraining thens,
from using or appropriating the said
Income in any other way, or to any.
other purpose, than that herein de-
Iclared.
Sec. II. That all Acts or parts Of
Acts, heretofore passed and now Of.
force, authorizing the Mayor and Al!
dermen Of the city Of Columbia TO
borrow money upon the bonds there
Of or by issuing the stock thereof, be-,
and the same are hereby repeoled.
Approved March l3, 1872. H.
AN ACT Relative to tho Fees Of the
State Land Commissioner.
Sec. /. 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 all fees which have been col
lecte Of actual purchasers or settlers
npon tho State lands, in the different
Counties of the State, by the. State
Land Commissioners, or under his di-
rcction, by hissub-assistants or agents ]
which fees have been by him appro-
priated to his own use or profit, tho
same shall, in the aggregate, be de-
Quoted from his salary, if not Jet
paid, or if his salary has ben paid,
the same shall be refunded to the
Treasury of the State, within thirty
day from the passage Of this Act;
and, if not refunded within that time. i
the surety or. sureties Of the said
Land Commissioners shall b, jointly
and severally liable for tho payment
of said amount.
Sec. 2. That in all cases. where the
sum of ten dollars, or any other
amounts. have been collected from
the actual settlers upon, or purchas-
ers of, the State lands, by order Of
the Land Commissioners, through his
sub-assistants, or otherwise, as fees
for titles, Or other papers, tho same
shall be credited to the said settlers, /
or purchasers, as part payment for
the said land.
Approved. March 13, 1872.
AN ACT to Amend an Act, Passed
at the Present Session, Entitled
San Act to Revive and Extend tne-
Charter.of, tho Relief Loan Associ-
alton, of Charleston"
Bo 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 tho
authority of tho same,
That the first Section of the Act to.
revive and extend the charter Of tho
Relief Loan Association, Of Charles |:
ton, be so amended as to read: "Pass-
I'd on the twenty-6rst day Of Decem-
Der, in the year of our Lord. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty.
six" 80
Approved March 13, 1872. ~
AN ACT to Incorporate the Union
Baptist Church, Of Laureus Coun-
ty, South Carolina.
SEC. l. Bo 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 from and Immediately after
the passage Of this Act, all persons
who now are. or who hereafter shalt
or may become. members Of tho said