The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-09-25

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cts Of the Courts Of General Ses-
slons. shall be transferred TO the
dockets Of the Criminal Court at
the special term provided for in
this Section.
SEC. II. All Acts or parts Of
Acts inconsistent with this Act
are hereby repealed.
Approved March l3, 1872.
AN ACT TO CHARTER THE RALEIGH.
COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA AIR LINE
RAIL ROAD COMPANY.
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 for the purpose of building
and establishing an air line Rail
Road from some point near the
city of Augusta, Georgia: within
the limits Of this State, by way OF
the city Of Columbia, Chesterfield,
Cheraw and Marlboro, to some
point on the dividing line between
this State and the State Of North
Carolina, to be determined by the
corporators hereinafter named,
that charter with the rights and
privileges incidental to the same,
be, and is hereby, granted to and
vested in Charles Adams, John
Smith, Thomas Steers, August
Breunicke, John T. Lee, Edward
Allen, Phillip Heller, NJ. D. Stone,
Lewis Wilson, I. T. Owens, R. l..
Jones, Thomas Sands, James Har-
vey, NJ. B. Allen, Amos Miles, Da-
vid J. Hanks, and their associates
or assigns; and when a company
shall be formed, in compliance
with the conditions herein pre-
scribcd, it shall be known by the
name Of the Raleigh, Columbia 2nd
Augusta Air Line Rail Road CSfn,
pany, and shall have Il corporate
existence as a body politic in per-
pctui:y.
SEC. 2. That the capital stock
of said company shall be two mil
lions Of dollars, in shares Of TWEEN
ty dollars each and, in order to
raise the said capital stock, it shal!
be lawful to open books Of sub
scription in such places, and st
such times, as may be deemed tol
the best interests Of the corpora
ton, under the direction OF the
corporators the time and places
for receiving such subscription:
to be determined by a majority o.
the corporators; but should such
i majority fail to fix such time:
and places, then sach times anc
places may be fixed by any foul
of the corporators hercinbefort
| named, having given due notice o
the same in any newspaper OF
newspapers of the State and thu
subscription books shall be KEEP
open for twenty days from sucf
times, and at such places as sait
corporators may determine; tha
on each share OF stock subscribed
the said subscribers shall pay twt
dollars to the corporators, wh'
shall deposit the same in SOM
National or State Bank. Whel
one hundred thousand dollars sha!
have been subscribed, the said cor
porators, or any four Of them
snail give notice, by publication
for at least ten days Of the tim
and place of meeting for organiza
ton.
SEC. 3. Whenever the said sun
of one hundred thousand dollar
shall have been subscribed, tn
subscribers, their executors, ao
ministrators and assigns, shall be
and they are hereby declared t
be, incorporated into a company
and shall have all the rights an
privileges conferred upon til
! Northeastern Rail Road Company
Pr0rided, h0vever, That nolhin
herein contained shall be so cor
strucd as to exempt the said con:
paay from the payment Of taxes
And provided, Jurther, That thI
Act shall not be construed so a
to bind the State to endorse, guaI
antee or aid SAID Road.
Sec. i. That the said compan
shall have the right to bull
bridges across navigable rivers
Proridcd, They shall put in goo
and sufficient draws, and sha
construct necessary stations an
turn-outs, with one or more track
to the Road, with such guagc
: said Company Shall determin
and full! power to construct sue
branches, and make such come
+ tions with other roads as the
may determine, at their discretio