Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14
OFFICIAL.

Acts anu JOINT ReS0lutlOhs paSseu u! TIC
General Assembly Of South aroliaa,
Regular Session, 1871 and 1S72:
an act to Incorporate the Springfield Bap-
tist Church of the T0aon Of GreenriIls,
South Carolina, lina,,.-...,x
- SECTION 1. Be it enacted BY the Sem
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and sit
Sioe IN General Assembly, and by the au'
thority of the same: Tiys
That the members of the said society be,
and are hereby declared to be body cor
porate. by the name and style of the
Springfield Baptist,Church, and by that
name and style shall have succession of
officers and members, and shall have a
common seal
Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall
have power to purchase, receive and bold
any real or personal estate, not exceeding
in value fifty thousand dollars, and to sell,
coayey aud dispose of the same; and by its
corporate name. may sue and be sued, in
any court of competent jurisdiction in this
Stat; and make such rules and bylaws,
:. not repugnant to the laws thereof, as they
may deem necessary and expedient.
20 Sec. g. That this act shall be deemed
and taken to be public act, and shall
continue in force until repealed.
;. Approved February 27, 1872.
An oct to Change the Mare Of FIN Natho-
MEL Martin, and to aaake kila one of the
Legal Heirs of HIS Father.
whereas, VIM. B. Davis, a citizen of
Williamsburg county, is the father of an
illegitimate child, a boy, now going by the
name of VIM. Nathaniel Martin, aud
whereas said Wm. B. Davis is desirous Of
hfEfug the name of said child changed to
that of VIM. Nathaniel Davis, and to have
conferred upon him all the rights of legit-
iInacJ; therefore,
Section l. BE it enacted by thefSenate
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 name of the hid VIM. Natha
MEL Martin be changed to shat Of Wm.
Nathanier Davis.
Sec. 2. That all rights of legitimacy
are hereby conferred upon the said VIM.
n. Martin, and that he be considered one
Of the legal heirs of his father, VIM. B.
Davis, as if born in lawful wedIock
Approved February y, 1872.
an act to Change the names Of Lee AArGmS.
John ABRAMS, Dmklm ABRAMS and
Mary abrams, to Lee Ferguson, jain
Ferguson, Dunklin Ferguson and Mary
Ferguson, Re$pectieeLy, and to Permit
Charles III. ferguson to adopt them, ard
make them his EQ,rful heirs,
Whereas the aforesaid Lee Abrams,
John Abrams, Dunklin Abrams and Ma
ry Abrams, are all the minor children Of
Frances E. Abrams, now intermarritd d
with the said Charles NJ. FergusoH, who
is dcsirous of treating said children, in
every respect, as lhs own, to confer upon
them his own name, and to make them
his lawful heirs; ;therefore,
Section l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House ofRepresentatives of the State
of South Carolina now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same:
That the names of the said Lee Abrams,
John Abrams, Duuklin Abrams and Mar
Abrams be changed, respectiv lively, to Lee
Ferguson, John Ferguson, Dunklin Fer
guson and Mary Ferguson.
Sec. 2. That the said Lee Ferguson,
John Ferguson, Duniin Ferguson and
Mary Ferguson shall, hereafter, be deem
ed lawful heirs of the said Charles NJ. Fer
guson, and shall, upon the death Of the
said Charles NJ. Ferguson, providing he
die intestate, inherit his property, in COM
mon with his other lawful heirs.
Approved February q, 1872:
an act to Re-charter The Ferry orer the Com
bahee Rirer, South Carolina, kn0ocn as
the C0mbahee Ferrg.