The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-09

charge Of their duties, voters attending ths
poll, and children going and returning hom
school.
Approved March IS, 1872.
AN ACT to Incorporate the Bull River and Port
Royal R,ilroad Company.
sEor1oa 1. Belt enacted blythe SENATE and
House Of Representatives ofthe State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in Generals
sembly, and by the authority Of the same:
That for the purpose Of establishing rail-
road from soms point on Bull River 70 q juno
ton with the Port Royal Railroad at 8 point at I
or near Whale Branch. a charter. with the
rights and privileges incidental to the same.
be, and the same is hereby, granted to, and
vested in, D. O. Wilson, Robert smalls, J.. q.
Thompson, W. J. Whipper, J. NJ Croiut, n. B.
Myers, F. E. Wilder, J. B. Bascomb, MN.
French, Samuel Green, P. L. Wiggtn, 8. b.
Thompson, Alfred Williams, NJ. Pollitzsr, r.
Coxum, W. E. Towne, j. 8. Brown, J. 8. Mob
ley, and their associates; and when q company
shall be formed, in compliance with the oondi-
tons herein prescribed, it shall be known By
the name of the Bull River AID Pert Royal
Railroad Company, and shall have 2 corporatas
existence, as a body polite, in perpetulty.
SEC. 2. That the capital stock OF said mp
ny shall be one million 01,000.000 dollars, In
shares of twenty-five dollars each; and, In or
der to raise the said capital stock, itehan bs
lawful to open books Of subscription in such
places, and at such times, as may be deemed
for the best interest Of the corporation, under
the direction of the oorporators. The times
and places for receiving such subscriptions TO
be determined by q majority OF the corpora
tors, but should such majority fail to tx such
times and such places, they may be d1ad BY
any four Of the corporators ~hareinbefore
named, they having first given due notice OF
the same in any newspaper published In Beau
fort or Charleston Counties; and said subscrip-
ton books shall be kept open for twenty. days
from such time, and at such places - said
.corporators may determine. When fttg thous.
aud dollars shall have been subscribed. the
said corporators, or any four OF thsnaishsh
give notice, by publication for at least tan days.
Of the time and place OF meeting, for orgautzs-
ton.
SEQ. s. Whenever the ssid sum of nftyi
Thousand dollars shalt have been subscribed,
the subscribers, their executors, admfnistra-
tors, and assigns, shall DO, and they are here
BY declared to be, incorporated into a company,
with all the rights, powers aud privileges con-
ferred upon the sport Royal Railroad oompa-
nv by an act entitled IAN cot to charter tbs
Port Royal Railroad Company" ratified De-
cember the 21st. A. D. 1857: Provided, That
nothing herein contained shall be 80 construed
as to exempt said company from the provisions
of section 1, Of chapter 90, Of the Geaecai
statutes.
SEQ. 4. That said stBull River and Port Royal
Railroad Company" shall have power to mortl'
gage its property and franchises, and issue
bonds, at such rates OF interest, and upon such
terms and conditions, and for suoh uses ana
purposes of said corporation, ss the board Of
directors thereof may deem expedient.
SIC. s. That no other railroad shailbs con-
structed, with o terminus, or point of begin
ming, within ten miles Of the line OF said s'Bunl
River aud Port Royal Railroad for q period Of
ten years. ''
SEC. 6. That the said company shall have
the right to build bridges across nsvigabls
rivers: Provided, They shall put in good and
sufficient draws, and shall construct necessary
stations and turnouts, and shall hsye'ons or
more tracks to the road, with suoh gauge -
will correspond with that Of the sport Royxl
Railroad" asia y
SEQ. z. Nothing herein contained shall be %
construed as to exempt the said company hom
the payment efta1es. - ,oa@:
SEC. 8. SAID railroad shall be commenced
within one year, and completed within seven
years, afeer the passage Of this act.
Approved March IL, 1872.
AN ACT to Repeal the Charter Of the Village o.
Laurensville. .
SECTION L. Be it enacted by the Senate ana
House OF Representatives Of the State OF soa1
Carolina. now met and sitting in aeneta AZ
sembIy. and by the authority OF the same
THAT the charter of the Village OF tautehs
Ill and al acts or parts Of acts pertaining