The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-06-12

Josiah Sibley, Charles w. Harris, DR.
J. 4. Miller; aid at such other place
in the Counties of Spartanburg, Lau
rens, AbbevilIe, Edgcteld and Aiken
and under the direction of such othe
person as tho Commissioners in tn
respective Counties herein abov'
named may designate, for tho purpos
of securing subscriptions to an amour
not exceeding two million five hun
dred thousand dollars, in shares o
one hundred dollars each, to constitute
:. joint capital stock. for the purpose
of constructing and carrying int
operation the said railroad, and, OF
each share of individual stock, th'
subscriber shall pay to the Commis
sioners, who shall be authorized t
take the same, thcsum Of five dollars
lawful money Of the United States.
Sc.3 That when the sum Of ont
hundred thousand dollars shall have
been subscribed, in the manner before
specified, the subscribers shall be
and they are hereby, declared a body
corporate, to be known by The name
and style of the "Spartanburg ant
Aiken Railroad Company" and may
meet and organize SAID company al
such time and place as may be desig
mated by the Commissioners for tn.
town of Spartanhurg, hereinbefore
named. s....
SEC. 4. That, for the purpose of or
ganizing said company, all such pow
crs as are conferred by the charter o
the GrcenvilIe and Columbia Railroad
Company, and the Commissioners Al
Greenville, shall be, and are hereby
conferred upon the Commissioners
herein appointed at the towra of Spar
tanburg and all tho powers. righl'
and privileges granted by the saie
charter and its amendments to thu
"Grecnyile and Columbia Railroad
Company" shall be. and they arr
hereby, granted to the "SpartunburE
and Aiken Railroad Company" ant
subject to like restrictions as arr
therein contained, except as to th'
capital stock, the sum necessary tt
authorize the organization, and thu
amount of shares, except 50 far II
may be necessary to conform
to the special provisions of this Act
Provided, however, That nothin here
in contained shall be 50 construed II
to bind the State to subscribe stocl
in said company, or make any appro
prialions to enable the said company
to build said road, or in amy nlannel
to loan the credit Of tho State thereto
Provided, further, That nothing here
in contained shall be so construed a.
to exempt the said company from tht
provisions OF Se"tion l Of Chapter 4;
of the General Statutes.
SEC 5. That said company is au
thorized to receive subscription to Ill
capital stock in lands or labor, as may
be agreed upon between said company
and said subscrit ers and may acquire
by grant. purchase, lease or otherwise
any estate, real or personal. whatso
ever, and the same TO hold, use, sell
convey-ard dispose of ~ the interes
of said company may require.
Approved March II, 1872. ...-
AN ACT to Incorporate the Gowcns
Vile Lodge, No. lO7, Ancient Free
Masons, of South Carolina.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by th'
Senate and House of Representatives
Of the State of South Carolina, pov
met and sitting in General Assem-
bly, and by authority Of the same:
That the officers aud members tha
now are, or hereafter may be, thel
associates and successors, shall b'
known in law under the name and o
tkv Gowensvillo Lodge, No. lO7, An
cient Free Masons, Of the State o
South Carolina, and, under their cor
porate capacity, to hold any persona
or real estate, and to sell or dispose
of the same at pleasure; to sue ant
be sued, plead and be implicated; tha
they may enjoy all the rights ant
privileges as granted TO such llk'
corporations by law. with liberty tt
have a common seal. and alter thu
same at will; to enact such rules an'
bylaws, for the government of thcl
order, not rcpugnant to the laws o
the land.
SEC. 9. That this Act shall be deem
cd Il public Act, and rcmain in force
until repealed
Approved March -, 1872.
AN ACT to Amend an Act entitled
can Act to Incorporate the Wacca
nav and Little River Canal Com
pany."
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the Senat'
and House of Representatives OF TIT
State of South Carolina, now met ant
sitting in General Assembly, and bJ
the authority Of the same,
That the Act entitled can Act tt
Incorporate the Waccamaw and Lit
tie River Canal Company" be, and /
hereby, amended as follows: strlk,
out, on the fourth line. in Section 8
all after "as," and insert, in lieu there
Of THAT said company may com
mence business as soon as fifty PEI
cent. of its capital stock is subscribed
and ten per cent. Of the same is pa''
up"
SEC. O. Add to Section G: "That th'
said company shall have the right Il
use or dispose of such portion OF it,
waters lands or other property, as j
may see fit, for manufacturing ny
draulc. or other purposes"
4 ,,<.b 10 1879