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solves, recommended by their titles to be
repealed by said Commissioners, be, and
the same are herebyf repealed.
/ OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATE,
Columbia, 8. c., February 10, 1872. !
This Act having been presented to the
Governor for his approval, and not hav-
ing been returned by him to the branch
of the General Assembly, in which 1t
originated within the time prescribed by
the Constitution, has become q law with
out his approval.
F. L. CARDOzA,
Secretary of State.
AN ACT to Alter and Amend an Act
entitled "Aa act to Charter the Zotv1
Of Han,burg," Approved February %,
1871.
SECTION l. Be It enacted by the Sen.
ate 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 Act to which this is amenda-
tory be altered and amended by striking
out from Section first all after the word
Georgia. in the eighth line Of said
Section, and inserting in the place
thereof the words lone mile and one
half in westerly direction, up and
along the Savannah River; thence one
mile and half in q northerly direction,
upon line at right angles with the
line Of the Savannah River; thence one
mile and one-half mile In q westerly
direction, up the Savannah River to the
said Savannah Bridge, said town to be
in the form of q square," El! D
Sec. 2. That said Act be further
amended by striking out, from the sew
enth line of Section 10 of said Act, the
word "tifteen.p and inserting in place
thereof the words "thirty-five.n
Approved February Is, 1872.
AN ACT to Require the County Con1nsis
sioners of BarnweA to Construct q Jai
at Bldckville, the County Seat.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of tht
State of South Carolina, now met ane
sitting in General Assembly, and by thu
authority of the same:
That the County Commissioners o.
Barnwell county be, and they are hereby
required and directed, Immediately after
the passage Of this Act, to cause to be
constructed o Jail for the use of said
county, at the town Of Blackville, the
county seat, the said Jail, when COM
pleted, with tile highest practicable se.
curity for the custody Of prisoners, not to
exceed in cost the sum of eight thousand
dollars. .,s-,..5=tz... =, a.
Sec. 2. The said Commissioners are au-
thorized to advertise for plans and speci-
fications, and proposals to build said jail
in the newspaper published in Barn nwell,
and in one daily newspaper published in
Charleston and Columbia, for the space
of three weeks, and from the plans,
specifications and proposals submitted to
select such one as they may think best
adapted to the necessities OF q jail !; and
they are further authorized to contract
with the party submitting the plans,
specifications and proposals accepted by
them. .{g
Sec. 3. On the completion of said Jail
according to contract, and after it shall
have been approved and received by said
Commissioners, they shall be authorized
to draw upon the County Treasurer Of
BarnWell in favor of the contractor for,
the amount agreed to be paid therefor,
which draft shall be paid by the Treas
urer on presentation, but the said Com
migsioDers are authorized, in their dis
cretion, to stipulate for payment to the
in installments as the work
progresses: Provided, That no such
shall be made except upon an
estimate furnished in writing by the con-
tractor, and carefully examined by the
Commissioners, showing the amount of
work actually done, and of material
actually furnished, at the date when
is asked: And provided, further,
That there shall be reserved Of such es-
Inmates twenty cents per centum, which
shall. not be paid to the contractor until
the Jail shall be completed according to
approved aud received by the
Commissioners. And the said Commits
sioners are authorized to draw upon the
County Treasurer for all amounts thus
agreed to be paid, which draft the Treas
urer shall pay upon the filing with him
the estimates upon which such drafts are
drawn, endorsed with certificate Of ap-
proval signed by the said Commissioners,
Or by q majority of them.
Sec. 4. The County Treasurer shall set
apart the sum Of eight thousand dollars
from the county funds and hold such
sums snbject to the drafts of the County
for payment for materials
and construction of said Jail, And provi-
aed further that that part of the county
Of Barnwell, which with portions of the
counties of Edgefeld, Lexington, Or
angeburg, now forming the comfy of
Aiken, shall not be liable in any Way
for any debts contracted in building a
Jail at Blackville in accordance with the
provisions of this act,
Approved February Is, 1872.
AN ACT to ReneU the Charter of the
Pendleton Male Acddcnay,
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
of the same:
Ton Male Academy be, anu the same is
hereby, extended and shall continue in
force until repealed. ..
Approved February 15, 1872.
AN ACT to Incorporate the Carolina
OIL Company.
Section l. 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 VIM. McGuinnis, Edward Hone,
Robert c. Shiver, 8. L. Leapheart, John
Agnew, and their associates and success
,ors, are hereby made and created O BODY
polite and corporate, in law, under the
name and style Of the Carolina oil Com
pany, for the purpose of extracting and
manufacturing Oil from cotton seed and
other seeds, or grain, and for the purpose
II carrying on such other business as
may be connected Herewith, with such
capital as may be subscribed, not exceed
ing fifty thousand dollars, said capital to
be divided into shares Of one hundred
dollars each.
Sec. 2. The said company shall have
Cower, from time to time, by a stock