The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-03-16
Bolton, Williamson and Easily Rail.
road.

An ACT to amend an Act entitled IAN Act 10
charter the Bolton, Williamson and Easley
si1,Ha% 'Gt%b eRretS by s1e certain RI P10c cities so towns suD
and townships" approved March Is. 1873
and an Act entitled IAN Act to change the
name Of the Bolton, Williamston and Easley
tor thereof" approved December %, 1879.
SECTION l. 30 It enacted by the Senate and
Houte OF Representatives Of the state OF
South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen
s = assembly, Tsa9 and by ,o the 4, authority Of the
"An Act To charter the Bolton, Williamson
and Easley Railroad Company, and TO provide
for subscriptions thereto by certain cities
i isss, Se, a and t tHHwn asme Is S seFsSy, am Mndss ~ Il:
follows, TO wit: BY Inserting between "South
Carolina" In the third line Of said Section,
and the word with" ut the beginning Of the
fourth linz, the words by way Of Due Wes!
the line Of the Augusta, Knoxville and Green
wood Railroad ut or near Trickem, in Able.
willie Abbeville .county: Prorided, The sold
Of IT the STOW town pa Of Due West, not Exceeding one
half mile from Its centre. and through the cor
pOrate mits OF the town OF Abbeville, not ex
ceeding one-half mile from the Cour House
connecting with the South Carolina Railroad
at the town OF Aikenl, and also from the sale
town OF Be!ton," so that said Section, a. &
amended, shul! read. THAT the said Com
Rhhy W. uttA y o OhCo ~ Ctl
powered to construct, maintain and operate 6
railroad extending from the Town Of Bolton
in Anderson county, South Carolina, by way
Of Due West and Abbeville Court House, u
s sliIs p0,n' S On shS i,oa e Ra ahs adns :as o. K nssi
TrIckcm, in Abbeville county: Provided, Tn.
said road shall pass through the corporate lin
Its Of the town Of Due West, not exceeding
corporate limits Of the town Or Abbeviiifs, no
exceeding one.half mile from the Copr
House, with the privilege OF extending tn
sumo and connecting with the South Carroll
from The said town Of Belton, with the priv
lege Of connecting with the Greenville ant
Columbia Railroad ut that polntbt the tow
OF Easley, 10 Pickens county, South Carolina
with the privilege Of connecting. with the At
lanta n Charlotte Airline Railroad Mt tina
point: with the privilege OF extending tn,
same to the North Carolina line(, by sucl
route as may be deemed advisable by sucl
SEC. 3. That It shall be the duty OF III,
County Commissioner OF the county OF Able
vile, upon the written application OF fify $50
land owners Of any township interested IL
and desiring the construction Of the Atlanti
and French Broad Valley Railroad Company
to submit to the land owners OF such town
ship In said county. the question Of 'Subscrip
ton" or II Subscription" to the capita
stock Of said company, and q majority OF tn
q 0otstsi no Of assu tserfSn s@4 or c 81 sa sSs sa,,
ton ~ n the said townships so voting ar
hereby created bodies POLITE aud corporal
under their present names respectively, ant
are vested with all Tho powers necessary 3
carry out the provisions OF this Act, and u
such, may sue and be sued In respect Of an,
rights or causes OF action growing out OF tn
provisions Of this Act; that said compan.
shall. for the purpose OF acquiring lands nee
essary for it's right Of way and other purposes
have all rights and be subject TO obligation
imposed in Sections IS TO So, both included
Chapter LXIII., General Statutes; and til
County Commissioner OF the county OF Able
Vile are hereby declared to be the corporal
agent Of oil townships so incorporated, situ
purpose OF carrying out the provisions OF thi
Section, the powers. duties and authority cor
ferred upon the County Commissioners OF tn
counties Of Anderson and Pickens In Section
Il, 7, 8,9, and 10 OF said Act are hereby confer
red and made obligatory pom the Count,
Commissioner Of the county of Abbeviile, g
far rs the same relates TO the notice and man
ner Of holdsng the election, the appointment
OF managers, the declaring Of the result OF tn
election, the time and manner OF levlng an
collecting the amount voted to be- subscribe,
to the capital stock Of said Railroad compnn
h, the respective townships: Prortded, Th
:oted upon h require the amount vote
paid In three equal annual installments: Prt
Uided, further, hat the noun so voted to b
subscribed In the townships In Abbevill
County shall only be used and applied to tn
construction OF the road through sold county
SEC. 3. All Acts and parts OF Acts inconsisl
ept with this Act arc hereby repealed.
Approved December "a, 1880.