The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-20

for election, elections, subscriptions,
contracts, obligations ana acts, are
hereby ratified and confirmed and
made as valid and etfectual as fully and
completely as if all the provisions of
said acts oI Assembly purportlng to
authorize and direct said petitions for
election, elections, suDscrip' 'oAs, con-
tracts, obligations and acts were there
in incorporated, and said petitions for
election, elections, subscrtpt:ols, con-
tracts, obligations and acts Were done,
made, entered into and completed
subsequent TO the passage OF this act,
or rs if this act had been then OF force
and its provisions had been complied
with. And all instruments of writing
purporting to be bonds OF the SAID seve-
raj townships, heretofore executed by
the county commissioners ofthe several
counties in which said townships are
located, as the corporate agents OF SAID
townships, and delivered to the ralIroad
companies in aid of the rail oad llIcs
constructed, or being CONSTRUCTED,
through the said several tow nshlps. or
delivered to trust companies or any
person to hold in trust until said rail-
road lines are constructed, which said
railroad lines are now wholly or in pa7i
constructed, are hereby declared to be,
according to their terms. the bonds and
obligations OF the said townships re-
spectively. And all the provisions OF
the said sc"eral acts of assembly under
which the said bonds pu'portcd 70 be
issued, regulating the form. execution,
denomination, rate Of Interest, time OF
payment OF interest, payment otpTnci-
bal, mode and manner of payment, as
sessment oftaXes for payment OF luter-
est, and disbursement OF such interest,
and other matters affecting the tO;m:
issue and value of said bouds, are he:e-
| by declared to attach 10 the bonds here
| by validated and confirmed, provided
that the question Of validating aud
raliiying the said subscriptions, con-
tracts and obligations ard OF sad in
| slrumenGs OF writing purpoltinG 10 be
BOMBS. be submitted to the quaified
voters of said townships ut an election
u be held in the manner and upon the
petition and notice prescribed III The
s8\ erui acts heretofore authorizing or
Uurporting TO authorize the same; and
| The said elections shall be held within
niue,y daysafter the passage Of this act:
1 aud the county commissioners OF the
| cou0ties in which the several townships
are situate, shall order, hold and con.
| duct said elections within sad period
| in the same manner as the elections
we've and have heretofore been held, at
which said elections the question to be
submitted shall be ''valldation" or mo
validation" aud provided a majority OF
said qualified electors shall vote IL favor
ofvalidation.
Sec. 8. AL railroad stock heretofore
I received 10y county commissioners OF
any county in this state in their name
as the co: porate agents Of the several
townships, by this act Incorporated, OF
in the name of said townships, are
hereby declared to be the properly oi
said tow nships respectively, to be held
! by them for corporate purposes; and
| the county commissioners Of the county
in which said townships are respective
ly situated shall have the right 10 vote
said stock, as proxy, for The township
SO owning said stock iu all meetings o
the corporation in which said stock );
held.
Sec. 10. That this act shall take ef
feet Immediately upon its approval.