The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Executive Department.
R,, Tho Cerrefary of State
By The Secretary of State.

WHEREAS, Thomas Wilson, Presi-
dent, and r. D Cronly, Secretary OF
North western Railroad Company OF
South Carolina, a corporation duly
chartered by an Act of the General AS
sembly of South Carolina, approved
December 22ud, 1888, have filed with
me as Secretary of State petition for
amendment of charter in the following
particulars:
lst. By adding at the end of Section
l Of the amended charter. after the
words ''in Kershaw Coanty'' the fol-
lowing: or 10 junction with the rail-
road OF any other railroad company,
connecting with the City of Camden by
trackage agreement, and shall have
the right and power to lay out, build
and construct branch line commenc-
ing or beginning at a point on it's main
line at or near Seals Siding, in the
township of Providence, County OF
Sumter, and extending thence in au
approximately norsherly direction
through the township Of Providence,
Bradford Springs and Swimming
Penns, in Sumter County, and the
townships of Swimming Penns and
Carriers Crossing in Lee County, to a
point at or near Manville, in Lee
County, distance OF approximately
eleven miles. with the right, power
and privilege of extending the same
under the general rights, powers and
privileges hereinafter granted and
given for the construction Of branch
lines; and shall also have the further
rights, powers and privileges TO lay
out, build and construct branch lines,
not exceeding one hundred and fifty
miles, each, in length, commencing or
beginning at any point on It's main line
or branches and extending through
the counties of Clarendon. Sumter, Lee,
Kershaw, Lancaster, Chester, Fairfield
Or Chesterfield"
"Second: BY striking out Section
5 of the amendments To the Charter OF
the company, approved the 18th day OF
February A. D. 1882"
Third: By adding after the words
"as may be determined on by said cor
poralor" in section of the charter ap-
proved December 2ud, 1888, the words
''or corporators, his, its or their heirs,
successors or assigns"
Fourth: By adding. 1t the end OF
section 1 of the amendment TO the
charter approved the 2Sth DAY OF Feb.
ruary, A. D., 1899, which is section OF
the now further amended charter, after
the words ''South Caroliua" the words
land the stockholders of the company,
by an unanimous vote having exercised
the right and changed the name OF the
company as by this section authorized,
the pane and style of this corporation
is the North Western Railroad Comp
any. of South Carolina" And.
Whereas. under said amendment the
said corporation will have the power to
condemn lands for rights OF way, eX-
tensions and the erection of depots,
yards, shops or other buildings, neces-
sary or convenient for the uses OF said
corporations:
Now, Therefore, this is to admonish
all and singular parties at Interest that
they show cause, If any they have, be-
fore me in my Office in the capitol build
ing at Columbia, South Carolina. on
Saturday, September 9Th, y. D., 1913,
at 1900 o'clock, Nj why said supple
ment or amendment TO charter OF sad
North Western Railroad Company OF
South Carolina should not be granted.
It is further ordered that this notice
be published in some newspaper pub
lished iu each of the counties above
mentioned once week for four success
sive weeks before the return date OF the
foregoing order to show cause.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the State al Columbia, this the 9Th day
of August, a. D., 1913.
r. NJ. McCOWN.
Secretary of State