Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1913-09-04
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF CHAR.
TER OF NORTH WESTERN
RAILRODA COMPANY OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
State of South Carolina,
Executive Department.

IF South Carolina, Il corporation dul?
, { cn:,itere by an Ac. Of the General
Assembly of South Carolina, approv-
ed December 22nd, 1888, have filed
with me as Secretary of State Pc
tition for amendment of charter in
the following particulars:
1st. BY adding at the end OF Sec
ton of the amended charter, after
the words lin kershaw County the
following: or to Il junction with tho
| railroad of any other railroad COM
| pany, connecting with the City 6t
| Camden by trackagc agreement, anu
shall have the right and power to lay
out, build and construct branch line
connecting or beginning at a point on
its main line at or near Seals Siding,
in the township of Providence, Coun-
| ty of Sumter, and extending thence
| in an approximately northerly di-
rection through the township of Prov
idence, Bradford Springs and SWIM
ming 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, a distance Of approximately
eleven miles, with the right, power
and privilege of extending the same
under the general rights, powers and
privileges hereinafter granted ana
given for the construction. OF brancn
lines; and shall also have the further
rights, powers and privileges to lay
out. build and construct branch lines,
not exceeding one hundred and nifty
miles, each, in length, commencing
or beginning at any point on its main
line or branches and extending through
the counties of Clarendon, Sumter
Lee, Kershaw, Lancaster, Chester.
Fairfield or Chesterfield"
Second: BY striking out Section "
of the amendments to the Charter OF
the company, approved the 2Sth day
Of February A. D. 1S99."
Third: BY adding after the words
"as may be determined on by SAID
corporator" in Section 3 of the char
ter approved December 22nd, 1888,
the words cor corporators, his, its or
their heirs, successors or assigns"
Fourth: BY adding. at the end OF
Section of the amendment to '!e
charter approved the 2Sth day of Feb
ruary A. D. 1899. which is Section
of the now further amended chartaf.
after the words South Carolina" the
words "and the stockholders Of the
company, by unanimous vote having
exercised the right and changed the
name of the company as by this Sec
tion authorized, the name and style
of this Corporation is the North West
ern Railroad Company of South Caro-
lima" And,
Whereas, under said amendment
the said corporation will hay" the
power to condemn lands for rights OF
way, extensions and the erection of
dcpots, yards, shops or other build
ings, necessary or convenient for the
uses of said corporation;
Now. therefore, this is to admonish
all and singular parties at interest
that they show cause, If any they
have, before me in my office in the
capitol building at Columbia, South
Carolina. on Saturday, September 9th,
A. D. 1918, at 1900 o'clock, NJ, why said
supplement or amendment to charter
of said North Western Railroad Com
pany of South Carolina should not be
granted.
It is further ordered that this notice
be published in some newspaper pub
lished in each of the counties above
mentioned once week for four
successive weeks before the return
date of the foregoing order to show
cause.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the State at Columbia,
this the 9th day Of August, A. ID.
1913.
[Seall R. NJ. McCOWN,
Secretary of State.