The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-27
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Executive Department.
By The Secretary of State.

By The Secretary Of State.
WHEREAS, Thomas Wilson, Presi-
dent, and f. D Cronly, Secretary of
Northwestern Is.ilroad Company Of
South Carolina, corporation duly
chartered by an Act of the General AS
sembly OF South Carolina, approved
December 22nd, 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 County" the fol-
lowing: or to a 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 point on its main
line aror near Seals Siding, in the
township of Providence, County OF
Sumter, and extending thence in an
approximately northerly direction
through the township of Providence,
Bradford Springs and Swimming
Penns, in Sumter County. and the
townships of Swimming PenDs and
Carriers Crossing in Lee County, to
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 toe 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 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 com pany. approved the 18th day OF
February A. D. 1882"
Third: By adding after the words
'sas may be determined on by said cor
porator" in section 3 of the charter ap-
proved 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 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 Carolina" the words
land the stockholders of the company,
by an unanimous vote having exercised
rhe right and changed the name OF the
company as by this section authorized,
The name 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-
I tensions and the erection OF depots.
yards, shops or other buildings, neees-
sary or convenient for the uses OF said
corporation:
Now, There fore, this is to admonish
all and singular parties at interest that
they show cause, If any they have, oe-
fore me in my Office in the capitol build
ing at Columbia, South Carolina, on
Saturday, September 9th, a. D., 1913,
at 1900 o'clock, NJ, why said supple
ment or amendment to charter OF SAID
| North Western Railroad Company OF
South Carolina should not be granted.
| 1t is further ordered that this notice
be published in some newspaper pub
| lished in each of the counties above
mentioned once week for four success.
| sive weeks before the return date OF the:
foregoing order 70 show cause.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the State at Columbia, this the 9th day
of August, a. D., 1918.
r. NJ. MCCOWN,
Secretary of State