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ft i iiwjiBi .in hi imynra ? ii 1.1 11 i rnn 1111 * jji'.i.L j 'n ',j Jf1""'-! i THE ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER. y ' ; ' " . . ^ " >?. - ; : ?.r ?: ; ------ .^.?*a?y.-. ^ BY W. A.LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. APRIL 21, 1871. VOLUME XVIII?NO, 52. >- r> - r- - > - -- \ . ' ; ... :. -y ; i: : **"> '-4wj *r-.ff r jgMMBMfcaw??wigMe,.?i_! !! ! w?miiii, ninmiHiiir a.i ?.i_? [ . .. .j ^ v .iw ....iu j?ik LAWS OF THE STATE. Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the LegislatureSession 1870 and 1871. [OFFICIAL.] * JOINT RESOLUTION Authoring the the A ttorney Ocncml to Purchase a Fire Proof Safe for the use of the AttorneyGeneral'# {$fcc. Be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Iiepreseutives.of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Genera! Assembly, and by the authority of the snmfi ? That the Attorney-General be, and he is hereby authorized to purchase a fireproof safe for the use of. the AttorneyGeneral's office, at a cost of not more than eight hundred dollars. Approved March 9,1871. \ ? JOINT RESOLUTION to Allow J. M. . plowden, of Clarendon, to Hcdccm ccr- j tain Forfeited Lands. lie it .Resolved by the Senate and I j*Wiise of: Representatives of the S;ate rt'uy,..AV> Caixtlina, now' met sitting in I "ithor?y j of the same: ^ I That J. M. Plowden, of the County v. ' ni J 1 J A id i \ ? /-? Lxf n 1 I mi' I dareuuon, ue, auu uc ucivuj, cd to redeem certain lands formerly -fawned by him, in said County, consisting of CS? acres, more or less, which have be come forfeited to the State, by virtue of the lion-pay niHDt of taxes, and and thp want of bidders at the pale of the same, on condition that he shall pay over to the County Treasurer of Claren: don County, all taxes, penalties and ctsta which are due upon the same, whi^h flip fYwintv Anrlitnr exptnge the said lands from the forland record of the County of Clarendon. Approved ilarch 9, 1871. AN ACT to Incorporate the Moses Guards, of Hidgc nay, in Fairfield County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the State of South Carolina, now met aud fitting iu General Assembly and by the authority of the same: That S. M. Smart, Jack P. James, Wyat JtJoulware and Samuel Adams, and their successors in office, be, and are hereby, constituted a body corporate aud politic, under the name and style of the Moses Guards, with a capital ntoek not-exceeding the sum of five . thousand dollars, with the riuht to sue , aud be sued, to plead and be impleaded in any Court of competent jurisdiction, , to have and to use a common seal, and the same to altea at will and pleasure, and with all other rights, privileges aud immunities that are now secured by law to like incorporated bodies. Sec. 2. This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and shall remain in force for a term of foui.e u years. i nvvrrr arrnvrsnv nv av< Columbia, S. C., February 13,1S71. J The foregoing Act, having been pre- J rented to the Governor of this State for i his approval, and not having been re i turned by him to the brunch of the Gen- rtr l Assembly in which it originated, < within the time prescribed by the t Constiti tiou, has become a law with- c out his approval. (Signed) 1 , ,F. L. CARDOZO, 1 Secretary of ? tate. i AN ACT to Permit William L. Wood lo Adopt iXapolvon B. Smith, to make J.? n 7 7 Trt i"-?* rt *i fl M \fir> 1 Ililll IIU3 JLtUWJ wc. , U/Ui (V/ v?tu?^v < Me ???>/ 0/ Mc *a<d Napoleon Ji. Smith < fo that of Napoleon 1i. H oocZ. i t Whereas, William L. Wood, of the ? County of Laurens, lias adopted,- with the consent of Its parents, a child of the] < age of seven years, known by the name J of Napoleon B. Smith; and, whereas, lie is desirous of treating said child, in every respect, as his own, to make him his lawful heir, and to confer upon him his own name ; therefore, Section 1. Bo in enacted by the Senate and House of liepresentatives of the State of South Carolina, now ( met and sitting in General Assembly, , and by the authority of the same: , That the name of the said Napolean B. Smith be changed to Napoleon B. "Wood, and that hereafter the said Napoleon B. ' i Smith be known and called Napoleon B. "Wood. Sec. 2. That the said Napoleon B. AVnnd shall hereafter be deemed a lefral heir of the said William L. Wood, aud shall, upon the death of the said Wcod, providing he dies intestate, inherit his property in common with such other legal heirs as the said Wood shall leave at the time of his death. Approved March 2,1871. AN ACT to Change the Name of the Gap Creek and Middle Saluda Turn- j pike Company, and to Amend and lienew the Charter thereof. Secxion 1. Be it enacted by tho . Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and siUing it General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the charter of the Gap Creek and Middle Saluda Turnpike Company be, aad the same is hereby, amended in j such manner that the said Company j. shall hereafter be known by the name ! of "The Middle Saluda Turnpike Com- ! pany." Sec. 2. That the said charter (except us herein excepted) be renewed as to all j the rights, powers and duties of said j Companj-, aud in all other respects, for the period of thirty years. Approved March 6,1S71. AN ACT to Authorize the County CominixnioncrH of Saartanbura. Greenville. Pickens and Oconce, and the Authorities of Certain Towns in those Counties i tp provide means to meet Interest on ; certain Bonds. P r v,| Section' 1. Bp if. enacted by tJie Sen- j ate Mid Houst" of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and . aittiug in General Assembly, and by the j authority of the same, That the County ; Commissioners of the C'ouuties of Spartanburg. preenville, Pickfcc* and Ocojiee, ana the proper authorities of the j several cities and towns in those Counties having subscribed, or propping! subscription, to the capital stock of At- j lauta and Richmond Air Line Railway ; Company, be empowered, as soon as i the said Railway Company shall have | complied with the terms of subscription ; of any one of the above mentioned J Counties, cities or towns, and said subscription shall have been accepted by said Company, then the County Commissioners of such County, or the proper authority of such city or town, are au tliomea ana required to nave levieu mm collated, from year to year, ou all taxable property in such County, city or town, a sum of money suflicieut to meet the interest accruing on such bonds as may be issued to meet such subscription to tlie capital stock of the said Atlanta and Railway Company, aud to provide further payment of such bonds as they may fall due. ' Approved March 7.1671. e v ''v a .I -i.. - - AX ACT Declaring the. night of Way AcrofS the Savannah ami Charleston Railroad. Section 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate and Hou.se of JRepresentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That John It. Dickinson, E. A. Dickinson, John Jones and Henry A. Smith shall be, and are hereby, authorized to ! obtain the right of way across the ! Savannah and Charleston Railroad, in tho manner prescribed in nn Act entitled j "An Act to declare the manner by wbich tho lands, or the right of way I over the lands, of persons or corpora1 tions may be taken for the construction and uses of railways, and other works : of internal improvent," approved the j 22d day of September, 1SGS. Sec. 2. That they, tho said John R. i Dickinson, E. A. Dickinson, John Jones i and Henry A. Smith, shall at all times j conform with the schedule of the Savan i imu uiiu v.imnc.muii iuiiiiuuu, mm in uu instance cross within fifteen minutes of the time any train is due; and it shall j be the duty of the Savannah and Charles-1 ton Itailroad Company to give the said parties, John II. Dickinson, E. A. Dick-, inson, John Jones and Henry A. Smith, j or their agents, notice in writing, three days advance, of any change in their schedule: Provided, That the said John It. Dickinson, and others, shall not beallowed to carry passengers. Sec. 8. All Acts, or parts of Acts, Inconsistent with this Act, aro hereby repea[Cv.. Approved March 7,1871. AN ACT to Renew and Amend the Charter* of certain llclgious Associations : heretofore granted. . j Sec. 1. Be itenacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the State j of South Carolina -y.o\v met aud sitting ! in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the charter incorporating the Trustees of Fairview Church, in the County yf Greenville, passed December 19, 1848, be, and the same is hereby, renewed in Dr. David R. Anderson, Thomas C. Harrison, David M. Peden, Wm. D. Hopkins, Cyrus R. Nesbit, and their successors in ollice, for the term of twenty-one years from the passage of this A ft,. Sec. 2. That the charter heretofore granted to the Protestant Episcopal Church, iu Greenville, be, and the same is hereby, renewed and -extended for the period of fourteen years from the passage of this Act, with all the rights, powers and privileges heretofore granted to said church. Sec. 3. That all acts done, or authorized to be dime, by the officers of said chutches, since the expiration of their former charter, be, and the same are hereby, declared valid and binding in ull respects, and to all in e its. Approved March 7, 18.1. AN ACT to Authorize and Empower Jitmcs C. Handlett to Establish a Wharf in the town of JJcavfort. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the xuthoritity of the same, That James C. Rundlett be, and is hereby, authorized ind empowered to erect and build a >vharf at the south end of his lot, in the rown of Beaufort, situated at the corner >f Bay and Ninth Streets, and to extend ;he same as far Southward, toward the i channel of the liver, as may be neces- 1 ,ary for commercial purposes, and east- i ,vard across the foot, and to the West ine of Ninth Street, and that he be, and s hereby, authorized and empowered to JUIIMIUL'I auu CAICIIU IUU1 CliUl, XiU&il Bay Street dowu to said wharf. Skc. 2. That the franchise herein granted shall be vested in the said James C. Itundlett, hisheirs, executors, [idministrators and assigns, for the term Df twenty-one years. fcsEc. 3. All Acis or parts of Acts, inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed. Approved March 7, 1871. AN ACT to Incorporate the Columbia, Walterboro and Ycmatscc Railroad Sec.I. Beit enacted b}'the Senate and House of Representatives of the State A'South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That John W. Bur bridge, John T. Jennings, W. M. Thomas, J. S. Glover, Burril Sanders, Win. Driflle, O. D. Richardson, Edward Holmes, O. P. Willioms, Geo. F. Mclntyre, L. J. Maddocks, A. F. O'Brien, Caleb Sauls, E. P. Holmes, Robert Smalls, N. B. Myers, I J. J. Klien, and their associates and sue-i cessors, are hereby constituted a. body j politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Columbia, Walterboro and j Yeuiasaee Railroad Compauy. .. Sr<v *2. That the said comnanv is hero- ! by authorized to construct a railroad ! from the town of Branchville, in nearly J as direct a line as possible, to the town \ of Walterboro, and from thence to) some point on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, as near as possible, to the town of Yemassee, on the said railroad. Bkc. 3. That, for the purpose of raising the capital of the said Company, it shall be lawful to open books in the town of Walterboro, under the direction of John W. Burbridge, J. S. Glover and William Brittle; at the city of Charleston, under the direction of John T. Jennings, Wm. M. Thomas and E. P. Holmes; at the city of Columbia, under the direction of j Ueo. J*'. Jicmtyere, u. u. lucnaruson and Edward Holmes, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions, to an amount j not exceeding one million five hundred j thousand dollars, in shares of one liun-: dred dollars each, for the purpose of con-1 structing the Railroad provided for by I this Act. Sec. 4. That the times and places forj receiving such subscriptions shall be fix- J ed by the Commissioners in the town of I Walterboro, or a majority of them, and shall be advertised for thirty days-in one ! or more newspapers in this State ; and ; tlif hnnlrs for rf>f.pivin<r miph siihsfintion.q shall be kept open for sixty days at each 1 of the places where the same shall be opened. Sec. 5. That on each share of the stock ! subscribed, the subscriber shall pay to | the Commissioner rec.'ivlnj? such subscription the spin ol live dollars, who shall deposit the same in some National1 Bank; and no subscription shall be valid without such payment; and at the cxpiratkn of the time hereby prescribed fAi? Ur<r>ninir onen the books, the said AW* i?vv^..-0 'A Commissioners shall make a return of the subscriptions taken* by them, and the bums paid thereon, to the Commissioners in the town of Walterboro. Sue. 0. That,when the sum of two hundred and lifty "thousand dollars shall be subscribed Jn the manner herein prescribed, the said Company may meet and organize at such time aud place as may be designated by a majority of the ' Commissioners herein named for the town of Walterboro, due notice having first been given. j ^ Sec. 7. That, for the purpose of organizing and forming this Company, all the powers conferred by the orignal charter i of the Northeastern Kail road Company i on the Commissioners therein named shall be vested in the Commissioners ' named in this Act, each subscriber being entitled to a vote for each share of stock; Provided, That nothing herein coutained shall be so construed as to exempt the said company from the payment of taxes, or to pledge, by way of endorsement or otherwise, the credit or the funds of the State of South C'aro- , lina in aid of the construction of said i /road. " |, Sec. 8. That said company shall have | the right to build bridges across naviga- j hie rivers; Provided, They shall put in good and sufficient draws, and shall con- j struct necessary stations and turn-outs, j 1 with one or more tracks to the road, i , with such guage as shall correspond ; Jf to that of the South Carolina Ilailroad, I and may co-operate with such road or j / : roads a? may be chartered by the State { 1 of South Carolina, forming but one road, | at their discretion: Provided, That the . t/n'rl rn;iil ?linll lir> rnirmirMifpil within I one year, and completed within five i ; years after the passage of this Act, or | the charter thereof shall be forfeited; And provided, further, That said rood t shall be subject to the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to declare the : manner by which the lands, or the ? right of way over the lands, of persons or corparations may be taken for the construction and uses of railways, and , other works of internal improvement," ratified September 22. 1SG3. Approved March 7, 1871. AN ACT to Incorporate Certain Iteli- a gions Institutions. t Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the o State of South Carolina,. now met and v .. .* ~ A1 I.tt tKn ? Sllllllg 111 IxdlCrU* osseinUJ^'f auu *jj Hie c authority of the same, That from and si al ter the passage of this Act, all persons a who now are, or who hereafter shall or b may become, members of the said Soci- a ety, shall be, and they are hereby, in- C corporated, and are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the b name and style of the Mount Pleasant si Baptist church, and by the said name c< Shall have a succession of officers and p members, and have a common seal. r< .Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall tc have power to purchase, receive and ai possess real and personal property, and b to sell the same, and, by its corporate o! name, to sue and be sued in any Court, a; aud to make such rules and by-laws, not il repugnant to law, as may be thought it neeessarp and expedient. * r< """ "*? A 'J I ivt rt/1 i a f a! *t i%, SJ2C. 3. 'I'llHI 11*0111 IUIU inuucuiuiry after the passage of this Act, all persons q who now are, or who hereafter snail or q may become, members of the Hopewell sc Baptist Church, shall be, and they are o; hereby, incorporated, under the name c< and style of the ITopewell liaptist C( Church* of Laurens County, and, by ol said name, shall have succession of si oftiecrs and members, and have and si use a common seal. Sue. 4. That the said corporation shall ir have power to purchase, receive and ai possess any real or personal estate, not ei exceeding in value the sum of twenty sj thousand dollars, or sell the same, and, ai by its corporate name, to sue and be bi sued in any Court of this State, and to make such rules and by-laws, not- reDinrnant to law, as may be thought * necessary and expedient. Sec. 5. That Patrick Smalls, Lewis Smalls, James T. Bolan, John Alexan- g( tier, Robert Chisolm, Joseph IUencutter tjand Ctesar Gillison, together with nil a, who are now, or who hereafter shall or ^ may become, members of the said Euhaw Baptist Church, of Grahamville, r< ?hall be, and they are hereby, declared jc to be a body corporate, by the name and j cj style of the Second Euhaw Baptist I j,j Church, and by this said name shall have i f0 succession of officers and memhcrs, and j (0 have a common seal. ^ Sec. 6. That the said corporation shall J have power to purchase, receive and j possess any real or personal estate, not 8j exceeding in value the sum of ten thousand dollars, pr to dispose of the same ; by its corporate name to sue and be ^ sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, and to make such rules and by-laws, not a) repugnant to the laws of the land, as g, may be thought neeessajy and expe dient. tj 8kc. 7. That Samuel Marshall, Antim McKeevcr, Samuel F. Jackson, Lazarus Smart, Abuer Gibson, Cornelius Bell, and all other persons who now are, or Sl who shall or hereafter may become, J? members of the said Society, shall be, ?>nd they are hereby, incorporated, and })( declared to be a body corporate, by the D( name and style of the Macedonia Bap- ilj tist Church, of Darlingtdn, and by that said name shall have succession of offi- P1 cers and members, and have a common j seal. Sec. 8. That the said corporation shall , have power to purchase, receive and j ? possess any real or personal estate, for i the purpose of this Act, not exceeding!0 in value the sum of fifty thousand dol- P lars,or to sell the same, and, by its cor- ,M porate name, to sue and be sued in any Court in this State, and to make such ? rules and by-laws, not repugnant to the J laws of the land, as may be thought necessary and expedient. Said Society shall have all the power and be subject K to all the liabilities and restrictions of 11 the Act to regulate the formation of cor- NV pOniUUIIS, Ml lUi 'f/i ?V-<* vy?v?. Sec. D. That the foregoing Act shall P be deemed a public Act, and shall con- o tinue in force for the term of twenty-five si years. w Approved March 7, 1871. v ti P AX ACT to Establish a Ferry across* the r: Catawba River, near the late John S. fi Perry's Mill, andfor Other Purposes.' ti Section 1. Bo it enacted by the Sen- u ate and House of Representatives of. c the State of South Carolina, .now met! ? and sitting in General Assembly, and j bv the authority of the same, That a | \ ferry over Catawba River, at a place j " where a ferry was formerly operated by ; 0 Johnston and Perry, and about twd 2 hundred yards from the late John 8. Perry's Mill, be chartered and vested in } Samuel McAlilley, his heirs and assigns, who shall be allowed the following rater I ? of toll, to wit: For a person on horse-1 back, ten cents; for a oue horse team, I fifteen cents; two horse team, twenty- | f five cents ; three horse team, thirty-five ; > nnnia nnrl fnnr linrsf! toaillS. fiffv fiehtsr ! t ox teams, same as horse teams; foot j > passengers, five cents; loose horses and ( and mules, five cents each ; cattle, three c cents ; and hogs, sheep and goats, two : 0 cents each. j J Sue. 2. That this charter shall remain ! * in force for the term of fourteen years: ! J Provided, That children going and re-!* turning from school, and voters going'; to and returning from their polling pre- J. cinct on election days shall be exempt' { from paying toll at said ferry. Si:c. 3. And.be tt further enacted, by ' > : the authority aforesaid, That the Coun- i ; ty Commissioners of Fairfield County i i do lay out,, or cause to be laid out, made j I and kent in repair, in as direct a course t as conveniently may be, a road from s the "River Road," crossing the Wateree ' j C'ree'Pat Perry's Old Mill, to said ferry, ! j on the line of' road formerly used to said ferry. i < Skc. 4. And be it farther enactcd, by ' i the authority aforesaid. That the Coun- < ty Commissioners of Lancaster County ] ? do lay out, make and keep in repair, in < as direct a course as conveniently may i be, a public road from said ferry, to the ' road leading to Liberty Hill and Cam- 1 den, and lhat the same be declared a J public liighwoy, with permission to f those over whose land said road may j 1 J V w /' 5 pass to erect gates across the same. Approved March s>, 1871. -? \ AN ACT to Amend the Charter of the Columbia Building and Loan Association. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House 3f Representatives of the State of South Uarolina,<~now met utidsitting in General Asseriibly, and by the authority of Lhe.same: That the Act Entitled "An Act to injoryorate the Columbia Building and Loan Association," approved on the first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-mne, be, ana the same ts hereny, ;<> altered and amended that the said Columbia Building and Loan Associaion may have power to take, purchase md hold real estate, and to sell and ransfer the same, from time to time, to ts-memhers, on such terms and under ucli conditions, and subject to such emulations, as may be prescribed by the ulea and uy-laws of the said corporaion : Provided, That the real estate leld by said corporation shall not at any inie exueed the value of two hundred housaud dollars. Approved February 27,1871. lN ACT to Incorporate tlxe Charleston . liiflcmcn Club. \ Section 1. Be it cnaeted by tho Seiite and House of Representatives, of lie State of South Carolina now met nd sitting in General Assembly, and by he authority of the same: That the Charleston Riflemen Club, f Charleston, and the several persons /ho now are, or hereafter may be, ofllers and members thereof, and their uccessors, officers and members, be, nd they are hereby, declared to be a ody corporate and politic, by tho name nd stylo of the Charleston Riflemen Hub. Sec. 2. That the said corporation lierey created and established, shall have accession of officers and members, ac aiding to us Dy-iaws, ana snan nuve ower to make all necessary by-laws not apugnant to the laws of the land, and > have, use and keep a common seal, nd the same to alter at will, to sue and e sued, plead and be impleaded in any f the Courts of this State, and to have nd enjoy every right, power and privegc incident to such corporation; and , is hereby empowered to take liohl, itain, possess and enjoy all such proerty, ical and personal, as it may acuire by purchase, right, devise or beuest, or in any other manner, what* ? ?r?m a #** nnv ? WVUI j UXIU uic saiuv;, v>i ?uj |yi?i u buvivf,* -to sell, alien, incumber, mortgage or jnvey, at the will and pleasure of such >rporution : Provided, That the amount f pproperty, real-and personal, so held lall uot at any one time, exceed the im of ten thousand dollars. Skc. 3. That this Act shall continue 1 force for the space of fourteen years, nd until the meeting of the next Gen al Assembly thereafter, and that the ime be taken and deemed a public Act, [id may be given in evidence without L*ing specially pleaded. Approved March 6, 1871. .N ACT to lice barter the Cypress Causeway. Section 1. Be it enacted by the snate and House of Representatives of ie State of South Carolina, now met id sitting in General Assembly, and I . tkAonllinritu r\f flip un.mr> ? V lac aumui ivj x/? . That the Cypress Causeway, on the tad leading from Orangeburg to Charston, be, and the same is hereby, reuirtered aud vested in Samuel Haynes, is heirs and assigns, for the fcerm of urteen years, with the same rates of >11 heretofore allowed by law: Provided, hat voters going to ami returning from ic polls on election day, and the chil-1 run going to and returning from school, ! lull befpassed free over said causeway, j ? *1 7 1S7I vuu luutwii * N ACT to Incorporate the Camden Steam Mill Company.' Section 1. Bo it enacted by the Sen.e and House of Reresentatives of the tate of South Carolina, now met and tting in General Assembly, and by le authority of the same: Colin Macrae, A. J. Freicag aud "Walr F. Reed, and their associates and iceessor.s, are hereby constituted a body :>litic and corporate, by the name of le Camden Steam Mill Company, witfl 3\ver to sue and be sued, to plead and 3 impleaded in all the Courts of law id equity; may enjoy all the priviges incident to corporations, and may urehase, hold and convey real and permal estate to am amount not exceeding .vent-five thousand dollars. o TiinhiulniMiK nf unid enmnanv I A 1 4/ I in.il be grinding gram, ginning cotton, | ulling and pressing cotton seed, or any | Llier similar mechanical or industrial ursuit they may choose to embark in, 1 tho town of Camden, South Carolina, lie books for subscription to the capital ock of said company shall be opened y the above named persons, in Cam-j en, as soon as convenient after the j ranting of this charter, in shares of; iveiity-livo dollars each. "Said corporar>n milv have and use a common seal. ! hicli tliey may alter at pleasure. Sec. 3. The shares shall be deemed j ersonul property, and be transferred j nly on the books of said company, in ' uch forms as the Directors may pre- i 3iibe. The said company shall, at all' irues, have a lien on all the stock or roperty of the members of said corpoation invested therein, for all debts due ronithem to said corporation, and no ransferof scrip or stock shall be valid 11 til such debt, if any, shall be disharged; and said corporation may oranize. go into operation and commence usiness whenever and as soon as five liousand dollars to said stock shall be ubseribed for, and live dollars per share f the same paid into the Treasury of! f said company In cash ; and a certi- j icate, signed by the President and Sec- j eiary OI Slliu umipnj' uuuci vuuj, ocling forth, said subscription and paynent, shall be filed ill the otticeofthe secretary of fttate. . | Sue. 4. The stock, property and af-, airs of ?aid corporation shall be mana;ed by a Board of Directors, not less ban three nor more than live, one of vhoni shall be chosen by thein Presilent, and all of whom shall hold their i111cch for one year, and until others are hosen, and said Directors shall be aninally elected at such times and places is the by-laws of said corporation shall jrescribe; a majority of said Direction lmll, in all eases, eonsuuue a Jioara lothe transaction of business, and a tnaority of the stockholders at any legal jieeting shall be capable of transacting he business of said meeting, each share mtitling the owner thereof to one vote, ,vhich may be given in p(ysou or lawful iroxy. The first meeting of said cor)oration, hereby formed, may be called >y a majority of the persons named in h first Section of this Act, at such time md place, and upon giving such notice thereof, as they shall deem rasouable n nmnor ^WfVi Sec. o. The President and Directors )r a majority of them, for the time beng, shall have power to fill any vacanjy which may happen, by death, resignation or otherwise, for the current year >r appoint a Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers as may be necessary, and may require the Treasurer and other officers to give bonds for the faithful discharge of their trust and duty, as said directors may deem proper; 'and \lso to make and establish such by-lawe f . I rules and regulations as they shall deem expedient for the management of tinalio ire of said corporation, rnd the same to alter: And provided, the same be not inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United Slates. Sec. 6. The books of said corporation containing their accounts shall, at all reasonable times, be open for the inspection of any of the stockholders ' of said corporation, and annual state-, 'mentsof the accounts of said corpora-! i tion shall be made and submitted to the j i annual meetings of the stockholders.! j The Directors may call in the subserip- j | tion to the capitat stock by installment, , in such proportion, and at such times : and places as they may deem proper,! giving due notice thereof, under such regulations and conditions aa they may , prescribe. T TK/i aa\A Jrtn qViaII I M 1MW CUIU OlAtWly within thirty days of each anuual meeting of the stockholders, lodge a certificate "with the Secretary of State, setting ; forth the amount of capital stock of; said company actually paid in, and the j amount of liabilities of said corporation,' which certificate shall bo signed by the President and Secretary of said company, and certified by their oath, This Act shall, continue to be iu force for twenty years. Approved March 7,1871. AN ACT to Confer the Rights of Legitimacy on Certain Children. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitiing in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the children begotten of the body of Anna Suiith, late of the County of Oconee, .called by the name of Jacob Ferrel Smith Smith, Sarah Malta Smith, Artamissa J. Smith and Joseph Henry Smith, be, and they are | hereby, invested with all the rights and privileges of legitimate children, in the same manner, and to the same extent, as if they had been born in lawful wedlock. ApproAed March 9,1871. AN ACT to Incorporate the Lebanon Presbyterian^, Church, of Fairfield. County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen-ate and House of Representatives of the State of South .'Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That the Lebanon Presbyterian Church, of Fairfield, in this State, is | hereby incorporated, with all the rights and privileges awarded to religious denominations in this State. Sec. 2. That the said Lebanon Presbyterian Church, of Fairfield, may acquire lands within this State for religious and educational purposes, and reg- i ulatc and govern the same as they may ! deem proper, in accordance with their j laws and discipline, such laws not being i inconsintent with the laws of this State. j Si:c. 3. This Act shall be deemed a i public Act, and shall continue in force . Xt. thn form l\f VP VPflTS. Approved March 9,*1871, " AN ACT to Incorporate the Winy ah Guarps, of Georgetown, South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and; sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That J. Harvey Jones, George Pawiey and Brass Richardson, under the name and style of.the Winyah Guards, they, and their succes^rs and associates in ' office, be, and they are hereby incorpo-1 rated, and made and declared a body , politic andcorporate,In deed and in Jaw, 1 ' * ? -1 i?:? ?l,?|1 I iina, U.S SUCIl uouy puuv iiuiuiv,Biiuu 111*1 w ; the power to use and keep a coiiimon I seal, and the sauia at will to alter, to ' make all necessary by-laws not repug- j nant to the laws of the* land, and to have succession of officers aud members, j comfortable to such by-laws, to sue ana j be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any j Court of competent jurisdiction in this State, and to have use and enioy all other rights, and be subject to all other liabilities incident to bodies corporate, Sec. 2. This Act shall be deemed jfnd taken to be a public Act, and shall continue in force for the space of fifteen years from and after its passage. A \fnrnli 7 AN ACT to Permit Burns D. Myers to ! Adopt and Make his Lawful {Heirs, H. i Margaret Grimes, and W. Burns I Grimes. and to change the Name of \ the said II. Margaret Grimes to II. Margaret Myers, and the Name of W. Burns Grimes to IT. Bums Myers. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatives of the ; of the Stuteof South Carolina, now met; and sitting in General Assembly, and battle authority of the same: That Bnrns D. Myers is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and mahe his lawful heirs, H. Margaret Grimes and W. Burns Grimes, and that the name of the said H. Margaret Grimes shall be changed to H. Margaret Myers, and the name of the said W. Burns Grimes shall be changed to W. Burns Myers. Sue. 2. That should the said Burns D. Myers die Intestate, the said H. Marga- j ret Myers, and the said W. Burns My' " rtAmmAiv with tlio til'S SJllUl JllllUIlt, 111 wumiuu ...v.. ,..V| other lawful heirs of thy said Burns D. I Mpers, his estate, both personal and real. Approved March 9,1871. AN ACT Declaring a Tract of One Hundred Acres oj Land, in the County of Fairfield, as Eacheatcd to the and to vest the Title to the Same in the Trustees of Ridge way Academy. Whereas, one Mrs. Murdoc, widjw, 'died, a number of years since, leaving as her estate one hundred acres of land j in the County of Fairfield, bounded by j lands of William Dunlap, Samuel McOimrters and others; and, whereas, she ' I left no heirs of representatives; there-j fore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen- i ate anil and House ol Representatives of i the State of South Carolina, now met. j and sitting in General Assembly, and i by the authority of the same: i That the said tract of one hundred ' acies of land be, and the ?ame is hcre! bv, declared to have escheated to the ; State. | Skc. 2. That the title of the State to t ' paid one hundred acres of land be, and) i the same is hereby, vested in S. M. j "Smart, Moses James and Wyatt Boul: ware, and their successors in olHee, as Trustees of the Ridgeway: Academy, in the said County of Fairheld. I Skc. 3. That they ure hereby author, ized to sell the same, and apply the , money for the purpose of building a school at or near the above mentioned | place. | Approved Marcu w, leu. I AN ACT to Amend an Act entitled "An Act to Authorize the Commissioners of Public Buildings for Williamsburg District to Sell Certain Portions of the Public GroundsPassed the Twentysecond Day of December, A. D. 1859. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South : Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: 1 That so much of an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Commissioners of Public Buildings for Willingtoii District to sell ccrtnin portions or the pub lie grounds," passed the twenty-second day of December,' A. J). 1859,; .as provides that it shall be an irrevocable condition of sale that the purchasers shall erect none other than brick buildings thereon, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved March 2,1871. AN ACT to Vest in the Charleston | Land Company the Charter of a Ferry Jrom Uamlins1 Wharf, in the City of Charleston, to the Following Points on the Wando River, to imt: . ticanlonville, SeYnley'8 Point, Venning'? Land- j ing and Daniel1s Island Landing. Sktion 1. Be it enacted by the Sen- j ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and ' sitting in General Assembly, and by the j authority of the same : That a public ferry be, ahd the same is hereby, established^ from Hamlin's w narr, in tne city or (jnaneston, to tne following points on the Wando River, to wit: Seanlonville, Remley's Point. Venning's Landing and Daniel's Island Lauding; and that the said ferry shall I be vested in the Charleston Land Company for the term of twenty years. Sec. 2. Tbat the said Charleston Land Company shall enjoy the exclusive chartor of said ferry, with the privilege of of charging not more than fifty cents for eaeh passenger conveyed, and reasonable freight on merchandise: Provided, Said Company shall have raid ferry established and in good working order within two yeai'8 after the pasaago of this Act. Approved March 2,1871. AN ACT to Authorize Henry C. Lan. castor, Smith Howe and Henry A. Towlcs, to Collect Wharfage and St or Be It enacted by tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the au-> thority of the same: That Henry C. Lancaster, Smith Howe and Henry A. Towles, their heirs, executors, successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to collect the usual rates of wharfage and storage upon all goods, merchandise and commodities that may be landed at or upon their wharf atEnterprise Landing, on Wadmalaw Island. Approved March 7,1871. AN ACT to Incorporate and Recliarter Certain Religious Institutions. Section 1. Be it eimcted by the Senate and Houseof Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting In General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That so much of the Act passed on the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord eighteeu hundred and forty-nine, as incorporated the Orangeburg Presbyterian Churh Society, be revived and continued of force 'for the period of twenty-one years. Sec. 2. That Walnut Grove Baptist Church, in the County of Abbeville, in South Carolina, be, and the same is hereby, rechartered for the term of twenty-one years, with the tame rights, powers and privilcdges as those heretofore allowed by law. Sec. 3. That all acts done or authorized to be done by the officers of said church since the expiration of its former charter, be, and the same are hereby, declared valid and binding in all respects, and to all intents. Sec. 4. Whereas Robert Knox, John C. Fiuge, Ezekiel Hunnicutt and John L. Wilson, as trustees of the New Hope Baptist Church, in Oconee County, have prayed to be incorporated: Therefore, from, and immediately after, the passage of this Act, all those pejsons who now are, or who hereafter may become, members of the said Society, shall he, and they are .hereby, incorporated, and are hereby declaaed to be a body politic : n 11\ r?oorl onrl i n Intv tnr ! UUU tujp/ltnv:, All uv,vu UIIU ? JMff t j the name and style of the New Hope Baptist Church, Oconee County, and by thesaid name shall have "perpetual succession of officers and members, and a j common seal, with powar to change, ! alter and make new the same as often as j the s#id corporation shall judge expedient. Sec. 5. That the said corporation ! shall be capable, in law, to purchase. | have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to itself, in perpetuity, or for any j term of years, any lands, tenements or ] hereditaments, or other property, ofj what nature soever, not exceeding the f sum of ten thousand dollars, or to sell ; or alien the same, as the said corpora-' tion shall think fit, and by Its said name I to sue and be sued, implead and be im- ; Jtleaded, answer and beauswered unto, j n any Court of law or equity in this i State; and make such rules ana by-laws i (not repugnant to the laws of the land) ; as for the good government ana management thereof may be thought necessary and'expediont. Sjcc. 6. That Balis Hix, "Wiley R. Har : bin, "William Isbell, Livingston Isbell, A. Sloan Stephens, and their successors in office, de, and they are hereby, constituted a. body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the Beaver Dam Baptist Church, of Oconee County, with a capital stock not exceeding the I sum of live thousand dollars, with the right to sue and be sued, plead and be implaaded, in any Court of competent jurisdiction, to have and to hold a common seal, and the same to alter at will and pleasure, and with all ;other rights and privileges that are now secured by law to like incorporated bodies. Sec. 7. That \V. J. Parnell, James Eletcher, Richard H. Humbert, Henry Washington, Jacob JLindsey, .Louis iieiley, Abraham Peterson and Jack Quillian, and all persons who now are, or whe hereafter shall or may become, members of the said Society, shall be, and they are hereby, incorporated and i declarer! abody politic, under the name and stylo of the Trinity Baptist Church, of Florence. Sec. S. That the said corporation shall have p"?wer to purchase, receive and possess any real or personal estate for the purpose of this Act, not exceeding in value the 6um of twenty-five thousand dollars, or to sell the same, and, by its corporate name, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court in this State, and to make such sules and by-laws (not repugnant to law) as may be thought necessary and expedient; and said Society shall have all tiie powers, and be subject to all the liabilities and restrictions of the Act to regulate the formation of corporations, so far as applicable. Skc. 9. Whereas Oliver Hewett and his associates have prayed to be incorporated : Therefore, that from and immediately after the passage of this Act, all persons who now are, or who hereafter slmll or mav become, membera of the said Society, shall be, and they are hereby incorporated and declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of the Binnaker Camp Meeting- Society, and by said name snail have succession of officers aud members, aud have a common seal. Sec. 10. That said corporation shall have power to purchase, receive and possess any real or personal estate, not ! exceeding in value the?um of twenty thousand dollars, or to sell the same, and, by its corporate name, to sue and be sued, In any Court in this State, and to make such ruies and by-laws, not re1 pugnanc to law, as may be thought necessary and expediedt. Sec. 11. That the foregoing Acts are deemed public Acts, and the charters and rechartcra coulalnod In this Aot slmll contiuue in force after the ratifies tion of this Act, for the term of twenty one years, and uutil the next meetiuj of the Generai Assembly thereafter. Approved March 7,1871. AN ACT to Relinquish all the High and Interest of Hie State of South Car olina in and to Certain Ileal EataU Whereof one Napoleon B. Pouncey, o. Horry, a Bastard, Died Seized, ana Vest the Same in Certain Personi j Therein Mentioned, I Whereas, one Napoleon B. Pouncey, I late of the County of Horry and Stateoi South Carolina, a bastard, was, during i his life, seized t^nd possessed, in fee simple, of a certain tract of land situate in said County, and diod intestate, seized and possessed of the same, as aforesaid, whereby it vested in the State of South Carolina by escheat; and, whereas, California Hughes, Thomas M. Pouncey and Niola Pouncey, of said County, are children, also out of lawful wedlock, of the father and mother of said NapoleOn B. Pouncey; ' Be it enacted by the Senato and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitr ting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same. , That all the right, title and interest of the State of South Carolina to and in the tract of land aforesaid is, by thfs Act, relinquished, and vested in naid California Hughes, Thomas M. Pouncey and Viola Pouncey, to have and to hold the said tract of land in common, share and share alike, to themselves, their heirs and assigns forever; Provided, That said land be subject to the lawful debts of said Napoleon B. Pouncey at the time of his disease. Approved March 7, 1871. AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled11 An Act to Incorporate the Homestead Building, Planting and Loam, Association, of tioulh Carolina." lie it eacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives; of the State of South Carolina, now met and silting in General Assembly, and by the UULIIUIIL^ KJl LUC O. IIIC ; Tliat the said Act be so amended, in Section 1, as to read, between the words "Planting" and "Loan," "Dime Savings," and in Section 2 to read "twentylive dollars" instead oi iu "two thousand." Approved March 7,1871. AN ACT to Authorize the formation oj aud to Incorporate, the Tugaloo ana Chattanoogo RaUroadCompany. Whereas, it is desirable that there should be a connection, by railroad, between some point on the Blue liidge Kailroad and Chattanooga, Tennessee; therefore, Section 1. B<? it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the tame: That the formation of a corporate Company is hereby authorized, for the yurpose of construction a railroad from some point on the Blue Ridge Railroad, in Oconee C'ouuty, to the towii of Chattanooga, in* the State of Tennessee, so far.as spid railroad shall run through this State, the said Company to have'exclusive right to make, keep and use such railroad; and, for the term of time hereinafter mentioned, no other, no other railroad shall be constructed between the same points. Sec. 2. hhat, for the purpose of raisins: the canital stock of said Comnanv. it shall be lawful to open books at Walhalla, under the direction of Robert A. Thompson, E. P. Vernor, P. L. Dean, 0. M' Doyle and A. E. Norman, as Commissioners, and and at such other places, and under the direction of such other persons, as the satd Commissioners, or a majority of them, may designate, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to an amount not exceeding two millions of dollars ($2,00U,UU0,) in shares of one hundred dollars each, to constitute a joint capital stock, for the purpose of constructing and carrying into operation the said railroad; and, on each share of the stock the subscriber shall pay to the Commissioners who shall be authorized to take the same, the sum of live dollars iu lawful money of the United State. Sec:. 3. That when the Bum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,1)00) shall have been subscribed, in the manner before specified, the subscribers shall be, and they are hereby, declared to be a body corporate, to be known by the name and style of the Tugaloo and Chattanooga Railroad Company, and may meet and organize the said Company. at such time and place as may be designated by the Commissioners before named for Walhalla. Sec. 4. That the said Company shall have power, and they are hereby authorized, to construct one or . more branches from the said road to connect with other roads in this State, at such point or points as they may deem meet and proper; and said Company shall have power to consolidate or unite with any other company or corporation having like powers. Sec. 5. That, for the purpose of organizing the said Company, all such powers as are conferred by the charter of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company on the Commissioners herein appointed at wainaiia; ana an the powers, rights and privileges granted by the said charter and its amendments to the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company shall be, and they are hereby, granted to the Tugaloo and Chattanooga Railroad Company, and subject to like restrictions as are therein contained, except as to the capital stock, the sum uecessary to authorize organization, and theamountof shares, except sa far vs may be necessary to couform tc the special provisions ot this Act: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as tc bind the State to subscribe stock in said Company, or make any appropriations to enaDie tne said tympany to buiiu mc said road, or in any manner to loan tlit credit ot the fctate thereto. Sec. 6. That in the event any vacancy should occur in the Commissioners herein appointed at Wallialla, from death, refusal to serve, or otherwise, the Senator and members of the House oi Representatives (at the time being) from the County of Oconee shall be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to supply the same by appointment. Sue. 7. That the charter hereby granted shall continue and endorse for the term of thirty-six years from the dat< thereof: and this Act shall be taken anc i li- A J *.U, deemed to oe a puunu avi, uc, uhu iu< same are hereby, repealed: Provided That said Company shall :oninience th< building of the said road within t\v< years, and have the same completet within six years. Annrovcd March 7,1871. AN ACT to Extend the Limits of th Toivn of Camden. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives c the State of South Carolina, now me and itting in General Assembly, aud b; the authojit? of the same: That the limits of the town of Cam den be, aud the same are hereby, ex tended as follows, to wit; TUe westeri boundary shall commence at the poiti at which Wylie street intersects wit! Pine Tree Creek, and shall exteu northward along the line of said "NYy 1J btroot three-fourths of a mile be^uu . [the present terminus of the said street, and from this pbint the northern bound ary shall extend, in an eastern direction. % ontil it intersects Horse Branch', and thence, by course of said stream, to the point where it empties Into ?Ittle>Pine Tree Creek, arid by the course of said 1 Creek, in a southern direction, to the confluence of said Creek Into Pine Tree ? Creek, and thence, by. the course of the f last named Creek, to the point where Wylie street now intersects the said 1 Creek. . ? gEc. 2. That the Intendant and War< dens of the town of Camden are ;here' by required to proceed, immediately up> on the passage of this Act, to designate, ' by proper marks and monuments, the | boundaries hereinbefore authorized. Sec. 3. That all Acta or parts of Acts, inconsistent with the nrovisloris or thia Act, be, and the same are hereby^ re* pealed. Approved March 9,1871. AN ACT to Incorporate the Capital Building and, Loan Association, of Columbia. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: . i . That John Agnew,, M. J. Calnan James A. Dunbar, W. B. Nasb. w, Simons. S. B. Thomson, John McCord, R. Tomllnson, C. C. Puffer,. W. F. Hague, Timothy Hurley, together with other . persons who now are, or hereafter may be, associated with-hem, be, and lhey ' are hereby, declared a bodv oolitic ana corporate, for the purpose of making loans of money, secured by mortgage on real Estate or personal property, ol- by the conveyance of the same, to their members and stockholders byTbe name and style of the "Capital Building and Loan Association, of Columbia." the capital stock of which shall consist of one thousand shares, to be paid in by \ successive monthly installments of one \ dollar for each share, so long as the corporation shall continue, the said shares to be held, transferred, assigned aud pledged, aud the holders thereof to be subject to such fines and forfeitures for defaults in tbeir payments, according to such regulations as may be prescribed by the by-laws of said corporation. Sfc. 2. Thvt the said corporation shall have power and authority to make-any such rules and by-laws for its government as are not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the land; shall have such number and succession of' mem, bers and officers as shall beordafned and chosen accordiug to their saW rules'and by-laws, made or to be made by their: shall have and keep a common seal, and alter the same at will; may sue 'atid be sued, plead and be impleaded, In -any Court of Law or Equity in this 8tato and sball have and enjoy all' and every right and privilege incident and belonging to corporate bodies, according to the lutiru nf thu Imul /. ."'If 4UTTH9 Vi M4V IMUUt Sec. 3. That the said corporation shall have power to take, purchase and hold real estate, and to sell and transfer the same from time to time to its members, on such terms, and under such conditions, and subject to such regulations as may be proscribed by the rule* and bylaws of said corporation: Provided, Thai the real estate held by eaid corpo* ration shall not at any time exceed the value of two hundred thousand dollars. ' ' . ; . Sec. 4. That the funds of said corporation shall be loaned and advanced to the members and stockholders, upon the security of real and personal estate; and used in the purchase of real estate for the benefit of its members and stockholders, od suoh terms and under such conditions, and subject to such regulations as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the rules and by-laws of said corporation; aud it shall Be lawful for the said corporation to bold such lands. leuimeuia, ut'ifijuaujeuui iwju {wnuuai property as shall be mortgaged or conveyed to tliera, in good faith, by way of security, upon its loans and advances; and may sell, alien or otherwise dispose of the same, to its -members and stockholders only, as they, from time to time, may deem expedient. i Sec. 6. That whenever it shall occur that the funds of tiie said corporation shall remain unproductive and uncalled for, for the space of two months, thecorporation shall have power to loan whatever amount may be thus on hand, to others than stockholders and members for such time and at such rates of interj est as may be established by virtue of such rules and by-laws as may be made by said corporation. Sec. 6. That whenever the funds of said corporation shall have accumulated to such an amount that, upon a fair and just division thereof, eacn stockholder and member shall have received, or bo entitled to receive, the sum of two hundred dollars, or property of that value, for each and every- share of stock by him or her so held, and such distribution and division of the funds shall have been so made, then this corporation shall cease and determine. This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and that the same may be given in evidence without specially pleading the same: Provided, That said corporation shall have all the rights and be subject to all the liabilities provided in the Act to regulate the formation of corporations, passed December 10,1870. Approved March 9,1871. * *" i ' ?? AN ACT to Alter and Amend an Act Entitled ' An Act to Alter and Amend the Charter of- the city of Greenville, and for other PurposesApproved March 23,1809. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Aouse of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and ' sitting in General Assembly, and by the ; authority of the same: ; That from and immediately after the I passage of this Act, it shall be lawful for ' the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of II Greenville to require each male inhabi\ \ tantof the said city, between the ages of 1; eighteen and fifty, to labor upon the ' public streets 01 ?uu vuy; jrroviaea, > i nevertheless, That no person shall be re!, quired to perform more than four days ! labor on said ssreets in one year. t ' j Sec. 2. That it shall be lawfal fo* tho 1! said Maj'or and Aldermen to fix some 1 certain sum, not to exceed the sum of ' 1 two dollars per annum, which may be f paid in money, within a certain tlmo, 1 j to be limited by the said Mayor and Al[: dermen, by any person liable to labor on I i snid Ktreeta. in pom mutation of such I labor, and to enforce the payment of [ the same in the manner now provided 5 by law for the collection of taxes. I Sec. 2. That the said Mayor and Al1 ; dermen, or any three of them, shall 3; have power to commit to jail, for a space ! of time not exceeding twenty days, and 3 to fine not exceeding fifty dollars, any ] person or persons who shall be guilty of 1 j riotous o disorderly conduct in said city; and it f?hall be the duty of the Marehwla of the said city to arrest all sucb persons sous, and to bring them before the said e Mayor and Aldermen, or auy three of thorn, to be dealt witn according to tno - ordinances of said city. f Bee. 4. The said Mayor and Aldermen t of the said city shall have power to y open new streets, and to widen, straighten or alter the streets now in use, upon payment damages to the owners of propcrty offected thereby; the damages to 11 be assessed by five freeholders of said t city, two to he selected by the City ii Council and two by the owner or ownd ere of the property, and the fifth by the e persous so selected. d Approved March 9, 1S71,