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VOLUME XX?NO. J, ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 17, 1872. BY W. CHANGE. Has summer come without a rose, Or left the bird behind? Is the blue changed above thee, O world! or am I blind? Will you change every flower that grows, Or only change this spot, Where she who said, 1 love thee, Kow says, I love tbee not? Be false bo fair above mo ; Come back with any face, Summer, do I care what you do? You cannot change one place? The grass, the leaves, the earth, the dew, The grave, make I the spot, Here where she used to love me, Here where she loves me not. ??M Laws of South Carolina. ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. [Published by Authority.] AN ACT to JRcncw and Amend the Charter of the Town of LowndatvUlc,! Abbeville County, South Carolina. C-1 1!.. i?- <iiimili.ll l?if tli? Son i? 1JC Jb VtI?viv-v? K/J I.WV ^.v.. . ate and House of Representatives of the J State of South Carolina, now met andj sitting in General Assembly,and by the: authority of the same : That from and after the passage of! this Aet, all citizens of this Slate, hav ing resided twelve months within the: State, and fcixty days in the town of | Lowndesville shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and ' corporate, and the said Town shall' be j, culled and known by the name of Lown-j ville, and its corporate limits shall ex-1 tendonelialf mile within the pie eutj limits, to be fixed as a centre by a major- j! ity of the inhabitants of the said village.! Sec. 2. Tint the said Town shall be;' governed by an Intendaut and four ( Warder**, who shall be citizens of the ' United States, and who shall have re- j sided in this Slate twelve months, and shall have been residents of the said 1 Tou-n sixtv davs immediately preee- 1 diug their election. -The said Intendant i1 aud \Vardeas shall be elected ou the ' second Monday in September, 1S72, and ' every year thereafter on the first Monday j in April, ten days notice being previous- j' Jy given, and that all in ale Inhabitants !1 of tiie age of twenty-one yearn, citizens!' of the State, and who shall have resi- j ded within the State twelve months, j and in the said town sixty days ini- 1 mediately preceding their election, shall be entitled to vote for said Intendant ' and Wardens. Sec. 3. That the election for Intendant i1 and Wardens of said town shall be held j at some convenient public place in the said ~towa from 6 o'clock in the morn-! iug, until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and 1 when the polls shall be closed, the Man agers shall forthwith count the votes, and declare the election; and give no tice thereof, in writing, to the^perKous | elected, llie intenuam ana w al liens shall appoint threo managers to ; hold tlieensuing and subsequent election. Whenever there shall not be an Intend- ' Hnt and "\Varden?, from any causo, what- 1 ever, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of ' the Court of Abbeville County, to order! j such election, forthwith, and appoint;' three Managers for the same. The man agers in each ease shall before they open .( the poll6 for said election, take a:i oalh '^ fairly an impartially to coaductthe same ' and that iJie Intenduut and War- J dens, before entering on the duties of," their respective ollices, Khali take the 1 oath prescribed b/ the Constitution ol*!' the State, and al-o the following oath, to;1 wit: "As lutendant (or Warden) of the|5 Town of IJittle Hock, I wiJi equally j1 and impartially, to the best of my abil-j1 ity, exercise the trust reposed in Die, | and will use my best endeavors to pre-'] ?erve the peace and carry into effect, ac- < cording to law, tlie purpose for which I' 1 have been elected: tfo help me, God." j y The said Intendant and wardens shall ! hold their offices from time of their j I election until the first Monday in April It ensuing, and until their successors shall 11 be elected and qualified. ji |Sec. 4 That, in case a vacancy shall ( occur in the olliee of Intendant, or any: c of the Wardens, by death, resignation, j < removal, or otherwise, or in case of aj< tie in said election, an election to\ 1111 such vacancy shall be held by the |r. appointment of Intendant Wardens, (or ? wardens as the case may be,) or the!! Clerk of the Court of Abbeville Coumy, if there should no Intendant or War-|i denH, ten days' public notice ;l thereof being previously given; and inji case of eickncas or temporary absence of the Intendant tiie Wardens, forming!( the Council, shall be empowered to j { elect one of the number to act as Intent- j r ant during the time. Sec. 5. That the Intendant and "War-' j dens duly elected and qualified shall, u during the term of oliice, severaJly and j respectively, be vested with all the pow- j ] er and jurisdiction of Magistrates' c within the limits of said town,!, and the Inteudant shall aud may, as j often as is necessary, summon the \Vur-i dens to meet in council, any three of whom, witn tne uuenuant, snaii con stitute a quorum to tran.-uct business; and they shall be known as the Town Couucilof Lowndesvilla; aud they and their successors in otliee, hereafter to be elected, may have a common seal, which shall be aliixed to all their Ordinances, and the said Town Council shall have authority to appoint from time to time, as they maysee fit,such and so many pro per persons, to act as Marshals or Consta-; bles of said town, as the Council deem necessary and expedient for the preser-; vation of the peace, good order and police thereof, which persons so appoint- J ..Unll <u!?liin Mm f>nriwirut<? I i m i of! ,vu oiiaiif niwiuu tiiv v?'- i'v.-w ? . said town, have the power and t?rivi-1, leges, and be subject to all the ouli^a-j tjohs, penalties and regulations provided j j py law for the oflice of Constable; ami j1 lhall be liable to be removed at the j J pleasure of said Town Council; and the i I aaid Town Oquncil shall have power to fslatflish, or authorize the establishment; | of a Market House in said towu; audi So cowl TVntrii" ftnunnil tlw. 11 lint'n fill]!' powerand authority, under their corpo rate seal, to make all such rules aud reg ulations, By-Laws and Ordinances, res pecting the street*, roads aud business ' thereof, as well as the police system of i the said town, as shall appear to themj, necessary and proper for the security,!, welfare and convenience of the inhabi-j' tants of said town, and for preserving;' health, order and good governmenti1 wJtblflL, .the jBaid town ; the said Town Council may Impose fines for offences ; against their by-laws, rules and regula- j tions and ordinances, and appropriate the same to the public use of said town ; 1 and the said Town Council shall have j i the same power which Magistrates now j have, to compel the attendance'] of witnesses, and requiring them to give 1 evidence upon the trial before them of any person or persons for a violation of ' any of their ordinances, by-laws, rules ' and regulations ; but no line above the i sum of twenty dollars shall be col- ( lected by said Council, except by suit in the Court of Common Pleas: and pro-| vided, aiso, that no line shall exceed ' fifty dollars; and also that nothing herein contained shall authorize saidl; Council to make any ordinance or by 9* laws inconsistent with or repugnant tr the laws of this State; and all tin by-laws, rules and ordinances the said Town Council may matfc, shall, at all times be subject to revisal or repeal b\ the General Assembly of this Stale. Sec. 6. That the said Intcndant and Wardens, or a majority of them, shall have power to abate and remove all nui sances within the corporate limits ol said town ; and it shall oo their duty t<i keep all roads, wa y s, bridge s and streets within the corporate limits of said town open and in good repair, and for that purpose they are in vested with all the powers of Commis sioners of ltoads; and shall have full power to classify and arrange the inhabitants or citizens of said town liable to street, road or publieduty there in, and to force the performance of such duty, under such penalties as are now, or shall hereafter be, prescribed by law ; Provided, That the said Town Council may compound with persons liable to perform uueh duty, upon such terms, and on the payment of such sums, as may be established by law or ordinance: And provided, also, that the individuals who compose the said Town Council shall be exempt from the performance of road and police duty; and the inhab itants of said town are hereby exempt from road and police duty without the corporate limits of said town. Skc. 7. That the power to grant or re fuse license for billiard table, t< keeji taverns or retail sniritous liquors wiihin the limits of said corporation, be, and the same is hereby.vested in tlie Town Council of Lowmiesville, and the said Town Council may j;rant licenses to re tail spiritous to such persons, and in such qualities, at such rates, and upon such terms aud conditions, as the said Council may deem best and proper. And the said Intendaut and Wardens shall have the full and only pow er to impose a tax on all shows or exhi bitions, for gain or reward, within the pity limits. And all moneys paid for licenses for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping: taverns and billiaid tables, and the tax for all shows for gain or re wind, within the said limits shuil be appropriated for the public use of the town: Provided, That in no instance shall the price of a license to keep a tav ern or to retail spiritous liquors, be less than the amount that is established bv cue btate: ana provided, junner, J'liat tlie said Intendant ami War lens, duly elected, shall not Lave power totrraut any licence to keep tavern or retail spiritous liquors, to extend beyond the terra for which they have been elected. 8i:c. 8. The said Town Council may liave power and anthority to require ail persons owning a lot or lots in said town to close in, aud to make and keep in [rood repair, sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, whenever the same shall front or adjoin any public street of said town, if, in the.jud^ment of the Coun cil, such sidewalk shall be necessary, the width thereof, and the manner of construction, to be designated and regu lated by the said Town Council ; and for default or refusal, after reasonable notice, to mane aim Keep m goou repair s-'ueli sidewalks, and to clo.->e such lots, the Town Council may cause the same to be made or put in repair, and require the owners to pay the price of making or repairing. Provided, That such con tract for making and repairing i.s let to the lowest bidder. Sne. 9. That the Raid Town Council >f LowndesviJle shall have power to irret>t and commit to jail, for a space of ime not exceeding twelve hours. and a ine not exceeding twenty dollar*, or, in ieu thereof, to work the public road.*, street*,. bridges, &c., and within said iorporate limits, tweuty day*, any per ?)n or persons who may be guilty of lisorderly conduct in said town, to the uuioyance of citizens thereof; and it shall be the duty of tiie.Mary.hal of the :own to make such arrests, and call to iiri as-i-timce the pome computus, if necessary, and, upon failure to perform ;uch duty, he shall be fined in a sum lot more than twenty dollars, lor each litd every offense. Bkc. 10* That tiie paid Town Council of Lowndesville sliivll have power to <^ihnt >r refuse licennes to parties within the imitsofsaid town, and the parties to .vhoni such licences [are jrraiued] shall X! subject to such regulations as may, ?y ordinance, be established. Thev .hall also have jx>wer to impose and cof ect and collect an annual tax upon the issessed property of said town: Provi led, no tax shall be imposed, in any >ne year, to exceed the rate oi ten cents >11 each hundred dollars of such a<ses? ?d property ; and the money so raised mail De.applied lomeuwoi saiu itrvu. The said Town Council shall have jwjw ;r to enforce the payment of all tax<e evied by paid Town Council, to The aineextent ami in (he same manner as b now, or hereafter may he, provided by aw lor the collection of the general State taxes. Si:c. 11. That the paid Town Council )f Lowndesville shall have power to reg ;!atc sales at auction within the eorjK> ate limits of said town, ami to tfinut. icense to auctioneers: Provided, notli ng herein contained kIihII extend to ales by Kherilt", Clerk of the Court, Fudge of Probate, Coroner, Executor or Vdminiatrator, Assignee in Bankruptcy, >r by any other peason out of the order r decre of and Court, Justice of the ?eaee or Magistrate. Sec. 42. That this Act shall be deem d a public Act, and continue in force in til repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. VN ACT to alter and amend the Plmnfrtw r\4% T^tpn nf PwnHlnfnn Sec 1. Be it enacted by the Senate ind House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly and by :he authority of the same : That all persons, citizens of the United States, who now resido or may hereafter reside, in the village of Pendleton, shall bo deemed, and are hereby declared, a body corporate and politic; and tho said village shall lie called and known b}r tho name of Pendleton; and its limits shall be held and deemed to exiend for one mi!o in every direction from the Farmers' Hall. Sec. 2. That the said village shall bo governed by an Intcndant and four Wardens, who shall he elected 3D the fourth Monday in September, ind continue in office until the sec ond Monday in September next, or an til their successors are qualified, on which da}*, as well as on the second Monday in September of every year thereafter, an eloction shall he held tor an Intcndant and four Wardens, at such placo as tho Jntendant and Wardens" shall designate, thirty days' notice being previously given; and that all male inhabitants of the said pillage, who have attained the age of L\ventj--onc years, and have resided therein three monthis previous to the election, shall he entitled to vote for the said Intendant and Wardens; the election to bo held from ten o'clock in the morning until two o'e'oek in the afternoon ; and when the polls shall be closed, tho Managers shall count 1V.3 > the ballots, and proclaim the elcctic [ and give notice thereof, in writing, 1 [ the persons elected ; and that the I , tendant and Wardens, for tho tin | being, shall always appoint thr< I managers to hold tho ensuing ele ' tion ; that the Intcndant and ^Va p'dens, before erterinj* upon the duli | of their respective offices, shall take tl |j following oath, to wit: "As lntciuian || (or "Warden,) of the town of Pendleton, I will equally and imparliaJly, to the he of my ability, exercise the trust reposi 'in me, and 1 will use my bestendeavo j to ])reserve the peace and carry into elle I'ccordiny; to law, the purjxtse of my a] ipointnient. So help me tiod." i Stc. 3. That in case a vacancy sha occur in tJic offices of Intendant ( | Wardens, by death, resignation r jmoval from office, or absence froi j office, or absence from the State, a ; elect ion shall be held by the appoin ,j meat of the Intendant and Warden i as the ease may be, thirty da}* previous notice being given; audi case of the sickness or temporary al jsencc of the Intendant, the Warden ; forming a Council, tdiall bo ernpov j ered to elect one of themselves to a< as Intendant during the time. j Sec. 4. That tho Intendant an i Wardens duly elected and qualific i j shall, during their term of servic severally and respectively, be veste 'with all the nowers of Trial Juptic< of thin State, within the limits of tl *aid villago, cxeept in trials of civ [cases; that the Intendant shall, i [ often as occasion may require, sun 1 mon tlio Wardens to meet him i 'Council, a majority of whom shu 'constitute a quorum for the Iransa jtion of business, and shall he know by the name of the Town Council c 'Pentleton; and they and their su< cessora in office shall have a cQimno seal, and shall have power and ai thority to appoint, from time to tim such and so many persons to act i Con.tables as they may deem exp dient and proper, which Constabh shall have all the powers privileg< and emoluments, and be subject to a i the duties, penalties and regulatioi [provided by the laws of thin State ft; jtlie office of Constable, and the ii itendant and Wardens in Council nha j Iiave power, under their corporal I seal, to ordain and establish all sue rules, by-lawn and ordinances, r< spccting the slrcetf., ways, mark( and police of Paid village, an shall a] pear to them proper for the security j welfare and convenience of the villas (and for preserving health, peace, o; der and ^ood government within th i^ame; and the said Council may aft fines for offences against such by-law and ordinances, and appropriate tkei ito the use of tin corporation ; but u line sh:' 11 exceed twenty dollars ; nn j when fines shall exceed ten dollari m*iv ho vwnvnrod in tlie Pour | of Sessions for Anderson Count}*; an 1 \vheu they arc of the amount c \ twenty dollar*, or under, they ma; be recovered before the Intouda:: and Wardens: Provided, nolhinj herein contained khall empower th said corporation to ordain or eslat lish any by-laws or ordinances, incoi, sistent with, or repugnant to, th jlaws of this State; and all such by ilaws and ordinances Khali, at all time I he subject, to the revival or repeal c the Legislature. iSj:c. 5. That the Paid Intendan iand "Warden# shall havo power t (abate and lemove nuisances withi the said limits, aijd to classify and ai range 1110 lnnannaniH name uj puin j <iuty, to require tin m to perform sue I duty an often a* occasion may require land to enforce the performanee there of, under the tame ponalticH an ar now, or may be hereafter establishe by law , and the said Intendant an j Wardens, or any of them, upon viu\ 'thereof, or uj>on complaint lodged, o loath, are hereby required and autlioi ized to isnue warrants against all o fender*, and cause them to be brou^h before them or him, and, upon exam Iinanon, snail euiier ri'icaw, auiun i bail, if the olFenno bo bailable, or coin mit to jail, such offenders, a* the cas may require; and the Sheriff of An jderson County is hereby required t j receive and keep the person so com niitted unlill discharged by du course of law. And the Raid Intent ant and Wardens shall, collective!; and severally, have cognizance will in the said corporation limits, in a frimin ill flfl Justices of th Peace and Quorum have according t law. Sec. 6. That the Intendant an Wardens of the said Town shall hav full and only power to grant or ri fuse licenses to retail spirituou liquors within 6aid limits, with 1 cense, shall be grunted in the sain manner, and upon the same eond tioris. as they are now, or may hert after be. under tho laws of this Slat< except that the Town Council shai have power to regulate* the price c licenses to keep taverns and to retai sj irituous liquors :Provided, that I no instance the ])ricc of a licenso to keep tavern or retail spirituou j liquors*, shall be fixed at a less son is established by tho law of the State land all tho powers formerly vested ii j the Commissioners of'Eoads are here I by grunted to the said Intenrtant an* Wardens within the paid limits; am all moneys paid for licences, and fo fines arid forfeitures for retailing spii ituous liquors, keeping taverns am billiard tallies within the paid litnit without license, shall be appropriate! 'to the use of said corporation. Sec. 7. That the said Intendan and Wardens shall have power t compound with persons liable to worl ion said roads, streets and alleys, t ! release kik-Ii persons as may desire i1 upon a fair equivalent therefor, to b applied by them to use of said corpr J ration ; and no person residing witl in the said limits shall be liable t work on anyroad without said lin: its, or bo taxed or assessed forth Isj'me. ?ac. 8. That the Town Council c iPeiulleton shall have power to impos an annual tax upon the keepers c j billiard tables arid ten pin alleys, o 'any otl.er pin alleys, within the di; cret'on of said Council, and to gran or refuso licenses for the same, upo 'such terms and conditions, and sul 'ject to such regulations, as they ma by ordinanco establish. They shall also have power to impose a tax with their discretion, on all sale* made by itinerant traders and aue tioreers, on all public drays, wagons carriages, omnibuses, or other vehiclef kept for hire, and on the owner 01 possessor of all dogs, hogs, sheep, goats and cattle kept within tho cor porate limits of said town, Tho said Town Council shall have power to im pose an annual tax on the amount ol all sales of goods, wares, merchan dise, and also on the amount of in come arising from all factorage and mechanical employments, faculties and profession*, including the proies sion of dentistry Provided, that no tax shall be imposed in any one year to exceed the rale of twenty cents on each hundred dollars of the value of such sale* and income ; and the said Town Council shall alao have power to impose a tax upon all persons who shall open any room or car for the purpose of taking dAguerrcot3-pes or other likenesses, within the corporate limits of said town ; and the said Town Council sha'I have the power to impose an annual tax, not exceeding twenty cents on every hundred dol lars of the value of all real estate ly ing within the corporate limits of said town, the real estate of churches and school associations excepted, and for that purpose they shall appoint three freeholders resident therein, to assess the value of (-aid real estate upon OJith, and return the assessment, ]| wit Inn ono nioniu, 10 paia uounen ior c. luxation, and to till any vacancy oc n casiojicd by the.doath, resignation, )f refusal to servo. or removal from e. office of the 4ai<J assessors; aud any i, person who fchall refuse to act as As L1_ sossor, upon bvirig appointed by the 0) Council, may be fined any sum not ls exceeding twenty dollars; and the t?_ said Council shall have power to reg ?8 ulate the price of liconso upon all ?H public shows and exhibitions in said j] town, and to erect a powder maga 18jzine, and to compel any person hold iug more than twenty-five pound# oi powder to more the same therein, and to mako regulations for rates or stor age thereof, and for keeping and de livering the same; and the said Tow<> Council shall have power to enforce the payment of all taxes levied under authority of this Act against the property and pcrnons of defaulters, to the earnc extent "and in the sam<' manner, as is provided by law for the collection of the general State tax, ex cedt that cxcutions to enforce the a payment of the Town taxes shall be issued under the seal of the copora tion, and directed to the Town Mar shal. or other person specially ap pointed by the said Town Couucil to collect the same; and all property (j j upon wmcn a lux stiau ue jcvieu anu if!assessed is hereby declared and liable j* j for the puyment of the same in pref t|crenco to other debts due by the per \r {sons owning eueh properly at the ejtimeof the assessment, except debts ). !duo the State, which shall be iirsl i- paid; thai the taid Town Council shall have power, with the concent of the adjacent hind owners, to close all Kuch loads, street* and ways within the raid town, as they may deem ne<? cssary, by wale oi'the freehold therein either at public or private sale, as thev adjudge befit for the interest ul iho said town; and they shall have power to lay out, adopt, open and keep in repair all such new streets, roads and ways, from time to time as they may uoem important or necan ?ary for the improvement of said town : Provided that no new street, road or way shall bo opened without first liaviug obtained the consent of the land owner or owners through whose premises any such new street, road or way may pass. Sec. 'J. That this Act shall be taken and deemed a public Act in all Courts of Justice. and shall continue ho until repealed. Approved .March 12, 1872. AN ACT to Authorize and Empower AS'. C. Garity, F. W. Tow leu and D. U. Towlen to establish a Wharf at. Martin'* Point, Wadmalaw In land, South Carolina. Beit enacted by the Senate and IIouho of 1^'preKentutive.s of the State of South Carolina, now met and sit ting in General Assembly, and by au thority of the name: W. C. Garity. F. "W. TowIcb and I). II. Towles be, and are hereby au thorized and empower.d to erect and build a "Wharf, and collect the urnm! rates of Wharfage on 'lie Panic, at Martin's Point Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, and to extend the name as far towards the Channel of the river an may bo necessary for commercial purposes. Seo. 2. That the franchise herein granted shall he vested in the said \V. C. Gnrily, F. W. Towles and-D. II. Towles, their heirs, executors, admin istrators and administrators and as signs, lor tho term of ninety-nine years. &r.c. 3. All acts, and parts of nets, inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed. Approved Mareh 13,1S72. AN ACT to Incorporate the Church es of Antioch. JSew Hope, Bethel firnvfi find New Tli'llinnv* <-><" T ...i ~"J ? r 'lis County, South Carolina. Section 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate and llouso of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same : That the churones known by the names of Antioeh, Now Hope, Bethel j Grove, and New Bethany, of Laurens '"'County, South Carolina, be, and the samo are he rob}', incorporated, and the incorporators thereof are hereby vested with all the rights, privileges and immunities conferred on certain religious institutions, by an Act rali "jficd tho 15th day of December, 1851. Approved March 13, 1S72. AX ACT to Incorporate tho Prospect Baptist Church, of Laurens County, South Carolina. Section 1. lie it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and I sitting in General Assembly, and by au thority of the same,' j That from and immediately afte the passago of this Act, all person who now are, or who hereafter shal | or may become, members of said so . ciety, shall bo, and they are hereby incorporated, aud arc hereby declam ' to bo a body corporate, by the nam< I and stylo of the "Prospect Baptis Church," and by the said name shal have succession of officers and mem bers. and have a common seal. Sec. 2. That the said corporatioi shall hare power to purchase, receivi , and possess any real or personal e? tale, not exceeding in value the sun of twenty-fivo thousand dollars, or tc , sell the same, and by its corporati name to sue and be sued in any Cour ? of this State, and to make such rule and by-laws, (not repugnant to law, as may be thought expedient. Skc. 3. That this Act bo deemed i public Act, and shall contiuue in forc< until repealed. . Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT to Incorporate tho Ameri can Union Literary Club, of Gid? den, Richland County, South Caro lina. SKCTroN* 1. I3e it enacted by the Ben ate and House of Representatives of tlx State of South Carolina, now met ant sitting in General Assembly, and by tin authority of the same, 'Pliot ^iifuLnn Tnlin T1 T-Jil more, Peter Shiver Robert Campbell James Scott, Juff. Jucker, Ellison T Weston, Uarklee Scott, Moses Scott Stcpheney Scott, Alick Marshall, Kit Milis, lojrether with other peraoni who now are, or hereafter may be associated with them, be, and the} are hereby, declared a bod}' eorporati under the name and stylo of tin American Union Literary Club, o Gadsden, Richland County, Soutl Carolina, and shall have succession o officers, and shall have a commoi seal, Beg. 2. That the said corporatioi shall have power to purchase, receiv< and hold any real or personal estate not exceeding value the sum of tei thousand dollars, and to sell alien ant convey and dispone of the same ; and by its corporate name, tosue and b< Hucd in any Court of this State, anc to make such rules and by-laws no liepugnant to the laws of the land, ai may be considered necessary and ex pedient. Skc. 3. That this Act shall hi deemed and taken to be a public Act and shall continue in forco until re pealed. Approved March 13, 1872. AX ACT to incorporate tho Abbe ville Agricultural Society. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senati and House of Iienmenti.lives of tin PUIC UJ DUUI11 \yillWlllia, wwn tuvt auv sittinp in General Assembly, and by tin authority of the f-anie: That D. Wyatt. Aiken. P. II. Brad lay, Win. IJ. Parker, J. S. Cothran G. AlcD. Miller, \Y\ Joel Smith, F. A Cornier, James A. Keid, J. M. Lati iner, D. M. Pogpra. Janice Pratt. A jM. Aiken, M. C. Taffgart, A. II. Law son and P. A. Griffin, and their buc censors in office and associates, be J and they are hereby, constituted ti hotly politic, under the name of the "A bbeville Agricultural Society," wit I a capital Ktock not exceeding fivi | thousand dollaiH. in shares often dol Jars each, with the right to sue and hi sued, and to plead and he impleaded, ii any Court of competent jurisdiction to have and use a common seal; and tho same to alter at will and plea* jure; 10 pujer.ase unu noiu reaj wsiau land other property; and with all other rights, privileges and immuni ties that aro now secured by law tc incorporated bodies. Skc. 2. That this act shall be deemed a pullic Aet, and shall con tinue in force until repealed Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT Incorporate the Charlestor Land and Joint Slock Company. Skction 1. Be it enacted by tlx Senate and Jlouae of H( presentativei of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Asscm ; bly arid by authority of the same : That C. Simons, Thomas Matthews L. F. Campbell, Samuel Poreber aiic i YV*.? m,/l tiu.li ni ln>i? tiavioi i II IJJ? 1 H1UP, aiJU DIIV ii viuvt |iv ? MV a? may now. or hereafter may bt aBflociuted with them, tire hereby do elarcd a body politic and corporate by the name and aiyle of the Char le*ton Land and Joint Stock (Join pany. Rec. 2. That the association afore KRid bhall have succession of officers Jaiid members, according to itn by jlaws, and shall have power to make jby-lawH, not repugnant to the lawsoi I the land, and to have, urc, and k?jep I a common geal, and the name to altei [at will, to sue and be iiKca. to plead and he impleaded, in any Court ir this State. It. is hereby empowered to retain, possess and enjoy all hucIi property, real and personal, a* it may !i .1 a. 1 4'*... I UO eiJUlUIU lO, ur WIJ1UI1 IIVl-KUIlUl I may be purchased, or in any waj I at quired by it, and to sell, alien 01 trHiiKfcr the efti^e. Section 3. Thin set shall be deemed a public act, and Khali continue in force for the term of fourteen years. Approved March 13, 1872. * xt a nm nt * iL^ l iw V/U?rn;r uiu ijiuuu o* vin^s Bunk, of Columbia, S. C. Section 1. Re it enacted by the Senatt land House of Representatives of tin State of South Carolina, now met aw: hitting in General Assembly, and by tin authority of the same: That S. L. Leapheart, Jno. Meig ihnn, J. P. Southern, G. M. Walker j Wm. Glaze, Richard Wearn, "\V. 15 iiS'asli, Win. SimonH, Jas Davis am. jGeorge Sy miners, together with sucl j persons as arc now, or may liercaflci be, associated with them, shall be jand they are here by, constituted ant 'made a body politic and corporate, bj I the name and stylo of the Union Savings Bank, of Columbia, Soutl Carolina, and, by that name and style, shall bo, and is hereby, made 'capable in law to have, purchase, en joy and retain, to it and its fuccos Jkop*, lands, rents, tenements. ?jn.->iK j chattels and cft'ecta, of whatever kind or quality socvor, and Lhe eaine tc sell, alien or dispose of; to suo and be sued, plead and bo impleaded, answer r and be answered, del end and bo de * fended in Courts of Record, or an}' ' other place whatsoever; and, also, tc make, have and use a common seal. ' and the same to break, alter and re ' new at their pleasure; and, also, tc Q ordain and put in execution such by | laws and regulations as may seem ' necessary and convenient fir the " government of said corporation, not being contrary to the law.8 of this 1 State, or the Constitution thereof. Sec. 2. The capital stock of said corporation /shall not bo loss than 1 twenty thousand dollars, which may ' be increased from time to time to a " sum not exceeding five hundred 1 thousand dollars, and eball be paid in ? and accumulated as hereinafter provi ) ded. Sec. 3. Tlie said corporation shall 1 have power and authority to invent 2 its capital stock, or other funds, in bank or other Blocks, in the purchase of bunds of tho United States; bonds issued by this or any other State ol " the United Slates, and in bonds ol " any incorporated company, to lend " money upon personal or real security to discount bonds, notes and bills ol g exchange, and to guarantee tho pay. I inent of notes, bonds, bills of exchange e or other evidences of debt. Sec. 4. The said corporation shall ^..nAoifu /1?. n? i?tiv r?ni?k:nn Av I flivivo utjjwono iii. ui uiij persons, and ail such deposits shall be invested as tlio Board of Directors may deem most advantageous, and in accordance with section third, and interest uliail be allowed to the depos itors thereof as ma}' be directed 01 provided for by the by-laws of the institution Sec. 5. Each subscriber to stock in this bank shall, on or before the fifth day of each month, pay, at the olfiee of the hank, -one dollar per share oi his or her subscription, and any sub scriber failing to do so, shall be fined five cents per share for such delin quency, and, for each succeeding ten days of such delinquent'}*, ton cent* per share additional; and if, at the expiration of two months, such delin quency shall still exist, the stock shall bo sold at public auction, the proceeds of which shall be paid tc such delinquent stockholder, after de ducting all fines thai may bo charged against him, and his proportion of all losses sustained, and expenses incur red by the institution in the course oi itR business. Si-c. G. An soon as thestock becomes rvf iUrt T*oli,n rtf nna hlimli-n<( rlnllnrs KJI 14JU I U1UV V/i VU V UUUUt vu MwiiMt k per share, scrip shall be issued t<: each stockholder for the number oi shares standing in his or her name, on the hooks oi' the institution, signed by the President and Cashier, with the corporate seal oi' the bank affixed, from which the payment of monthly installments shall cease. Sec. 7. Any stockholder, at any time prior to the stock becoming o) the value of ono hundred dollars pei share, may withdraw from the insti tution, upon written notice being given at any regular meeting of tin Board of Directors and at the cxpi latiou of ninety days the institution shall pay to said stockholder the ac date of notice of withdrawal, the monthly installments of such stock holder ceasing from date of said no tice; or said stockholder may sell or transfer his or her interest to any other person, tho purchaser being placed on an equality with the other stockholders. Sec. 8. By actual value of stock is meant the amount paid in by each stockholder, together with his or her proportion of any profits, and deduct ing therefrom his or her proportion of any losses that may have occurred, and withholding his or her proportion of any investments about which the Board of Directors may bo doubtful, until they are sati- fled. Bec. 9 As soon after the stock be comes of the value of ono hundred Jj dollars per share, and scrip is issued ' therefor, the Directors niuy make dividends at buth times, and ol' so much of tlie profits of the bank, as shall appear to them advisable. . Skc. 10. There hhall be elected, as ' soon alter the ratification of this Act * hk the corporators may deem advisa 5 hie, and, annually then after, seven Directors from their number, "who i shall appoint one of their number J Premidenr, and may fill any vacancy " occurring in the Hoard, unless it be by removal, in which case the members - shall fill tho same in general meeting. $ The Hoard c-La.ll appoint (to hold at jits pleasure) the subordinate officers s and agents, prescribe their duties and (' compensation, and lake from thtin i [such bonds, with security, as it may jdeeui advisable. # 11 Sec. 11. It shall be competent, at jany general meeting of BtoekholderH, j to change the time of holding the annual meetings; and extra meetings maybe called at anytime, upon a I written application to the Board ol Directors signed by Mock hold ere rep resenting not lean than one-half of the capital Mock; and at all meetings i of Mockholders, each share shall entitle it* holder to one vote, and a representation of a majority of the entire Mock by the holders in person, or by their proxies, shall bo requisite to constitute a quorum. Sec. 12. The said company is hereby declared to be capable in law of hold ling and exercising the office of Exec utor by appointment of any testator, iilin nflico fit' Adniinirttrflfm* <>P ihi? to*. - tutor or intestate by appointment of , I the Court of Pro bate, the office oi j Guardian or otlior trustee, of any I [estate which may be held in trust by i! appointment of any person or court jot' competent authority to make stu b appoint merit; and the office of trustee I j under any mortgage. And in a? y '| such case, the said company, as exec i utor, administrator or trustee, shall i j be subject to the sumo manner of ac I countabilit'y, and to the same rules j and regulations of law, which pertain - to such trusts wlien held and excr -!cir?'d lie natural person*?, except t!>a . in lieu of any bond to be ivrp:in*d <>i i |Suid company for the admii.i.stration >'of any trust, the capital stock and > other assets of the company shaJ stand pledged for the faithful dii chargo of any such trust. Sec. 13. Tho said corporation iha I have authority fto establish brand offices at such points in this State, a the Directors may elect; Providec That the business transaction of sue] branch offices shall constitute a par of tho general business of the banl and shall be reported to the office ii , Columbia, at least once every month i Sec. 14. This Act shall be deemed public Act, and shall be judicially taken notico of without special plead ing; and the charter granted shall b in force from its passage, and contfnu jin force for a period of thirty yeart Approved March Id, lo7Js.~ AN ACT to -Exempt the Keepers Employees and Other Officers o the South Carolina Penitentiary and Lunatic Asylum from Militar and Other Duties. Be it resolved by the Senate am i House of Representatives of th< ' State of South Carolina, now met an< sitting in General Assembly, and bj ; the authority of the same: That on and after the passage o this Act, all guards, keepers, employ , ecs and other officers that arc now i or may hereafter be, employed at th< South Carolina Penitentiary and Lu natic Asylum shall be exempted fror serving on juries, and from military ( road or street duty. i Approved March 13, 1872. I AN" ACT to Amend the Law in Rek lion to the License and Iiegistratio of Pharmaceutists, Apothecarie i and Drugirints, and to Regulate th Vending of Drugsand Poisons. Section 1. Ee it enacted by the Senal : and House of House of Representative of the State of South Carolina, now m< !, and witting ia. General Assembly, au by the authority of the eame: That from and after the passage c I this Act, the Medical Faculty, of th University of South Carolina, sha i possess and exercise all the power i heretofore given and now possesse i by the Faculty of the Medical Coileg of Charleston, in respect to the ej animation and liconse of Pharmacei i tihtB, apothecaries and druggists Provided, That this section be cor wtrucd as in no wise diminishing th powers of the Faculty la?t named I but as giving to the Faculty fir* named the same powers, and also in ' posing thereon the duty and obligi tion to exercise such powers upo i duo application. i Sec. 2. That any pharmaceutis apomccary or uruggist wno came ' on and conduct* the business of sue] occupation in this State, after the e: piration of six months from the pas of this Act, must ha^e a licene therefor from one of tho above name bodies. And any person who shal thereafter carry on and conduct th business of said occupations, or an ' of them, without such license, sha be liable to indictment as for a misd< mcanor, and, on conviction, to a fin not exceeding fivo hundred dollari or imprisonment, hot exceeding si months. Sec. 3. That beforo granting aaii license, exceptin the cases hereinafte excepted, each applicant therefo: shall undergo an examination by am before that body to which the appli cation is made, and of such nature a they shall require; but such examina lion must include tho reading of man UHcript prescriptions and cxpJanationi thereof, tho discovery or detection o unusual doses of drugs,and especially of poisons, the recognition and distin guishing of the various roots, barks leaves, fruits, rosins and gums, ii common use, and the proper antidotei and mode of administration thereo for the (lillerciH poisons. Sao. 4. That no examination shal be required in case the applicant is i regular gradutate in medicine or phar macy of a school that is on the ui euenden of the University of Souli Carolina, hut such an upplicant shal be entitled to a license, upon furnish ing evidence of his graduation satie factory to the said Faculty. Skc. 5. That it shall bo the duty o the Medical Faculty of the said Uni vorsity to establish, carry on an< preserve, in a hook to be kept fo that purpose, a register of all phar maceutists, apothecaries and drug gists in the State, including the name of persons registered, place of busi ness, the fact whether the persoi registered be a graduate of medicim and pharmacy, or whether under li cense granted on examination, ant any other matter of information th< said Faculty may deem fit to add. Sec. 6. That it shall he the duty o jail licensed pharmaceutists, apothe I'.nfi'na anri riiMIir<rirttS hv whichsoevo I body licensed to have tboir name reentered in manner aforesaid by tin ! Medical Faculty of the University o [South Carolina, and to report annual ; ly on or before the first day of jN"o veniber of each year, to the san Medical Faculty of the said Universi ty, whether un)r. and if 3*011, wha jchange has occurred within the llier preceding year, as to their respcctiv< places of business, and for omissior or neglect of the requirements 0 1.;.. onnilnn r\r> nnv nf tlwun. llinv lliin DLA-llWUj v* J y - J shall, respectively, incur a fino o twenty-five dollars; and for each ant every registration and change thereof the party so registered shall pay It jtho cuid Faculty of tlio Universit} the sum of one dollar, which shall b( I their compensation for the scrvicei j performed in accordance with th< provisions of this Act. 'j Sec. 7. That it shall be llio duty o I the Medical Faculty of the University !of Sou!h Corolina to make a corrcc !report to the General Assembly o j work done by them, in accordanci ; with the provisions of this Act, on 01 j before tho first day of December it each year. Sec. S. That ever}' pharmaceutist or other person selling any poison shall be satisfied that tho purchase i; 'made for legitimate purposes, ant Ishall keep a hook in which shall b< m-nrdcd every sale of the following ' ariichs. viz: Arsmio, ami its prep (orations, all mctalic, cyanides, ant cyanides of potassium, tartar emetic corrosive sublimate, aconite and iff preparations, strychnine, and all other poison on alkaloids and their salts; cantharides, ergot, hyancyanic acid f the said, record also to exhibit the name of the person to whom sold, place of his residence and purpose of purchase, as stated, which hook shall be kept at all tiroes subject to inspec tion by the Coroner of the county * and Solicitor of the circuit, or Sflcn other person as either of them may designate. Sec. 9. That all persons in this State engaged in business as pharma* 1 - i ' " ceutmiB, apoinecanes or aruggisia, e in either the wholesale or retail' of ' drags, shall, to every bottle, vial, bor, or other p ckage containing any poi son named in the preceding . section, i or any, one or more of the following * articles, viz: Oxalic acid, chloroform, r belladonna, and4ta preparations, ex V ccpt paregoric, digitalis, and its prep-. avaiions, henbane, and its preparation# 1 hemlock or conium, or any other ar e tide that may be added to this list * by said Faculty of University, se 7 curely attach a label; whereon shall be cither printed or legibly written f with red ink, the name of the jpafcon " and the name of'at least one aritidotfe," > with brief directions as to the tnode 1 of using the same: Provided, That nothing herein contained Shalt bo 1 construed to apply to the filing of > prescriptions made bv recrular Dnvei eians: And provided, farther, That it ehall be the duty of the examining body on application at the time of' l" registraturo to furnish to the party : n registering a form of labels for poi? '8 tons. e Sec. 10 That his Act shall not b? i construed to prevent merchants and ;? shopkeepers from vending or expo rt sing to sale medicines already pre- ; d pared: Provided, Such merchants j and shopkeepers shall attach to .the articles sold a copy of the labol at-, e tachcd thereto bv wholesale draff-. U gists, and in the stile of poison* shfil ,f? comply with the provisions of aeo- < d tions 8 and 9 of this Act. e Sec. 11. That it shall not be lawfal for the proprietor of any pharmaceu - tical shop to allow any person not 1: qualified, in acordance with the pro* ' visious of this Act, to dispose of. poi- ' ? sons or compound the prescriptions > of physicians, and any person who, upon indictment for a violation or this section, shall bo convicted of th?'; anrae, 6hall pay a- fine not exceeding n five hundred dollars, or suffer impris onment for the period of not more' t, than six months. s Approved March 13, 1872. - AN ACT to Charter the Spartanbnr# * and Port Royal Railroad Company,.' ScctioR i. i3e it enacted oy . w. 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, for the purpose of establish-* ing a railroad from Spartanburg to Port .Royal, a charter, -with all the r ghts and privileges incident to the same, be, and is hereby, granted to W. J.Whipper, R Smalls, jN". B. My ers, James M. Baxter, J. J. Patterson, ] James JST. Uuyue, H. C. Corwin, H. G. Worthington, G. Cannon, B. A. Bose mon, W H. Jones, James Miller, H. W. Duncan, J. S. Mobley, J. A. Bow - - t TT Icy, 1J K. uuncan, iimomj auriei, Wm. Monro, R.M.Smith, S.J.Leo,' J. H. Beans, J. T. Ii Jeter, L. Wof-. ford, P.S.Jacobs, R.J. Donaldson, Ilardy Solomon, D. A, Cbilds, S. A., Swails, T. J. Moore, J. C. Bonsall, S. L. Hoge, C. D. Melton. J. M. Allen, Thomas Steers and W. J. Wilkins, and their associates and successors, who are hereby constituted a body politic and corporato, by tbcf namo and style of the Spartanburg and Port Royal Railroad Company. Sec. 2. That the said company is hereby authorized to construct a rail road from Spartanburg to Port Roy al, by such route as shall be fonnd most suitable and advantageous. Sec. 3. That the capital stock of said company Khali be one and a half million dollars, with the privilege of increasing it <o two and a half mil lion do.lars, if found necessary, to be divided into shares of fifty . dollars u ~.wi ruivr>n?n nf rAisinc* cuVI , uuu, 1W1 WW c? q such capital stock, it shall be lawful to open books of subscription, at such times and places, and to keep thetn open for such periods of time, and under the direction of such persons, uh may be determined on by a majori ty of said company. That subscript tions to the capital stock may be made in land, at a rate, per acre, to be agreed upon at the time of sub scripteon; and that each and every "'""nn on hem*!hinflr land shall exeouto " a deed to the suid company; and that 3 all amounts subscribed in land or money shall constitute the joint stock j. capital for thepurpoeeof constructing land carrying into operation the rail jroad provided for by this Act; and the said railroae shall have power to mortgage its property and franchises, and iasuo bonds, on such terms and conditions, and for such uses and par poses of said corporation, as the Hoard of Directors thereof may deem expedient. Sec. 4. That tho said railroad shall bo subject to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of j South Carolina, passed September 22, ! 18G8, entitled {'An Act to declare the manner by which lands, or right or way over the lands of persons or corporations, may be taken for the construction or use of railways or other works of internal improvemeat Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to exempt the said company from, the payment of taxes: Provided further, That nothing herein contain ed shall he *0 construed as to exempt ;8aid company from the provisions of section 1, chapter 63 of tho General Statutes. Approved March 13, 1872. The Stato Convention of the Con servative party of North Carolina 'will meet at Greensboro, on Wednes day, the first day of May next. I A woman who is "worth her weight | in gold," if of average size, would be worth about $30,000.