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BY W. -J VOLUME XX?NO.10. ABBEVILLE. S. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 19. 1872. A. LEE AND IIUGII WILSON NORA-BELLE. [These sweet lines were written some years ago by J. C. Harris, the nopular paragraphia of the Savannah yews.? Eds. At. Cons. J Of all the little fairies That ever love caressed, I know our little darling Is the brightest and the best. Oh ! the neatest and the sweetest! No.tongue can ever tell How much of love we lavish On little Nora-Belle. 'She cannot reach the roses That grow about her way, But in her face ars flowers More beautiful than thev : And the sunlight falling round her, Glows with a magic spell, iShedding a golden glory On little Is'ora-Belle. She Is winsome, she is winning? She is blithe and she is gay, And she asks the wisest questions In the most old fashioned way; And the lilies in the valley, And the daisies in the dell, Are not so pure and tender A* little Nora-Belle. For, years ago, our Saviour Blessed children with a touch, And still His words are ringing: "My kingdom is of such !" Flushed with His holy meaning, They stand outside of sin; And with his hand to guide them, They may not enter in. U rare sunsntnc ami snaaow i That chase each otlier so? That fall, and tlit, and flicker, And restless come and go! O winds from o'er the ocean! O breezes from the dell! jjring naught but health and pleasure To little Nora-Bclle! From Appleton's Journal. Miss IbjWs Sister-in-law. 4 STORY IN SIX CHAPTERS. 11V TTTE ArTHOK OK "VALERIE AYlr MEJt," "MOKTOtf J?OUSE," "MABEL CHAPTER J. "J w,ou?er vwhat qhe will be like?" said pnetty Rose Iuglesby, half musing. ly, naif pettishly, "fcjhe might have had consideration enough to ae.pd one Jicr photograph ! It is very tantalizing to be expecting a woman, $pd not even ,to know what she looks like?M.ot even, in a general way, whether she is pretty or ugly. Suppose 1 toss up a sixpence, and decide tiiat point at least by head* .and tails? Mamma, have you a six pence ?" "Don't De looitsn, nose," answereu Mr*. Inglesby, placidly. This was Mrs. Inglesby's usual reply to her daughter's usual flow of gay noh tMMise; and on this occasion the remark had a decidedly sedative efi'ect. Misa Inglesby leaned back, yawned, and said no more. The flies hummed drowsily, the clock ticked obtrusively, and for five minutes an unbroken silence reigned in the bowery drawing-room, with its lace curtains and India matting, its graceful fn rti i r t re linil POrtl hlitllls. The two ladies, who weie its oniy occu pants, had the width of the room be tween them ; and although it was evi dent that they were both enduring that unpleasant expectation which is the same in kind, however much it may ditter in degree, whether a battle or a guest is impending, yet it was so evident that tliey bore this trying ordeal very differently. Mrs. Inglesby?a model ol the "lair, fat and foity" type of good looks?seemed indemnifying herself for her broken siesta by a luxurious rest in a deep faulcuil, while ltose?who was xeated in an inscrutable school-girl fash ion in the corner of a sola?did not keep still for two consecutive secouds. Al 1 X .1 I last, picvaticu uvci muu h-nce, and with a ^uick motion she rose to her feet. "This is intolerable!" she said. "What with the heat, and the waiting, and the uncertainty, I am so nervous I don't know what to do with myself. Mamma "(indignantly,) "I believe you jire absolutely asleep!" "No I am not," said Mrs. Inglesby, Ju a suspiciously drowsy tone of deuial. "I ouly wish I was !" said Rose; and then she began pacing to and fro. As she moved across the floor, practising various steps, and various modes of car rying her shoulders and arms, by way of passing the time, she suddenly caught a glimpse of herself in a large mirror, and this glimpse made her pause, tshe stopped aud gazed, fascinated, as any one else might have been, by the fresh ness of her complexion, the grace of her features, the tiheeu of her hair; and a* a!ie gazed she smiled?firnt unconscious ly at her own loveliness, then conscious ly at her own vanity. "Mcimma " cliu uii'H?nAiia^H ft rnn. nieut, considered, aud finally went on? "mamma, I wonder if she will be pret tier than I am!" ".Prettier than you afe!" echoed Mrs. Inglesby, with a start.- Then she looked up at her daughter, and it was easy to ?ee from the coolness with which she went on that this egregious want ol modesty .was not uncommon on Miss Jnglesby'a part. "I can't say, Rose; but I should think It was very probable. .She had quite a reputation before sht was married, you kuow; and Harry? poor fellow !?always spoke of her as a great beauty." "I have something of a reputation, .too," said Rose, still looking at hersell in the glass! "and if I married I am *ure I should feel very badly if my hus baud did not think I was a great beauty, Thank you for your information, mam' ma; but neither of these two points i> ^rerv novel or verv conclusive. Sht really might have had sufficient consid eration to send one. her- photograph,' faomted she young lady, impatiently .' Th^g uncertainty will drive me distract ''IsnV; t five o'clock striking?" ,asked Mrs. /ngiesby, "The train ia >due ?q 80911 noy Jbat it would hardly be worth while to gp ^jatnwJted, I think, Jlose." "It is due at 5.10, f foejjeve," said Rose. This reflection sobered h?r, fpr she {walked to the window and looked #ul silently on the broad street with its row* of green shade-trees, the golden sun shine streaming through them, and the long shadows thrown across. Slit piade a pretty picture, standing by the -window in the grim dimness of its half ^closed blinds, with the lace curtains all Around her, and a hauging basket swinging just above her head?such $ pretty picture that a genthnan, who ai this moment came dowu the quiet street paused suddenly at the sight of it. He was a dark, slender man, of medium size, who, as be paused, took off his hai and spoke in the tone and with the man ner of a Camiliar acquaintance. 'Good evening, Miss IngJesby, Whal miracle have I to thank lor the unex pected pleasure of seeing you ? It sure jy must have been a miracle to briof you down from your siesta at five o'clock on such an afternoon as this? the warmest of .the season, everybody aays." "Good evening, Mr. Kerinon,"return ed Miss Inglesby, with t smile and t blush, "You h#ypn't any miracle at al to thank for seeing me. I cut my siesU unwillingly enough, 1 assure you ; am I only did so because we are expecting my sister-in-law!" he repeated, starting slightly, and, as it were, unconsciously "Yes, my sister-in-law. Is that a ven disagreeable anticipation? You look a; if you thought so." "Did I look so? Well, it is disagree' able so far?that I can't ask pennissior to ring the door-hell and profit by youi exemplary virtue." "No, I'm afraid you can't. The trair is due by this time and no doubt the} will be here very soon?more's the pity!" added she, with a grimace. " Yes, the train is due," said he, glanc ing at his watch ; "but it will be somt time before your sister-in-law can ar rive?fifteen minutes, at least. Thai gives me ten. I hope I am not detain iug you from anything more pleasant?' "Oh, not at all," answered kose, quit< deaf to various significant sounds thai were proceeding Irom trie putt 01 tn< room whore her mothec sat, "If you don't mind Standing on the pavement I am sure I don't mind standing here It's rather entertaining, in fact." "Come out on the balcony, then won't you? That Uudine light is verj becoming, but I should like to shakt hands, and I can't well manage thai across the balcony and through tin blinds." "You will have to dispense with thai gratification, I fear. I eannotcome oul on the balcony at this scorching hour ol the day?(No, mamma?I have not an idea of going)?and I must say you look voru r>nmfnrt.nhlrt whprft VOI1 lirp. Mr Kennon." "I am very comfortable," said Mr. Kenuou?which in truth was not re markable, a?< he was leaning against c large elm, with his facc to the window and his back to the tree, thus enjoying at his leisure the shade cast frelly aown upon him, and the pretty picture ar ranged before him. "I am very com fortable indeed; and I will unite use fulness to comfort, by letting you know as soon as the carriage containing youi sister-in-law comes in sight. Does youi brother accompany her?" "My brother!" For an instant Rose opened her eyes. A4Oht you are think mir nthop uiwtr>r.i w?? m v lll? VI ill T Wliivi VIWVV* ?M.* M.j brother ltobert's wife. This is the widow of my brother who is dead?my poor brother Harry. She is travelling alone, and papa has gone down to the station to meet her. We have never seen her," proceeded the young lady, waxing quite confidential. "She and Harry met in Europe, and were married there, and went straight to Brazil, where lie had a position as engineer; and"?her voice lell?' he died there. When his wife came back, ?die went to * * -* 1- 1 4 U nerQ.wo inenus, hiju s?.>, mvuj;u u. is three years since she returned, we have never seep her, and?0 Mr. Kennon, we do wonder.fio much what she is like!" "J)q you?" said Mr. Kennon. " I am a little a little surprised at that. Ol course most wome.y have reason to be curious about au(\ther women; but you need not fear a riyal near the throne. "1 am not sur.e .about that," said Rose, candidly. -"Widows -are very lascitujj ting; and I think I have heard that she is a beauty." "Her beauty ought to be worn off bj this time," said Mr. Kennon, with the sneer that often disfigured his handsome .mouth. "Can a woman bury husband* ! ad libitum and show no sign of it? II there is one popular belief more tlisu another which nils me with disgust, il j is the belief that widows have any at I traction to men who do not prefer all their goods and chattels second-hand," j lie went on, with a bitterness whicli surprised Rose, yet pleased her, too; though it would have waked the suspi cion of a more worldly-wise woman, i '"I'llere is somenim^ m?.uL ? muun that smacks of the charnel-house," In continued. "Either she loved her tir>i husband, or she did not?in either case who cares to be his successor?" "Then I suppose the belle veuve o' "French comedy has no attraction t< you?" said Rose, half archly, hai shyly. He laughed?not pleasantly, by an\ means. "If ever I make up my mind to mar ry one," he said, "I shall order my wed ding-coat from a pawnbroker's. There I would be an exquisite fitness in the as ;sociation of things. But I think I see the carriage coining?so your curiosity with regard to this particular widow will soon be gratified. I hone she wil prove everything she shouici be, and ] hope you will let me come to see yoi soon." He lifted his hat and bowed. Bui Rose did not return the salutation She had turned to tell her mother thai the expected guest was near at hand and, when she turned back again, In was already walking rapidly away She had meant to say something before he went?something that would brinia him hnf?k Mrxm?but it was too late now iThe carriage was approaching, and even while Mrs. Jnglesby was saying "You might really have some regard foi my wishes, Rose, in the mutter of en couraging that Mr. Kennon," it drew up before the house. "The two ladies went out once to wel come the stranger. As they reached tin front door, they saw Colonel Inglesbj assisting a tall, graceful woman in i long crape veil, and a long black cloak from the carriage. Hose's heart gave i bound. "A beautiful figure at anjj rate," she thought; "and still in wid ow's weeds !" The next moment there was the rush of reception anc greeting?hands clasped, kisses given half uttered words spoken, a few teari shed, perhaps, fortius visit could not b( other than sad in the thoughts and asso ciations which it wakened, and, whei all this subsided, the young widow wai within her husband's home. "You would like to go to your owr room at once, would you not, my dear?' asked Mrs. Inglesby, as they eutere< the hall. "Thank you, yes. I am so very tir ed," the stranger, in a sweet voice. So she was borne away to the uppe regions, while Rose?who was intensely curious to see that veiled fare?fount herself left to endure her curiosiety a best she might. She did not endure it very well. Slv ininntipnf. nn?l unsettled, and sl)< roamed restly about the drawing-roon waiting for her mother to return, an< quite unconscious that Mrs. Inglesb; had come down stairs and beeu absorbed into the dining-rooin, whence proceed ed, ever and anon, that friendly clatte of dishes which speaks so confident!; of coming cheer. John was a good ser Vant, but rather stupid; so bis mistress wJw was naturally anxious that, on th first dpy of the stranger's arrival, every thing Kftoyld be right and proper, ha< thought it ii.est tu go and superintem ?i? .wpunn Henee. Miss Lliizltn ImULlUI* ill n+fprj *-? ?, . w by fidgeted in the 4.rawing-room quit ' alone; and heuee, also, sjjawent tn th >: window and stretched har jierk to ga& i up and down the street, in faipt Jhone o | seeing Mr. Kennon on the visiLLa jiori [ zon. While she was thus engaged, th t rustle of a dress sounded behind her and a melodious voice said; "Have I drifted into the right room ?' t' and, turning suddenly, shs faced he . sister-in-law. In a moment she saw what she wai ; Uke, and in a moment, too, her heart ?<wUlu>ut rhyme or reason, sank dowi Ifnto her very shoes. "Yes, this is th r right room," she said, "and I am ver; 5lad to see you. Pray sit down." [eanwhile, she thought. ''What a vail i fool I was to wonder if she would Ix I prettier tfjan J aw J" Jv truth, Mrs 9 i Henr^' Inglesby was a woman such i I one does not see very often. As ah r stood in the soft, golden light with hi r graceful figure, her flowing uress of lui ' treless black silk, ami the folds of sliet j white ciape at her neck and wrists, sh , looked so queenly and imposing thu pretty, duinty Rose shrank ]nto absolut . Insignificance before her. Then, whi an afaoasier complexion; wuai sut uesque features; what large, full eyed o the rare golden-brown tint; what ricl heavy masses of magnificent goldei brown hair! Altogether, she was woman whose beauty no one coul deny, a woman born to lend hearts caj tive by right divine of her witchin face, and a woman with a fascinatio quite independent of these persont gifts, as Rose herself was soon forced t acknowledge. For, beginning with' soft, sad remen brances of the bright engineer, who ha been the link between them, Mrs. It glesby soon won her way to the girl heart. Her manners were very swe< and gracious?a little dignified, perhap for the taste of the present day, bi very perfect, for all that; and very we calculated to wear away, by gentle d< grees, the barriers of shyness and r< serve. Though the dead "Harry" ha been on!" !!H!f-brotb?r, she wt very tender toward his memory; ant despite the beauty which at first ha startled her, was very well disposed t like the wife of whom she had been k nmml The two wi-re talkimr like ol acquaintances when Colonel Inglesb came in after a while? a little shake from his ordinary calm, a little subdue in his ordinary manner ; for. though h had said nothing about it, this visit w? a trial to him, recalling, as it did, th son who hud been, of all the ehildrei his favorite and pride. He was relieve when he saw how matters were progress iug, for Rose was an uncertain girl at a times, and in nothing more uneertai than her likes and dislikes. It ha been a matter of doubt how she woul receive the new sister-in-law; ant therefore, her father was relieved to st that friendly relations were already es caonsneu ueiweeu uiem. ouuuuuci u ! entrunce Mrs. Inglesby appeared, am presently, dinner was announced. The evening which followed, though strictly domesticone, was far from udu! one. The Inglesby house was, of al houses in Northorpe, the most popula in a social way; and, though to-nigli not one of its usual visitors rang th door-bell, or dropped in for the "hall minute" that always lengthened into half hour, or probably several ha! hours, no one missed tuem, or felt tiiu tedious because of their absence. Tru< Hose looked once or twice wistfully t< i ward the street, as a masculine step ran i on the pavement, or a imwculine voic : floated through the window ; but sh . Ju?r? the usual isolatiou verv well, an even slie ucktiowled, when the evenin was over, that tlie new sister-in-law wu a singularly charming person. Wlm the latter lias said or done that wa specially attractive nobody knew; bt that whatever she said or did had grace of its own they all felt. After sh had bidden them good-night, and r?tii ed to her chamber, they each looked i the chair where she had lately sat, an wheiie the fragrance of her presont still lingered, and each expressed i different ways, the same degree of ac miration. ''Poor Harry?poor fellow!" said th Colonel, rising and walking to and frt "It was even harder on him than thought?to leave all his bright prospeci | in life, and such a wife, so soon. nuvjQ noc seen as nue n wuuuui?l uuh know when," lie went on, quite regard less that his wife ami daughter wet listening to him. "I hope you wi take some lessons from her, llose. lit manners are perfect." "They are very good, pnpa."*said Rosi with a slight loss of her head; but i for their perfection, that's all a matt< of taste, you know. Some people migl think my manners perfect, and then should be sorry that 1 had change them for tho.ve of my sister-in-lav She is as pretty as she well can be, hov ever?don't you think so, mamma? 01 if I only had such a complexion, an such a nose, and snch eyes, and, abov all, such a figure, I should be happy happier than I ever shall be again a'ttc seeing them in the possession of anotln woman a widow"!" "Widows are usually considered ver attractive," said Mrs. Inglesby, in h< quiet way. "I remember, when I wi young, 1 used to be more afraid of thei than of girls, a great deal. Alice is ? lovely, too,?I don't wonder poor Harr "rt itk^nf liuf* Uliu iif/iti' t Ka uaeu IU IUVV ?uwuu net* k.-uv uvu V WW widow long?you may depend on tbi Roee!" "It don't concern me one way or ai other," said Rose, carelessly. I lik her very much?a great deal better tha I expected?and that is all. I belicv I'll go to bed. I'm a little sleepy an tired, though I haven't the excuse of journey, as Mrs. Inglesby had. By-tln way, imust make up uiy mind befoi to-morrow what I shall call her. 'Si ter' is absurd, and I cant say'Alice She is far too grand? should muc sooner think of saying 'your majesty.' j Good-night, papa. I will practice mai ners, if you think 1 need lmprovemei so badly." The spoiled child kissed her fathe bade her mother good night, and wei lier way. up stairs. When she enter* her chairfber, and closed the door, si walked straight to the toilet table, turi ed up both j&ts of thegas, and looked i herself from head to foot in the larg swinging mirror. This careful survt lasted about ten minutes, then asatisfit smile came over her face, and she noi ded complacently to the reflection sm ling back at her. "You -don't lose i much by the comparison, alter all," si said. "And Kennon admires little w men?he told me so himself." [TO BE CONTINUED.] Laws of South Carolini 1 S ACTS. AND JOINT RESOLUTION e PASSED BY THE GENERAL a I ASSEMBLY. . v [Published by Authority.] r Y - AN ACT to Incorporate the Lancn i cer ana oumin-n nauroau ^omparr e of Souih Carolina. j Sec, 1 Be it enacted by the Sena j and House of Representatives of tl ' State of South Carolina, now m e'and aittng in General Assembly, ai * b}T the antljor'uy of the same, ^ That, for the purpose of establis . {ng a railroad company from Camd< e po Ijfl.nca?tcr, a charter, with tl '? ijghts and privileges incidental if the samtf, and is hereby, granted t and vested in, II. J. Ujckwon, R. r Cousart. Joseph Clark J, F. Cf. Mitta B. J. Withcrepoon, 0 C. Wolfe. V M. Shannon, J, B. Kershaw. \V. a' Leitner. Man nee Batim, Samuel Ho e J kin, T. F. He Dow S. II. Brewer, h y Patterson and- John Kershaw, ai ~ i heir associates; and when a com par 0 thai! bo formed, iu compliance wi . the condition^ herein prescribed, shall bo known by tbo name of r/uncaslcr and Camden Raili Company, and shall havo%a corpo existence, as a body politic, in poi uity. ! Sec. 2. That the capital stocl said company shall amount to million dollars, in shares of twei tivo dollars, or five acres of land a and. in order to raise the said cuf stock, it sITah bo lawful to open be of subscription in such places, an such times, as may be deemed for best interests of the corporal tinder the direction of the corp tors; the times and places for ret lug such subscriptions to bo di mined by a majority of tho corp tors; but should a majority fail tc such times and places, then such ti and places may be fixed by any si the corporators hereinbefore nar hiving given due notice of tho s in any newspaper or newspaper the State ; and tho subscription b( shall be kepi open for twenty d from such times, mi at such plu as suid corporate n may determ that, on each share of stock subscri or land to the value of each share subscribed, the said subscribers a pay two dollars to the corporat who shall deposit tho same in si National or Stato bank. When i thousand doliars, or tho value the in land, shall have been subscri the said corporator, or any si: them, shall give notice, by publhat for at least ten days, of the timo place of meeting for organization. Sec. 3. Whenever tho said sun fiffv thniiifind Hollnrx nr tlio v j thereof in hmd, shall have been ie scribed, tho subscribers, their subi j- bjrs, their executor*, administra is and assigns, shall be, and they ' hereby declared to be, incorpori a into a company, and shall have 11 tho rights and privileges confei 11 upon tho South Carolina Cen r Railroad Company, ratified 1 Prnridwl hfiWHvm* Thnt. nnfl herein contained shall bo so const r us to exempt the saM company f payment of taxes : Provided, flirt That ihis Act shall not he constr ko as to bind the State to endo guarantee or aid said road : Provit further, That nothing herein cont ed shall be so construed as to cxe said company from the provision Section 1 Chapter LXIJI, of General Statutes. Sec. 4. That tho said company s have the right to construct neces* stations and turn-outs, with oik more 1 racks to the road: Provi That the said road shall be com met within one year, and comph itMf Kiri fitrn i*nn i*u off At* I Iwt nucooii this Act, oi* the charter thereof a ho forfeited; And provided, furt e That the said road shall bo siibjec >. th?o provisions of an Act entitled I A<?t to declare tho manner by wl j1 the land, or tho right of way over >t lauds, of .persons or oorporporat I- may botakcu for the construction e uses of railways, and other worli II internal improvement," ratified 31 teniber 22, A D. 1868. e Sec. 5. That this Act shall bo d< is ed a public Act, and continue in f ;r for twenty-one years. 11 Approved March 13, 1S72. AN ACT to Incorporate the Lin Lijjht Infantry, of Darlington. j, Section 1. lie it enactcd by d Senate and ilouso of lieprehentai ^ of the State of South Carolina, i >r met and sitting in General Assem ?r and by tl?e authority of the name That Samuel J. Keith, Larry Al y!Jacob Smart, under the nume ^ Hiyle of the "Lincoln Light Infan u of Darlington," and their assoei so and successors, be, and they are, y spectively. incorporated, and ir u a body politic and corporate, in c I and in law. and. as such body pol 3. shall have the power to use and 1 :e a common seal, and the same at ? to alier; to make all necessary laws, not repugnant to the law II the land, and to hava successor 3. officers and members, conformabh *c such by-laws; to sue and bo s a- plead and be impleaded, in any C : of law or equity in this State ; an have, use mid enjoy all other ri?j and be subject to all other liabili incident to bodieu corporate. Sec. 2. That this Aet shall be dc cd and taken to bo a public Act, shall continue in force Cor tho spa* ten years from and after its passa; Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT to Incorporate the chant's Building, Trust and I Association, of Aiken, South C lina. Section 1. Bo it enacted by Senate and ilouso of Itepr?scntat of tho Stato of South Carolina, met and sitting in General Assctr and by tho authority of tho same That VV. IX. Jones, II. J. Max^ T % 13 I 13 IJ 1): T* j, .1. Diiwiujr, j., u. avivers, u. r. ney, James Major, Joseph Quash, J. Hiroch, C. i>. Hnyne John U. P E. Ferguson, Junius Johnson, J. Bascomb, J. S. Mobley and E. Sumptor, together with such per who are now, or may hereafter associated with them, be, and aro hereby, declared a body pi and corporate, (for the purpose making loans nf money, bycertifi or otherwise, secured by mortgag real estate and personal propert any and all descriptions, or by veyance of the same to their mem and stockholder# or other pers< by the name and style of the " ehants' Buil ling, Tnut and Loan sociation of Aiken. South Caroli The capital slock of said Associt shall consist of twenty-five hun shares, to bo paid in by succoi monthly installments of one dolla each share, so long as the corpor: shall continue; and the said shun ho held, transferred, assigned pledged, and the holders thereo ho subject to such regulations, defaults in their payments, as ma prescribed by the by-laws create the government of the corporatic Sijc, 2- That tho said corporj havo power and authorit any sijuh rule# and by-lawi its government as are not rcpug to tkc Cflustitutpn ?nd laws ol land ; and shall have such succcssion and number of members and officers as shall bo ordained and chosen, ac cording to the rules and by-luws made, or to be made, by them ; shall have and beep a common seal, and alter the same at will; may suo and be riued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Jaw or equity in this State; and shall have and enjoy every right, privilege aod immunity belonging to corporate bodies, as guaragteed by the laws of the land. Sec. 3. That the said corporation shall have: power to take, purchase, huid and enjoy real cstat^ and to sell and trunsfjjr the sama, as may be deemed proper, to its members and others, on such terms, and on such conditions, and subject to such regu lations, as may be prescribed by the rules and by-laws of said corporation. Sec. 4. That the funds of said cor -I II L-l 1 J poration suau uu iuihicu uuu vuvuuucu to its members and stockholders, or others, upon the seeurity^of real and personal propert}', and used in the purchase of real estate for the benefit of its members and stockholders, on such terms, and on such conditions, and subject to such regulations, as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the rules and by-laws of said 'cor poration j and it shall bo lawful for the said corporation to hold such lands, tenements, hereditaments and personal property as shall bo mort gaged or jponveyed to them 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, stockholders or others, as they, from time to time, may deera expedient. Sec. 5. That all the privileges, lignw ana imniunmcs comurruu u[jun any und all chartered bunking corpor ations in this State be, and the same are hereby, eonferacd upon tha as?o ciusion hereby incorporated, and they shall be, and are hereby, authorized and empowered to adopt any and all such charters to facilitate them in tarrying on the business contemplated by the association. Sec. 6. That this Act shall be deem ed a public Act, and continue iu force for the term of fourteen years; and tho samo may be given in evidence without being specially pleaded. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT to Establish a Compuny under tho Name of the Sullivan's Island Ferry Company, and to Modify tho Charter of the Mount Pleasant Ferry Company, and for olhcr Purposes. Section 1. Bo it enacted by tho Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tho authority of the same, Tiiat; Douglass Nesbitt, John B. Conner, D F, Fleming, Henry Jones, ur:ii:...? T An/I?l! YV IV I1IIUIM V/IIUI IVil If A*xv?v*t| .? R. Jerwy, and such other persons as ma}' become members, be, and the}' are hereby, declared a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Sullivan's Island Ferry Company, for the purpose of conveying passengers and transferring goods, war js and merchandise between the city of Charleston and Sullivan's Island, in the County of Charleston, and between the said city and any other place or places; and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any < ourt in this State ; may have a common seal; may purchase, hold UUU CUII Vl'J rem rnvmu tu iiuy uuiuum not ejecuofiin^ forty thousand dollar*; and may have and enjoy all the rights, powers and privileged incident to a corporation. Sec. 2. That the capital stock of said company shall be thirty thousand dol'ars, with a privilege of increasing the same, from time to time, to any amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. And evory member of the Haid company shall be individ ually liable for all debts contracted during the time he or she shall ue a member or shareholder in tho said company to the extent of tho par value of his or her shares in tho same, and shall bo answerable in any action at iaw therefor against him or her, notwithstanding .the non-joinder of tho other shareholders or any of them, at any lime after the return of nulla boua muy have been made by the Sheriff of Charleston County, upon any execution issued against the said company. But nothing herein con tained shall be construed to deprive any of the shareholders of any equit able rights against the creditors or tho oilier shareholders of the said company. Sec 3. That the first meeting of the Haid corporation may be called by the persons, or a majority of them, named in this Act. at such time and , J place as tney may imnK ni, aner uiib public notice thereof. And at Raid meeting, or any subsequent meeting, said corporation may make, alter, amend or repeal such by-laws aud regulations for the organization of tho same, and the management of the business thereof, as a majority of the stockholders may direct: Provi ded, The same be not inconsistent with, or repugnant to, the Constitution and :aws of this State, or tho Uuited States. . Sec. 4. That this Act shall be taken and deemed to be a public Act; shall be and continue of force for the term of fourteen years. Sbo. 5. That tho several Acts of December 20, 1856, and of December 21, 1865, relating to the charier 01 tho Mount Plcusunt Ferry Company, bo, and tho same are hereby, repealed; and ull Acts or parts of Acts incon sistent with this Ael aro hereby re pealed. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT to Incorporate the Charles ton Loan and Exchango Company. Section 1. Be il enacted by the Senate and Houso of Representative** of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by tho authority of the sanjo, That the persons and bodios corpo rate who shall becomo stockholders in the manner hereinafter described, and their successors, shall bo a body politic and corporate, undorthc name, stylo and tille of the Charleston Loan und Exchange Company. Sec. 2. The capital stock of the said company shall be one hundred thousand dollars, to bo divided into &hares of one hundred dollars each, und shall be raised in the following manner: The following porsons are hereby appointed Commissioners tc receive suoscriptions to the capital stock, to wit: T. H. Williams, H, Bischoff, Wra. Gurney, J. A. Bowley, J. B. Dennis, C. J. Lamb, W II. Gard ner, Jr., S. A. Swails and J Q. Kunk le. The said Commissioners, or s majority of them, shall open books, al uiif.li rtliinoa in HhiirlttMLnn n? ihflv shall appoint, within sixty days from tho passage of this Act, and receive subscriptions to the said stock: Pro vided, The said Commissioners aha! have given at least three days' notici in two daily papers in the city o Charleston, of the time and place o receiving tho subscriptions, ar.d shall require a payment of twenty-five dol lars on each share, to bo made at th< time ot subscription therefor: Ani provided further, That tho Board o Directors shall have power, in lik< manner, at such time as they shall 4e< fit, to increase the said capital to th< sum' of five buudrcd thousand dol lars. ci__ o mi.?* :r ,i?.. OtU- O. X Hill/ II, mtvi oiaiji uai from tho time of opening the book for subscription, one-tenih of the cap itul stock be subscribed for. tben th shares to that extent be. divided pr rata among tho stockholder*, and th company empowered to comnenc business. Seo. 4. That the said company under its name, shall have succe*?ioi of officers and members, and all th powers, privileges aud franchises inci dent tu a corporation, arid shall b capable of taking, holding and dispc siny of their capital stock, accordim to such rules and regulations as the shall, from time to time, establint and, also, of taking, holding and di? posing of, or investing the increase profits or emoluments of their sai< capital stock; and shall have full pow er and authority to have and use common seal, and the same to alte and renew at their pleasure; and, b; the name and title aioresaid, shall b able and capable, at law and in cquit) to sue and be sued, to plead and b impleaded, answer and be unswerei unto, in all manner of suits, pleat demands and judicial proceeding whatever; and they are further em powered to appoint a President, Boan of Directors, and such other officer as they may deem expedient, for thi prtijjer pruiuuuuu uwu uuiiouviiuu \j their bu?iricfc<s. Sec. 5. I hat tho said company i hereby authorized and empowered ti make contracts, and to make loans o money, upon security of real estate personal propei ty and chosos ii action to barter in all kinds? of mer charitable articles, to give and to hol< in exchange, upon such rates of intei est as may be agreed upon betweei the persons or parties borrowing, am exchange at a rate agreed upon b; tho Board of Directors. Sec. 6 That the said company, shal have right and p wer to acquire, pu? chase, take and hold, in its corporate ruimo, lands and real estate, and th same to demise, grant, sell, assign exchange and convey, in lee simple o otherwise, and that the sum of threi hundred dollars be yearly returnable to the Slate, out of the not inconv Ion ir?fl htr tho r.nmmmv orifl fhn. MVl .UW VJ 1 J J this Act remain of force for the tern of twenty years. Approved March 13, 1872. ACT to Incorporate the Edisto ('aw Caw and Waites* Creek Cana Company, of South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by th< Senate and Iloujie of Representative of the State of South Carolina, nov met and Bitting in General Assem blj'. and by authority of the same: That Richard II. Cain, Timothj Hurhy, John D. Weatherly, Davit flicker, John C. Downing, 13. A. Bose man, A.J Bansier, W. M. Thomas, A P. Holmes, George F. Mclntyre, L J Aladdocxs, S. Small, E. D. Holmes Robert Tarlton, Georgo Lee, B. Byaa P.P. Hedges, Wm. R, Jervey, an< Hueh other persons as they may ad soejate with them, their successor and assign*. be, and they are horcby constituted a body politic pud corpo rate, by the name and style of th< Euisto, Caw Caw and Waitea' Creel Canal Company. And they are hero by made corporate in law, to have hold, pure lime and posses* the land* and to make sale of the name, or ain property acquired by them, as a com pany, to carry on the lumber, woo< business, dig phosphates that may bi on their lands, to eroct houses, mill* machine shops, manufactories, dij out and clean away any obstrqetion which may be necessary in orJer ti complete a navigable water coursi from the Edisto Hiverto the Ashlej River in this Stato, conveying water lumber, wood, barges, rai'u, boa!a, o any craft that muy bo necessary t< carry out the designs of said coinpa ?iy. They may also convey fresl water to the city of Charleston, bj siieh means as they may deem best irwl rtiifh timfl hh kIihII deem mos I practicable, and shall have autbori I ty to impose such a toll on vessels < rafs, barges, boats ond flats as may b deemed proper lor the use of sai< i canal. See. 2.aThe capital stock of thi company shall be tive hundred thous and dollars, divided into shares o ten (10) dollars each, and shall organ ize when ten thousand dollars slial be subscribed and paid in, -either ii cash, or lands, machinery, or an; material which may be deemed o equal value to sa d company, whicl may be applied in it.i operations. Sec 3. There shall be held annua meetings of the stockholders to elee a President and Directors; ther shall bo four Directors, who sha! hold their offices for one year. See. 4. Each share shall reprcsen one vote in all elections lor officers. Sec. 7? All transfers' of share shall be made in accordance wit bank rules for making transfers c uharoa. The Directors ohaU mako a needful by-laws for the government of the company, end alter and amend the same at ploasare. Sec. 6. This company -shall have wator communication from theEdisto Biter, through Bull Creek, and the ; most direct route through Caw Caw i Swamp water lead, to Waiten' Creek, two hundred foet wide, and may up i propriaie any lands on said route , necessary to forward this enterprise , and facilitate quick transportation: Provided, That they shall pay a just and reasonable compensation i i'or all land appropriated for said pur , pOrtO. Soc. 7. That they, and their sue > ccsaors. shall fix and establish any ? loll, and receivo the same, on all goode - merchandise, timber, lumber, wood, I boats, flats, rafts, or any means oi 5 transit through said canal, and any f party refusing to pay said toll, their f goods may be detained till said toll it I paid. Sec, 8. The said company e&al! * have authority to issue coupon bonds 4 VVWI Ml{; v? guv JJVI WIIV* * II bVI IV/' f deen.ab e in ten and twenty yt ars, ::ol e exceeding one huudrvd thousand dol o lars. e Sec. 9. They shall havo power t( I- commeneo work immediately on it formation, and may make publicatidi s of the name, and keep open iheir sub s script ion books at back time an< i- place as t.hev may determine, e Sec. 10. That this Act shall be deem o ed a public Act, and remain in fore e for fifty years. e Approved March 12, 1872. r, AN ACT to Authorize the Mayo n and Aldermen of the City of Cc e -lumbiu to Issne Bonds, and to Ne l- gotiate and sell the same. o Sec. 1. B? it oaactcd by the Senat >- and House of Representatives of th State of South Carolina, now met am Hitting in General Assembly, and b; the authority of the same, That the Mayer and Aldermon o the city of Columbia are hereby ac thorized and empowered to borrow money, by issuing city bonds, fror time to time, to an amount whicl together with the outstanding indot tednessof tho city of Columbia, sha! not exceed the sum of six hundre thousand dollars, it being thereb; intended that,the whole indebtednes thereof, whether by bonds or othei wise, shall at no time be increased be \*ond the said sum of six hundrei i- thousand dollars: Provided, That be J fore such issue, the City Council shal 6 -recall and cancel the bonds issued, t 9 the amount of two hundred and fift; f thousand dollars, issued August 21 187i. for the erection of City Hal s and Market: And provided, further 3 That no part of said bo* ds shall b< f used for the purchase of any franchisi >, or corporation. a Sue. 2 That one moietv. or half, o each i&mc of said bonds, shall be o J the denomination of one thousam - dollars; one-fourth part thereof, o ii the denomination of five hundred dol J dol'arsj and tho remainingonefourtl y part thereof shall he of the denomi nation of two hundred and fifty dol II lars each, cach and all of which bond ' shall be signed by the Mayor of th< 13 city, and countersigned by the Crti e Clerk and Treasurer, and sealed wit! i, the corporate seal, and number con r sceutively from one to six hundred o Each of said bonds shall bo mad< e payable at twenty years from th< 0 date thereof, and shall- bear interest t attho rate-of woven per centum pel 1 annum, payable semi-annually, on th< first day of January, and the firs i _/? i i__ _ ? ? ;a I. ? uay or juiy, 01 eacu year, wuu cur responding semi-unnuul interest cou nons, signed with the writton signa 1 lure of the said City Clerk and Troas urer. 0 Sec. 3. That no bond shall be nego tiated under the provision* of thii v Act otherwise than by public sale notice of which sale shall bo given fo: at least thirty days in one newspapei 1 published in Columbia, onn in Char i lesion, and two in the city of New York, and that the sale of all sucl .. bonds shall bo made by the Treasure] i of tho city of Columbia: Provided i, That all such salos and negotiation! i. shall be conducted in accordance will i such rules and regulations us thoCitj - Couneil may proscribe. s Sec. 4. That the 6aid Major an< , Aldermen shall keep a registry of al - bond* heretofore issued and now out a standing, and of all bonds which shal ? bo issued under the authority of thii - Act. showing the number and amount >i of each bond, the date when issued and the dato of maturity, which rcg / istry shall al all times be open to the - inspection of any corporator, tax i payer or boon holder; and, at anj o time, upon the written demand "o i. the holder oi holders of bonds to th< ; amount of fifty thousand dollars, 01 s of corporators to tho numbor of twen 3 ty, the said Mayor and Aldermei 0 shall publish a detailed statement o / tho city indebtedness and the charae ter of the samo. verified by tho oa hi r of tho Maytu aud of tho City Ckrl > and Treasurer. Sec. 5. That, in addition to th< ? levy of tho annual taxes for tho sup 1 port of the city government, the sail ? Mayor and Aldermen shall levy, an i nually, a spociaj tax ior tne pay men - of the semi-annual interest npon th< >, bonds which shall be issued under th< 0 authority of this A^tf and, also. tin 1 upon the bonds of the city of Colum bia which have been heretoforeissuct s by authority of law: Provided, how i- ever, That the said bonds shall not b< f subject to taxation by the paid Citi - Council of Columbia: And provided I further, Tluvt the taxes hcroby au i) to bo leviod and collected, for the pay Y ment of the sumi-annual interest 01 f the said bonds, shall bo levied am h collected from such sources, upoi such property, and at such rates, a il are established and designated b; t law as sources of rovanue, subjects o o objects of taxation, and at rates, fo II tho support of the said city govern ment. t Sec. 6. That tho said Mayor am Aldermen are hereby authorized am 81 directed to apply tho proceeds of th h'sale of said bonds?first to tho pa} >f|ment of any debts heretofore con 11 traded, for the construction of th new City Hall and the new Market; and, secondly, for the improvement of the streets, the extension of the water works, and for any other im provements which shall be jndged ad*, advisable by tho said Mayor and Al dermen: Provided, That no part of *aid bonds shall be used for toe pur chase of any franchise or corpora-, lion. Sec. 7. That the said Mayor and Aldermen are hereby prohibftcd from increasing the debt of tne city of Co lombia beyond tho sum mentioned ia the first Section of this Act; and, upon any attempt being made so to do. any bond holder or corporate tax* payer shall havo this action to ?njotn the said Mayor and Aldermen from so doing. Sco. 8. That the said Mayor and Aldermen shall caose the provisions' of this Act, or an accurate' .abstract thereof, to be printed on the back of Mfth bond f Atid on tha fana nf mMi I bond, it ahull Jbe expressed that the i same is issued under the authority of ' this Act. ' - See. 9. That the Mayor and Alder- /t men of the city of Columbia, or any officer thereof, shall privately or > fraudulently issue any of said bends, 9 be shall be adjudged guilty of felony, i 1 and upon conviction, shall be punish* ' ed by flne and Imprisonment, at the 1 discretion of the Court. Sec. 40 That, upon the completion and occupation of the svid City Hallf > e the-said Mayor and Aldermen siuUl,; at once, by ordinance, make provision' ,1 for a sinking fond, to be based upon. the net annual income derived from ' r such parts of the said City Hall as may be leased from them, the pro I. j .l.ii u-. . Ji vocuu VI nuiuu oiu&iu^ luuu OtiBii W solemnly set apart for the payment of the debt, and the interest thereon, contracted in the erection of the said City Hall. And, io case the said Mayor arid Aldermen shall neglect so to do,it fihiall be lawful lor any ten. \ citizens of Ctolambia, being tax pay- f ers, to have an action, on. bebtufof themselves and all other tax payers of the said city, to compel the said . . # ii * _ i '? jaayor ana Aiaermen 10 eetaoiisn suca. > Kinking fund, and to restraining then*. 'J from using or appropriating the said d income in any other way, or to any Y other purpose, than that herein de-. * elared. Sec. tl. That all Acts or parts of !* Acts, heretofore passed and now of d force, authorizing the Mayor and Al >' dcrmen of the city of Columbia to ' borrow money upon the bonds there-. 0 of, or by issuing the stock thereof, bo, y and the same are hereby repeoled. ? Annrovod March 13. 1872. AN ACT Relative to the Fees of tbd State Land Commissioner. Sec. 1. Bo it enacted by tbe Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting fa General Assembly, and f. by the authority of the same, That.all fees which have been eoV lecttd of actual purchasers or settlers upon the State lands, in tbe different Counties of the State, by the State Land Commissioner, or under his di rection, by his sub-assistants or agents which fees have been by him appro* printed to his own use or profit, tho same shall, in the ainrrecrafe. be de * ar? C7 ' . ductcd from his salary-, if not yet paid, or if his salary has ben paid, iho same shall be refunded to Treusury of tho State, within thirty day . from the passage of this Act; and, if not-refunded within that time, the surety or sureties of the said Land Commissioner sliail bi jointly and severally liable for tho payment of said amount. Sec. 2. That in all cases, where the sum of ten dollars, or any othor amounts, havo beon collected from the actual settlors upon, or parchas /.ne nf tKn fitnta lattrla lit? VIO v/lj liiv KJ WM V V It* 11 MOj VJ VI 1AWI VI ibo Land Commissioner, through his sub-assistants, or otherwise, as fees for titles, <3r other papers, the same shall be credited to the said sottlers, or purchasers, as part paymont for the said land. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT to Amend an Acfc, Passed lit the Present Session, Entitled "An Act to Revive and Extend tne* Charter.of the Belief Loan Associ* ation, of Charleston." Bo it enacted by I be Senate and I House of Representatives of the State * of South Carolina, now met and sit- * t ting in General Assembly, and by tho , authority of tho same, That the first Section of the Act to revive and extend the charter of the Relief Loan Association, of Charles ton, be 60 amended as to read : "Pass ed on tho twenty-first day of Decern, ber, in the }*ear of our Lord,, one thousand eight hundred and fifty aix." ' ) Approved March 13, 1872, AX ACT to Incorporate the Union' Baptist Church, of Laarena Coun ty, South Carolina. Sec. 1. Bo it cnaoted by the Senata and House of Representatives of tbo State of South Carolina* now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this Act, all person* who now are. or who hert after shall or may beoome, members of th* said society, shall be, and they are hereby incorporated, and are declared to bo a body orporato. by .the name and ?tylo of the Union Baptist Church, and, by the said name, shall hare sue ^ cession of officers and members, ana have a eomraon seal. it Sec. 2. That tho said corporation j <hall have power to purchaso, roceivo ? arid possess and real or porsonal es w tate, not exceeding in value tho sum , of twenty thousand dollars, or to tell the same; and, by it? corporate narao r to sue and be sued, plead and b? ini pleaded in ano court of this State; and to mako such rules and by-laws d (not repugnant to law) as may bo rj thought necessary and expedient, e Sec. 3 This Act shall be deemed % - public Act. and continue in forco uu i- til repealed. e Approvod March 13, 1872.