Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, April 18, 1872, Image 4
OFFICIAL. |
lets mid Joint Evolutions passed by the
General Assembly of South Carolina, ,
Regular Session, TS71 and 1S72.
An act to Recharter the Town of Frog Level,
and change the name to Enterprise.
Section 1. N Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State j
ofrSouih Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same: \ /L J
That the persons residing win^n ^he
area of a squ ire, each side whereof; is (1)
one . mile, and the centre whereof is the
public well in the ^llage of Frog Level,
eouoty of Newberry,*^ire hereby created a j
body corporate, uhder the name of the
town of Enterprise with the officers the
same in number, and having the same
powers and privileges, and subject, in every
respect, to the provisions of the char
frer granted to the town of Manning by an
act approved the ninth day of March, A.
D. 1871:
^ fl?Ia oof cViall KA talrrn
OCUt ? 1 Udli I 11 13 av^v one* It vv v?? ..V -and
deemed a public act in all courts ot
justi-c, and shall continue in force for
twenty yeais, and until the end of the
Dext ses*i^ of the General Assimbl)
thereafter.
Sec. .'J. That all ac's and parts of acts,
inconsistent with th's act, be, afid the
si me are hereby, repealed.
* Approved March 4, 1872.
An net to Incorporate the Village of Smithvile,
of Christ (lurch Parish.
Section 1. 11e it enacted by ihe Senate
nnd House of Representatives, of the
Slate of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by the auauihority
of the same. <
That from and after the passage of this
act, the Village ofSmithviile be. and the
same is hereby, incorporated: and all ihe
UHKMIOA, a vi.iRio on/1 imAiitititii o orontii/l
ii^ind au?i iiuui uiuvm-o ^ v v.
by an act to incorporate the tow^pif ?vreuce,
South Carolina, be. and ttfe/ime
are hereby, vested in the said villjS:*/; aid
1hat the first election, under \Jii/aV*r to
be held on the first Mondiv in April, 1S73,
the clerk of the court Of Charleston count\
Is hereby authorizd to appoint managers
to conduct the same, by giving the proper
time and notice thereof.
Sec. 2. That A Smith, Wrn. Murrill
and IXivid Dial, be, and are hereby, appointed
commissioners to fix the boundary
of said village; said boundary to ex'end
one mile in every direction from the fork
of the Georgetown and Melton roajl.
Approved March 4, 1S7-'.
An act to Cluing? the Names of Tyrell Willard
and Ida Willard, and make fhem
t he Legal Heirs of T. J. Joy <r\
Whereas it is the dtsire of the mother of
two children bearing the names of Tyrell
Willard and Ida Willard to have their
names changed, and that they sly**u'd become
the legal li irs of T. J. J4jhT
whereas it is also the desire of T. J. Jyufrs
to adopt said children and make Hrtmhis
legal heirs; now, therefore,
Section 1. He it enacted by the Senate
and House of K presentatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met aud sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same:
That the names of Tyrrell Willard and
Ida Willard be changed to that of Tyirell
.Jones and Ida -I ?tu-s,and that they he declared
the legal heirs of T. J. Jones.
Approved March 12, 1872.
An net to Amend an (vl entitled "Jn^aet to
Incorporate the Waccamnw and Litt'c
JtiVer Canal Company. '
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House o' 11 >prt sentativi s, of the Stale
nt South Carolina, now nn t and sitting in
General Assembly, and by U?* aufhyfity
of the same: j
That ilie act entitled "An aK t</mcorporate
the \Vaee>tnaw and ^TttlWCver
Canal Company/" be, and is, bertby,
amended as f.jtfows: Strikeout, on the
fourth line, i* section 3, all after "as,"'
and insert, In lhn thereof, "That said
<tympany may commence business us so?>n
as fifty per c- nt. of itscipital slock is subscribed,
ami ten per cent, of the same :s
paid up.'"
See. 2. Add to section G: "That the
8 iid com pony shall have the li^hl to use
or dispose of such p >rtion of its waters,
lands or othi r property, as it tnay t?e lit,
for manufacturing, hydraulic, or other
purposes;"
Approved March 12, 1872.
An act to Amend an act entithd 11 An act
to Hoi ic and Amend the Charter of the
Totcn of Mount Pleasant."
Section 1. 15c it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and silling in
Gem ral Assembly, and by the authority
# of the sa tut:
That the said Town C ?uncil sha'l have
power to borrow money for thr public us>of
the corporation, by fpoiu timeto
tune. as occafci'tn luay/ptfjuiire, the
bonds of s iid cmp-ration, bqaiinjs interest
at the rate not to ? xee*<l teirptfr e? n'.uru
per annum, to be paid setui-annual y, for
an amount in>t to excct d the sum of two
housand dollars; ami for the paynn ni o!
the inter* st, and the ultimate r?d? motion
of the principal, according to the onus of
the loau, the said corporation shall, at all
timis, be liable: Provided. That the pii
>ate property tf the inhab tants of said
town slull be bound for the redemption of
said loan in no other way than by the im
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P' 311IUU ui <111 (iiiuuai iaiv
ihn provisions of this r et.
??o. 2. Tbat the corporate lint its of the
town of Mount Pleasant* be,'and ihusime
is hereby,. tx-ieiidtd hy continuing the
eastern line of 15 ?uudaiy street uoithwaid
ly to Sheiu Cre?k, from which point tinsaid
creek, and the waters ot Charleston
haib or, shall he the boundary.
>ec. 3. That the Town Council of1
Mount P easant shall have power to im-!
pose and collect an annual tax upon the
assessed property of said town: Provided,
2\o tax shall be imposed in any one year
to exceed the rate of fply ceuts on tach
hundred dollars of tuch aestssul property;
and that the money, so raise 1, shall be applied
to the use of the said town. Tue
said Tov,n Council shall haveL^e power
to enforce the payment of all l^xes/lesied
by the said Town Council, sd^lextent,
and in the same nyiinne?Tias is now,
or hereafter shall be provided by law for
the colh etion nf the general State taxes.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts, inconsistent
with the provisions of this act,
are hereby repealed.
Approved March l*J,
.4? act for the Protection anil Preservation
of Ut'ful Animals.
Section 1/ Be it enacted by the S nate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
! General Assembly, and by the authority
i of the same:
That it shall not be lawful for any person
iu this State to kill any deer, or worry
I them with dogs, or otherwise, with the
| intention of destroying thrni, between the
1st day of January and the first day of
: September, in any year hereafter.
Sec. 2. That any person violating the
foregoing provisions of this act, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be lined not lees
thau twenty dollars, or be imprisone not
less than twenty days, which tine, if im'
postd, shall he recoverable before any
court of competent jurisdiction; one-half
thereof shail j.o to lire informer, and the
other half thereof to the school fund of the
said county.
Sec. 3. That any person in whose possession
recently killed venison, or fresh
dtor skins, shall be found, between the
dates above mentioned, shall be liable to
the same penalty as those violating section
1 2 of this act.
Sec. 4. That it sha'l n >t be lawful for
any person, in lilts .Stale, between the loth
day of February and the 15thday of October.
in any year hereafter, to catch, kill,
or injure, or to pursue, with such iment,
, or s 11, or expose for sale, any wild turkey,
patridge. dove, woodcock, snipe or phtas!
ant; and any p-tson found guiliy thereof
1 shall be fined not less than ten doilais, or
. be imprisoutd not less than ten days,
which line, it imposed, shall go, one-halt
thereof to the informer, and the other hall
j thereof to the school fund of the county
where the offense was committed.
* '* ?? - a u i r..i
i?? C o. Trial 11 snau nui ue mwiui iui
i any person, in this Mate, to wantonly
shoot, oreutsap, for the purpose of killing
; or in any other manner destroy any bird
whose principal food is ins> cts, or take < r
j destroy the egges or young of ahy of the
species or varieties of birds that are proi
tected by the provisions of Ibis act, com
prising all the species aod varieties ol
birds n pre 8i'iited""T?y ihe/fcyeral families
| of swa Iowa ba'X whnwjpoor-wills, fly
; ca'cln rs, tArashAMj^^yroltrs, finches,
Urks. onol/s nut hatclast's, wood peckers,
! humming ui:ds mwckijsg birds, blue-birds,
; red birds aud robins, anel all other species
aud varieties of land biids, whether great
i or small, of every ele* ription, regarded as
j harmless in their habits, and whose flesh
f is unfit for food, including the tuikeybuzz
r.J, but excluding the jackdaw, the
crow, the crow blackbird, the eagle, anc
- "all hawks and owls,'which prey upwuotb
er birds; and any person violating the pro
visions of this section shall, on couviceioi
thereof, f< rf'eit and pay a fine of ten dol
Ins, or b; imprisoned not less than tet
J days, which line, if imposed, shall go, one
half to the iutormir, and the other hal
thereof to the school fund of the c lunty ir
which thepli'cuse was committed: Provid
ed, That no per?fffi shall he preveiittc
j from projecting any crop of fruit, or grail
' on his own lands hum the depredations o
j any.birds In rein intended to be protictid
Sec. tt. N henever a person Hia I ha v.
made or created au artificial pond 0:1 hii
I ?>wu laud, aud shall put therein any fish
or ihe eg^9 of any lish or ouster, for tht
purpi se of breeding and cultivating li-h oj
y>Urs, and shall give uotiee theieof, hy
written or printed handbills. put in pubii<
places near said pond; and any persot
I who shall theieafter enter in or about sucl
pond lor the purpose of fishing, or shal
caieh. or take away any fish oroystert
tin r? f. oin, or shall be guilty of commit
! ting ally trespass upon any artificial fist
j pond by fishing iu the same, or in any
; manner using any means to destroy the
ri<-h or oysters raised or collected in sue!
pond, or by breaking the dam or elams foi
the purpose of permittiniMhe fi~li or oys
. ters to escape, or by poisoning tin* satue.
or in any m inner destroying or injuring
i he sam< ; and any such pi rson or peis >tu
I upon c mvietion, shall be dtemed guihyo
; a misdetueaiior, and thall be subject to t
| line of not less than twenty dollars 1101
more than one hundied dollars, or be iinprisoned
at the discretion of the c >urt
which tine, if imposed, shall go, 01 e ha!
thereof to the informer, and ihe other hal:
tliereof to the person or persons \vh? s<
^4_. l..?ll K ? /-* l\u/m i n i 111*. <1
pn?J?f?Il^ Mlilll UAIC UVV11 lujuii II , 1 tx.iu
e-d, Thai nothing in this section shall bt
c mstrued as applying to ponds used a:
water j) >wer for manufacturing ptirpi si s
Sec. 7. Thai it shall not he law tul loi
any person in this Sta-c, after the first da}
of April, 11>72. to take any tioul Irom the
stiearns then of, l?v impregnating tin
i waters w ith pois< nous or deleterious sub
s anees: and any pels ?n violating this provision
sh ill, upon cnuviction thereof, bt
lined U u dol'ars tor eve ry such ? la?use. oi
tie imprisoned nut less than ti u da}s
w hich line, if imposed, sha.l go one hub
1 ilu root t the iutoi rner. and the other hall
to the school fund of the county in which
alien oflense shall have been eotnmitted.
Sc. 8. This act shall take ell'ect from
and after its pass ige.
Approved March 1 J, IS72,
.In art, Empower Ett'iers to L j'llmizc Certain
Children by Last Will and Tettament.
S c ion 1. He it enacted by the Settle
and House of li-.*prt seutatives of the Ma'e
<?f Sou li Carolina, now met and si11iutr in
(Jeut-ral Assembly, and ( )' I he authority
of ihe saint: < ")
That white falhi r\of /hildren, born of
I da ok or colored inot&eiVwtfo were formerly
held as slaves, Tit he r during the time
of such mothers' servitude, or since emailepation,
the cohabitation between the
pan nts of sueh children being still eoutinued.
and the same are hereby, authorized
to sj far legitimize such chi dren,
by last will and testament, as to enable
them to inherit, possess and enjoy ail
rights, titles and hereditaments the same
as lawful children boru iu wedlock: Provided,
however, that no such father may
, have been married daring or at any time ce
previous, whose wife was living, or
who since may have bwjften jrfff such co- ! m
habitation for-the purpose) of wwrrrtage, or ?*
any other cause, shall Wentitled to the | cc
power conferred by the provisions of this w
act :
Approved.March 1'2, 1872. , "i
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An act to Amend an act.Entitled "An act eE
to Establish a New Judicial and Election j as
County from Portions of the Counties of, ^
Earnwell. Edgefield, Lexington and ;
Orangeburg, to beknwon as Aiken Coun- ce
t ST. - j
Section 1. T>e it emcted by the Senate j?
and House of Representatives of the State :
of South Carolina, no w met and sitting, in j Pl
General Assembly, and by^ihe authority
of the same: W
That section 5, of an ac^jiptitlya "An A
act to establsh a new Judicial a|/a E ec- !
lion County from portions of the counties !
of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington and
Dr'tnwhnrir to known as Aiken Coun
ty," be amended by striking out all after ai
the word '*the,'' iu the second line, and ol
inserting "Oountits of Aiken, Barnwell, G
Edi&tield, Lexington and Oraneburg ol
shall be as follows in the House of Repre- j
sentatme: Aiken. four members; Barn- C(
well, four Edgefield, five; Lexington, two; ei
and Orangeburg, five." . ; Ji
Approved March 12, 1872. tl
icl
. An act to Prevent Certaian Officers from q
Buying, Discounting or Sluicing Teach
cr.s' Pav Certificates, or other Orders on I rr
School Funds, or Jurors' Certificates. i J
1 8(
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and HousS of Representatives of the State
f of South Carolina, now met and sitting in ,
i General Assembly, and b^ the authority
| of the same:
That it is hereby declared" tt> be unlaw
ful for any county treasurdw coupty au
ditor, county cho'l comyissffLt^, or
school Trustee, to buy, discount, oTT*have, fl
directly or indirectly, or ^J/i aey way f)
f int( res'ed in any teachers's pay ccfVii ate q
' \ or otheo order on school funds, or jnr >rs' ()
' certificaU s.
! Sec. 2. That, if any of the officers, n
-' aforesaid, shall vio'ate the provisions of j:
; <#ction 1 of this act, he shall be deemed to j
; i be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on on-- j
1 viction thereof", shall pay a line ot not Ies9 | j
; than five hundred (5);)) dollars, nor more ' j
| than two thossand (2,000) dollars, to he h
. used for ?chool purposes in his county, and L
f | shall he imprisone d at the discretion-of ,
$ the court, or either, or both. c
Sec. H. That this act shall tike effect L
from its passage. c
, Approved Mar h 12, 1872.
I
5 An Act to Charter tho Little Ilivcr anil v
CJieraic Railroad Company. t
| Section 1. Be it enacted by the S nate ^
! and House of Kepresentatives of the Slate '
. j of South Carolina, now met and sitting iu a
j j General Assembly, and by the authority L
of the saim : i H
That for the porpos? of establishing a 1
railroad from Litt'e Biver to (Jheiaw, a ' .
; charter wi h all the rights and privileges 1
j 1 incidental to the same, be, and is hereby , c
I granted to Thos. C. Dunn, L. I) Bryan ! H
i 1 J. T. W'^lsh. Joel Allen. J K. Dus"iibe/v ! r
F. A. Kehew, Johu Douglas, Wm. F e
j Johnson, C. P. To.vnsend, W. Thomas r
j Abel Quick, F. A. Mil* s, G. J.Stuart a
j I Satnm 1 Jackson, Jacob Ailman, and tin ii e
I ass'>ciaUs aud successors, who are hereby s
' constituted a body politic and coiporate 1
I by the name at*d style of the Liule Iliver 1
- I /ii i? ,:i?.a o j a
] UliU VyiitT'l W IVUIItuttU V'Jiipauj ,
I S<c. 2. That the said company is here- 1
' by authorized to construe t i rail Oad from
" ! L ttle liiver to Cheraw, bvsuch route as | '
r j shall be found most sjnTnfble /ud ad a
[ ! vantageous, and ems iog? idle counties ot c
[ Marion and Mailboro, bc^ve*.tfGreat 8
| and Little Pydee liiv? r. J
Sec. 3. That the capitol stock of said 1
^ cm.ptny shad b; one add a .half million j 11
dollars, with the privilege of iuer asing it < c
to two and a half millions of dollais il : !
1 f und utcessaiy, to be divided into shares ;
[ j of fifty dollais each; and for the purpose i '
J of raising sueh capital stock, it shall be j
r lawful to open bocks of subscription, at : "
; such timrs and places, and to keep them \ a
; open for Mich periods of time, aud urnh r ^
\ ' the d'Hction of such ^rsons as may be j *
! determin<d on by a majority of said com j
j- pinv. That subscrip ions to said capital 0
{ stock may he made in land, at a rate per 11
? acre to he agreed upon at the time of sub1
scription; and that each and every person 11
. subscribing land, shall execute a deed to s
[ I the said company, and that all amounts l
p ; subset ibed t ii her iu land or in money. (<
, shall .constitute the Joint Stock Capital, ; J
for the purpose of constructing and ear- ! 1
. j rying into operation the railroad provid d
. : f'r by this Act; and the said Railroad 1 (.
| Company sha l have power to mortgage | J
1 , its propi rty ami franchises, and it sue 1
, bonds hi such terms and conditions, and a
f. r surh use and nurnoses of said corpora- c
, tion as the L> ?ard of Directors thereof * '
may deem PXDedient. | !
S c. 4. That the sa;d railroad shall he F
, 1 *uhjt et to the provisions of an Act of the ; 1
1 General Assembly of South (Carolina, s
passed September 2!, IS.jS, entitled "An j 1
, Act to declare the manner by which the 1
p lands or right of way over the lands of *
{ pcrs? n* or corporations may be taken for j .
the construction or use of railways and 11
other works of internal improvement:",
I'rovid. d. however, That nothing herein 'fc
! eon tabled shall be so construed as to ex- j1
empt the said company from the payment j
of taxts. 1
Sec. 5. That all Ads or parts of Acts
inconsistent with this Actaie hereby re- v
pea'? d.
Approved March 9, 1872. j *
n
.hi .1 <?t to Incorporate th- .1 Hen TJf/Jit In- p
fonti';i of Aiken, South Carolina.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate i f?
and House of B? pn-senlativt s of the Stale pi
of S >uth Carolina, now met and sitting in s
General A^HMublyr^utKliy the authority 1'
of the same: \ ~7 ti
That Peter M';i^4.1syAh xander Wil- ti
liams. Joseph llobeTtson, Joseph Knights, a
and their associates and successors, are el
hereby made and created a body politic f<
and corporate, uuder the name and style b
of the Aiken Light Infautrv, of' Aiken si
s. c. ! p
Sec. 2. That the sauf corporation, here- c<
by created and established, shall have sl ; A
ssion of officers and members, according
i its by-laws, and shall have power to
ake by-laws, not repugnant to the laws
' the land, and to have, use and keep a
immon seal, and the same to alter at
ill, to sue and be eiK?*l in/ftpy court cf
lis State, and to naw aq^epjoy every
ght, power and pmilegS^ncident to
ich corporation, andJl is hereby em>wered
to take, hold, retain, poseess and
ijoy all such property, real and personal,
i may be given, bequeathed or'devised to
, or may be, in any manner whatsoever,
quired by the said cordoration: Proded,
The amount so held shall not exed
the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Sec. 3. That this Act shall continue in
rce for the space of twenty years, and
ie same shall be taken and deemed a
iblic Act.
Approved March 9, 187-\
n Act to Permit James McCullough to
Adopt, Charge the Name of, ami Make
his Lawful Heir, Jos-ph Allen Stepp.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
id House of Representatives of the State
7 South Carolina, now met and sitting in
eneral Assembly, and t^flhe authority
f the same. J / L.
That James McCullough(oLGrtenville
mnty, is hereby authonzwflfn/empowed
to adopt, and make his lawful heir,
oseph Allen Stepp, and that the dame of
ie said Joseph Allen Stepp shall be
aanged to Joseph Allen McCullough.
O rP I-* r* f ohnnl/l ho no id f ooiqq \fp.
OL* U X I I (X 1/ OUVU IU llli V/ QiitU *f (VII4 \s <J A>AV
ullough die intestate, the said Joseph
.lieu McCullough shall inherit, in cotutoD
with the other lawful heirs of the said
antes McCullough, his estates, both perjnal
and real.
Approved March 9, 1>72.
In Act to Incorporate ihe Grand Lodjc of
Free an I Accepted Ancient Yoik Masons
of the State of South Carolina, and the
Subordinate Loclacs under its Jurisdiction.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
nd House of .Representatives of the State
{ South Carolina, now met and sitting in
reneral Assembly, and by the authority
f the same:
That George E. Johnson. Win. II. Blrey,
IVB Maxwell, Win. B. Nash. B. A.
5 >semon, Jr., II. J. Maxwell, II. E.
lajne, Wm. Ingl.-ss, Jr.. Wra, C. Young,
I. L. Bell, R. B. Elliott, It. E. Da reef,
. A. Bowley. R. II. Gleavts, W. H.
ones, Jr., and their successors in office,
e, and they are hereby incorporated by
he name of '"The Most Worshipful
I rand Lodge <f Free and Accepted Anient
Xork Ma sons, of the State of South
Jiroliua," and by that tame shall have
apacity to sue and be sued, plead and be
n..leaded in any and all of the c >urls of
his State, to contract and be contracted
riih, to htve a common seal, and to alttr
he same at pleasure Aud the said
Jraud Lodge, through its four principal
Hi era, shall have perpetual succession,
n I may grant d s;>? ns ttions and ch.trteis
>? subordinate Lodges, to be guhjtct to
nd under its Mas >nic jurisdiction, and
nake, ordain and establish its coi s Union,
- by-iaws, rules and rrgulatio's not
ncotihibtcnt. with the constitution or laws
>f this Slate, or of the L'nit?d States;
,ud may acquire, hold aud en j- y so much
eal (Slate as may be necessary f<>r the
rection of pr p .r buildings aud ?flic k,
lot to exec d ten ar?s, for cirrytng on
,nd conducting the b 8 ness; and in the
nction of iis L dgc room, may ce'-i
ore rooms or ullic. s in the lower stories
h ueof, and r nt out i he 8 me and collect
h re if. and Ivld < r Van the same out,
,-i the Grand Lodafe nyiy d.-sire, subject
0 the re^u ations /e /r??e scribed
S(C. 2. Tba' th/saioJ 1 randJir>dgc shall
lave power to c</lict\jjJ? r<vQi;u^.and to
.pply the svine,According to the ancient
: istum of the O der, or may loan out the
uue for the pu p s** of aiding in hi novo1
nt enUrpri-es or for the pin pose of acuttmlaiion;
j'rovidid, that the funds in
ii ?n? y. or ch< ses in aeti< n, shall not ex
eed,Hi available ass*tp, ttie su.u of tifoy
bousand dollars at any < ne time, and
hall not be. loaned up 11 usuriousinterest,
lor shall the funds or aerretu ns thereof
?2 used otherwise thanfbr the payment
if the exp nse s of the* said Grand 1/ el?^e,
nd'for charitable purposes; and being
bus set apart, the game shall not be
iable to taxation.
Sec. That all contracts made, or
>b.igati< as assumed In rctofore, which are
iot inconsistent with the laws ot the land,
y said Grand Lodge, be, and the same
ue hereby, made valid and biuding upon
aid Grand Loelge, as organized under
his charter; and the acceptance of this
barter by a resolution of* said Grand
j idge shall be all thatjs n quired to cotuilete
its organizitioirbnder the same.
Sec. 4. That the three principal otlief rs
?f ene-h subordinate Lodge, under 1 lie
urisdictiou of this Grand Lodge, and
heir successors in e tlice, be, and the same
re hen by, created a body politic and
orporate, eo far as to enat le them, for
ach of their re spective Lodge s. to receive,
told and enjoy, possess and retain pro^
-'V I ""'1 rwit I'Vi'i (>H.
K riy. U'JLII LKZiXk (VUU J/V IOVIUM, u-'v VAVWV.
rig in value the sum of twent\-five thi u
and doll irs. and to sell, alien, or lease
he same in any mannt rdteitud advisable
iy said subordinate Lodges, and which
aid subordinate Ivdgi s shall be, and are
lereby, incorporated by the naiue sptcilii d
a the charter or dispensation granted by
he siid Grand Lodge to eah of them repectively,
which said charters or d;sp< nations,
whetht r granted heretofore or
creafter by said Grand Lodge, shall be
vidfucc of the fact of incorporation liner
this Act, in any court of this .State,
r'ithoiit further proof; and by such name
aid subordinate Lodges may sue and be
m d, plead and be impleaded, and do all
hings en joined by the said Grand Lodga,
ot iucons'stent with the Constitution t,r
iws of the land, and within the scope
nd purview of the powers hereby conTied
upon said Grand Lodge; and the
aid subordinate Lodges, respectively,
hall retain their said corporate powers so
>ng as the said Grand Lodge shall c >ninuc
their respective charters or dispcnsaion
shall have been revoked or taken
way by said Grand Lodge; and all the
[fecis of such subordinate Lodge as may
?rfe.it its charter or di-peusatiou, shall
elong to the said Grand Lodge;- and each
jbordinate Lodge shall have the same
owers, with respect to its assets, as are
inferred by the second section of this
>ct upon the Grand Lodge.
mentioned as the maximum for their as- son
sets, respectively, and shall have power to cial
sell, alien, or dispose of the same; and no her
! such.gift, grant, contract or devise, or and
donation by will, subscription or other- nac
; wise, shall fail by reason of any misda? tioi
j sciiption in the name of such corporation ; per
and all contracts or agreements which ber
may have been lawfully entered into by cha
said subordinate Lodges, under their por
j organization heretofore, shall be binding sai(
upon them in thefr several corporate ca- in 1
i parities under this gnd the same enj
may be en,orced^y tBera respectively and sue
Sec. 5. That/he said Grand Lodge, and eve
' such subordinate Lodge uuder its juris- cru
diction, shall have, respectively, power to vis*
receive by gift, grant contract, devise or ue
donation by will, subscription or other or
wise, any personal or real estate, not ex- or <
| ceeding in value the sum hereinabove tioi
I the property and effects owDcd by them, sue
! being dedicated to charitable purposes, ed,
; ODly, shall be exempt from taxation. coc
Sec. 0. Be it further enacted, That this sue
Act shall be deemed and taken as a public of I
i and nntifo thprpof shall be taken in to 1
' all the courts of justice and elsewhere in Su<
this State, and shall be given in evidence to i
on any trial of any issue or cause, without ?
; specially pleading. sal
Approved March 9, 1872. agi
ind
i nu
' An Act to Provide for General aad Special j ur{
Elections. and the Manner of Conducting tio
\.the Same. $
cor
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate ajj
and House of Representatives of the State on]
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in res
General Assembly, and by the authority g^0
of the same; ]e8i
That all general and special elections, held
pursuant to the Constitution of this State. s
j shall be regulated and conducted according thc
I to the rules, principles and provisions here- fro
in prescihcd. j |ou
Sec. 2.|Thc Commissioners of Election shall ; (jjs
provide one box for each election precinct. I s
An opening shall he.made in the lid of the I a J,
box. not larger than shall he sufficient for a ju
single ballot to he inserted therein at one jI)C
time, through which each billot received, e
proper to he placed in such box. shall he inI
sorted by the person voting, and by no other,
j Each box shall provided with a sufficient An
, lock, and such box shall he publicly opened % j
j and inspected, to see that it h emptv and sc- (
eurc, and then locked just before the open:
ing of the poll. and the kevs returned to the
: Manage res, and shall not he opened during an'
; the el-ction. Each box for such precinct ot
shall be labelhdTt* follows* "Congress." Gt
| "State," "Cii(cuitJ,'^-andr ' County Of- ot
j ficers." /
Sec. -3. At the/?k>?e of the election, the J
Managers and Cltpk /ha'l immediately j aL<
i proceed, publicly, open the ballot box i
and count the ballots therein, and contin- | su
1 ue such count without adjournment or in- | pa
i terruptiou until the same is complet d | "y1
? ' - ?* I t
and make sued state meat or me r??nn ? ?
j thereof, and siun tlie same, as rhe nature a*
' of the election alia' 1 r rj'iirp. If i i n un -1 lh
inn, two or more like ballots sh:.l be fair d tin
folded together comp.icf.lv, only one shall ?
' be c tinted, and the othersd s'royen; t>u tet
if they shall beardiff r nt names li e same ht
Uhill ba destroyed. and not cou*i?d. I' mt
, more ballots shall he fonod, on opening | 'vi'
the b x than th?Ta are nam s 011 tlie poll | ei
Iii-1. all the bad Csshall Or n Mrm-d to th. i a,r
b >x and be thorouyb'y nrx-d tog, ?!>? -, | no
a d one of ill?, m: n tit* r*. or the cl rk ; i?a
shall, without s? eing the ballots draw j ?'"!
then from and immediately d stroy as 11
mtnv ballots as the e are in esc ss of rln j 11
number o? names r>n the ballot lis'; w th ( 8 "
in ihnedavs thinaf, r the Chai man o? r.ii
! th I. ,ard of Monagers, or one o?' iti. m *'r
i to be eh signal* d n writing l?v the. Iba'd [ ''
i shall deliver to the (J mmissioner* ofehc- 1
tn>n the poll list, the b? x* s c inteiijng th? ' *'.?
ballots, and a wi it'e ? statement of tin; re | lJ
1 suit of the elee i >n in his prrc ! "r
See* 4. Af Cf the li nil a"j ?or im *nt of i
the B mrd of County (Janv 88 rs ami wi h- 1 v i
in ihe timrt pn scrib?d in th s act. th.*C*?a' ^ 1
| man of said Bond shil forward, aidless S c''
ed to theGr ^ emor and Secretary ofstat , ! ei!
j by a mess* mp r, lie reli ns poll list ami j llu
1 ail pai ers appertn ninir :o tl e -1 eti >n j l,1:
j The said nxssenoir to be p tid bis actu 1
J xoms s upon a e tlf < ate to hehirnislud '
: h m bp the Secielaiy of Ma e. Said eeriifi *J|
cate shall be p . id out of the fund povidid c".
1 for the payment of CL^nmissiouers and c"'
Manner rs of Elec ion. c<"
See. 5. All ao's or parts f> acts ni
way any conflicting wi h this act, are here- 111
by repealed. i \y
Approved March 12, 1S72. I
: Cii
for
Joint Resolution to Authorize and Direct ,,r
the Cnnwtroller General to draw Warrant Cii
in favor of C. Waiter, on the Slate D ens- ! ers
vrer. when Certain Revuiremenls a re Ful i *lit
+n i ! lav
filled. ^ j ;
1 Whereas a Joint Resolution was passed | of
in ISol), appropriating live -thousand dol- tor
lars towards purchasing theycagtyrpn Ral- Co
' nietto Tree for a nmnunrreyt to Iheyclead ha
! of the Palmetto Regimeujif and. wrereas, wb
i on the 2 ith of December J.-OS, Another coi
appropriation of ono thotaanry dollars tio
] more, as additional ^onrpens/ion, wasjty:
; passed; and, when as. Mr. C. Werner on- lai
I ly was paid four thousand dollais; be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Pn:
j Repiesentatives of the State ot South Car- aP
olina, now met and sitting in G. neral Asserobly,
and by the authority of the same: sPt
That the Comptroller General he au- tlu
thorized. and is hereby directed, to draw m'
1 his warrant on the .State Treasurer, to the j au
amount of V'o thousand dollars, in favor j *
, of C. Werner: Provided, Mr. Werner m'
; makes alterations on th pauels, as direc- l"'
ted by the commissioner of the State 'ev
House, as reported by the committee on cul
the State House, on the 20th of I)? ceraber, ^o]
! 1858. The S ate treasurer is hereby au- cct
tlionzcd and directed t<? pay, upon the ! *'1(
order of the said Comptroller General, out an<
of any moneys in the treasury not other- U8t
wise appropriated. P0'
Approved March 12, 1S72. loc
i
: .In art to Incorporate the Orangtburg County
Fair Association. > 1 j
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate T
and House of Representatives of the State w
of South Carolinayrfuv^tiet and sitting in thc
General Assenbl/^ufl^by the authority in (
of the same: f fji y T
That William PrTkyxon, Samuel Dib- ^
ble, Ilarpin Riggs, Laurence R. Beckwith, the
Wesley W. Cutler, Jaines J). Trezevant,
! Berry Byas, J. L. Jamison, Henry John- * \
and T. W. Sasportas, and their asso*s
and successors, be, and they are
eby declared to be, a body corporate
I politic, in law and in deed, by the
He of the ''Orangeburg Fire Associa-'
i," and by the said name shall hare
petual succession of officers and mems,
and a common seal, with power to'
age the same as often as the said coration
shall judge expedient, and the
1 corporation shall be liable and capable
aw to purchase, have, hold, receive,
oy, possess and retain to itself and its
cessors in perpetuity, and any and
ry estate, real or personal, whether acing
to the same by gift, purchase, de>
or conveyance, not exceeding in valfiftv
thousand dollars, and the same.
any part thereof, to s^ll, alien, devise
sxchange as often as llie said corpora- 1
3 may deem proper, and by its name to'
and be sued, implead and be impleadanswer
and be^iuswere<Lunto, in any
irt of law in tbefState, atfujto make alt
h by-laws antyrujes fo/tbe government
die said corpofanoii asStt^, from time
time, be deeni^nicesMrTy; Provided,
:h by-laws atfcrrtnes be not repugnant
the laws of tbe land. ' '
:ec. 2. Th*t the priacipal end of the
d corporation shall be the promotion of
icultiire, mechanical arts, and other '
ustry and ingenuity, through an anal
Fair, and other appropriate racasis,
according tp such rules and regulans
as they may see fit to establish,
lee. 3. "That themembrrs of the said
poration, shall be, severally, liable for
debts and contracts of said corporation
[y to the extent aDd amount of their
pective-share8 therein; and the capital,
ck of the said corporation shall not be-"
3 than five tin usaud nor more than fifty
)usand dollars.
>ec. 4. That tbe property and stock of
s said corporation sha 1 be exempted **
iu county rfnd municipal taxation, so
ig as uo dividends shall be declared aud
tributed among its meuiheis.
See. 5. That this act shall be deemed
lub'.ic act; and shall be taken notice of *
all the courts of this State without ber
; specially pleaded.
\pproved March 12, 1872.
i Act to Provide for the Payment of Ui?
Past Indthtedness of Darlinyton County,
inil for other jjurposcs.
section 1. He it enacted by the Senate-'
rl House of Representatives of the State
South Carolina, now met aud sitting in
neral Assembly, and by the authertjy
the same:
Hint H. F. Whittemore, E'.ihu C. Baker,
S. F llebrown and James M. Brown le
d they aie heteby consume 1 a commit:
to tXdin'Ue any and nil accounts prelted
to said Committee, by any aud ail
riles who hold au) aecoitoisoi demands
uuMt the county of Duilnghn,- conct
d or oiigiuattng s.nee .lin e lS?iS,.
d before January 1st, lrt7-: IVovid* d,.
uil said coimnnt. e ?ec ive no con p'ehen-'
u or lh< n si rv e. s.
>. c. 2. That to enable the siitbc mroit!
to investigate an in lie mi n c.utbs of
; luileb ttint rs ??l the corny ol iiarlingi.
as reported by the County C mtbitoeis
ol said count; to the Ceneral Apnby
ol 1ST 1 72 lli. V aie hereby
li i 7. o iiuo i inpi*?ie ed io give public
lice tor Utu eu oa v > to ab pe: Snus and
i.l sb udoiii ai y ?K n.andp agaiLSt saidii.tv,
to pit ol iiu s.me 1 ?r i.xauiiuan,
and simi c - e ha 1 have power
ti authority y>\ft tJd loiatiy officer. ptin
or parly, imJt^a ksfMMiersor in. nn
Lidiiius, and loTtSrhir Jme txaininal oil
any inti.ani yf dijfmnd- against the
ini\, paid or uny&id, contracted or
iuu>iu,, June lScft, and befoie
ouiiv Is'. l.s72; ihe oorntulilee may
iiiiii.oiu auy udiii lo auy percou, parly
"i .'.c r.
s c. } Th .t if upon the aforesaid insituation
it shall he h Ui <1 that the
unty Uommiasioueis of Dirimgtoir
niiiy have ui'sapplted the public uions
of the county uy paying c'a'tns not
hoi z (1 by law, or h .ve neglected
. ir ilmy bj r. fusing to pay claims au
>i iz Mi oy law. ??r have us< d for their
u p:t\a e put p 8c any of the public*
ids of ibe c uuty, or have unjustly dismount
d aim ug the creditors of the'
Liu?y, iu pi\ing out the moneys of the
ui tj ; or uone any other act, or nettled
to do any act, iu violation of law,
re eu uee to ibe public funds or properof
the county, Hie said committee shall
thwtih furni&b said information to the
icuit Solicitor of the county, who shall
thwith proceed by aeliou or iudictmeut,.
b >th, against sltd Commissioners in the
rcuit Court. Aud if said Commission.
. L? .11 !>.? r. k?i*\ /I <* ? t I 4 vt I him ob a 1 I l n r> /l __
) Mian uc IUUUU iiuntjf iurj ouciii, IIJ auion
10 the peualues now provided by
v, be imrmdiately removed from office.
T-c. 4. That it is hereby made the duty
the County Commissimers of Duiling;
1 county to draw their warrants on ihe
unty Treasurer against any funds in his
mis. including the money now in Bankr
lieh was appropiiated for building a
irt-house, tor the payment and liquidau
ot the past indebtedness of the counand
the County Treasurer on prrsenion
of said wairunt, shall pay the same.
St c. o. ImmeTTiattly on aud alter the
ssage of this Act, the committee herein
poiuted, shad ent r upou the duties asued
them, and no warrant on the funds
eifitd in set'tion 4, shall be drawn on
; County Treasurer by the County Comssiouers
until the examination herein
ihorized shall have hi en completed.
>ee. 0. The Auditor and County Comssioneis
he, and, they are hereby au>rized
and empowered to cause to be
led on the taxable property of the said
jnty for the year 187:2, two mills ou the
liar, and to continue the same each auc ding
year, until the sum of eighteen
msaud dollars shall have l)een collected,
[1 the said sum as collected, shall not be
d in any manner except for the purtrt
4\C Kll fd I tt<* at /I iMMt kiallOA at t TVt * ) I (\ /*
3U Ul UU lUIII^ ttU iUll-lJWUJC at i-r4UlU^
i. for the county of Darlington.
\pproved March 9, 1&72. j
I Rruj'ution to A uthoriz' the Comity Com m /.<etoner* t)f
bbni'lc County to Isry ami Collect an Additional Zas of
wo Mil!* on the Dollar. I I
? it iwilved by the Sena/o amQIousc of Repreaenta-"
5 of th? State of SmtlixarolUn, no* met an<l sitting
cm-nil A>?eml>Iy. a^l bj/ree authorityof the wiie
hat the County CcnMrtiWfonere of Abbeville county
and they are hereby authorised and diroctcd to levy
collect a special tax of two mills upon the dollar, on
taxable property of the said cowaty, said tax to be
oted exclusively to the rebuilding of the oourt houao
ly destroyed by fire.
pproved March 13,1#72. t .
s~M