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f- ===== OFFICIAL. Act* anil Joint R>olutlo:n parsed by the General Assembly of South Carolina, Regular Session, 1871 and 1872. r An act to ayithorize the Formation, and ot, Incorporate, the Spartanburg and Aiken Railroad. Whereas it is desirable that there should be a connection by railroad between the town of Aiken and the town of Eegefield the village of Ninty-Six, and the towns of Laurens and Spartanburg, in this State; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, aud by the authority of the same: Section. 1. That the formation of a corporate company is hereby authorized, for the purpose of constructing a railroad to connect the town of Aiken, the town of Edgeiield, the village of Ninety-Six, the town of Laurens, and the town of Spartanburg, with the privilege or extending the same to the town of Hamburg, in such manner as may be determined by said company. Sec. 2. That, for the purpose of raising the capital stock of said company, it shall be lawful to open books at the town of Spartanburg, under the direction of G. Cannon. J. H. Evans, Alfred Tollison, D. R. Duncan, S. Bobo and Joseph Walker; at the town of Laurens under, Y. J. P. Owens, J. W. Fowler, Joseph Crews, Dr. John Henry and H. L. McGowac; at the village of Ninety-Six, under Thos. Talbert, Dr. W. A. Limbecker, J. A. Stuart, Thomas Lake, Augustus Griffin and P. R. Rivers; at the town of Edgelield, under Lawrence Cain, M. L. Bonham, William T. Gray, A. S. Norris, Dr. John A. Baker and Paris Simpkins; at the village of Aiken, under J. N. Hayne, E. J. C. Wood, R. B. Elliott, C. D. Hayne, E Ferguson, J. S. Shuck, P. G. Rockwell und Henry Sparnick; in the city of Augusta, under John J. Cohen, James A. Gray, Josiah Sibley, Charles W. Harris, Dr. J. A. Miller; and at such other places in the counties of Spartanburg, Laurens. Abbeville, Edgefield and Aiken, and under the direction such other persons as the Commissioners in the respective counties hereipnj^med may designate, for the mrnogp ofrsocuring subscriptions to an^aittotyrt no% exceeding two million five "hundred thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each, to constitute a joint capital stock for the purpose of constructing and carrying into operation the said railroad, and, on each share of individual stock, the subscriber shall pay to the Commissioners, who shall be authorized to take the same, the sum of five dollars, lawful money of the United States. Sec. 3. That when the sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, in the manner before specified, the* subscribers shall be, and they are hereby, declared a body corporate, to be known by the name and styla of the ^Spartanburg and Aiken Railroad Company/' and may meet and organize said company, at such time and place as may be designated by the Commissioners for the town of Spartanburg, hereinbefore Darned. Sec. 4. That, for the purposs of organizing said company, all such powers as are conferred by the charter of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company, and the Commissioners at Greenville, shall be, and are hereby, conferred upon the Commissioners herein appointed at the town of Spartanburg; aud all the powers, rights aud privileges granted by the said charter and its amendments to i the "Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company," shall be, and they are hereby, granted to the "Spartanburg and Aiken llailroad Company," and subject to like restrictions as therein contained, except as to the capital stock, the sum necessary to authorize the organization, and the amount of shares, except so far as may be necessary to conform .to the special pro- ] visions of this act: Provided, however. That nothing herein contained shall be so j construed as to bind the State to subscribe stock in said compmy, or make any ap- : propriations to enable the said company to build said road, or in any manner to loan the credit of the State tnereto: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to exempt the said company from the provisions of section 1, chapter 3 of the General Statutes. S=c. 5. Tjiat said company i9 authorized to reeeive subscription to its capital stock in lands or labor; as may be agreed upon between said company and said subscribers, and may acquire by graut, purchase, lease or otherwise, any estate, real or personal, whatsoever, and the same hold, use, sell, convey and dispose of as the interest of said ciunpauy require. Approved March 12, 1872. An act to Incorporate the Edisto. Caw Caw and Wattes Creek Canal Company, of South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the State oi South Carolina, now met aud sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same; Dw.Ko./l TT Coin TimntViv ITnr. luaw mvuaiu All VU1U| ley, John D. Weatherly, David Kicker, John C. Downing, B. A, Bosemon, A. J. Rausier, W./M. Thomaj, A. P. Holmes, Geo. F. Melntyre, L/ J. Maddocks, S. Smalls, Ey D. H<imt?e, ARobt. Tarlton, George Lee, B. Byas, P. P. Hedges, Wm. B. Jervey^ and such other persous as they may associate with them, their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, con stituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the Ediseo, Caw Caw aud Wanes Creek Canal Company And they are hereby made corporate in law, to have, hold, purchase and possess lands, and to make sale of thesame, or any property acquired by them, as a company, to carry ou the lumber, wood business, dig phosphates that may be on their lands, to erect houses, mills, machine shops, manufactories, dig out and clean away any obstructions which may be necessary in order to complete a navigable water course from the Edisto river to the Ashley river in this State, conveying water, lumber, wood, barges, rafts, boats, or any craft that may be necessary to earn out the designs of said company. Thej may also convey fresh water to the city o Charleston, by such means as they maj deem best, and at such time as shall b< most practicable, and shall have authority to impose such a toll on vessels, rafts barges, boats and flats as may be deemec proper for the use of said canal. Sec. 2. The capital stock of this com pa ny shall be Ave hundred thousand dollar! divided into shares of ten ($10 00) doliari each, and shall organize when ten thou sand dollars shall be subscribed and paic in either in cash, or lands, machinery goods, or any material which may b< deemed of equal value to said company which may be applied in its operations. Sec. 3. There shall be held annua1 meetings of the stockholder^ to elect s President and Directors; There shall bt four directors, who shall hold their office for one year. Sec. 4. Each share shall represent one vote in all elections for officers. Sec. 5. All transfer of shares shall be made in accordance with bank rules foi making transfers of shares^ The dine tors shall make all b^dful by-Jaws for the government' of the comiranV, and altei and amene/the sarnie-at pmdure. See. 6. ^this coetfpany shall have watei communication from ther Elisto rivei through Bull creek, and the most direci route through Caw Caw swamp, watei lead to Waites' creek two hundred feel wide, and may appropriate any lands or said route necessary to forward this enter prise and facilitate quick transp >rtatiou Provided, That they shall pay a just anc reasonable compensation for all laud ap propriated for said purpose. Sec. 7. That they, and their successors shall fix and establish any toll, aud re ceive the same, on all goods, merchandise, timber lumber, wood, boats, fla?s. rafis any means of transit through said canal an*} any party refusing to pay said toll, their goods may be detained till said toll is paid. Sec. 8. The said company haveauthori ty to issue coupon bonds, bearing eigni perNcent interest, redeemable in ten and twenty years, not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. Sec. 9. They shall have power to com mence work immediately ou its farraatioc and may make publication of the same, and keep open their subscription books al such time and place as they may deter mine. Sec. 10. This Act shall be deemed ? public Act, and shall remain in force foi fifty years. Approved March 13. 1872. An act to Establish the Charleston Lane and Joint Stock ComjHuny. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the au authority of the same. That Charles Simonds, Thomas Math* ews, L. F. Campbell, Sameul Poicher, James Forcher, Z, Patou, W. Fields, J, Proctor. J. Simmons, S. Porcher, A. Campbell and G. iliues, and other persons who are, or hereafter may be, associated with them, and they are hereby, tie clared a body politic and corporate, for the purpose ot making loaus of money, secured by mortgage on real estite or per sonal property, or by cjnve)auce ot the same to their memoers auu biucKuoiutis. by the name aud style of the Cbarlestou Land aud Joiut Stock Company, the capital slock of which, shall cuu?iat of out: thousand shares, to be paid iu by succea sive monthly installments of one dollar to each share, so long as the corporation shall continue; the said shares to he held, transferred, assigned aud pledged; and the holders thereof, to be subject to such tines and forleitures, for delauus iu their payments, according to such regulations as may be prescribed by the constitution and by-law/of saKl corporatk^i; aud, moreover, Uie said /banes snail b^<li?poseti of, at the /death, Assignation or removal from the state of /uv/nareholderAiu such manner )is may heprescribed by ihe said constitution, rules aud by-law^-^ Sec. 2. That the sajd corporation shall have power and authority to make au> such rules and by-laws fir its government as are uow repuguaut to the constitution and laws of the laud; shall have suet members aud succession of members aud officers as shall be oruained aud chosen aecordiug to their s^id rules and by-laws, made or to be made by them; shall sue aud be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity iu this State: and shall have and enjoy all aud ever) right aud privilege incideut and belonging to corporate bodies, according^) the law* of the laud. Sec. 3. That the funds of the said cor poratiou ma>|be invested in such propertj real or persoual, aud securities, public oj private, loaned to shareholders aud wem bers, or other persons or corporatiou, ot such secerities, in such mode, on such terms, under such conditions and subject to such regulations as may be, from turn to time, prescribed by the constitution, rules and by-laws of the said corporation and that it shall and may be lawful loi said corporation to take aud hold suet lands, tenements, hereditaments and per sonal property, bonds, stocks, public and private, aud choses iu action as they shal , acquire by purchase, devise, bequeath gift, assignment or otherwise, to take aut hold such.lands, tenements, bereditauieuu and personal property, aud such stock; and bonds, public orprivate, or choses ii action as shall be mortgaged, conveyed assigned or pledged to it, by way of secu rity upon its loans or advances, or pur chased at sales thereof: and to sell, alien transfer or otherwise dispose of the same as from time to time, the said corporatioi may deem expedient: Provided, that tb< real estate held by said corporation shal not at any time exceed the value of tw< hundred thousand dollars. That the rea and personal property ot each stockholde: and assigns, shall be "liable tor the debts o said corporation, iu auy amount not ex ceeding the par value of the stock held b< him. Sec. 4. That semi annually, on th first days of January and July, there shal be divided, amongst the stockholders o the said corporation, the profits accruinj from the investment. Sec. 5. That this act shall be takei and deemed a public act, and that th 1 same may be giqeu iu evidence withou 7 being specially pleaded. J. Approved March 13,187*2. J ? An act to abolish the Office of State Auditor 1 and Confer ike duties <f his office upan j the Comptroller General. Whereas a multiplicity of offices should . be avoided by the State, as well as un3 necessary expenbitures in keeping them 3 up; and, whereas, the duties of State Au. ditor can be performed by the Comptroll ler General without detriment to the re, quirements of his ofltewfiherefort; J Section 1. Be it enacted byythe Senate ' and House of Represent^ vesJDf the State [ of South Carolina, haff nrfet and sitting in i General Assembly, and by the authority ; of the same: ! That the office of the State Auditor be, and it is hereby, abolished, aud the duties * biiberio devolving upon that officer shall be performed by the C omptroller General. 5 Sec. *2. That this act shail lake effect r ou aud after the general t lection of Ooto* ber, 1872, at which time the State Auditor ' shall turn over all books, papers aud accounts of his office to the Comptroller General. Approved Mai eh 13, 1872. D . An act to Provi le for the Establishment of ^ . a School in the State Jfeuit utiary Section 1. 13e it euaoted by the Senate : aud House of Representatives of the Slate ' of South Caroliua, now met aud sitting iu General Assembly, and by the authority ( of the sanu-: 4 4 -xP ? Uia iiftl 1 fr oKn ll x inn ou iue passage m uuo uvi i?, on?n i be thy duty of uie dupe, iuteudeut of the i Penitentiary to organize a school iu the ? said institution tor iue Oeu< til of such coli* Vicis coutiued iherciu as may reasonably 1> be expccieU t? derive advautagrs l herefrom. lie sbail employ teachers ai such ' compensation as the lJuectois ot the PeU' ileunary -suall dee in/' proper; /and said I teaclieis uia) he reu*uved_<Jvhtyi found luI ctlieieut, lucouipeleOtrxor iimtteutive to their duties, or for huv)oihef cause uu" suitable lor the trustV^ 1 Sec. 2. The school shall be in operai tiou every woikiug day of the week, at such tune betwet u the hours ot 0 and b A. ' ML., and betweeu 4 aud b P. M., us shall not interfire materially with ihe general 1 work or labor, nor with the meal hours r e8iablisbtd or hereafter to be established at the institution: Provided, That the LMreetois aud the Superintendent of the Peuileuiiary may increase the said lime, I and protract or lengthen the hours ot ibe school, at their discieliou, for such convicts or scholrs as shall manifest particular , aptuess to derive benefit therefrom. Sec. 3. That it shall be tbe duty of the 1 State Superintendent of E lucation, ou ihe requisition of the Superintendent of the . Penitentiary, approved by the Directors, to supply the said school with such text books as may qe nec* ssary for its u.-e, uu such terms aud couditious as may be established for supply iug the Free Common ' schools of the Mate. Sec. 4. That all acs or parts of acts inconsistent with this act be, aud the same are hereby, repealed. Approved March 1?, 1872. An Act to Provide for the Construction of a Ntic Court House in and for the Vuuniy of Richland. i Sectiou 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Kepres--nta lives oi the state : of South Carolina, uo\v met and sittiug in - General Assembly, aud by Hie auihoiuy 1 oi the same: i That the county commissioners of It:chi land couuty are hereby directed, autoriz^d l and empowered to sell aud convey the i whole of that lot iu the city ot Columbia, ' ou thecoru rot Ricnardsou and Washingi tou streets, whereon w.as formerly situated i the Court House ot svld corny} the said > sale to be made at uaUT*^- odicjj, to the I highest bidder at 8UcTT\ time oEf limes, on i 6UCU terms, and iu^siyh paiuels, as the i said comiuisMouers sTfali think proper, after advertisement for at least, thirty da}s: Provided, That^saidlotsliaii not be soi l tor 1 less than $100 per foot, said measurt ineut ' to be made on the streets bounding the > same, aud that all the proceedings over i aud above the amount of purchase of a i new site, shall be disposed iu the treasury I of the county, aud shall be drawu out ou , the warrant of the commissioners, providing that not more than one half of the aUmJdepOait feball be drawn or paid until ' the Court House is complet d, and rtceived ; by the couuty commissioners as beiug coin' pleled according to contract. ; Sec. 2. That the said corumi sinners J are further authoiized aud empowered to purchase a suitable site tor a new court * house in the city of Columbia. aud to take r the lilies thertfur, executed to the State of Srnth Carolina, to, and for the use of, * said couuty. 1 Sec. 3. That the said commissioners i are lurther directed, authorized aud erat powered to build aud elect a new court J house upon the site selected, as provided , in sectiou 2 of this act, and that the con* ; tract for the erection of such buildiug shall not be biudiug or vaiid until approved i by the Circuit Judge ot the Tilth Judicial Circuit, aud the Clerk of the court of com1 nion pleas lor Kichlaud c >uuty. I Approved March 9, 1S72. 1 1 An Act to lncoporrale the Town of Mulling, * in Marion County, Siate of South t'aroJ Una. , Section L Be it enacted by the Senate - and House ot Kepre&entauves 01 ioe oiaie - of South Carolina, now metaud sitting in , General Assembly, and by the authority , of the same: i That, from and after the passage of this i oct, all citizens of this?tate, liaviug resid1 ed sixty days in the town of Mullins, shall ) be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, 1 a body politic and corporate, and the said r town shall be called and known by the f name'of Mullins, and its corporate limits shall extend half a mile north, one quarf ter of a mile east and west, and one third of a mile south, from a stake which sbal e be in the centre or square of said town. I Sec. 2. That the said town shall be f governed by an Intendant and four War g dens, who shall be citizens of the United States, and who shall have been resident! a of the said town for sixty days immediate e ly preceding their election, and who shal .t be elected within thirty days after the pas sage of this act, and everr year thereafter) si on the second Monday in January, ten u days' public ootice thereof being previous- p ly given; and that ^11 male inhabitants of si tbe age of twenty-one years, citizens of ft the state, and who shall have resided in o the town for sixty days immediately pre- b ceding their election, shall be entitled to b vote for said Intendant and Wardens. t< Sec. 3. That tbe election for Intendant w and Wardens of the said town shall be h held in some convenient house, or some ei other convenient public place, in the said y town, fiom 9 o'clock in the morning until ei 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and when the ^ polls shall be closed, the managers shall a forthwith count the votes, and proclaim n the election, and give notice in writing, ft to the persons elected. The Intendant and 9 Wardens shall appoint three managers to sl hold the ensuing, or any subsequent, elec- lt tiou. The mauagers, in each case, shall, 0 before they open the polls for said election, . take an oath fairly and impartially to conduct the same; and that the Intendant u and Wardens, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take , the oath prescribed by the constitution of this state, and, also, the following oath, to ?. wit: "As Intendant, (or Wardeu,) of the town of Mudins, I win, equally and im- a partially, to the best of my ability, exer- c< cise tbe trust reposed in me; and will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace, u and carry iuto effect, according to law, e the purposes for .which 1 have been elect- , ed- So help me God." The said Intendant aud Wardens shall hold their offices (e> fiom the time of the r election until the ^ second Mouday in January, ensuiug, and M uutil their successors shah be elected and ^ qualified. ^ Sec. 4. That, in case of a vacancy shall occur iu the office of Intendant, or any of ^ the wardens, d ath, resignation, removal, ^ or othei wise, an election to fill such vacauc} shall be he d by order of the Intend- tj ant aud Wardens, or a majority of the tj same, ten days' public notice being pre- tJ viuu?ly given; aud in case of sickness, or ^ . ...... ....... ..i.f iho Important. the . < | lClLIU"ltfctJ ?vo? uvv x/4 T Waidens, forming the council, shall be empowered to elect one of the number to act as iutendaut duriug the time. inc. o. Tuat the iutendaut and war- j( dens duly eKcied and qualiti. d shall, dur- () iug their term or otlice, severally and respec lively, be vested with all the jurisdiction of uiagristrates or trial justices, withiu the hums ot said towu, aud the intend- q ant shall, and may, as often as he may u deem necessary, summon the wardens to (( meet iu counti, any two of whom, with ,, the iutendaut, ma} constitute a quorum to "u transact business, and they shall be known u by the name of the lo.wu Council of Mut- 0 lius, and thev, aud their successor hereaf- u tor to be elected, may halve a common seal, wh ch shall be allixtd to all ordinances; r. ana the said town council shall have au 0' lUority to appoiut, Iroth time to time, as 4 they see ht, such, and so many, proper*" u pel sons to act as Marshals or Constables ? of the said t >wn, tJNihe said town council u may deem u c.soaiy ubd expedient for the ^ ptesei vatlou of the peaeftj good order and a police thereof, which per&Qns so appointed 0 snail, within the corpoiatfc limits of said town, have the powers, prjwileges and eiuo- s] lurneut-, and^be subject tyull the obligatkms w provided by lAw for the /tlice of con.-tablef' ft I ? i ?i,.,n tp tVhlft to 4>e removed at the i p^e-suve of said cfTnrltSii; and the said town p ccu:ici. shall have power to'establish, or au- p tliOwZj the establishment of, the market 1( house, as also of a guard house in said town, j, And the said town council shall have full a power and authority, under their corporate 0 to make all such rule--; by-laws aud au---v dicances, respecting the streets, roads, uiark- s el hou. e, pubii'c buildingand the business s thereof, and the police system of said town, a ai thai, appear to them necessary and prop- h er for security, welfare and convenience, and for preserving health, order aud good gov- 0 eminent within the same; and the said town r council may impose hues for offenses against jj their by-laws aud ordinances, and appropri- 0 ate the same to the pub.ie use of said town; p and the said council shall have the same h power which Magistrates or Trial Justices c now have to compel the attendance of wit- s nesscs, and require them to give evidence v upon the trial befor them of any person for 'j a violation of any of these by-laws kor audi- ^ nances; but no fine above the sum of twenty }, dolirrs sbull be collected by the Town Coun- h cil, except by suit in the Court of Common Tleus; aud ali the by-.aws, rulesj and ordi- 0 nances thejsaid town council may make, shall, at all times, he subject to reytsal or repeald 0 by the General Assembly of this Statj. 0 Sec. 6. That the said Intendant and war a dens shall have power to abate aud remove t nuisances in the said town, and it shall also a be their duty to keep all roads, ways and t streets within the corporate limits of the said r town, open and in good repair, and for that g ' they are invested with Jail the powers here- t tofore granted to Commissioners of Roads; t and shall have power to classify and arrange t the inhabitants of said town, liable to street, c road or other public du y Jtherein, and to force the performance of such duty, under 1 such penalties as are uow, or shall hereafter y De, prescribe by law. 1 rovided, That the t said town council may compound with per- "J sons liable to perform such duty, upon such o tcims, and on the payment of such sums, t as may ye established by laws or ordinances: 1 And Provided, also, That the inhabitants of said town are hereby exempt from road aud 1 public duty without the corporate limits of ^ said towu. j Sec. 7. That said town council of Mullins "t shall have full power and authority to require <; all persons owning a lot or lots in said town to make and keep in good repair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, whenever the enmo ' ball irontor adioin any of the public | streets said town, if, in the judgment of the ' Council, such sidewalks shall De necessary, ! the width thereof, and the manner of con1 struction, to be designated and regulated, by the Town Council; and, for default or refusal, i after reasonble notice, to make and keep in < 1 repair such sidewalks, the Town Couucll may < cause the same to be made or put in repair, I ^ aud require the jTWfllr to pay the price of ' making and repairing:. Provided, That such ' contracts for making or repaairing be let to. i ! the lowest bidder. rhe|eeipeteries and pub- i 1 lie graveyards arc also placed under the ju" aisdictiou of said tov.n couugil. ' S^c. 8. That the power to grant or refuse I licenses to keen tavern or retail spirituous liquors within tne limits of the said corpora* tion, be, and the saipe is hereby, vested in * the town couupil of >Jullins. And the said I council may grant licei^enes to retail spirit? uous liquors to, suph, persons, and in such * quanties, at such rafces, and upon such terms 1 and conditions, as the said council may deem - best and proper; provided, that in no i.nstace hall the price of a license to keep tavern, c ) retail spirituous liquors be fixed at a les rice than is established ty the laws of th ate, andiall moneys paid for licenses an >r fines, and forfeitures for retailing spiritu us liquors, keepingtavern and billiard ta lea within the linlts, without liceses,sha e appropriatee to the public usos of sai )wn: Provided, That the Intendant an ardens duly elected and qualified shall nc ave power to grant any license to keep tav rn or retail spirituous liquors to extend b< ond the term for which they have bee iected; and the said Intendant and wavdec tiall have the full and only pdwer tax on all shows or exhibitions, for grqjfcSB jward, within the limits; and all rnone aid for licenses or for retailing spirituous 1 uors, keeping tavern, and the tax for a aows, for gain or reward, within said Jin a, shali be appropriated to the public us fsaid corporation. Sec. 9. That the said Town Council c lullins shall have power to arrest and con lit to jail, and to find, not exceedin venty dollars, any person or persons wh hall be guilty of disorderly conduct in sai >wn, to the annoyance of the citizens there f; and it shall be the duty of the Mai aal or Constable of the town to make sue rrest, and call to his assistance the poss )initatus, if necassary; and upon failure t erform such duty, he shali be find in a sui ot more than twenty dollars for each an very offense. Sec. ID. The Town Council shall als ave power to impose an annual tax, ne iceeding twenty cents on every hundre ollars of the assessed value of real and pei >nal estate lying within the corporate limit fsaid town, the real and personal ofestat jhool associations excepted. The sa 'ouucil shall have power to enforce tb ayinent of all taxes levied under authorit f this Act, against the property and perso fall defaulters, to the same extent, and i j. i? 1 xv le same maimer, as is proviueu uy iaw iv. le collection of the general taxes, excej lat executions to enforce the payment c le town taxes shall be issued under th jal of the corporation, and directed to th own Marshal or other person especially a{ ointed by the To a n Conned to collect th iiue; and all property upon which a ta tiall be levied is hereby declared and liabl irthe payment thereof, in preference to a ther dents against said property, exce| ebts due to the State, which shall be tir aid. ? Sec. 11._ The Clerk of the said Tow 'ouncil shall,, annually, make out an asses; lent, from the books of the County Aud >r or Treasurer, of all real and persou; ropertv m the limits of said town, tor taxi 1011, mid shall make returns of said asses: lent to the-intendantand Wardens withi fin mo.ith from the time of his appoin ieht. I She. 12. That an ordiMJicc declaring th it* of annual taxation upotTproperty, an fAer subjects of annual taxations tor th ear, shall be publiwwd at least twice, dui lg the month of .November, in each yeai nd the citizens of said tovtoi shall make pa; lent of their tax to the Cleitk and Treasuri he din alter constituted) of the said corpo tion during the succeeding mouth of D< embeii V / Sec. 13. The Intewfant and Wardei hall have power to elect or appoint a ClerJ ho^hall also be 'Treasurer, whose dui fShall be to attend ail meetings of tl ,'uuucil, and make a record, in a book kej jr that purpose, of all the proceedini hereof; to take charge of all papers belong ?g to the Council, aud to lodge with It roper officers all summons, executions, etc nu receive returns; to keep a regular a< ounts of all receipts and disbursement ~f ? -k.. ii ?t A|| ?I?\WW Ka Qono i men account sumiij m an inuv^j uv awv ibie to the lnlendautand Wardens ; and lia.ll be his duty to make an official sem nuual report to the Council of the state < is accounts, at which time the doors ot tl 'ouneil shall be opened to all of the citizei f the^aid town ; and which report shall 1 eguiarly entered in a book kept for tin urpose. lie shall attend to the publicatic fail ordinances and other cocument ordore y Council to be published. He shall hoi us office lor such term as Couucil may pre ribe, not. however, exceeding one year, at hall receiv such compensation for his se ices as Council may enact : Provide* hat he may be removed trom his office i he pleasure of the said Town Couucil; an* Ttbre eutering upon the duties of his offii ie shall give bond, in the penal sum of hi lundred dollars, lor the laithful discbuii fthe same. Sec. 14. Kuce Town Council shall, with ne mouth after the expiration of their ter f office, mace and return to their successo full account of their receipts and expend ures during their term, and shall pay ov* 11 moneys in their possession, belonging he corporation, and delived up all book ecords and papers incidental to their offii o their successors; and, on failure to do s hey shall be liable to be fined in a sum n ? J ?J llo ixceecimg one nunureu uuiho, w uv, w? ed iu auy proper action by the Town Cou il. Sec. 15. That said Town Couqcil shi lave power to lay out and arrange all stree nid roads within said corporate limits, he public good may require ; Pro viae The land of no party or parties shall be ta in or appropriated for such purposes witj iut compensation, as now required by t] aw for condemned lands. Sec.. 16. That the Town Council shi lave power to levy a on all asse>sed poper vitbiu the limit of the said town, for tl rear 1872, immediately after the passage lijs Act, and proceed to collect the tax thei in the following month. Approved March 4, 1872. An to Incorporate the Reedy River l}u tist Churchy of Greenville County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sena ind House of Representatives of the Sta if South Carolina, now met and sitting General Assembly, and by-jhe authority the samtK f -"7 / That T. W. Rose, StenWen Jjp^chbanli Bamet Hawkins, and tueTr Associates 31 successors, are herebv made a body corpora ** * - 1 .if ?] and politic, under me name anu ic vi "Reedy River Baptist Church, of Oreo yijle county," with tdl the powers and pi vilegea vested in such like corporations 1 law; to sue and be sued, plead ind & in pleaded, in their %>rporate capacity;jh ha\ a common seal, and alter the sam^ at wiJ to enact such rules and by-laws, forthe go ernmoot of their body, not repugnint to tl laws of the land. See. 2. This act to be deemed a publ act, and in force until repealed. Approved March 12,. 1872. >r An Act Incorporate the Zion Bdptiet is e Church, of Columbia. ^ , Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate [. and House of Representatives of the State 11 of South Carolina, now met and sitting in d General Assembly, and by the authority J" of the same: r. That from and ^immediately alter the >. passage of this act, Isaac Goodwin, A. &. a Night, A. Worthy, Daniel Golden, Peter ,3 Jefferson, andtti^other persona who now (0. are, or wbpiiefeafter shalj^or may become, jt mepibers of Unsaid Cbdrch, shall be, and |_ porate, by the naipe autfetyl/ orthe Zion 11 Baptist Church, and,by theiry&aftd name t. shall havesuccessioajdjjfc^cersandmem,e bers, and have a common seal. Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall >f have power to purchase, Receive and pos[. sess any real or personal pbpperty, not exg ceeding in value the sum of twenty thouso and dollars, or to sell the same, and by its. d corporate name to sue and be sued in any i- court of this state, and to make such rules r- and by-laws, not repugnant to law, as h may be thought necessary and expedient ie See. 3. Thisuct shall be deemed a pub> 1 * n a.9 f__ & A i n lie act, ana snail continue ia iorce vwemyu five years. d Approved Marc^l3,1872. a ' * 'c An act to Establish a Causeway over Big p- Saltkehatchie Swamp, at Walnut Pointy "f Connecting the Counties of Colleton and 'V l d Beaufort. lC Section 1.- Be it enacted by the Senate q and House of Representatives, of the State u of South Carolina, now met an'd sitting in >r General Assembly, and by the authority jj. of the same: e That,on and after the passage of thia e act, it shall be competent lor the parties, j. hereinafter named, to establsh and coniC struct a good and substantial causeway x across Big Saltkehatchie Swamp, at Waiie nut Point, connecting the counties of ColII leton and Beaufort. Sec. 2. That the causeway hereby au5t thorized to be establihed, be; and the same ia vested in C, Jb\ Pelin, G.;W. Petit, John n Burnett, and Wm. Kettles, and their ass. sociates and successors, /or the term of [. lourteen (14) years. Provided, Said Cornel pany, or corporation, shall comply with t. the requirement# hereinafter named. 3. Sec. 3. that it shall be the duty, and n it is hereby mad# one o?tbe provisions of t- this charter, that the causeway herein contemplated to be established shall be ie constructek within twelve months from, id the pa,sage of this &ctj/shalltaa. built of ie good and sound matedu^ana Always be. r- kept in good repair, andf shaljr be% whan p, constructed, ^at jeasfjpirtelver (12) inches above tide water, anatta abutments be of :t such a character as to resist, in the event r- of a freshet, its being washed away; and 5- for the better carrying out of this provision, it is hereby made the duty of the Comis missioners Roads of the counties, (heretoi, fore named, to inspect said causeway in ;y course of construction, and after complete tion, and see that the foregoing specified )t requirements be complied with., rs 2jtc. 4. They shall be authorixed to ; ask, demand and receive, for crossing, te the said causeway when completed, the m following rates ot toll: For each foot pas2 seuger, the sum of five ceuts; each passens, ger on horseback, ten cents; each carraige 6- or vehicle drawn by one horse, twenty it cents; each carriage or vehicle drawn by i* two horns, thirty cents; each carriage or )f vehicle drawn by four horses, fifty cents^ if each loose horse or mule, five cenis; each w head of cattle, goats, sfieep fcor hogs, two cents:. Provided, however, No toll shall it be exacted from a Minister attending his ,n Ciricuit, ofitcers ia the discharge of their 'd duties, voters attending the poll, and 'd cmldren goinf and returning from school.. s" Approved March 13, 1872. id An act to Amend an Act entitled uAn Act [it to Amend an Act entitled lAn Act for the e' letter protection of Migratory Fish ^ Sec. 1. Be it enacted, by tie Senate and, House of Representatives of the State of South in Carolina, now met and sitting in General As-. sembly, and by the authority of t$e same: r8 That Section Jj of an. A,ct entitled "An Act ll" for the better protection^ of Migratory Fish," L'r be, and is hereby, apiertded^o as to read as to follows: "There sliajj/b^a cl^se-time in all s, the creeks, streams arid imtTRif waters of this ce State, from the fettingW thy sun each Friday, o, uijitil the risingofsjheimn /a each Tuesday, ot during which time all sc/nea, nets, or any c- plan or devipe for the stoppage or collection. u_ of fish, which obstruct more than two-thirds of any stream, other than a dam for mapafacd] tnring purposes, shalj bp be remored from ^ said, creeks, stream?, or waters, and the own* or, in whole or part, of any. aq.ch obstruction, i plai) or device, shalf be liuble-tp a fine of two jj' hundred dollars for each and every offense,. ,k" one-half to go to the informer, and the other half to use of the county in which such obatruction is found." Sec. 2- This Act shall tafce effect on and; i'l after iu passage, ty Approved March 13, Ij872... he / nf ri v~ Aji act to provide for (h Uniform System, of School Records. Section K Be it, enacted by the Senate and House ot lfy>p resentatiues of the Stato V of South CaroJnia, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: te That the State Superintendent of Educate Uon of ofthe State af-^outh I Caroli .a be. in and he is hereby, aathdrixedlo prepare ana of cause to be publishet^o&di/ributed a complete and uniform systefln A school records ;s, and blank forms^imty ude of thy officers id and teachers of theTWe OoinpxJti. Schools ,?o of this State. ^ be Sec. 2. That fbr die purpose of carrying . a ^*u:_ j n- out the provisions 01 oeeuuw i vn mm * i- Act, the sum of seven thousand (7.,0u0) dol)y lars be. and is hereby, appropriated.; Proa vided, That the same shall only be paii out re on the order of the State Superintendent of I II. Education: And provided, fcrther: That ^ v- no part of said appropriation shall be issued, le for any other purposo'than is specified in this Act ic Sec. 3. That this Act shalfc effect imme> diately after its passage. Approved March 13, 1872.