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OFFICIAL. * - \ ^ ?? * Acts and Joint Rsolutions passed by the General Assembly of South Carolina, Regular Session, 1S71 and 1872. An act to Repeal the Chaiier of the^ Village of Laurenscilk. u > Cf Section 1. Be it enacted by tmTSetiate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, bow met and sitting in General Asseubly, and by the authority of the same: y That the charter of the village of Lasreusville, and all acts or parts of acts pertaining thereto, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. An act to Authorize and Empcncer W. C. Garitif, F. W. Towles and 1). 11. TuvcUs to Establish a Wharf at Martin's Point, Wadmajtaw Island, South Carolina. \ Section 1. 13e it enactea oy ine senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and hy the authority of the same; That W. C. Garity, .F. W. Towles and D. H. Towles be, and#re herehy^ufU^rized and empowered to erect amjrbuiid/h, wharf, and collect the usual wharfage on the same, at Martin's PottTt, Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, and to extend the same as far towards the channel of the river as may be necessary for com mercial purposes. Sec. '1. That the franchise herein granted shall be vested in the said \V. C. Garity, F. W. Towles and D. H. Towles, their heirs,"executors, administrators and assigns, for the term of ninety-nine years. Sec. 3. All acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. An act to Incorporate the Churches of AntioeA, New Hope, Bethel Grove and New Cethany, of Laurens County, South Carolina. . Section ] .v Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofliepresentatiyes oTlhe State of South Carolina, now met a^aMttlfiS3n General Assembly, and by the futhjnitjL, of the same: /" That the churches known by the names of Antioch, New Hope, Bethel Grove, and New Bethany, of Laurens county, South Carolina, be, and the same are hereby, incorporated, and the corporators thereof are hereby vested with all the.rights, privileges and immunities conferred on certain religious institutions, by an act ratilied the 16th day of December, 1851. Approved March 13,1872. An act to Incorporate the Prospect Baptist Church, of Laurens County, South Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, aud by the authority of the same: . That from and immediately after the passage of this act, all persons who now are, who hereafter shall or may become, members of said society, shall be, and they are hereby, incorporated, and are hereby declared to be a body corpopate, name and style of the "Prospect Baptist Church," and by the said nam'ebhailhave succession of otticers and and have a common seal. *> That the said comoration shall have power to purchase, receive and possess any real cr personal estate, not exceeding in value the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or to sell the same, and by its corporate name to sue and be sued in any court of this State, and to make such sules and by laws, (not repugnant to law,) as may be thought expedient. Sec. 3. That this act be deemed a public act, and shall continue in force until repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. An act to Incorporate the American Union Literary Club, of Gadsden, Itichland County, Soutji Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That yEsop Goodson, John T. Gilmore, Peter Shiver, Robert Campbell, James Scott, Jell'. Tucker, Ellison T. Weston, Harkless Scott, Moses Scott, Stepheny Scott, Alick Marshall, Kitt Mil's, to<*ether with other persons who aj(%, oc hereafter may be, associated '^ifh iharh, be, and they are hereby, declared a BSdy corporate, under the name sty re of the American Union Literary Club, of Gadsden, liichlaud County, South Carolina, and shall have succession of olhcers, and shall have a common seal. Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall have power to purchase, receive and hold auy real or personal estate, not exceeding iu value the sum of ten thousand dollars, and to sell, convey and dispose of the same; and, by its corporate name, to sue and be sued iu any court of this State, and to make such rules and by-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land, as it may be considered necessary and expedient. Co/. 'A That. lhi? act shaU hp dpemed I VVl t/? ? *'W. ? and taken to be a public act, and shall coutiuue in force uulil repealed. Approved March 13, 1S72. |p, An act to Incorporate the Abbeville ayricul||n tural Society. Bp';, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the State K of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: HIB That 1). Wyatt Aiken, P. II. Bradley, BrailV Wm. II. Parker, J. S^Cotbrau, G. McD Hp|cf Miller. W. Joel Snukf^Pl A. Connor, .lames A. Iteid, jWimer, 1). M. H ft Rogers, Jame^ Prat\ M. Aiken, M. C. Taggart, A. II. La "< n and R. A. Griffiu, B8||jpjf and their successors idoffice and associB^||m ates, be, and they are h#-'-by, constituted Igjji^F a body politic, under v name of the Bglpi, 44 Abbeville Aggricu'U Society," with a capital stock Dot exceeding five thou- j sand dollars, in shares of ten dollars each, with the right to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any court of competent jurisdiction; to have ancbuse a common seal; and the same t<*fitter at will a and pleasure; to purchase and hohWeal c j estate and other property; ajid WRjk all C other rights, privileges anck-fm muni ties j <j that are now secured by law to incorpora: ted bodies. g Sec. 2. That this act shall be deemed j r a public act, and shall continue in force p until repealed. a Approved March 13, 1872. c c An act to Incor\m ate the Bull River and ? Port Royal Railroad Company. p Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate 1 and House of Representatives of the State e of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Geueral Assembly, and by the authority ; of the same: That for the purpose of establishing a rail;oad from some polut on Bull River to I a junction with the Port Royal Railroad at a point on or near Whale Branch, a charter, with the rights and privileges incidental to the same, be, and is hereby, a granted to, and vested in D. (J. Wilson, 0 Robert Smalls, J. G. Thompson, \V. .T. (. Whipper. J. M. Crofut, N. 13. Myers, F. 0 E. Wilder, J. B. Bascomb, W. M. French, Samuel Green, P. L. Wiggins. S. B. ?< j Thompson, Alfred Williams, M Politzer, ^ P. Coxum, W. E. Towne, J. S. Brown. J. a S. Mobiey, and their associates; and when ,j a company shall be formed, in compliance ^ with the conditions herein prescribed, it ., shall be known bv the name of the Bull I River and Port Royal Railroad Com pat y, . ^ and shall have a corporate existent e as a u 1 body politic, in perpetuity. 0 Sec. 2. That the capital stock of said 8j company shall be one million (1.000.000) j v dollars, in shares of twenty-live dollars I ^ each; and, in order to raise the said capi ' h tal stock, it shall be lawiul to open books c of subscription in such places, and at 0 j such times, as may be deemed for the bi st p interest of the corporation, under the di- t| rection of the corporatois. The times a and places for receiving such subscriptions ^ to be determined by a majority of the incorporators, but should such majority fail to fix such times and places, they may be fixed by any four of the corporators here- j inbefore named, they h|\iug first given due notice of the same iu any newspaper published in Beaufort or Charleston 'Counties; and saiid subscription books shall be kept open foc^tweuty/Gays from such time, and at sucfi place* as said c ?r- a porators may /determine. / When lifiy n] thousand dollars shall h^ve been sub- ^ scribad, the said corporators, or any four Q of them, shall give notice, by publication for at least ten days, of the time and place a of meeting, for organization. Sec. 3. Whenever the said sum of ( , fifty thousand dollars shall have been sub- g scribed, the subscribers, their executors, ^ ) administrators, and assigns, shall be, and they are hereby declared to be, incorpor- g| ated into a company, with all the rignis. powers and privileges confened upon the | "Port Royal Railroad Company," by an C) I Act entitled uAn Act to charter the Port Royal Railroad Company," ratnied ut- ^ cember the 21st, A. D. 1857: Provided, a, that nothing herein contain* d shall be so ft, coustrued as to exempt said company ^ from the provisions of Section 1, of Chap| ter 05, of the General Siatu? s. *< Sec. 4. That said k* Bull River and Port ai Royal Railroad Company" shall have power to mortgage its property and fran- ()] chises, and is-ue boDds. at such rates of interest, and upon such terms and c >udi- ^ tions, and for such mes and purposes of 8' said corporation, as the Board of Directors thereof may deem exp? dient. Sf Sec. 5. That no other railroad shall be constructed, with a terminus, or point of jj begiuing within ten miles of the line ot the said "Bull River and Port Royal Railroad" for a period of ten years. Sec. 0. That the said company shall have the right to build bridges across j navigable rivers: Provided, they shall put i in good and sutlicient draws, and shall construct uecessary stations and turnouts, 1 and shall have one or more tracks to the road, with such guage as will correspond with that of the "Port Royal Railroid." Sec. 7. Nothing herein contained shall ci be so coustrued as to exempt the said ei company from the payment of taxes. b< Sec. 8. Said railroad shall be com- w menced within one year, and completed d< within seven y ears, after the passage of ! e: this Act. ; d< Approved March 12, 1872. w ib< I - - ... . J CI An act to rrovide for tiie ran mem oj j Certain Debts by the County of Aiken. , b< Ft Whereas, by an act approved March a] loth, 1871, a new judicial county, by the name of Aiken, was formed by.poi tious e] of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington aud Oraugeburg; and whereas, the said named j h counties, at the tune the act to establish a| the said couuty of Aikeu was passed, j were, and still aie, lu debt; aud wheieas, js it is bat fair and just that the said county n( of Aiken should assume htft propmtiou ol J ^ the debts of the variou/ co/i^ies, from ; ^ which it has been create/; tlfeidfyre, ! Section 1. Be it enacte(L"$ thelSj^iate u and House of KepreseulaTfyfcs of th/Siaie al of South Carolina, now mtft aud anting in tj Geueral Assembly, and by the authority tj of the same: ] w That of the outstanding debts of the >t counties of Baruwell, Edgefield, Lt-xiug- 0 ton and Orangeburg, of portions ot which n the said couuty of Aiken has been created, [, that the said county of Aiken is hereby t, made liable lor her proportion, iu ratio to t| the taxable property, as taken lrom each ,J of the above specified couuties. a Sec. 2. That iu order to carry out the j w provisious ot the precediug JSection, it '1 shall be, aud hereby is, made the duty of the Couuty Commissioners of the counties u of Barnwell, Kdgelield, Lexington aud tl Orangeburg, to make out a certified state- b meut of the indebtedness of their respee- p tive counties, and forward the same (alter u the complete orgauizition of said county > tl of Aiken) to the Couuty Auditor, or any ! b other officer who may discharge the duties of said office, who shall, in proportion aud ti proper ratio to carry out the provisions of si this act, cause an annual assessment of c i one thousand dollars to be made on all the taxable property within the said new u county of Aiken, to be used only for the 1fi payment airi tor the purposes heieiu men- I b tioued. ' 1 Approved March 9, 1879, 1 a 1a Act to Renew the Charter of the Hope Steam Fire Engine Company, of Charles- : ton. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate , md House of liepresentalives of the State | >f South Carolina, now met and sitting in i ireneral Assembly, and by the authority >f the same: L' 1 That the charter of the Hopa-Fire JCn;ine Company, of Charleston, fa hefeby |1 enewed and continued in fore/ uun/nj- i1 >ealed, and the said company is h^fcy uthorized to adopt the natra*4rtfcl style f the Hope Steam Fire Engme Company, I i >f Chaileston, and the members thereof, 11 hall, at all times, be subject to the pro- I isious ot the 12th Section of the act ?assed on the 21st day of December, in ': he year tighteen hundred and thirty-six, ntitled 4,an act for the better regulatiug 4' the Fire Department, in the city of.; /'harleston." Tpproved March 9,1872. ;: . In Act to Establish a Public Ferry in i | Fax-field County. Section 1. Be it euacted by the Senate ; ud House oi Representatives of the State ! i r' South Carolina, now met aod sittiug iu ! Literal Assembly, and by the authority | ] f the same. That the ferry common'y known as ' 'ltucky Mount Ferry, 'across the Cttaw- i a lii\er, hi Faifield CunjiWjhalL.be, 1 nd the same is hereby, ?statfishfd afrjaib- : < c ferry, at d v? s.ed in J.un s Vlohu/on, I is heirs, execuons ami a-stgu? until reealed, with the priviLye U ing j he iollowing rates of in 1, m/wii: For I ach wagon drawn by four hors s, mui?s i r oxen, seveuty -five cents; for ea? h wag- I n drawu by thrte hois? h. iuul* s ?t exen. 1 ' ixty tive cvuts; tor eai h wagon drawu by i wo horses, mules or oxen, tif y c uts; < ?r PA?'h wairou. carriage or bu^gy, drtwn O ?f - r- WW y out? horse, mule or ox twenty five i jnts; fo.* each man on h?:r-eback, uii I cuts; tor each toot paesengtr, five cent.-; I 'rovided, that children going to and re- I urniug from school, and voters going to j .< nd returning from the polls ou election | ay, shall he passed free. j . Approved March 12, IH72. J In act to Re-charter the Mountain I/xhje. \ No 15, of the. Independent Order if Odd i < Fellows. of Greenville County, South j! Carolina. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sena' e < nd Hdpse of K? presentatives ot the. State I ? f South Carolina, now met and silting in j < eneral Assembly, and by the authority j f the same: i That all persons who now are, or here Fter mav become, members of Mountain .odge, No. 15 of the Independent Ol der > < f Odd Fellows, of Greenville County, I outli Carolina, be, &hd/\hf saafiX are i < ereby, declared and cops' [Utied y^odv j * olitic and corporate, by thfe uamkaud 1 ,yle above assigned. / |J Sec. 2. The I,<Klge aforesaid shall have 1 rceessiou of officers and memh r*, ac j} 5rdiug to its by-laws; and shall have 1 ower to make by laws, not repugnant to j te laws of the land; and to have, use ; d keep a common s* a', and the same to j 1 Iter at will; to sue and be sued, !u any ' ourt of ibis State; aud tohaveand ei j >y f very right incident to incorp >rati?>ns. ( L is hereby empowered to letaiu. p<as 89 ' nd enjoy all such property, real and per- ' nal, as it may ponst ss or be entitled to, r which shall hereafter be given, be- ) yeatbed to, or in Huy manner acquired 1 y it; and to * II, alien or transfer the ime: 1'rovided, the amount so held shall ! ?,.r i I no case t-stecu tuc eumui nnuij iuuutud dollars. Sec. 3. This Act shall be deemed a pub 1 c Act, aud coutinue in force uulil re- 1 ealed. Approved March 12, 1872. In Art to Authorise the Mar/or and Aldermen of the City of Columbia to Issue I f Bonds, and to negotiate and Sell the Same. That the Mayor and Aldermen of the ? ty of Columbia are hereuy authorised and ( m powered to borrow money, by issuing < jnds, from time to time, to au amount 1 Inch, together with the outstanding in- i libtedue.ss ot city ot Columbia, shall not ' < tceed the sum of six hundred thousand t olllars, it being thereby intended that the i ( liole indebtedness thereof, whetaer by i ? jnds or otherwise, shall at no time be in- I eased beyond the said amount of six hun- i red thousand dollars; 1'rovided, 'Ihat, It efore such issue, the City Council shall i :call and cancel the bonds issued, to the t mount oi two hundred and titty thousand ? ollars, issued August, lil, 1811, lor the i rectton of C/ty Half and Market; And ; i i r..L rt,. .A- i rUVlUt'U) JIH lllt'l , iiou IIV/ jmiic U1 caiu jnds shall/e issue/ lyr tuy' pu.ehise oi tiy fruuelise or co/mlf Jtiou./ ' [Soc. 2,,/i hatonc.'h/oim, or liaK' of ca ll sue of /lie said blind/ suad w^of the doimiitianou 01 one thousand dn.iar.-; one mrth J?art thereof, of the denominat.on of ve hundred dokars; and the reuiam.ng oticmrth part thereof shad be of the dcnomiaiion of two Inindred ami lifty dollars, each ud all of which bond* shall be signed by le .Mayor of the city/an J contorsigue I l?v ( le City Clerk and Treasurer, ana sealed \ ith the corporate seal, and numbered conjfutively from one to six huu Ired. Kaeh j f said bonds shall he made payable at iVenty days from < the dale thereof, and ear interest at the rate of seven per ic.iini per annum, payable semi-annually, on ie hrst day of .January, and the first day of uly of each year, with eorresponding sennnnually interest cou|>oiis, signed With the 1 ritten signature of the said City C.erk and reasurer. Sec. d. That no bond shall be negotiated nder the provisions of this act otherwise hail by public sale, notice of which sale shall i e given for at least thirty days in one news uper published in Columbia, one in Charlesjn, and two in the city of New Yoik, and liat the sale of all such bonds shall be made 1 y the Treasurer of the city of Columbia, rovided, That all such sales and negoiiaions shall be conducted in accordance with uch rules and regulations as the City Coun- ; il may prescribe. Sec. 4. That the said Mayor and Alderlen shall keep a registry of all bonds heretojre issued and now outstanding, and of all onds which shall be issued under the au hority of this act, showing the number and mount of each bond, the date when isssed, ' and the date of maturity, which registry shall at all times be opened to the hspectior of any corporator, tax payer or bond holder and, at any time, upon the written demanc ut the holder or holders of bouds to th< amount os fifty thousand dollars, or of cor Sirators to the number of twenty7. the saic ayor ..nd Aldermen shall publish a detai ei statement of the city indebtedness anc the character of the same, verified bv th< oaths of the Mayor and of the City Clerl and Treasurer. Sec. 5. That, in addition to the levy o the annual taxes for the su??port of the city government, the said Mayor and Alderuier shall levy, annually, a special tax for th< payment of the semi-annual interest upoi the bonds which shall be issued under th< authority of this act. and, also, "the interes upon the bonds of the city of Columbia which have been heretofore issued by th< authority of the law .^Provided, however That said bondfe shall not be' subject to tax ution by the smd City CounftLof Columbia And provided, fur/her. Tha/tnfe taxes here by authorizyQ to belevied jahd/t*ollected, foi the payine/t of toef^mi-sjwraal .interest or the said l^nds, shall be levied and eollectcc from such sources, upon spch property, anc at such rates, as are established and designee t.?? l..t? /\T ror'^min utiKiiVtM HI wn (1.? SKJ U1 VU"5 vi nuiyjwv-j v. s ibjects of taxation, and afc rates for the sup port of the said city government. See. fi. That the said Mayor and Alder men are hereby authorized and directed ti ipply the proceeds of the sale of said bonds fir.-t, to the payment of any debts heretofore . ontraeted, or which may hereafter be con fnicted for the construction of the New Citj Hall, and the New Market; and, secondly for the imp ovciuent of the streets, the ex tention of the water works, and for any othei improvements which shall, be judged ad visa ble by the said Mayor and Aldermen: Pio rided. That no part of said bonds shall b* used for the purchase of any franchise 01 jorporation. Seer 7. That the said Mayor and Aldermen are hereby prohibited from increasing ihi debt, of the City of Columbia, beyonc the sum mentioned in the first section o! rliis act, and upon any attempt being mad( m> to do. any bond holder or corporate tax payer shall have his action to enjoin the saic Mayor and Aldermen from jo doing. Sec. X. That said Mayor and Aldenper -hall cause the provisions of this act. or ar iccurate abstract thereof, to be printed or die back of each bond, and on the face ol jach bond, it shall be expressed that the <ame is issued under the authority of thi: ict. Sec. 8. Th ?t if the Mayor, any Aldennar if the city of Columbia, or any officer there >f, shall privately or fraudulently issue anj )f said bonis, he shall he adjudged gu.lty o1 lelo y, and, upon conviction, shall be pun shed by fine and imprisoment at the discre don of the court. Sec. 10. That, upon the completion anc >ccupation of the said City Ilall. the saic Mayor and Aldermen shall, at once* by or linancc, make provision for a sinking fund X) he based upon till! lict annual income de ived froui such parts of the said City Hal is may be leased from th^rn, the proceeds ol vhich sinking fund shall he solemnlv sel tpart for the payment of the debt and th< nterest. thereon contracted in the enaction ol he said City Hull. And in case the sai<] Mayor and Aldermen shall neglect so to do t shall he lawful for any ten citizens of Co umhia. heimr tax pavers, to have an action >n bell lii ol'themselves and all other tax pay irs of the said city, to cotnp ;1. the said May ir and Aldermen to establish such sinking iuid. and to restrain them from using or up imprinting the said income in any othei van ??r to any o'her purpose than that here n declared. Sec II Ti a all Acts or parts of Acts loretofore nas.-cd and now of force, author zing the M iyor an 1 Aldermen of the city ol 'oluinhia to borrow money upon the bond; hereof, or by issuing the stock thereof.be md the same are hereby, repealed. \pproved March 13, 1872. In Act lieUUing to the Financial Agtn \ of \he State of S tuth Carolina in the Citj >f Ntxe York. Secthni 1. Bi it enacted by the Senatt md House tit li-preseutatives of the Siatt f souin Carolina, now met and silting ir iciieral Assembly, aud by the avihoritj A the samel That the Financial Board of this stat( s h? ri by authorized aud required forth *iili In adjust aud settle claims; demand! md uccouuts. aud all or any matters o 11Heiencerelating to the Financial Ageni >\ this slate, iu the city o^Sey Y</fIT/anc m receive any balance w?j^h/ou adjustueiit may l>e found to be dwiug to -thh late by the said Fiuancial i\.gent, or foi which said liuuueial agent may be, or be ;oni, liable to this state, also for all prop ity or i tlVcs belonging to this state, now n, or which may hereafter come into the jossessiou of said financial agent or in an) part or parts thereof, and upon the dut payment aud satisfaction, on the part o: ud financial agent, of any demand arising m such settlement or ad'ustment, to execute and deliver to him a full r? lease aut HscDarge lor an iiaoiiuy 10 mis siaie 03 n asou of any matter or thing rdone ic Lhe couise ot such Foaneial Agency: Thai jaid Fiuauc al Board shall render a state m-mt of the settlement with the Financia Aaeucy, to the Comptoll, r (ieneral of th< Hate thirty days prior to the meeting o t ie Gei.e al Assembly. 8ec. 2. That this act shall take effecl immediately. Approved March 13, 1872. Joint Resolution to Relieve It. Vampill Treasurer of Marion Count;/, of Un collected luxes for the Year 18GS. Whereas the books and papers of th< Treasurer, It. Yampil', of Marion county were destroyed by tire on the 28ih day o M*t lit 1 l\/k tAllin /vP Vf.1 Mirvn reuiuiiijr jcnu, ?t UI| wnu v>i manuu nod wbereas htjigs nu^record lett of tin partus deliuqkut; tbfetefore, Be it r< solved by the $enate and IIousi of llepreseutatUfcS^of rfie State of Soutl (Jaroliua, now met and sitting in Genera Assembly, and by the authority of th same : Section 1. That It. Vampill, Count; Treasurer of Marion, be, and is hereby relieved from responsibility for the uncol lee ted taxes of 1808, in Marion county amountiug to $ >,004.00, on account of th State, aud $3,215.02, on account of th county. The Auditor of State aud Treat urer of the State, and the County Com missioners of Marion, are hereby author j ized aod directed t#**ive mja fall acquit-1 i ance and release therefor. f. , Approved March ? 1872/ ' An Act to Incorporate the Gowensville I Lodge, No. 107, Ancient Free Mato/H: I of South Carolina. I Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and I House of Ilepresentatatives of >he State of L Smith Garnlina. now niofcai.d afttini? in Gen eral Assembly, and by the pdteority of the same: r Tnat theofFioeri and numbers that now are , J or hereafter may be th^i'r associates and sue- ' J cessors, shall be known in uudor the ' name and style of tife" Gowtmslvillc Jiodge, ; No. 107, AncientJPree Mason<^of tho State 1 of South Carolina." and, uuderhheir/orpor' ate capacity, to hold any peifconal o*eal es3 ate, and to sell or .dispose AL/ne lame at ' at pleasure/to sue and be Sued, plead dand | be impleaded; they mas enjoy all the rignts and privileges as granted to such like cor- J poraturns by law, with liberty to have a r common seal and alter the same at will; to ? enact such rules and by laws, tor the government of their order, not repugnant to the laws of the land. 1 Sec. 2. That this Act to be deemed a r public Act, and remain in force until repealed. Approved March 12, 1872. > ; Joint Resolution to Relitve the Late County Ireasurer of York County, E. M. Rose, and his Bondsmen. | Be it resolved by the Senate and House . of KepreseutativtSj now met anjj sitting r iu lienerai Assemuy, ann Dy inejauxnuri- i . ty of the same: That EdwardAkljlMe . late County Treasurer of Yoek coiyfty, ? and his bondsmen, W. E. Ruse, James ) r Windsor and J. L. Watson, be relieved I from all responsibility as Treasurer and ; bondsmen iu York County until date, in r constquence of a raid made on tbat office i and officer by the Ku Klux Klan, on the 1 f 20th day of February, 1871. ? Approved Maicb 4, 1872. ' An Act to Incorporate the Spartanburg i Female College. 1 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate j, and House of Representatives of the State [ of South Carolina, now met and sitting in ' General Assembly, and by the authority ! * ofthesame: That Samuel B. Joms, President 'of; 1 j Spartanburg Female College, with his as] I sociates and successors, be, and are here1 by, declared a body politic and corporate j by the name and style of the Spartanburg Female College, located in the town of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Sec. 2. That the said corporation shall have power, in its corporate name, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law in this State, to purchase ' and hold real and personal estate, to have j a seal and to make all such, by-laws, for p the government of said corpoijatiom as t may be deemed necessary, AotJ^ow&Cent ; with the laws of the Stato? ^ p Sec. 3. That the said corooration^hall [ have power to elect professors Mr said college, to fill all vacancies as mafcr occur 1 among them, and to remove them at disnruti n to nrpjwribfi ft noiirsfi of sfcudv to 1 , be pursued by the students, to confer degre?s. and award diplomas and such other p honorary distinctions to graduatts as are ' common in the colleges of similar grades ! r in the United States. Sec. 4. That the private, as well as the corporate, property of the corporators, 1 shall be liable for all debts contracted for ! the college by its authorized agents, p i Sec. 5. That the said corporation shall s have power to take and hold, by donation, bt quest or purchase, real and personal property, for the u*e of s tid c >llege, to any amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars. ! Sec. 0. That this Act shall continue in . force until repealed. 1 * 1 A 1C70 xvppiuvcu Diaau T, iui ! ' Am Act to Cfmrter the Village of Lisbon, i Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate 5 and House of Representatives of the State j 1 ofSouth Carolina, now met and sitting in 1 (renersl Assembly, and by the authority of the same : 5 That from and after the passage of tills " Act all and every person or persons who \ shall have resided in the corporate limits of ' | the village of Lisbon, in the County of ^ Darlington, State oi Sontjc Carolina, for 1 two months, are hereby de5<fart;d ti/b^nem hers of the corporation herehjr to he create!. ' That the said persona shat\from\ind after " | the passage of this Actibfeeoiiie a body politic and corporate, und^null be known and called by t^ie name of the village of r | Lisbon, and it* corporate limits shall extend 5 ' one half mile from '"the jcrosa roads," sof called, in ever}' direction. ' Sec. 2. That the powers and duties ofthe f officer.* of the village, the government of j j the same and all things partaining to the ' charter of said village, shall be the same. I as provided for in an Act entitled '"An Aet r to incorporate the twon of F.orence," apt proved March 1861, excepting only the i incorporate Sec. 3. This Act shall he deemed a pub1 Act, and continue in force until amended or , i j aepealed. f Approved A arch 13, 1872. 1 ' 1 .In Act to Charter the Walhalla Female College. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate ' and House of Representatives ot the State of South Carolina, now met and silting in ' General Assembly, aud by the authority e ofthesame: , That Dr. Thbi^S. Waring, J. W. Strickf ling, J. A. Betird, C. E. Watson, Dr. A. , E. Norman, Rev. B. Holtjen, Wesley 2 Pitchford, Rev. J. Bv-Smelt2er, ,J. J. Norton, W. C. KeHh-^T. Af Whitner. II. S. e Van Deviere, S./P. Derid}', R. A. Thompa j son, J. P. Mickler, G. M. Yaibrough, aud .1 their successors in office, be, aud are heree by, created aud constituted a body politic | and corporate, by the name and style of y j 4'The Trustees of the Walhalla Female , College,' for the purpose of organizing, - e3tablishing, governing and conducting a , i seminary of learning iu the town of Wal e halla, in the State of South Carolina; and e that the said body politic and corporate, i- by the said name of ''The Trustees of the t- Walhalla Female College," shall be capable and liable in law aud equity to sue aud be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to use 1 a common seal, and to make all snch bylaws and rules as they may deem necessary and proper for the regulations, government and conduct of said seminary of learning, except as is hereinafter provided for: Provided, That said by-laws and rules be not repugnant to the Constitution > and laws of this state, or of the United States. Sec 2. That the said Board of Trustees shall hold their office for the term of twen- ^2. ty years, and shall be authorized to ap- ^ point such officers as they may think necessary and proper for the organization and govenment of their own body. And should any vacancy occur in the Board, by death, resignation or otherwise, the said board shall have pow?to\fill said VaSkncy. Sec. 3. That th/e sajd Trustees and their successors WalL/fiave and hold all the estate,prop^rty^fnd fulidsnow belonging to said college^apU all property, funds, .r ^-w> money, donation^ legacies, and devises which may hereafter be granted, con veyed, bequeathed, devised or given to said ? college in trust, nevertheless, for the use and benefit of said college. Sec. 4. That the present President, Dr. Thos. S. Waring, shall hold his office during the pleasure of the Board of Trustees, and shall have full power to appoint all Professors, Tutors and Instructors of and in said college, and to remove the same at pleasure, and to exercise such general control and supervision over the instructors, affairs and government of said college as he may deem advisable, subject to the approval of the board of Trustees. Sec, 5. That the said President shall have power and authority to confer and award such destinction, honors, licenses and degrees as are usually conferred by # similar colleges of the United States. Sec. 6. That this act shall be deemed and taken to be a pumic act, and to continue in force until repealed. Approved March 4, 1872. _____ An Act to Incorporate the Land Joint Stock and Loan Association, of Sumter, South Carolina. ? Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by authority of the same: That Wesley Westbury, W. H. Gardner, A. L. Singleton, Richard Canty, MondayDouglas, Hamp Speucar, J. M. Tindal Butjej Spears, Samuel LSe, R. A. Wilson, Frank Washington, Alat. Brooks, Enoch Archey, James Jackson, ^lenry Cain, W. W. Ramsey, Hannibal Bennett, James Smiley, Jackson Simmons, W. K. Johnston, F. J. Moses, Jr., David Boyd, R. M. Andrews, Jaek Bowen, Burrell James and JJenjamine Lawson, together with such other persons as now are, or hereafter may be, associated with them, be, and they ara hereby, declared a body politic anc corporate, for the purpose of buying and holding heal estate in ^he County of Sumter, or at any point within the Connty or State of South Carolina, and maVin^ loans of money, secured by mortgages of real estate, and by the hypothecation of bond's and stocks, and other choser in action arta personal property, to its members and sto</khwders, by*We name and style of the Sumter Land Joint Stock and Loan Asssociatiom, of Soutli Carolina. The capital stock of said association to consist of twenty-fl e hundred shares; but as soon as one thousand shares shall have been prescribed thereto, the said association shall organize and commence operation; said snares to be paid by successive monthly installments of one dollar on each share, so long as the old association shall confinue; the said shares to be held, transferred, assigned and pledged, and the holdcds thereof to be be subject to such fines, penalties and forteitures for default in their payments, as the regulation anb by-laws of said association may-prescribe. Sec. 2. Th/t the smid nVsociatioj^. have number am^uccessioiL^f officers ajid members as shall be ordauled and chosen according the rules and bWlaws made, onAo be made by them/for their government; frnrft-^lin^o ru time, a/d at all times^te-wrfke such rules and by-law/ as are not repugnant to the Constitution and the law of the land; to have and keep a common seal, and to alter sama at will; to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, in any Court of law or equity in this State; and shall have and enjoy every right and privilege, incident and belonging to corporate bodies, according to the laws of the land. Sec. 3. That the funds of stid assocation shall be invested in the purchase of real estate in the County Sumter, South Carolina, or in any sub-division of the outh Carolina, which shall be rented out, or leased, or sold and conveyed to the members and stockholders of said association, upon such terms and conditions as, from time to time, may be prescribed by its rules ami by-laws, or to be loaned and and advanced to the members and stockholders thereof, upon the securito, and by hypotheca..* ...... 1 *1... n ... -* . - nun ui ui ivai i-swnt in uiv v>uuuiy in umier, as any othed sub-division of the tate aforeorid, or bonds, stocks, or choses in action or personal property, on such terms and condition as, front time to may be prescribed by the rules and by-laws atoresaid. And it shall and may be lawful far the said association, to hold and enjoy for the moturl benefit of its members and stockholders, all such lands, tenements and herediiaments, as may be bona hide purchased by, and conveyed to it; or as may be mortgaged to it by way of security upon its loans and abvances ; or as may be purchased by, or transferred and conveyed to it, at sales under judgemeet or decrees, at Law or Dquity, for securing or recovering, oi in compromise settlement of any debt due to it; and to sell, alien, barter, exchange, convey, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of same, from time to time, and whenever deemed expedient. ec.j 4. That if any of the fun ns of the said association shall scmain unproductive, or uninvested. or unneeded, or uncalled for, for the space of two month, by its owners and stockholders, it shall be lawful for the said rssociation to lend out what moneys be on hand to others than stockholders, at such rates of interest' (on such security, wheter of mortgage or real estate, choses in action, or other personal property) as nuiy be agreed on, to be safely invested, to be repaid within one year. ec. "?. That, whenever the funds and assests of the said association shall have accumulated to such an amount that, upon a finr division thereof, such stockholders, for each and every share of stock held by him or her, shall have received, or ho entitled to receive the sum ol two hundred dollars, or the value 1 thereof in proparty or rssests, and such divi soins and distribution shall have been niaed, then the said ass ciati n shal cea&o and de ter.aine; Provided, however, that in case the said association shall not have closed iU operitionsund affairs, as above provided tor, within in a shorter period, then this Act shall , continue in force until repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. *