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AI? ACT TO INCOBPOBATE THE SOOTH CAROLINA LAND AND EMIGRATION COMPANY. I He il enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sittina in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That D. H. Biker, R. T. Morrison, J. Lu Bryan, James W. Brown, Lawrence Toomcr, W M. Sa^e, Henry Sparniek, C. L. Claussen, E. L. Leadbetter and R. H. Biker in behalf of themselves and such others as now are or may hereafter be associated with them, for the purpose of encouraging the "Inmigration of free white labor to this State, and for the development of her agricul? tural resources, be and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and title of "The South Carohna Land and Emigra? tion Company. " LL That the capital stock of said company shall consist of ten thousand shares, of fifty dollars each, with the privilege of increasing the same to twenty thousand shares, but when the sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, in the manner hereinafter provided for, the said company may be organized, and this charter shall attach. DI. That for the purpose of raising the capital stock of the said coni panv, books of subscription shall be opened on the first Monday of January next, and shall be kept open for ten days, between the hours of ten o'clock in the morning and four o'clock in the afternoon, in the city of Charleston, under the direction of D. H. Riker, C. L. Claussen and James W. Brown, and in ease the said sum of ona hundred thousand dollars shall not be subscribed within that time, the said Commissioners shall be authorized to keep open the said books until said sum has been subscribed : Provided, The same shall be done within twelve months from the ratification of this Act : And provided, further, That the said Commissioners shall give at least ten days notice of the time and place of opening said books. IV. That the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall receive subscriptions for shares in the said company, to be paid either in money or in land at r.n assessed valuation, and on each share J subscribed in money the said Commissioners shall demand and receive the sum of five dollars, and on each share so subscribed in land, shall demand and receive security to the same extent by mortgage or otherwise, as the Commis? sioners may deem proper, without which the subscription *5ball be void. V. That as soon as the sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, in the manner hereinbefore provided for, tho said Com missioness, or a majority of them, shall, by public notice, call a meeting of the subscribers, to be held in the city of Charleston, at which meeting the said snl>scribers shall proceed to organize the said company, by the elec? tion of a President and nine Directors. VT. That in the said election, and in all future elections of President and Directors, and in the making, altering and repealing of bye-laws, and in determining on measures involving the interests of thc company, at any stated or occasional corporate meeting, the votes of the stockholder's shall be taken and governed by the scale and regulations following : The owner of one or two shares shall be entitled to one vote ; the owner of moro than two and less than five shares, to two votes ; the owner of more than five and less than ten shares, to four votes ; the owner of more than ten and less than twenty shares, to six votes ; the owner of more than twenty and less than thirty shares, to eight votes ; the owner of more than thirty and less than forty shares, to ten votes ; and the owner of shares above forty shall be entitled to one vote for every ten shares above forty : Provided, That no individual or corporation holding stock in said company shah lie entitled to more than one hundred votes. No one but a subscriber shall be capable of being a proxy ; and the appointment of a proxy shall be in writing, signed by the stockholder appointing. Any person offering to vote as a. proxy may be required by any stockholder to swear that he Las no interest, directly or indirectly, in the stock in which he offers to vote as a proxy. A Trustee of stock shall not vote on shares held by bim in trust, expressed or declared, where the ccstui que trust holds other shares, either in his own name or in the name of another Trustee, but the cestui que trust may vote in all shares owned by him, whether legally or equitably, according to the scale aforesaid. J VTI. That the election of a President and Directors shall be uade annually, according to the bye-laws to be made for thc purpose ; and in case any vacancy occur in the Board, between two periods ol general election, a majority of the Board of Directors, at any regular or stated meeting of the Board, may elect by ballot, from the stockholders, a person to fill the vacancy so occurred, until the next general election of Directors. But if it happens that the day cf annual election of President and Directors shall pass without election, as to all or any of them being effected, thc " corporation shall not be dissolved nor discontinued thereby ; but it shall be lawful on any other day to hold and to make such election in such manner as. may be prescribed by the bye-laws of the corporation, subject to the seale and regidations of the sixth section of this Act. VHT That the said company shall have power and capacity to purchase, takf? and hold, in fee simple, or for years, to them and their successors, any lands, tenements or hereditaments, vessels, steam or sail, and other property of every kind and description whatsoever, which they may find ^^^jjf^cessary for the purposes of said company, and shall have naa.er and 0Ht%:< >vity to mak'o ali bye-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the land, to have and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at will, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, and shall have and enjoy all and every right and privilege inci? dental and beloncring to corporate bodies, according to the laws of this State. IX. All contracts and agreements authenticated by the President and Secretary shall be binding on the company, without seal, or such other mode of authentication may be used as the company, by their bye-laws, may adopt. X. The Board of Directors shall not exceed, in any contracts which they may make in carrying out the purposes of the company, the amount of the capital of the corporation ; and in case they should do so, the President and Directors who may be present at the meeting at which such contract or contracts so exceeding the amount aforesaid shall be made, shall be, jointly and severally, hable for the excess, both to the contractor or contractors and to the corporation : Provided, That any one may dis? charge himself from such liability by voting against such contract or contracts, and causing such vote to be recorded in the minutes of the Board, and giving notice thereof to the next general meeting of the | ' stockholders. XI. The stock of the said company may be tra nsf erred in such manner :tnd form as may be directed by the bye-laws of the company. XII. Thc profits of the company, or so much thereof as the Board of Directors may deem advisable, shall, when the affairs of the company permit, be semi-annually divided among the stockholders in proportion to the stock each may hold. XIII. This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and may be given in evidence without being specially pleaded, and shall continue of force for a term of twenty-one years. In the Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in the year .of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved : JAMES ?JT ORR. AN ACT TO^TJEND THE CREDIT OF THE STATE TO SECURE CERTAIN BONDS ^?^^EJSSUED BY THE SOUTH GAROMNA RAILROAD COMPANY, AND FOK BwB By1'1 '?' ISES- I ^^^BBKB^S^gjaacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met andi [M^Sa^l^^Sry^S^k<'''a^ Assembly, end by the authority of the same, That for j HQfifijara the debt guaranteed by thc State of South Carolina, ia ^^^j^^^^^^iy tV' provisions of the Act of the General Assembly, ratified ^^|*^^Wpg^Ppntieth \iqy of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, B^'" An Acfr to lend the credit of the State to secure any loan Prfiii:iy be mada by the Louisville. Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad ^M^uompany, and for other purposes," the South Carolina Railroad Company Hf be, and is, hereby authorized to issue its bonds for the principal and interest of said debt, vhich said bonds shall be payable at London, or such other place as thc South Carohna Railroad Company may prescribe, not more than twenty years after the date thereof, and bear interest at the rate of five per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually ; and when said bonds shall be signed by the President of said company under its corporate seal, and be countersigned by the Secretary thereof, it shall ho the duty of the Treasurer of the State to endorse thereon that the faith and funds of thc State of South Carolina are pledged to the punctual payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, according to the tenor and effect thereof : Provided, That the Treasurer shall not endorse the bonds to be issued in pursuance of this Act for any amount greater than the principal and interest of the bonds which shall, from time to time, be delivered up and cancelled. II. That the South Carolina Railroad Company shall, from and after the expiration of five years from the date of such bonds, annually apj>!y such portions of its earnings to the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds as will insure the full and entire payment thereof, at or before the period at which the liability of the State on such bonds would mature. III. And whereas, Tho bonds to be issued in pursuance of this Act are in substisution of the bonds guaranteed by tho State under the Act ratified the twentieth day of December, eighteen huudred-and thirty- . seven, and an extension of the principal and interest due thereon : Be it, therefore, further enacted, That as soon as the Treasurer of the State shall have made any such endorsement on any such bonds, all the estate, property, and funds, mortgaged to the State by the Act ratified on the twentieth day of December, eighteen hundred and thirty-seveu, shah continue mortgaged and pledged to the State* to secure the State against any liability on said loan, and the endorsements to be made in pursuance of this Act for the payment thereof, in Like manner and to the same extent as the said estate, property and funds are now mortgaged, and with all the rights of priority and hen given by said Act to the State. Lu the Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in tho year of , our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved: JAMES L. ORR. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE DRAWING OF JURIES EN* CERTALN CASES. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and Bouse ff Representatives, now mel and ,sitling in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That wherever it has happened in any District that Juriei have not been drawn for the term of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions next thereafter ensuing, it shall be the duty of the Clerk and Sheriff of the said Court to call in a Magistrate of the District, who shall open and preside at a Special Court for the District, at which Juries shall be drawn for the next regular term of the said Court, as might haye been done at a regular term. IT. That if by reason of the destruction of a jury-box, or from any other cause it shall become necessary, the Clerk and Sheriff shall, before holding such Special Court, provide a new jury-box, the expense of which shall be defrayed by the Commissioners of Public Buildings for the Dis? trict, and shall obtain a copy of the Tax-Collector's return, and if no copy can be had, they shah procure a list of tax-payers of the District, and from such return or list make the proper jury-tickets, which shall be put into the jury-box, in presence of the Magistrate, and from them the j Juries be drawn. ill. The Clerk shall, in every ease, make in the Journals proper entries of all that may be done, and the key of the jury-box shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, certified by the name of the Magistrate written thereon in his own hand-writing. IV. The Tax-Collectors in each Judicial District of the State shall, immediately after they have completed their first tax-return hereafter taken, furnish to the Clerk of the Court a copy of said return, and at the first sitting of the Court after such copy furnished, the Judges of the j Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions shall cause the proper jury- ! tickets to be made from said return, and the Juries to be drawn therefrom, in manner as now directed by law. In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of ! ont Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. | C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved : JAMES L. ORK. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CHARLESTON* DREDGING AND "WHARF BUTLLTNG COMPANY. I. Be it encle.d by the Senate and House of Representatives, now mel and' silling in "General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, Tbat James Carlin, John W. Sly, James Eagan, Charles Barkley and John Ferguson, and their associates and successors, bc and they aro hereky declared to be a body corporate and politic iu law, by the name of " The Charleston Dredging and Wharf Building Company." II. The capital stock of the said Company shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, in shares of oue hundred dollars each, but said company shall be allowed to go into operation when fifteen thousand dollars of said stock shall have been subscribed for, and paid in cash. III. The affairs of said Company shall be managed by a Board, con- ! sisting of a President and three Directors, who sh:dl be elected in such manuer, and for such period, as the stockholders may prescribe. IV. The said Company may hold such property, real and personal, as 1 may bc necessary for tile purposes of their business, aj?d may, from time i to time, sell and transfer the same, or any part thereof. V. The said Company may by its corporate name sue and be sued iu all Courts of this State, may have a common seal, and make, such rules and j bye-laws as they shall see fit, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, | for the proper management of said Company. In the Senate House, the ? wenty-first day of December, in the year of | our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. j W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. c. H. SIMONTON; Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved : JAMES L. ORK. AN ACT TO CHANGE THB TIME FOR HOLDING THE ELECTION FOR SHERIFF OF WILLIAMSBURG DISTRICT. I. Bett enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, (aidby the authority of the same, That an election' for Sheriff of Williamsburg District shall be held on the third Wednesday in October next, and on the same day in evjry fourth year thereafter, except when a vacancy shall occur by the death, resignation, or otherwise, of any person holding snell ofiiee during the term for which he was elected, in which event the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas shah advertise an j election to fill such vacancy at the Court House door ; at five other public places in the District at least, and iu a gazette, if any such be printed in j the District, giving thirty days notice of the time of such election, and | specifying any Wednesday succeeding the expiration of thirty and before the expiration of sixty days as the day of election; and he shall also issue I a notice, to be served by the acting Sheriff, to the several sets of Managers af Elections in the District to attend at their respective polls on the day appointed, who shall so attend aud rconduct the election in the manner hereinafter prescribed. II. That the elections provided for in this Act shall be conducted according to the laws now in force regulating the manner of holding an ?lection for Sheriff. In the Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker of tho House of Representatives. Approved : JAMES L. ORR. AN ACT TO RENEW THE CHARTER OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT FERRY COMPANY. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repr?sentatives, now met and titling in General-Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That an Act, passed on the twentieth day of December, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, i ?mtitled "An Act to renew the charter of the Mount Pleasant Ferry j Company," be, and the same is, hereby renewed, and shall continue of Force for the term of fourteen years from the expiration of the said Act af eighteen hundred and fifty-six. In tho Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in the year of j our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved: JAMES L. ORR. ?N ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ASHLEY RIVER SAW MILL, TTMBER AND LUMBER COMPANY. I. Be-it enacted by, the Senate, and House of Representatives, now met and titting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, Tbat I).i\jd [liker. Seth Spencer, Philip J. Porcher, T. B. Trout, Oliver Amsbury and B. T. Peake, and their associates and successors, be and the sumo are ! Iiereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of j "The Ashley River Saw Mill, Timber and Lumber Company," for the purpose of erecting saw mills, purchasing ranging timber, masts, spars, raft lumber, spokes, hoop-poles, and so forth, and for trading in all kinds j of Southern timber, and by th*t nam:; may sue and be sued, plead and be 1 impleaded, in any Court of Lair or Equity in this State ; may have a com? mon seal, and the same may aller at pleasure, and may have and enjoy all the rights, powers and orivile^fs incident to corporations. II. That the capital stock of Aid company shall be one hundred thousand loilars, with the privilege ofgfncreasing the same to any amount not exceeding two hundred _Bfcand dollars, to be divided into shares of twenty dollars each, and that the said company shall be allowed to com? mence business so soon as the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars shall be subscribed. HT. That this Act shall be and the same is hereby declared to be a public Act, and shall continue for the term of twenty years. In the Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in tho year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. W. D. PORTEE, President of the Senate. C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved: JAMES L. ORK. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE SCHILEER LODGE, NO. 30, OF TH? INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. I. lie il enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, noir met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That all persons who now are, or who may hereafter become, members of Schiller Lodge, No. 30, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the State of South Carolina, which Lodge shall be located in the city of Charleston, bo and the same are hereby declared and constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style above assigned. II. That the Lodge aforesaid shall have suc?ession of officers and mem? bers according to its bye-laws, and shall have power to make bye-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the land, and to have, use and keep a common seal, and the same to alter nt will, to sue and be sued in any Court in this State. It is hereby empowered to retain, possess and enjoy all such property, real and personal, as it may possess, or be entitled to, or which shall hereafter bo given, bequeathed to, or in any manner acquired by it, and to sell, alien, or transfer the same : Provided, The amount so held shall not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars. TTT. That this Act shall be a public Act, and continue in force for the term of fourteen years from the date of its ratification. In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtv-five. W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. C. H. SIMONTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved : JAMES L. ORR. Charleston Advertisements. JENNINGS, TBOMLlNSOr&CO., WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL DEALERS III SADDLERY HARDWARE, TRUNKS, VALISES, CARPET BAGS, Leather and Shoe Finding's, Etc., 35 HA YNE STREET, CHABLXSTOHa S, C., Dec 21 Imo TO OWNERS AND SHIPPERS OF COTTON, NAVAL STORES, YARNS,&C. CHAS. L OMIIE, CACTOS., SHIPPING AND COMMIS, MERCHANT, . Offic* 113 Meelina Street, Directly Oppo? site frayne Street, CHARLESTON, S. C., ILL mako liberal advances on con? signments through bis friends: Messrs. Sawyer, Wallace A Co.. New York, llessra. Dollner, Potter A Co., New York. Messrs. Booncn, Graves A Co., New York. Messrs. Ilaseihurst A Smith, New York. Messrs. Thayer, Brigham'& Co., Boston. Messrs. J. A D. Malcolmson, Liverpool. Messrs. John K. Gilliot A Co , Liverpool. Messrs. Henry- Sloan A Son, Philadelphia. Messrs. Pendergast, Fenwick & Co., Bait. Messrs. Gardner, Dexter A Co., Boston. Messrs. Charles Smith & Co., Boston. His facilities for Insurance cover Cotton, Ac, all the way through, by land and sea, from any point, at lower rates by floating policies than can be effected here. Produce bought and 8?dd here to fill orders, at market rates, giving owners the opportunity of selling here or shipp; ig. Consignments solicited, to which I will .?ive tay personal attention, and returns made in currency, gold or foreign ex? change. Dec lfi Imo Groceries, BAGGING and ROPE, DRY and FANCY GOODS, MILLINERY GOODS, YANKEE NOTIONS, Ac. Full ami largo assortment now in store and constantly receiving. For sale at LOWEST MARKET PRICES, at wholesale, by CHAS. L. GUILLEAUME, 143 Meeting street, Opposite Elayne street, De? 13 Imo Charleston, S. C. NEWSYORK ^B CHARLESTON I'ASSENfiEll STEAMSHIPS! ClIiliXJXG THE U. S. MAIL. (iKA.VVDA, AA DALl'SI A, 1LHAMBRA, QUAKER CITY, STARLIGHT, SARAGOSSA. THE shins of this linc are all first-class and reliable, are at least as fust as any >f thc coast, and built at as great an ex? pense. Tliey are in charge of gentlemanly ind capable commanders, and every atten? tion will be paid to tho comfort of the pas? sengers. One of the above shins will bo despatched from New York and one from Charleston EVEBY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. Cargo by these steamers insures at the lowest rates. All informa? tion can br had from either of tho agents. RAVENEL A CO., Charleston. ARTHUR LEARY, New York. Merchandize and Cotton addressed to either house will be promptly forwarded. Nov 5 3mo PEOPLE'S STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LINE COMPOSED OF THE NEW AND FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS MONERA, Capt. Manhman, EMILT n. SOUOER.Capt. Winchester. FOR NEW YORK DIRECT! THESE vessels alternating weekly, offer? ing every Thursdav to the traveling publie a FIRST-CLASS PAS SE N G E fi BOAT, with superior accommodations. There will be a mail bag kept at the office of Gie Agents, closing always an hour he Tore the sailing of each ?teamer. For Pusccge or Freight, applv to WILLIS A CHISOLM, Agents, Oet ? 3mo* Hills House, Charleston. Philip Fogarty & Co-, WHOLESALE GROCERS And Commission Merchants, Corner Atlantic Wharf and East Bay CHARLESTON, s. C., KEEP constantly on hand a full stock of choice GROCERIES. WINKS, LI? QUORS, Ac_Dec 17 Imo Groceries! Groceries! BACON SIDES and SHOULDERS. PIG HAMS, BREAKFAST BACON. BUTTER, CHEESE, LARD, FLOUR. TEA, SUGAR, COFFEE, BISCUITS. Candy, Pickles, Soap, Starch. Candles, Sweet Oil, Herrings. Codfish, Mackerel, Salmon. Raisins, Potatoes. Liverpool Salt. Whiskey, Brandy, Gin. Port, Madeira and Sherry Wine. And a general assortment of-Groceries, ?Vc, for sale low for cash bv PHILIP FOGARTY A CO., Corner Atlantic Wharf and East Bav, Dec 17 Imo_Charleston, S*. C. STENHOUSE & CO., FORWARDING AND COM* MERCHANTS, No. 110 EAST BAT, CHARLESTON, S. C. COTTON and PRODUCE forwarded to the Northern cities. From their long experience, they feel confident of their abdity to give satisfaction. NOT 10 New York Advertisements. LAWRENCE, BROTHERS & CO., BANKERS, NO. 16 WALL STREET, NEW YORK. OVERNMENT SECURITIES AND VT other STOCKS, BONDS, GOLD, Ac, bought and sold on commission for cash. DEPOSITS received from Banks, Bank? ers, Merchants and others, subject to check on sight. COLLECTIONS made on all Barts of the United States. 'EWITT C. LAWRENCE. JOHN R. CECIL. CYRUS ??. LAWRENCE. WU. A. HALSTKD. Dec 31_ J ABLES CONNER'S SONS ~ UNITED STATES TYPE FOLXDaY PRINTERS' WAREHOUSE, ?TOS. 28, 30 ard 32 Centre street, (corner ^| of Reade^treet,) New York. The typo on which this paper is printed is from "the above Foundry. Nov 18 BACHELOR'S HAIR DYE? THE Original and Best in the World The only true and perfect HAIR DYE. Harmless, "Reliable and Instantaneous. Produces immediately a splendid Black or natural Brown, without injuring the hair or skin. Remedies the ill effects of hud dyes. Sold by all Druggists. The genuino is signed William A. Batchelor. Also. RE? GENERATING EXTRACT OF MILLE FLELTRS, for Restoring and Beautifying tho Hair. CHARLES BATCHELOR, Oct 25 ly New York. Sup'ts Office, Charlotte & S. C. E. E.., COLUMBIA, JANUARY 1, ISM. THIS road is now completed to within three miles of Ridgeway, and daily Passenger Trains running as below: Leave Charlotte on arrival of the North Carolina train, at 10 a. m.; arrive near Ridgeway at 7 p. m., connecting with thc stages from and to Columbia, and return to WinnBboro the same eveninr Winnsboro at 0.50 a. m. ; arrive i at 2.30 p. m., connecting with .train on the North Carolina F Jan 3 JAS. ANDER* Schedule over South C GENERAL SUP" , CHARLESTON, Dcecm LEAYE Charleston at.... Arrive at Hampton's,. . Leave Hampton's at. Arrive at Charleston. Dec 24 H. T. PEAKE South Carolina Railroad GEN. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, CHARLESTON, NOV. 30,1865. ON and after WEDNESDAY. 6th Decem? ber, Passenger and Freight Trains will run on the Augusta Branch to Midway, ton miles above Branchville, as foHowe: Leave Charleston. "'"vT" Arrive at Chariest??. Leave Midway.... . Arrive at Midway.12. De? 6 H. T. PEAKE, Gen.