A. D. 1847. to exceed one hundred dollars, and such imprisonment not to exceed six months: In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one R. F. W. ALLSTON, President of the Senate, pro tem. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE CERTAIN SOCIETIES AND COMPANIES, AND TO RENEW No. 3025. AND AMEND CERTAIN CHARTERS HERETOFORE GRANTED. I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, That all free white persons, who now are or may hereafter become members of the following Societies and Associations, to-wit: "The Cumberland Church Benevolent Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church," in the City of Charleston; "The Wesleyan Benevolent Society," in eties incorpothe City of Charleston; "The Glebe-Street Presbyterian Church of Charles-rated. ton;" "The Healing Springs School Association," in Barnwell District; The "South-Carolina Masonic Benevolent Society," in the City of Charleston; The Mechanics Association of Columbia;" "The Palmetto Division No. 1, of the Sons of Temperance," be and the same are hereby declared bodies politic and corporate, by the name and style to each above respectively assigned. Certain Soci II. The Societies and Associations aforesaid, shall have succession of officers Powers. and members according to their respective bye-laws; and shall have power respectively to make bye-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land; to have use and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at will, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court in this State, and to have and enjoy every A. D. 1847. Artilleurs Francais. Carpenters The South Carolina Jockey Club. Town Council of Edgefield. Lancaster Re incorporated. right incident to incorporations: they are hereby empowered, respectively, to retain, possess and enjoy all such property, real and personal, as they may seveally possess or be entitled unt, or which shall be given, bequeathed to, or in rany manner acquired by them; and to sell, alien, or transfer the same, or any part thereof: Provided, That the amount of property so held, shall in no case cxtend fifteen thousand dollars. This Act to continue in force for the term of fourteen years. III. That the name and style of the Company of Artillery in Charleston, in corporated by the name of the " Artilleurs Francais," be changed, and hereafter the name and style of said Company shall be the "Lafayette Artillery." IV. That the Members of the "Carpenter's Society of the City of Charleston," be and are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, by the above name and style, with all the powers heretofore conferred upon them by the former Act of incorporation, and their said former charter is hereby revived. This Act to continue in force for the term of fourteen years. V. That the Act heretofore passed, incorporating "The South-Carolina Jockey Club," be revived and continued of force for the term of fourteen years, with all the powers and privileges heretofore granted to the same, and with the right to hold property, not to exceed thirty thousand dollars in value. VI. That the Town Council of Edgefield is hereby authorized and empowered to collect and retain, for the use of the village of Edgefield, all the monies arising from licenses to retail spirituous liquors to keep Taverns, for keeping Billiard Tables, Nine-Pin and other Alleys, within the corporate limits of said village. VII. That those persons who now are or hereafter may become members of gimental Band the "Lancaster Regimental Band of the Hanging Rock Band," in the District of Lancaster, be and the same are hereby incorporated by the above name and style, provided that the number shall at no time exceed twenty members. They shall have succession of officers and members according to their bye-laws, and shall have power to make bye-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court of this State. The members of said Corporation shall be required to play at all regimental and battalion musters in the regiment to which they belong, and shall be exempt from the performance of ordinary militia duty-and all the fines imposed by virtue of any of the bye-laws of said Corporation, shall belong to and be applied to the uses of the Corporation: Provided, That the Hanging Rock Band shall be required to play for all petit musters of the Rifle Corps, called the Lancaster Invincibles. of Camden au VIII. That the Intendant and Council of the Town of Camden, be and they A. D. 1847. are hereby authorized and empowered to assess and levy a tax upon all the pro- Town Council perty taxed for the State Treasury, within the corporate limits of the Town of thorized to colCamden: Provided, That the amount assessed shall in no year exceed the lect taxe. amount assessed and levied by the State: levy an annual tax, not exceeding two dollars, upon all slave mechanics working in said Town for six months or more at a time, who may belong to non-residents of the said Town: Also, to levy an annual tax of one dollar per head upon all slaves hired out in the said Town, whether belonging to residents or non-residents for more than one month at a time: Also, to permit all persons liable to do Road duty, to commute the same for a sum of money, not exceeding three dollars per annum. IX. That those persons who now are or hereafter may become members of Axe, Ladder the "Axe, Ladder and Hook Company," in the Town of Columbia, be and they pany incorporaare hereby created a body politic and corporate in law, by the name and style above assigned. That the said Corporation shall have succession of officers and members, may make bye-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land; may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of this State-and the members of the said Corporation shall be free and exempt from the performance of ordinary duty: Provided, nevertheless, That the members of said Company shall at no time exceed twenty-six in number. and Hook Com ted. X. That all free white persons, citizens of this State, who have resided six Pickens Village. months in the Village of Pickens, or within the limits of one half mile from the incorporated, Court House on all sides, making the Kiawah River the north-eastern boundary, shall be declared and are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, to be called and known by the name of Pickens Village, the corporate limits whereof shall extend one half mile in every direction from the Court House, now standing in the said Village, making the Kiawah River the north-eastern boundary. It shall be governed by an Intendant and four Warden, who shall be elected on Officers. the second Monday in January next, and on the same day in every year thereafter, ten days notice being previously given. The Intendant and Wardens shall be known by the name of the Town Council of Pickens Village, and the said incorporation is hereby invested with all the powers and privileges, and subject to the same penalties and restrictions as are conferred and imposed on the incorporation of the Village of Anderson, by an Act passed the nineteenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Village of Anderson," and by Acts amendatory thereof. XI. That hereafter seven members of the Winyaw Indigo Society, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of said Society. Town Coucei. Winyaw Indigo FORD A. D 1816. Charleston Di XII. That all persons who now are or hereafter may become members of the following Societies and Associations, to wit: The "Southern Baptist PublicaSouthern Baptist Publication tion Society," in Charleston; the "Willington Church," in Abbeville District; Society; Willington Church; the "Charleston Division No. 6, Sons of Temperance;" the "Harmony Lodge vision Sons of No. 61, Ancient Free Masons," in St. George, Dorchester, Colleton District; the "Female Missionary Society of Pipe Creek," in St. Peters' Parish, be and Harmony Lodge, Female Mission- the same are hereby declared and constituted bodies politic and corporate, by ary Society, ir. corporated. the name and style to each above respectively assigned, for the term of fourteen years. Temperance: Powers, &c. XIII. The Societies and Associations aforesaid, shall have succession of officers and members, according to their respective bye-laws, and shall have power respectively to make bye-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land; to have, use and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at will; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court in this State, and to have and enjoy every right incident to incorporations. They are hereby empowered, respectively, to retain, possess and enjoy all such property, real or personal, as they may severally possess or be entitled to, or which shall hereafter be given, bequeathed to, or in any manner acquired by them, or to sell, alien, or transfer the same or any Amount of pro- part thereof: Provided, that the amount of property held by the Southern Baptist Publication Society, shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars; that held by the Charleston Division No. 6, Sons of Temperance, shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars, and that held by the other Societies and Associations, mentioned in the preceding section of this Act, shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars each. perty allowed to ho'd. XIV That all free white persons, citizens of the United States, who have resided six months at and near the Village of Summerville, in Charleston and Village of Summerville incorpo- Colleton District, and within the limits hereafter set forth, shall be deemed and rated. are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, and shall be called and known by the name of Summerville, and its corporate limits shall extend eastwardly to the Rail Road of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, southwardly to Saw Mill Creek, which divides Summerville from the Village usually called Midville or Stallville, northwardly from Saw Mill Creek, taking up Rasher's Branch, and thence a straight line intersecting a straight line running northwardly from the old steam Saw Mill on the Rail Road. Officers, &. XV. The said Village shall be governed by an Intendant and four Wardens, who shall be elected on the second Monday in January in every year, ten days notice being previously given, except that the first election under this Act shall be held after notice of five days to be conducted by R. S. Bedon, J. J. War - ing, E. B. Scott, Burdell, and P. F. Smith, or a majority of them, and the A. D. 1847 In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one R. F. W. ALLSTON, President of the Senate pro. tem. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES. No. 3 Road in Anderson District dis I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the Road in Anderson District, leading from Pendleton to Wilson's, and turning off at continued. David Richardson's, and intersecting the Main Road again, at James Wi!son's, be, and the same is hereby discontinued as a Public Road re-chartered. II. That the Ferry in Anderson District, across the Seneca River, known Sloan's Ferry as Sloan's Ferry, be, and the same is hereby re-chartered, for the term of seven years, and vested in Susan Sloan, her heirs and assigns, with the same rates of Toll heretofore allowed by Law. re-chartered. III. That the Ferry in Darlington District, known as Sparks's Ferry, across Spark's Ferry the Great Pedee River, on the Main Road, leading from Trinity Hill to Bennettsville, be, and the same is hereby re-chartered, for the term of seven years, |