The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-17
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Acts Passed at the Late Eession1s 81
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TO DEFINE THEIR PowERs AND PRE-
-yInRGEs. a., ~ .3.iE ,2a
4 Be R enacted by The SSpats and
House Of Representatives oftLle STATE
Of Gf !S0i;sb Carolina, ',oto met and sitting
IN General Assembly, and by. The d,s-
Nority Of Tie same, The inhabitants
OF every township are hereby de-
clared to be body politic and cor
porate. and by their corporate name
may sue and be sued, prosecute and
defend any proper action or suit at
law, and may appoint all necessary
agents and attorneys in that behalf.
III. Said townships may hold real
estate for the use of the Inhabitants,
and may convey the same either by
vote of the inhabitants or by deed
of their Committee or agent; may
hold personal estate for the public
use of the inhabitants, and ALLEVIATE
and dispose of the same by vote or
otherwise; may hold real and personal
estate IN trust for the support of
schools and for the promotion of cdu.
cation within the limits of the town;
may make contracts necessary for
the exercise of their corporate pow
ers; and may make orders for the
disposed or use of their corporate
property, Us they may Judge necessa-
ry and expedient for the interest of
the inhabitants.
III. Said towns may, at legal meet
ings, grant and vote such sums of
money Us they Judge necessary for
the following purposes: 1. For the
support of town schools. 2. Laying
out, discontinuing, making, altering
and repairing highways, and for labor
and materials to be used thereon. 3.
For burial grounds. 4. For nlI ncces-
sary charges aud liabilities arising
therein.
". The lines between the towns
in this State shall be perambulated,
and the marks and bounds renewed
once in every seven years forever, by
the Selectmen of such towns, or by
such person as they shall appoint for
such purpose.
Y. Every male citizen Of the age
Of twenty-one years and upwards,
resident within the township, shall
be allowed to vote, under the same
limitations and restrictions as pro-
vided in Section 2 of Article VIII of
the Constitution, for voter in the
County, at all meetings held for the
transaction of town business.
VI. The annual meeting of each
town shall be held on the second
Tuesday of April; and other meet
ings at such times as the Sclectmen
may order. Meetings may be ad-
journed from time to time, and to
any place within the town.
VII. Every town meeting shall be
held in pursuance of warrant under
the hands of the Selectmen, or ma
jority thereof, directed to the Con-
stable, or some other person appoint
ed by the Selectmen for that purpose,
who shall forthwith notify such
meeting IN the manner prescribed
by law.
VIII. The warrant shall express
the time and place of the meeting,
and the subjects to be there acted
upon; the Selectmen shall insert
therein all subjects which may, in
voting, be requested of them by any
ten or more voters of the town, and
nothing acted upon shall have Il legal
operation unless the subject matter
thereof is contained in the warrant.
TX. Ifthe Selectmen unreasonably
refuse to call q meeting, any Justice
of the Peace of the town, upon the
application of ten or moro loyal
voters of the town, may call such
meeting, by warrant under his hand,
directed to the Constable Of the town,
If any, otherwise to any of the per-
sons applying therefor, directing
them to summon the inhabitants
qualified to vote in town affairs, at
the time and place, and for the pur-
poses expressed in the warrant.
X. Constables or other persons
designated to summon the inhabi-
tants to assemble in town meeting,
annual or special, shall serve the
same by posting said summons in at
least three of the most public places
in their respective towns, at least
fourteen days, exclusive OF the day
of posting such summons, before
the time appointed for such meeting.
Al. Ii, by reason of death, resig-
nation, disqualification or removal
from the town, majority of the Sc
lectmen thereof orr ginally chosen
vacate their Office, those who remain
IN office may call n town meeting.