The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-03-17

power of serving and executing
civil process, who shall hold their
Office during the pleasure Of the
Selectmen by whom they are ap.
pointed.
., XXIII. After the election or
pointment of town officers, who
are required to take an oath Of of.
flee, the Town Clerk shall forth
with make out. a list containing
the names of all such persons not
sworn by the Moderator, and the
designation of the Offices to which
they are chosen, and deliver the
same, with lis warrant, to a Con.
stable, requiring him, within three
days, to summon each of such per.
sons to appear and take the oath
Of Office before the Town Clerk
within seven days after such no.
tice; and the Constable shall,
within seven days, make return to
the Town Clerk. ..-...,,a.
XIV. II a person 80 chosen
and summoned, who is not exempt
by law from holding tho office to
which he is elected, shall not,
within seven days, take the oath
of Office before the Town Clerk,
or before a Justice Of the Peace,
aud file with the Town Clerk a
certificate thereof, under the hand
of such Justice, he shall, unless
the office to which he Is chosen is
that of Constable, or some other
for which a different penalty is
provided, forfeit five dollars.
XIV. A person removing from
the town in which he holds q town
office thereby vacates such office.
XXVL. When a vacancy occurs
in a town Office by reason of non
acceptance, death, removal, insan-
ity or other disability of q person
chosen thereto, or by reason of
failure to elect, the town may fill
such vacancy by a new choice at
any legal meeting. ...
~ XXVIl. No person shall be
obliged to serve in the same town
office two years successfully; and
no person IN commission for any
office IN this State or of the United
States, or who is a minister of the
< spell, or a member of the Senate
or House of Representatives, or
who has been a Constable of a
town within seven years next pre-
ceding, shall be obliged to accept
the office Of Constable.
. XXVHI. Town Clerks shall re-
cord all votes passed at the meet
ing at which he is elected, aud at
all the other meetings held during
his continuance in Office.
XXIX. He shall administer
the oath of Office to all town Off
GERS who appear before him tor
that purpose, AMI shall make a
record thereof, and o. oaths Of of.
flee taken before Justices of the
Peace, of W Itch certificates are
filed.
XXX. When at o town meet
ing there is q vacancy in the office
Of Town Clerk, or he is not pres
ent, the Selectnen shall call npon
the qualified voters present to
elect a Clerk pro tempore in like
manner as Town Clerks arc cho.
sen. The Selectmen shall sort and
count the votes and declare the
election of such Clerk, who shall
be sworn to discharge the duties
Of such. Office at such meeting.
and be snhject to like penalties for
not discharging them as Town
Clerks for the neglect of the like
duties. - ---'-, .. ..
XXI. When other duties than
those mentioned in the preceding
Section are required to be per.
formed by the Town Clerk, and
by reason of death, removal, or
other cause, there is a vacancy in
such office, or sncb Clerk is pre-
vented from performing such du-
ties, the Selecimen may, in writing
under their hands, appoint a
Clerk for the performance thereof,
who shall be sworn, and immedi.
a'ely after entering upon the dn
ties of his Office make record of
such election or appointment.
XXXlI. Every Selectman who
enters upon the performance of
his duties before taking the oath of
office shall forfeit for each offence
. SUN not exceeding one hundred
dollars. 90,
xXxlI. Selcctmen shall be
'verseers of the poor in towns
whore other persons are not spe.
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