The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-20
sTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, cHARLEsToN

sTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. cHAnLEsToN
COUNTY.
To the Hon. A. j. Waldrd, associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court Of The said State
Informing on the part of the State, showeth
unto the court Daniel 81. Chamberlain, Attor-
ney-Gener of the State of South Carolina:
l. That by an act Of the General Assembly,
emitted an act to alter and amend an act to in
therein mentioned, passed on the 17th day Of
December, 1908. 1T was, among other things
enacted, THAT no person should in future be
eligible to the Office Of Warden, unless he
yeas previous to his elect.on.' That by an act
OF the General AS emily, passed on the 21 st
day OF December, 1886, it was enacted. THAT
the name and title Of the Intendant end War
Charleston be changed to the name and title
of the Mayor and Aldermen Of the respective
war; wsros IN the city Of Charleston, and that all
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Wardens.. shall be, and the same are hereby
dermen Of the City Of Charleston in the same
manner as If they or either of them had been
therein specially named by that title"
-; 2. That Thomas Thor ]: Maokey G.d heretofore; to
ton, in the county aforesaid, did use and exer-
else and from thence continually afterwards to
the time OF exhibiting this information, hath
there used and exerclseds and still doth there
right whatsoever. the office OF Alderman of
Ward No. 3. of the said City OF Charleston and
for and during all the time last above men
toned hath there claimed, and still doth there
claim to be an Alderman of the said ward, an
to have, use and enjoy all the liberties, privi.
ieges and franchises to the Office of ON Alder
man belonging and appertaining, by virtne OF
an election held in the said City of Charleston
virtue Of an act Of the Legislature rendering
valid the said elections Notwithstanding that
at the time OF the said election, he, the said
IhomasJ J. Mackey, did not possess or have
Ward No. g. in the City Of Charleston. required
by the charter Of the City OF Charleston, and
by the Constitution of the State Of south Caro-
lima, in this:
had not resided within the said city three
years previous to his election, and
Second. That he, the said Thomas J.
Mackey, was not Q resident Of this State at the
Of, and had not resided in the State one year
after the adoption Of the said constitution.
Wherefore the said Office, liberties, privileges
and franchises he, the said Thomas j. Mackey,
ed, without any legal warrant or right whatso-
ever, hath usurreds and still doth usurp in
contempt Of Justice and in defiance OF law.
In consideration of the premises, and to the
General aforesaid prays that a writ Of qto
son1.rdnt0 be directed to be served upon the
saii Thomas J. Mackay, commanding him on
q certain day to be and appear before this
Honorable Court. and then and there to show
by what authority he ella ms to exercise the
Office Of Alderman Of Ward No. s. OF the said
City OF Charleston, and to answer the prem
ises, and to stand to, perform and abide such
order aud Judgment therein as to the Honorable
Court shall seem meet.
(Signed) D. H. CHAMBERLAIN,
Attorney General OF the State OF s. @.
(Signed) A. q. RIcHMorD, @. @. P.
PRESLEY, LORD u INGLEsBY,
or Counsel.