The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-20
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. oHAs1EsTeN

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLEsTeN
COUNTY.
To the Hon. 4. j. WiUdrd, associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of the said State:
Informing on the part OF the state, showeth
unto the court, Daniel II. Chamberlain, Attor.
uey-Gener OF the State OF South Carolina:
1. That by an act OF the General Assembly,
emitted an act to alter and amend an act to in-
corporate CharlestUns and for other purposes
therein mentioned, passed on the 17th day OF
December, 1908. 1t was, among other thlngs,
enacted, "That no person should in future be
should have resided within the said city three
yeas previous to his election That by an act
OF the General As emily, passed on the 21,t
day Of December, 1886. it was enacted, That
the name and title Of the Intendant and War
dens Of the respective wards OF the City OF
Charleston be changed to the nams and title
If the Mayor aud Aldermen Of the respective
wards in the CITY Of Charleston, and that all
laws OF the State, and ordinances OF the City OF
Charleston, relating to the powers, election
and term OF Office Of the said 1ntendant and
Wardens, shall be, and the same are hereby
made OF force in relation to the Mayor and Al
dermen Of the City Of Charleston. in the same
msnnerIas.f they or either OF them had been
2. That Thomas J. Mackey, heretofore. to
wit, on the 18th day of May, 1869, at Charles
ton, in tho county aforesaid, dld use and xer-
else and from thence continually afterwards to
the time Of exhibiting this information, hath
theus used sad exerclsed, and still doth there
use md e4etcsse. without shyliegai HaTEint or
Ward No. s. Of the said City OF Charleston, and
for End 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
10 have, use and enjoy all the liberties, privi-
ieges and franchises to the office OF an Alder
man belonging and appertaining, by virtne OF
an election held in the said City OF Charleston
on the 10th day OF November, 1868, and by
virtue Of an set of the Legislature rendering
valid the said election, Notwithstanding that
at the time Of the said election, he, the said
Thomas ]. Mackey, did not possess or have
the qualifications for said office OF Alderman OF
Ward No. 8, in the City Of Charleston, required
by the charter Of the City Of Charleston, and
byths Constitution OF the State OF south Caro-
hna, IN this:
First. That he. the said Thomas ]. Mackey,
had not resided within the said city three
years previous to his election, and
Second. That he, the said Thomas j.
Mackey, was not 3 resident Of thus State at the
time OF the adoption Of the constitution there.
OF, and had not resided in the State one year
after the adoption Of the said constitution.
and franchises he, the said Thomas j. Mackey,
for and during all the time last above mention
ed, without any legal warrant or right whatso-
ever, hath usurped, and still doth usurp in
contempt Of justice and IN defiance Flaw.
10 consideration Of the premises, and to the
end that Justice may be done, the Attorney.
General aforesaid prays thai awrit OF quo
,ouyr1nto be directed to be served upon the
saii rhomasJ. Maokey, 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. 8 OF the said
City OF Charleston, and to answer the prem
ises, and to stand to, perform and abide such
order and Judgment therein as to the Honorable
Court shall seem meet
(Signed) D. II. CHAMBERLAIN.
Attorney-General OF the State of s. G.
(Signed) A. q. RIcHMorD, G. c. P.
PRESLEY, LORD & INaLEsBY,
or Counsel.