The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-06-26

necessary agents or attorneys in their
bdinilfa They may hold real estate,
and Soanvsyy the sumo, i,o may hold personal
estate aud so'nnyyey the same, for the good
ofthe inhabitants, and may hold real
and personal estate in trust for the sup
port of schools &C., may make contracts
fol shsiF 'eofpofate7 property. At. legal
meetings they may grant and vote mon
eye ysgJA forJ the support Of town schools, for
roadfyorks for burial grounds, and for
necassarydiabilities therein. VI
The Offices are we'll Known; their
seserai duties VI We give below: Y
81 a94H ysss,pI9s s,, For 4,u : ~ y i'be i3aa,Ni
ssas1,s oSo 'hth'i fh1t9 MEN MEN sda s,5dT
Tocall the annual meeting of the
ToHnship,aom the second Tuesday in
April, and other meetings at such times
as they & deem proper, Call, for meetings
must be warrants from majority of the
Selectmens directed to the Constable
andexpressihg the time and place Of the
meeting and the subjects to be then acted
on9Sli ii}sZ wss .t
Selectmcn must qualify before enter
ing gupon their duties, under penalty
they shall be ovsrscers of the poor they
shall, write out alphabetical lists of
all qualified voters in the Town
ship and post the same in two public
places, tenEdays before town or general
elections; must bc in session within
fostyseight hours next preceding each
elcctina, 20 casrrffect thc list of voters and
TO receive evidence as to qualifications
OF persons claiming right to vote; such
q session shall be held one hour before
the opening of meeting on day of cleo
tiop, and notices of these shall be ap-
pended. Selcctmen shall have gene
ral supervision Of the concerns of the
township not committed to any particu-
lar Office, to be duly performed Select
men may at any time appoint policemen
with the powers of Constablcs, except
power Of serving civil process. Select
men shall obtain list from the County
Auditor of persons and taxable property
in their Townships, and in pursuance Of
voteof Township ut its last annual meet
ing make out before the 18th of Janu-
ryqeach year and deliver to County
Treasurer tax bill for collection OF
town taxes The Selcctmen shall audit
and oat their discretion allow, claims
against Treasurer for sums SO allowed,
and shall keep record of all accounts
and orders, and shall present to the an
nuai town-incet;ng a general statement
of the property and financial affairs Of
the township
The Selectmen shall make out, and
present to the annual town meeting, cs-
timatcs of the amount of money necessa-
ry to be raised for the year ensuing and
of the rate of taxation to raise the same,
shall, ever year, previous to the 18th of
JaHsHfy,. asses tax of Is cents. on
every hundred dollars Of the lists of the
township, to be paid in money or labor, at
the option of the tax x-payer, and laid outin
repairing highways and bridges; and
shall, at the same time, hand over to the
Surveyor q tax bill, with tue amount of
each PERSONS tax annexed to his name, ac-
companied by warrant, signed by JUS
tice of the Peace, authorizing the Sur
veyor to collect the same; the Select
men shall deliver these tax bills to the
Surveyors and take their receipt for the
sause. yEias s4.
For the manner &C working the road
or paying this tax see the Act, Sec. 47.
Ths Selectmen shall divide their
towns into sufficient number of high
wayidistricts, to becopyenient for repair
ing the highways.