Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-04-09

and marks Of townships to DO renewed once
in every seven years for ever; they shall call
town meetings, and insert in their warrants
oil subjects which may, in writing, be reques.
ted of them by any ton or moro voters of tho
town, and nothing acted upon shall have a 10.
gal operation unless the subject. matter there.
OF is contained in tho warrant. When thore
is a vacancy in tho board of Soleotmen, those
acting may call a town meeting if a full
board is not organized after an election, those
who qualify may sign warrants for town meet.
ings, until tho board is filled the Scleotmen
may appoint policemen, to hold office during
pleasure of S%elcctmen, who shall have all the
powers of a Gonstanablc, except the powor of
serving and executing civil process they
shall mako out a tax bill for the collection Of
town taxes, under tho directions of tho town
meeting, before tho 18th Of January of each
year. They shall audit and allow claims for
services rendered the town, and may draw or
dcrs on the County Treasurer for sums so al.
lowed OF all which matters they shall keep
strict account; and present the same to Tho
0 meetings, together with u statement of
all town property. The sclectmen shall, once
IN every year, prepare a list Of such persons
es they think we'll qualified to servo as jurors,
which list shall be posted up in the town ten
days, at least, before it's revision and aocep.
lance, and shall then be laid before q town
meeting, which may alter it. Selectmen shall
DC ovcrsecrs of the poor in towns whore per.
sons are not chosen for that office.
1own Nerh.-Ho presides during the
election of q moderator; he makes out the
list of persons elected to office, and issues a
warrant to the Constable requiring him within
three days to summon said officers to appear
within seven days and be qualified; he shall
record all votes passed at any meeting; he
shall administer oaths to all town officers and
make a record thereof. Clerks pro tenn. may
be elected, where there is a vacancy in the
Office.
S@ryeyors.-rhcs officers perform the du-
ties of warmers and ovcrseers Of road work.
All moneys paid in lieu Of road work, arc re-
ceivcd and disburscd by the Surveyors. 1t
is their duty to see that the highways are
kept in good condition, and they shall forfeit
ten dollars and costs for every neglect, with
out good cause. to repair highways or remove
distractions within ten hours after application
made to thcm for that purpose.
Penalties .-Evcry Constable elected to Of
dco must forthwith declare his acceptance or
refusal. All other officers elect are compelled
to serve, or pay a fine of Eve dollars. A town
officer, having accepted, who afterwards neg
lects or refuses to perform any duty required
Nj him under tho act, shall, for every %offenoo,
Nfprfcit the sum of two hundred dollars.
@essErempts.-No person shall be obliged to
serve in the same town Office, two years sue
ocssivcly and no person in commission for
any office of this State, or of the United States,
or who has been a Constable eff a town within
seven y-easakAsSt preceding, shall be obliged
oNaessH a&s[6Gs of Constable.
ModoSee}aE@8FHg.--The election of Town
q 1sI|aa Sellsctmcn, Constables and the mod.
4SGt4a&SH sttfeetfhcctings held for the choice of
towhf0Hccrs shall be written ballots and the
election of all other town officers in such mode
as the meeting determines, except in cases
otherwise provided by law. K
Works on Roads Gc.-Selcctmcn shall Law
a tax of eighteen cents on every hundred
dollars of assessed property, and such addi.
tional tax as a Town meeting may order, for
the purpose of keeping up roads and bridges.
Every roraon taxed may pay his taxes iu
money; or in work at ten cents an hour or
in wagons, teams and tools at u sum to be
fixed by the town meeting. All regular work
shall be done between January Is and MAY
l, and September ! and November l. Every
person who refuses to turn out and work in
repairing bridges or roads, after six hours
notice, shall forfeit the sum of three dollars.
If any person receive injury to himself, or
vchicles--lf the vehicle docs not exceed in
weight six tons-through defect or want of
repair in road or bridge, he may recover the
amount of damages sustained thereby, of tho
town required to repair the same, if said town
had reasonable notice of such want of repair,
or if such defect had existed for twenty.four
hours previous.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shall receive
one dollar and a half per day for services per.
formed Surveyors, fifteen cents an hour;
and Town Clerks, one dollar and fifty cents
nor do, Gov ottool;,o k.., ..