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

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IAN Act to Organize Townships, and
70 Define their Powers and Priv
= 'ileges. ~
8 ]. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF
the State of South Carolina, now
snet and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority of the
same, The inhabitants of every
township are hereby declared to
be q body polite and corporate,
And by their corporate name may
sue and be sued, prosecute aud dc.
fend any proper action or suit at
law, ano may appoint all necessa-
ry agents and attorneys in that be
half.
: III. Said townships may hold
real estate for the use Of the In.
habitants, and may convey the
same either by a vote of the in>
habitants or by deed of their com.
,nittee or agent; may hold per-
soma! estate for the public use OF
the inhabitants, and ALLEVIATE and
dispose of the same by vote or
otherwise ; may hold real and per.
sonal estate in trust for the sup
port Of schools and for the promo
tion of education within the limits
of the town; may make contracts
necessary for the exercise of their
corporate powers; and may make
orders for the disposal or use of
their corporate property, as they
may judge necessary and expedi-
.ent for the interest of the inhab-
itants. -7..# b. q" 'eTs a-r ss .
Ill. Said towns may, at legal
meetings, grant and vote such
sums of money as they may Judge
necessary for the following pur-
poses: 1. For the support of town
schools. 2. Laying out, discon.
tinuing, making, altering and re-
pairing highways, and for labor
and materials to be used thereon.
3. For burial grounds. 4. For all
necessary charges and liabilities
arising therein.
ea Nv. The lines between the
towns in this State shall be peram,
bulated, and the marks and bounds
renewed once in every seven
years forever, by the Selectmen of
such towns, or by such person as
ahey shall appoint for such pur-
pose. I. s...-, :. 7r,,... .., ...... -.
2 ". Every male citizen of tho
age OF twenty-one years and up
wards, resident within the town.
SiIfp, shall be allowed to vote, un-
der the same limitations and re.
strictions as provided in Section Q
of Article VIII Of the Constitu.
, tion for q voter in the county, at
all meetings held for the transac-
tion of town business.
:. VI. The annual meeting of
each town shall be held on the
second Tuesday of April and
other meetings at such times as
the Selectmen may order. Meet
ings may be adjourned from time
TO time, and to any place within
che town. '.a~ 7es ~. =
VII. Every town meeting shall
be befd in pursuance of warrant
under the hands of the Selec,men,
or o majority thereof, directed to
the Constable, or Some other per-
son appointed by the Selectlaen
for that purpose, who shall forth,
with notify such meeting in the
ananner prescribed by law.
IS VIII. The warrant shall express
the time and place of the meeting,
and the subjects to be there acted
upon; the Sclectmen shall insert
therein all subjects which may, in
voting, be requested Of them by
any ten or more voters of the
town, and nothing acted upon
shall have o legal operation unless
She subject matter thereof is con.
tanned IN the warrant. 1
TX. 1f the Selectmen unreason.
ably refuse to call q meeting, any
Justice of the Peace of the town,
npon tile application Of ten or
moro loyal voters of the town,