Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-04-29


SEQ. %. The Selectmen Of each town may, q
any time, appoint policemen, with all or any Of th'
bowers of Constables, except the power Of serving
and executing civil process, who shal hold then
Office during the pleasure Of the Selectmen b!
whom they are appointed. ~ ,a.-s. ~. ...
SEC. % After the election OF appointment O
town officers, who are required to take an oath o.
Office, the Town Clerk shall forthwith make ont {
List containing the names Of all such persons no
sworn by the Moderator, and the designation O
the Offices to which they are chosen, and delivel
the same, With his warrant, to Constable; requir
ing him, within three days, to summon each ofsuef
persons to appear and take the oath ofofce befors
the Town Clerk within seven days after such notice
and the Constable shall, within seven days, MAKE
return to the town Clerk. =
SIC. "a. If person SO chosen and summoned
who Is not exempt by law from holding the ofict
to which he is elected shall not within seven days
take the oath ofof6ee before the Town Clerk, q
before Justice of the Peace, and file with tht
Town Clerk certificate thereof, under the hand o
such justice be shall, unless the office to which hs
is chosen Is that Of Constable, OF some other fo
which different penalty is provided, forfeit fivt
dollars ,.--r. -.',-r :. -.
SEC. 25. A person removing from the town. il
which he holds town Office, thereby vacates such
Office. .-''
SEC. 2e. When vacancy occurs in town ofict
by reason of the non acceptance, death, removal Ii
sanity or other disability Of person chosen thereto
or by reason Of failure to elect, the town may fl
such vacancy by new choice at any legal meet
ing: +.
SEc 27. No person shall be obliged 10 serve il
the same town Office two years successfully ant
no person in commission for any Office Of this Statt
or Of the United States, or who is minister Of tt
Gospel, or member Of the Senate or House o.
Representatives, or who has been Constable of
town within seven years next preceding, shallb
obliged to accept the Office of Constable. ", =:
SEc.: %. Town Clerks shall record al ve,.es
passed at the meeting at which he is elected, and
lat all the other meetings held during his eonta,u
ance 10 Office. =.
SEC. 90. He shall administer the oaths Of ofics
TO al town officers who appear before him for thai
the purpose, andsbaf makea record thereof and o.
oaths Of Office taken before Justices Of the Peace
Of which certificates are fled - -. .' 4
SEC SO. When at o town meeting there Is d va
cancy In the office of Town Clerk, or he is no
present, the Selectmen shall call upon the quail
fed voters present to elect Clerk, pro tempore IL
like manner as Town Clerks are chosen. The Sc
lectmen shah sort and count the votes and declare
the election Of such Clerk, who shall be sworn b
discharge the duties of such Office at such meeting
and be subject to like penalties for not dischsrgni
them as Town Clerks for the neglect Of the kk'
duties.
SEC. 81. When other duties than those men
toned in the preceding Section are required to b
performed by the Town Clerk, and by reason o
death, removal, or other cause, there is vacanc!
in such Office, or such Clerk is prevented from
performing such duties the Selectmen may, ii
writing under their hands, appoint Clerk for tn
performance thereof, who shall be sworn, and i'm
mediately after entering upon the duties Of his Of
fee make record Of such election or appointment
SEC. 80. Every Seleetman who enters upon th'
performance of his duties before taking the oatl
Of Office shall forfeit, for each offence, asum netex
eeeding one hundred dollars
SEC. SO. Selectmen shall be overseers Of tn
poor in towns where other persons are not special
ly chosen for that Office. .'.','s
SEC. "a. The Selectmen Of towns shall, at leas
ten days before the annual town elections, and 8
least ten days before any general election maxi
correct alphabetical lists Of all persons qualified Il
vote at such elections; and shall at least ten day
before such elections, cause such lists to be posted
up in two or more public places in their respective
towns. .... ... -.
SEC. IS. The Selectmen shall be in session a
some convenient place for reasonable time with
lin forty-eight hours next preceding all meeting
for the election of the officers provided for in thi
Act, and to be elected at any general election, to
the purpose of receiving evidence Of the quali6ca
tions of persons claiming a right to vote in sucl
elections for and of correcting the list of voters
Such session shall be holden one hour before th'
opening of the meeting on the day Of election ant
notice of the time and place Of holding session
shall be given by the Selectmen on the lists posted
up as aforesaid.
SEC. 36. In every place where the number 0
qualified voters exceeds one thousand Like ses
sion of the Selectmen shall be holden on the da!
Immediately preceding the meeting, and for al
much longer time previous to said day as the!
Judge necessary for the purpose aforesaid.
SEC. 81. The Selectmen shall enter on such list
the name of any person known to them to be quail
flied to vote, and shall erase therefrom the nam'
of any person known to them not to be qualified
to vote.
SEC. 3S. The Selectmen before entering upor
the lists the name of naturalized citizen, shall re
quire him to produce, for their inspection, his pa
pers of Naturalization and be satisfied that he ha
been legally naturalized; but they need not re
quire the production Of such papers after they
havsonce examined and passed upon them.
SEC. SO. Whoever gives false name or falsf
answer to the Selectmen, when in session tor tht
purpose aforesaid, shall forfeit the sum of twenty
dollars for each offence. ..
SEC. 40. A town officer who negleets or refuses
to perform any duty required Of him under the
provisions of this Act shall, for every such offence
forfeit the sum of two hundred dollars.
SEC. Al. The Selectmen shall have the genera
supervision of the concerns Of the town, and sbal
cause all duties required by law Of towns, and moi
committed to any particular Office, to be duly per
formed and executed.
SEQ. AZ. The Selectmen shall, on or before the
first day of January in each year, obtain from the
county Auditor of their respective counties, Ger
tiled copy Of the List of persons and taxable prop
erty in their respective towns as determined by
law for the assessment of State and county taxes
and shall in pursuance of the vote Of the town al
its last annual meeting, make out and deliver t.
the county Treasurer, on or before the fifteenth