The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-03

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and House OF Representatives Of tile
State Of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority Of the same:
@ TOWN OF sUMMERvILLE.
That the Act incorporating the town
OF Summerville, be-, and the same is
hereby renewed and extended, and the
said town shall have and enjoy NIL the
rights. powers and privileges heretofore
granted, not conflicting with the Consti-
tuition of this State.
SEo Q. That the fifth Section of an
Act to renew and amend the charters of
certain towns and villages heretofore
incorporated be 30 amended as to allow
the Councilmen to raise tax not exceed.
ing one per cent. on q hundred dollars.
TOWN OF ADBEvILLE.
SEQ. z. That 80 much of Section second
of an Act entitled San Act to incorporate
the town of Abbeville," passed the twen-
tieth day of December, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-two, as requires the Intendant
and Wardens therein mentioned and the
electors therefor to be owners of a free
hold, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
SEQ. 4. That the fifth Section of said
Act be, and the same is hereby repealed.
SRo. 5. All officers elected or ap-
pointed under said Act shall, in addition
to the oath required to be taken by the
officers, respectively, by said Act, be
required to take and subscribe to the
oath prescribed in the Constitution of
the State, as ratified by the people on
the 14th, 18th and 10th days of April,
1868
TOWN OF CAMDEN.
SEC. 6. That the second Section of m
Act entitled s'An Act to alter and amend
the chatter of the town of Camden. !"
ratified on the fourteenth day of Decem-
dber, A. D. 1866, be, and the same is
hereby repealed.
VILLAGE OF WALTERBOROUGH.
SEQ. Z. That 80 much Of the second
Section Of nm Act Incorporating the
village OF marlborough, passed on the
twentieth day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-six, and re-
newed by sundry Acts of the General
Assembly, rs required the Intendant and
Wardens to be freeholders within the
limits of the said village be, and the same
-is hereby repealed.
TOWN OF SUMTER
Sec. s. That SO much of Section 1 of
On Act entitled s'An Act to renew and
amend the charter of the town of Sum-
ter" passed the twentieth day of Decem-
ber, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six, as requires
the Iptendant and Wardens, provided
for in said Act, to be owners of real
estate, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 8. That the fifth Section of said
Act be, and the same is hereby, amended
30 ns to read as follows: That the said
Intendant and Wnldens shall be elected
on the second Monday in October, of
every year, at which election all such
persons as have hereinbefore been de.
clared to be members of the said CORPORA
tion shall be entitled to vote. All per.
sons entitled to vote for members of the
General Assembly, and who have resided
sixty days previous to election within
the corporate limits, shall be entitled to
vote.
SEQ. 10. That the seventh Section of
said Act be. and the same is hereby
amended, so as to read as follows; s.The
said eelction shall be held at some
convenient place in tile said town. from
half-past seven of the clock in the morn
ing until sunset in the afternoon. when
the polls shall be closed, and the Mana
gers shall forthwith count the vote, de-
clared the election, and give notice of
the result thereof, in writing, to the per
sons elected. The Intendant and Ward
ems, for the time being, shall give ten
days public notice of the time and place
or places of holding such election. and
shall appoint three members of the said
corporation as Managers of said election
at the place where it may be held, and
the said Managers, before they open the
polls. shall take an oath fairly an impair
TALLY to conduct the said election, and
also the oath prescribed by Section
thirty of Article two of the Constitution
of this State; and any person so np-
pointed as Manager and refusing to serve.
shull be subject to n fine not exceedine
twenty dollurs, to be imposed by the said
Intendaut and Wardens. And the amid
Intendant and Wardens are empo wered
to nuke all necessary ordinances. rules
and regulations for the proper, fair and
just infringement and control of said
elections, and to punish offend against
the same: Prooiaet{, That at the first cleo
ton shall after 'hB passage OF this Act the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pens for
Sumter County is hereby required to
give the notice provided for in this Sec.
ton OF the time and place or places of