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

|igf the ofEencaibs baihble,} ] or commit to
fbiER1ch offendera1 the case may M.
q4ire ;I andil the dSherif aof Edgefield
County us hareby required to receive and
|keePthe pbrsons,sb Committed until dis
Charged by due course OF Law; and that
The said dhtendhnt Aand Wardens shall.
|o9ltectvely and, ,severRlly, have jurisdic.
ipn, within the said corporate limits. in
all foriminat cases, as Trial Justices and
quornms have according to law.
SEQ. 20! And be itJurther enacted, That
1t shall be the duty of the said Intendant
and Wardens to keep all roads, streets
and alleys, within the said limits, open
and In good repair, and for that purpose
they are invested with all the powers
granted by law to the County Commits
sloners, and for neglect OF duty they
shall be liable to the penalties imposed
by law upon County Commissioners for
like neglect.
TOWN OF NEwBERRY.
SEC. 80. That all persons, citizens of
the United States, who now own, or who
may own dwelling houses in the town of
Newberry, and those who may occupy
such dwelling houses under lease, shall
be deemed. and are hereby declared n
body polite and corporate, and that the
said town shall be called and known by
the name of "Newberry," and its limits
shall be held and deemed to extend for
one mile in every direction from the
court house situated therein.
SEC. 81. And be ii. further enacted, That
the said town shall be governed by nm
Intendant and four Wardens, who shall
be elected on the first Tuesday in No
vember every year, and said Intendant
and Wardens shall always be persons
living within the limits of said town.
and there shall be ean election held ALWAYS
at such place as the Intendant and War
dens shall designate, ten days notice
being previously given, and that all the
male inhabitants of the said town, who
have attained the age of twenty-une
years. and have resided therein sixty
days previous to the election, shall be
entitled to vote for said Intendant and
Wardens, the election to be held from
seven O'clock in the morning until six
o'clock in the afternoon, and when the
polls shall be closed the Managers shall
proclaim the election, and give notice
thereof in writing to the persons elected: !:
aud that the Intendant and Wnrdens for
the time being shul] appoint three Mana
gers to hold tho ensuing election; that
the Intendant and Wardens, before en-.
tering upon the duties of their Office.
shall take the oath prescribed by the
Constitution of the State, and also the
following oath, to wit: ''As IntenGapt
Tor Warden) of the town of Nawberry. I
will equally and impartially. to the best
of my skill and ability, exercise the trust
conferred upon me, and will use nv best
endeavor to preserve the peace, and to
carry into effect, according to law, the
purpose of my appointment So help
me God
Sec. 49, And be nteurtAey enacted. That
in case Of vacancy in the office of In
tendant, or any of the Wardens. by
death, resignation, removal from Office.
or absence from the State, an election
shall be held by the appointment of the
Intendant or Wardens, as the cuse NAV
be; and TINT said Intendant shall give
ten days previous notice of such elec.
ton, and in case of sickness or tempo
rary absence of the IntenGant, the War
dens, forming Council, shall be en-
powered to elect one of themselves to
act as Intendant during the time.
Sec. 33. And be ii enacted. That the
Intendant and Wardens duly elected md
qualified shall, during their term of ser
vice, severally and respectively, be vested
with oil the powers of the Justice of the
Peace of the State, within the limits of
the said town; that the Intendant shall
and may, rs often ns occasion nav re-
quire. summon the Wardens to meet him
in Council, q majority of whom shall
constitute quorum for the transaction
of business, and shnll be known by the
name Of the 'Town Council of New
berry" and they and their successors in
Office may have n common seal, and shall
have power and authority to appoint,
from time to time, such and so M nv
proper persons to act as Constables
within their jurisdiction, according to
law, as they shall deem expedient and
proper, which Constables shall have all
tue powers. privileges and emolnments.
and be subject to all duties. pen .lties and
regulations provided by the laws of tho
State for the Office of Constable: and
the Intendant aud Wardens in Council
shall have power, under their corporate
seal. to ordain and establish ali such
rules, bylaws and ordinances respecting
the streets, waya. markets and police Of
said town as shall appear to them best
for the preservation of peace and vel
fare of the town; and the said Council
shall nffiy fines for Offancaa oro;pot ,,o ~