The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-03-22
LAWS OF THE STATE.
Acts and Joint Resolutions, Passed by
the General Assembly OF South Caro-.
lima, Session or 1S50S51.

the General Assembly OF South Caro-.
lime, Session OF 1S50S51.
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AN ACT TO ALTER AND AMEND AN ACT
ENTITLED AN "AcT TO ALTER AND
AMEND THE CHARTER AND EXTEND
TIE LIMITS OF TIE CITY OF coLUM-
BIA," APPROVED FEBRUARY 26, 1870.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the Sen
ate and House of Representatives. of the
State of Sosth Carolina, noao met and
sitting IN General assembly, and By the
authority ofMe same, That the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Columbia
are hereby authorized and empowered
to incorporate the territory added to the
former territory ofthe City of Columbia,
by an Act of the General Assembly Of
this State, entitled "An Act. to alter
and amend the charter and extend the
limits of the City of Columbia" ap.
proved February 26th, 1870, into the
present wards of the said city as they
are now laid out, by extending the lines
thereof North and East, to its present
Northern and Eastern boundaries aud
the said Mayor and Aldermen, at the
time they incorporate the said newly
annexed territory into the existing
wards of the said City of Columbia, are
hereby authorized and empowered to
continue aud extend the said streets in
straight lines through the lands of any
person or persons, companies or corpo.
rations, to the present Northern aud
Eastern boundaries Of the said city, of
the sane width of the old streets .
Provided, hovever, That in carrying out
the first section Of this Act, in extend
Ing the wards Of the said city Of Colum.
bia, and in the extension of the streets
thereof, North and East, to the Northern
and Eastern boundaries. the said Mayor
and Aldermen shall conform to the
twenty.third Section of the first Article
Of the Cor titution of this State, now of
force: And Provided further, That the
Act Of the General Assembly VI this
State, entitled San Act to declare the
manner by which the lands, or the right
Of way over the lands, of persons or
corporations may be taken for the con-
struction and use Of railways and other
works ofinternal improvement" ratified
on the 22nd day Of September, A. D.
1868, shall be in all respects followed
and observed.
SEC. 2. That when the said territory
shall have been incorporated into the
present wards Of the said city, the in
habitauts thereof shall be entitled to all
the rights and privileges, and be sub
jected to all tie duties and liabilities
which now pertain to the corporators Of
the said City Of Columbia, or which may
hereafter be created by law.
SEC. 8. That in all cases which by
existing ordinance or ordinances Of the
said city, which may hereafter be pass
ed, the Mayor aud Aldermen thereof,
or the Mayor alone thereof, have pow.
or to impose fnes for the violation Of
the same, the said Mayor and Aldermen,
or tie said Mayor alone, or any Alder
man acting in the stead, are hereby
authorized aud empowered to impose
the alternative punishment ofimprison-
meut or confinement at hard labor in
the work house, whenever such work
house shall be erected; PROVIDED, hos0-
euer, That the term of Imprisonment or
confinement at hard labor shall not ex-
ceed ten days for any single offence.
SEQ. 4. That al persons liable to
taxation shall make discovery upon oath
or Affirmation, Of thair. taxable property
within the said City Of Columbia, and
make payment Of their taxes to the
Clerk aed Treasurer Of said city Of
Columbia, according 10 the assessed
value thereof, and upon the failure to
make such return and payment as re-
quirsd, the party so in default shall be
subject to penalty Of ten per cent, to
be collected in the manner hereinafter
in this section provided for the collec-
tion of taxes, fines and licenses; and
whenever il shall become necessary to
issue executions for the collection Of
taxes due to the said city Of Columbia,
and to sell Hereunder the real property
Of the defaulting taxpayer, in order to
collect the same, the sale thereof shall
take place ia the same manner, and
subject to the same regulations, Is are
applicable to Gales Of READ estate BY the
Sheriff of Richland County, under exc
sutions issuing out Of the Circuit Court
Of Common Pleas. And ell executions
10 enforce the payment Of taxes, fues
and licenses, shall be issued under the
seal Of said city Of Columbia, and may
be lodged in the sf5ce of the Sheriff Of
Richland County, and may be directed
10 the said Sheriff OF to che Chief Of
Police, or other person appointed BY the
said Mayor aud Aldermen to collect and
recsiye the same, with costs, as in such
cases made snd provided BY law; and
eli property upon which tar shall be
levied asd sassssed 10 hereby declared
and made liable fog the payment there
d, in preference 70 oil other debts,
except debts due 70 che State, which
shall be first paid for the term Of one
year from the time &C whieh the same
nsy;be sssessed asd levied, aud that oil
.taxes and. licenses imposed BY the May
o. and Aldermen Of said city Of Colum-
bic shalt Be payable, ia advance on or
before the 18th dsy OF March sfssr the