The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-05-06
OFFICIAL.
Acts and Joint Resolutions
Passed by the Legislature
Session 1870 and 1871.
An Act to Rene~ and Amend the Char.

"La
ter Of tie 7opn Of Mount Pleasant.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the Sem
ate and House Of Representatives of the
State of Sonth Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That from and
after the passage of this act all citizens
of this State, having resident sixty days
in the Town of Mount Pleasant, shall be
Declined and arc hereby, declared to be a
body polite and corporate, aud the said
town shall be called and known by the
name of Mount Pleasant, and it's corpo-
rate limits shall DO and remain as at pre-
sent fixed by law.
SEC. 2. That the said town shall be
governed by an intendant and seven war
dcns, who shall be citizens of the United
States, aud shall havo been residents of
the said town for sixty days Immediately
proceeding their election, who shall be
elected on the t.aird Wednesday in April,
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the same day in every second year, as
hereafter provided, ten days public no.
tice being previously given, and that all
male inhabitants of the age of twenty
one years, eli izcus of tho State, and who
shall have resided i'll the said town for
sixty days immediately proceeding the
election, shall be entitled to vote for said
intcndant and wardeus.
SEC. 3. That the election for inten-
dan! and wardcns of the said town shall
be held in the courthouse, or some other
convenient public place in the said town,
from six o'clock in the morning until six
O'Clock IN the afternoon, and when the
polls shall be closed the managers shall
forthwith count the votes aud proclaim
the election, and aiye noaeeAin writing.
to the persons elected. The inteudant
and wardens shall appoint three manas-
crs to hold the ensuing and subsequent
elections. Whenever there shall not be
an intcndant and wardcns, OF int, ndant
warden, fIom any Cause whatever, it
shall be the duty of the clerk of the
court for Charleston County to order
such election forthwith, and appoint
three manager for same. The m~auay
iii each case, shall, before they open the
polls for sud election, take an oath fair
" aud impartially to conduct the same,
and that the intendant aud wlrdcns be-
fore entering upon the duties of their
respective Off es, shall take the oath
prescribed by the Constitution Of this
State, and also the following oath, to
wit Gas intendaut or warden of the
Town OF Mount Pleasant, | will equally
and impartiaiIy, to the best of my abili-
ty, exercise the trust reposcd in me: and
will use my best cndcavors to preserve
tie peace and carry into effect, accord.
ing to law, the purposes for which |
have been elected So help me Cod"
The said intcndant and wardens shall
hold their Offices from the time of their
election until the third Wednesday in
April in every second year after their
election, and until their successors shall
be elected aud qualified.
SEC. 4. That, in case a vacancy shall
occur in the office of the intendant or
any OF the %wardens, by death, resigna-
ton, removal or otherwise, or in case of
a tic in said elcctionj an election. to fill
such vacancy shall be held, by the ap-
p%ointmcnt Of the intcndant aud wariens.
or warden ns III" ""sn "."" J." "~ tho
clerk OF the court Of Charleston County.
if there shall be no intendant or war.
dcns, ten days public notes thereof
being previously given; and in case of
the sickness or temporary absence of the
intendart, the wardens, forming a coun-
Gil, shall be empowered to elect Que of
their number to act in his stead during
the time.
SEC. s.. That the intcndpnt and war
dens, duly elected aud qualified. shall,
during their term of service, scvcrally
and respectively, be vested with all the
jurisdiction and powers of trial justices,
or other inferior courts, within the lin
its of the said town, and the said inten-
dant shall. and may as often as he may
deem necessary, summons the wardcns
TO meet in council, any two of whom,
with the intendant, may constitute IL
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