The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-19
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;snSy,.s4Ss THAT the Intendant and War.
dens; Hqly elected and qualified, shall,
and.a' Respectively, within the limits Of
said town; be vested. with all the powers
and inriedioti6 ION of, .Magis.rates or Trial
Justices OF this State: except for the
trial OF small and mean causes, and the
Intendant shall; as occasion may require,
summon the. .Wardens TO meet him in
Council, minority of whom shall con.
stitute o quorum for tie transaction of
business. The said Council shall have
full power, under its corporate seal, to
ordain end establish all suoh rules, by
laws and y ordinances respecting the
strsetsl payements, ways. markets, pub.
io buildings, weights, measures, wells.
disoEderlys places. fire. department., po-
lice. and, in, general, every other bylaw
asIshalinppear to them requisite for the
secnriey, welfare and convenience Of the
said town. and for preserving health,
peace and cleanliness order and good
government within the samei and to pre-
vent:the violation of its ordinances, by
ordeining snitable fines. not. however.
In any case, to exceed tho sum OF fifty
dollars: PT0Dided, That no f3ne above
the,Hnmt OF twenty dollars shall be COL
Looted by the gsaid Council, except by
suit in. q court OF competent jurisdiction:
And propided, further, That no ordinance
shall be e1repugnant to, or inconsistent
with, the tlaw'of the land, and all ordi-
nanoes shall be; at all times, subject to
repeal by, the Legislature. F
usSRo.7 81. The. Intendant and Wardens
shall have power to elect or appoint a
Marshal and, If they see fit, DEPUTY
Marshal, upon such terms as they may
deem proper, who shall be duly sworn
in BY the 1ntendant, and vested with all
the. power ,Constables now. have by law,
and whose power and authority shall be
particularly confined within the limits
OF! the said town; but whose further
power and auth hority shall also extend to
the Srrestipg and taking in custody, any
person or persons within distance OF
four miles, in eaon and every direction.
beyond and without the corporate limits.
who. shall violate any ordinance Of said
town: Prouided, Said offence be com
mitted withinlthe corporate limits. The
duties OF the Marshal shall be to collect
all fines and forfeitnres imposed by the
lntendantand Wardens, and to enforce
and carry into execution and effect the
: by.IawB and ordinances of the said COR
poration. and who shall be liable to be
removed by the said Town, Council; and
the, said Intendant and Wnrdens shall
also. have power to establish an ordinance
whenever. they shall deem it expedjent
to- ordain and establish police CORDS for
The said town, the expenses OF the same
to be provided fol, ont Of the revenue of
the said corporation
~ SEo.s 81. The; ;Intendant and Wardens
shHtl haya power to select or appoint q
Clerk who shall also be Treasurer, whose
duty IT shall be to attend all meetings of
Slnnncii, a1q make "a record in q book
kept tor that purpose, Of all the proceed
Ings thereof, to take charge of all papers
belonging to Council, and to lodge with
the proper officers all summons, execu-
tions, &c., and receive returns; to keep
q regular account of nil receipts and dis
bursements, which accounts shall, at all
times. be accessible to the Intendant or
any OF the iWardens; and it shall be his
duty to make an official semi.annual re.
port to.theI Council OF the state of his
acconntsI at which times the doors os
the Cohnoil room shall be open TO all the
citizens Of the said town; and whioh re-
ports shall be regularly entered in book
kept Tor that purpose. He shall attend
to the publication of all ordinances and
Other, docnments ordered by Council to
belppb!ished.i he shall hold his Office
FOR such term as Council may prescribe,
not. however, exceeding one year, and
shall reoeive' ,suoh Compensation for his
services as Council may enact: .Prouided,
ThatIhe may be removed from his Office
at gthe, pleasure OF the said To wn Coun-
ell, and before entering npon the duties
Of hisi Office ,hes shall give bond in the
penal sum of three thousand dollars for
the faithful discharge Of the same. ~
SEC: 52. That the said Town Council
shall have power to-, establish O guard
phopse, and : TO- prescribe, by ordinance,
suitabletrules and regulations for keep.
ing and governing the same; and the
said Town Council may. by ordinance,
or eaid Intendant and Wardens in per.
SOD, any one or more of them, authorize
and require any Marshal, Deputy Mar.
tshtal liRrs Police officer, or any Constable,
specially ppointed, 70 arrest and CON-
mitito .said guard house, or other place
OF custody, TO be designated by the In.
tendant, tor q term not exceeding forty
eight hours, any person or persons wic
may be engaged in breach Of the peace,
any riotous2 or disorderly conduct, open
obscenity,F public drunkenness or in INV