The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-17
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village, as shall appear to them proper
for the security, welfare and convenience
OF said village, and FOR preserving health,
peace order and good govsrpruent with
in the same and the said council may
afix fines for offences against such by
laws and ordinances, and appropriate the
same to the use of the corporationj but
no fine shall exceed fifty dollars,eal6
when fines exceed twenty dollars they
may be recovered in the justices, court
of Charleston county ;.ts and when they they
are of the amount of twenty dollars or
under, the same may be recovered be-
fore said intendant, in council: Provided
Nothing herein contained shall empower
the said council to craain or establish
any y-laws or ordinances Inconsistent
with, or repugnant 10, the laws Of the
land; and all such bylaws and ordin-
ances shall, at all times, be subject to
revisal or repeal By the legislature
SEC ID. And be it further. enacted,
That the said intcndaut and wardens
shall have power to abate and remove
nuisences within said limits, and, in case
of disorderly behavior, the intendant
and wardens, or any of them, upon view
thereof, or upon complaint lodged 'on
oath, are hereby required and authorized
to issue warrents against all offenders,
and cause them to be brought before
them or him, or a trial Justice ct the
Peace, within the limits of the. town of
Wrightsville, and, upon due examina-
ton, shall either release, admit TO bail,
(if the offence be bailable.) or commit
to Jail such offenders as the!ease may re-
quire; and the sheriff of Charleston
county is hereby required to receive and
keep the pe.,- ,ps so committed until dis
charged By due course Of law and the
said intendanta and wardens shall, collec--
lively and seyerally, have jurisdiction
within said corporate limits, in all crimi--
nal cases, as trial justices and 4uorums
have, according to law
| SEC. Al And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty Of said inten--
danf ald waiSiehs To Keep All roads,
streets and, alleys within said limits open
and in good repair also to erect q clock
up, if necessity require; and the saidi
intendant and Nardcns may have power
to grant or restrain any license for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors within the
corporate limits of said town, and if, said
license be granted, as aforesaid, the par
ties taking out the same, to pay any
amount to raid corporation that they may
assess on said sales, instead of the coun.
ty treasury AMI for that purpose they
are invested with all the powers granted
by law to the county commissioners, and, ,.
for neglect oil duty, shall be liable to the
penalties i.oposed by law upon county;
commissioners for like neglect.
Torn cf' .1sA.tn.
SEC. II And bo it further enacted.
That the citizens of this State who may
be Inhabitants Of the Town of Aiken, or
owners OF freehold therein, within the
limits hereinaIter prescribed, are hereby
declared Il body corporate. he limits
of Tie said town shall be held and
deemed to be in the form Of circle and
a square upon that circle, with tho sides
OF the square touching the circumference
of said circle, OH the north, east, south
and west. The said circle to describe q
circumference, one mile in all directions;
from the central point of the iptersec-
tion Of the railroad avenue and Union
street, us the centre of the said town !;
and the streets within the limits of the
said corporation to remain, III regard co
number, location and extent, as now es-
tablished BY law until altered nv lawful
authority.
SIC -. 'fhe said town shall be called
Aiken, and be governed by an intendant
and six wardens, to be called the town
council of Aiken, and by that name have
succession of members, keep common
seal, take and hold property, necessary
for corporate uses only sue and be sued,
impcad and be impleaded, and enjoy
every right incident to an incorporation.
SEC. II. That the said intendant and
wardens shall be always persons who are
constitutionally qualified 10 vote for
members of the legislature in this State;
who actually reside within the limits