The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-05
- LAWS 0F The STATE.
Acts and Joint Resolutions passed by the
" General sssembly OF scuth Carolina,
Session Of ls7G-'z1.
foFFICIAL.l


,os7 met and sitting in General assembly, and BY
the oattorityof The same I: That from and after
the passage OF this Act all citizens of this State
having. resided sisty days in the Town OF York
vile. shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to
be a body polite aad cooperate, and the SAID
town shall be called and kEoWn By the name OF
YorkNlle, and it's corporate limits shall extend
one mile in each direction from toe Court House
in said town. -..'
Sec. 2. That the said town shall be governed
by an Intendsnt and four Wardens, who shall
be citizens Of the United States, and shall
have been residents Of the said town for sixty
days. immediately preceding their election, who
shall. be elected on the second Monday OF
! January in every year, fifteen days public notice
= thereof being previously given; and that ell male
inhabitants OF the age OF twenty-one years, cltl-
zens OF the State, and who shall have resided IN
the said town sor sixty days Immediately preced-
ing the election shall be entitled to vote for said
= Intendant and Wardens.
i Sec. 8. That the election for Intendans and
Wardeas Of the said town shall be held in the
Court House, or some other convenient public
place in the said town, from nine o'clock in the
morning until Eve o'clock in the AFTERNOON; and
when thu polls shall be closed, the Managers shall
.forthwith count the votes and proclaim the
( election, and give notice in writing to the per-
sons elected. The Intendant and Wardens shall
appoin5 three Managers to hold the ensuing
ard any subsequent election. Whenever there
shah mot be an Intendsnt and Wardens,
or Intendart and Warden, from any cause
whstever, it shall be the duty of the Clerk OF the
Court for York County 10 order such election
forthwith. and appoint three Managers for. the
same The Managers in each case shall, before
they open the polls for said election, take an oath
fairlyand impartially to conduct the same. And
shaInsendant acd sWardens before entering upon
the duties of their respective ofcess shall take
the osth prescribed By the Constitution OF this
State, and also the following oath, to Wit ''As
Intendant or Warden Of the Town OF Iorkviiie, l
Will equally and impsrtialiy, to the best Of my
sblity, exercise the trust reposed in nae, and will
use my best endeavors to preserve the peace and
carry into effect, according to law, the purposes
for which have been elected So help me God"
The ssid Intendans and Wardens shall hold their
Offices from the, time OF their election until the
second Monday in January ensuing, and until
their successors shall be elected and qualified.
SEc.4 4. That IL case vaesncy should occnr ID
the Office of Intendsnt or any uf the Warders by
death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, orln
case Of 3 tic il said election, an election to I'll
such vacancy shsli be held by the appointment Of
the Iutecdant aud Wardens; or. Warden, ss the
csse may. be, or the Clerk of the Court Of York
County If there should be no Iute1dant or " ard
ems, ten days notice thereof being previously
"a ip.n of -i. tarlDOrarY
absence OF the Intcnasnt, the Wardens, forming 3
Council, shall be empowered 70 act il his stead
during the time.
SEC. 5. That the iatendant and Wardens duly
elected and qualified shall, during their tern OF
service seYeraly snd respectively, be vested
with 81 the jurisdiction and cpoEersAareto
e-anted to. Magistrates in c4as-State And the
Iutendant Shall and may. as ioftea az he may
deem Necessary, slnmon the HarcsHs TO meet
in Council, any TWO Of whom, with the In
teudant, may constitute q quorum to transact
business: and they sAa!! be known by the
.nsme of the Town Council OF lorkvllle; and
Shey and their successors hereafter 10 be
elected may have common seal, which shall
be affixed to all the ordinances. And the said
Town Council shall have authority to appoint,
from time 10 time, ae they may see fit, such and
so many proper persons to act as arshals or con-
stables OF said town 80 the said Town Councli
NAV deem necessary Gnd expeciens for the pre-
serFaton Of the peAce, Sood orGer anu polce
thereof which persons so appointed shsii, "ltnin
the corporate limits 0: said town, have the power
privileges and er1olumenIs, ard be subject 10 ali
the obligations, penalties and regulations provided
BY law for the Office of constable, and shall be
liable to be removed at the pleasure OF SAID Coun
ell. And the said Town Council shall hsYe power
TO establish or to- authorize the establishment OF
The market house il said town. And the SAID
Town Council shall have iun power and authority
under their corporate SEAL to make all such rules,
br-laHs and ordinances respecting the streets,
roads market house, and the business there
Of, and the. police system Of said town, as
shalf lfappear to them necessary and proper for
the security, welfare snd convenience, and ior
preserving health, order and good government
within The same. and tue said Town Council
NAV impose foes for offences against their
bylaws and ordinances, and appropriate the
Same to the public use Of said town; and the SAID
Councl shall have the came power which Trial
Justices now have to compel tie attendance OF
witnesses, and requiring them to give evidence
UPON tie trial before them Of any person for
Yiolation Of any of their bylaws or ordinsDces;
hut 10 fine above the a1n Of twenty dollars shall!
be collected by the said Council. except by suit IN
the Ceurtof Common Pleas: PTocided, That nc
tne shall exceed Fifty dollars; and also, that moth
ing herein contained snail authorize the ssld
Council to make sDy by-l&ws or ordinances lncoa'
sisteut with, or repugnaAt 10, the laws o1 TILE
State: and all the bylaws, rules and ordinances
the said Council may make shall, st al times, be
srbject to revisal or repeal By the Genera Assem-
5y o; this State.
SEC. 6. That the said 1utendant and WarGens
shsIl have full power to abate and remove all null
ssnces in the said town; and it shall be their duty
to keep sllroa6s, ways and streets within the cor
rorate limits of the ssid town, open and il gooc
repair. and for thlt purpose they are invested With
al ths powers heretofore granted to COMMISSION
e-sof Roads: snd shall have full power to classify
and arTsnge the inhabitants OF said town liable tc
street, road or other public duty therein, and tc
farce the performances o. such duty, under such
r,easltss as are row, or shall hereafter be- pre-
scribed BY law: Procided, That the said Iowl
conneii msy compound with persons hsole to per
form, s,.ch duty upon such terms, and on the pSy
,s-. of sr.h sums 4s may bs established by i&"s
or ordinances: ind Prorsdel, olso, That The !noi