The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-12
~.EHR SEAEE.
Acts aud Joint Resolutions, Passed by
tho General, Assembly OF South Caro-
,Aaaysession of1s70-'51.
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sembly, and py tno authef1ty OF .tne same:
That from Ind after the passage this act,
all citizens Of. this State having resided sixty
days in the Town Of Yorksiltei shall be Deem
ed; aud ale hereby declared to be & body poll
tic and corporate, and TIE said town! shsll BE
called and known blythe namsoSf eraviae, esd
it's corporate limits shall extend csc milo m
each direction from the courthouse In said
.spc.S2. That the eaid town shal be governed
by an ntendant aodfour wssdaus, who shall
be citizens Of the United States, and shall have
been residents Of the said town for sixty days,
preceding. their election, who
shall be elected on the second Monday Of JAM
nary in every year, fifteen days public notice
thereof being previcasiy. given; and tina. ali:
msie inhabitants Of the rs Of t~senty-one'
years, citizens Of the State, inc who shall
have resided ia the said town for si1sy days
inmediatsly preceding the election, shall be
entitled to vote for said '~intendsnt and wei.
dens. -
SEC. 8. That the: election for intendant and.
wardans Of the said town shall be held in the,
courthouse, or some other convenient public
place In the said town, nom 8 O'Clock IN the
morning until 5 o'ctockfi in the afternoon; and
when the polls shall be cfosed,,t the managers.
shall forthwith count the votes snd proclaim
the election, and,give notice in writing to the
persons elected. The intendant and naraens
shall appoint three managers TO- hold the
ensuing and any subsequent election. When
eyer there shall not be an insendant and
wardens, or intendant and warden. from
sny cause whatever, it shall be the dutyiof
the clerk Of the court for York County
to order such election forthwith, md
sppoint three MANAGERS for the same. Tbs
managers i'm each clse shall, before they
open the polls for said election, take an oath
fairly and impartially to conduct the same.
And the intendant and wardens before enter
ing upon the duties Of their respective offices,
shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitu-
ton Of this State, and also the following oath,
to wit: "As intendantor warden OF the Town Of
Yorkviile, / win equally and impartisiiy, to the
best OF my ability, exercise the trust reposed
in me, and viii use my best eDdeazors to PIE
serve the, peace and carry, iuto effect, accord
ing 70 law, the purposes for which I have been
elected: 80 help me God" The said intend,
ant aud wardena shall hold their Offices from
the time. Of their election until the second
Monday in January ensuing, and untiftheir
successors shall be elected aud qualified.
Sec. 4. That In case a vacancy should occur
in the Office of intendsnt or any Of the war
dens,, by death, resignation, removal, OF other
Wise, or in case ola tie in said election, an
elaction to fill such vacancy shau be held by
the appointment OF the intendsnt or wsrdsns,
or warden, as the case may be, or. the clerk OF
the court Of York County, if there should be
no intendant or wardens, ten days. notice
thereof being previously given; and in case of
the sickness or temporary absence OF the in
tsndsnt, the wardens, forming 8 council shah.
De empoweredto act in his stead during the
time. ."
SEC. s. That the intendsnt and wardens duly
elected and qualified shall, during their term
Of service, seysrally aud respectively. be vest
ed With. all the jurisdiction and powers here
totore granted to magistrates 10 this State
Aud the intendAnt shall and may, as often as
he may deem necessary. summon the wafaens
to meet in council, any twoot whom, With the
intendant, may constitutea quorun 70 tEans-
act basincss; and they shall be known by the
putne of the town council OF Yorkylse; and
ttrey and their successors hereafter. to. be
elected may have q common seal, which shall
be affixed TO slt the ordinances. And the said
town council shall have authority to appoint,
from time to time, as they may see
fit, ouch and so many proper per-
sons to act as marshals OF constables
OF the said town as0the said town council
NAV deem necessary. and expedient for the
preservation of the peace, good order and po-
lice thereof; which persons 80 appointed shall,
within the corporate limits Of said town, have
the power, privileges and ~emoluments., and be
subject to all the obligations. penalties and
regulations provided by law for the Office of
constable, and shan be liable t, be removed at
the pleasure of said council. And the said
town council shall have power to establish or
to authorize the establishment of the market
house in said towa. And the said town eoun-
Gil shall have fuii power and authority, under
their corporate seal, to make all such rules. by
laws and ordinances respecting the atreets'
roads, market house, and the business
thereof, ana the police system Of said town. as
shall appear to them necessary and proper Tor
The security, welfare and convenience, andfor
preserving health, order and goodEovernmeut
w,rbin the same.- Aud the said town council
NAV impose fines for offences sgsinst their
bs-mvs and ordinances, and appropriate the
same to the public use Of said town; and the
sa;d council shall have The same power which
trial justices now have TO- compel the atten-
dance of witnesses, and requiring them to give
evidence upon the hial before them of any
person for a violation of any Of their by-laws
or ordinances; but no fine above the SUM Of
twenty dollars shall be collected By the said
council, except by suit IN the Court OF Com
mon Pleas: Provided. That n ofne. shall e1-
coed fry dollars; and, also. that nothing
herein contained shall authorize the said eoun-
Gil to make any bylaws or ordinances incon-
sistent with. or repugnant to. the laws OF this
State; and al the bylaws, rules and ordinan-