The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-11


serve the peace, and carry into effect, according
to Law, the purposes for which l have been
elected: SO help me God" And if any per.
son, upon being elected Intendant or Warden
shall refuse to act as such, he shall forfeit and
pay to the said town council the sum of twenty
dollars; Provided, That. no person who has
attained the age of sixty years, shall be COM
PEELED to serve in the said Offices nor shall any
person be compelled to serve more than one
year.
Sec. 8. That in case any vacancy shall occur
in the Office of Intendant or any of the War
dens, by death, resignation or otherwise an
election to fill such vacancy shall be held by
the appointment of Intendant or Warden, or
Wardens, as the case may be, ten days preyi-
Gus notice being given; and in case of sick
ness or temporary absence of the Intendant,
the Wardens forming Council shall be en-
powered to elect one of their number to act as
Intendant; any three Wardens, constituting a
quorum, shall be considered as the Council for
the transaction of all business, coming before
said town Council.
Sec 6. That the Intendant and Wardens
duly elected and qualified, shall be vested with
all the powers of Trial Justice, or Justice of
the Peace, within the limits of said corpora
ton. The Intendant shall and may, as often
as necessary, summon the Wardens to meet in
council, and they shall be known as the Town
Council of Bamberg. And they and their sue
cessors, hereafter to be elected, may have a
common seal, which shall lie affixed to ali their
ordinances, may sue and be sued plead and be
impleaded, in any Court of Law or Equity in
this State, and purchase, hold, possess and en-
Joy to them and their successors in perpetuity.
or for any term of years, any estate, real or
personal, OF mixed, and sell, alien or convey
the same Provided, The same shall not ex-
ceed, at any one time, the sum of ten thousand
dollars And the Intendant and Wardens shall
have full power to make and establish all such
rules, bylaws and ordinances, not conflicting
with the State laws, for the welfare and benefit
of said town said rules, bylaws and ordinan-
ces to be subject to revisal or repeal by the
General Assembly of this State. And said
Council may fix and impose fines and penal
the same to the public use of said corporation,
and are hereby empowered to collect the same
in the manner now prescribed by law; Proui-
ded, No punishment shall exceed fifty dollars
or thirty days. imprisonment.
Sec. Z. That the Intendant and Wardens Of
said town shall have full and only power to
grant or refuse licenses to keep taverns, or re-
tail spirituous liquors within the corporate
| limits of said town, upon such conditions as
they, by Ordinance, may impose: Provided,
That no license shall be fixed at less sum as
now established by the laws of this State, and
the moneys so collected shall be used for the
benefit of said town, and that the licenses
granted shall not extend beyond the term to
which said Intendant and Wardens shall have
been elected.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty Of said In
tendant and Wardens, to keep all roads, streets
and ways within the corporate limits open and
in good repair. They shall have power to
compound with all persons subject to road duty
in said corporation, and apply said moneys 30
received to the public use of said town, and all
persons refusing Or failing, after due summons,
to work the roads or pay such commutation,
shall be fined in such sum, not exceeding
such fine, the Town Council may imprison such
person or persons, for q period not to exceed
ten days, as the Town Council may impose.
Sec. 9. They shall also have power to i'm
pose an annual tax not exceeding twenty cents
on every hundred dollars of the assessed value
of real and personal estate lying within the
corporate limits of said town, and the real and
personal estate of churches and school associa-
tions excepted The said Council shall have
power to regulate the price of licenses upon all
public shows and exhibitions in the said town
to erect o powder magazine and compel any
person holding mora than twenty-five pounds
of powder to store the same therein, and to
make regulations for the storage thereof, and
for keeping and delivering the same. The
said Council shall have the power to enforce
the payment of all taxes levied under authori-
ty of this Act against the property and per
son of all defaulters, to che same extent and in
the same manner as is provided by law for the
collection Of the general taxes, except that ex-
ecutions to enforce the payment of tho town
taxes shall be issued under the seal of the cor
poration, and directed to the town Marshal or
other person especially appointed by the town
Council to collect the same.
Sec. TO- That the said Intendant and War
dens shall have power to elect all such officers,
as in their Judgment may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this charter.
SEC. IL. That the Intendant and Wardens
elect shall, during their term of office, be ex-
cmpt from street or road duty. Each Town
Council shall, within thirty days after the ex-
piration of their term of Office make out and
return to their successors, full account OF
their receipts and expenditures during their
term, and shall pay over all moneys in their
possession belonging to the corporation, and
deliver up all books, records and papers Incl
dental to their Office and on failure to do so,
shall be liable to be fined in q sum not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, and by imprisonment
for period not to exceed sixty days, OF by
both, such fine and imprisonment to be collect
ed in any proper action by the Town Council.
SEC. IL. That all Ordinances heretofore
passed by the Town Council of Bamberg IN
conformity with the authority granted by such
existing laws as do not conflict with the Con-
stitution of the United States, and Of this
State, shall be, and they are hereby, declared
SEC. l3. That all Acts or parts of Acts here
tofore passed, in relation to the incorporating
of the town of Bamberg be, and they are here
by, repealed. ,,r.
Act and continue in force, until amended, al
tered or repealed.
Approved March 2, A. D. 1871.
AN ACT TO CHARTER THE TOWN OF HAMBURG.