The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-04-29

aActsn and MIoins zsesolutions
Passed by Eesisiasnre---
Session 1870 and 1921.

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Session 1870 and 1921.
An Act % Rzaeiod and 4nsspa gss Char
nsfaaH e Gosa Of SoartunJmg.
SEcTIoN ! BE it enacted BY the SEN
ate and House of Representatives of tho
State Of South Carolina, now met and
sittiugip General Assemhlraaashy AL
ke-ey5ur Inc SAME, That from and
after the passage of this Act, all citi-
zen. ofthis State, having resided twelve
months within the State, and sixty days
in this town Of spartanhurg, shall be
deemed, aud are hereby declared to be,
2 body polite and corporate; and the
said town shall be called and known by
the name of Spartanburg, and its corpo-
rate linits shall extend one mile in each
direction from the Court House in said
town.
SEC. 2. That the said town shall be
governed by an Intendant and six War
dcns, who shall be c%itizcus of the United
States, mud who shall have resided in
this State twelve months, and shall have
been residents ef the said town sixty
days-imncdiatcly preceding tlieil cleo.
ton, and who shall be elected on the
secoad-Monduy in September of each
year, ten days public notice thereof
being previously givesl; aud that all
male inhabitant Of the age of twenty
one years, citizens of the State, and who
shall have resided within the State
twelve months, and in The said town
sixty days Immediately preceding the
election, shall be entitled to vote for sad
%Iptendaht and Wardeus, paupers and
persons under disabilities for crime TX.
cepacd.
SEC. 3, That tho said election shall
be held at some ~couseniont public place
in said town. from eight O'clock in the
morning until four o'elyck in tho alter,
noon and When the polls shall be eloseds
th MRneScssAtkHsfl aonG
setss and declare tho elecsion, AID giss
Gosice thereof, in writing to the Iattn
dant then being, who, shall, within two
days thereafter. give notice, or cause the
same to be given, 70 the persons duly
elected. The Intendart and Wardcus,
before entering upon the duties of their
offices, shall, respectively, take the oath
prescribed by the Constitution of this
State, aud, also, the following oath, To-
wit: "As %Intcndant (or Wardeh) of the
town of spartanburg, 1 will, equally and
impartially, to the best of my ability, ex-
crcise the trust rcposcd in me, and will
use my best endeavors to preserve the
peace and carry into effect, according to
law, the purposes for which i have b,en
elected: SO help me God" And if any
person, upon being elocted Intendant or
Warden, shall refuse to act US such, he
shall refuse to act as such, he shall for.
felt and pay to the Council the sum of
twenty dollars for, the use of the said
town /: Provided, That no person who
has attained the age of sixty years shall
be compelled to serve in either Of said
offices; nor shall any other person be
compelled to serve in either as Inten
dant or Warden more than one year in
any term of three years. The attendant
and Wardens, for the time being, shall
always appoint one or more Boards of
Managers, three Managers for zach
Board, to coaduct the election, whn be-
fore they open the polls, shall take au
oath ialrly and impnrtiaiiy TO conduct
.t:n eaa,A
SEC. a. That in case a Vacancy shall
occur in the Office Of Intendant or I'M
OF the Wardens, by death, resignation,
removal, or otherwise, an election shall
be held to gil such vacancy, BY order of
the Intendant and Wardens, or a majo-
rity of the same, ten days public notice
being previously given aud in case of
sickness or temporary absence OF the In.
tendant, the Wardchs forming the Coun-
Gil shall be empowered to elect one of
their number to act as I%ntcndant during
the time. EE9kT
SEC. 8. That the Intsuaart aud War
deus duly elected and qualified shall,
during their term of service, generally
aud respectively, be vested with all the
powers Of Trial Justices, or Justices of
the Peace, as the case may be, in this