The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-06-07

! ncnt Oh thclr taxes 10 tho Clefk
or Treasurer Of snid corporation,
Or such other person rs thoy may
be ordered or required to do du-
ring tho succeeding month after
publication, and upon tho failure
to make such return and payment,
as required, the parties 30 in de-.
fault shall DO subject to the ponal-
ties provided by law for failure to
pay tho general State and County
tax, to DO enforced by the orders
Of the 1ntondant and Wardcns, or
a majority Of them, for tho uso of
tho said town, except in such cases
that executions to enforce tho pay
mcut of such taxes, shall be issued
undor the seal Of tho corporation,
and may be directed to tho Town
Marshal, or other person appoint
Cd by tho said Town Council to
levy, collect and receive tho same,
with costs as in such cases mado
and provided by law and all pro-
porty upon which such tax shall
bo lowed and assessed is hereby
declared and mado Liable for tho
payment thereof in preference to
all other debts, except debts due
to tho State, which shall be first
paid and that all other taxes i'm
posed by the Intcndant and War
dcns, or q majority of them, shall
be payable in advance by tho par
ties liable for the samo, and on
failure Of payment, their property
shall be liable for tho same, as in
manner and form just eforo stated.
Sec. 8. The Intcn' It and War.
dcns elect, together with the Clerk
and Treasurer, shall. during their
term of office, DO exempt from
street and police duty. Each
Town Council shall, within ono
month after tho expiration OF
their torn of office, make out and
return to their successors in office,
n full account Of their receipts and
expenditures during their term
which account shall bo published
in ono or more papers Of tho town
or County; and. shall pay over all
moneys in their possession belong,
ing to tho corporation, and deliver
books, records and other papers
incident to their office, to thcir
SUCCESSORS and, on failure to do
so, they shall DO liable to bo fined
in q sum not exceeding five hun
drcd dollars, to DO collected by any
action Of tho Town Council.
SEC. 10. That all Ordinances or
Bylaws passed by tho Town
Council Of st. Stephens shall be
binding upon tho citizens of said
town the same rs tho laws OF the
State.
SEC. II. All Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent, or supplied by
this Act, be, and tho samo are
hereby, repealed.
SEC, IL. This Act shall be deem
cd public Act, and continue in
forco for the term Of twenty
years, and until the end Of the
Legislature thereafter.
TOWN OF SUMTER.
| SEC. II. That from and imme.
diatcly after tho passage Of this
Act, all and ovory person or per,
sons, who arc constitutionally
qualified to voto for members OF
the General Assembly Of this State,
and who may reside within tho
present corporate limits of the
town Of Sumter for sixty days i'm
mcdiately preceding an annual
election for lntcndant and War.
dens, arc hereby declared mem.
bers Of tho said corporation.
SEC. Is. That tho said persons
and their Successors shall, from
and after tho passage Of this Act,
become body corporate and pol
itic, and shall be known and called
by the name Of the town Of Sum.
ter; they shall nave q common
seal, may sue and be sued, implcad
and be impleaded in any Court in
this State, and may purchase,
hold, possess and enjoy to thom
and their successors, in perpctuity,
or for any term Of years, any cs.
tate, real, personal or mixed.
SEC. IL. That the municipal off,
GERS Of said town shall be and are
hereby vested in an Intendant
and four Wardcns, to be chosen as
hereinafter mentioned and direct,
ed, who shall bo hereinafter dc.
nominated tho Intendant and
Wardens Of tho town Of Sumter
and shall be persons who actually
reside within tho limits Of said
said corporation, and have so re,
sided for at least sixty days immc,
diateIy preceding thoir election.
SEC. II. That on the second
Tuesday in April of each year an
election for Intcndant and War
dens shall bo held at such conven
lent place or places within said
town as may be designated by
said Intendant and Wardons; at
which election all such persons as
have been before declared nom.
bcrs of tho said corporation, shall
bo ontitlod to vote by general bal
lot; tho polls shall be opened from
six in tho morning until six in the
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