The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-17
OH EICIAI.
Acts nnd Josnt RESOLUTIONS
Essssess BY the E4egislature.--
Sessions 1879 and 1871.
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constitution aud laws of the United
States over the constitution and laws of
any State; and that will support, pro-
..eet and defend the constitution of the
United States, and the constitution of
South Carolina, as ratified by the people
on the sixteenth day CT April, 1868;
and / do further solemnly swear, as
intendant Cor warden) OF Aiken, that
will equally and impartially discharge
the trust reposed in me, and will use my
hest endeavors to preserve the peace,
and carry into effect, according to law,
the purposes of my appointment: So
help me God" The said intendant and
wardens shall hold their Office from the
time of their election until the second
Monday in September ensuing, and un-
til their SUCCESSORS shall be elected, and
enter on the discharge of their duties.
SEC. 45. That all mala persons who
are Constitutionally Qualified to vote for
members of either branch of the State
Legislature, and who have been perma-
nent residents in the said town for six
months Immediately previous III the
election in which they offer to cast their
votes, OF who are owners in their own
right of freehold estate in said town,
of which they have been legally seized
foa three months previous to the election
accompanied with actual residence in
the town (Which, however, must be pc
riodical, or intended so to be,l for at
least one month previous to the election,
shall be entitled to vote for intntendant
and wardcns of the said town The
Town council shall also be authorized
to prescribe, should they at any time
deem it expcdident, as a qualification
for voting for intendant and wardcps,
the payment of u poll tax not exceeding
the sum of one dollar.
SEC, 46. That in case vacancy
should occur .in the office Of intendant,
-orany of tho wardcns, by death, resigua-
tion, removal, or otherwise, or in case of
a tie in said election, an election to Fill
such vacancy shall be held, by the ap-
pointment of the iuteudant and warden,
or wardens, as The case may be, ten days
public notice being previously given;
and tiie5intendant, in case of his sickness
or temporary absence, is authorized aud
empowered to nominate and appoint any
one of tho wardcns to act as temporary
intendant or, failing SO to do, the war
.dens, forming council, shall be empow-
cred to elect one of their number to act
in his room during thu time
SEC. 4T. Tho election OF the inten-
sdant and .wardeus of the said town shall
be held at Nthe town hall, or some other
convenient public place in the said town,
on the second Monday in September of
oach and every year, from ten o'clock a.
NJ, until three o'clock p NJ, when the
polls shall be closed, aud the managers
shall forthwith couut the votes, proclaim
the election, and give notice in writing
to the persons elected. The intcndant
and wardcns, for the time being, shall
appoint three managers to hold the ensu.
ing election, and for any subsequent
elections; the managers shall always il
each case. be persons who are able to
read and write with facility, and shall
before they open the polls for such clec-
tions, take an oath fairly and impartially
to conduct the same; and the managers
of such election are hereby authorized
and empowered to administer, if they see
fit an oath to any person Offering to vote,
and to make all other necessary inquiries
for the purpose of ascertaining whether
such peron is qualified to vote under
this law.
SEC. 48. That the intcndant and war
dens, duly elected and qualified, shall,
during their term Of service, severallJ
and respectively, mirnru ii,ni.s vi
said town, be vested with all the powers
and Jurisdiction Of magistrates or trial
justices Of this State, except for the trial
of small and mean causes; and the in
tcndant shall, as occasion may require,
summon the wardtns to meet in council,
q majority of whom shall constitute n
quorum for the transaction of business.
The said town council shall have full
power, under its corporate seal, to ordain
and establish ali such rules, bylaws and
ordinonces respecting the streets, pave