The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-25

ways which may be,necessary IT,: public use
within the limits of the said towi open and ta
good repair, and for that propose they are
hereby Invested with all the powers, rights
and privileges granted by iaw to the commits:
sionsrs of roads WIthir the limits of said
town. And, for neglect OF duty, they shall De
liable to the pains and penalties imposed oy
law upop commissioners of roads for like ne
elect. And they are hereby individually eA-
empt from the performance of road and police
duty. And the Inhabitants of said town are
hereby excused from road and police duty
without the limits of said corporation.
SEC, SS. That the said intendant and war
dens shall have power to, compound with per-
sons liable to work on the said streets and
ways, and to release such persons as may de-
sire 1t, upon the payment Of such sum OF
money as they may deema faif equivalent
therefor, to be applied by them to the use OF
tho said corporation.
SEo. 90. That the said town council of Ora.
hams shall also be empowered to retain, pos
sess and enjoy all such property as they may
now .be possessed of, or entitled to, or Wnsen
shall hereafter be given, bequeathed to, or In
any manner acquired. by them, and to sell,
alien, or In any way transfer the same, or any
mart thereof: Provided, The amount OF prop
ertY so heh, or stock invested, shall, In no
case, exceed twenty thousand dollars.
SEC. 70. That the said town council of Gra.
ham's shall also have power to impose an an
nusl tar ON all real and personal property
within the corporate limits OF said town: Pro-
viklsG., ,NSaadtax does not exceed ten cents on
the one hundred dollars. 1,
SEC. II. That the intendant and wardens Of
the town of: Grsham's~ shall have power to
regulate sales at auction within the limits oi
said town, and to grant licenses 10 auction
GERS: Provided, That nothing herein contain
ed shall extend to saies by or for sherfhs,
clerks OF courts, judge of probate, coronefs,
executors aud adninistrators, assignees, or BY
any other persons, under the order of any
court or trial justice.
Sec. u. That the intendant and wardens cd
the Town OF Grahapsis shah have power aad
authority to require oil persons owning 3 lot
or lots in said town OF Graham'sf to keep4n re-
pair the sidewalks adjacent to their lots re.
spectlyely, and for default In. Shis matter shall
have power and authority t o Impose nne not
exceeding ten dollars.
SEC. 7a. That the power TO refuse and grant
uoenaes to keep g tavern or toretadl intox1cat-
ing drinks be, and the same is hereby vested
in the town council of the Town Of Grahsm's,
and that they be also invested with alfneees-
sary power, by ordinance or ordinances, to
suppress or regulate the sales OF intoxicating
drinks, to be drank at the place wheresold, or
In or upoa any Of Its appurtenances, or in or
upon any OF the highways, streets, lanes, al
leys, commons, kitchens, stores, shops, public
buildings, booths, stalls or out-housea Of the
said town, or within one-half mile Of the snid
town Provided, That no rule or regulation
shall be made inconsistent with the constiu-
tioa and laws of the State. - =.
SEC. "a. That this act shall be taken and
deemed as public act IN all courts of justice,
and shall continue Of force until repealed.
VILLAGE OF LAEcAsT1R- D.. =.
SEC. rs. That Section first OF an act entitled
san sctto incorporate the Village Of Laucas.
ter be, and the sameds hereby amended so as
to read as follows: '.That the Village Of Ian
caster, extending one mile in every direction
from the courthouse, be, and the same Is here
by Incorporated by the name Of the Village Of
Lancaster"
TOWN OF CoKEsBURY.
SEC. 76. That from and after the passage Of
this act, all citizens of this. State, having re-
sided sixty days In the Town of Cokesbury,
shall be deemed, and are hereby declared TO
be, body polite and corporate, and the, said
town shall be called and known by the name
ofCokesbury, and Its corporate limits shall ex-
tend one mile in each direction from the centre
In said town.
SEC. II. That the said town shall be govern
ed by an lntendant and SIX wardens, 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 in April,
1870, and every year thereafter on second Mon
day in January, ten days public notice thereof
being previously given; and that all male In;
habitants of the age of twenty-one years, citf-
zens of the State, and who shall have resided
in the said town for sixty days Immediately
the election shall be entitled 10 vote
for said intendant and wardens.
SEC. .7S. That the election for intendans and
wardens of the said town shall be held In some
convenient house, or some other convenient
public place in the said town, from o'clock
in the morning, until S O'Clock in the after
noon, and when the polls shall be closed, the
managers shall forthwith count the votes and
proclaim the election, and give notice, In
writing, to the persons elected. The insenS
CANT and wardens shall appoint three mana
gers to hold the ensuing. and any subsequent
election. Whenever there shall not be an x in
tendant and wardens, or intendaat and war.
den, from any cause whatever, it shall be the
duty of the clerk Of the Court of Abbeyllle
County to order such election, forthwith,
and appoint three managers for the
same. The managers in each :. case
shall, before they open the polls for said
election, take an oath, fairly and impair
tally, to conducs The samei and that the In
tendant and wardens, before entering upon
the duties of their respective Offices, shall take
the oath prescribed by the Constitution of this
State, and, also, the following oath, to wit
s'As intendant Tor warden) of the Town Of
Cokesbury, will equally and impartally, to the
best of my ability, exercise the trust reposed