Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-01-20

West Union, january 4, 1871, adopting in nd.
dtion to the Act incorporating the village of West
Union, approved Goth February, 1870, the Act in.
cooperating the town of rickens, with the changes
made therein, rs foows
SECTION | BE ii enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State Of South
Carolina. now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority of he same, That all
persons. citizens Of the United States, who now
are, or hereafter may be- inhabitants Of the vii
lage of West Union. shall be deemed, an are
declared. body polite and corporate; and that
said village shall bc called and known by the
name of West Union, and its limits shalt be deem
cd and held to extend one half mile in each direc.
tion from the Depot Of tho Blue Ridge Kailroat
SEC. g That the snid village shall be governed
by an lntendaht and four Wardcns, who shnll be
elected on the first Monday in April next, on
which day, as well OIL the first Monday in
April of every gear thereafter, an election shall
be held for an lntcndant md four Wardcns (wlo
shall be citizens Of the United States. and shall
have been residents of sad village for sixty days
Immediately preceding said elcction,) nt such
place in said village as the Inlendant and War
dens shall designate ten days public notice there.
Of, in writing, being previously given; and that
oil male inhabitants Of the snid village, Of the age
Of twenty one years, who have resided therein
sixty dnys previous to the election, shall be enti
II d TO vote for said Intcndant and Waricns and
the election shall be held from nine in the MOI ming
until three o'clock in the afternoon, when the
polls shall be closed, and the Managers shall count
TIC VOteS anu pf0CIalln the cleCtl0n, ana give no
ticc thereof TO the persons elected and that the
lntendant and Wardens. for the time being, shall
appoint The Managers to hold the ensuin; cleo
ton. That the lntcndant and Warlens, before
entering upon the duties Of their Offices, shall tnkc
the oath prescribed by the Constitution Of this
State, and also the following oath, to wit: AS
Intcndant (or Warden) Of West Union, will
equally and impartinly 10 the best Of my skill
and ability, exercise the trust ieposed in me, and
will use my best cndeavors to p, eserve tho peace
oy,Ir int npffna 1,
of my appointment. SO help me God"
SEC. 3. That in case n vacancy shall occur in
the office Of lncndant, or any Of the Wardens, BY
death. resignation removal from State, or from
any other cause, an election shul be held by the
appointment Of the lntcndnnt and Warden or
War,ens, rs the case may be, ten days notice
thereof aforesaid, being given and, in case Of
sickness or temporary absencc of the lntennnt, the
Wardcns forming Council, shall be empowered
to elect one Of themselves TO act rs Intcndant du.
ring such sickness or absence.
SEC. That the 1ndcn,ant and Wardens, duly
elected and qualified shall, during their term OF
service, severally and respectively, be vested with
all the powers Of magistrates of this State, in
matters civil and criminal, within the limits OF
said village that the lntcndant shall, rs often as
occasion may require, summon the Wnrdens to
meet him in Council. majority of whom shall
| const tute quorum for the transaction of busi
ness and shall be known by the name of the Town
Council Of the village of West Union and they.
anu their successors iu office shall have con mon
| seal, and shall have power and authority to mp
point, from time TO time, such and so many proper
persons Mashas Constablcs they shall
deem expedient and proper, which officers shall
| have n the powers, pri, ilegcs and emoluments.
| and be subject to all the duties, penalties and
regulations provided by the laws Of this Stntc for
| the Office of Constable; and tile Intcndant and
Wardens, in Council, shall have the power and au
thority. under their corporate seal, to ordnn and
establish nll such rules and bylaws and ortli
n nccs. respecting the streets, ways. public wells
| and springs -four tnins of water, markets and
police Of said village and for preserving health.
peace. order, and good government within the
| same. as they mny deem expcdicnt and proper;
| and the said Council may aIlix fines for offences
against such bylaws and ordinances, and appro
priaie the same to the use of the corporation but
no fine shall exceed fifty dollars. All fines may
be recovered by an action for debt, before proper
| tribunal.
SEC. s. That the said Council shall have power
| to nbatc and remove nuisances within the limits
Of said village and also to cl sssify and arrange
the inhabitants liable TO police du y and to re
qure them TO perform such duty rs occasion may
require and to enforce the performance thereof
under the same penalties now. may
| hereafter be, established: Provided di,rdys. nsrer
| theieSs That the said Town Council shall have
power to compound with persons liable to perform
such duty upon such terms as they shall by orii
! nance establish.
SIC. s. That it shall be the duty of the IItcn-
dant and Wnrdcns to keep nll streets and wnys,
| which may be necessary for public use within the
limits OF the snl village, open and in good repair.
and for that purpose they hereby invested W tn
all the powers rights and privileges granted by law
to the commissioners of Roads within the limits
of said village; and for neglect Of duty they shall
| be liable to the pains and penalties imposed hy
| law upon Commissioners Of Ronds for like neg
| lcct; and they hereby indiyi lually exempt
from the performances of road and police duty.
| and The inhabitants OF snid vilngc are hereby cx
cused from rond and police duty without the lin
its Of said corporation.
SEC. T. That the said Intendant md Wardcns
shall have power to compound with persons liable
| TO work on the said streets and ways, and TO re-
| lease such persons may desire it. upon the
payment Of such sum Of money as they may deem
q fair equivalent therefor. to be applied by them
to the use OF the snid corporation.
SIC. g. That the said Town Council Of West
Union shall also be empowered to retain, possess
and enjoy MI such property as they may now be
possessed Of or entitled to- which shall hereaf-
ter be given. bequcathcd to or in any manner
acquired by them. and TO sell, alien or in any way
transfer the same any part thereof: Provided.
The amount Of property 80 held or stock invested
shall in no case exceed twenty thousand dollars.
SIC. 8. That the said Town Council Of West
Union shall also have power to impose annual
tax on NIL real and personal property within the
corporate limits OF said village: Provieicd. Said
tax does not exceed twenty cents on the one hun--
drcd dollars.
SEC. 10. That the Intendant and Wardens Of the
village Of West Union shall have power to
regulate sales at auction within the limits OF said
village, and 10 grant licenses to auctionccrs: Pro
| pided That nothing herein contained shall extend
to sales by for Sheriifs Clerks Of Courts Judges
| of Probate, Coroners, executors and ndmnistra-
hy nj fhnrn nni1o fhn