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

CHARLESTON NEWS: SAT
ed by a mayor and four aldermen, who ahall
have resided in the State. for one year and
Within thelim,ts of tie corporation foE;;sixty
days Immediately preceding their election.
THE said mayosand adermenghall bRalectsd
ontks second TuesaN in September, ten dsys
notice being previously given, and shall con-
tinue In office for two years, and until the
election and qualification Of their successors;
and ali male inhabitants Of said town, who
shall have attained the age OF twenty-one
years, and resided therein sixty days immeai-
ate,y preceding the election, shall be entitled
to vote for said msyor and aldermen.
SEC, sl. That said election shall be held In
,ome convenient public place in said town
fsorn.s o'clock in the morning, tntil 5 O'Clock
in the evening; aud when the polls shall be
closed, the managers shall forthwith count the
votes and declare the election, giving notice,
nwriting, to the persons elected. The mayor
sNs aldermen Tor the time being shall always
,supefnt che managers to conduct the election,
who; ;bsofs they open the poll for said cleo
tion shan take an OATH, fairly and lmpartiany,
to conduct ME same And the mayor and
alderman, before entering upon the duties Of
their offices, shall, respectively, take the oath
prescribed by the constitution OF this State,
and also the following oath, TO wit: 'tAs mayor
Tor alderman) of:theTown -sf erangeomg, !
will equally and lmpaftially, to the best of ID!
ability, exercise the trust reposed In me, and
will use my best endeavors to preserve the
peace, and carry INTO eject, according TO law,
the purposes for which i have been elected;
So help me- Cod" ~. ~ e.
SEC. 90. That n.case a vacancy should oc-
cur In the Office Of mayor OF any q the alder
tmen, by death, resignation or otherwise, an
election to fill such vacancy shall be held by
the appointment of themasw and alderman,
or aldermen, as the case may be, ten days
previous notice being given; AMI IN case of
sickness or temporary absence of the mayor,
! the aldermen, forming council, shall be ern-
powered to elect one oftheir number to act as
mayor during the time.
Sec. %. That the mayor and aldermen duly
elected and qualified shall, during their term
Of service, severaliy and respectively, be
vested with all the powers Of magistrates In
this State within the limits Of said town: And
the mayor shall and may, as Ditch as may be
necessary, summon the aldermen to meet IN
council, any two of whom, with the mayor, OF
any three aldermen, may constitute quorum
to transact business, and they snail be known
by the name of the town council OF Orange
burg, and they and their Successors hereafter
to be elected, may have common seal, which
shall be affixed to all ttielr ordinances, may
sue and be sued, plead and be Impleaded in
any court of law or equity in this State, md
purchase, hold, possess and enjoy to them
and their successors, in perpetuity, or for
any term of years, suy estate, real. personal or
mixed, and sell, alien and convey the same
Hor,ded, The same shall not exceed at any
one time the sum OF tenc Thousand dollars.
And the mayor and aldermen shall have full
power to make and establish adj such rules,
bylaws and ordinances, respecting the roadB,
streets, market and poilceof said town, as shall
appeart to them necessaryand requisite for the
security, welfare and convenience OF the said
town, or for preserving health, peace, order
and good government within the same; and
the said council may fix and Impose fines and
penalties for the violation thereof, and appro-
pirate the same to the public uses of the said
corporation Provided, That no nne shall ex-
ceed fifty dollars for any one offence.
Sec. s4. That the mayer and aldermen oi
said town shall have fun and only power to
grant or refuse licenses to any person, firm,
company or corporation engaged in or Intend
ing TO be engaged in any trade, business, OF
profession whatsoever, within the corporate
limits of said town, upon such condition and
under such circumstances as to them shall
seem proper and right: Provided, That In no
Instance, shall the price of license to keep q
tavern, or to retail splrituous liquors, be a1ed
at q less sum than is established by the laws
of the State; and all moneys paid for licenses,
and for fines and forfeitTes for retailing
spirituous liquors, keeping taverns and billiard
tables, within the said limits without licenses,
shall be appropriated to the public uses Of said
town: Provided, That the mayor and alder
men, duly elected and qualified, shall not have
power to grant any license to keep taverns,
or retail splrltuous liquors to extend beyond
the term for which they have been elected.
SEC. 95. That it shall be the duty Of the said
mayor and aldermen to keep all roads, streets
and ways within their corporate limits open
and in good repair, and for that purpose they
are vested with all the powers and duties Of
surveyors ofhighways and selectmen of towns.
They shall have power to compound with all
persons liable to work the streets, ways and
roads In said town, upon such terms as they
SHALL by ordinance, establish; the moneys sd
received to be applied to the public use of said
town; and all persons refusing or failing to pay
such Communication shall be liable to such fine,
not exceeding twenty dollars, as the town
council may Impose. -
SEC. O6. They shall also have power to i'm
pose an annual tax not exceeding fifty cents
on every hundred dollars Of the assessed value
of all real and personal estate lying within the
corporate limits of said town, (the real and
personal estate of churches and school assd-
Citations excepted.) The said council shall
have the power to regulate the price of
license upon all public shows and exhibitions
in said town, to erect a powder magazine, and
compel any person holding more than twenty
five pounds of powder to store the same there