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prisoncd shall pay the cost and cN
rcnses incident to their imprisonment,
which said costs aud expenses shall be
collected in the same manner rs is pro-
viucd by this Act iOr the collection of
fines imposed for the violation Of ordi-
nanccs Proridcd, That such imprison-
ment shall not exempt the party from
the payment of amy fine the council may
impose, or i'll lieu Of failure to pay the
fine imposed, to be Imprisoned for a
term not more than twenty days for the
offence for which he may have been
committed.
SIC. 1Gl. The said Town Council
shall have power to collect the taxes
from all the PERSONS representing pub
licIy, within the corporate limits, for
gain or reward any play or shows of
any kind whatever, to be used 1or puT-
pose OF said tGwn.
SEC. ln2. The s;ril Town Council shall
have full power and authority to abalc
all nui:anccs within tic corporate linn
its, and also to appoint Board OF
Health for said town, and to pass such
Ordinances As may be necessary to de-
fine the bowers and duties, and to i'm.
pose fines and penalties upon the mcip-
brrS of said Board for neglect of duty OF
refusal to serve: POrnlCd, That no fine
hereby authorized to be imposed shall
exceed the sum oltwcnty dollars.
SEC. 1O3. The said Town Council shall
have full power and authority over the
Fire Department OF the town of Orange
burg, define the duties, regulations and
government OF same.
SEC. lGt. The Mayor and Aldermen
elect shall, during their term of office
be exempt from street duty. Eacl
Town Council shall, within one monti
after the expiration Of their term o
Office, make out and return TO thcll
successors Il full account OF their receipt:
and expenditures during thcir term
and shall pay over all moneys in thcii
possession belonging to the corporation
and deliver up all books, records, ant
other papers incident to their Office, tt
their successors; and on failure SO to do
they shall be liable to he fined in j sun
not exceeding five hundred dollars, tt
be collected by any proper action by tht
Town Council.
SEC. l05. For any wilful violation ol
neglect of duty, malpractice, abuse oI
oppression, the said Mayor and Alder
men, Jointly or scveralIy. shall be Liable
10 Indictment in the Court of Sessions
and, upon conviction, to punishment a
prescribed in the preceding Section, be
sides being liable for damages to any
person or persons injured.
SEC. lGG. Tha all Ordinances hereto
fore passed by the Town Council OF Or
au@chur~, in conformity with the all
thority granted by existing laws, shall
be, and they are hereby, declared lcga
and valid.
SEC. 1O7. All Acts or parts Of Act
heretofore passed in relation to the in
corporation of the town of OranGcbur!
be, and tic same are hereby repealed
SEC. los. That this Act shall be deem
cd public Act, and shall continue il
force for the term of fifteen years, ant
until the end Of the session Of the Leg
islaturc then next ensuing.
TOWN OF BIsASCiivILLE.
SEC. 100. That from and after the pas
sage of this Act, all citizens Of this State
having resided twelve months within
the State, and sixty days in the Tow
of Branchvillc, shall be deemed, an
are hereby declared To be, body politi
and corporate; and the said town sha!
be called and known by the name G
Branchviie, and its corporate limit
shall extend one mile in eacl direction
from the Hotel between the two Raj
Roads ia said town.
SEC. 71O. That tic said town shall b
governed by AL lntcllt,ant and fnn
Wardcns, who shall be citizens Of th
United States, and who shall have II
sided in this state twelve months, All
snail lave been residents Of the sal
town sixty days Immediately prcccd
ing their election, and who shall b
elected OH the first Monday in Fcbruar
of each Year five days public motto
hereof being previously given; and tliata
one years, citizens of the STATE, and VIII
sIlall lave resided. within the Stat
| twelve months, and in the said tow
sixty days Immediately preceding In
election, shall he entitled TO vote tN
said Intcndantan Wardcns, laupcrsa an
persons under disabilities for Grim
! excepted.
SEC. III. The said election shall bc hcl
at some convenient public place in sal
town from eight O'Clock III thc morI
! ing until Ave O'Clock in the AFTERNOON
and when the polls shall be closed, II!
Managers shall forthwith count Il!
votes and declare the election, and giv
notice thereof, in writing, tul lie Inter
damt therein being, who Shall, with
! two days thereafter, give notice, or cails
the same TO be given, to the person
duly elected. The Intcndant an
. l,,f1 nrtfri,,tr
duties of their Office, shall, rcspcc
lively, take the cath prescribed ID
! the Constitution Of the State, and ais
the following oath, to wit: "As 1ntcu
dant Tor Wardc!D Of the town
Branchvil!c | will, equally and impair
TALLY, to the best Of my ability, cXcrcis
the trust rcposcd in me, and will us
ny best cndcavOrs to preserve the pcac
{ and carry into effect. according to law
the purposes for which l have bee
elected: So help ne God" And if an
person, upon being elected lntcndalit q
Warden, shall rc!useso act as such, II
! shall forfeit and pay to the Council IN
sum Of ten dollars for the Use G
the said village: Pforid&d, That no pei
| son who has attained the age OF siNt
years shall be compelled to serve il
either Of said Offices; nor shall an.
! person he compelled to serve, eitll
or as Intcndant or Warden, more thai
one year in any term Of three years
! The Intcndant and Wardcns, for tn
time being shall always appoint ono o
more Boards Of Managers (thrcc Mana
GERS for each Board) TO conduct tn
election, who, before they open tn
polls, shall take an oath fairly and i'm
partially to conduct tic same.
SEC. 112. That in case vacancy shal
occur in the Office Of lntendant, or an.
Of the Warlcns,, by death, resignation
removal, or otherwise, an election to fiji
such vacancy, shall lie held by order o
the Intcndant and Nardens, or L major
ity Of the same, five days public notice
being previously given; and in case o
sickness or temporary absence oftlie In
tcndant, the Wardcns forming th(