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ter County, is hereby required to give
ten lays public notice of the time anC
plt'e, or places of holding said election
an annolnt managers to conduct the
"me: Provided, further, That imme-
dIate'y after the close of any election
of Intendant or Wardens, the Mana
gers shall forthwith proceed to count
The votes, declare the election, and give
notice Of the result thereof in writing,
to the persons elected who, if eligible,
| shall thereupon qualify.
SEC. IS. That this Act shall be Deem
ed public Act, and shall continue in
force for fourteen years, and until the
end OF the next session of the General
Assembly thereafter.
SEC. 36. That all Acts or parts of Acts
Inconsistent with this Act, he, and the
same are hereby repealed.
TOWN OF WRIGHTsvILLE.
Sec 81. And be 1t further enacted,
That all persons citizens of the United
states, who now own, or may hereafter
| Gwn. dwelling houses in the village of
WrightSville, and those who may occu-
py such dwelling houses, under lease,
shall be deemed, and are hereby decler-
ed TO he a body polite and corporate,
and that the said village shall be called
and known by the name of NVrights-
vile, and its limits shall be held and
deemed to extend tlree-fourths nf a
mile in every direction from the Epis-
copal Church.
Sec. 3S. and be it further enacted,
That the said vi re shall be governed
by an Intcndunt and four Wardens, who
shall be elected on the first Monday in
April, 1871, and on the same day in eve
ry year thereafter, an election shall be
held for an Intendant and four War
dens, who shall always be persons liv-
ing within the limits of said village at
such place as the Intendant and War
dens shall designate, ten days notice
being previously given and that all
the male inhabitants Of said village,
who shall have attained the age of
twenty-one years, and have resided
therein sixty days previous to the cleo
ton, shall be entitled to vote for said
Intendant and Wardens the election
to be held from seven o'clock in the
morning until six o'clock in the after
noon, and when the polls shall be closed,
the managers shall proclaim the cleo
ton, and give notice thereof, in writ
ing, to the persons elected, and that the
Tntcndant and Wardens for the time be-
ing shall appoint three (3) Managers to
hold the ensuing election: Provided.
That the present Commissioners of
Election do appoint Managers for the
first organic election, and that the In
tenlant and Wardens, before entering
upon the duties of their offices, shall
take the oath prescribed by the Consti-
tuition cf this Safe, and also the follow
So, fn A., TntunInnt
Warden Of Wrightsviie. will equal
ly, to the best of my skill and ability,
exercise the trust reposed in Inc, and
the peace and carry into effect, acco. ding
to law, the purposes for which 1 have
been elected: So help NE God"
That in case vacancy shall occur in the
Office Of Intendant, or any of the War
dcns, by death, resignation, or removal
from Office, or absence from the, State,
an election shall be held. by the ap-
den. or Wardens, as the case may be,
ten davs' rrrvious notice heing given;
and in case of sickness or Temporary alb
s,nce of The Intcndant, the WardnnS
formin- Council shall be empowered 10
cICcl Out u iHtilS w aSG 40 lhtSiiA-
an during the time.
SEC ~. Ind bc it f9rther enacted,
r al the Intcnhant and War'lens, duly
elected and qualified. shall, during their
time of service, snvcrHily and respective
Is, b. vested with all the powers of jus
tees Of The quorum of the State, within
the limits Of said village; that the ln-
tcndant shall, and may. as often rs occa-
sion may require, summon the Wa"dens
to meet him in Council, majority OF
whom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, AMI shall be
known by the name Of the Town Coun-
Gil of Wrightvil!c; and they. and their
successors in office, may have common
seal, and shall have power and authori-
ty tp appoint, from time to time, such
aud so many proper parsons to act as
ConStab'cs, within their Jurisdiction, ac-
cording to law. aS they shall deem eXpc-
dent and proper, which Constah!es
shall htve all the powers, privileges and
e:nnluments. and be sub ject to all duties,
penalties and regulations provided by
the laws of the State for the Otfl"e of
Constab'es; and the Intrnlant aud
Ward, n, in Council shall have power
under their corporate seal, to O:rlain and
establish all such rules, bylaws and Or
dinunces respecting streets, ways, mar
kcts and police Of said village, as shall!
appear to them proper, for the security,
welfare and convenience Of said village,
and for preserving health, peace, order
and good government within the same;
aud the said Council may affix fines for
offences against such bylaws and ordi-
nanccs. and appropriate tie same to the
use of the cOrporatiGn; but no fine shall
exceed twenty dollars, they may be re-
covered in the Justices Courts CT Char
leston County; and when they are of
the amount of twenty dollars or under,
the same may be recovered before said
Intendant in Council: Provided, Moth
ING herein contained shall empower the
said Council to ortlain or establish any
Ly-laws or ordinances inconsistent with
or repngnant to the laws of the land;
and all such by-lawssaRd ordinances
shall, at all times. be slitdact to revisal
or repeal by the Legislature.
SEC. Al. A,1d BE 1t further enacted,
That the said lntendant and Wartlens
shall have power to abate and remove
nuistncsS within said limits, and in case
of disorderly behavior, the lntendant
aud Wardens, or any Of them, upon
view thereof, or upon complaint lodged
on oath, are hereby required and au-
thorized to issue warrants against ell Of
Tenders. and cause them to be brought
before them, or him, or Il Trial Justice
of the Peace, within the limits Of the
Town of Wrishtsville, and. upon due
examination, shall either release, admit
bail, if the offence be bai!ab!c,l Or COM
nit to Jail such Offenders, as the case
may require, and the Sheriff of C.sarl"s-
ton County is hereby required to receive
and keep The persons SO committed, Un-
til discharged by II due course of law !;
and the said Intcnlant and WarlrnS
shall, collectively ANA scvera'ly, have
Jurisdiction within the said corporate
limits, in all criminal cases, as Trial
Justices apd quorums have, according to