The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-05
NOV met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the, authority of the same: -

nov met and sitting in General Assembly, ano
bysthe. authority of the same:
That the Secretary Of State. be, and he il
hereby, authorized and required to contract
Immediately with the Southern Domestic Gas
light Company for the construction and appl.
cation Of one Of Doty's gas generators for the
purpose Of illuminating the Statehouse and
public offices thereof, the cost therefor MOTTO
exceed Two Thousand dollars, and to be psid
upon the order Of said Secretary Of State out
of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated. az ..t
Approved the 10Th day of March, A. D.. 1871.
An Aor to renew and amend the charter. of the
Town OF Mount Pleasant.
SRcrroN 1. BE IL enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the State Of
South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen
erd Assembly. and by the authority Of the
same: tr'
That from and after the passage of this act
all citizens Of this State, having resided sixty
days in the Town Of Mount Pleasant, shall be
deemed, ard are hereby, declared to be a body
polite and corporate, and the said town shall
be called and known by the name OF Mount
Pleasant, and its corporate limits shall be and
remain as at present fixed by law.
SIC. 2. That the said tow shall be governed
By an intendant and seven @ardens, who shall
be citizens OF the United States, and shall have
been residents of the said town for sixty days
Immediately preceding their election, who
shall be elected on the third Wednesday in
April, in the present year, and thereafter on
the same day in every second year, as hereaf-
ter provided, ten days public notice beng pre-
viously given, and tbat all male Inhabitants OF
the age Of twenty-one years, citizens OF the
State, and WHO shali have resided IN the said
town for sixty dsys Immediately preceding the
election, shall be entitled to vote for said in
tendans and wardens.
SEQ. 8. That the election for intendsnt and
wardens of the SAID town shall be held in the
courthouse; or some other convenient public
place in the said town, from six O'Clock in the
morning until s1 o'clock in the afternoon, 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 intendant and wardens
shalt appoint three managers to hold the en-
suing and subsequent elections. Whenever
there shall not be an inteniant and wardens,
or intendant and warden, from any cause
whatever, it shall be the duty of the clerk OF
the court for Charleston County to order such
election forthwith, and appoint three mana
gers for same: The managers, in each case,
shall, before they open the polls FOR said cleo
ton, take an oath fairly and impartially to
conduct the same, andtbat the intendant and
wardens, before entering upon the duties OF
theirrespecsiye Offices. shall take the oath
prescribed By the Constitution Of this Suite,
and also the following oath, to wit: "As in
tsndant OF warden Of the Town Of Mount
Pleasant, I will equally and imparsally, to the
best ofpy ability, exercise the trust reposed
in me, and will use my best endea7ors to pre-
serve the peace and carry into effect, accord
ing to law, the purposes for which I have been
elected: So help me God"
The said intepdant and wardeDs shall hold
their offices from the time Of their election I'M
til the third Wednesday in April in every sec
ond year after their election, and until their
successors ehall be eleeled and qualiae /.
SEQ. 4. That, in case Z vacancy shall occur In
the office of the iH endant or any of the ward
ems, by death. resignation, removal or other
wise, or in case OF o tie in saidelection, an cleo
ton to fill such vacancy shall be held, by the
appointment of the intendant and wardens, or
warden, as the case may be, or the clerk Of the
court of Charleston County, If there shall be no
iutendant or wardens, ten days. public notice
thereof being previously given; and in case OF
the sickness or temporary abse1ce OF the in
teudant, the wardens, forming q council, shall
be empowered to elect one of their number to
act in his stead during the time.
Sec. s. That the intendant and wardens,
duly elected and qualified, shall, during their
term OF service, severally and respectively, be
vested with oil the jurisdiction and powers OF
trial justices, or other inferior courts, within
the limits OF the said Town, and the said inten-
dant shall, and may as often as he may deem
necessary, summons the wardens to meet in
council, any two Of whom. with the intendant,
may constitute a quorum to transact business;
and they shall be known by the name of the
town council Of Mount Pleasant, aud they and
their successors hereafter to be elected may
have a common seal, which shall be affixed to
nil the ordinances. A0l the said town council
snail have authority to appoint, from time to
time, rs they may see fit, such and 80 many
persons to act as marshals and constables OF
said town, US the town council may deem
necessary and expedient for the preservation
of the peace, good order and police thereof,
which persons so appointed shall, within the
corporate limits OF said town, have the powe:
and privileges and emoluments, and be subject
to all the obligations, penalties and resula-
tions provided by law for the Office
Of constable, and shall be liable to be
removed OF the pleasure Of said council;
and the said town council shall have
power to establish or authorize the es.ab-
iishment OF the market house In said town;
and the said town council shall have full power
and authority, under their corporate seal, to