The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-24


i preceding their election, who shall be
elected on the second Monday in April,
1870, and every year thereafter Oil the
SECOND Monday in January, ten days
public notice thereof being previously
given and that all male inhabitants of
the age of twenty-one years, citizens of
>he State, and who shall have resided in
the said town for sixty days Immediately
preceding the election, shall be entitled
to vote for said intcndant and wardens.
SEC. II. That thu election tor inten-
dant and wardens of the said town shall
be held in some convenient house, or
some other convenient public place in
the said town, from nine o'clock in the
morning until FIVE o'clock in the after.
noon, and when the polls shall be closed
the managers shall forthwith count the
votes and proclaim the election, and give
notice, in wiring, to the persons elected
The intcndant aud warlens shall appoint
three managers to hold the ensuing and
any subsequent election. Whenever
Il c shall no; be an iulcndant and war
dcns. or intcndant and warlon, from any
cluse whatever, it shall be the duty of
the clerk of the court of Abbeville
} county to oder such election forthwith,
and appoint three managers for the same.
The managers in each case shall, before
they open the polls for said election, take
: an oath fairly and impartialy to conduct
the same; and that the intcndant and
wardens, before entering upon the duties
OF their respective Offices, shall take the
oath prescribed by the constitution of
this State, aud. also the following oath,
to wit: "As intcudant, or warden of the
town of Cokesbury, I will equally and
, mrartially, to the best of my ability,
exercise the trust reposcd in INC, and |
will use my best cndcavors to preserve
the peace and carry into effect, according
, tn law, the purposes for which have
been elected So help me Cod" The
said intendant and wardens shall hold
| oIFccs TrJrneTnU trnu Ur lirri, -c:rr, ion
until the second Monday in JANUARY en-
, suing, and until their successors shall be
elected and qualified.
! SEC. IS. That in case vagra ncy
should occur in ithe Office Of the inten.
dam,, or ANY of the wardens, by death
resignation, removal, or otherwise. or in
r case of a tie H. aid election an election
to fill such vacancy shall be held BY the
appointment Of the inteudant and war
. dcns Cor warden) as the care may be, or
the clerk OF the court of Abbcvile
! COUNT, if thcrc should be no intondant
or wardcns, ten days public notice
thereof being previously given and III
: case OF the sickness or temporary absence
t OF the intcndaat, the wardcns, forming a
council, shall be empowered to elect on
+ OF their number to act in his stead
during the time.
, SEC. 20. That the intcndant and war.
f dcns, duly elected aud qualified, shall
during their term of service, sevcrally
and respectively, be vested with all the
jurisdiction and powers Of magistrates
, within thc limits of said town, and the
, lntcndant shall, and may, rs often as he
may deem necessary, summon the war
dens to meet in council any two of whom
with the intcndant, may constitute a
quorum to transact business, and thcy
| shall be known by the name of the town
council Of Cokcsbury, and they and their
successors, hereafter to be elected may
| haze common seal, which shall be
, ! affived tn all fhn nrlinanrns and tho
said town council shall have authority to
appoint, from time to time, as they see
it, such, and so many, proper persons, to
act us mnrshals cr cunstab!es of the said
town, as the said town council may deem
necessary and cXpedicnt, for the prcser-
vation of the peace, good order and po.
lice thereof, which spersons SO appointed
shall, within the corporate limits of said
town, have the powers, privileges aud
emoluments. and be subject to all the
obligations, penalties and regulations
provided by law, for the Office OF consta-
bic, and shall be liable to be removed at
the pleasure Of said council and the
said town council shall have power to
est blish, or authorize the establishment
of the market house in said town. And