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LAWS OF THE STATE.
Acts and Joint Resolutions
Passed by the Legislature
Session 1870 and 1871.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Sen.
ate and House OF Representatives, of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly and by the
authority OF the same:
That from and after the passage Of this
Act, all citizens of this State, having
resided sixty days in the town ol
YorkvilIc, shall be deemed, and are here.
by declared to be, body polite and
corporate; and the said town shall he
called and known by the name oi
Yorkvillc aud its corporate limits shall
extend one mile in each direction from
the Court House in said town.
SEC. s. That the said town shall be
governed by an Intendant and four
Wardens, who shall be citizens of the
United States, and shall have been res
idents OF the said town for sixty days
immediately preceding their election,
who shall he elected on the second Mon
day of January, in every year, fifteen
days public notice being previously given
and that all male Inhabitants OF the age
of twenty-onc years, citizens of the State
and who shall have resided in the said
town for sixty days Immediately prece-
ding the election, shall be entitled
to vote for said Intendant and War
dcns. :,
S &c. 8. That the election for Intend
ant and Wardens of the said town Shall
be neld in the Court House, or some
other convenient public place in said
town, from nine o'clock in the morning
until five o'clock in the afternoon until
five o'clock in the afternoon; and when
the polls shall be closed, the managers
shall forthwith count the votes and pro-
claim the election, and give notice
in writing, to the persons elected.
The Intendant and Wardens shall
appoint. three Managers to hold the
ensuing and subsequent elections.
Whenever there shall not Gc an Intend
ant and Wardens, or Intendant and
Warden, from any.cause whatever, it
shall be the duty Of the Clerk of Court
for York County to order 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 inn
partially to conduct the same. And the
| Iutendant and Wardcns 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: "As
Intendant Tor Warden) Of the town OF
Iorkvillc, 1 will equally and impair
TALLY, to the best or my ability, cNer-
else the trust reposed in me, ana
will use my best eudcavors to preserve
the peace and carry into effect, according
| to law, the purposes for which | have
been elected: So help me God" The
said Intendant and Wardens shall hold
their Offices from the time Of the election
until the second Monday in january
| ensuing, and until their successors shall
be elected and qualified.
SEC. 1. That iD case d vacancy should
occur in the office of lntcndant, or any
of the Warlens, by death, resignation,
removal or otherwise, or in case of q tic
in said election, all election to fill such
vacancy shall be held by the appoint
ment of the IntcIdant and Warden
or Warden, as the case may be, or the
Clerk of the Court of York County, if
there be no Intendant or Wardens,
ten days public notice thereof being
previously given and in case of the
sickness or temporary absence of the
Intcndant, the Wardcns, forming a
Council, shall be empowered to act
in his stead during the time.
SEC. 5. That the lntendant and War
deus duly elected and qualified shall,
during their term of service, severally
and respectively, bc vested with all the
jurisdiction and powers heretofore grant,
ed to Magistrates in this State. And
the Intendant shall, and may. as often as
he may deem necessary, summon the
Wardens to meet in Council, any two
of whom with the Intendatlt, may con-
stitute quorum to transact business; !;
and they Shall be known by the name of
the Town Council of 1orkvillei and
they, and their successors hereafter
to be elected, may have common
seal, which shall be affixed to all their
ordinances. And the said Town Coun-
Gil shall have authority to appoint from
time to time, rs they may see tit, such
and 20 many proper persons to act as
marshals or constaOles of said town as
the said Town Council may deem nee
essary and eXpedent for the preserra-
ito of the peace, good order and the po-
| lice thereof, which person SO appointed
shall, within the corporate limits OF
, said town, have the power, privileges
and emolumcnts, and be subject TO all
the obligations, penalties and regulations
provided by law for the Office of Con,
stable and shall be liable to he removed
| at the pleasure of said Council. And
the said Town Council shall have full
power and authority under their corpo-
| rate seal, to make all such rules, bylaws
and ordinances respecting the streets,
roads, market house, and the business
thereof, and the police system of said
| town, as shall appear to them necessary
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| convenience, and for preserving health,
| order and good government within the
same. And the said Town Council may
| impose fines for offences againt their
bylaws and ordinances, and appropri-
ate the same to the public use of said
town; and the said Council shall have
the same power which Trial Justices now
have to compel the attendance of wit
nesses, and requiring them to give. cvi-
dcnce upon the trial before them Of any
person for Il violation of any of their
bylaws or ordinances; but no fine
| above the sum of twenty dollars shall
be collected by the said Council, en-
cept by suit in the Court OF Common
Pleas; Provided, That no fine
shall exceed fifty dollars, and also that
nothing herein contained shall authorisc
the said council to make any bylaws, or
Ordinances inconsistent with or ropng-
nant to the laws of this State, and all
the bylaws, rules and Ordinances the
said Town Council may make, shall at all
times be subject to rcvisal or repeal by
the General Assembly Of this State.
SEC. 6. That the said Intendant and
Wardens shall have power to abate and
remove nuisances in the said town
and it shah also be their dutyto keep all
roads, ways and streets within the cor.
porate limits of the said town open and
in good repair and for that purpose
they are invested with all the powers
heretofore granted to Commissioners o.
Roads; and shall llave full power te
classify and arrange the inha bitants q