The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-20

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'RlL 20, 1871.
| by 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on the day succeeding every
such election.
SEC. 4. That said election shail be held
ia some convenient public place in said town,
from nine o'clock in. the morning until five
1o'clock in the evening, and when the polls shall
be closed the managers shall forthwith pre-
coed to count the votes, under oath stains the
whole numbef of votes CASTOR each candidate
or person voted for, end shall transmit their
report Of he same in 8 sealed envelope to the
intendant Of. the town; and If there be no
such intendant, the same shall be transmitted
ito the clerk of the court Of Anderson County.
The said intendant or clerk OF the court shall
open the rep ort Of the said managers, and
shall announce and publish the whole number
OF the votes east, and shs whole umoera cast
fer each candidate, when the several candle.
dates receiving the highest. number Of legal
votes for the Offices for which they we're voted
for, shall be declared duly elected. The inten-
idant and .wardens for the time being
shall always appoint three managers
to conduct the election, who. before they
open the polls for said election, shall take
the oath fairly and impartially to conduct the
and the intendant and wardens before en-
,tering upon the duties Of their office, shall re-
spectiveIy take the oath prescribed by the Con:
stitution of this State, and also the following
oath, to wit: Gas intendant Tor warden)
of the Town OF Anderson, 1 will faith
fully and impartially, to the best OF my
ability, exercise the trust reposed in me,
and will use my best@endeavors to preserve
the peace and. carry into effect, accord
ing to law, the purposes for which I have been
elected: So help me God"
SEC. 5. In ease o vacancy should occur in
the Office Of intendant, or any Of the war
dens, by death or resignation, or otherwise, an
election to. fill such vacancy shall be held by
the appointment of the intendant and warden
or wardene; and in case there be none, then by
the appointment Of the clerk of the court OF
Anderson County.
SEC. 6. That the intendant and wardens duly
elected and qualified shall be, during their term
vi vi" e. fCSI Co D ei WIG PoVS'5 ~
authority with which trialjustiees are at pres
emit vested by law, except the trial of civil
cases, and except as it may be otherwise pro-
vided in this act; aud the intendant shall and
may, az often rs may be necessary. summon
the wardeIs to meet in council, any two OF
whom, with the intendant, or any three war
dens, may constitute o quorum to transact
basiuess; and they shall be known by the
name OF the town council of Anderson; apa
they and their SUCCESSORS hereafter to be
elected may have o common seal. which shall
be affixed to all their ordinances may sue and
be sued, plead and be impleaded IN any
| court of law or equity in this State: and pur-
chase, hold, possess and enjoy to them and
their successors, in perpetuity, or for any
term OF years, any estate, real, personal,
or mixed, and sell, alien and convey the
same: Provided, The same shall not
exceed ut any one time the sum :! Of
ten thousand dollars. And the said
iateudant and wardens shall have full power
To make and establish all such. rules by.
laws and ordinances respecting tht
roads, streets, market and police of sald tow
as shall appear to them necessary and re
ouisite for the security, welfare and convent
I ence Of the said town, or fofp preserving nealth,
peace, order and good government within the
same. And the said council may fix and i'm
p,se fines and penalties for the violation
thereof, and appropriate the same to thu
public use of said corporation: Provided
That in all cases OF trials to be had before the
said town council, as hereinbefore provided,
the party charged shall be cited to trial, by
service upon him of o summons, under the
hand of the intendant, any one OF the wardens
or the clerk Of the council, wherein shall b.
expressed, With certainty, the offence charged
and the time and place Of trial, which service
shall be made Of least FIVE days before the da,
| Of trial.
SEC. 7. That the intendant and wardens o
the said town shall have full aud only power tt
grant or refuse license to retail splritu Gus
liouors within the said Limits, which license shal
be granted in the same manner, and upon the
same conditions az they arc or may hereafter
| be, under the laws OF the State, except that the
town council shall have the power to regulate
the price of license to keep taverns or to retail
spirituous liquors; Provided, That iu no in
| stance the price OF d license 80 to keep tayerns
or retail spirituous liquors. shall be fixed at
less sum than is established by the laws Of thii
State; and all the powers vested formerly in
| the commissioners OF roads are hereby grant
| ed to the said intendant and wardens within
the eaid limits, and all moneys paid fol-
licenses, and for zines and forfeitures for retail
ING spirituous liquors, keeping taverns and
| billiard tables within the said limits without
| license, shall be appropriated to the uses o.
said corporation; Provided, That the iutendani
and wardens duly elected aud qualified shall
| not have power to grant any licenses to keeE
| taverns or retail spirituous liquors to e1tent
| beyond the time for which they shall have
been elected.
SEC. g.. That it shall be the duty Of the sale
| intendant and wardens to keep all streets, roads
and ways within their corporate limits open
| and in good repair, and for that purpose they
are invested with all the powers granted for
merly to the commissioners of roads; and they
| shall have power to compound with all persons
| liable to work the streets, ways and roads
| 10 said town. upon such terms as they shall bJ
ordinance establish; the moneys so received te
be applied to the public use.
SEC. 9. That the said WI council shall have
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