The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-17
OFFICIAL.
Acts nnd Joint Resolutions
Passed by ike legislature
Sessions 1870 aud ISSl.
[consinaea Jiom 1st Page.l

that recognize the supremacy OF the
constitution aud lars off the United
States over the constitution and laws of
any State; and that will support, pro-
tect and defend the constitution of the
United States, and the constitution of
South Carolina, as ratified by the people
on the sixteenth day cf April, 1868;
and do further solemnly swear, as
intendant Cor warden) of Aiken, that /
will equally and impartially discharge
the trust reposed in me, and will use my
best endeavors to preserve the peace,
and carry into effect, according to law.
the purposes of my appointment: So
help me God" The said intendaut and
wardens shall hold their Office from the
time of their election until the second
Monday in September ensuing, and un-
til their successors shall be elected, and
enter on the discharge of their duties.
SEC. 45. That all mala persons who
are Constitutionally Qualified to vote for
members of either branch of the State
Legislature, and who have been pcrma-
nent residents i'll the said town for six
months Immediately previous to the
election in which they offer to cast their
votes, or who are owners in their own
right of a freehold estate in said town,
of which they have been legally seized
toa three months previous to the election
accompanied with actual residence in
the town (Which, however, must be pc
riodical, or intended so to he,l for at
least one month previous to the election,
shall be entitled to vote for intntendant
and wardens of the said town. The
Town council shall also be authorized
to prescribe, should they at any time
deem it cxpcdidcnt, as Ii qualification ii
fer voting for intendant and wardcus,
the payment Of a poll tax not exceeding
the sum of one dollar
SEC, DC. That in case vacancy
should occur in the Office Of intcudant,
any of tho wardcns, by death, resigna.
tion, removal, or otherwise, or in case of
a tie III said election, an election to fill
such vacancy shall be held, by the ap-
pointment Of the iutendant aud warden.
or wardens, as the case may be, ten days
public notice being previously given
and the intendant, iu case of his sickness
or temporary absence, is authorized aud
empowered to nominate and appoint any
one of the wardcns to act as temporary
intendant, or, failing SO to do, the war
dens, forming council, shall be cmpow-
cred to elect ono of their number to act
In his room during the time
z SEC. ~. Tho election of the inten-
dant and ,wardens Of the said town shall
be held at the town hall, or some other
convenient public place in the said town,
on the second Monday i'll September of
oach and every year, from ten O'clock A.
NJ, until three o'clock p. NJ, when the
polls shall be closed, aud the managers
shall forthwith couut the votes, proclaim
the election, and give notice in writing
to the persons elected. The intcndant
and wardcns, for the time being, shall
appoint three managers to hold the ensu.
ing election, and for any subsequent
elections; the managers shall always in
each case. be persons who arc able to
read and write with facility, and shall
before they open the polls for such clec-
tions, take an oath fairly and impartially
to conduct the same; and the managers
of such election are hereby authorized
and empowered to administer, il they see
tit an oath to any person Offering to vote,
aud to make all other necessary inquiries
for the purpose of asccrtaining whether
such per:o is qualified to vote under
this law.
SEC. 49. That the intcndant and war
dcns, duly elected and qualified, shall,
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and respectively, within the limits of
said town, be vested with all the powers
and Jurisdiction Of magistrates or trial
Justices Of this State, except for the trial
Of small and mean causes; and the in-
tendant shall, as occasion may require,
summon the wardtns to meet in council
q majority Of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business.
The said town council shall have full
power, under its corporate seal, to ordain
and establish all such rules, bylaws and
ordinonces respecting the streets, pave
ments, ways. markets, public buildings.