The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-01
OFFICIAL.
Acts nnd Joint RESOLUTIONS
PASSED by The legislature
Session 1870 and 1871.
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State, having resided twelve mouths
within the State, aud sixty days in the
State, aud sixty days in the town of
Branchvillc, shall be deemed, and are
hereby declared to be a body polite and
corporate, and the said town shall be
called and known by the name of Branch
vile, and its corporate limits shall ex-
tend one nile in each direction f:on .hs
hotel between the railroads in said town.
SEC. l09. That the said town shall be
governed by an intcndant and four war
deus, who shall be citizens of the United
States, and who shall have resided in
this State Tor twelve mouths, and shall
have been residents Of the said town
sixty days immediately preceding their
election, and who shall be elected on the
first Monday in February of each year.
five days public notice thereof being
previously given, and that all male in
haoitants of the age of twenty Que years,
citizens of the State, and who shall have
resided within the State twelve months.
and in the said town sixty days imme-
diatcly preceding the election, shall be
entitled to vote for said intenGant and
wardcns, ranpers and persons under dis
abilities for crime excepted.
SEC. 10. The said election to be
held at some convenient pubic place in
said town, from eight o'clock, A. NJ, un-
til live o'clock p NJ, and when the polls
shall bc closed, the managers shall forth
with count the votes, and declare the
election, and give notice thereof, in
4 writing &c Tie iiitealhriit- tl.erri., bcino.
4 who shall, within two days thereafter,
give notice, or cause the sane tn be given
to the persons duly elected. The int.n
dant and wardcns, before entering upon
the duties of their Offices. shall respec.
lively lake tho oath prescribed by the
constitution of the State aud also the
1 following oath to wit: .'.As in;endant
(or wardcn) Of the town of Branchyille.
will equally and impartially, to the
best of my ability, exercise tn, trust
reposed III me, auc will ue my best en-
dcavors to preserve the peace, aud carry
into effect, according to lew, the purposes
for which have been elected: So helm
me God And if any person upop
I being elected intendunt or warden. shall
refuse to act as such, he shall forfeit and
pay to the council the sum of ten dollars
Tor the use Of the said town: Provided
That no person who has attained the age
OF sixty years shall be compelled to serve
IN either Of suid Offices, nor shall any
person be compelled to serve, either as
intendant or warden, more than one year
in any term of three years The luton
dant and wardens, for the time being.
shall always appoint one or more boards'
of managers, three managers for each
board, to conduct the election. who.
before they open the polls, shall take an
oath fairly and inpartially to conduct
the same.
/, SEC. III. That in case a vacancy
hall occur in the Office of iutendant or
of any OF the wardens, by death, resig-
nation, removal or otherwise, an election
to ill such vacancy shall be held by
order Of the intendaut and wardens, or
majority OF the same, five days public
notice being previously given, and In
ease OF sickness or temporary absence of
the lntcndant, the wardens forming the
council shall be empowered to elect one
of the number to act as iaieudaut during
the time.
SEC. 1l2. That the intendaut aud
wardens, duly elected and qualified, shall
during. their term Of service, severally
anu respectively, be vested with all the
powers heretofore pranted to magistrates
in this State within the limits of the
said town, except Tor the trial Of small
end mean causes and the intcndant
shall or may, as often as necessary, sum.
mon the wnrdens to meet in council, any
two OF whom, with the intend mt, o..
any three OF the waracns may constitute
u quorum TO transact business aud they
shall be known as the town council of
/ Branehvlle, and they and their success
sols in Office, hereafter to he elected may
have a common seal, which shall be
affixed to all thcir ordinances, may sue
and be sued, plead and be imploaded, in