The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-04-29

and corporate, aud shall be known and
called By the name Of the Town of Bam-
aud its corporate limits shall ex-
tend three-fourths of mile, in the d.
of the cardinal poidts, from the
South Carolina depot, az a centre.
SEC. 3 That said town shall be gov
erned by an intendant and four ssatdens,
who shall have resided therein for sixty
days Immediately preceding their eco
ton. Tint said iutendant and wardens
shall be elected on tho second Tuesday
in April in each Eyer, ten days notice
having been previously given, and shall
continue in office for year, and until
the election and qualification of their
successors; and all male Inhabitants of.
the said town who shall have attained
the age of twenty-one years and resided
within said town for a period Of thirty
Days, immediately preceding their cleo
ton, shall be entitled to vote for said
iatendant and wardens.
SEC. 4. That the said election shall
be held in some conucnient public place
in said town, from 8 o'clock in the morn
ing until 4 o'clock in the evening; and
when the polls shall be closed, the mana
gersrshall forthwith count the votes aud
declare the election, giving notice in
writing to the persons elected. The in
tendant and wardcns, for the time being,
shall always appoint the managers to
conduct the election, who, before they
open the polls for the said ell ction, shall
take an oath to fairly aud impartial con-
duct the same. And the intendant aud
wardens, before entering upon the du-
ties af their Office, respectfully, take the
oath prescribed by tho constitutions of
this State, and the following oath; TO
wit: GAS intendant Cor warden) of the
Town of Bamberg, / will equally and
impartially, to the hest Of my ability,
exercise the trust reposed in me, and
will use my best endeayors to preserve
the peace, and carry into effect, accord
ing to law, the purposesio for which ] hare
been elected: So help mo God.H And if
sspY person upon being elected Intend,
III & sa IA
such, he.ahall forfeit and pay to the said
town council the sum of twenty dollars
Provided, That no person who has as
tanned the age of sexty years, shall be
compelled to serve in the said Offices, nor
shall any person be compelled to serve
;han n year.
SEC. 5. That in case any vacancy
shall occur in the Office of intendant or
any of the wardens, BY death, resigna-
ton or otherwise, an election to fill such
vacancy shall be held by the appoint
meut Of inteadant or warden, or war
dens, as the case may be, ten days pre-
vious notice being given; and in case of
sickness or temporary absence of the
iutendapt, The Wardeus forming a coun-
Gil shall be empowered to elect one Of
their number to act as intendant; any
three wardens, constituting o quorum,
shall be considered as tho council for
the transaction of all business coming
before said town council
SEC. 6. That the irtcndaEt aud war
dens duly elected and qualified, shall ia
vested with all the powers of q trial JUS
tice, or justice of the peace, within the
limits of said corporation. The inten
dant shall and may, as often as necessa-
ry, summon the wardens to meet in
council. and they shall be known as tie
town council of Bamberg. And they
and their successors, hereafter to be
elected, may have q common seal, which
shall be affixed to all their ordinances,
may sue and be sued, plead and be im.
pleaded, in any court of law or equity in
this State, aud purchase, hoid, possess
and enjoy to them and their successors
in p%erpetuity. or for any term of years,
any estate, real or personal or mixed,
and sell, alien or convey the same, Pro.
vided, The same shall not exceed at any
one time, the sum of ten thousand dol,
lars, And tire iuteudant and wardens
shall have full power to make and estab.
fish allsuch rules, bylaws and ordinances
not conflicting with the State laws, for
the welfare and benefit of said town;
said rules, bylaws and ordinances to be
subject to %resisal or repeal by the Gene