The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-04-29
OFFICIAL.
Acts aud yoint Resolutions
Passed by tIae Legislntnre---
Session 1870 and 1871.

~
Session 1870 and 1871.
An Act to Rzicw and 4mena Me Char
i tero tc 4o9a Of t&oartanbuy.
SEcrIoS ]. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
State OF South Carolina, now met and
sitting ip General Assemhlr- andlLy A.
yJur the sane, That from and
after the passage of this Act, all citi-
Gems of this State, having resided twelve
months within the. State, and sixty days
in the town of Spartanburg, shall be
deemed, and are hereby declared to be,
q body polite and corporate and the
said town shall be called and known by
the name of S%partanburg, aud its corpo-
rate linits shall extend one mile in each
direction from the Court House in snid
town,
SEC. 2. That the said town shall be
governed by an attendant and six War
dens, who shall be citizens of the United
States, and vino snail have resided i'm
this State twelve months, and shall have
been residents of the said town sixty
days Immediately preceding tlieil cleo.
ton, and who shall be elected on the
second Monday in September of each
year, ten days public notice thereof
being previously givcu aud that all
male inhabitant of the aye of twenty
one years, citizens Of the State, and who
shall have resided within the State
twelve months, and in The said town
sixty days Immediately preceding the
election, shall DC entitled to vote for "a.
%lntendant and Wardeus, paupers aud
persons under disabilities for crime *.
cepacd.
SEC, 3. That the said election shall
be held ut some Convenient public place
in said town. from eight O'Clock in the
morning until four O'Clock in the after.
noon and When the pills shall be closed
tbs N&ns.eSxLALaakMst 8 a
Votes and declare tho election, aud xiv,
notice thereof, in writing to the luton
dant then being, who, shall, within two
days thereafter, give notice, or cause the
same to be given, 20 the persons duly
elected. The lntendaut aud Wardcus.
before entering upon the duties of their
offices, shall, respectively, take the oath
prescribed by the Constitution of this
State, aud, also, the following oath, to-
wit: CAS- Intcndant Cor Wardeh) Of the
town of Spartanburg, L will, equally and
impartially, to the best of my ability, ex-
crcise the trust rcposcd in me, aud will
use my best cndcavors to preserve the
peace and carry into effect, according to
law, the purposes for which / have b,en
elected: So help me God" And if any
person, upon being clceted ~Intcndant or
Warden, shall refuse to act as such. he
shall refuse to act as such, he Shall for
felt and pay to the Council the sum of
twenty dollars for tile use OF ;iie said
town Provided, That no person who
has attained the age of sixty years shall
be compelled to serve in either of said
offices; nor shall any other person be
compelled to serve in either as Inten
dant or Warden more than one year in
any term of three years. The Iutendunt
and Wardens, for the time being, shall
always appoint one or more Boards of
Managers, three Managers for each
Board, to co..duct the election, who, be-
fore they open the polls, shall take an
oath furry furry aud i~PaElhiJ to conduct
the same.
SEC. 4. That in case a vacancy shall
occur IN the ONCE of %intendanL or any
Of the Wardcns, by death, resignation.
removal, or otherwise, an election shall
be held to ell such vacancy, by order of
the lntendant and Wardens, or a maio,
rity OF the same, ten days public notice
being previously given; aud in case OF
sickness or temporary absence of the In.
tendant, the Wardeus forming the Coun-
Gil shall be empowered to elect one of
then number to act as Intendant during
the time. rsg
SEC. 8. That the Intenaast and War
dens duly elected aud qualified shall,
during their term of service, severally
aud respectively, be vested with all the
powers of Trial Justices, or Justices Of