Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-28

and who shall have resided in the said town
for sixty days ysimmediately preceding the cleo.
tion, shall be entitled to vote for said intcn
dant and wardcns
SEC 3. That tho election for intendant and
wardrns of the said town shall be held at the
town hall, in the said town, from eight
o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in
the afternoon and when the polls shall be
closed, the managers shall forthwith count
the votes and proclaim ihe election, and give
notice in writing to th" persons elected the
intendnnt aud wardenS shal appoint three
managers to hold the ensuing and every sub
scqucnt election except the first, which shall
DC ordered by the cuunty commissioners in
Ed.ciield County Immediately after the pas
snge of this act. The hangers. in each case,
shall, before they open the polls for said cleo
ton, take an oath, fairly and impnrtiaily to
conduct the same; and the intcndant and
wardens, before entering upon the duties of
their respective Offices, shall take the oath
prescribed by the Constitution of this State
and also the following onth. tn witt Gas in
tcndnt Tor wardcn) of the Town of Ham
burg, | will cqu'lly and impartaly to the
best of my ability, exercise the trust reposcl
in me, and will use my best cndeavors to pre-.
serve the peace,and carry into effect taccoriing
| to law, the purposes for which have been
elected So help me God" The said intcu-
| dant and wardcns shall hold their Offices from
the time of their election until the second
| Monday in April ensuing, and until their sue
ccssors shall be elected and qualified
SEC. 4. That in case vacancy should oc
cur in the office of intcndant or any of the
wardcns, by death, resignation, removal or
| otherwise, or in case Of tic in said elec
ton. an election to fill such vacancy shall be
held by the appointment of the intendant and
wardcns or warden, Gas the case may bc.) or
the county commissioners Of Edgcfield Coun
ty if there should be no intendant or war.
dens, ten days public notice therefore being
previously given and in the case of the sick
ness or temporary absence of the intcndant,
the wardcns, forming council, shall be en-,
powered to elect one Of their number to act
in his stead during the time
SEC. 5. That the intcndant and wardcns,
duly elected and qualified, shall, during their
term of scrvic, scverally aud respectively, be
vested with all the jurisdiction and powers of
trial Justice, or any other inferior court, with
in the limits o. the said town And the in
tcndant shall and may. often as he may
deem II necessary, summon the ens to
| meet In council, (any two or the wardens
| with the intcndant shall constitute nurrui,
| To transact busincS. )aud they Shall br knuw,
| aS tho town council of Hamburg, aud thry
aud their SUCCESSORS. here ,f.rr T., hr elected
may h,v" common seal, whcn si II Ia. ai
| liked to all the ordinances. And the said
town council shall have authority TO appoint
from time to tlnlc, they mny see it, such
and so many proper PERSONS tn act MS mar
-halls "r cnn>,uhles Ut said town MS the said
town c"uncii may deem necessary and rxpe
'tcGt for the pi observation OF the peace and
good order OF til. town and tie persons So
appointed shall within the corpo G limits of
I'd town, have the power privileges aud
em0luncnts. aud hr suhjcct~to nIl the ublya
tons penalties and reeulat tinps. provided by
law for the Office of constable, and shall be
liable to hc removed At the pleasure If said
c"uncii ana The said town council Shall have
the power t" establish, or authnrz" the rstm5
li>h,lcnt, Of the market house in said town
''nd the sid t t'wn council shall have full Pow
c. a"d authority, nn,!rr their corporate seal. to
make all such rules, by lnws and ordinances
respecting the streets. roads. market hru>c
and the business thereof. anA the pulic. sys
ton OF the said tuwn, ns shall appear IL th IA
II, cess;ry and proper for the security, .lf,rc
h,"t'n, der aud good g"v rn,nent within he
same And the said town council nay in.
pose tincs fur uhrn,,s against their +, laws
and ordinances, and ,ppI"pra G the sal. to
| tne public use of said town; and the said
| town council shall have the same power
which trial justices now have to con pei the
attendance of witnesses, and requiring them
| to give evidence upon the trial before them
of any person for a violation of thei by laws
or ordinances but no fine above the SUN of
twenty dollars, ar Imprisonment in the guard
house n"t longer than Ten days, shall be i'm
posed 10y them, except by suit in the Court of
Common Pleas: And provided. also That
no fine shall exceed fifty dollars; and also.
that nothing herein contained shall author.
&c the said council to make any by laws or
ordinances inconsistent with, or rcpunpant
to the laws of this State; and all the by.
laws, rules and ordinances the said council
may make, shall, at all times, be subject to
revisal or repeal by the General Assembly of
this State
SEC. 6. That the said intendant and war.
dcns shall have full power to nbate and re
move nuissanccs in the said town, and it Shall
be their duty to keep all roads, ways and
streets within the corporate limits of the said
town open and in good repair, and for that
pu, sc they are invested with all the pow
ers heretofore granted to county commissions
crs, and shall have full power to classify and
arrange the inhabitants of said town liable to
street, road or other public duty therein, and
to force the performance Of such duty, under
such penalties as are now or shnll herenfter bc