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the informer, and the.other half to the
COUNCIL, for the use of the said corpo-I
ration. =;
Sec. II. That the said Town Council
shall have power and authority to abate
all ruisancei within the corporate limits
and also to appoint Board Of Health
for said town, and to pass all such ordi-
names as may he necessary to define the
powers and duties of said Board,
SEC. IS. That the said Town Council
shall have power to borrow money for
the public use of the corporation, by is
suing, from time to time, IS occasion
may require, the bonds Of the corpora
ton, bearing interest at rate not to ex-
cee3 seven per cent. per annum, to be
paid semi-annually, for all amount not to
exceed fifteen thousand dollars; and for
the payment of the interest, and the ulti-
mate redemption of the principal, ac-
cording to the terms Of the loan, the
said corporation shall, at all times, be IL
able: Provided, That the private prop
erty Of the inhabitants of the said town
shall he bound for the redemption OF the
said loan in no other way than by the
imposition of an annual tax, according
to the provisions Of this Act. 1Rd pro-
|
owners Of real estate within the corpo-
rate limits of said town shall first vote
in favor of issuing said bonds: and the
said Town Council shall give at least
thirty days notice Of holding such cleo
ton.
SEC. 10. That the Tntendant and War
dens shall, during their term of office,
be exempt from street duty. And each
| t,on Will ~
after the expiration of their term of
successors q fall account of their receipts
and expenditures during their term; and
shall pay over all moneys in their hands
belonging to the corporation, and deliv.
er up all property, books. records and
other papers incident to their office to
their successors; and and failure so to
do, they shall he liable to the punish
mcnt prescribed in the twenty-lirst Sec
ton of this Act.
SEC. 90. That all ordinances hereto
fore passed by the Town Council Of An
derson, in conformity with the anthori-
ty granted by existing laws, shall be,
and they are hereby, declared legal and
valid.
SEC. 81. For any wilful violation or
neglect Of duty, malpractice, abuse or
oppression, the said lntendant and War
dens, Jointly or severally. shall be liable
to indictment in the Court Of Sessions,
and, upon conviction, to punishment by
fine not exceeding one hundred, be-
sides being liable for damages to any
person or persons injured.
SEC. 90. That all Acts, and parts Of
Acts, heretofore passed, in relation to
| the incorporation Of the town Of Ander-
son, be, and the same are hereby repeal
ed. And this Act shall be deemed and
taken to be public Act, and continue
in force for the term Of twenty years,
and until the end of the session of the
! Legislature then next ensuing.
Approved the 9th day of March, A. D.
AN ACT to Rc,aew and Amend tie
/ Charter OF the 7o,0n Of Ban,6uy, in
| the Sttte of South CorO!inn.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by
the authority of the same:
That from, and Immediately after the
passage of this Act, ail and every per-
son or p0rsons whomsOever, who are
constitutionally qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly of
the State, and who shall have resided
within the present corporate limits of
the Town of B2nlherg for period of
thirty days, and their successors, arc
hereby declared to be members Of said
i: SIC. l'' .. That the said persons
and their successors shall, from
and after the passage Of this Act,
become body polite and corporate, and
shall he known and called by the name
of the town Of Bamberg, and its corpo-
rate limits shall extend three-fourths OF
4 mile, in the direction OF the cardinal
points, from the South Carolina depot,
in said town, as n centre.
SEC 3. That thesaid town shall be gov
erned by an Intcndant and four Wardens
who shall have resided therein for sixty
days Immediately. preceding their
election. The snid 7Intendant and
! Wardens shall be elected on the sec.
ond Tuesday of the month of April in
each year, ten days notice being
previously given; and shall con:
tinue in office one year, and
until the election and qualification OF
@! their successors and all male inhabi-
tants of said town. who shall have
attained the aye of twenty-one years,
and resided therein thirty days imme-
diately preceding the election, shall be
entitled to vote for said Intendant and
| Wardens.
SEC. 4. That the said election shall be
| held in some convenient public place in
said town from eighto'clock in the morn
! ing until four o'clock in the evening
and when the polls shall be closed, the
managers shall forthwith count the
votes and declare tho election, giving
notice in writing, to the persons elect
| ed. The Intendant and Wardens for the
lime being shall always appoint the
Managers to conduct the election. who,
before they open the poll for said cleo
ton shall take an ath fairly and impair
TALLY To conduct the same. And the
Intendantand Wardens before entering
upon the duties of their Offices, shall
respectively, take the oat!, prescribed by
the Constitution Of this State, and
also the following oath, to wit: "As
Intendant Tor Warden) Of the town of
Bamberg, I will equally and impair
TALLY, to the best Of my ability, eXer-
else the trust reposed in me, anu
will Use my best endeavors to preserve
the peace and carry into effect, according
to law, the purposes for which I have
been elected: So help me God" And If
any person., upon being elected Inten-
dant Warden, shall refuse to act as such
he shall forfeit and pay to said Town
Council the sum Of twenty dollars, for
the use ofsaid 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, more
than one year.
SECS Thatin case avacancy should oc-
curin the otlice'of Intendantorany of the
Wardcns, by death, resignation, or other
wise, an election to fill such vacancy
shhll be held, by the appontnent of