The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-16
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SEQ. 14. hat from and imn eiiRtely
after fths spasssS SO Sof, this1tAct,' ell rand
every person or persons, who'are iconstis
ttitidnally quail toavote for! !membefS
ofstiialG General Sh6seh hiblyt iof stliisi State'
and who may iresld within the present
for SIXTY days INN ediately preceding an
annual election for Intend ndantiand Ward
ems, are thereby S7isstSlsre;aa members Of the
said corp & -,
tgSko3i 16.t That the said persons and
their cJeBsorsi shall from and after the
passage or this ACT, become q body cor:
p5iatt6 and !politit, md shall be known
and; called by the name Of the town Of
Sumter; they shall have a common seal,
may Sue and be- sued,' implead aud be
impleaded, in any court in this State,
and may purchase. hold. possess and en-
Joy to them aid their successors, in per-
petnity, or for any term Of yeurs. any
estate, real, personal or mixed.
SEC 1C" HThat'tie municipal officers Of
said..towp shall be, and are hereby, vest
ed III 6n Int ehdant andsfo Wardens, to
be. chosen t.s hereinaftef me ntioned aud
Directed Who shall bs idenominated the
Intendapt and Wardens OF the town of
Sumter. ana fsliaA Ie persons who actual.
" reside within the limlta of said corpo.
ration and have 80 resided for at least
sixty days Immediately preceding their
SEQ. IT, That on the second Tuesday
tendanto ald WaEdens shall he held ut
such Icbhyenient place or plates within
said ta2h as m1ay be' Designated by said
Intehdant' and 2Wardens; at whioh elec.
tod alf Hloh personsns have been before
DECLARED them bets OF the said cotpora-
ton, shall be entitled 10 vote by general
ballot the' polls 'sGGllo be opened from
g1 III the IN ofning until six i'll the even
SEQ. 18. That the, ,Intendant and War
dens' elected as above directed, before
they, enter 'hpoh' the duliesof their office,
s6au, IN addition to the oath prescribed
in;Settion 80 OF Article II Of the Oonstl-
tuition, take the following oath, to wit:
s.I, as fntentant Tor Warden) of the
town Of Sumter, do solemnIy swear Tor
emrm) that will equally aud impair
TALLY, to the best of my skill and iudg-
ment, exercise and discharge the trust
xeposed in me, and will endeavor. to carry
into effect the purposes for which T have
been elected: So help me God" And
that tile said Intendant and any two of
he:Wardens shall constitute quorum
Tor the transaction of business; and in
:case. ofthe Heath, resignation or absence
IIon town .cs, th6 intendant aforesaid,
the 'ssid Wardens, or o majority OF them,
shall eieGt from among thesihseIYes an I'd.
tahdaht' TO fiilsuch vacancy occasioned ns
1f0rs said, and Tint iii case Sof desthy, re-
,noyhr from o. offce, brIes: gpation Of any of
Tie said Wardeps, then, and id sdct' case,
the 1ntendapt 'and 3anya two. Wardens
shall appoint q ti1as aid place for cleo
tfon Of an6ther Warden to I'LL the
sYacatcy so occssioned. after having
given t6h lays previous noticsfof such
election. ,s io! H"ffNN
4. ...ssSeo..hl9.: Tint the Intendant may, as
often ns occasion may require, summon
the Wardens to meet together; and the
said Intendant aud Wardens shall have,
Rhd are hereby vested with full and
ample power, from time to time. under
their common seal, to make oil such
ordinances, rules md regulations relative
TO the streets, roads, ways and markets
OF Tie said town, rs they may think pro-
/, per and necessary, and establish such
bylaws as may tend to preserve the
.anletnde,' peace, safety and good order
sof the Inhabitants thereof, not inconsist-
ent Will the Constitution and laws OF
the State. and that they may impose
unSS 'Auu peualtleS IOr the VlOlntlOn
Thereof, which may be recovered in O
SUMMARY way before the said Intendant
and Wardens, ns hereinafter provided.
aud 'enoh and every one of them shall be
"a Magistrate, Trial Justice or Justice Of
the Pence, az either of such officers shall
e1iet iii this State. within the limits Of
the said town, and shall otherwise be
VISITED with all power and authority that
such officer mny be vested with through
sSut the Stute, except in civil cases: Pro
,,Et6sl nevertheless. That all such ordi-
,uahces, y-laws. rules and regulations 80
made. be duly promulgated, and that no
. such fine in any one case, md for any
single offence, shall exceed tue sum OF
Atty dollors.
SEc. 20. That when any emo imposed
by the said Intendant and Wnrdens by
virtue Of this Act shall exceed twenty
dollars, the same may be recovered be-
fore any Magistrate, Trial Justice or
Justice Of the Pence for Sumter County,
and when such fine shall be for twenty
dollars or under. they may be recovered
before the said Intendant and Wardens.
or any three of them; nll of which fines,
! when recovered, shall be applied to the
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