The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-13

the said town, who. shall have attained the age
Of twenty-one years, and resided therein two
months Immediately 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 SIX o'clock in the morning until six o'clock
in the evening; and when the polls shall be
closed the managers shall forthwith count the
votes and declare the election, giving notice in
writing to the persons elected. The intendant
and wardens, for the time being, shul always
appoint the managers to conduct the election,
who, before they open the polls, for the said
election, shall take an oath fairly and imparti-
ally to conduct the same. And the intendant
and wardens, before entering upon the duties Of
their Offices, respectively, take the oath pre-
scribed by the Constitution OF the State, and
the following oath, to Wit /: "As intendant
Tor wardens) Of the Town of Florence, / will
equally and impartiaAy, to: the best Of my abil-
ity, exercise the trust reposed in me, and will
use my best endesyors to preserve the peace,
and carry into effect, according to Law, the pur-
pose for which Ihsve been elected: So help me
God" And if any person, upon being elected
intendant or warden, shall refuse to act as
such, he shall forfeit and pay to said town
council the sum Of twenty dollars, for the use.
Of said town: Provided, That no person who
has attained the age OF sixty years shall be
compelled to serve in either Of the said Offices,
nor shall any other person be compelled to
serve more than one year in any term Of three
years.
Sec. 5. That in case any vacancy should oc-
cur in the office Of intendant or any OF tho
wardens, by death, reslgnatlon Or otherwise,
an election to ell such vacancy shall be held,
by the appointment of intendant or warden or
wardens, as the case may be, ten days. previ-
ous notice being given; and in case Of sick
ness or temporary absence Of the %intendant,
the wardens, forming q council. shall be en-
iptendant during the time.
Sec. 6. That the intendant and wardens duly
elected and qualified shall, during their term
of service, s~everally andrespectively, be vested
with all the powers OF a trial justice or other
inferior court; and the intendant sball and
may, as often as may be necessary, summon
the wardens to meet in council, any two Of
whom shall, with the intendant, or any three
wardens, constitute a quorum to transact bust
ness, and they shall be known by the name Of
the town council Of Florence. And they and
their SUCCESSORS, hereafter to be elected, may
have a common seal, which shall be affixed to
all their ordinances. may sue and be sued, may
plead and be implicated IN any court OF law or
equity in this State, aud purchase, hold, pos
sess and enjoy to them and their successors. in
perpetuity, or for any term ofyesrs, any estate,
real or personal, or mixed, and sell, alien, or
convey the same (: Provided, The same shall
not exceed, at any one time, the sun Of ten
thousand dollars. And the intendant and
wsrdens shall have full power to makesnd
establish all such rules, bylaws and ordi-
nauces respecting the reads, streets, markets
and police Of said town, as shall appear
to them necessary and requisite for the securi-
ty, welfare and convenience Of said town. or
for preserving health, order, peace and good
government within the same; and all the by.
laws, rules and ordinances the said council
may make shall, at all times, be subject to re-
visal or repeal by the General Assembly OF this
State. And the said council may fix and i'm.
pose fines and penalties for the violation there
of, and appropriate the aame to the public
uses Of said corporation: Provided, That nc
punishment shall exceed exceed fifty dollars
or thirty days imprisonment.
SEC. 2. That the ntendant and wardens Of sale
town shall have full and only power to grant o,
refuse licenses to keep tayerns, or retail spirit
uous liquors within the corporate limits Of sane
town, upon such conditions, and under such
circumstances, as to them shall seem right ane
proper: Provided, That in no instance 'shsl
the pzce of a license to Beep q tavern, or to re-
tail spirituous liquors, be- fixed at q less sum
than is established by the law for this State
and all moneys paid for licenses, and for fine:
and forfeitures for retailing spirituous liquors
keeping tavern and billisrd tables within the
SAID limits, without licenses, ehali be appro
prlated To the public uses OF said town Pro-
| vided, That the intendant aud wardeus, duly
elected and qualified, shall not have power to
grant any license to keep taverns or retail spir.
ituous liquors, to extend beyond the term fol
| which they have been elected.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty OF the in
tendant and wsrdens to keep all roads, streets
and ways within their corporate limits open
and in good repair. They shall have power to
compound with all persons liable to work the
streets, ways. end roads in said town, upon
such terms as they by ordinance shall establish,
the moneys 30 received to be applied to the
public use of eaid town; and all persons refus.
ing or failing to pay such Communication shall
| be liable to such fine, not exceeding twenty
| dollars, as the town council may impose.
SEC. 9. The sail town council shall have
power 10 regulate sales ut auction within the
limits of said town, and to grant licenses to
suctioneers Provided, Nothing herein con.
tanned shall extend to sales by sheriff, clerk OF
i court, Judge OF prob te, coroner, executor or
administrator, assignee in bankruptcy, or by
any of the persons out Of the order, decree Of
any court, trial justice or other inferior court.
SEC. 10. They shall :also have power to i'm,
pose an annual tax not exceeding fifty cents on
every hundred dollars Of the assessed value oil
real and personal estate lying within the cor.
porate limits Of said town, the real and persona