The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12

establish conditions forms and regulations for the
admission o: pupls to the Institution, and to
psescfioe such rules and by-laSs as they, in their
Judgment shall deem necessary for the mansee
ment and good government of the Institution.
SEC. 5. That all Acts orparts of Acts ipconsis.
tent with this Act be, and the ssne are hereby re-
pealed. ~
SEC. 6. That this Act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, March the 7th, A. D. 1871.
An ACT TO INCORPORATE TIE TowS OF FLORENCE.
SEcTIoS |. Be enacted by tie $es.cie and Ho,s,-
Of Representatives. Of the STATE OF Scri, f,,yofaa,
no,o met and sitting IN General lsSens5g, ad b.,
the authority oftte same, That from and after the
passage Of this Act, all and every person or peg
who shall have resided in the corporate linn
its of the village of Florence for two months, are
hereby declared to b. members OF the corporation
hereby to be created.
SEC. 2. That the said persons shall, from ald
after the passage Of this Act, become body poll
tic aud corporate, and shall be known and called
by the name Of the town OF Florence and it's coz
porate limits shall extend one mile in every direc-
ton from the corner Of Front aud Dargan.streets,
in said town.
SEC. 3. That the said town shall be governed by
an lntendant and four Wardens, who shall have
resided IN the State for one year, and within the
limits Of the corporation for sixty days immediate
ly preceding their election. The said Intendant
and Wardens shall be elected on the second
Monday Of the month OF April, il each
3aO haip
given, and shall continue in Office one year,
and until the election and qualification of their
successors; and al male inhabitants Of the said
town who shall have attained the sge of twenty
ono years, and resided therein two months I'M
mediately preceding the election shall be entitled
to vote for said Intendan. and Wardens.
SIC. 4. That the said election shall be held i'll
some convenient public place in said town, from
six O'CLOCK in the morning unit! six O'Clock in the
evening; and when the polls shall be closed the
Managers shall forthwith count the votes and de-
clare the election, giving notice in writing to the
persons elected. The Intendant and Wardens, foe
the time being, shall always appoint the Managers
to conduct the election, who. before they open
the polls for the said election, shall take an oath
fairly and impartialy to conduct the same. And
the duties Of their Offices, respectively, take the
oath prescribed by the Constitution OF the State,
and the following oath, to wit: "As Intendant
(or War6ens) Of the Town Of Florence, I will
equally and impartially, to the best of my abili
ty, exercise the trust reposed in me- and viii use
my best endeavors to preserve the peace, and car-
r. into effect, according to law, the purpose for
which have been elected: So help ME Cod. ,
And if any person, upon being elected Intendant
or Warden, shall refuse to act as such, he shall
forfeit and pay to said TsRn Council the sum Of
twenty dollars. for the OF said town. Preceded,
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 COM
PEELED to serve more than one year il any term OF
three years.
SEC 5. That in case any vacancy shouli occur
in the ofsr Of Intendant, or any of the Wardens,
by death, resignation or otherwise. an election to
fill such vacancy shall be held, by the appointment
! CT Insendant or Warden or War,ens, az the case
may be, ten days previous notice being given;
and in case of sickness or temporary absence Of
the Iatendant, the Wardens, forming a Council,
shan be empowered to elect one Of their number
to act as Intendant during the time
SEC 6. That the Intendsnt and Wardens duly
elected and qualified shall, during their term OF
service severally and respectively, be vested with
all the powers OF Trial Justice or other inferior
Court; and the Intendant shall and may, as often
as may be necessary, summon the Wardens t,'
meet in Council, any two OF whom shall, With the
lntendant, or any three Wardens, constitute
quorum to transact business, and they shall be
known by the name Of the Town Council OF Flor
ence. And they and their successors, hereafter to
6e elected, may have common seal, which shall
be affixed to all their ordinances, may sue and bo
sued. may plead and be impleaded 10 sny Court OF
Law or Equity in this State, and purchase, hold,
possess and enjoy to them and their srccessors.
in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any
estate, real or personal or mixed, and sell, alien,
or convey the same; Preceded, The same shall
not exceed, at any one time, the sum OF t. thou
sand dollars. Aud the Intendant and Wsrdens
shall haze full power to make aud establish an
such rules, bylaws and ordinances respecting the
roads, streets. markets and pcios of said town,
as shall appear to them necessary and requisite
for the security welfare and convenience OF said
town, or for preserving health, order, peace and
good government within the same; and all the
bylaws, rules and ordinances the SAID Council
may make shall, at all times be subject to reyisa
or repeal By the General Assembly Of this State.
And the said Council may 6y aud impose ines and
penalties for the violation thereof, and appropri-
ate the same to the public uacs Of said corpors-
ton: P,octdeai, That no punishment shall exceed
fifty dollars. or thirty days Imprisonment.
SEC. Z. That the Intendant and Wardens of said
town shall have full aud only power to grant or
refuse licenses to keep taverns, or retsil spritu-
ous liquors within the limits Of SAID towa. upon
such conditions, and under such circumstances,
as to them shall seem right and proper: Preceded
That in no instance shall the price of license TO
keep tavern, or to retail spirituous liquors, be
fixed at less sum than is established by the laws
or this State; and all moneys paid for licenses,
and for fines and forfeitures for retailing spirit
uous liquors, keeping tavern and billiard tables
within this said limits, without licenses, shall DO
appropriated to the public uses OF said town:
P,orided, That the Intendant and Wsrdens, duly
elected and qualified, shall not have power to
grant any license to keep taverns or retail spirit
uous liquors, to extend beyond the term for which
they have been elected.
SEC. s. That it shall be tbs duty Of the Intend
ant and wsrdens to keep all roads. streets and
ways within their corporate limits open and in