The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-10
OFFICIAL.
Acts. saansl Joint Resolutions
Passed by the Legislature---
Sessions 1870 md Is71.

aS S5-o3a1d
An Actztol GrokttaI RencD and Amend
kAa.GaFterrssSses1ss Certain Ta,sas and
Wages Rhssdfa Mentioned
q SEcTIoa !. 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
authoritypfthe same: 7oln
ASvilhgegc of ST. Stephens.
That from aaaa 4 alter alter 5.!.s paesage of
thisact, all citizens of this State having
resided tweisefmonths within this State
and sixty days in the village of st Ste
phens, siidlI be deemed, and arc hereby
declared TO bed body polite and corpo-
rate, and The said vlllage shall be called
sand known by the name Of st. Stephens,
aud its corporate limits shallextcnd three.
fourths of "A mile in each direction from
the Depot Of the Northeastern Railroad.
SEC, 2, That the said village shall be
governed by an intendant and four war
dens. .g,shosshall be citizens of the United
States, anarwbo shall have resided in
this State ;velyemontbs, aud shall have
been residents Of ths said village sixty
days immediately preceding their cleo
tion, aud who shall be elected on the
fourth Monday in March, 1871, aud on
the Same day in each year thereafter,
ten dayS public notice thereof heing
previously given; and that all male in
-habitants of the age of twenty-one years,
citizens of the State, and who shall have
resided withia the State twelve months,
and in the said village sixty days imme-
diately preceding the election, shall be
entitled to vote for said intendano and
wardens, paupsrs and persons under dis
abilities for crime excepted.
Sec. 3. The said election shall be
held So some onveniont public place in
said village, from eight o'clock in the
morning until faur o'clock in the after
noon, and when the polls shall be closed
the Managers shall Forthwith count the
Tvotes and declare the election, aud give
Notice thereof, in writing, to the inten-
dant therein being, who shall, within
two days thereafter, give notice, or cause
the same to be given, to the pcrsoes duly
elected Provided, the commissioners Of
election of Charleston county shall call
the first election under this act, and
sbalbappoint nanngcrs to conduct the
came, who shall make return thereof to
the commissioners, the same ss other
electioes held in this State. And the
said commissioners Shall count tho vol. S
and declare thesclcctiop, aud notify the
s persons soseleetcd inteudant and war
dens of the said village. The intcndant
and wardens, before entering upon the
duties of their officers, shall. respective
~, take the oath prescribed by the con
stitution Of the State, aud also, the fol-
lowing oath, to wit 'As intcndant Cor
warden) of the :illagc of st. Stephens,
1 will equally and impartially, to the
best of my ability, exercise the trus. re-
posed in me, and viii use my best en-
deavors to preserve the peace and carry
into effect, according to law, the purpo-
ses for which | have been elected: So
help me God" Aud if any person,
uponsbeing elected intendant or warden,
shall refuse to act as snch, he shall for.
felt and pay to the council the sum OF
twenty dollars for the use of the said
village: Provided, That no person who
has attained the age of sixty years shall
be compelled to serve in either of said
z officers; nor shall any other person be
compelled to serve, either as intenda t
i Oh. warden, more than one year in anj
term of three years. The intcndaut and
5 twardens, for the time being, shall alway,
appoint one or more boards Of managers
three managers for each board, to con
= duct ihe election, who, before they open
3 the polls, shall take an oath fairly anc
So impartially to Conduct the same
y & SEC. i. lat in case vacancy #Aal
occur in Office Of Intcndant, or any oil
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troval, or otherwise, an election to fiji
such vacancy shall be held, by order oI
the intendant and wardens, or a majority
of the same, ten days public notice be
ing previously given; and in case Of sick
ness or temporary absence of the inten