The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-06-07

! ercise and discharge tho trust re.
posed in mo, and will endcavor to
carry into effect tho purposes for
which l have been elected: So
help INC God" Aud that tho suid
lntondant and any two Of tho
Wardons shall constitute q quo
rum for the transaction of bust
ness and in case of tho death,
resignation, or absence from town
OF the lntendant aforesaid, tho
said Wardons, or a majority of
thom, shall elect from among
| themselves an Intendnnt to fill
such vacancy occasioned rs atore-
| said, and that in case Of death, re-
;; moval from offico, or resignation
of any Of tho said Wardcns, thon,
and in such case, tho Intcndant t
and any two Wardens shall ap-
point a time and place for election
OF another Warden to fill tho va
cancy so occasioncd, after having
given ton days previous notice Of
said election.
SEC. 10. That tho Intendant
may, rs often rs occasion may re.
! quirc, summon tho Wardons to
meet together aud tho snid In
tcndant and Wardens shall have,
and are hereby vested with full
and ample power, from time to
time, under their common seal, to
mako all such Ordinances, rules
regulations relative to tho streets,
roads, ways and markets of tho
said town, rs they may think
proper and necessary, and estab-
lish such bylaws rs may tend to
preserve the quiotudc, peace, safe
ty and good order Of tho inhabi-
tants thereof, not inconsistent
with tho Constitution and laws of
the State, and that they may i'm
pose fines and penalties for the
violation thereof, which may be
recovered in summary way be-
foro the said Intondant and War
dcns, os hereinafter provided, and
each and every ono of them shall
be y Magistrate, Trial Justice, or
Justice Of tho Peace, rs either OF
such officers shall exist in this
State, within tho limits Of tho said
town, and shall otherwise bc YES.
ted with all power and authority
that such officer may bo vested
with throughout tho State, except
in civil cases : Provided, ncrerthe.
less, That all such Ordinances, by.
laws, rules and regulations &C
made, bo duly promulgated, and
that no such fine in any ono case
and for any single offence, shall
eXcood tho sum Of fifty dollars.
Sec. 20. That whom any fine
imposed by the said Intondant
and Wardons by virtuo Of this
Act, shall exceed twenty dollars
the samo may be recovered before
any Magistrate, Trial Justice OF
Justice Of tho Peace for Sumter
County, and when such fine shall
be for twenty dollars or under
they may be recovered bcforo tho
said Intondant aud Wardons, O,
any thrco Of thomj all which fines
wl;cn recovered, shall be applied
to tho use Of said town.
SEC. 81. That tho said Intend
ant and Wardcns shall havo full
and exclusive power to grant OF
rcfuso licenses to keep tavorne, to
retail spirituous liquors, or to
keep billiard tables within the
corporate limits Of said town, and
to regulate the prices of the same
Provided, That tho said licenses
shall not bc fixed at lower rate
than now, or hereafter to DO cs.
tablished by law. And thoy shall
havo power TO impose such re.
strictions and conditions upon the
manner OF using and exercising
such licenses as they may think
proper, and all moneys paid fol
such licenses as Court of General
Sessions, for retailing or keeping
billiard tables without licenses
within the corporate limits Of said
town, shall bo received by said
lntendant and Wardcns for tho
use of said corporation.
SEC. 20. That tho said Intend
ant and Wardcns shall have power
and authority to impose tho fol-
lowing annual taxes for the uses
and purposes Of the said town
that is to say, twenty cents on
tho value Of each one hundred dol
lars Of real estate within tho cor.
porato limits Of said town, Cox.
ccpt the real catatc Of churches
and institutions Of lcarning,) the
valuo OF such real estate for tax.
alton to be asccrtained and assess
cd as hereinafter provided for, not
exceeding twenty cents on each
ono hundred dollars Of tho pro
cceds Of all salos Of goods, wares
merchandise, in said town, not cx
ceeding three dollars on each
pleasure carriage drawn by one
horse not exceeding fivo dollars
on each pleasure carriage drawn
by two or moro horses not OK
cocding five dollars on each vehi
Gle Of any kind kept for hire OF
profit, and drawn by ono horse
not exceeding ten dollars on each
vehicle Of any kind kept for hire