The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-19

town0f Sumter be, and they are hereby, author
| lied to borrow money by issuing town, stock
, from tine to TINA, to the amount of. tweny thou
sand dollars, if so mnch be necessary, for tn
4 purpose, of erecting market and town hall, bu
never, in any way or form, to make the town LA
bic for exceeding that amount IN the aggregate
Provided, That. private property of the citi
zens Of the said town of Sumter shall not bs
liable, iu law or equity, for the payment of the
corporate debts that shall or may be created
under the granted powers herein made, or in any
other mode than By regular and uniform taxa
ton.
Sec. 80. That the Tntendant and Warden:
shall, within twenty days of the expiration. o.
their tern IF Office, make out and publish full
account Of their receipts and expenditures duriug
their term, and shah pay and deliver to theil
successors all moneys, books, records, papers OF
property in their hand., belonging to the cor
poration. "
SEC. 81. Tint the first election held utter the
passage Of this Act, the Clerk Of the Court Of
Common Pleas for Sumter County, is hereby re-
quired to give ten days public notice Of the time
and place. or places Of holding said election, and
appoint managers to conduct the same: Prori-
ded, further, That Immediately after the close Of
any election held for the election Of ntendant or
Wardens, the Managers shall forthwith proceed
to count the votes, declare Le election, and give
notice of the resu.i thereof in writing, to the
persons elected who, if eligible, shall thereupon
qualify.
Sec. .35. That this Act shall be deemed pub
lie Act, and shall continue in force for fourteen
years, and until the end of the next session of
the General Assembly thereafter.
SEC: 36. That oil Acts or parts Of Acts, incon-
sistent with this Act be, and the same are here.
by, repealed.
| TOWN OF wRIGHTSvILLE.
| SEC. 81. Aad be it further enacted That all
persons citizens of the United States, who now
own, or may hereafter own, dwelling houses in
the village of Wrightsvile, and those who may
occupy such dwelling houses, under lease, shall
be deemed, and are hereby declared to be q body
polite and corporate, and that the said village
shall be called and known by the name of
Wrightsvile, and its limits shall be held and
deemed to extend three. .fourths of a mile in every
| direction from the Episcopal Church.
SEC. SO. Aud be ii further enacted, That the
said village shall be governed by an Iptendant
| and four Wardens, who shall be elected on the
first Monday in April, 1871, and on the same day
in every year thereafter an election shall be held
Cor an Intendant and four Wardens, who shall
always be persons living within the limits of said
villngc, at such place as the Inteudaut and War
deDs shall designate, ten days notice being pre-
viously given and that ell the male inhabitants
Of said village, who shall have attained the age
| OF twenty -onc years, and have resided therein
sixty days previous to the election, shall be enti
tied to vote for said Inten,iaut and Wardens |:
the election to be held from seven o'clock in the
when the polls shall be closed, the Managers
shall proclaim the election, and give notice
thereof, in writing, to the persons elected, and
that the Intendant and Wardens for tho time
being shall appoint three (3) Managers to hold
the ensuing election: Preceded. That the present
Commissioners OF Election do appoint Managers
for the FIRST organic election. and that the 1n-
teniaut and Warilens, before entering upon the
scrib,d by the Constitution of this State, and
also the following oath, to wit GAS In.enlant
[or Warden) of Wrightsville, will equally and
impartialy, to the best Of my skill and ability,
exercise the trust reposed in me, and will use my
best endcavors to preserve the peace and carry
into effect, accordin, to law, the purposes foi
which have been elected So heip me God"
SEC. 80. A"d be /. further enacted, That in
Gaze a vacancy shall occur In the Office of lnten-
dant or any of the Wardens, by death, resigua--
ton, or removal from Office, or absence from the
State. an election shall be held, by the appoint
,aent Of the Iutendan; and Warden. or Wardcns,
as the case may be, ten days previous notice be-
ing given; and in case Of sickness or temporary
absence of the Intendant, the Wardsus forming
Council shall be empowered to elect one Of
themselves to act as Intendant during the time.
SEC. 40. And Be Il further enacted, That the
Intendapt aud Wariens, duly elected and quali-
hed, shail during their time of service, scverally
and respectively, be vested With ali the powers
Of Justices Of the quorum of the State, within the
limits Of said village; that the Iptendant shall,
and may, as often as occasion may require, sum
mon the Wardens TO meet him in Council,
.;o.;,c ~ ,,bon, sh all c,o st;tpfa a nuo,nr, f,r
the transactic- of business, and shall be known
by the name of the Town Council of Wrighis-
vile; and they, aud their Successors in Office.
may have . common seal, and shall have power
and authority to appoint, from time to time, such
and SO many proper persons to act is Const4t.ss,
within their jurisdiction, according to law, as
they shall deem expedent and proper, which Con-
stables shall have al the powers. privileges and
enolumeuts, and be subject to all duties, penal
ties and regulations provided by the laws Of the
State for the Office of cons.ables; and the In
teudant and Wardens in Council shalt have
10 wer under their coporate seal, to ordsin and
establish All such rules. b. iaps and ordinances
Respecting streeis, ways, markets. and police OF
of said village, as shril appear to them proper,
for the security, welfare and convenience Of said
silIsge. .snd Tor preserving hesl,h, peace, order
and good geyefpment within the same; and the
said Council may afix 6nes for offences against
such by -lans. and ordinances, and apptopriate
the sams TO theuse Of the corporation; but no.
sus s'sbsl exceed City dollars, aud whom fines
exceed twenty dollars. they may be recovered in
cousss Of Charleston County and
rhen tii4s ara af tha asnount of txentY doliarsI