The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-25
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ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
.itsa PASSED BY THE
lEGIsLATuRE--sEssIoN 1870 AND 1871.
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its,fs PASSED BY THE
lEGIsLATURE--sEssIoN 1870 AND 1871.
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AN ACT to charter the Town of Florence.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina now met and sitting in General As
sembly, and by the authority of the same, That
from end after the passage of this act, all and
every person or persons who shall have RESIDED
In the corporate limits Of the Village of Flor
ence for two months, are hereby declared to be
members of the corporation hereby to be crea-
ted...sssks
SEC. q That the said persons shall, from and
after the passage of this act, become a body
polite and corporate, and shall be known and
called by the name of the Town of Florence,
and its corporate limits shall extend one mile
In every direction from the corner Of Front and
Dargan streets, in said town.
SEC. 8. That the ssif town shall be governed
by an intendant and four wardens, who shall
hare resided in the State for one year, and
within the limits Of the corporation for sixty
days Immediately preceding their election.
The said intendant and wardens shall be elect
ed on the second Monday of the month OF
April, in each year, ten days notice being pre-
viously given, and shall continue in ot1ce one
year, and until the election and qualification OF
their successors; and all male inhabitants OF
t6e said town. who shall have attained the age
of twensy-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
inSthe 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, 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 lmparti.
: 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
wsrdensl Of the Town Of Florence, 1 viii
equally and impartially, to the best Of ny abii-
ity, exercise the trust reposed in me, and will
use nv best endeavors to preserve the peace,
and carry into effect, according to law, the pur-
pose for which ] have been elected: So help me
God" Aud 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, Tor 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 persons 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 the
wardens, by death, resignation or otherwise,
an election to fill such vacancy shall be held,
by the appointment of intendant or warden or
Eardens, as the case may be, ten days prevl-
ous notice beng given; and in case OF SICK
ness or temporary absence OF the intenoant,
the wardens, forming council, Shall De en-
powered to elect one OF their number TO act us
intendant during the time.
81 SEc.6. That the intendant 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
NAV. as often as may be necessary, summon
the wardens to meet in council, any two OF
whom shall, with the intendant, or any three
wardeDs constitute quorum to transact Dusl-
meas. 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 common seal, which shall be- h1ed 10
oil their ordinances, may sue and be, sued, may
plead and be impleaded in any court OF law or
equity in this State, and purchase, hold, pos
cess and enjoy to them and their successors, 10
perpetnity, or for any term OF years 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 sum OF ten
thonsand dollars. And the intendant and war
dens shall have full power to make and estabA
Ish all such rules, bylaws and ordinances re-
specting the roads, streets, markets and police
az said town, as shall appear to them necessary
and requisite for the security, welfare and con-
yenience of said town, or for preserving health,
order. peace and good government within the
same: and all the bylaws, rules and ordinan.
ces the said council may make shall, at all
times. be subject to revisal or repeal by the
General Assembly of this State. And the said
council may fix and impose fines and penalties
for the violation thereof, and appropriate the
same to the public uses of said corporation !:
Provided, That no punishment shall exceed
fifty dollars, or thirty days imprisonment. /.
SEQ. 7. That the intendant and wardens OF
said town shall have full and only power to
grant or refuse licenses to keep taverns, or reT
tail spirituous liquors within the corporate linn
;ts of said town, upon such conditions, and un-
1ar such circumstances, as to them shall seem
r;oht and proper: Provided, That in no In
stance shall the price Of license to keep q
tavern, tavern or to retail spirituous liquors. be fixed
at = less sum than is established b., the laws
Tor this State; and all moneys paid for licenses,
and for fines and forfeitures for retailing spirl-
tnous liquors, keeping tavern and billiard ia
bies within the said limits, without licenses,
shall be appropriated to the public uses OF @ said
town: Provided, That the intendant and war
dens, duly elected and qualified, shall not nave
power to grant any license to keep tayeIns
or retail spirituous liquors., to extend oe-
yond the term for which they have been elect
Sec 8. That it shall be the duty Of the in
tenGant and wardens to keep all roads, streets
and ways within their corporate limits open
and and in good repair. They shall have power to
compound ..rI with all persons liable to work the
streets, ways and roads in said town, upon