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SEC. 10. For any wilful violation OF
neglect of duty, malpractice, abuse or
oppression, the said lntendant and War
dens, jointly or severally. shall be liable
to indictment in the Court Of Sessions,
and, upon conviction, to punishment as
prescribed in the preceding Section, be-
sides being liable for damages to any
person or persons injured.
SEC. 90. That all Acts, and parts OF
Acts, heretofore passed, in relation to
the incorporation of the town Of Flor
ence, be, and the same are hereby re.
pealed.
SEC. 81. That this Act shall be deem
ed public Act, and shall continue in
force until amended, altered or repealed
Approved the 9th of March, A. D.
ISL.
AN ACT to Incorporate tho Town o.
Florence.
SECTION l. Be 1t 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 authority of the same:
That from and Immediately after the
passage of this Act, all and every per.
son or persons, who shall have resided
within the corporate limits of the
Town of Florence for two months, are
hereby declared to be members ofthe cor.
poration hereby to be created.
SEC, 2. That the said persons shall,
from and after the passage of this
Act, become q 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 said town shall be gov
erned by an Intendant and four Wardcns,
who shall have resided in the State for
one year, and within the limits of the
corporation for sixty days I'M
ton. fhe said fntendant and
Wardens shall be elected on the sec
ond' Monday of the month of April in
each year, ten days notice. being
previously given; and shall con,
tinue in Office one year, and
until the election and qualification of
their successors and all male iiihabi-
tants Of said town, who shall have
attained the age of twenty-one years,
and resided therein thirty days imme-
d;ately preceding the election, shall be
rutitich to vote for said Intcndant and
Wardcns.
SEC. 4. That said election shall be held
in some convenient public place in said
town, from six o'clock in the morning
until six o'clock in the 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 elect
ed. The Intendant and Wardens for the
time being shall always appoint the
Managers to conduct the election, who,
before they open the poll for said cleo
ton shall take an cath fairly and impair
TALLY to conduct the same. And the
Intendant and Wardcns, before enter
ing upon the duties of their Office, shall
respectively take the oath prescribed by
the Constitution of this State, and also
the following oath, to wit: "As Intend
ant Tor Wardcn) Of the town Of An
derson, will faithfully and impartiallY,
to the best of my ability, exercise the
trust rcposed in me and will use my
best endeavors to preserve the peace and
carry into effect, u ding to law, the
purpose for whic Ii J have been elected !:
So help me God.n And if
any person, upon being elected Inten-
dant Warden, shall refuse to act as such
he shall forfeit and pay to said Town
Council the sum of twenty dollars, for
the use ofsaid town: Proridcd. That no
person who has attained the age OF sixty
years shall be compelled to serve in
either of said Offices; nor shall any
other person be compelled to serve, more
than one year in any term OF three
years.
SEC. 5 Thatin case avacancy should oc-
cur in the ot1iceof Intendant orany of the
Wardens, by death, resignation, or other
wise, an election to fill such vacancy
shall be held, by the appointment of
the Intendant and Warden, or Wardens,
as the case may be, ten days' previous
notice being given ; and in case OF sick
ness. or temporary absence OF the lntcn-
dant, the Warlens, forming council,
shall be empowered to elect one of
their number to act AS 1ntendant during
the time.
SEnG. That the Intcndantand Wardens
dulEelccted and qualified, shall, during
their term of service, sevcrally and rc-
spectively, be vested with all the powers
of a Trial Justice or other Inferior
Court: and the Intcndant shall,
and NAV, as often as may. be necessary,
summon the Wardens to mcet in Coun-
ell: any two of whom, with thcIntcnd-
ant, or any three Wardcns, may coll
stitutc a quorum to transact business,
and they shall be known by the name
of the Town Council Of Florence; and
they and their SUCCESSORS hereafter to bc
elected, may have acommon. seal, which
NAV be affixed to all the Ordinances;
NAV sue and be sued, plead and be i'm
pleaded, in any Court of Law Of Equity
in this State, and purchase, hold, possess
and enjoy, to them and their successors
in pernetuity, or for any term OF years
any estate, real, personal or mixed, aid
sell. lien any convey the same: Provided
The same shall not exceed, at any one
time, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
And the said Intendant and Wardens
shall have full power to make all sucll
rules, bylaws and ordinances, respect
ing the roads, streets. markets and po-
lice Of said town. as shall appear to them
necessary and requisite for tho security,
welfare and convenience OF the saiu
town, or for preserving health, peace,
order and good government within the
samo said bylaws, rules and ordinances;
the said Council may make shall, at all
times be subject to rcvisa repeal by the
General Assembly Of this State. And
the said Council may fix and impose fines
and penalties for the violation thereon,
and AM appropriate the same to the public
uses of the said corporation
Proritlcd, No punishment shall exceed
fifty dollars or thirty days inlprlsoll'
mCnt. W..
dams of soid town shall have full ant
onIv mower to grant or refuse licenses tc
keep taverns, or retail spirituous liquors
within the corporate limits of salc
town, upon such conditions and, and unaG! a''ni
such circumstances, as to them shal
seem right and proper: Proridca, mat II
no instance that thepricc of licence so te