The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-05

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establish conditions, forms andreg 1lations for the
admission o. pupllss to the Institution, and; to
prescribe such rules and by5laws az they, in their
judgment, shall deem necessary for tho manage
ment and good government Of the Institution.
SECS. That all Acts or pats Of Acts inconsis-
tent with this Act be, andthe sameare hereby, re-
pealed. C-+
Sec. 6. That this Act shall take effect ffom it's
passage. -. ...s,-~ t..
Approved, March the 7th, A. D. 1871. s..
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| AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN OF FLORENCE.
SECTION I. Be Il enacled by the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the State of Soutt Carolina,
n1oac met and sitting in General assembly, and jy
Tie authority Of the same, Tha. from and after the
passage Of this Act, al and every person or per-
sons ~ho shall have resided in the corporate lin
its Of the village Of Florence for two months, are
hereby declared to be members OF the corporation
hereby to be crested. :--.-- ~. .....
| SEC. 2. That the said persons shaH from ana
after the passage Of this Act, become body poll
| tic and corporate, and shall be known and called
by the name OF the town OF Florence, and it's cor
porste limits shsH extend one mile in every direc-
ton from the corEcr of Front and Dargan streets,
| in said town. .- ---...- .-.s...
SEC 8. That the said town shall 5e governed by
an Intendant and four Wardens, who shall have
resided in the State for one year, aDd within the
limits Of the corporation for sixty days immediate
| ly preceding their election. The said Intendans
ard Wardens ehal be elected on the second
Monday OF the month of April, in EACH
year, ten days notice being previously
given, and shall continue in Office one year,
and until the election and qualification of theic
successors; and all male inhabitants Of the said
toGn who shall have attained the age of twenty
one years, and resided therein two months in
naedistcly preceding the election shall be entitled
to vote for said Intendant and Wardens. 1z.
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 in the
evening; and when the polls shall be closed the
Managers shall forthwith count the votes and de-
clare the election giving notice in writing to the
persons elected. The Intendant and Wardene for
the time being, shall always appoint the Managers
10 conduct the election, who, before they open
the polls for the said election shall take an oath
fairly and impartially to conduct the same. And
the Intendsnt and Wardens, before entering upon
the duties of their Offices, respectively take the
oath prescribed by the Constitution of the State,
and the following oath, to wit: Gas IntendantS
(or Wsrdenz} Of the Town Of Florence, L will
equally and inpartially, to the best of my abli-
ty, exercise the trust reposed in me, and will use
my best endeayors to preserve the peace, and car
~ into effect, according to Law, the purpose for
which have. been elected: So help me Cod
And if any person, upon being elected Intendant
or. Warden, shall refuse to act as such, be shall
forfeit and pay to said Town Council the sum Of
twenty dollara for the use OF said town; Provided
That no person who has attained the age Of sixtyI
years shall be compelled to serve in either Of the
said Offices. nor shall any other person be COM
PEELED to serve more than one year In any term OF
| three years. .-.' ~- - - = f.,
| SEC. 5. Thati in case any vacancy should Occur.
in the Office Of Intendant, or any Of the Wardens,
by death, resignation or otherwise, an eiectionto
ill such vacancy shall be held, by the appointment
of Intendant or Warden or Wardens, as the case
may be, ten days previous notice beisg given;
and in case of sickness or temporary absence OF
the Iutendant, the Wsrdens, forming Council,
shall bc empowered to elect one Of their number
to act as Intendant during the time.
| SEC. G. That the Intendant and Wardeps duly
elected and qualified shall, duung their term OF:
service, seyeralr and respectively, be vested with
all the powers OF Trial Justice or other inferior
Court; and the Intendant shall and msy, "a often
as may be necessary, summon the Wardens to
meet in Council, any two Of whom shall, with the
lntendant or any three Wardens, constitute a
quorum to transact business, and they shall be.
known by the name Of the Town Council OF Flor
ence. And they and their successors, hereatterto
| be elected, msy have common seal, which stall
be affixed to all their ordinances may sue and be
sued, may plead and be inpleaded in any Court OF
Law or Equity in this State, and purehsse hold,
possess aud enjoy to them and their successors,
in psrpetuity, or for any term of, years, any
estate real or personal, or mixed, and sell, alien,
or convey the same: Prorided, The same shall
not exceed, st any one time, the sum OF t. thou
sand dollars. Aud the Intendant and Wardens
shall have full power to make and establish all
such rules, bylaws and ordinances respecting the
roads, streets, markets and police of said town,
as shall appear to them necessary and requisite
for the security. welfare and convenience OF said
town, or for preserving health, order, peace and
good government within the same; and I'll the
bylaws, rules and ordinances the said Council
may make shall, at all times, be subject TO- revisal
OF repeal By the General Assembly of this State.
And the said Council may 6x and impose fines and
penalties for the violation thereof, and appropri-
ate the same to the public uses Of said corpora
ton: Procidsd, That no punishment shall exceed
dfty dollars. or thirty days imprisonment.
SEC. Z. That the Intendant and Wardens OF said
town shall have full and only power to grant or
refuse licenses to keep taverrs or retail spiritu-
GUS liquors within the Limits of said town, upon
such conditions, and under such circumstances,
as to them shall seem right and proper: Pro1lded,
That in no instance shall the price OF = license to
keep tavern or to retail spirituous liquors, be
fixed ct . less sum than is established by the laws
or this State; and all moneys paid for licenses,
and for fines and forfeitures for retailing spirit
uous liquors, keeping tavern and billiard tables
within the said limits, without licenses, shall be
appropriated to the public uses Of said town:
| Prouided, That the 1ntendant and Wardens, duly
elected and qualified, shall not have power to
grant any license to keep tayerns retail spirit
uous liquors, to extend beyond the term for which
they have been elected.
Sec. s. That it shal! be the duty Of the Intend
! ant and Wardens to keen all roads strs.ts and