The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-17
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE II, 1871.

SEC. ~. That the said lntendant and
wardcns Of the said town of Sumter are
hereby authorized and empowered to
establish and keep up oLc or more pub
lie scales or scale houses, with proper
scales and weights for weighing cotton
and other articles sold by weight in the
said town, by and at the expense Of the
said town
SIC. %. That the sad intcndant and
wardens be, and they arc hereby, nu-
thorized to appoint one or more public
weighers, who shall be sworn By the
said intcndant faithfully to perform the
duties of said Office, and who shall be re-
movable for misconduct or incompetcn.
cy by said intendant and wardens; and
when reference is had to any of tho pub
lie scales used by said weighers, by the
authority Of said intc .dant and wurdcns.
OF the same day that the contract OF
sale is made, the certificate Of public
weighcrs shall be conclusive evidence of
the cotton. or any other article sold by
weights, i'll any court of justice in which
an action shall be pending touching the
weight Of any such article; and the said
ntcndant and wardcns are hereby au-
thorlzcd to assess Il sum not exceeding
ten cents on each bale of cotton. and u
prorort!onate sum on other articles
weighed, to be paid by the seller for the
use of the sad town.
SEC. %. That the public scales and
weights established in pursuance Of this
act, shall be the standard to which all
others in the said town shall conform :;
and it any person shall use, in weighing
amy article whatsoever sold in said town,
weights and scales differing from the
said standard, such persons, on convic-
tion in the court of sessions for Sumter
county, shall be Fl ed and imprisoned,
at the discretion of ;he court
SEc. %. That the said intendan. and
wardens shall have power TO establish
and keep guard house and town prison,
!, ,and to nakc all snitab!c rules and
! 1rezalat;ans s the rrel eg gavernh,eat
of the same; and any of the police, ap-
pointed by the said intcndant and
warions, are authorized TO arrest and
commit to the custody of the said guard
house or town prison. for 4 term not.
exceeding twenty y,iour hours. any person
or persons who may be guilty, within
the corporate limits Of the town, of a
breach of the peace, or Of public
drunkenness. or + open indcccncy, or
any other disorder!y conduct injurious
to the peace, safety aud good order of
the citizens and the said police shall,
whcnevcr necessary, in the discharge OF
their duty. have authority to call the
possc comHojuS Of the said town to their
assistance; and any PERSON so arrested
and imprisoned shall be liable to all the
costs and expenses Of said arrest and
Imprisonment, and be farther liable to
any fine which the said lntendant and
wardcns may impose for their miscon
duet.
Sac 30 That the intenlant and
wardens are hereby authorized and
empowered to make such ordinances as
they may deem cxpcdicnt iu relation to
licensing persons who ;ie, or may be,
engaged i'll and carrying OH any business
within their corporate limits: Provided
That no ordinance shall be made inc,n
sistcnt with the constitution ct this State,
and laws o! the land.
SEC 81 That the intcndant and
warlcus Of the town Of Sumter be, and
they are hereby, authorized to borrow
money by issuing town stock, from time
to time, to tie amount OF twenty thous-
and dollars, i. so much be necessary, foy
tie purpose oi erecting Il market and
town hail, but never in any way OF
form to make the town liable for exceed.
ing that amount i'll ;ho aggregate: Pro.
vidcd, That the private property of the
citizens OF the said town OF Sumter shall
not be liable, in law or III equity, ioi
the payment Of the corporate debts that
shall OF may be created under the
granted powers herein made, or in any
other mode than by u regular and uni
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