The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-01
OFFICIAL.
Acts issfa JoEat Resolutions
Passed by The legislature
Session 1870 and 1871.
[Concluo1ed.l
Toson efBraachpiNe.


State, having resided twelve months
within the State, aud sixty days in the
State, aud sixty days in the town of
| Branchvillc, shall be deemed, and are
hereby declared to be n body polite and
corporate, and the said town. shall be
calledand known by tho name of Branch
vile, and its corporate limits shall ex-
tend one nile in each direction from the
hotel between the railroads in said town,
SEC. 109. That the said town shall be
governed by an iptcndant and four war
dens, who shall be citizens of the United
States, and who shall have resided in
this State for twelve mouths, and shall
have been rcsideuts Of the said town
sixty days immediately preceding their
election, and who shall be elected on the
first Monday in February of each year,
five days public notice thereof being
previously given, and that all male in.
haaitants of the age of twenty Que years,
citizens of the State, and who shall have
resided within the State twelve months.
and in the said town sixty days imme-
diately preceding the election, shall be
entitled to vote for said intendant and
wardcns, ranrers and persons under dis
| abilities for crime excepted
SEC. 1,0. The said election to be
held at some convenient public place in
I said town, from eight clock, A. NJ. un-
4 til fvc o'clock p NJ, aud when the polls
shall be clnscd, the managers shall forth
with count the votes, and declare the
elections, and give notice thereof, in
4 siiwriting 10 il;S ihteahIAs -tl,erei., bcisg.
i who shall, within two days thereafter.
give notice, or Cause the sane to be given
to the persons duly elected The inten,
dant and w'r'lcns, before cntoriny upon
I ths duties of their Offices. shall respec.
lively lake tho oath prescribed by the
constitution of tho State and also the
! following oath to wit: AS in,endnnt
Cor wRrdci9 Of the town of Branchyille.
will equally and impar,ialiy, to the
best of my ability, exercise tn, trust
reposed III i,ne, nuc will u Q my best en-
dcaSora to preserve the peace, and carry
into effect, according to luw, the purposes
for which have been elected: So help
me God" And if any person upon
1 beisg elected intondant or warden. shall
l'refuse'to act asisuch, he shall forfeit and
pay to the council the sum of ten dollars
Tor the use Of the said town: Provided.
That no person who has attained the age
OF sixty years shall be compelled to serve
in either of said Offices, nor shall any
person be compelled to serve, either as
intcndant or warden, more than one year
III any term of three years The luton
dant and wardcns, for the time being,
shall always appoint one or more boards
of managers, three managers for each
board, to conduct the election, who.
before they open the polls, shall take an
oath faiyly und iDpartially to conduct
the same.
SEC. IL. That in case a vacancy
hall occur in the Office OF iutendant or
OF any OF the wardens, by death, resig-
nation, removal or otherwise, an election
to ill such vacancy shall be held hy
order OF the intendant and wardens, or
majority Oh tiie satie, nvc uays puuiio
notice being previously given, and In
ease OF sickness or temporary absence OF
the intcndaut, the wardens forming the
council shall be empowered to elect one
of'the number to act as inteudant during
the time.
SEC. liz That the intendant aud
wardens, duly elected and qualified. shall
during their term of service, severally
and respectively, be vested with all the
powers heretofore prauted to magistrates
in this State within the limits of the
said town, except for the trial of small
and mean causes and the intendant
shall or may, as often MS necessary, sum
mon tho wardens to meet in council, any
| two of whonl with the intend ant o.
any three of the waroens may constitute
a quorum 10 transact business aud they
shall be known as the town council OF
Branehvillc, and they and their success
,sois in Office, hereafter to he elected may
have a common seal, which shall be
affixed to all their ordinances, may sue
and be sued, plead and be implcaded, in