The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-25
LAWS OF TIE STATE

LAWS OF. TIE STATE.
Aotssand Joint Resolutions, Passed by
the General Assembly OF South Caro-
lima, Session Of ls70-'sl. 49,
toFF1cIAL.i
AN Aor to grant, renew and amend the char,
tens Of certain towns and villages therein
mentioned. 4
sEcTtos l. Be i 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;
x..,,s, VILLAGE OF, ST. STEPHENS. -
That from and after the passage OK this act.
all citizens of this State, having resided twelve
months within the State, andsiUy days IN the
village of st. Stephens, shall bsr deemed, and
are hereby, declared to- be, q body poliac and
corporate; aadthe said village shall becalled
and known by tha name Of ST. Stepheab, and
its corporate Ipits shall eNteaa sthre- <purtha
otia mile IN each direction from the depot OF
SEC. 3. That the said,villsges shall BE- govern
ed by an. iRtendant> and Sear wafdena> who
shall be citizens Of the United, States, and. who
shall have resided IN this State two 'xe months
and shall have beaae residents esf .1said VIII
lage sixty days ,immedia. ,ly preceding their
election, and who shah be elected on the
fourth Monday In March,. 1871, and on the
same day in each year thereafter ten'days
public notice thereof being previously given;
and that all male inhabitants of the age of
tHenty-one years., citizens of the State, and
who shall have resided wikhin the State twelve
months, and IN the said village >atxty days i'm
mediasely preceding tho election shsh he en-
titled to vote for said insendant and wsrdensi
paupers and persons under. disabilities Toe
crime excepted. e - 81
SEQ 3. The said eleetien shall be- .he}d ss
some convenient pubic place In said dvfhage,
from eight o'clock Ia the morning until four
o'clock In the afternoon; and when thepoals
shall be. closed, the managers shnif forth With
countthe votes and declare the election, aHt
give notice theresa; In writing, to the inten-
dsat therein being, who shall, wftMn'tg days
thereafter, give notlce,ror cause the same TO
be given, to the persons duly elected: Propas'
cd, The commissioners of election Of Charles
tor Gaanty shall cah the flrst election under
this -sct, and shall appoint naanagers to cor
duct the same, who shall make return thereof
: 80. the commissioners, shs samees other cleo
Hons held In this State. Andthe said commits.
eioners shalt count the votes and declare the
election, and notify the persons so elected in'
tendant and wardensef tho said village. The
intendant and wafdens, before entering upor
the dnties.2 their eftee, shall. respectively,
tate tho oath presclibet by the constitution OF
the State; aaaatso the following oath, TO vic:
Gas intendant (or rfwarden) of the Village ID
st. Stephens, will, equally and iimpartialfyE,
to the best of my ability, exercise the trust re
posed IN me, and will use my best endeavors
topreserve the peace and caffy into effect, &C
cordIng to law, the purposes for which have
been elected So help me God: Indh If amy
person, upon being elected intendant or ward
en-, shall refuse to act ,sa such, he shall forfeit
and pay to the council the sum OF twenty dee-
lars tor the use OF the said village: RociSed,
That no person who has attained the age q
sixty yeefk shall be compelled to serve u
either Of safd Offices; nor shal. any osher per-
ser be comReled to serve, either ss An tuGer-
danter aarden. more than .one sear m aaE
term Of three yeafss~ The intendant and ward5-
ems; for the time being, shall always appoint
one armoss boards Of mauasefa ttarse maua-
gers for each boardJ to conduct the election,
who, before they open the. polls. shall take an
oath fairly and impartially to conduct the same.
SEC. 4. That In esse vacancy shall occur in
the office Of insehdant, or of any of the war
deRs, BY dsath, resignation. removal or other
wye; an,slection to ffl such vacancy shall be
held by order Of the intendant and wardens,
or majority Of the same, ten days public
notice being previously given; andm case OF
sickness or Temporary absence, OF the inten-
: daft, the wardens forming the council shall be
empowered to- elect one Of the number to act
ss lntendant during the time. : q.
SEC. 5. That the intendant and wardens duly
elected and qualified shall. dnringtheir term of
servpe, severnAy and respectively, be vested
with all the powers OF trial Justices or justices
OF the peace, as the case may be, I'D this State,
within the limits OF the said village except
for the trial of small and mean edses, and the
lnseHdant, ahall ormay, as often ASH neces.
sary, summon the wardeus TO meet In council,
any three OF whom, With the intendant, shall
constitute a quorum to transact business, and
they shall8e known as the town council of st.
Stephsn's. And they and their successors In
Office hereafter to be- elected, may have a
COMMON seal, which shall be affixed to all o!
their drdlnancesi may sue and be snedi plead
and befappleaded In any court of Justice in
this statesHndf' purchase, hold, possess, and
senJoyto thsah In perpetuity, or fer. any term
of years, apy estate, real, personal or mixed,
and sell, alien, OF convey the same = Rovided,
The same shall not exceed at any one time the
snm OF ten thousand dollars And the said
town council shall haye authority to appoint,
from ttne. to ttme,i as they mag see fit, such
ana So many proper persons to act as marshala
oscoastables OF said village, asS said council
may.deen necessary and expediept for the pre-,
seryatien of the peace, good order and police
thereof, which. persons SO appointed shall,
within! the corporate limits orsaid village, have
the power and privileges, and be subject to all
the obligations, penalties and regulations pro,
vided by Law sfor the Office of constable, and
shall be liable to be removed at the pleasure oil
said council. And the said town council shall