The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-04-18
LAWS OF THE STATE.
Acts and Resolutions Of the General
Assembly Of South Carolina.
Published by Authority.

and House Of Representatives of the State Q
South Carolina now met and si.cicilng in Gen
eral Assembly, and by the authority of tn
same; That all persons, citizens of tn
United States, who are now or may hereaf
ter becSne inhabitants of the town Of Mid
way, shall be deemed and arc hereby declar
led to be body polite and corporate, ant
that said town shall be known by the name
of Midway, and its limits shall be deemed
and held to extend four hundred and fft.
yards in each direction from the present rail
road depot in said town. -. :.
SEC. 2.-Fhe said town shall be governed
by an ihtendant and four wardens who shall
be elected on the fourth Monday in March
next. on which day, as we'll as on the fourth
Monday Of March of each year thereafter
an election shall be held fol-
on intendant and four wardens, who shall be
citizens of the United States, and shall have
been residents of said town for sixty days
Immediately preceding said election, at such
places in said town as the intendant and war
dens shall designate, ten days public notice
thereof being previously given, in writing,
and that all male inhabitants of SAID town of
the age Of 81, who shall have resided therein
60 previous to said election shall be entitled to
vote for said intendant and wardens, and the
election shall be held from nine o'clock in
the morning until three o'clock in the after
noon, when the polls shall be closed, and the
managers shall count the votes and proclaim
the election, and give notice thereof to tile
persons elected, and that the intendant and
wardens for the time being shall appoint the
managers Of the ensuing election. That tho
intendant and wardens, before entering up
on the duties of their respective Offices, shall
take the oath prescribed by the constitution
of this State, also the following oath. to-wit:
"As intendant Cor wardep) of the town Of
Midway, l will equally and impartially, to
the best of my ability, exercise the trust re-
posed in me, and use my best endeavors to
preserve the peace, and carry into effect ac-
cording to law, the purposes of my appoint
mont. So help me God"
SFo. 3. That in case vacancy shall oc-
cur in the Office of intendant Or any of the
wardens, by death, resignation, removal from
the State, or from any other cause, an cleo
tion shall be held by the appointment of the
intendant aud warden or wafdoss es Sfne cuse
may be. ten days notice thereof, as aforesaid,
being given; and in case Of sickness or tenn
porary absence of the intendant or any OF
the wardcns, the wardens forming council
shall be empowered to elect one OF themselves
to act as intendant during such sickness or
absence.
SEC. t. That the intendant and wardcns,
duly elected and qualified, shall, during
their term ofscrvicc, scvcrally and respect
lively, be vested with all the powers OF trial
Justices or other inferior courts in this State,
in matters civil and criminal, within the
limits of said town. That the intendant
shall, as often as occasion may require, sum-
mons the wardcns to meet him in council, a
majority of whom shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business, and shall be
known by the name of the ';town council Of
Midway" and they and their Successors
shall have common seal, anu they shall
have power and authority to appoint, from
time to time, such and so many persons to
act as marshals and constables, as they shall
deem cxpcdient and proper, which officers
shall have all the powers, privileges and
emolumcnts, be subject to all the duties, pen
alties and regulations provided by tho laws
of this State for the Office Of constables; and
the intendant and wardens in council shall
have power and authority under their corpo-
rate seal, to ordain and establish all such
rules and bye-laws and ordinances respecting
the streets, ways, public wells and watering
places market and police Of said town, and
representing health, peace, order and good
government within the same, as they may
deem cxpedient and proper; and the said
council may afix fines for ofenscs against
such bye laws and ordinances, and appropri-
ate the same to the use of the corporation,
but no fine shall exceed fifty dollars. All
fines may be recovered by an action tor debt
before proper tribunal.
sno. S. That the said council shall have
power to abate and remove nuisances within
the limits of said town, and also to classify
and arrange tho inhabitants liable to police
duty, and to require them to perform such
duty as occasion may require, and enforce
the performance thereof under the same
penalties as are now, or may hereafter be-.
established by law: Provided, always, never
tbeless. that the said town council shall have
power to compound with persons liable to
such duty, upon such terms as they shall by
ordinance establish.
Sec. G. That it shall be the duty Of the
iutendant and wardcns to keep all streets
and ways which may be necessary tor public
use within the limits of said town open and
in good repairs; and for that purpose they
arc hereby vested with all hopowors, rights
and privileges, granted by law to county
commissioners, within the limits of said Town,
and for any neglect Of duty they shall be IL II.
able to the pains and penalties imposed by
law upon county commissioners for like nc
glcct, and they are hereby exempt from the
Performance Of road and police duty, and
the inhabitants of said town are hereby ex,
empt from road and police duty outside o.
the limits of said corporation.
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