The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-03-20

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SECTION l. BE it.enacted by the, Sen
ate and Housed of Representatives 20
! the State of South Caroline, now me
and sitting !ih General Assembly, ant
By, the authority Of the ,same.p ~, Is.
That from and after the passage: Q
this Act, al citizens of this. State, haNins
resided sixty days in the town OF, Mul
'Iihs, shall be deemed; and are hereby
declared to be, a body polite and cor
and known Hthe Sahne oGN1uiHns; Ill
Its corporate, limits shall exteEd-La :
mile North '6netquartrr of d mile 'IIas
and West, and Mie-third Of aIlile South
from stake Which shall be in the crntrt
.orsquare of said town. ;,'''..''-.E '''','5,'
SEC. 9. That the said town Shall bt
governed by all Intendant aid foui
Wardens, who shall be citizens of the
United States, and who shall llave beel
residents OF the said, tewn,for sixty day!
Immediately preceding Their election
and who shall he elected within thirt!
days after the passage ofithis Act, and
every year thereafter, on the second Mon
aay in January, ten days, public notice
thereof being previously given rant
that alti-n&leinlabitaaats: Of tile age!o
twenty-one years, citizens Of the State
anHwho shall have, resided in the ,sail
town for sixty days iimm ediately pfeee.
ding the election, shall be entitled te
vote for said Iptendant and; Wardens. =
E.; SEC" g.. That the election for Tntendan
and .Wardens of the said town shall bt
held in some convenient house, or some
other convenient public place, in the
stid town. from nine o'clock in tho
morning cuptil four O'Clock ip the after
noon, and when the polls sha1Tbc closed
tho3Ianagers shall Acknowledgements the
votes and proclaim The election, and
give mott e, in writing, to the persons
elected. r'be 11ntendant anlsAEardens
Shall app1int tthneNfanagersa It'd hslG tht
ensuing, or any Subsequent, election
The Managers, in each case, shall, before
they iopen the polls for said election
take 3Ilnath .fairlya,pf 1hhpsrtialiytt
conduct the same ;land that tue Inien
dant and Wafdtns, before entering upoT
tho duties of their respective offices
slihll take ther oath prescribed nbY the
Constitution of this State, and, also, tht
following oath, towits .sAsl Intendant
Tor Warden, of the town of Mullins;
will equally and, iimpartially, to the bcs
of my ability, exercise the trust reposet
in ME, and will use my best endeavor
the peace and carry.intO .etlec
according to law, the purposes for which
L have been elected: SO hcl p me, God:'
The said Intepdant and, Wardens shal
hold their Offices from the time Of theil
election until the second Monday il
January, ensuing and until their sue
|cessors shall be.eieoted and qualified.
SEC. 4. That in case a. vacancy shal
occur in the Office of Intemdant, or any
of the Wardens, by death, resignation
.reInpval or Otherwise, ap9hctiOntofi I'll
such vacancy Shall be held, BY order o
the Imepdaatapd9M MardensSos 20 ma
jority ofsthesam e,tenqays' pubHe Hottie
being previously giIveir and, III case q
sickness, or temporary absence of the
Intendant,, the Mardeps, forming ths
Council, shall be empowered to, elect ont
Of Che number to act lntendant during
thefilne. =. .,,,.,..~5 .. ,...n,ra.;5I j..,
Sec 5. That the Intendant and War
dens,i duly elected and qualified, shall
during their term of service; sGverallJ
and respectively, .be vested with all thI
Jurisdiction Of Magistrates or Trial Jus
tices within the limits of said town o cRn6
the 1ntendant shall, and may, as ofteY
as he may deem, necessary, summon tn!
Wardens to meet Ia Council, any two d
whom, with thcfntendant, may con
stitute quorum to transact business
and they shall be known by the name o
the Town Council of Mullins, and they
and tlreirsuceessors hereafter to be elect
ed, may have a common seal, whicl
! shall be affixed to all ordinances; AM
the said Town Council shall have author
I titNto appoint, from time to time, as the,
see fit, such, and so many, proper per
sons b act as Marshals or C0nstables o
the said town, as. the, said Town Counci
may deem necessary and eXpedient fo
the preservation Of lthe'peace, good orde
and police thereof, which petsonsso ap
peinted shall, Withintlie corporate limit
I Of said tow n; haye the powers, privilege
and, ernoluments, and be .subjectto' Ill
THE obligations provided by law for tn
office Of Constable, and shall be tablet
be removed at the pleasure of said Coun
| Gil and the Said aFewn Council shal
haYa power to establish or auth orize thu
! estab lishmeHt of the market house, "a
also. Of o. guard house in said town
And THE saiGgpown Council shall lT:hnv
fuHF power and authority Under i!tifei
corpofatgIseadi TO .pa~s all Isuch rules
| bylaws and ordinances respecting th
fstreets, roads,. marketis hoase, q ipibA
buildings, and the business thereof, OH