The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-04-17

'7c years, and have resided there
n three months previous to the
election, shall be entitled to vote
')r the said lntendant and Ward
,As the election to be held from
zen o'clock in the morning until
;wo O'Clock in the afternoon ; and
when the polls shall be closed, the
Managers shall count the ballots,
and proclaim the election, aud
give notice thereof, in writing, to
the persons elected: and that the
Intendant and Wardens, before
entering upon the duties Of their
office, shall take the following
oath, to wit: "As lntendant Cor
Wardcn) of Pendleton, I will sup
port and defend the Constitution
Of the United States, and this
State, and equally and impartially,
to the best Of my skill and ability,
exercise the trust reposed in me,
and will use my best endeavors to
preserve the peace, and carry into
effect, according to law, the pur-
pose Of my appointment: So help
me GoG."
SEC. 3. That in case vacancy
shall occur in the Office Of Inten-
dant or Wardens, by death, reslg-
nation, removal from office, or ab-
scnce from the State, an election
shall be held by the appointment
Of the Intendant and Wardens. as
the case may be, thirty days pre-
vious notice being given; and in
case OF The stckucss or temporary
absence of the Intendant, the
Wardens, forming q Council, shall
be empowered to elect one of them
selves to act as Intendant during
the time.
SEC. 4. That the Intendant and
Wardens duly elected and quail
fed shall, during their term of
service, scverally and respectively,
be vested with all the powers Of
Trial Justices Of this State, within
the limits Of the said village, ex-
ccpt in trials Of civil cases; that
the Intendant shall, as often as oc-
caSion may require, summon the
Wardens to meet him in Council,
u majority of whom shall consti-
tute q quorum for the transaction
Of business, and shall be known by
the name Of the Town Council of
Pendieton and they and their sue
cessors in Office shall have q COM
mon seal, and shall have power
and authority to appoint. from
time to time, sach and so many
proper persons to act as Consta-
bles as they shall deem eXpedient
and proper: which Constables shall
have all the power, privileges and
emolumcnts, and be subject to all
the duties. penalties ana regula-
tions provided by the laws Of this
State for the Office Of Constable ;
and the Intendant and Wardens
in Council shall have power, un-
der their Corporate seal, to ordain
and establish all such rules, by
laws and ordinances, respecting
the streets, ways, market and po-
lice of such village, as shall appear
to them proper for the security,
welfare and convenience of the
village, and for preserving health,
peace, order and good government
within the same; and the said
Council may afix fines for offences
against such bylaws and ordinan-
ces, and appropriate them to the
use Of the corporation; but no fine
shall exceed twenty dollars and
when fines shall exceed ten dollars,
they may be recovered in the
Court Of Sessions for Anderson
County; and when they arc Of the
amount of ten dollars, or under,
they may be received before the
Intendant and Wardens: Prorided,
Nothing herein contained shall
empower the said corporation to
ordain or establish any BYLAWS ,or
ordinances, inconsistent with, or
repugnant to, the laws Of this
State and all SUCH bylaws and
ordinances shall, at Ill times, be
subject TO the revisal or repeal Of
the Legislature.
Sec. 5. That the said Intendant
and Wardens shall have power to
abatc and remove nuisances with
in the said limits, and to classify
and arrange the inhabitants liable
to police duty, and to require them
to perform such duty as often as
occasion may require, and to en-
force the performance thereof: un-
der the same penalties us arc now
or may be hereafter established by
Iaw;and that the SaidIntendantand
WardenS, or any Of them, upon
view thereof, or upon complaint
lodged, on oath, arc hereby re-
quircd and authorized to issue
warrants against al offenders, and
cause them TO be brought before
them, or him, and. upon an exam
ination, shall either release, admit
to bail, if the offence be bailable or
commit to jail, such offenders, rs
the case may require; and the
Shcrit; of Anderson County is here
by required to receive and keep
the person so committed until dis
charged by due course Of law.
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