The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-13

town council, and before entering upon the
duties of his office he shall give in bond IN
the penal sum of FIVE hundred dollars Tor the
faithful discharge of the same. 80.
SEC. II. Each town council shall, within
one month after the expiration OF their term
of Office. make out and return to their sue
ccssors a full account of their receipts ana
expenditures during their term, and shall
nav over all moneys in their possession, be-
longing to the corporation, and deliver up
all books, records and papers incidental to
their office to their successors: and on failure
to do so, they shall be fined in a SUM not ex-
ceeding Que hundred dollars. to be collected
in any proper action by the town council
Sec. Is. That. said town council shall
have power to lay out and arrange all streets
and roads within said corporate limits, as
the public good may require: Provided, The
land Of no party or parties shall be taken or
appropriated for such purposes without COM
pensation, as now required by law for con-
demned lands.
SEC 1G. That the town council shall have
power to levy town tax on all assessed
property within the limits Of said town, for
the year 1872, Immediately after tho passage
of this act, and proceed to collect the tax
thereon on the following month.
Approved March 4, 1872.
An ACT to charter the Wallhalla Female
College.
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of South Carolina now met and sitting IN
General Assembly, and by the authority OF
| the same:
That DR.. Thomas S. Waring, J. \. Stric-
ling, J. a. Beard DR.. a. +. Norman, c. +.
Watson, Rev. B. Holden. Wesley Pitchford,
Rev. J. p. Smeltzcr, j. J. Norton, W. G.
Keith. j. II. Whitncr H. S. Van Deviere,
S. p. Dendy, r. II. Thompson, j. ?. Miekle
G. NJ. Marlborough, and their successors in
Office be and are hereby constituted body
polite and corporate, by the name and style
| of the 'Trustces of the Wallhalla Female
College," for the purpose of organising, es-
tallshng, conducting and governing the
seminary Of learning in the town of Walhalla
South Carolina, and that the said body pol
itic and corporate, by the said name of the
''Trustces of the Wallhalla Female College"
shall be capable and liable in law and equity
to sue and be sued, to plead and be emplead-
ed. to use a common seal, and to make all
su, h rules and bylaws as they may deem
necessary and proper for the regulation, gov
ernmcnt and conduct of said seminary of
learning. except as is hereinafter provided
for: Provided that said bylaws and rules
be not rcpucnant to the Constitution and
laws Of this State and Of the United States.
SEC. =. That the said board OF trustees
shall hold their Office for the term of twenty
years, and shall be authorized to appoint such
officers as they may deem necessary and
pronor for the organization and government
of their own body. And should any vacancy
pccur in the board, by death, resignation or
otherwise, the said board shall have the pow
Ter to Ell such vacancy.
SEC. 8. That the said trustees and their
successors, shall have and hold all the estate,
uro?crtv and funds now belonging to said
college. and all properties, funds, money and
donations. lcgacics and dcvises which may
hereafter De STdHlcu, 0'h'SSHu WI
devised or given to said college in trust,
nevertheless, for The use and benefit Of said
college. :,
SEC. 4. That the present President, DR..
Thomas S. Waring, shall hold his office dv.
ring the pleasure of the board of trustees, and
shall have full power to appoint all profess
ors, tutors of and in said college, and to re-
move the same at pleasure, ana to exercise
such general supervision and control over
the instructors, affairs and government of
said college as they may deem advisable, sub:
ject to the approval Of the board of trustees:
/ SEC. 5. That the said President shall have
power and authority to confer and award
such distinction, honors, licenses and degrees
as are usually conferred by similar colleges
of the United States. =,
SEC. 6. That this act.shall be deemed and
taken to be a public act, and to continue IN
force until repealed.
Approved March 4th, 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION to relieve R. Famphill,
Treasurer of fMarion County, ofuncollccted
taxes for the year 1868.
Whereas, the books and papers of the