The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-28

some convenient public place in said
town, from eight O'Clock A. NJ. until Ave
O'Clock T. NJ. and when the polls shall
be closed. the managers shall forthwith
count the votes, and declare the election,
and give notice thereof, in writing, to
the lntendant therein being. who shall,
within two days thereafter, give notice,
or cause the same to be given, to the
persons duly elected: Provided, That the
lntendant and Wardens now in office
shall continue until their successors are
elected and qualified
SEC. 2. That oil laws now of force. in
relation to the election Of Intendant and
Wardens. except SO far as hereby re-
pealed, be and continue in forco.
SEQ. 8. That the Intendant aud Ward
ems OF the said town of Georgetown are
hereby vested with oil the power and au-
thority over tho poor within the town of
Georgetown, which, by the law, now be-
long, or may hereafter belong, to the
County Commissioners of GEORGETOWN
County over tho poor Of said County;
and, for the purpose of raising funds to
provide for the comfort and support of
the said poor, the said Intendant and
Wardens may assess and collect poor
tax on the taxable property of the said
to IN, In the came manner as they assess
and collect taxes thereon for the support
OF tho government of the town: Pro
oided, That said tax shall not exceed ten
(l0) per cent. on the amount of taxes
therein paid to the said town: Provided,
further, That the taxpayers OF the said
town OF Georgetown shall not be taxed
Tor the support of the poor outside of
the corporate limits of said town.
Approved 9th January, a. D. 1872.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO HUNDRED
AND sEvENrY-NINE OF THE CODE OF PRO.
CEDURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CARO-.
LIMA.
Be ii endcled by The Senate and House OF
Representatives Of The State of So,t,h Caro-.
Una, nou met and sitting in Genera
Assembly. and by the authority Of The
same. That Section two hundred and
seventy-nine of the Code of Procedure
be amended by striking out the word
second" from the first line of said
Section.
Approved January 8. 1872.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE MOUNTAIN
EER FIRE ENGINE COMPANY, OF wALHAu
La, SOUTH CAROLINA.
SECrroN /. BE 1: enacted by Me Se,,ot.
and House Of Representatives Of The STAT
Of iSouth Caroiina, nou met and sitting j,
General Assembly, and ty The authority o.
Me same. That William Koeber. Johr
Dale. A. Brennscke, S. s. Smeltzer
Martin Ansel, p. Hoyto, H. Stucke
Jacob Schroeder, Jr., Jamcs Watson, anf
their successors in office, shall be knowr
by the name and style Of the Mountain
eer Fire Engine Company, of Walhalla
South Carolina, be, aud they are hereby
created and constituted body corporate
and polite. with capital stock not te
exceed five thousand dollars, with the
right to sue and be sued, plead and be
lmpleaded, in any Court of competent
jurisdiction, to have and to use com
mon seal, and the same to ater at will
and pleasure, and with all the rights
privileges and immunities that a>e now
or may hereafter be, secured by law tt
like incorporated bodies
SEC =. That this Act shall be deemed
u public Act, and shall remain in fore,
Tor the term of fourteen years.
Approved January s, A. u. 1872.