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best of my ability, execute the trust rt
posed In me, and will use my best er
deavors to preserve the peace and carr
into effect, according to law. the purpc
ses. for which 1 have been elected : S
help me God"
Sec. 5. That in case vacancy shoul
occur in the office of Intendant or any {
the Wardens, by death resignation O
otherwise, an election to fill such vacar
ey shall be held, by the appointment {
the Intendant and Warden, or Wardens
as the case may be, fifteen days motto
being given and in case of the sicknes
or temporary absence Of the Intendant
the Wardens, forming courcil, shall b
empowered to elect one of the Warden
to act as Intendant during the time
SEC. 6. That the 1ntendant and Ward
ems duly elected and qualified shall, dur
ing their term Of office, severally ant
respectively be vested with all th
powers of trial justice or other inferio
courts in this State, within the limits @
the said town; and the Intendant shall
and may, as often as may be necessary
summon the Wardens to meet in coIn
ell, any two of whom, with the Intend
ant, or any three Wardens, may consti
tute quorum to transact business, ant
they shall be known by the name Of til
Town Council Of Union; and they, AM
their successors hereafter to be elected
may have common seal, which shal
be affixed to all their ordinances, ma,
sue and be sued, may plead and be i'm
pleaded in any court of law or equity il
this State, and purchase, hold, and pos
sess and enjoy to them and their success
ors, in perpetuity, or for any term o
years, any estate, real or personal, o.
mixed, and sell, alien or convey th,
same; shall not exceed to any one Tins
the sum of ten thousand dollars. Ant
the said Intendant and Wardens shall
have full power to make and establish
all such rules, bylaws and ordinances
respecting the roads, streets, markets
commercef trade, buildings and police
Of said town as shall appear to them ne
cessary and requisite for the security
welfare and convenience of the sale
town, or for preserving health, peace, or
der and good government within thu
same. And the said council may ii,
and impose fines and penalties and i'm
prisonmcnt in the County Jail for the
violation thereof, and appropriate the
fines to the public use Of the said corpo
ration: Pr'ovided, That no fine shall ex-
ceed fifty dollars for any one offence
and no imprisonment shall exceed TWEEN
ty days; and when any person shall be
charged with an offence for which fine
Of more than twenty dollars Is ordained
the said charge shall be heard and deter
mined in all action of debt, to be brought
in the name Of said Town Council, fol
the recovery of said fine, before cour
having jurisdiction of cause of action Of
that amount for Union County. And il
the fine ordained be not more thar
twenty dollars, or the offence be one fol
which imprisonment is ordained, the
said Town Council, DR. quorum thereof
shall have power to hear and determine
the said charge and render judgment
therein. In all cases Of trials to be hoo
before the said Town Council, as herein.
after provided, the party charged shall
be cited to trial by service upon him OF
q summons, under the hand of the III
tcndant, or any one of the Wardens,
wherein shall be expressed with certain.
ty the offence charged, and the time and
place of trial, which service shall be
made at least five days before the day of
trial.
SEC. 7. That all fines imposed by the
said Town Council for any violation Of
ordinance, or any default in the perform
ance of street duty, shall be collected by
feri facias and the said Town Coun-
Gil shall have power to procure and COM
pcl the attendance Of witnesses by pro-
cess similar to that which, by law, Mag
istrates may use in the trial of small
and mean causes.
SEC. 8. That the Intendant aud Ward
ems of said town shall have full and only
power to grant or refuse licenses for bill
lard tables, to keep tavern, or retail
spirituous liquors within the said limits,
which licenses shall be granted in the
same manner and upon the same condi-
tions as they now are, or may hereafter
be, nnder the laws of the State; and all
the powers vested in the County Com
are hereby granted to the
said Intendant and Wardens within the
said limits; and all moneys paid for Ii
censes, and for fines and forfeitures for
retailing spirituous liquors, keeping
taverns and billiard tables within said
limits, without licenses, shall be appro-
priated to the public uses of the said cor
poration: Provided, That the Intendant
and Wardens duly elected and qualified
shall not have power to grant any IL
cense to keep O tavern or retail spirit
uous liquors to extend beyond ihe term
for which they shall have been elected.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty of the
said Intendant and Wardens to keep all
roads streets and ways within their cor
porate limits open and in good repair,
and for that purpose they are invested
with all the powers granted o.the Coun-
ty Commissioners. They shall also have
mower to levy tax upon the property of
said town, to keep the buildings in said
town for educational purposes in repair.
And they shall also have power to COM
pound with all persons liable to work
the streets, ways and roads in said town
upon such terms as they shall, by ordi-
nance, establish: the money 80 received
to be applied to the public use of the
said corporation. And all persons refus-
ing or failing to pay such communication
shall be liable to such fines and penal
tie as the said Town Council may i'm
pose. And no person, residing within
the said limits, shall be liable to work Oh
any road or bridge without the said linn
its, or be taxed or assessed for the same.
The said Town Council shall have power
to require license fees from the keepers
of ten-pin alleys, or any other pin alleys,
and to grant or .efuse licenses for the
same, upon such terms and conditions,
and subject to such regulations, as they
may, by ordinance, establish. They
shall also have power to require license
fees from itinerant auctioneers, owners
of public drays, wagons, livery stables,
vehicles and horses kept for hire within
the corporate limits Of said town. They
shall also have power to impose an an
nual tax upon the property in said town,
to wit: Upon all real estate, not exceed
ing ten cents on the value Of one hun
dred dollars upon all stock in trade, not
exceeding ten cents on every hundred
dollars worth Of the value of said stock.
The State assessment to be taken as the
basis of taxation. And the said Town
Council shall have power to enforce the
payment of all taxes and assessments
levied by the said Council against the