The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-25
LAWS OF THE STATE.
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Published by Authority.

House OF Representatives OF the state OF South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General AS
sembly, and by the authority OF the same:
That sll persons, citizens Of the United States,
who now are, or hereafter may be, inhabitants
Of the Town of Midway, shall be deemed, and
are hereby declared, to be body poltic and
corporate, and that said town shall be called
and known by the name of Midway, and it's
limits shall be deemed and held to extend
four hundred and 6fty yards in each direction
from the present railroad depot in said town.
SEC. Q. That the said town shall be governed
by. an intendant and four wardens, who shall
be el.oted on the fourth Monday in March
next, on which day, as we'll as on the fourth
Monday of March Of each year thereafter, an
election shall be held for an intendant and four
wardens, who shall be citizens OF the United
States, and shall have been residents Of said
town for sixty Days Immediately preceding said
election, at such places in said town as the
intendant and wardens shall designate, ten
days public notice thereof being previously
given, in writing; and that all male inhabitants
of said town, OF the age Of twenty-one years.
who shall have resided therein sixty days pre-
vious to the election, shall be entitled to vote
for said intendant and wardens, and the elec.
ton shall be held from nine O'Clock in the
morning. until three o'clock in the afternoon,
when the polls shall be closed, and the mana
gars shall count the votes and proclaim the
election, and give notice thereofto the per sons
elected, and that the intendant and wardens
for the time being shall appoint the managers
to hold the ensuing election. That the inten-
dant and wardens, before entering upon the
duties Of their respective Offices, shall take the
oath prescribed by the Constitution Of this
State, and also the following oath, to wit: "As
intendant (or warden) Of Midway, will
equally and impartially, to the best OF my
ability, exercise the trust reposed in me, and
use my best endeavors to preserve the peace
and carry into effect, according to Law, the
purposes Of my appointment. So help me
God"
SEC. 8. That in case o vacancy shall occur in
the Office of inteudant or any nf the wardens,
by death, resignation, removal from the State,
or from any ether cause, an election shall be
held by the appointment OF the intendaut and
warden, or wardens, as the case may be-, ten
days notice thereof as aforesaid, being given;
and in the case OF sickness or temporary ab-
sence of the intendant, the wardens forming
council shall be empowered to elect one Of
themselves to act as intendant during such
sickness or absence.
SEQ. T. That the intendant and wardens,
duly elected and qualified, shall, during their
term Of service, ssverally and respectively, be
vested with all the powers OF trial justices or
other inferior courts in this State, in matters
civil and criminal, within the limits of said
town. That the intendant shall, as often as
ocnaaion nnny roquire. summon the wardeps to
meet him in council, majority Of whom shall
constitute quorum for the transaction of
the town council Of Midway, and they and
their successors in Office shall have common
seel and shall have power and authority to
appoint, from time to time, such and go many
persons, to act as marshals and constables,
as they shall deem expedient and proper,
which officers shall have all the powers, privi
leges and emoluments, be subject to all the
duties, p:nalties aud regulations provided by
the laws Of this State for the Office OF consta-
Lles; and the iutendant and Wardens in coun.
Gil shall have power and authority, under their
corporate seal, to ordain and establish all
such rules and bylaws and ordinances re-
specting the streets, ways, public wells and
watering places, market and police OF the said
town, and for preserving health. peace, order
and good government within the same, as
they may deem e1pedlent and proper; and the
said council may aff1 fines for offences against
such bylaws and ordinances, and appropriate
tho same to the use OF the corporation, but no
fine shalt exceed fifty dollars. All fines may
be recovered by an action for debt before q
proper tribunal.
power to sbate and remove nuisances within
the limits of said town, and also to classify and
arrange the inhabitants liable to police duty,
and to require them to perform such duty as
occasion may require, and to enforce the per-
formance thereof under the same penalties ns
are now, or may hereafter be, established by
law: Provided, always, nevertheless, That the
said town council shall have power to COM
pound with persons liable to perform such
duty, upon such terms as they shall, by ordi-
dances, establish.
SEC. 6. That it shall be the duty OF the in
tendant and wardens to keep all streets and
ways which may be necessary for public use
| within the limits Of the said town open and
in good repair; and for that purpose they arc
hereby vested with all the powers, rights and
privileges granted by law 10 the county COM
missloners within the limits OF said town, aDd
for any neglect Of duty they shall be liable to
tho pains and penalties imposed by law upon
county commissioners for like neglect; and
they are hereby, individually, exempt from The
performance Of road and police duty; and the
inhabitants Of SAID town are hereby exempt
from road and police duty without the limits Of
said corporation.
SEC. Z. That the said intendant and Wardens
shall have power to compound with persons
liable to work on said strests and ways, and
release such persons as may desire 1t. upor
the p.ymept of such sum OF money as they
may deem fair equivalent therefor. to be ap
piled BY them to the use OF tho said corpora
ton.
SEC. 8. That the said town council OF Mid
vay shall also he empowered to retain, posses
and enioy all such property as they may now b.