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IuOu68t Gu0 SxPooboO VI bdoHfxVt OWU6ks a.
Sec. L. That the power grant orfes7
Intoxicating drinks, be, and the aa,ns ~
hereby, vested I'm, the town GouHel1Of flIess
Townlof Midway, and that they be AlSoss
invested with ell necessary power, BY Oh
dinance, or ordinance to suppfesa or !
regulate. the sale Of nt0xicating dffnkgi1
tobel drunk at the place ewhens ssoId, I'm
upon any Of It's appurtenances, or In g
or upon any of the highways, hstfeets,s -
lanes, alleys, commons, kite hens, stores,
shops, public buildings, booths. stalls, OF
onthouses' Of the said town, orc within
one.fourth of o mile of the present rail.
road depot, In the Town 81 Midway, inpi
the County Of BarnwelI n oProSfdedfo
That no rule or regulation shall be made /.
inconsistent with the Constitution, and
laws Of the State. e
SEC. Is. That this act shan be taken
and deemed as public act iniall courts I
the term Of fourteen years from its pas-,
Approved January sth, a. B. 1872 3se
AnaAct to- Ren6,c the Ii Charter az ssssuss.i.
berry Fe7sy 0per the Cooper Riycr. ,s,,,o,
SECTION 1. Be It enacted By the Senafo
and House of Representatives. OF The =
State Of South Carolina, noW-met and
sitting in General assembly, and by the
authority Of the. same, lfL -.
That the charter of the ferry over the
Cooper River, known as Strawberry Fer
ry, be, and the same Is hereby, Renewed
for the term mof seyen years, from ndssE, 4,
ter the passage OF. this act, and the same
is hereby vested Iii Mrs. Eiizabeth Wa.df
ring, 8 nhor executors, administrations and Il
assigns, subject to like powers, privileges
and limitations astwefe formerly confer y
red upon the ownero Of said fefrybylewgJ
Provided, however, That the following
rates Of ferriage only shall Be charged
and collected, towit:i For foot passengsrxcf
EACH ten, cents; horse, each, ten cents;f
one horse with buggy, wagon or Cart md :
driver, fifty cents tw0l lhofses with earAll
riageg wagon and, driver, seyenty4fiye I,
cents; cattle, ten cents each, long ferri-
age; short feffiage 2 TO qbe :one-half ths Z
above rates. ~: 81 49,, nj,
SEC. 2. All persons attending public
meetings and elections, and children go-
ing TO and ootningfnotn 7school shall beFu
! II Approved January 3; 1sa2 l=as5
an act to. Alter and Aanend ne Charter
" WS 4 OtUIt ~ .0COyASCOIO1ts
8 SEoTIoN1. BED enacted by the Sena&o
and House of Representatives sof the, !,
State of South Carolina, now met aud :
sitting Id General Assembly and BY the
authority. Of the same, 81 ,iisfs y "a ii ~
That so much Of the charter Of the.
town Of Georgetown as determines the
day Of election bes and tho,same Is here
by, amended 30 as to fix the day Of cleo
ton Of Intendant and Wardens of the
town Of Georgetown ON the first Monday
in April, eighteen hundred and seventy.
two (1872), and on the first Monday OF
the same month In every year thereafter I.
Said election to be held in some convent
ept public place Id said town, from eight
O'Clock "a. M. until Ave O'Clock u. III. (
and when the polls shall be closed, the, :,
managers shall forthwith count the votes,
and declare the election, and give notice 81
thereof, in writing, to the Intendant =
therein being, who shall, within two days
give notice, to- the pefs0neE
duly elected: Provided, That the Intend.#
ant and Wardens now in Office shall com
tinue until their successors are elsoted 9
and qualified. 3 ~ .a{is, Z i..
Sec. 2. That all laws now. Of force, in
relation to the election OF Intendant and
Wardens, except 30 far as hereby re.
pealed, be and continue In force.
SEC. 8. That the Intendant and Ward. z
ems Of the said town of GeoHgetoWnared IL
hereby vested with all the power and au-. !,
thority over the poor within the town OF .
Georgetown (which, by. tho law, now be-
long, or may hereafter belongs to, the ,
County Commissioners Of Georgetown
County over the 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 9 poor '.
tax on the taxable property Of the said
town, In the same manner as they assess 4
and collect taxes thereon for the support q
Of the governmental the said town Pro,
vided, That said tax shall not exceed ten
(1O) 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 mot be taxed
for the support of the poor outside of the
limits Of said town.
Approved 9Th January, A. D!1S72. ssFtto
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An act to Incorporate the Mountaineer y.
Fire Engine Company, Of WaNd0a,
South Carolina. . orr :. !Ri;1o s.!3 ~
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate =
and House of Representatives Of the
,to to ~ Go,,fk Noro1ino y1nv1 iiY,,nf nh ~