The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-09

SEQ. z, The SAID town Snail De SOVeIneQ; Dy
an fntendant snd four wardens, who shall be
elected on the second Monday in January next.
and in every year thereafter, ten days notice
being previously given; and all male inhabi.
tants Of said town, who are qualified under the
constitution of this State to vote for members
of the Legislature, aud who have resided there
in twelve months Immediately preceding the
election, shall be eligible to the Office of inten-
dant or wardsns. Male inhabitants, who are
qualified to vote for members OF the Legisla-
ture, and who shall have resided within the
limits OF the corporation for sixty days immedi-
ately preceding the election, shall be entitled
to vote for said intendant and wardens.
SEC. 8. The election OF intendant and war
dens of the said town shall be held at some
convenient public place therein, from six
o'clock in the morning until six O'Clock in the
evening, and when the polls are closed, the
managers shall forthwith count the votes, de-
clare the election, and give notice in writing TO
| the parties elected. It shall be the duty OF
the clerk of the court for Abbeville County, to
| give legal notice and appoint the managers for
| the first election. And the intendant and war
| dens, for the time being, who shall be known
as the 'Town Council OF Greenwood" shall
| give the legal notice and appoint three persons
to manage all subsequent elections, who shall
| manage and declare the same as herein provided
for the first time OF election. The managers
| shall, before they open the polls for any such
election, take an oath fairly and impartially to
conduct the same, and the intendant and
| wardens, before entering upon the duties
| of their Office, shall take the oath pre-
| scribed by the Constitution Of this State,
| and also the following oath, to wit: GAS
| intendant and wardens Of Greenwood, will
| equally and impartially, to the best OF my
| ability, exetciseYthe trust reposed In me, and will
| use my best endeavors to preserve the peace
and good order, and carry into effect, accord
| ing to Law, the purposes for which l have
been appointed or elected. 30 help me
| God" And II any person elected intendant
and warden shall refuse to serve as such, he
| shall forfeit snd pay to the town council OF
Greenwood the sum Of twenty dollars, for the
use Of said town: Provided, That no person
| shall be compelled to serve more than one
| year in any term Of three years.
SEC. 4. In case a vacancy should occur In
the Office Of intendant or warden, by death,
| RESIGNATION or otherwise, an election to fill
such vacancy shall be held by the appointment
| ofthe remaining members Of the town councils
ten days. previous notice having been given,
| and In case Of sickness, or temporary absence
| ofthe intendant, the wardens forming council
| shall have power to elect one Of their number
intendant, pro tenn.
SEQ. 8. That the intendant and wardens
| duly elected and qualified, shall, during their
term Of service. severslly and respectively, be
vested with oil powers Of justices OF the peace,
| within the limits of said town, except for the
trial of small and mean cases, and the inten'
dant shall, as oitens as he may deem necessary,
| summons the wardens tomeet in council, any
| three Of whom shall constitute q quorum to
transact business; and shall be known BY the
| name of the "Town Council OF Greenwood"
as aforesaid, and they, and their successors
n Office, may have and use q common seal.
| which shall be affixed to oil their ordinances
and by their said corporate name may sue and
be sued, plead and be implicated, In any court
| oflaw or equity in this State. The said town
| council shall have full power, under its corpora
| ate sea-, to make all such rules, bylaws and ordi-
nances respecting the roads, streets, markets
| and police Of said town, as shall appear to
| them necessary and requisite for the security,
| welfare, good government sud convenience OF
the same, and for preserving the health, peace
| and good order thereof; but no aue above the
sum oftwenty dollars shall BIO collected by said
| council, except by suit 10 the Court OF Com
mon Pleas for Abbsville County: Provided,
That no fine exceeding fifty dollars shalt be i'm
posed, and that nothing herein contained shall
authorize the said council to make any bylaws
inconsistent with, or r~epugnant to, the Laws OF
| this State. f.
SEQ. 6. That the intendant and uardens
shall have the full and only power Of granting
licenses for billiard tables, to keep taVerns, or
| retail spirituous liquors, within the said limits,
which licenses shall be granted in the same
| manner and upon the sama condition as they
now are, or may hereafter be, granted by the
| county commissioners under the laws OF this
| State; and the powers vested in the, county
| commissioners are hereby granted to the said
| iutendant and wardens within the said limits;
and all money paid for licenses, and for fnes
and forfeitures for retailing spirisuous liquors,
keepine tayerns and billiard tables within the
| said limits without license, shall be approprl-
sted to the public use OF said corporation.
SEQ. 7. That it shall be the duty Of the said
| intendant and wardens to keep all roads, ways
and streets within their corporate limits open
and in good repair; and for that purpose, they
are invested with all the powers granted to
| county commissioners; and for neglect OF duty
| therein, they shall be liable to the same penal
ties as are imposed on commissioners. The in
tendant and wardens shall have power to COM
Mound with all persons liable to work on laid
| roads, ways aud streets, to release such persons
az may desire it, upon the payment OF such
sum as they may deem a fair equivalent there
for. to be applied by them to the use OF said
corporation; and no person residing within the
oaid limits shall be liable to work on any roads
without the said limits.
$40. 8. The intendant and wardens snail
have power to appoint marsbaIs. who shall be
duly sworn in, and invested with all the pow
era constables have by Law, and whose 1uris'
diction and authority shall be confined within
the corporate limits OF said town.
spo O That for any wilful violation or ne