The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-09

deavor to preserve the peace, and carry
into effect, according to law, the pur-
pose Of my appointment: So help ME
God"
SEQ. 8. That in case vacancy shall
occur in the Offices of Intendant or
Wardens, by death, resignation, removal
| from Office, or absence from the State,
an election shall be held by the appoint
ment of the Intondant and Wardens, as
tho case may be, thirty days previous
notice being given; and in case of the
sickness or temporary absence of the In
tendant, the Wardens, forming Coun-
| Gil, shall be empowered to elect one Of
themselves to act ns Intendent during
the time.
SEC. 4. That the Intendant and Ward
ems duly elected and qualified shall,
during their term of service, severally
and respectively, be vested with oil the
powers Of Trial Justices of this State,
within the limits of the said village, ex-
cept in trials of civil cases; that the In
tendant shall, as often as occasion may
require, summon tho Wardens to meet
him in Council, O majority of whom
shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of business, and shall be known
By the name of the Town Council of
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sors in Office shall have common seal,
and shall have power and authority to
appoint, from time to time, such and so
many persons to act as Constables us
they may deem expedient and proper,
which Oonstables shall have all the pow
er, privileges and emoluments, and be
subject to all the duties, penalties and
regulations provided by the laws of this
State for the Office of Constable; and
the Intendnnt and Wardens in Council
shall have power, under their corporate
seal, to ordain and establish oil such
rules, bylaws and ordinances, respect
ing the streets, ways, market and police
OF such village, as shall appear to them
proper for the security, welfare and con-
venience of the village, and for preserv-
ing health, peace, order and good 60
vernment within the same; and the said
Council may afix fines for offences
against such bylaws and ordinances
and appropriate them to the use of the
corporation; but no fine shall exceed
twenty dollars; and when fines shall ex-
ceed ten dollars, they may be recovered
in the Court of Sessions for Anderson
County; and when they are of the
amount of twenty dollars, or under,
they may be recovered before the In
tendant and Wardens: Provided, No
thing herein contained shall empower
the said corporation to ordain or estab-
lish any bylaws or ordinances, incon-
sistent with, or repugnant to, the laws
OF this State; and all such bylaws and
ordinances shall, ut all times, be subject
to the reyisal or repeal of the Legisla-
ture.
SEQ. 5. That the said Intcndant and
Wardens shall have power to abate and
remove nuisances within the said limits,
and to classify and arrange the inhabi-
tants liable to police duty, and to re-
quire them to perform such duty ms
often as occasion may require, and to
enforce the performance thereof, under
the same penalties as are now, or may be
hereafter established by law; and that
the said Intepdant and Wardens, or any
of them, upou view thereof, or upon
complaint lodged, on oath, are hereby
required and authorized to issue war
rants against oil offenders, and cause
them to be brought before them, or
him, and; upon examination. shall either
release, admit to bail, (if the offence be
ballable,) or commit to Jail, such offend
ers, as the case may require; and the
Sheriff Of Anderson County is hereby re-
quired to receive and keep the person SO
committed until discharged by duo
course of law. And that the said In
tendant and Wardens shall, collectively
and severally, have cognizanco within
the said corporate limits, in all criminal
cases, rs Justices of the Peace and Quo
rum have according to law.
Sec. 6. That the Intendant and Ward
ems Of the said town shall have full and
only power to grant or refuse licenses to
retail spirituous liquors within the said
limits, which license shall be granted in
the same manner, and upon the same
conditions, as they are now, or may
hereafter be, under the laws of this
State, except that the Town Council
shall have power to regulate the price of
licenses to keep taverns and to retail
spirituous liquors: Provided. That in
no instance the price of license 80 to
keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors
shall be fixed at less sum than i, csta.
blished by the law of the State; and all
the powers formerly vested in the Com.
missioners of Roads are hereby granted
to the said Intendant and Wardens
within the said limits; and MI moneys
paid for license, and for fines and
forfeitures for retailing spirituons Ii.
quors, keeping taverns and billiard
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