The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-03-20

SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State Of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in Cen
eral Assembly, and by the author
ity Of the same: That from and
after the passage of this Act, all
citizens Of this State, having re-
sided twelve months within this
State, and sixty days in the village
Of Lewisville, shall be deemed, and
are hereby declared to be, body
polite and corporate, and the said
Village shall be called and known
by the name of Lewisville, and its
corporate limits snail extend three
fourths of mile in each direction,
from the new store of ". II. Hen
non.
SEC. 2. That the said village
shall be governed by an 1ntendant
and four WardenS, who shall be
citizens of the United States, and
who shall have resided in this State
twelve months, and shall have been
residents Of The said village sixty
days Immediately preceding their
election, and who shall be elected
on the fourth Monday in May,
1872, and on the same day in each
year thereafter, ten day S pu5lg
notice thereof being previously Civ
en-; and that all male inhabitants
of the age of twentyone years,
citizens Of the State, AMI who shall
have resided within the State twelve
months, and in the said village
sixty days Immediately preceding
the election, shall be entitled to
vote for said Intendant and Ward
ems, paupcrs and persons under dis
abilities for crimes excepted.
SEC. 3. The said election shall
be hcd at some convenient public
place in said village, from six 0 clock
in the morning Until Eve O'Clock IN
the afternoon, and when the polls
shall be closed, the ma:agcrs shall
forthwith count the votes and de-
clare the election, and give notice
thereof in writing to the lrtendant
therein being, or cause the same to
be given to the person duly elect
cd: Provided, That Commission
ers of election Of Orangeburg Coun-
ty shall call the first ccction un-
der this Act, and sh.,ll appoint
managers to conduct the same who
shall make return tI.'reof to the
Commissioners, the same rs other
elections held in this State. And
the said Commissioners shall count
the woes, and declare the election.
and notify the persons so elected,
Iatendant and Wardcns Of said viii
lage. The Intendant and Ward
ems, before entering upon the d"
ties of their Offices, shall respect
lively take the oath prescribed by
the Constitution Of the State, aud
also the following oath, to Wit
':As Inteniant (or Wardcn) Of the
village of Lcw;>rillc, | will equally
and lmpartially, to the best Of my
ability, exercise the trust r"posed
in me, and will use ny best cndeav-
ors to preserve the peace, and carry
into effect, according to law, the
purposes for which have been
elected: So help me God" And
if any person, upon being elected
Intcndant or Warden, shall refuse
to act as such, he shall forfeit and
pay to the Council the sum Of
twenty d,lIars for the use Of said
village: Provided, That no per
son who has attained the age Ct
sixty years shall be compelled to
serve in either Of said Offices, nor
shall any other person be compelled
to serve either as Intend mt or War
den more shaa one year in amy term
of three years. The Intendant and
Wardens for the time being snail
always appoint one or more Boards
of Managers, three Managers for
each board, to conduct the election,
who, bef>re they open the polls,
shall take an oath fairly and i'm
partially to conduct the same.
SEC. i. That in case a vacancy
shall occur in the Office of Inter-
dant or any of the Warl"ns, by
death, resignation, removal or 9th
erwise, all election to fill such va
cancy shall be held, by or'jcr of
the lntendaut and War,}cnS, Or a
majority Of the same, ten day 5
public notice being previously CIV
en-; and in case of sickness c. tem-
porary absence of the lntcndant,
the Wardens forming the Council
shall be empowered TO elect one Of
the number to act as lntcndaat ol-
ring the time.
SEC. ). That the Intendant and
Wardens duly elected ami qualitic,l,
shall, during their term Of service,
severally and respectively be vest
nd with all tho DowrrS OF Trial JUS