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AN ACT to Cha..terthe 7o,,suat 7,,,,,a oy .Bslion
in the County Of anderson dssd jStait
of South Caroli7lo.i $ q "a - sisEiss
SECTION l. Be it enacted-by the Senate
and House of Representative esa of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General assembly, and. by the
lauthority Of tile same, +t9 !. 80 .l's0'y
Thatfrofn and after the passage of this
Act, all citizens of this State, having
Presided sixty days inthe town of Bolton,
shall be deemed, and are hereby
declared to be, q body polite and corc
porate, and the said village shall be call
ed and known by the name ofsBelton.
and its corporate limits ,shall extend
one half mIe in each direction from The
depot in saiu town. Ass aCIfUtl 9tGl
SEC. 2. Fiat the, said town shall be
governed % by an IntendantITa AND six
Wardens, who shall be citizens Of the
United States, and who shallberesdents
Of the said town for sixty days imme-
diately preceding their election, who
shall. .beelected ON the second Monday
In April, 1872, and every year thereafter
On the second Monday i'm January ) ten
days public notice thereof being pre-
yi6usly given, and that all male inhab-
itapts, of the age of twenty-one (21)
years, citizens of the STATE, and who
have resided in said town for sixty days
immediately preceding, ~ the election,
shalt be entitled to vote for said Iuten-
dantand Wardens. --i'.'' ''. :. - ..'
SEC. Thatthe election for Intendant
and Wardens of the said town shall be
held in someconvenient house, or some
other convenient public place in said
town, from nine O'clock in the morning,
until five O'clock in the afternoon and
when the polls shall be closed, the man
ayers shall forthwith count the votes,
and proclaim the election, and give
notice in writing to the persons, elected;
At the first election for Intendant and
Wardens, Messrs. G. w. MCGEE, B. D.
Dean and Ira Williams are hereby ap-
pointed TO act as managers, with author
ity to supply, by appointment, yacan; :;
cles that may occur, from death, refusal
to serve or otherwise. The lntendant
and Wardens SO elected shall appoint
three managers to hold the ensuing and
any subsc9 uent election. The mana
gers in each case, shall, before they
open the polls for said election, take an
oath fairly and iinpartially to conduct
The same. And that the 1ntendant. and
Wardeus, before entering on the duties Of
their respective Offices, shall take the
oath prescribed by the Constitution of
the State, and also The following oathi to
wit :: - AS jntend;lnt Tor Waraent of the
village of Belton, l will equally
and ;llpaMiallY. 10. the best Of myg abGr
ity, exercise The trust reposed III me,
and will use my best endeavors to pre-
serve the peace and carry into effect, ac-
cording to law, the purpose for which l
have been elected: So help me, God" }"
The said Intcndant and Wardens shall
hold their Office from the time of their
election, Until the Second Monday in
Januarycnsuing, and until their sue
cessors Shall be elected and disqualified. =,
SEC. +. That in case a vacancy shall
occur in the office OF Intendunt or any OF
the Wardens, by death, resignation or
otherwise, or in case OF a tie in SAID cleo
ton, an election to fill such: yacal-j
CIV shall be held, by the appointment OF
the Tntendant and Warden, or Wardens,
as the case may be, ten days notice
being given and in case of the sickness
or temporary ABSENCE of the lntendant,
the Wardcns, forming a council, shall be
empowered to elect one Of the WarGens
TO act as Intendant during the time.
Sec. 8. That the Intendant Warcens,
duby elected and qualified, shall, during
their term of service, severally ana re-.
spectiveIy, be vested with all the powerot
Trial Justices, or Justices Of the Peace,
except the trial OF civil causes, and eX-
cept as it may be otherwise provided in
this act, within the limits of said town;
and the Intendant shall and may, as Of
ten as he may deem necessary, summon
the Warlens TO meet in Council any TWO
of whom, with the 1nteudant, shall con-
slitute a quorum to transact business,
and they shall be known by the name OF
the Town Council Of Belton; and they and
their successors in Office, hereafter to. be
elected, NAV have common seal, which
NAV be affixed to all of their Or
dinances. And the said ToWu Council
shall have authority to appoint, from
time to time, as they may see ut, such
and 50 many proper persons to act as
Ng...L,I. ,, rrrcto hIou Gf poii town
Us the said Council may deem necessary
and expcdient for the. preservation OF
peace, good order and police thereof
Which persons, so appointed, shall, With
in the corporate limits Of said town,
have the power and privileges, aud be
subject 10 all the obligations, penalties
and regulations provided by law for the
office Of Constab bles, and shall be liable to
beremoved at the pleasure of said Coun.
eli, and the said Town Council shall
have power to establish, or authorize The
establishment of o. market house IN said
town And the said Town Council
shall have full power and authority,
under their corporate seal, to make all
such rules, bylaws and Oidinan,
ccs, respecting the streets, market
house roads and the business thereof
town, as shall appear to them necessary
and proper for the security, welfare and
convenience, and for preserving health
order and good government within the
same. And the said Town Council may
impose fines for offences against theil
bylaws, rules and regulations and Or
dinances, and appropriate the same tc
the public use of said Town and tho
said Town Council shall have power
to compel the attendance of wit
ncsses, and requiring them to give ev
idcnce upon the trial balore them of any
person or persons for a violation of any
Of these bylaws or ordinances, butnt
fine above the sum Of twenty dolar
shall be collected by the Town Council
except by suit in the court Of compe
tent jurisdiction and provided, also
that no fine shall exceed fifty dollars
and, also, tnat nothing herein contain
ed shall authorize the said Council t