Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-02-01
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OFFICIAL.
Acts and Joint Resolutions passed by the
General Assembly Of South Carolina,
Regular Session, 1871 and lo'2'


of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same, That from and Immediately
after the passage of this~act. all and every
person or persons whatsoever, who are
constitutioDally qualified to vote for MEM
hers of the legislature of this State, and
who NAV have resided within the present
corporate limits of the town OF Union SIX
tv days. and their successors, are hereby
declared to be members Of the corporation
hereby Intended to be created.
Sec. 2. That the said persons and their
successors shall, from and after the pas
sage of this act, become body polite and
corporate, aud shall be known aud called
by name of the town of Union, and It's
corporate limi's shall extend one mile, IN
the direction Of ccr dinal points, from the
Spartanburg and Union Railroad depot in
said town, as a centre, and form square.
Sec. 3. That the said town shall be
governed by an lntendant and four Ward
ems, who shall be elected on the second
Monday of September in each year, ten
days notice being previously given, and
shall continue in office for one year, and
until the election and qualification ofthelr
successors; and that all male inhabitants
of said town who shall have attained the
age of twenty-one years, and resided
therein sixty days previous to the election
shall be entitled to vote for said lnten-
daut and Wardens.
Sec. 4. That the election of lntendant
and Tardens of the SAID town shall be
held in some convenient place in said
twou, from niue O'Clock in the morning
until six 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. The. In
tendant and Wardens for the time being
shall always appoint three managers TO
conduct the election, who, before they
open the polls for said election, shall take
an oath fairly and impartial'y to conduct
the same; and the Intendant and Ward
ems, before entering~upon the duties OF
their offices. shall respectively take the
oath prescribed by the constitution OF this
State, and also the following oath, to wit:
'As Intendant Tor Warden of the town
of Union, will equally and impartially,
to the best of my ability, execute the trust
reposed in me, and will u.s. my best en-
deavors to preserve the peace and carry
into effect, according to law, the purposes
for which have been elected: So h,lp me
God,
Sec. 5. That in case vacancy should
occur in the Office Of Intendant, or any OF
the Wardeps, by.death, resignation, or
otherwise, an election to fill such vacancy
shall be held, by the appointments of the
Intendant and Warden, or Wardens, as
the case may be, fifteen days previous
notice being given, and in case OF the sick
ness or temporary absence of the lnten-
dant, the Warde1s, forming a council
shall be empowered to elect one OF the
Wardens to ac. as Intendant during the
time.
Sec. 6. That the Intendant and War
dens duly elected and qualified shall, dur
ing their term of Office, severaliy and re-
spectively be vested with ali the powers OF
trial justice or other Inferior courts IN this
State, within the limits Of the said town,
and the Iutendant shall, and may, as
often as may be necessary, summon The
Wardens to meet in council, any two OF
whom, with the Intendant, or any three
Wardens, may constitute quorum to
transact business, and they shall be known
nv the name of the town council Of l Dion,
and they, and their successors hereafter to
be elected, may nave a common seal,
which shall be affixed to all their ordinan-
ccs. may sue aud be sued, may plead and
be impleaded IN any court of law or equity
in this State, and purchase, hold, possess
and enjoy to them and their successors, IN
perpetuity, or fog any term of years, any
estate. real or personal, or mixed, and Sell,
alien and convey the name; shall not ex'
ceed to any one time the sum OF ten thou
sand dollars. And the said Intendant and
Wardens shall have full power to make
and establish all such rul,s, bylaws and
ordinances respecting the roads, streets,
markets, commerce, trade, buildings and
police of id town as shall appear to them
necessary and requisite for the security,
welfare and convenience Of the said town,
or for preserving health, peace, order aud
good government within the same, And
the said council may fix aud impose fines