The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-16
THE CITY OF ANDERSON.
! following is the Charter of the
If Anderson Us it passed the Gene.

ssembiy al lts RECENT session
I il enacttd by the Senate and House
) representatives. Of the State Of South
s;na now met and sitting in General
a--sl5iiy;,, ii;, end by the authority Of .he
ErroS ]. That from aud after the
S sge of this Act, all citizens of this
having resided twelve months with.
4 State and six months within the
rate limits of the city Of Anderson,
be deemed uud are hereby declared
Az politic and corporate; and the
incorporation shall be called and
In by the name of "The City ofAn.
n !" and its corporate limits shall
de all of the area embraced in o
III whose centre is the Court House
I55&,hose radius is one mile.
q @ The said city shall be governed
N[ayor and six Aldermen, who shall
sizens of thu United States, and who
) be persona that actually reside in
orporate limits of the said city, and
q so resi'led at least twelve months
ediatel, preceding the dag of their
iop fhe said Mayor and Aldermen
BIZ known and called the City Coun.
s. Anderson, and shall be elected on
second Monday in August of the
sSent year, and at the same time in
second year thereafter, and shall
~ their Offices for the term of two
b and until their successors shall
= been elected and qualified. The
or and any three Aldermen, or any
Aldermen, shall constitute quorum
he purpose of transacting the bust
s of said corporation, or exercising
powers herein granted to the said
4 Council or the said Mayor and AL
ben.
be. 3. All male inhabitants of the
4 city who have resided within the
Sorate limits thereof for six months
] preceding any election for members
j member of the said City Council,
who are qualified to vote in State
Slions, shall be entitled to vote in
D election: Provided, That no person
j be allowed to vote Mt any such cleo
who shall not have registered his
be as a voter with the Clerk of the
/ Council, to be entered by him in a
X or books to be kept for that pur-
:, before twelve o'clock meridian of
tenth day next preceding every such
|tion, and obtained a certificate of
] registration from the said Clerk,
.ch certificate shall be presented to
managers when ne offers to vote and
Ap up by them. The Mayor and AL
pen of said city shall give at least
days notice, by advertisement III one
pore newspa srs published therein, OF
time and place of said election, to.
Der with the names of the three Man
p appointed by them to conduct such
stion i; and the same notice shall also
ie the hours and place of registration.
book or books of registration shall
kept securely by the Clerk of said
Council and turned over to tho
pagers on the day Of election Irovi-
That the said book or books shall
lnbject to public inspection, and any
77cn shall be permitted to make copies
lefrom when the said City Clerk is
actually engaged in the registration
! voter.
&c. 4. The election shall be held in
|e convenient public place in said
from nine o'clock in the forenoon TO
O'Clock in the afternoon, and shall
conducted by the Managers appointed
iforesaid, who shall be sworn by the
gor Or sn Alderman, CT, e there be
|Ich person, then by the Clerk of the
iult Court for Anderson County, fairly
impartially to conduct such election
make q true return of the result
Feof When the polls arc closed, the
pagers shall forthwith proceed to
nt the votes and make statement of
whole number of totes cast in such
zion, together with the number cast
each person voted for as Mayor, and
number cast for each person voted
as Aldermen, and shall transmit q
ihcate OF the same in sealed en-
'pe, with the certificates of registra-
taken up by them in suc' election,
ne Mayor of said city, and if there
40 Mayor, then to the Clerk of the
uit Court for Anderson County. and
SAD Mayor or Clerk of Court shall.
lealateiy upon the receipt of the
'ft OF the Managers, open and publish
same by announcing the whole num-
OF votes cast in the election, and the
lber for each person voted for as
'or, and rs Alderman. He shall
eeuipon declare the person receiving
highest number of votes for Mayor
elected to that Office, and the per-
seceiTiIs tho highest number Of
ior Aldermen, in number equal to
of Aldermen to be chosen.
elected to said offices. And such
or and Aldermen before entering
the duties of their respective Off.
snail take the oath of Office prescrib.
y the constitution Of this State, and
"a oaIn against duelliDg, aud in addition
eto the following oath, to Wit: "As
or Tor Alderman) of the CITY of
erson, will faithfully and impar.
:, 70 the best Of my ability, exercise
lauat feposed in me, and will use my
;, e9ueavors to preserve the peace and
INTO effect, according to law, the
'oses S for which I have been elected.
elp me God"
C. o. In case q vacancy occur in the
OF Mayor or any of the Aldermen,
ieath, resignation, or otherwise. an
10 ION TO I'll e2ch vacancy shall be held
ne appointment of the MsYor and
,fmen, or Alderman; and In case
oe no Mayor and no Alderman,
ny the appointment of the Clerk of
,IlrcIit Court for Anderson County,
nays notice thereof and a registra.
oi voters to be had as provided in
ON three hereof. Whenever the
VI VI OF said city shall, from any cause,
unable TO attend to the
. OF Ills Office, the C;sy Council shall
power % elect one Of the Aldermen
,So ,;!;. as mayor during such temporary
',i'ty and during the time he Is so
Y, such Alderman 80 designated
oe vested with all of the powers,
q e anu responsibilities attaching to
'tlce OF Mayor of the said city.
g; 8. That the said Mayor, or the
council, and both of them. arc
y vested with all of the powers and
llclion for the violation o: city or
ices as is now given o Trial Justice.
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