The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-01-08

not less than ten days nor more thar
ninety days, for each oifense.
Sec. Z. Every police Judge, marsha
and policeman appointed under thii
act shall be qualified elector OF sucf
city, and before entering upon the dis
charge of his official duties shall take
and subscribe and cause to, be flee
with the board an official constitution.
al oath and for the faithful discharge
OF duty.
Sec. 8. The annual salaries of the
following named officers shall be fixed
by order of the board within the fol.
lowing limits, namely: The marshal
not less than two hundred dollars nor
more than two thousand dollars per
annum, and the policemen each not
less than ten dollars nor more than
sixty dollars per month.
Sec. 8. All fines and forfeitures col
lected by the mayor, intendent or city
recorder upon charges for the violation
paid into the county treasury of the
county in which. each city is located,
for the use of the common school fund
of such county. All fines and forfei-
lures collected by the mayor, intendant
or city recorder upon charges for the
violation of city ordinances, and all
fees of officers collected by the mayor,
1ntendant or city recorder under any
act of the Legislature or city ordin-
ance, for services shall be by him paid
into the city treasury for the use of
the general revenue fund of such CITY.
Sec. 10. During the timo that the po-
lice government Of any city is admin
istered under this act, all acts of the
Legislature and all ordinances of such
city III so far as the same are in con-
ilict or inconsistent with this act shall
be suspended and shall remain inopera-
tive.
Sec. IL. When the government of
such city under this act shall cease.
the board shall turn over to the CITY
clerk all the records and papers of the
board, and thereafter they shall be
deemed records and papers of the city
clerks office.
Sec. IL. Whenever the said State
board shall deem it no longer neces-
sary to continue the government of any
such city in the manner provided for
by this act, the said State board shall
issue and cause to be puclished in a
daily paper publishedat the State capi.
tai their proclamation to that effect,
and thereupon the mayor and council
shall reaSsume tho government of the
police of such city. under the ordin-
ances and laws thereof as existing
prior to this act, appointing such Off
GERS as may be appointed aud provid-
ing for the election OF such officer or
officers as may be elective; and to that
end, il there be q vacancy in such CON
tingency in any elective office, the
mayor and council shall have power
and authority to fill such vacancy by
appointment until an election NAV be
held and the functions and salary of
the marshal and the policemen and of
the Board OF Police Commissioners
shalt cease and determine upon the ap-
polntment ani qualification Of n police
force by the mayor and council after
such proclamation. That nothing in
this act contained shall be so construed
as to disqualify any member of any
previous police forco OF any city from
holding appointment under the Board
OF Police Commissioners, at their dis
erection, nor to disqualify any member
OF a police force appointed by such
board from holding appointment under
the mayor and council afterwards
And nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to prevent the said State board
from again appointing another Board
OF Police Commissioners for the same
city, Whenever they may deem it advis-
able or necessary for the better or
more perfect government of such city,
in which event and as often as such
event may so occur, this act as to such
city shall again be of full force and ef-
feet
Sec. r. This act shall take effect
immediately upon its approval.
Sec. l3. Whenever the word "city
is used in this act the same shall be
construed to mean "city" or town"
Sec. H. All acts and parts of acts
which are inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed.