Horry news. (Conwayboro, S.C.) 1869-1877, July 21, 1871, Image 1

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HOlMtY N FAYS. rcui.isiiKO Fit ID A V MOltMXC. T. W. HEATY, Editor. TIIIHIM : $ 2,00 i*?r Yk.vk; or, $1,00 for Six Months, in ailcancc. t{1 ill I'uiitmimicMtiuiiH U'|Mlliiit l?m'nc privato niU'rt'Hl, will bf oliurjfcd ior us mlvcrlliH'iliriilN. M It N r 11 L Y (' A I. K N 1) A U fotf JULY, 1871. j > n~ j* & -c fj 'a ? H Moon's Phases c ~ - 3, s S- ~ T~ > 73 </. J ^ H U, A I ? ? ? 1 I 2 ;l Full Moon, 2d i 4 5 0 7 i*5 0 10 81i. i7in. M. II 12 IV 14 15 10 17 Last Quarter,) 18 1!) l0 21 22 2o 24 Od bh 50m M 25 20 27 23 21) 2,0 New Moon, ?? lid, 12li. vMu.. Friday, July 2b'th. n. m. E fcun ?i*os, 5 12- First Quarter turn sets, 7 10 | 25d l2h 02tn. T A IA7"C< nr Tun nm i mr? jujn v * u U1 i HXi D1 il I Hi. Aa?(l Joint Resolutions, raised by k the General Assembly offtouth Carolina, Session of 1870-71. IOFFICIAL.1 | An Act to amend and Extend the Charter of the Planters and Mechanics* Bank ol South Carolina, and for ! < ther imrijoses therein named. "Whereas tlie capita^f the Planters and Mechanics* Bank ol South Caro- : lina has been reduced, by losses, (rom i one million of dollars to one hundred thousand dollars, whereby the shares,originally worth twenty five dollars ! each, are, at the present time, worth, ' in reality, but two dollars and fifty cents each; and the President Mid Di rectors of the said Dank have petitioned for leave to consolidate their : said shares at that rate, so as to bring them up to their origin tl par value ; Sec. 1. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Uepresentativos of the Stats of South Carolina, now met and silting in General Assembly, and by the authority ol the same. That the J3oard of Directors ol the said bank he, and they are hereby authorized to i consolidate the shares ol the said bank, by calling in their said shares, and issuing one share of the par value of twenty-five dollars for every ten of viien present snares, so tMat tlie mini- j bcr of shares shall be reduced from forty thousand to lour thousand : Provided, however, That the said bank shall, at the request of stockholders now holding less tiiart ten shares, re. deem the said shares at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per share. Sqc. 2. That the said Board of Directors, before reducing and consolidating the said shares, shall give at* least thirty days1 public notice, in one or more of the newspapers of the city ? llivii Hi mil !S?J (.() consolidate, reduce and redeem the stock of th3 said bank'; and, from and after the day fixed and ho publicly notified for the said consolidation, reduction and redemption of the said shares, no one shall be considered or held to be a stockholder of the said bank who has not received is, new certificate for the consolidated snares at twenty-five dollars per share; Provided, always, That the holder ol any number cf original shares under ten shall be at liberty to sell and assign the same to whomsoever he may choose, by endorsement upon the certificate held by liim, which endorsement shall, without transfer at the bank, entitle the asciirno/i i /\ /!/????/> n>l ? \\*\ A ?-4 - n iw IUV; I UUL'III |)LiOU OI the said shares or the consolidation of them, whenever he has acquired or holds ten or more shares, at the price or rate as in thp first section of this net provided. Sec. 3. The said Hoard of Directors I arc hereby further authorized and em- J powered, from time to time, to increase I the number of shares and the capital of the said bank at any time after thirty days1 notice of their intention so to do, published in one or more of the newspapers of the city of Charles ton, to a number not exceeding in the whole twenty thousand shares, each share to be of the par value of twentyl.vii ?J ic -? ii v u uuiiiir?, mm iu iijiuii dooks ui SUUgcriptions fofT^eh additional slnnes, ; under such regulations as they shall 1 presenile: Provided, always, That the > stockholders shall have preference in subscription to the increased stock, in j proportion to the amount then held by them. See. 4. The said bank is hereby further authorized to receive deposits, in such sums, and at such times, as* the Board of Directors may state, by public. advertisement, and pay the same, with a stipulated rate of interest upon ( L thetuv at stated periods, the interest to V<;. K v_i^. VOLt ho O'liil i?? mniinit ?' * '" 1 1 wv, .1IVIIV J , Ml TM V?J UlilCCU ill , the credit of said depositors, upon the same terms and conditions as the original deposits. Sec. 5. The present charter of the ; bank is hereby, altered and amended, | at in the previous sections of tits act is provided, and in all other respects the said charter is hereby confirmed as ii I if those provisions had been originally incorporated in tbe said charter, and the said charter is also extended for a period of twenty-one years beyond its < present termination. Sec. 0. That all other powers herein conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Planters and Mechanics' Bank be, and the same arc hereby conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Bank known as the Union Bank of South Carolina, which charter is also hereby amended and extended in the ! same manner, and that they shall have the same powers as are herein conferred. See. Y. That the charter of the People's Hank of South Carolina be, and the same is hereby renewed for the term of twenty-one years from and after the sixteenth day of December, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three. % See. 8. That the said bank, during? ? said term of twentv-ono years, shall enjoy all the privileges, rights, powers, immunities and benefits which it now enjoys under the existing charter of said bank. See. 0. That this act shall be deemed a public act. Sec. 10. That this act shall not be construed to exempt any of the banks named from State or municipal taxa tion. Approved December 0, 18*70. An Act to Grant, Renew anrl Amend the Charters of Certain Towns and Villages thereiu mentioned. See. 1. I5e it enacted by the Senate and flouse of Representative of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and bv the authority of the same* Yilhi'jo of St. Stap/icns. That from and after the passage of this net, all citizens of this State, hav mg resided twelve months within this State and sixty days in the village of St. Stephens, shall he deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate, and the said village shall be called and known by the name of St, Stephens, and its corporate lim-* its shall extend three-fourths of a mile in each direction from the Depot of the Northeastern Railroad. Sec. 2. That the said village shall bo governed by an Intcndant and four Wardens, who shall be citizens of the J United States, and who shall lmvc resided in this State twelve months, and shall have been residents of the said village sixty days immediately preceding their election, and who shall he elected 011 the fourth Monday in March, 1871, and on the same day in each year thereafter, ten days' public notice thereof being previously given ; and that all male inhabitants of the ago of twenty-one years, citizens of the State, and 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 Wardens, paupers, and persons under disabilities lor crime excepted. Sec. 3. The said election shall he held at some convenient public place in said village, from eight o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in the afternoon, and when the polls shall he 1-1 %r .... - * closet; me managers shall forthwith count- the votes and declare the election, and give notice thereof, in writing, to the Intendant therein being, who shall, within two days thereafter, give notice, or cause the same to ho given, to the persons duly elected : Piovided, The Commissioners of Election of Charleston County shall call the first election under this Act, and shall appoint Managers to conduct the same, who shall make return thereof to the Commissioners, the saino as other elections held in this State. And the said Commissioners shall count the votes and declare the election, and no lily the persons so elected Iutendant and Wardens oi the said village. The Intondai|^<4Uul Wardens, before entering of their oft* oca, ' v f , , ,|,w , hiTii i - IT ? * Hi An lii(Ioj>c*i CONWAYBOB^ ,S. C, shall, respectively, take the. oath scribed bv the Constitution nf . J " ~ * ~ *"v" * * \ State, and, also, the following oath, to wit: "As Intondant (or Warden) ol the village of St. Stephens, I will equally and impartially, to the best ol my ability, exercise the trust reposed in me, and will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry into elfect, according to law, the purposes for which I have been elected : So help mo God." And if any person, upon being elected Inlcndant or Warden, shall refuse to act as such, he shall for feit and pay to the Council the- sum of twenty dollars for the use of the said village: Provided, That no person who has attained the age of sixty years shall be compelled to servo in either of said offices; nor shall any other person be compelled to serve, either as Intendant or Wardct, more than one year in any term of three years. The Intendant and Wardens, for the time being, shall always appoint one or more Boards of Managers, three Managers for each Board, to conduct the election, *vho, before they open the polls, shall take an oath fairly and impartially to conduct the same. See. 4. That in ease a vacancy shall occur in the office of Intendant, or any of the Wardens, by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, an election to iill such vacancy shall be held, by order of tlie Intendant and Wardens, or a majority of the same, ten days' public notice being previously given and in ease of sickness or temporary absence of the Intendant, the Wardens fbnning the Council shall be empowered to elect one of the number'to net as Inlendant during the time. See. 5. That the lntenduiit and War deny, duly elected and qualified, shall, diving their term of service, severally and 1 especlively, be vested with all the power? of Trial Justices, or Justices ol the Peace, as the ease may be, in this State, within the limits of the said village, except for the trial ol small and mean causes ; and the Intcndanl shall, or may, as often as is necessary, summon the Wardens to meet in Council, any throe of whom, with the Intcndant, shall constitute a quorum to transact business; and they shall be known as the Town Council of St. Stephens ; and they, and their successors in ofliee hereafter to be elected may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to all of their ordinances ; may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any Court ol justice in this State, and purchase, hold, possess and enjoy, to them and their successors, ia perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate, real, personal or mixed, and sell, alien or convey the same: Provided, The same shall not exceed, at any one time, the sum of ten thousand dollars. And the said Town Council shall have authority to appoint, from time to time, as they may see lit, such and so many proper persons to act as Marshals or Constables of said village as the said Council may deem necessary and expedient for the preservation of the^Mae, goudorder, and police therto appointshallJ^BgHAS^^^^Knto oj said vi('r and privileges, the tions, , provided b Const able 'III. I x.. . at tho pleasure, And shall bo liable (JNHra||jwfcod at the pleasure of said CuraSEsflgpd the said Town Council ry^ESsSSS^ power to establish, or aull ^M^^^^Pestnblidiment of a mark* t^Kggw9Rtid village, also to authorize ^g^H^HBishment of a guard house, ntQ^H^9Hn'ibc suitable rules and re!a?EERH|v>r keeping and governing "ffiHH^B&iul, until the said guard ' GflSSgstablished, they shall be aut J^JggJj^Ue a room in the) common 'omit v of Charleston, lor I. no?BHs?ucnt ol all who may bo subjocO'w^nyfc committed for a violation of ati^ >?<li nance, rules and regulations of said town. And the said Town Counc il, or the said Intondant and Wardens, in person, any one or more ol tliem, may authorize and require any Marshal of the town, or any Constable specially appointed for that purpose, to arrest and commit to the said guard house or jail ol Charleston County, as the case may be, for a term not exceeding twenty-lour hours, any person or persons who, within the corporate limits of said town, jttm RHHJul X K ? ? ulont Journal. FRIDAY JULY 21, may bo engaged in a breach ot the ; peace, anv riotous or disorderly con'net, open obscenity, public drunken,Krs or any conduct grossly indecent, 1 or daumr0US to tjlo citizt.-ns of said towu, or i, v tliem. And it shall j be the duty c- (jic Town Marshal or 1 Constables to nrrtsw Ja commit all , such offenders when rc<j,;r0(j HO l() t|(>) I and who shall havo pVer lo CftU t(,! their assistance the pos$> c0mi(mtlt8i if need be, to aid in makina s>lll.|1 niTCSi; and, upon the failure of sYa 0fl|cers u> j perforin such duty as 'L^ed, they shall, severally, be subjeeJC such fine8 j and penalties as the Towr{Jouneil mny impose upon them. Ami ->?\ l)crsons s0 imprisoned shall pay the r?.(s ,uuf eX. polities iucidcnt. to t'heii- iiH.jS0I,,m.n(i which said costs and cx|?*"T,s slm|| bo collected in the same man,//^,ls js .,vu vided for the collection 9>/'a\ms imposed for the violation off ordinances rules and regulations: lb-m idcd, Thai such imprisonment shall not exempt the party from the paynicnt ol any line the Council may impose lor the offence which he, sho or thoV may have committed. And the said fjown Council shall have full power and authority under their corporate seal, to make all 1 ' such rides and regulations thereof, as well as the police system o( the said town, as shall appear to tlnmi necessary and proper lor the security, welfare and convenience, and for preserving health, order and good government within said town. Ami the laid Town Council may impose lines iVI- oltenees against their by-laws, rules and regulations and ordinances, and appropriate the same to the public usA of said town ; and the said Towtl Council shall have the same pow< r tliat Trial Justices of the Peace i <>u hn\l?or may hereafter have, to compel thilattcndanco of witnesses, and reijuiriAg them to give evidence uj>on the trial before them of any person or persons for a violation of any of their ordinances, by-laws, rules or regulations ; I but no line above the sum of twenty-live dollars shall he colleccld by said Council, except by suit in the proper Courts of Justice in 1 his State; and, also, that nothing herein contained shall author j izo said Council to make any ordinance or by-law inconsistent with, orjrepugnant to, the laws of. the State. I I Sec. G. That the said Intendaiit and Wardens, or a majority ol then)}, shall have power to abate and reniavc all nuisances in said town ; and it shall be their duty to keep all roads, Kva\s, bridges and streets in said town open and in good repair ; and for that) purpose they nro invested with all the powers of County Commissioners or Commissioners of Roads, for and wit hin the corporate limits of the said town; and they may lay out jnow streets, close up, or otherwise iklter those now in uso ; and shall have1 full 1 powei to classify and arrange the i inhabitants or citizens of said town iliablo to street, road or other public unity therein, and to force the performance of such duty under such penalties as are now, or shall hereafter be, prescribed by law ; and they shall have power to compound with all persons liable to work the streets, ways and i . i i - > - iwiiw* 111 ?uiu io>\ ii, upon sucn terms as their ordinances or by-lays may establish, or their rules and regulations require, the moneys so received to be ' applied to the public uses of said town; and nil persons refusing to labor, or 1 failing to pay such commutation, shall be liable to such fine, not exceeding twenty dollars for any one year, as the said Town Council may impose; and they shall have the power to enforce the payment of such fine in the same maniuM' as is now, or may bo hereafter provided for the collection of County taxes. And the said down Council shall have power, with the consent of the adjacent land owners, to close all such roads, streets, and ways within the said town as they may dt-ein neccs 1 it . - - i - n - / - miry, i?y mu hiik: 01 me Trochoid therein, either at private or nuhlio sale, as they may adjudge best for the interest of the said town; and they shall keep in repair all such new streets, roads and ways as they may, from time to time, deem necessary for the improvement and convenience of said town : Provided, That no street, road or way shall be opened without first having obtained the consent ot the land owner or owners thereof, through whose WS.' 1871. NO. 21). j; promise any such new street, road, or way may pass. Sec. 7. The said Town Council shall have power and authority to re quire all ' persons owning a lot or lots in said town, to close in, and to make and keep ' in good repair sidewalks in front ol said lot or lota, whenever the same shall front or adjoin any public street j of said town, if, in the judgment of the Council, such sidewalk shall he necessary, the width thereof, and the manner of const ruction, to bo designated and. regulated I y the said Town < outicil i 111.1 1.11. lil t Iiilt <11- I < I 11 *1 1 ?|f t rCMSftll.l I V?lo notice, to make ami keep in good repair such sidewaulks, ami to close I such lot or lots, the Town Council may I cause the same to he made or put in ' repair, and require the owner to pay the price ot making or repairing; and > the s:\i.l Town Council are hereby cm powered to sue for and recover the ! name, by action of debt, in any Court lot' competent jurisdiction: Provided, That such contract for making or repairing is let to the lowest bidder. The cemeteries and public graveyards are also placed under the jurisdiction of tin; said Town Council. See. 8. The Intcndant and Wardens ol the said town, or a majority ol thetn, J shall have lull power to grant or refuse | license to keep taverns or retail spiritu| oils liquors within the corporate limits I of the said t own, upon such conditions, and under such circumstances, as to them shall seem proper and right: Provided, That in no instance shall the priciol a license to keep a tavern or to retfti spirituous liquors he less than the amount that is establithcd by the Si. and all moneys paid for lieeus and for lines and fore lei I ores, shall be appropriated t?> '.lie public use of said town: | Provided, That the Intcndant and War dons, d uly elected, Khali no I have power to grant any licens to keep tavern, or retail spirituous liquors to extend beyond the term for which they have been elected. They shall have power to regulate sales at auction within the corporate limits of the town, and to grant licenses to auctioneers, itinerant traders, to keepers of hotels and livery stables; and to levy a tax on all drays, carts, wagons, omnibuses, buggies, horses, mam; or mules, kept for hire,or used for public purposes in said town; and they shall have tiie lull and only power to impose a tax on all shows or exhibitions for gain or reward, within the corporate limits of said town; they shall have power to impose a tax, not exceeding twenty cents on every hundred dollars jt the value-o'f all real and personal property lying within the cor porate limits of the town, the real and personal j roperty of churches and school and colleges associations excepted. That an ordinance th-claiing the rates of annual taxation upon property and other subjects of annual taxation for the year, shall be published at least three weeks during the month of January in each year: Provided, That the said Town Council shall have powcrto i i-vy i k r uus yr;ir, IHKUT I DO SIUllC rule as is above stated, immediately at iff the passage of this Act; and that all persons liable to taxation under the same shall make oath of their taxable property within said town, and make payment of their taxeu to the Clerk or Treasurer of said corporation, or such other person as they may be ordered or required to do during the succeeding month after publication, and upon the failure to make such return and payment, as require 1, the parties so in default shall be subject to the penalties provided by law for failure to pay the general State and County tax, to be enforced by the order of the Iutcndant and Wardens, or a majority of them, for the use of said town, except that, in such cases, that executions to enforce the payment of such taxes shall be issued under the seal of the corporation, and may be directed totboTown Marshal, or other person appointed by the said Town Council, to lev y, collect and receive the same, with costs, as in such cases made and provided by law; and all property upon which such tax shall bo levied and assessed is hereby declared and made liable lor the payment thereof in preference to all other debts, | except debts duo to the State, which ' shall be first paid; and that all other ! taxes imposed by the Intendant and I Wardens, or a majority of them, slmll j i be payable, in advance, by the parties | liable for the same, and, on failure of1 \ D V E R T S 8 E M E N T 3 11isc11>1 -<t $1. )' ? i>?*r square for Hrjt? .ii* i 11 \ v- juts lor ln.vertU>ii. Marriftoo notfcvs froc. I)?-alhsnM<l I'UIUMHI noilct's I'M**. ( )I ' I I l ll ll -t <"it" l II?I> ?. 11.11 < IV. ... I VI>r r?t ? <1* r?* i'Uui it it uilvi'i t Wflir.; rales. It not!' a of oim -<jsi,tn\ I'm . A vfjiiiir" nh?bt Mhos or |e- , i I tills i.vtvje. A liberal ili -mint will be in ail' to tli< >'? aIkiv advertisementS arc kept in lnratcivu at' three mouths or longer. ? ? ? n . ? - wm-. - i u mmtmmm ,* immmwm payment, 11? ir properly shall bo liable for the same, art in maimer and form just betoie stated. Sec. 0. Tlic lutendant and Wardens elect, together with I iork and Trcasurer, shall, during their term ot ollicc, be exempt from street and police duty. Kaoh Town Council shall, within one month after tho expiration of i. ir terms of oflicc, make out and return t > their successors in oHiee, a full a .-co u t ot their receipts and expentUtuu* do r ing their term; which account -hi! '?* published in one or more | :o t ! tl town or County; and shall \ y > ver d' money* in their possession bclo: to the corporation, and delis w un :t I books, record* and other paper.- in dent to their otliee, to their successors; and, on failure to do so, they shall 1 liable to be lined in a Hum not exceed ing live hundred dollars, to be collee ted by any proper action of the Town Council. Sec. 10. That all ordin.tnoes or bylaw* passed by the Town Couocil of St. Stephens shall bo binding upon the citizens of said town, the same as the laws of the State. Sec. II. That all Acts ar.d parts of Acts inconsistent with, or supplied by, this Act, be and tho same are lierebc. * repealed. Sco. 12. This Act shall bo deemed a public Act, and continue in force for t bo tenu of twenty years, and until the end ot the Legislature thereafter. Town of Sumter. Sec. 13. That from and immediately after t ho passage ot this Act, al\. and every, person, or persons, who are constitutionally qualified to vote for ! ,.i' . i... / - ' * | ..(vrnui.n \Jl llll.' MflH Hal .ASSOlll Ul V j of * ?iin State, and w ho may reside with in the present corporate limits of the town of .Sumter, for sixty day.? immediately preceding an annul election for lntendent and Wardens, tire herehv declared members of the said corpora t ion. See. I I. That the said persons and their successors shall, from and after the passage of this Act, become a bo I r corporate and politic, and shall l??? known and called by the name of the Town of Sumter; tln?v lioi-n ? j common seal, may sue and be sued, , implead and be impleaded, in any Court of law or equity in this {State, and may J purchase, bold, possess and enjoy, to tliem and their successors, in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate; real, personal or mixed. See. 15. Tint the municipal oillces of said town shall ho, and are hereby., vested in an Tntendant and four "Wardens, to be chorm as hereinafter menliot>"d and directed, who shall bo do nominated the Intcndar.t and Wardens of the town of Sumter, ami shall ho pcrsotw wlio actually reside within the limits of said corporation, and have s;> ressided attest sixty days immediately preceding lluir election. j See. 10. That on the second Tuesday I in April ot each year, an election fi r ' Intendant and Warden shall he he'd y\ rucIi convenient place, or places, within said town, as may he designated by s lid Iiif i?n/lill iii.l U'n i-.limu. .. ' . - . nuilll,', at TV I i IC 21 election all Kuch persons as have been before declared members of the said corporation shall be entitled to vote by | general ballot. ! See. 17. That the Iutendant and Wardens duly elected and qualified, uj above directed, before they* enter upon the duties of their oHioc, shall in addition to the oath prescribed in Section 30 of Article 11 of the Constitute uf ta"ke the following outh, to wit: "I, as Inteudant (or Warden) of the town ut Suinter, do solemnly swear, or afTir that I will equally and impartially, 1 o the best of my skill and judgment, ex creise and discharge the trust repemo I in mo, and will etrtleavor to carry int? effect the purposes for which I iiara been elected: So help nio God/' A I that the said Inteudant and any two or the Wardens shall constitute a qnort; i for the transaction of business; and i i c.is-c of il o dc'atb, resignation, or absence fron. fo\vrt' of the Tntendar.t afor o said, the s-.'d Wardens, or a majority of them, shall elect from among them selves an Intcndant to till such vacancy Occasioned as aloresaid, and that in ease of death, removal from office, or resignation of any ofthcsoi.l Warden-', then, and in such ease, the Intondan and any two Wardens sliali appoint a time and place for election ot another Warden to til 11 the vacancy so ocori . i