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LAWS OF THE STATE,
A&s n 11*1 Joint Resolutions, Passed bv j1
the (ii ncral Assembly of .South (.'aro. 1
linn, Session of 1870-71, 1
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An Act to amend and Extend the j
( hai t? r/d' the I luntcrs and Jcclmn- 1
ics' Bank of South I 'nrolinn, and for
t liter purposes ihuniiu named. 1
[CONTIV.UEP I'lioNr Ol' U LAST.] 1
Sec. 22. The Clerk of the said Town J
C'.uineil phall, annually, make out an J <
assessment, from the books of the | ;
County Auditor, <.f all real cat ate in ,
the limits of said town lor taxation,
and shall make return of said assessment
to the Inteiidant and Wrrdeiis 1
within one month from the time of his 1
appoint men!.
See. 23. That an ordinance declaring
the rate of annual taxation upon
property, and other subjects of annua'
taxation i<?r tin* year, shall lie published
at least .tl ]'ro weeks during the I
mouth ??< Oelol'ir, in eaeli year; ail 1
that all persons ljal?lo to tnxat'ou un ,
tier the same rhall make their return '
pu oath, ii?id make payment of their
tax to the Clerk and Tieasurer (here- !
cpnatittiled) of the caid rorpor- |
ntipi; <J uriiig the succeeding mouth of
^'ovembe;'; au.J, tipoij failure to maj>e
sijeJ) return and payippi;t, tjie parties
so in default shah be subjecf. to the '
penalties now provided by law for fai- :
lure to pay the general State tax ; the j
Slid penally to be enforced by the
said lutendant am I \Y aj'<)ens for the j
use of the said town. And that sdl
other taxes imposed by the lutendant i
and Wardens shall be payable in advance
by the parties liable therefor ; J
md that, for non-payment of the same, !
the party in default shall be subject to j
the same penally as hereinbefore set
forth in relation to annual taxes.
See. 24. That the said lutendant and
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point :i Clerk and Treasurer to record
proceedings, :m i eolleci the taxes imposed
under and hy virtue of tins act ;
and it shall he the duty of the said
Clerk and Treasurer to collect the
same, and, for t!^s "purpose, he shall
have and exercise all the powers conferred
upon County Treasurers, Ail j
property upon which a tax shall !>< '
assessed is hereby declared an 1 made
liable for the piyment thereul in preference
to all other debts due by the
person owning the property at the I
time of assessment, except debts and i
taxes due the State, which shall be
paid first.
See. 25. That in ease of sickness or
temporary ahs-mee of the sjed Tmcndnnt,
the Wardens shall be empowered 1
to elect one of /.heir own number to
act as Intendant for the time.
Sec. 2(5. Thai the said Intendant and
Wardens of the said town ol Sumter
are hereby authorized and empowered
to establish and keep up one or more
public scab s or scale houses, with proper
scales and weights for weighing i
cot b>n and ot her articles sold by weight !
in the said town, by and at the expense
of the said town.
Sec. 27. That the said Intendant and
Wardens be, and they are hereby, authorized
to appoint one or more public
weighers, wlj ^shall be sworn by lho
said Tutendant laithfully to perform
the duties of said office, and who shall
be removable lor misconduct or incompetency
by said Intendant and War
tlcns; and when reference is had to
any of the public scales used hy said
weighers, bj tho authority of said In~
tcudant and Warden?, on the same day
that, the contract of sale is made, the
certitieate of public weighers shall he
f conclusive evidence of the weight of
the cotton, or any other aiticlc sold by
jr^,v j-'ighta, iu any court of justice in
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which au action shall be pending
lunching the weight ot any such artide
; and the said Intvhdaiit ami Warleiis
are hereby authorized to assess a ?
tun not exceeding 'en cents oil each
ale ot cotton, and a proportionate
sum on other articles weighed, to bo1
paid by llio seller Vol* the use ol' the
said iown.
See. 2vS. That the public scales ami
weights established in pursuance ol
ibis act, shall be the standard to which
all others in the said town slull contor
in ; and it any person shall use, in
weighing any article whatsoever sold
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in said town, weights and scales dither- '
ing from the said standard, such person
on conviction in the Court of Sessions
for Sumter County, shall be tineil
and imprisoned, gt the discretion of,
the Court.
Sec. 20. That the said Intcndant ami
Wardens shall have power to establish
and keep a guard house and town pi ts- |
on, and to make all suitable rules an J
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regulations for the proper government
of the same; and any of the police,'
appointed by the said Intcndant and
Wardens, are authorized to arrest and
commit to the custody of the said
guard house or tow n prison, for a term
not exceeding twenty-four hours, any
person or persons who may be guilty* ,
within the corporate limits of the town,
of a broach of the peace, or of public j
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any oilier disordei ly (ton J net injurious
t.o the peace, safety aiul good order of
I he citizens ; and the said police shall,
whenever necessary, in the discharge
of their duly, have authority to call
the pns.ie coriiit.Qtus of the said town to
their assistance; and any person so!
arres'ed and iippri <onc<l shall ho liable
to all the costs and expenses ot'said
arrest and ii?;priso;)tnent, and he further
liah.c to any line which the said
Inleiiuant and Wardens may impose
lor their uiiscojidnet,
See. tJO, That the Intcndant and i
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Wardens j^re hereby authorized and
empowered to inak" Pitch ordii nnecs i
as .they may drgm ey pedant in relation
to licensing persons who are, or
may he, engaged in and carrying on
any husim.i; within their corporate
limits: Provided, That no ordinance
shall he made inconsistent with the
Const it nl ion of this State, and laws of i
the land.
Sec. aj. That, the Intcndant and i
Wardens of the town of Sumter he,
and they ttr? hereby, authorized to
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morrow moo y, *?y issuing town siock,
from time* to time, to the amount of
twenty thousand dollars, if so inut'h
he necessary, for the purpose of erecting
a market and town hall, hut never,
in anv wav or form, to make the town
liable for exceeding the amount in the I
aggregate: Provided, That the private
property of the citizens of the
said town of Sumter shall not be liable,
in law or in equity, for the payment
of the corporate debts that shall
or may be created under the grante 1
powers herein made, or in any other
n?ode than by a regular and uniform
ta xatioti.
See. 32. That the Intendant and
Wardens shall, within twenty days of
the expiration of their term of office,
nuke out and publish a full account of
their receipts and expenditures, during
their term, and shall pay and deliver
to their successors all moneys, books,
records, papers or property in their
hands, belonging to the corporation.
See. 33. That the first election held
after the passage of this act, the Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas for
Sumter County is hereby required to
give te:? days' public notice of tintime
and place, or placet*, of holding
said election, and appoint Managers to
conduct the same: Provided, further,
That immediately alter the close of
any election held tor the election ol
Iniendaiit or Wardens, the Managers
shall forthwith proceed to count the
votes, declare the election, ami gi /e
notice of the result thereof, in writing,
to the persons elected, w ho, if eligible,
shall thereupon qualify.
Sec. 31. That this Act shall bo
deemed a public A' t, and shall continue
in force lor fourteen years, and
until the end of the next session ol the
Geuoval Assembly thereafter.
Sec, 35. That all Acts, or paits of
Acts, inconsistent with this Act, be,
and "^xreby, repealed, i
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rJ\ncn. oj' Wriyht&villc. t
Si'C. 36. Au<l be it Im'ther enacted, 1
l'liMl :111 iii'rs<jiis iMlizi'MM ol tlu? I 11it<<< 1 (
Slates, who now own, or may hcrcrf- j
ter own, dwelling houses in this village
ol Wrightsville, ami those who may
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occupy such dwelling houses, under
lease, shall he deemed, and are hereby
declared to he, a body politic ami corporate,
ami that the said village shall
he called and known by the name of
WrighlBville, and its limits shall he
held and deemed to extend threefourths
of a mile in every direction 1
Irom too Episcopal Church.
See. >i7. And he it further enacted,
That tin' said villain* shall he tfbverm d *
by an JjUcndanf and fii.nr Wardens, i
who shall he ejected on the lirsl Mou- <
day in March, 1871, and on the raine
day in every year thereafter an elee- i <
lion shall he held f??r an Intemlant and 1
lour Wardens, who shall always he j J
persons living w ithin the limits of tsuid t
village, at such place as the Intondaiit t
and Wardens shall designate, ten <
days' notice being previously givtn; \
mikI tli:.I all the limit* inhabitants ot 1
said vibage, who shall have attained t
tlu* age of l went y-one years, and have (
resided therein t*ixty days previous to t
the election, shall ho en tilled to vote i
lor said Intendaut and Wardens, the (
election to he held from seven o'clock
in the morning until six o'clock in the t
afternoon, and when the polls shall he
closed the Managers shall proclaim the
election, and give notice theieof, in
writing, to the persons fleeted ; and i i
that the Intendaut and Wardens, tor '
the time hei: g, shall appoint three (3) I
Managers to hold t he ensiling electi ni;
Provided, That the present Commis* '
s loners of K I eel ion do appoint INI ana- t
gcis tor the first organic election, and <
that the Intcndaiit aad Wardens, he- (
lore entering upon the duties of iheir .
oliiees, shall take the oath prescribed i
hy the Constitution ot this Slate, and I
also the following oath, to wit : *' As J
Iutendant (or Warden) of Wrights- |
vilje, I \v ill equally and impartially, to f
the best of my skill and ability, exer <
tise the trust reposed in me, and will t
use my best, endeavors to preserve the <,
peace and carry into elleet, accor ling c
to law, the purposes for which I have :
been elected : So help me God.'' i
Sec. 33. And he it further enacted, 1
That in case a vacancy shall occur in 1
tlio otlice of Intendant, or any ot the I
Wardens, by death, resignation, roivO)oval
trom office or absence from
tin? Stair, an election shall be In*! 1. by
tlio appointment of the Intendant and
Warden, or Wardens, as tin* cast* may '
lit', ten days' previous notice being
given ; and in case of sickness or loin- '
porarv absence ot tl?e Intmidant, the >
Wardens, forming a Council, shall be
empowered to elect one of themselves I
to not as Intendant during the time. (
See. 39. And he it further enacted,
That the Intendant and Wardens, duly 1
elected and <pinliticd, shall, during t heir
term of service, severally and respect- ?
ivcly be^^jfc^Jykh^^' fVcrs ot .Justices
of* B within the
limits'"Che Intend '
ant sI MHHh, "fas
may i * ,hardens to
m)y fjj<(|iry ,,( <
w h<. m t * soy . jjmoru rn f< ?r 1
be known j. jLhc Town
Council ot \Cft <iMg-ihe\, and
their successors have a '
common seal, a mMfc jpn e power 1
and authority to -y.n time to 1
time, sueli and 9( r persons
to act as Const aABgslwBS xheir juris 1
diction, aocoidiif^^BH|P tgthcy shall 1
deem ox pcdicut^BM^Hr ft>r, which
Constables aha I fj powers,
privileges, ait(l,'"Wjjra|^E^A a,|d he 1
subject to all dt? p nud regulations
i u-ovide ' Vs of the ^
St.-rte for the ofiU>u^HMfl; .jlbles ; and ;i
the Intendant and^^vic^ f? Coun- t
cjl, shall ha\c pow* L ti!* ,{vv their corporale
seal, t<? ordain and establish all 1
such rules, by laws and ordinances, re I
Bpeeting streetfi, ways, markets and po c
lice of said village, as shall appear tu n
them proper for the security, wcl- s
arc and convenience of said village, 41
and for preserving health, peace, order v
and good government within the same; f
and loc.said Council may atlix lines for t
oliences against such by laws and ordi- e
nances, and apprnpriato the same :a> v
the use of the corporation ; but no line p
shall exceed fifty dollars, and when e
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FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1
ini's oxceetl twenty <1uII;ii m ?hey may <1
10 recovered ill tin* Justices' I'muts <?1 Si
JharleSton (Anility, ami win n they arc I.
>1 the amount of twenty ilollars ?u ' t
tinier, the saute may lie rceovcieJ In'* a
ore said Intend iiit, in Coum-il: Pro- <1
.ided, Nothing herein coniaine I shall S
unpowor the said Chune-il f.< ordain or I
stahlish any hy laws or or lin nua s in. t
onsistant with, or repugnant to, the 1
HW8 of the land ; and all such hydaws \
ind ordinance* .dial!, at all times, he a
uihjoct to re visa I or repeal l>y the |i
legislature, <1
See. 49. And ho it further enacted.
Pipit the said Intendanl and Warden- i
ihall have power to ahate and remove '
ltiisances within - id limits, and, in ^
jsiso of disorderly behavior, 1 he Intend 1
wit and Wardens, or any of tliein, up - (1
>11 view thereof, or upon <-o;uplu'iit
odged on oath, are hereby retpiired *'
mil authorized to issue warrant* 1
igaiust u!l olV"iider . and cause theui 1
o he brought la-fore them or him, 1 "
>r a Trial Justice of the Peace, j *
ivithjn the limits of the town ofj*
tVrlghtsvillc, and, upon due exauiina I
ion, shall either release, admit to hail, I
if the offence he hailahle,) or commit '
O jail such olfeintei'tf, as the case mav 1
equire; and the Sheriff of (T.arh slou 1
Jointly is hereby required to receive |'
ind Jsecp the persons so committed mi- s
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111(1 I llM J l?t '.cildu 111 :?fit J \V;U-li'llS j '
*lialI, colIccli\fly and severally, have J 1
urisdiction within ssiid cnrpoi'ale bin- i '
is, in all criminal cases, an Trial .Jus- I *
ices and Quorums have, succor,lino to {
aw. j t
See. Jl. And he it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of said In? | ^
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wndaul and \\ ardens to keep all road-,
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'treetn and alleys within sain limit.:*
>pen and in good repair; also to erect ! 1
i "lockup," if necessity require; and
lie said Intendant and Wardens may
lave power to grant or restrain any |
Icense ior the sale of intoxicating |
iquoi'H within the eorporsile limits of
-:ii? 1 town, siud it said license lie grant
(!, sis aforesaid, the parties taking out
die same, to pay any amount to said '
. orporation t hai they may spssess on said '
<ales, instead of the County treasury;
ind ior that purpose they sire invested J
with sill the powers granted by law to 1
lie Count v Commissioners and fori '
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neglect of duty, shall be liable to the
[iMialties imposed l>y law upon County
Jommisaioners l<?r 11kneglect,
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'I own of ,1 ikan,
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See, '12. And he it. further enacted,
Thai tile citizens of thu Male, who
nav be inhabitants of the town o' I
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Aiken, or owners of tretdsol I therein, j
t bin t he limits herein du r nrcscrihed,
ire hereby dcelared a body corporate.
The limitB of the ssiid town shall he
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lield and deemed to be in the form of si
irelc, and a square upon llult circle,
with tlic sides (it the square t?>11c*11ii?_r
[lie circumference of said circle, on the
N'orth, East, South ami West. the
mid circle to describe a ctrcumlereiioc. j
jite mile in all directions, from the
centra! point id the intersection ol the j
liailroad avenue and Union wired, as
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.lie centre ol' the said town; and tin*
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Ureels within the limits ot the said.
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jorporuliou to remain, in regard to ^
lumber, location and extent, as now
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.'stablished by law, until altered by
la win I authority.
Sec. 4.J. I he said town shall hoci.l! ; j
,'d Aiken, and he governe ' by an in-j^
.ei'dant and six Wardens, to he called ! c
,he Town Council ol Aiken, and by 1 t
,h ?t name have succession of menibeis, j
Cecp a common seal, take and hohl s
>roperly, (necessary t'or corporate uses L
>n 1 y,) sue ami be sued, implead unci be
mpleaded, and enjoy every right inoi \
lent to an itcorpoi ai ion. 8
Sec. 44. That the said Intemla.il and s
A'ardcns shall be always persons who J
ire constitutionally qualified to vote a
br members ot the Legislature in this i;
itatc; who actually reside within the e
imits aforesaid, .nd have so resided at e
east tsvelvi mourns immediately pre- n
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l"WIIIJ? HIVII eiwtiuiii \iivv>iii? i \
ipoll the duties of their ollioe, they ii
hall take the following oath, to wit* t<
1 I do ftultMii.'ily swi'iti', (or atfinn, as s
he ease may be,) that, I am duly uuali p
ied, aecovding to the Constitution ol" d
he United Stales, and ol this Slate, to |;
xereise the dti.iea of the olheo to ?
rhioh I have been eleeted, (or a|?~ |j
lointed,) and that I will faithfully dis- d
barge, to the beat of my abilities, the li
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.11 ic*s inoivof; 11):it I reco^ni .*.e the li
ipreinaev ol 111? Constitution ami I-.'
i \\ s of tlio l 11 i i < < 1 Mute j* (Ntr * 11? ic
'onslilut ion ami laws ol any State; in
ml that, f will support, protect ami ui
etoiul the t oustitntion ol' the l'nite?l at
tales, ami the Constitution ol Sotitti n
'at'oltna, us rnlitic<l by the |?* ??|?U* n h
lie* lixtvuiuh day of April, 1808 ; and
do solemnly swear, us Inio.Khuii (or n<
. i
Vanlen) of Aiken, that I will equally m
n<I impartially discharge the 11 list re* c:
oxs| in mi1, ami will use my lust en? j1
eavora to preserve tlie* peace, and car- 1
v into effcet, accordini* to law, (lie t<
mrposcs of my appointment : So help la
nc (toil " The suid Intcml int and al
iVardens ahull hold their olllccs ftom ift
lie time of llieir election until tie h
n?l Monday in September cn^uinj^, | s'
ml until their sueeessors shall Ik* ??l
hu-ted, ami enter on th 1 dm h:\r?je ol Ai
heir tinties. 'f
Scr? l"?. l hat all male persons who j l>
le Constitutionally qualified t f? vote tl
or members of either hraneh of the h
hate I a* t/i si a Hire, an ! who have lie n C
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lermanetit residents in the said town tl
or six months imnu d<a<clv previous to h
he el"etion in whieh they oiler to cast ! ?
licit' votes, or who are owners in their c
iu n I i or I?t of a IVci'lmhl estate in sai.l a
own, oj whieh 1 hey have hecli leoa'llv ?'
eized lor l h rco months pre v io ti s to the ' t
lect ion, neeoiuj. mie.l with actual rc>l" a
lenee in tin- town (which, however, I \
mist he periodical, or intended sot??'t!
?e,) lor at least one mouth previous to' A
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he elect ion, shall he entitled to vole ! h
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or Intciniant and Wardens of the sai 1
own. The Town < 'miiicil shall til.-" i
iu am horizod to prescribe, should I he\'
.1 tiny time deetn it, expedient > a a
[iitiliticalioii for votitio for Iiitendanl <>
aid Warders, the payment ot a poll- s;
ax not exceeding the a.im ol ooe dot- h
sir, w
See. 4(1. That tn case a vueanev t?
dnnihl oeeur in tlie olliee ot Jntendanl, l?
> any o( the Wardens, l?y death, re- >:
i^naiioo, removal, or otherwise, or in e
trse of a tie in said election, an clceiou
to lill such vaciiuev shall he held
>y tin* appointment ?>l 111? Intendant t
l11<i \\ anion, or Wardens, as the ca-a u
nay bo, ton "lays' public notice being n
>revious!y given ; and llio Intendniif, j n
a ease ot bis sickness or tensnorary d
ibseueo, is ant hurized am) ton p<> .v cr-d (>
(? noinin ate an 1 appoint any one ?>i j,
bo Wardens lo ac t as temporary In- m
tonl a lit, or, failing >o to do, 11 in \\ ar- M
Ions, forming a Con n il, shall lie c:n-- a
>6wcred to oloot one ot thoir iiuinhei ei
o act. in bis roon; during tbo litno. it
See. 17. t ii.* election of [iiUoid ini ,|
md Wardens of tlio said town shall be (,
icld at '.ho Tow u Hall, or sonic oilier i<
on venient public place in tbo said town:
>n tbo second Monday in September .)
d'each and every year, from ten o'clock d
M., until three o'clock 1'. M., wbon w
be polls shall be closed, and the .Manigcrs
shall tortbwdlb count tijc votes, |j
>roelaiin the election, and give notice a
n waiting to the persons elected. The
attendant and Wardens, for the time j
kmiijr. shall appoint thive M.uuiifor* to , ?
iol<l the < nsiii?telection, and Jul* any e
uhse p i e n t deutlons ; the Managers si
hall ill ways, in each case, lie persons C
vho are ahle to read and write with h
nullity, and shall, hetojv they open the i!
Mills tor such elections, take an oath a
airly and impartially -to conduct the o
nme ; and the Managers of such dec- p
ion are hereby u nion iz d and empow- t'c
ired to administer, it they see lit, an
nth to any person offering to vote, and >1
o make ail other necessary inquiries |,
or the purpose of ascertaining whether Si
ueh person is qualified to vote un Itr in
his law, . S;i
Sec. 48. That the Intendant arid 01
.Vardens, duly elected and qualified, st
hall, during their term of service, iz
overally and respectively, within the M
units of tliu stid town, hn vested with st
II the powers and jurisdiction of Mag -u
stratus or Trial dusticvs of this State, ,>i
xeept lor the trial of small and moan tt.
auses; and the Intendant shall, a*
coa^ioa may require, summon the or
Vardens to meet in Council, a major- hi
[y of whom shall constitute a quorum ,1]
:>r the transaction ot business, 'flic jM|
ait I Town Council shall have full .?r
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ower,* under its corporate seal, to or- cj|
ain mu< 1 establish all such rules, by- th
i\vs and ordinaiH'iS respecting the
trcets, pavement ways, inai kets, pub- ar
c buildings, weights, measures, wells, atl
isorderly places, lire department, po- i th
cc, and, in general, every other by- t m,
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uAfiteri at $1.00 po; square for !'rs . u l
vents ;"? r e H'h >mb .cqiient liivnio i.
Mania,-e nr.ti?.v* fie.
I tenths mei I'iiivta! noMeon
DMtnarifH ol one aqunic free; o\er on?
tare ehaij;ed iit ;e %?'i tiM-insr raU s.
UeliyiofM nodes ( f ii't ?<| uaT<?, fr?* .
A square rl.'lit lilies <?r Jesy, of this > / ti
A 1 il*oi.1J .iU'ount will bo made t t ; s?j
jose ii.lvei(|som<*nt; are kept in i .j- a ! .?*
three liiont lis or longer. * <
\v, r?s pi' all appear '?> (ln-in r> to
r I lie seeurit y, welfare and convi iiiire
of tlit mm id town, and tor pr<
ijj health, peare, eloanlines?*, order
d vjoo I lovenunent within the garnet
f) ?T>
id to prevent the violation of ordi -
wees, 1?v ordainin suital hi linen, imu
,
>\vc\cr, in nnv ease to evened i.in*
nil ot fifty dollars : lYovided, Tii e
> lino above the sum ?>f t wont v do!la
i ill be collected by the -aid < mm o,
ccept b \ suit in u Court < I eoinieti I
ii isdiot ion : Ami profiled, IumIwi,
hat no oraiiuiucc shall bt .j.iiiti.
>, or inconsistent with, ti t >w ?>* i ?
iid ; and all ordinnin s shaii < e, at.
I times, subject to rcjeial I \ ibc Ia.;lat
nro.
e. 4!>. The Tnteiidant and Ward ' <
i.ill have powei to elect or appoint ;t
larshal, and, if they sec lit, a I >eputy
l.nshal, upon meh terms a^ t iicy inuv
ccm proper, who shall bt duly sworn
y the 1 i.tt ndant, and vested with aii
ic power that Constables now haw:
y law, ami whosj power and authori-*
y shall he particularly confined within
in* bents ot the said town ; hut wlmse
irtlier power and authority shall :is??
vteml to ihr- arri'si ino and taking into
tisto ly any person or persons within
distance of four miles in each ami
very direction, Imyond ami without
he corp.irate limits, who shall violate
ny ordinance of the said tow n : l'loided,
Said offence he conimited within
lie corporate limits. The duties ? 1 the
1 a t h ai s! ill he to col 11 el all ti lies and
uTeiturcs imposed by the Intomhinf. 9
ud Wardens, and to enforce and carry
tto exceiit ion and ?dl'eet the by-l-'IVs
! . .. 1 ?
ii't ?< ri 11 mm i n'i'is (M iiif sani c<?I' I it 0'a' |?>u (
ii 1 who s h -d I lie liable to In* removed
y flu* said lowu Council; mi l lim
lid Jfiifrxlniil and Wardens sha!1. also
uvu power to establish nit ordinance
hencvcr ihoy shall ilooin it expedient,
> ordain and establish a police cor; *
if iho said town, the expense of the
line to In* provided lor out ot the ivv
nue o! tin* ?ai 1 corporation.
See. 50. 'I ho Inteiidant and Warden*
iiall have power to elect or appoint a
'ierk, who shall also ho I'rcasure),
ho?c doty it. shall he to at. to ml all
lectin^s of Council, and make a room I
i a hook kept for that purpose ol all
10 proceedings tin rt of ; to take charge
I all pajwrs helonyino to Council, and
> lod^e with the proper oflieeis all
tminons, executions, tfce., and receive
turns; to keep a regulat account oi
!1 rcocijits an I disbursement*, which no
mints shall, at all dines, he accessible
) the Intemlant or any of the Warens
and it shall he his ollieial duly
> make an odieial semiannual report
> the Council ot the state of Ins ;iumnts,
at. which tinna the doors oi
ie Council rooin shall bu open to all
lu citizens of tlie said town; and
hie.ii reports shall he regularly enler1
in a hook kept for that purpose.
Ie shall attend to the publication of
11 ordinances and other documents
rdered l?y Council to be published.
Ie shall hold his office for such term
h Council tuay prescribe, not, hovcovei,
xcccdiug otic yeai, and shall receive
in h coui}?ensation for his services at
louncil may enact: Provided, 'I hat
e may he removed from his ofiicc at
ie pleasure of the said Tuwii Council,
...i i.. I-..
iu, hv iui v, iijsoil liiu (J li Ul'B
i his office, he shaII give bund, in the
en>il Rum of three thou>uud dollars
I
>r t he failhlul discharge of tile same.
fc?oc, 51. That i ho said Town Council
i.ll nave power to establish a jjiiai'd
oust*, and to prcbcriie, ov ordinance,
litubie rules and regulations tot* keep*
ig and governing the same ; and the*
dd Town Council may, by ordinance
f said Intcndaiit and Wardens inp$
>n, ay one or more ot them, an to e
and tequire any Mar&lnd, t
arshal or polioe officer, or any Coaaide,
specially appointed, to ac
id commit to said guard house, or a ?y
her place of custody, to bodes pi t
d hy ihe Intendaoi, tor a term no
[feeding t?>rly*eight hours, any pcrs^-i
persons wlio may ho engaged i a
vjuli <>f the peace, any riot oil or
,?<u.lerty conduct, open ob.set ni ,y
ildic druuki uiich#, or in any con t .?
o: sly in. Lcent or clangcrou* to he
izorib of tin* said town, or any of
cor And it shall be the duty of ihe
>wn Marshal or otlu'v police oflft ju toreft
ft in! commit all each olleiivl s,
nl who shall have power to cat ti?
tir assistance tho posse co?*iUHit it
-0 1 he, to a ill in making httcli aire &
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