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oWlCIAll J ?ti Ml JtiH lowlirtiiw Piawi ? f the Legislature?8e?*ioa 1870 a! 1871- _ "L AN ACT TO OKANT, BBNBW AND AMEND THB CHANTBR8 OB CBNTAIN TOWNS AND VILLAGES TUKKEIN MENTIONED. [COUTH OKO.] Sec. II. Aixl be il further toitlrd, That In eaa? Ta? tnej ehall oeeur ia the ofllee of Iula deal, or m; vt the Warden*, by death, resignation, or remove) from office. Or abevoee irqin.the 9ku, en thdkNi shall be held, by the appoint meal of the Int?a dent end War-ten, or Warden* ne the ease in >y be, tea day#* pcavioue notiae beiny given ; eod (a ? # #f drltuHi or tempore* f/ abevuee of the Intend ant, the Warden* f -wing a Council elielt be empowered to elect ona wl tbeineelvee to eet ee lntenda-n during the time * Seo. 40. And be it fnrther eneole-1. That the Intendaat and WardeaA duly eleel?>and qualified, ehal), daring the lime of eer vice, ewereilv end respectively. be vetted I wiih all the pow?rs ol Justices of the quorum ol Ui? State, within tUs limits of said liege ; that the luteudanl shell, and may, s< ultra as occasion may require, summon tha Wardens to meet hint In Council, a majority of wh?in shell constitute a quorum for the transaction of buaiues*, aud shall be known by the name of the Town Couneil ol Wrigliisrille ; and they, and their successors iu office may hare a common seal, aud shaft hare }0*er and authoriiy to appoint, froin time to lime, such snd to many proper prrsou- to set as Constab'c, within their jurisdiction, according to law, as they shall u?tm expedient and proper, which Constables shall hare all the powers, pileilege* aud <molunieuts, aud be au jrei to all duties, penalties and regulations provided t>y the laws ol the S at- lor the office o' Coueleoles; snd the Inlai.dant nod Wm? deue iu Coui oil ' all have power und.r their cm poi itte teal, to ordaiu aud r stalllish uli suet* ,'nles, liy-luw* and oroinauce* respecting stieets, ways, maikelsand police ol said village,as shall apprar to Hum proper, for the seeurily, wellure and conventeuce of said village, aud for preserving health, peace, order and good government within tlie same ; and the said Council may affix hues fur offences against ,-uoli Oy-lawa and ordiuauces, and appropriate the same to i he ute vl the corporatioo ; but no fiue nail exceed fifty dollars, and when tinea exceed tweuty dollars, they miy be recoveiediutlie Jui ice's Courts of Charleston County; aud when they are ol the amount of tweuiy dollars or under, toe Same may b> recovei ed befors said Intoadant in Council: i'lovided, Nothing herein contamed shall empower the ssid Council to ordain or establish any by-laws or ordinances inconsistent with or repugnani to the laws ol the lsnd ; sod all such by-laws and ordinances shall, si all limes, be subject to revisal or repeal by the Legislature. SlO 41 And Oe it further enacted, That the said Inleudaut and Wardens shall hare power to abate aud remove nuisances with* in said limits, and iu case of disorderly behavior the liitendaut and Wardens, or rny ol tlieni, upon view thereof, or upon coinpiuiut lodged ou oath, are beieby required and authorized to issue warrant* against sll offend era, aud cause them to be Drought belore them, or Inn, or a Trial Justice of the Peace, -aitliiu the limits of the town ol v> nguuville, and, upon due exami -ation shall etihci reiesrc, admit to bail, (if the of. fence be bailable,) or commit to jail such offenders, as the ess* may require, and the iSheiiff ol Ciiarle*ton County is hereby re quired to receive and keep the perrons so commuted, uutil d'scharged by a due course t I..? ? - ? - ? vi iaw; ?n.i me said luletiUanl and War. ?ltrna shall, <j"l'??uveiy and e>svernily, Imre jurisdiction within mid corporate limits, in all ci' i tn in a I care', aa Trial Justice* and quorum* hare, according to law. Sec. 42. And ha it further enacted. That it shall be the duty of raid Inteudant and Wardens to keep all road.-, r.ieeis and allay. within said limits open and in good I repair ; also, to erect a " lock-up," if uecee ) require ; and the said I n ten--am and Wardeua may hare power to grant or re. strain any license for the sale ul int.-xiat'ug liquors, within the corporate limits of s?id town, and it said licenne be granted, as aforesaid, the parties taking out the same to pay any amount to said corporation that they may aaae-s on said sales ; in lead of the County Treasury, and for that purpose they are invested with all the powers granted by law, to the County Commissioners; and fur neglect of duty shall be liable to the penaltiea imposed by law upon County Cutnuitrstooera for like oeglact. town or AtKr.v. See. 43. And be it further enacted, That the citizen* of this State, who may be inhaoitants of the town of Ad- n, or owners of freehold therein, within the limits here* inafter prescribed, sre heieby declared a body corporate. The limits of the said ( town shall be held and deemed to be in the form of a circle, and a square upon that eir- ^ cle, w ilh the side* of the square touching the circumference of said circle, on the North, Kast, South and West. The said ' circlo lo describe a circumference, one mila in all ...... r ' HVIH Ills cum I JiOlIll OI the int>-reeeiion of ttie Kaiirat avenue and Union atrevt, aa the centre of the Mid town ; and the atreeU within the limiteof the asid ro>potation to remain,in regard to nomlter, location and client, aa now eatahliebed by law, until altered ny lawful authority. Bee 44. The aeid town ehall he called Aiken, and be governed by an Intendant and aix Wardene, to be called the Town Couneil of Aikt-n, and by that name have eueeeaaion ol memVera, keep a common seal, tat e and hold i-ioperty. (neeeaMrv tor cor I I fx.rat' o?ea only,) aae end be sued, implead ( nd be impleaded, and enjoy every right | incident to an incorporation. ( See 45. That, the Inlerdani and War* i dens hall be alwaya peraone who ara eon- | atilutionally qualified to vole lor member* t of the legislature In this Slate, who aatu* <; ally rrr'de within the limit* aforeaaid, and t have ao r.aided at leaat twelve monthe itn * mediately preceding their election. Br* r tore entering upon the dutleeol their uffl*-e. It they ehall take the following oath, to wit: i " I do aolemnly awear, (or affirm, aa the d eaae may be,) that I am duly qitalilied, ae* II eording 'o the Constitution of the United t States, and of tbe Stata, to exercise tha dtt* a lire of tha office to tabieh J have beea alret a ?d, (ur appointed,) sod thai I will faithful, e - nil I?I???I 11 IIIHMllWMII 17 Jkookorfo, Ulho W of my abilities, I bo r dulioa tboroof; that X reoof oIjm I ha ? t prmaMj of U?jO Oonaiitutloa ood Iowa of * iL it.la.j o^a .. ti.. /u^afl.kt.. 1 Ml? VHIMU own W?r IU1 WWI??'.?V? >B? 1 th? laws of m;8(iU; sad 4 port, protoot tad defend ihrl^fWHuiiaa a of the U?ilod 8t?t?a and lha O^wiHatia^ of South Gtraliaa, as ratified by lha poopfo ? on lha ililttMh day of April, 18M ; and I i to further solemnly a wear, aa Intcadenl i (or Werdeo) of Aiken, lb at I will iqnWlj ? u<l Impartially discharge the troetrtpoeed 4 la mc, ?a<l wHI uao my beat tadtarore'to 1 preae re the peaee end carry into ?f??l, j| aoeording to lahr, the purpoaea of my ip? 1 point menl: So help ma 0<?d." The aatd < (ntendanl and Wardens ahail hold tbbtr | ffiuva bm the lime of their election antll 1 the fcaond Monday in September enee'ng | and until their successors abaft be elected, 1 and eoter on the discharge of iheir duties. See. 4#. That all anale persons who aea < constitutionally qualified to vote for m?m < ca of either branch of the St?t* I^giala- 1 ture, and who bare been permanent reei* 1 deuta in the aaid town for six months. I P?a 47. That in ease a rnrancy should < occur In th# office* of liilMn<1anl ? * aww e?l ?? . ? ?/ ? 1 the WirJtM, by d?ath, resignation, rt* | moval, or otherwise, or in ease of tie in i said election, an e'eciion to fill aueh r* i caooy rhell be held, by the appointment of | the lntenJant and Wardvn.or Wardens, as i ilia enae may bo, ten daya' public notice < being previously given ; and the Intendant. < in ease of hia aiekneaa or temporary absence. | a authorized and empowered to nominate and appoint any one of the Wardens to act I aa temporary Intendant. or failing ao to do, | the Wardena forming a council ahall be empowered to elect one of their number to 1 act in hia room during the time. I 8ec. 48. The eleotion ol the (ntendant and Wardena of the said town ahall be held at i the Town Hall, or acme other oonrenicnt public place in the acid town, en the se- i eond Monday in September of each and ev t every year, from ten o'elock A. M , until t three o'elock P. M., when the fiol's shell be i closed, and the Managers shall forthwith ? count the votes, proclaim the election and i give notice in writing to the persons elect i ed. The Intendent and Wardens for the i tine being, shall appoint three Managers 1 to hold the ensuing eleetion, and for any < subsequent elections; the Msnngera shall I always in each case be persons who are 1 able to read and write with facility, and < shall before they open the polla for such | elrclions, take an onlh fairly and impar- * vvr vviiuuyb IIIQ CUtllC , HDU IliC DltiOH* | gerc o' such election are hereby authorized I and empowered to administer. If tliey see i fit, an oath to any person ofT'riog to vote, t and to make all other necessary enq-iiries I for the purpose of ascertaining whether f such persons are qualified to vote under * this law. fi See. 49. That the lntond*nt and Ward h ens, duly elected and qualified, shall, during ( their term ot scivice, severally and respectively,within thelimilsof said town.be veat < d with all the powers and jurisdiction of ( Magistrates or Trial justices of this State, s except for the trial of small and mean causes, and the lulendaat shall, as occasion may * require, summon the Wardens to meet him t in Council, a majority of whom shall coo- t stitute a quorum for the transaction of hue* r ioess. The said Council shall have full r power, under its corporate seal, to ordain i and establish all sueh rules, by laws and or a dinnnces respecting the streets, pavement*, ? ways, markets, public buildings, weights, measures, wells, disorderly places, fire de- f partment, police, and in general,every other * by-law as shall appear to them r>qnisite for the sscurity, welfare and convenience b of the said town, and !or preserving health, ? peace and cleaolintM*, order and goo I g -v- n ernnicnt within the same, and to prevent tl the violation of its ordinance*, by ordain t| ing suitable fines, not, however, in any b ci?e to exceed the sum of fifty doilais: * Provided, That no fine above the sum of ?i .1..II -v.-11 ?? It?. J . .. .?U<J mill UC CUIICClrd uy 111K " Mitl Council, except by suit in a Court of g compel cut jurisdiction : And provided, fur* " ther, That no ordinance shall be repugnant e to, or inconsistent with the law of the land, ^ and all ordinances shall he, at all limes, e subject to repeal by the L-gislature. Sec. 60. The Inleudant and Wardens shall P have power to elect or appoint a Marshal. * and, if they sea fit, Deputy Mmhal, upon *' such terms as they may deem proper, who " shall be duly sworn in by lbs lotendant. ^ and vested with all the power Constables ^ now have by law, and whose power and '* authority shall be particularly confined Cl within the limits of the said town ; but e< whose further power and authority shall 11 also exteod to the arreting and taking in ,n custody, any person or persons within a P dblaoee of four miles, in each and every direction, beyond and without the enrpor- ' ate limits, who shall violate any ordin ' anee ol said town: Provided, Said offence '' be committed within the corporate limits The duties of the Marshal shall be to eol- A leet all fines and 0?i f?iinr*? lmn?i?/l k?. ui -v ~ the Intendunt end Warden#, and to enforce " md carry into execution and effect the !>y-lawe and ordinance# of the aaid corporit'ion, and who ehall ba liable to bj re* *" novel by the aaid Town Council; and the ' > taid Intro lent and Warden# ahall aUo 1,1 inve power to eatabliah an ordinanoe whensver they ahall deem it expedient, to or- n< lain and eatabliah a police eorpa for the leid town, the expenses of the same to be It* trovidedtfor eut of the revenue of the aaid I* lorporation. ** See. 61. Tne Iclendent and Warden# ,r hall have power to eeleet or appoint a elerk, who ah ait also ba Treaaurer, whora *' luty it ahall be to attend all meetings of Council, and make a record in a oook kept *' 'or that purpose, of all the proceedings hereof, to take charge of all papara be- ?' ong<ng to Council, and to lodge with the | '* >roper officers all summons, execution#, <fco., ind receive return*; to keep a regular a? ?* 'ooni of all reeaipta and disbursements. " rhleh accounts shall, at all times. > accessible to tha Intcndant or ?njr of (be Wardens; and it shall be hi* luty to maka an offloinl semi-annual report ba o the Conneil of the state of his account a, ti< >t which times the doors of the Conneil W ootn shall be regularly entered la a book ?? apt for that porpoea. Be shall attend to e? he publication of all ordinances and other tb oeuments ordered hy Conneil to be pub- Pi |*hed Be shall hold hij office for soeh to irm as O?onoil may prescribe, not, how, of ter. eseecdiog one year, and shall receive so WIU|^IIMUVD tor nil BffTIMC II Odd- I wl II maj ?Mt; ProvMed, That ht ma/ ba to t'fij J > fltCCri* x-iXii ^ ii * * ,?>- -*ir -~tt^voddbdkffcfc ?fln it tk plwari ?f a m4 bihifi Ntiriaf t #oto U>? d?tM xol Mi ?Am ha hall fWa <1 wnd Itbhi pal at wb of ihraa thouaaod ? lollara j^tbi faith fat 41fir|? of tka onto. ;. ? Sat. (t Ural tin told Town Coanall I halt biTi porta* loeaUMla* a guard houaa, < tod It pfimlbl, bjr ordinaoee. aoiubla I ttlw m< rogatationa for keeping and got* I Ifning |Im font*; andu?a oaM Town Couo? 1 ill may, by ordloaaoo, or old Inteadant 4 tad Wardrfta io ptnon, amy one or more * A lira, authoriaa aof raquiro any Mar dial or Poliea oflltcr. or any Conatabl?> ipaeially appataud, to arrni aad oooimtt i to aaid guard hauoa, or other plan ol eoa- < io?jf to to* dfOgnVd by the Intandant, I lor i term not exeecdleg forty-eight hour*, < ?ny ptrtoa or peraoo* who may b? < n i breach of th? peace, any riot on a or iieorderly conduct, open obaccnity, public ilronkcnneta, or in any eonuuct grotely inieeeni, or dangeroua to tha eitiaeoe ol the laid town, or any of tliem. And It abali be th* duty of the Town Merehal or othir poliee officer, to arrrat aad commit all inch offender*, and who shall hare power to call to their aaaiatano* the pom* comiinlua, if need be. to aid in making aueh ar e?tj; and, upon failure of aaid Martha! ?r (xill-e officer in the performance of aueh duty a* required, they ehall, eeverelly, be uljrct I* aueh fine# and penaltiea aa Conn* ail may eatablirh. And all peraoaa lawfully imprisoned ahall pay the eoeia and mpena*-i incident to their impiiaontnenr, and be subject to aueh finea aa Council may iia. pore for the offence con mitted. See. M That tha aaid lolendaot and Warden* ehall hare full power to abate and r-mure nuieaneee in eaid town. See. 64. That it ehali be the duty of the mid Council to keep ail roede, waye at-d treeta within tha corporate limiie, open ind in good repair, and for that purpoae .hey are invested with all the power* vee e<l in llie Ceunty Comtnierionere ; and they dtall have full and exclusive power to or* ier out all tha hande now liable, or hereifter made liable by the lew* of this State, end to r< quire them to work oo the respective road*, way* and (treeta, within [he limit* of the eaid corporation, a* many iaya In each year, and to inflict the came Snea and penaltiea for th# Don performance hereof, aa ia by law now inflicted by the lifferent Board* of Couoty Commiaaioners: Provided, It shall not be obllgatery on the Towu Council to <-pen any itreet within the limit* of the aaid town, ur.lv* upon the petition of the peraon app-ying for the lame, illeging that Ilia aaid alreeta i* uecoaaary [or hi* u*? and accommodation, aud that here ia no other direct or convenient ace?ee or him to the bueineas part of (he town ; a rhich petition alia 11 be verified by the afdavit of the anrdieant. and recommended - ,, y ?t least twelve of ihe Itublt inliabi- ^ toll of lh? i?i<l town. p See 65. The said Iotendant and Ward ns (hall have power to compound with all e tcraons liable lo work on aaid roads, w*ya \ ind itrecti, upon the payment of audi f ?imi of money aa ihev may deem a fair e 'quivalent therefor, lo be applied lo ihe 0 iae of the aaid corporation. And the In- a endaut and Warden* arc hereby indiridu- a iPy exempted from the perfoimance of t oad and'a'reel duty, and no peraon resld I ng within the e.iiJ town ahall be liable to al vork on any road without thn aaid llmita, i ?r to be taxed or assessed fur the same. n See. 56. That the power to grant licenses or billiard table*, to keep taverns, or retail pirituou* liquor*, wi*lil>i the limit* of the ' aid corporation, be, and the Mine ia here* y, vested in the Town Council of Aiken* i llicit licenses shall be granted iu the rams " ? ii tanner, and upon the same conditions, as hey now are, or may hereafter be, under he laws of thia State: Provided, That no illiard table kept by the boarding heusea j' nd hotiIs of aaid town, for (lie ure of board- . ra, ahall be subject to a lax, unites the ^ ime ia also kept for the use of the public enerally, and for profit and gaio ; and all ^ lon-ys received for lieenaea. taxes, fines, xhibitiona, etc., within the raid limits, ahall 14 a appropriate 1 to the publio usee of aaid ( urporauon. See. 67. Thai all fines an>1 forfeitures im* p osed by said Town Council, undei the pow ^ r rested by law, shall ba collected ia the itne manner as the general State tax is '' ow by law collected. The Sheriff for the ^ 'ounty, for the time being, and his lawful eputies, be, and they are herehj , author* :ed to execute the process of the said Coun1 of Aiken, as by law the Marshal of said n ^rporation might or should now do, liar* ^ ig the same privileges, powers and einolulents, and subject to the rame duties and enalties as therein provided: Provided, ^ hat all nulla bona costs incident on any sedition i*B'?ing from said Town Council, nd directed to the raid Sheriff, shall be *' aid by said Town Council, *' p* See. 68. That the saiJ Town Council of iken shall have power to impose, for the a< ?e of the said eoiporatlon, the following inual taxes : On all real eMate within the ^ id limits, except that held for religious or - ? in isritable purpom, a las not exceeding e| le-qnartrr of one per cent.; on all sale* of erclisndize and inoone arising fr>m f*o- (o ii age, faeullies and profeeeione, except the a| larlrs of clergy nr cn ef all religious de >minailons, a tax not ex'eeding one-eighth ju one per oent. on all w >eel carriages pt f<>r hire, a snm not sxoeeding fire do|ft each ; on all itinerant traders, a tag not ^ leerding twen'y fire dollars; alee, to pr#? Bi( rihe and fix the tax on aM shows and ex- |a bitions, within the limits of said corporion; and the said Town Council shall j0 ire power to enforce the payment of an I taxes and aasessmeuts Irried under )j( ithority of this Aet. against the property all defaulters, to the Mine extent, end in ^ me manner, ae ia prori led by law for ^ e eollee'loo of the geoerel Utata tax, #x ta pt that tba executions nisy be directed |)f thrr to the Sheriff or the Towa Ilarahal, ju 1 other person especially appointed by ^ iuncil to collect the asms. Ppc. ftp. And the ?4td Town Council shgll 4f i authorised to borrow mopay for aduea* pe .n.l and I"! 1 * " unlj, |D? to M- th m tieh of the corporators in it amount ?o it exceeding twentj?fl*e per e?bt. on UU th rporotioo tax, to eld in lfce payment of I e principal and interest of the said debt: W o*id?d, That tho fun dad debt of said wl wn shall at no one tlaae exceed the sans sti Ave thousand dollars: And, presided a! aw , That ao loan shall be consummated am ithont the presiooa eonesrreaee of the eq iters of the said town who are sabjet to to 1l iuo.1 pi > property lex, to be aaeerlaiord through Im n?diaa of the balloUbok, after ltd laye* public notioe, u io pro? idud la tha aac U election for hlMfttlilld Wardena. Sro. tO. Hut tl.? nrigioil charter of Alktj, piotd oa tli? aineltenlh day ?f Decern. Mr, io the ) ear of our Lord on* thouaaod light hundred and thirty-five, and all Acta, imandatory thereof, aa well aa all olhfrc vpugaaUt to thla A?t, he. and the earae aro itrehy, repealed, and that ihie Aat ahall bo Itontd and tokaa to be a public Act, and ball oontioue in foroe for twenty year a. tows or wiLLtar* V. See. 01. And be it further ?-c iete<1, That lie charter of the town of Willieton, In the bounty of Barnwell, Ire, and the aaree la lerehy. renewed and a*ien<t>A (? it? 'I >f fourteen yenra from the dete of the pasage ol I b is Act town or OBaUXX. Sec. Al. And be It lurther enacted. That ill persons, elt'sens of the State of South Carolina, who are now, or who may here ifter become, Inhabitants of the town of Qrahani'e, shall be deemed aud are hereby leclared, a body politic and corporate, and ;hat Ihs said towo shall be called and known by the name of Graham's, and its imlts shall be deemed and held to extend >ne-ha!f mile in each direction f>om the < reilroad depot la said town. See. AS. That tha said town shall be gov- j irned by aa Iniindant and four Wardens aho shall bs elected on the first Monday in September next, on which day, as well is on the first Monday in September of * iry year thereafter, an ehctlon shall be kald for an .Intendaot and f?ur Waidenr, aho ahall be eitixens of the State of South ?arvlln?, and ah?U hare been residents of ?l?J town for sixty da) a Immediately pre* lading raid election, at such place in aaid own aa the Intendant and Wardens ahall leaignats, tin days' notice, in writing, being previously given ; and that all male inhab rants of said towo, of the age of twenty* me years, who have reaided therein sixty laya previously to the elections, shall be inlltled to vote lor ssid Intendant and W ar lena, and the election (ball bs held bom ?lne in the morning until three o'clock in he af'ernoon, when the polls shall be closed, inu me manager an a 11 count the volet, and irocldim the election, and give notice lliere>f, in writing, to the persons elected ; and hat the lntendant and Wardent, for the line being, ehall appoint the managers to told the ensuing election; that the Intendint and Warden*, helore entering upon the Intiee of their others, ehall take the oath trescribed by the Constitution of thie State, md al*o the following oath, to wit: " Ae ntendant, or War-ien, of Graham'*, I will qually and im|*arliallj, to the bee*, of my kill and ability', exercise the trust reposed > me, and will use my beft endeavors to reserve the peace, and carry into effect, eourding to law, the purposes of my apointment : So help me God." Sec. (4. That in case a vacancy shall ocur in the office ol Intmdant, or any of the harden*, by death, resignation, removal pom the State, or Irom any ollur cause, an lection shall be held by the appointment f the InUndant and Warden or Wardens, * the ease may be, ten days' cotice thereof, a aforeea'd, being given ; and in case of he sicknesss or temporary absence oi the ntcudaiit, lite Wardens, forming a Council, It all be empowered to cleot one of themelves to act as lutendanl during such aiokeaa or absence. See. CS. That the Tntendant and Wardns. duly elected and qualifird. shall, dueng their term of service, severally and re peclivaly, be vested with all lite powersof ther incorporate I towns of this State, in matters civil and criminal, within the limis of said town ; that the Intended shall, s often as occasion may require, summon lie Wardens to meet him in Council, a ma>rlty of whom shall aonailtute s quotum ir ths transaction of business, and shall ba nown by the name of the Town Council of iraham's, and tltey and their successors in ffice shall have a common seal, and shall avs power and authority to appoint, from ime to time, such and he many proper per >na to act as Msrahala or Constables, as ||?V ah a 11 <ta-na* ?? ? j .* v.j'v u viik ?nu |in>pcr, rliich officer* rliall have all I ha pown, riviiiegcs and emolument*, and ha subject > all the duties, penalties and regulations rovided by the laws of this State for the ffice of Constable. And the Intendant and fardena, in Council, shall have jiover and uihority, under their corpora'* seal, to rdain and establish all such rules and hy iws and ordinanres, respecting the streets, ays, public wells and springs or fountains I water, markets and police of the said >wn, and preserving health, peace, order nd good government within the same, as ley may dtera expedient and proper ; and le raid Council msy affix fines lor offence gainst suoh by-laws stid ordinances, and l?propriala the same to the ose of the e<?t? oration, but no fine shall exceed twenty oilers. AH fine* nny t>* recovered by an Ition for debt before a proper tribunal. Sen. 68. That the eaidCounet* shall have ower to abate and remove nuisances with i the limits of said town; end, also, to a?*ify and arrange the inhebitante liable police duty, and te require them to p-rrm eueh duty as occasion may require . id to eaforee the performance thereof uu r the same penalties as are now or may ireaftrr he established by law : Provided, weys, nevertheless, That the said Town tuaall shall have power to compound with reooa liable to nerform such duilaa nnn* eh terms as they shall, hy ordinance ; blleh. 8ae. 67. That it shall l>? the duty of ih# Undent and Ward-ns to keep all streets d ways which may he necessary f.?r pubi use within the limits of the said town >en and io good repair, and for that pur ee they are hereby Invested with all the iwers. rights and privileges granted hy In w tha Commissioners of Boa s within the uite of said town. And, lor neglnet of ity, they shell be ltnble to the peine and , tnaliiee imposed by lew upon Commie* mere of Roads for like neglect. And they 1 hereby Individually exempt front the rformsnee of road and pollee dnty. And 1 a Inhabitants nf said town am hereby ax j sad front road and polies doty without j a llmifca a# awlrl aftSte*Aa*i ?T ? " 8?e. M. That tha Mid Iotandaat and ' ?rd*M aha 11 b?? power to oo*n pound a ith ptrwu liable to work oh th? an id aata and way a, and to ralaaaa ?uoh par- 1 m aa may daaira it, apon the paymaot of th aom of aoooay aa lhay may daam a fair * nlralent therefor. to bo appliad by tl?em tha aaa of the raid oorporatioo. p i .? * , P i -\C ????- __ __ ^ - -4 8a6. 69. thit tba Mild To*> Oowttt *6 Oraham'a tbail atao U tmp?*md to re tail, pat'tM and thjoy all aneh property aa tliay may now ba pooaawl of, or wtiilol. to,?r whiah ahall hereafter bo |Na, bequeathed to, or in any manner neqtilred by ibom. and to roll alirn, or la nay way transfer tka aamr, or any pari thereof j Prof ided, The nmdtrot?' property eo held or itock .IriwatW, theft,' In no eare, ox 0?ad twenty thousand dollar*. Bee. 70. That tba raid Town Council of Oraham'a aball ala? hare power to 4twpoe?j an annual tax on all real and personal propatty within the corporate limits of aaid town i Provided, Bald teX doea not exceed ten eeota on the ona hundred dollara. Bee. f I. That the lutendant and Ward, ena of the Town of Oraham'a ahall have power to tegulale aalea at auelion within the limita of eaid town.and to grant liren-e* t? auctioneer*: Provide 1, That nothing herein contained *hall extend to ealee t?y or (or Sheriff*, Cietka of Court*, Judge o' j Probate, Coronets, Executor* and Ad ntnia trators, Assignee*, or bjr any other peisons, under the older of eny Court or Trial Jua lice. Bee. 72 That the Inter danl and Warden* of the Town of Grahan.'e *liall li.ive power and authority to require all person* owning a lot or lots In aaid Town of Qra { ham'* to keep In topair the sidewalks ad jiceot to their lot* respectively, and (or de'ault In thi* matter shall hove power and authority to impose a due ool exceeding ten dollar*. 8?c 78. That the power to refute and grant llcei.a-a to keep a tavern or to retail intoxicating dri- ke bo, and the tame I* | hereby veetr-d in the Town Council of the town ol Graham's, and that they be a'ao invested with all necessary power, by ordinance or ordinances, to suppress or regulate the tales of intoxi~at':-g drinks, to be drank at the plsoe where sold, or in or upon any of its sppui lenanee*, or in or upon any of the highways, ftreets. lane*, alleys, commons, kitchens, stores, chop*, public building*, booths, stalls or out-lmu*e*of the *aid town: Provided, That no rule or reg? ulatloo shall be made inconsistent with (lis Constitution and laws ol the State. Sec 74. That this Act shall be taken | and de<. ned a* a publio Aot in all Courts ol justice, and shall continue of fore* until repealed. yillaok or laxcastcr. S?c. 75. That Seotion first of an Ac* en titl'd " Ad Act to incorporate the village of Lancaster," l-e, and the same Is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: " That the village of Lancaster, extending one mile in every direction, from the Court House, be. and the same is h*reh*. ine>r- I porated, by the ume of the Tillage of Laatatter." [TO BE COKTtNCXD ] Sixty-Five First Prize Med als Award dSouthern Piano Wifl. KNABE A CO., Manufacturer* of Grand, Square and Upright PIANO FORTES, Baltimore, Md. rpilESK Instrument, have been before the 1. public for nearly thirty years, and upon their excellence alone attained ax mnp~rcha*r<l pre-eminence, which pronounces tbeu unequaled. Their Tone combines great power, sweetness and floe singing quality, as well as great purity of Intonation, and sweetness throughout the entire scale. Their Touch is pliunt and elastle, and entirely free from the stiffness found in so many Pianos. In Workmanship they are unrqnaled, using none l>ul the very best eeaeoned Material, the large capital employed in our business enabling us to pontino.Hj, ? iitKl Ot lumber, i<l., on hand. All our Square Pianne hare our New Improved Overstrung Soale and the Agraffe Treble. We would call special attention to our late improvements in Grand Pianos and Square Grands, Patented August 14th, 18(16, which bring the Piano nearer perfection than has yet lee^attained. Every Piano fully Warranted for 5 Year*. We have made arrangements for the Sole Wholes ile Ageney for the most Celebrated Parlor Organs and Melodeone. which we offer wnoleaale end lti-tail. at Loweat Factory Price*. WM. KNADK A CO., Baltimore, Md. Dee 1 29 6m IflPOKTAUT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF DRY GOODS. All Retail Order$ amounting to $20 and Over Delivered i? any Part of the Country FREE OF EXPRESS Oil A ROES. HAMILTON EASTER tfc SONS, or ItlTIKORR. MD., IN order tbe better to meet the want* of the Retail Customer* at a diitanoe, have eeuhliehed a SAMPLE BUREAU, and will, upon application, promptly tend by moil full line* of templet of the Neweat and ipoal Fajhior.able Uood*. of Pronch, Engliah and Domeatle Manufacture, guaranteeing at all timet to (ell a* lorn, II not at let* price*, than any home in the country. Buying our gooda from the largeat and mott celebrated manufacturer! In the different part* of Europe, and importing tbe aame by Steamer* direct to Baltimore, our atock ia at all tlmea promptly aupplied with tbe norcltiec of the London and Parte market*. A* we buy and aell only for eaah, and make ne bad dehte, we are aide and willing to aell our gooda at from Ten to Fifteen per cent Leca Profit than if we gave oredit. In aendin* for ... "r "/ good* detlred. We kaap tbe best grades of erery elm of goods, from tba lowest to tba most oostljr. Orders unaccompanied by tbe cash will be sent C. 0. D. Prompt-Paying Wholesale Buyers are invited to inspect the Stock In our Jobbing and Psokage Department. Address HAMILTON KASTKK A RONS, 197, 199, SOI and S9J West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md. Dec 7 29 ly frEOIMrB PA6B & CO. Ho. A H. 8chroeder 8t.? Baltimore. Manufacturers of Portable and Stationary STEAM ENGINES AND BOILEKS. |>atant improved. Portable CIRCULAR *AW MILLS, Gang, Mulav and ??ash Saw Mills, Grist Mills. Timber Wh?*l* hk;...u Meehin***, Ac. Dealer* in CltcuUr Saw*, [felling and Mill aupplie* f-ni-rally, and manufacturer'* agent* fur L?-ff?l'* Olvbratid Turlilna Water Wheel, and every da* wiption of Wood Working IfaeMnary eoaiooltvaal voitta* a wuaitv. IT S?-nd fur dvBortplire Catalogue* and ?rfa* Liata. *?-ljr tcW ftobaaribn for tba Ektrrfrirr ; fwo Dollar* par annum in advanca. [ \o ;}'> \*'.t r fit ,/?jJ?/ ; / f-i J. Qil ( ! " 1' umuu+iwm* mu n THE IIULS HOUSE, \ ?s&msbasaaax. 0- ?. PARKER ft CO* Proprietors. ?m*t_rt.a*<s uatot BOARTX PER t>AY..7..."!r.?.#4 OO. I DnI 29 I CHARLESTON HOTEL j CHARLESTON, & C. E. H. JACKSON. Propr etor | Assistant*, a buttkrfielt*. (f? ? J of III* I'millou Hold,) and W 1 x. MILL Kit. PAVILION HOTELS "i ? in a a. a s wosy, c. <5- ; BOARD. Par Da* $3 00. R. HAMILTON, Superintendent. Hn. II. L BOTTEnFIICLD, Propr|?lro<>? Bept 29 19 tf NATIONAL HOTEL, ??E>wiKnj3a ?? a*. PROPRIETOR. P. HAMILTON JOYNEU. CLERK. RATES 1 Of Boar?l prr l>*y fit Oft Supper, lit-**k 1**1 And Lodging 2 Single Menlt 1 * Ml Sep 1 15 If EaPA J O N E S, jT-.A\^ys AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY. WILL I'RALTICK IX ALL COURTS OF THIS STATE ALA", IN TriE UNITED STATES COURTS Office Greenville C. H., 8. C. Jnlv 7 lv" Greenville and Columbia R R COLUMBIA, S. 0. M h 1,1871. I ON *nl alter this dale, (Re following ei'lie'lule will lc r?n d <i|y. Sunday* ex?-ep*ed, connecting w iili N'ght 'I'ruina on Soutli Cmo'itui Uni to d up nud down; *la<> with Tiiiius uoiii/ SoulI| on i liailotie, Columbia And Augurta Railroad : Up. Le >ve Colombia at 7 on A.m. " Alston 9 in a. ni " Newberry II 15 a n. < "ok*a ury 8 00 p. m. " |l*iion 6 l?0 p m. Art ive at Greenville e 8n p. m Down. | Leave Greenville at 6 15 a. m " Be'ton 8 15 a m <'okenlniry 10 ?7 a m. ' AUievilie 8 15 h. m " Newberry 1 til p.m. " Alston..,. 4 05 p.m. Arrive at Columbia 5 55 p. in, TIIOS DODAMF.AD, General Nuft-ritiiciident. M. T. BaUTLBTT, (tel'S'Sl Ticket Agent. South Carolina Railroad Compsnj . VlCA PlUtaiDRNT'* OrriL-B. Colombia, S. C., January 19, 1871. Ch tinge of AchrduU. ON and oftcr Sunday. 22d inet., Pmeengcr Train* upon tbia lUad will arrive and leave as follow*: THAI A HO. 1. Leave Charleston at 8 20 a m Arrive hi Columbia ol 3 40 p in Leave Columbia at 12.15 p in Arrive nt Charleston at 7 60 p m Leave Csinden (Sundays oxc'd) ?t?.9 50 n'm Arrive at Kingsvillc at 20 p in lyes ve Kingsville (Sundays cm'd) at.2 BO p m Arrive irt Camden nt <1 00 p ni The above trains run in connection with Wiltflington, Columbia and Augustu Railroad, connecting with trains lor Wilmington, North Carolina anJ with trains lor Augusta. Georgia ?making eloso connections with-night train* r acorgia Railroad and Central Railroad, tor I all point* South und West. thai* ao. 2 ?night cxcrrss. (Sunday night excepted ) Leave Charleston at 7 10 p in Arrive at CotuuPlaat a on Leave Columbia at 7 50 *? ni Arrive at Cburlesion at A 45'm m This train rnns in connection with up Augus'a trains, making close connection with Georgia Railroad and Central Railroad morning trains, for all point* South and West. ? ? A. L. TYLER, 8. B. PiKKixs, Vice Tresidcnt. General Ticket Agent. Chat lotto* Columbia and Augusta R- R. Srptin ntkniiknt'N Oppicb. Columbia, 8. C., January 17. 1871. ON and aftar SUNDAY, January 22, the Passenger trains over this Road will run u* follows : Going North, No. 2. No. 1. Arriee. Ltnve. Arrite. Lenre. Augusta A 00 pen 8 no am Columbia 11 05 pm 1120 pm 12 51 pra 1 u* pm Wtnnsboro 1 25 am 1 27 am 3 17 pin 8 37 pm Uiestcr 2 5A am 3 00 am 5 07 pm 5 10 pm ' Charlotte 5 30 tun 7 30 pm Ooina South. AV? 1 ? * m . illl. I. j Arrire. Lea re. Arrive. Leave Augusta 7 46 pin 7 30 urn Columbia 2 10 pro 2 20 pm 2 13 am 2 20 am Winnab'o 11 66 am 11 66 am 12 60 pin 11 68 pin Chester 10 20 nai 10 23 am 10 27 pat 10 3*) pm Charlotte 80?ain 8 10 pin doing North.? Both No. 1 and 2 make* eloae daily couuretioue at Charlotte for New York nod nil point* North and U*st. Passenger* leaving od .No. 2 on Saturday*, will lay over II hour* at Richmond. doing South?Both No*. 1 end 1 make elo*e daily nmueetione at Animate with treina of the Georgia end Central Georgia Road#, lor all point* South, South-west and IVeat. Through Ticket* aold and baggage checked to all principal point*. J. M. SELKIRK, Sunt. ?B .DoB.r?ey, General TicketAgent. Schedule Blue Ridge R R ON and after tbi* date the following seftedule will i>e observed by the Pa*acnger Train* over tbi* Road : Up. Loave Andcraon 4 20 p m " Pendleton..... 6 20 " " PerryvHie 8 10 " Arr. Walhalla 7 00 " Dome. Leave Walhalla........... 4 DO a n " Perryville 4 46 " " Pendleton 6 30 " Arr. Ander*on 8 10" In case* of detention on the O. and C. R. R., the train on tbi* Road will wait one bonr . for the train from Delton, exempt on Saturday*. when it will wait until the arrival of the Beiton train. W II. D. QAILLARD, gwp't. <3 HE F.N VI LI..E PIPES Mill? n > k k 9t J. Bannister ft Son, ' IfilAUSnOiJ'A 0WH/1A JURB r ALL kiuds or Book9 News, Wrapping and - Colored I TJIOHB8T CASH PRICE PAID FOR XT Clean Cotton or Lfctm RAGS. a Me/ 26 1 1/1 Ttm fto 4 4 \ 1 .i | M r . - > a ?, -iy;ifL ? 1 1 l Oyer's Cherry Pectoral, " roe DIHMW of^tho ^roati^aiA^ny, 1 Probably never before to the whole hi.tor* of medlelne/hae any thtas woo eo wjtolr aaa oo deeply upon the confluence of manJUnd, aa this WSOM^Sij^SS^ of the races ormen it has risen higher andhigher In tbetf estimation, as it has become better known. Its uniform character and power to cure the various affections of the lungs and threat, harw Sen? VSSTiSla^uJdtSSE/SKtfIHraSJi and to young children, It isat the same thne the most effectual remedy that ecu be given tor Incipient consumption, aid the dangerous affocUob of the throat and lungs. As a provision against kits SkS&sriJjiiQSSEE times subject to colds and coughs, all sbooM be provided with this antidote forthem. Although settled Cewewwwkew Is thought la curable, still great numbers of cases where the disease seemod settled, have bean completely cured, and the patient restored to sound health by the Cherry feeterwl. So complete le its mastery over the disorder* of the Uifl and Throat, that the most obstinate of them y lsld toft. ? When nothing else could reach them, under the Cherry federal they subside and disappear. Singers on* fubtto Rymher* ffaSf great protection from it. Asthma to always nUercd and oAeto wholly cured by It. BrenehUie to generally eared by taking the Cherry fscleral in small and frequent doses. So generally are 1U virtues known, that we are frilly maintained. Ayer's Ague Cure,. ffiVT and is?tia^30i2ioS.o^SS from malarious, marsh, or itiitimtMr poisons. As Its name implies. It does Care, and does dot frill. Containing neither Arsenic. Quinine, Bis* moth. Zinc, nor any other mineral or poisonous substance whatever. It in nowise Injures any patient. The number and Importance of Its curse in the ague districts, are literally beyond account, and webellove without a parallel m the history of Ague medlclue. Our prwo is gra tinea oy mm acknowledgments we receive of the radical care* effected in obstinate cases, and where other remedies had wholly toiled. Unacclimated persona, either resident in, or travelling through miasmatic localities, will be protected by taking the AO UK CURE daily. For Liver romiilaials, arising from torpidity of the Liver, it Is an excellent remedy, stimulating the Liver into healthy activity. For Bilious Disorders and Liver Complaints, it is an excellent remedy, producing many truly remarkable cures, where other medicines had toiled. _ . Prepared by Da. J. C. Am A Co., Practical and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass., and sold all round the world. rtUCX, $1.00 P1X JBQTTZM. Cs> hi 11 i 1 e?-m ill** by M. A. HUNTER A CO., Agents. Aug 31 16 ly HoSADAUS C^'rpilK (} HEAT AME H TcA NT !Bh JL HEALTH RESTORER, psrifles iM /the Hood and cures Scrofula, 83 pbilis, ^ /Skin Diseases, Rheumatism, Diseases M Women, and all Chronie Affections )uf the Blood, Liver and Kidneys., S /Recommended by the Medical Facul* /ty and many thousands of our beat ? Rend the testimony of Physicians (mid pntivnts who bare used Rosadalis; (xend for our Rosadalis Quids to Health (Book, or Almanac fot this ysar, which ? (we puhlisb for gratuitous distributive (it will give you much valuable inform iH (mntion. } Dr. R. W. Carr, of Baltimore, soys : > I take pleasure in recommending 0Wour Rosapai.is as a very powerful /alterative. I have seen it used in two Vases with happy results?oue In a Vase of secondary syphilis, in which /the patient pronounced himself cursd /itlter having token five bottles of your S /medicine. The other is a rase of acrof/ula of long standing, which is rapidly /* (improving under its use, and the in? WA(<iicutionr are that the patient will (^KStroon recover. I have carefully ex (mnincd the formula t j which your (Rnsadalis is made, and ftud it an ox? A (cellcnt compound of alterative ingreylients. \ Dr. Sparks, of Kicholasvilte, Ky., Wya be has used Rosadnlis in eaaea of Wrofuli and Secondary Syphilis with, /satisfactory re?ults-ar a cleaner of the ;Illood I know no better remedy. ) Benjamin Decbtol, of Lima, Ohio, /writes: I have suffered for twenty ^ycars with an inveterate eruption over .my whole body; o short time since I (purchased a bottle of Rosadalia and it S (effected a perfect cure. ( Rosaduils is sold hy ail druggists. ( LalMirntory, 61 Kxcbuage J'lsts,. \ Baltimure. \ Dra Clexenta 4 Co. l'i f'prictore. Miy 18, 1870. 62 ly KDMONDS T. 6K0WN, ^ no I SS 4\Q aLfvwiara ?"u'laaav, OPPOSITE CHARLESTON HOTJU* CHARLESTON, 8. C.. . Sept 28 19 ]j A B M ULLIG A X CHARLESTON, 8. O. MESSRS. SUUIVAN & SON, ARE MY AO1DNT0 AT GIIEEN YILLE* S. C.y And will make liberal cash advance* on til COTTON Shipped to mo through thorn. a. b. mulligan. Sopt 28 19 \y WM. P. PRICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW DAHL0NE8A, 8A? Will prnetioo in tho Countloa of Lamp kin. Dawoon, Uilmor, Fannin, Union Town*. Whlto ond i!nil. * - ? oa ?? i? M TOWNEX * KA9T, attorn 1KB AT LAW. Ofpick ta th. OLD COURT HOUSR Mlddli Hms n lb* Booth BUU, Low* Btorj, O REIN VILLI, I. 0. i. ?. tovrii, our be ait. j*b 4 as #