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That Um ?i4 TnUadaat and Wardan* Atll k?v? lull pot*r to abata and - - -- ?i it r?m?T? milMMrt la ?? * ih4ll also be their datjr U> keep all Med*, waye wlthle the oorporete Hm Its ..f the sod towo ?pan mad la flood repair, and (tor that purpose they ara invested wk'b ell the powe^e heretofore grant#) to Cdtawiraioaar* of Roeda; mod shad hare full fxjwrr to elaseify and artanfa tba Inhabitants of sai l toon. liable to etree*, road or ?ther pablia duty therein, and to fwree the p-r?orina.t?e o* Mith duty, under ouch penal lice at art a<>o or shall hereaftar be preseribtd by la*: Provided, That ihi said Town 0 'dooil may compound with ptraont liable to perform tueh duty, upon auoh terms and *n tht payment of aueh sum# aa may In establ'Bhod ?>y law* or Ordmane-e : Anil provided aJao, That lha Individual* who compote the said Town Council shall he exempt from the peitormanee of road and police doit, and the inhabitant* of aaid t?wo are hereby exaoipt from road and police dniy witho'it the corporate l|mile of aald town. St-c. 82. That th? power to flranl or to ftiae license for billiard tablet, to keep tarem or retail epiritnoua liquor# within the 'limit* o( ll?e *n|d eorporati ?n. be, and the am* it hereby, retted in tbe Town Council of Coketbury. And the said Council may grant licenses to retail spii it uous liqnors, to audi persons, and iti euch quantities, at ruob rale , and upon aueh term# and eondltiona aa the aaid Council may deem best and proper; and the raid Intendant and Wardens shall hare full and only wwrr to impose a tax on all ahowior exhibitions, for gain or reward, within tha limits; and all money paid for license for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping tavern and billiard taldes, and the tax fur oil shows, for gain or reward, within said lim its. shall be appropriated to the public tiro of said corporation. Sec. 68 That the siid Town Council of O-ketbory shall have full pO*?r nnd nutlmrity to require ell persons 6*ni;,g a Jct .tjr lots in said town, to make and keep in flood repair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, whenever ihe same shall front cr ad J ? n any ?f the public s'r.-et* of said town, II, in the judgment nf tt,? Council, toch ajde-walka l-.V, bo necessary, the width r-of. and the manner of the cnna'rucl ion, to he designated and rrgn'a'e-1 by the Town Council ; and, for default or rofu?al to make and keep in repair such sidewalks, the Town Council may cause the same to be made or put In repxir. and require the owner to par the pile-* of making or repairing4 Provided That, aunt 1 contracts for making or repairing be let to the lowest bidder. See M That the Town Council of Cok* abu,y ahall liave power to arrest and com? mit to jail, for * spare of lima ? ot exceeding twelve lioiire, and Co line, not rxeeding twenty dollars, anv perron or persons who M> ill be guilty ?f disorderly conduct in said town, to the annoyance of citizens theieof; and it ahall he the duty of the Marshal of * 1 Ira r?? ] 1 I.OWH'IOHlthB - to bis aae-sUnee ihe potte eomitatu?, if ne<-es* aary ; ant) upon failute lo perform such duty, lie hIi ill hf fined in a ium no' more than twenty dollar* for vach and ev# ry off-nee. Sec. 85. That the said town Council of Cokesi-ury shall have power to grant or refuse licenses to patties within the limits ol sti'l town ; and the parties to whom such licenses ate granted shall he subject to such regulations as may. hy ordinance, he eetah lished. Th-y shall also have power to impa<>> and collect an annual lax upon the asserted properly of aaid town; Provided, No lax shall he imposed, in any one yenr. lo exc-e I the rate of ten cents 011 each hundred dollars of such aeaessrd pmpetty ; and that the money so raised shall he applied to the use of said town. The said Town Council shall have power to enforce the payment of all taxes levied hy the ru\d Town Council, to the Same extent, and in the same m mrer as is now, or hereafter shall he, p-ovided hy law for the collection of <h- general States taxes. S-e. 8ft. That the said Town Council of Cokeshmy shall have power to regulate sales at suction within the limits of said town, and lo grant licenses to auctioneetg: Provided. Nothing herein contained shall extend to sales hy Phe'ifF, Clerk of the Court, .lodge of Prnbafs, Oo.oner, Executor or Administrator, As*igr.e* i? M uakruptrfy, or hy any person, out of the order, decree of any Oouit, Justice of the Peace, or Ma;;, istrale. See 87. That this Act shall hs deemed a public Act. and shall continue of force for twn.tv years, and till the end of the session of the General Assembly of said State then next following; and all Acta of incrporati ? or amendments thereof repugnant thereto are hereby repea'ed. TOWN or ORANGEBURG flee. 88 T' at an Act emitted ' An Act to incorporate tho town of Orangeburg." approved on the seventeenth day of December, A. D. 1838. be, and the same is here by, alt-red and amended a? fellows; Thai from and after the passage of this Act, all and cverv person or persons, who shall have ie-iii'd within the corporate lini's of the town of Oinngehurg fo' sixty days, are hereby declared to he members of the corpnration hereby to he created. u-. co TV... .?.? ..:,i .u.n / the pa<(ing of l!ti? Ac', become a b<-dy poIitic uml corporate and rh*ll b- known and called by tlie name of the town of Orange, burg, and its corporate lindta rhall extend one mile in evciy direction from the Conrt llo?ee a* a centre, except on the ride next to North E tiato Hirer, which river thall oonaiittite 11?e boundary in that direction. Sec Of). That the raid town (hall be gov erned by a Mayor and four AMermeo. who (hall have resided in the State Jor one year, wwd within the limits of the corporation for aixty days immediately preceding their oUvtion. Ttic caid M yor and Aldermen rhalt be el??'e<1 on the eeeond Tue<day in September, ten days notice being previously jfiven, aad ahali cootlnoa in office for tt?o yearr. ard until the election and qnallfleato n ot their aueceraora: and all male inhabitant* of ?ald town, who (hall have at tnined tt e ||l of t w.enty -one > eat a, and re. rde4ibo??lp aix'^riaya immediately pre * cdng Um tl>u>ln, shall ha MtliM la Tola for aid Mayor and Aid-owes. Saa. 91. That said ala^lao thai) ha hald in acuta oon awn teat public placs in hid town from sight oVtloeh la thamoraUt tmill f ?a a'el oak la tha ffraing aad whew Vha polls ?hall U tloasd, Iba Haoagsra ah?? forthwith aoant tha totsa awl dralara tha election, gitriag aoties la ^litlag la tht psraona alaawd. Tha Mayor ah-1 Aldarmso for tha thus being shall alhaya appoint tha maoagrrs to eonduat tha station, who, beTom lhay open iba poll for said site'ion, shall taks an oath fairly aad Impartially to conduct tha Oma. Aad tha Mayor abd Aldermen, be'ore entering dpdb tha duties of their oiftnea. ah?|l, reapediValy, take the oath prescribed by lha Constitution of this State, and also llie following oath, to nil S ' Aa Mayor (or Alderman) of the town of Orangeburg, I will equally and Impartial ly, (o Uie best or ray ability, titrtiM U>? trust repossJ io me, sod will' use my bet*, endeavors to prwrvt the poic*. and carry l?*o effect, according to liw, the purposes for which 1 have been elected: So help me God." See. 92. That in ease a vacancy should occur in the office of Mayor or any of the Aldermen, hy death, re*ignati?n or other* wiae. an election to fill euch vaeattcy (hall t>a held by the appointment of the Mayor and Alderman, or Aldermen, aa the care may be, ten day a' previous notice being given ; and in case of sickncs or temporary absence of the Major, the Aldermen, forming a Council, shall ba empowerol to elret | one of their number to act as Mayor during the time. Sec. 93. That the Mayor and Aldermen duly elected and qualified ahull, during their term of service, aeveral'y ar.d respeci lively, he vested with all the powers of : Magistrates In this State within the limits of raid town. And the Mayor shall and may, aa often ae may he necessary, summon the Aldormrn to meet in Council, any two of whom, with the Mayor, or any three Aldermen, may constitute a quorum to transact bu'iness, and they shall be known by the name of the Town Council of Orangeburg, and they and their successors hereaf ter to he elected, may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to ail t) cir ordtnances, may sue aod eu,d, plead nttd be , lntj,'**u#J In nay Court ol law or equity in | this State, and purchase, hold, possess and l enjoy to them nod their successors, in per I petuity, or for any term of yeais. and cr* I tale, real, personal or mixed, and sell, alien | and convey the same: Provided, The same ' s'lall not exceed at any one time, the sum often llinussnl dollars. And the Major and Aldermen shall have full power to make and establish all such rules, by-laws and ordinances, respecting the road?, etre- ts, market and police of said town, as shall appear to thorn necessary and rlquis.le for the security, welfare and convenience ol t1i? said town, or for preserving "health, peace, order arid good government within the same : and the said Council mnv fl* and impose fines and penalties for the violation thereof, and appropriate the anme to the , pubic uses of the said corporation : Provid, ed, That no fine shall exceed fifty dollars lor any one offence. Sec. 94. That the Mayor and A'dermen of said town shall have full and only power to grant or refuse licenses to any person, firm, company m corporation engaged in or Intending to be engaged in any trade, business, or profeacion u hats ever, within the corporate limits of gaid town, upon sut-h conditions and under such circumstances as to them shall eeem proper and right : Pro* vided, Thai in no instance, shall the price of a license to keep a tavern, or to retail I spirituous liquors, be fixed at a less him ! than is established bv the laws of the Suite ; . and all moneys paid for licenses, and for fines and forfeitures for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping taverns and 1-iUiaid tarda*, within these d limits without licenses, shall be appropriated to the public uses of sail town: Provided, That the Mayor and Aldermen, duly elect ed and qualified, shall not have power to grant any license to keep lave"ns, or retail spirituous liquots to extend heyond the term for which they have been elected. Sec. 95, That, it shall he the dtt'y of lite said Mayor and Aldeinrento keep all road*, streets and waya within their corporate lim its open and in cood renale and f.?e thai purpose they nre vcle-l with all ihe powers and duiies of Surveynis of highways and Selectmen of T"Wni. They shall have power to compound with all pe'sons liable to work the streets, ways and roads in said own, upon such terms as they shall, l?y ordinance, establirh ; the mon?y?so received to be applied to the public use of said town. a*>d all persons refusing or failing to pay such commutation shall be liable to such fine, not exceeding twenty dullacs. as the Town Council may impose. See. 96 They shall also here pqwer to impose an annual lux not exceeding fifty Cents on every hundred dollars of the as* s-ssed value of all real and personal estate lying within the corporate limits of sai l tow a, (i he real ani personal estate <>f churches and school associations excepted ) Toe so d Council shall hare Ihe power to regulste the price of license upon all ptihl.c shows and exhibitions in said town, to erect a powder m?gazine, and eotnpel snr person holding mora than twenty five pounds of powder to a?o e the same therein, and to make regnla lions for rates of storage thereof, and for keeping and delivering the nm?. The said Council shall have porer to enforee the payment of all taxes levied under the authority of this Act, .giinst the prope'ly and persons, of defaulters to the Mm? extent, and in the tune manner, a is provided by law tor tbe collection of Ihe general Stale tax. except thattxeeuMons to enforce the payment of the town taxes shall be issued under the soal of the corporation, and directed to the Town Marshal, or other person especially appointed by the Town Council, to oolteot the same j and all property upon whieh a tag shall bs levjed ie hereby declared and made liable for the payment thereof in preference to all other debts against the said property, except sl-I.S. - O. - ... - -- * oefjia ina Bitir, whlol) (liall first b? paid 8-e. 07. That the aaid Town Oouneil ahall. have power and authority to r<-q :lra all persona owning a lot or lota, in aaid lows to mafce and keep In good repair sidewalk* in front cf aaid lot or lota^ whenever lh? same shall front or adjoin any publio atraet ' of said town, if, in the judgment of ihs Council, aueh side walk shall be neee?eary, ih- width thereof, and the manner of their construction, to be designated and regula* # a4^*9?a I *0 ^ tif i i ^wl -a ?/. ? * * * 'w j* * v ? " , wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm tad b?- (k? Mid Coiwtil lad lor dclMlt <*r rafuaal, lliirntMoiVIt noiioa, to oaaka and kfrrp to Npalr Mali aldanralka, tha tbvs OmmH tnaj ttu* lb* aama to U '??4? or p?U to rapalr, imI f^ato tha ? ? b> pay tha prion of making or repairing. And lha Mid t?wa Oaunatl am h.mbj tmpovrtd to iMtoiad raaaaar lha aama by aallon of dabtlaaay Oour>of oomp*Uni jurisdiction : i'laliikd Bktfith contract for mikiaror repairing b? III lo ihe lowest bid ler. See. #8. That lit* aaid Towo Council ahall hiv? power, with the consent o( the aHja cent lahd ewotrs, to eloM all ?utsh road*, streets And wage Within the Mid town, aa they may deem oaaaaMry, by atii of the freehold therein, either at privata or public aale, aa they may adjudge beat lor the :nte'r? eat of the aaiJ (own ; and they ahall liatra power to lay out, anopt, open and keep in repair all auelt new at reel a, roade and way*, aa <bay may. from lime to time, de-m oeceaaary for the improvement and convenience ofsnldtown: Provided, That no new atroct, road or way. shall be opened without flirt having obtained tna eonaent of the landowner or owners through whose premises any such new aireat, road or way may pan*. Sec. 99. The sabl Tewn Council ahall have power, and are hereby authorised. to elect one or more Marshals, (in addition to the Sheriff of the County of Orangeburg.) who shall alro be a Marshal of lb' town, to fix their salaries and prescribe their duties, who ahall ba sworn in and iuveated with all the powers, ar.d snlj-ctid to a'.l lha du. a : I ? -!:??.? __-a /V - . . in ?n?? liiUHHiri mil tluiiHIlilM so v lure or are tu> jcot to by law, in addition t? the duflc* and liabilities specially conferred and impoHtl on them by the Town Council Provided, That thair jurisdiction ahull he confined wiihin the limit* of aaid town. S c. 100. That the Town Council shall have power to establish a guard house, and " to proscribe,by ordiuasee,suitable rules and regulations lor keeping end governing the same ; an I until such guard house shall be establhh*d, tliey shall bo authorised to use a room in the co-nuaon jail of tli*C'*nntjr of Orangcbuig for the confinement of all who may he ru'-ject to be committed for violation ol any ordinance of the town, passed in conformity to the provisions of this Act ; ai.<l the rs''d Town Council may, l>y oidie nance, or the said Mayor and Aldermen in person, any one or more of them, authorise and require any Maishal of the town, or any Constat.1c specially appointed for the! purpose, to arrest and commit to the said guard hou-e, or jail of Orangeburg County, as the case may lie, for a terra not exc-clIng twenty-'our hours, any person or per*sans who, within the corporate limits 01 raid town, may be engaged in the breach o1 the peae , any riotous or disorderly con* duet, open obscenity, public drunkenese, or in any conduct grossly indecent or dangeroue to the citizens of said town, or any of e.liein, and it shall be th* duty of the Town Marshal to arrest and commit all such offond re, when required -o to do, who shall have power to call to their ns*ist*nce tl*? posse comilatu?. il need he, to aid in rushing such an es's ; and upon the failure of eaio M .r-huls to p.rfnrm such duty as ie required, they shall, e-t?rally, be subject lo i-uch fines and penalties as the Town Council may establish. And nil persons so impris oiud shall pay the cost and expenses incident to their imprisonment, which said eoets and expenses shall be eolleeied in the same mannor ss is provid d by this Act f<>r the codec i-m of fines imposed for lire violation of ordinances; Provided, That such imprisonment shall not exempt the party from the payment ol a?y fine tire Council may impose, or in lieu of failure *o pav thfine imposed, to be iui|a-isonrd tor a terra u<4 wore than twenty days for the off-tiee for which he may have b-en committed. Hec. 101. Tins said Town Council shall have power to collect the tax-a from all the persons representing, publicly, within the corporate limits for gain or reward, any play or shows ol what nature of kind whatever, to he used lor purpose of Said Town. Sec. 102. The said Town Council ahall have full r>o?er si.d auflmrilv l??lai? ?lt nuisances within the corporate limit*, and also to appoint a Board of Health for said town, nod to pass such Ordinances as may be tvece?*M'Y tod fine the powers and duties, and to im|?ose tiara and penalties npoo the meml-e a ot aiil B >ar.i for neglec of d ily or refusil to serve ; Provided, I'hs. i-O fine hereby authorized to t>e imposed ahal sieS'tl the sum of twenty dollais. Sec. 103. The said Town Council have lull power and authority o?er the Fire Ifepai imaut of tbe town nt Orangeburg, define the duties, regulations, and government of same. ??o. lf)4 The Mayor and A'dertnen elect shall,'during their term o office, ha etemp1 from ?T el duly. KachTowii Cotineil shall, w it hin one month alter the expiration of their term of otfice, make out and return i<> their successors a full account of their re* os-ipts and expenditures dm log their term; and ahull pay over all moneys in their pos session belonging to the cor, oration, and deliver up all books, records, and other papers incident to their offi -e, to their succes scrs; and on ai lure to to do, I he v shall liable to be fined in a sum not rxneedmg five hundred dollars, to l e coiiec ed by any pro per action by the Town Council. Sec 105. For ?ny wbful violation or negleot of duly, inslpraotice. abuse or oppres sioo, the said Mayor and Aldermen, j -intly and severally, shall be liable to indictnteni in the Court of Sessions, sud, upon conviction, to punishment as pi escribed in the preced ng Section, besides being liable for damages to any person or persons injured, See loft. That all Ordinances heretofore passed by the Toan Council of Ortngeburg, in conformity with the authority gianted by existing laws, shall be, and .bey are hereby, deolsrrd legal and valid. ?eo IU7. All AoU and porta of Aotlie>atof->re pi?teJin rilatmo to ilia inuorporation of ilia town of Onng?bur| bo, and ilia same ara harvbj. rapralad. Sap J08 Tlila Aot ahall bo dasmad a publio Act, and oontinpi in fofoa for the tprm of Qlteen jraara, and uplil tha and of tlia aaa atop of t'ie J^-gWUtura tli?-n naat ensuing. T?*? *>T ??4!<CPTHAB8a?. 108. That from and a/tar tbapaaaagof thia Ant all rl*iu>na of l))i* Stata, having raaidad twelve montha wiltiio ill c Siala, and sixty days in tha Town 0| Branahvilla, shall ho daareed, and ara harehjr dre'ared to ba, a body poll tie and o?r< porata, and thwaiid town, ah ill b- nolle-1 and known by tha aama of Bmn?h?lll? and !> ei>rpnrit? limit* hull extend on* mile in eneh direction from the Hotel b?? ' tvreon the two Railroad* in exld town. 0 ^ -fci -- -v,* |l . 4v .? v jr r. ig gflf* * S^K a?-i 110. TUl Ik? a?Ul IOWN Iiall b.- guv?r??d bf M lnlfR^KOt and four *lr<H?n?, rkn akftlX Kb H# ika ITaIi a<t ftialaa and who hull btvl rwlM Ul this Star* twelve month*, and aha!I beta beah reddest* f tha said town sUtty dfty? iwW?iUt?l^pr?< ceding thai* election, abd who nhall be elected on iL 6rat Monday in hhrnnry ft ???h year. fl?a day*' publie n?ilra lh?r?of "l?| ptew?t)??'y given. and that aM mdlrihah\t*nts Of tha aga ol twet>ty*oba year*, Oitisana of tha Siato, and who ahall have rraidrd within iha Mai* twrlv* month*, and it the said town sixty deys lnm*dl?Us Ijr preceding tha election, aliall ba entitled to vole lor aaid luiandant and Warden#, pauper* and person* under disabilities (or crime, excepted. . ^ , See. Ill The raid election ahall ba held #t iome convenient puhlla place, in *aid town, from a'ght o'clock A. M., until five o'clock P M . and when tha polla aha 1 ba aloaa<l the Manager* (ball forthwith count the votee and declare the election, nnd give notice thereof, in writing, to tha Inlen* d*?t therein heing, who ebnll, within two dnya thereafter, give notice or oattae the same to La given to tha pemons duly elect* ad. The lotendnnt and Wardens, before entering upon the dutic* ol their offices, shall respectively lake the oith prescribe I by the Constitution of the State, and also the f<? lowing oath, t??w|l: " As I.itsndant \or Wsideti) ol the Town of R aut-liv i*. i will equally and impartially, to the best of my ability, ex<rc:*e the trust r?-pos**d iu me and will u?e my best endeavors to pre* serve the peace, and catry into effect, according to law, the purposes for which I hnv? been eb-ctrd: S<? help me God."? ?"<i ii any person, upon tietng eiecte.t intendsnt op Warden, alia! 1 refuse to aot a* 'ii-li, lie shall forfait ?n<4 p?y i? tl?? f!tiunsi) the sum of ten dnllaia, lor the use of the said town { Provided, Thai no person who hue attained the age of sixty years shall be compelled to serre in either of said offices, nor shall any persop be co<njurjH?4 *o mtv? either a? liitendsnt of Warden, amre than one joar in any leim o' three years. Tits Intcndaut and Wai done, for ib? time l..-Jnc. shall always appoint one or tuore Board of Managers, three Managers for ?a<-h Board, to otidnel the election, who, before they open the polls, shall take an ontli fab ly and impaitially to conduct the same. Sec. 112 That in esse a vacancy shall occur in the office of Intendant, or of any of tho Wardens, hj death, resignation, remov? al or o'herwise, an election to fill sit -U vaciney shall be held by order of the Intendat and Wurdens, or a ro j-rrity of the same, five days' ptihlie notice being previously given, and in case of sickness or temporary nt>*ence of the Intsndant, the Wardens. forming the Council, shall be empowered to elect one of the number to act -as [ (nteiulnnt daring the time. See, 118. That the fntenlant end Wardens, du'y elected and qualified, shall, du ring their term of service, severally and respectively, be vestei with all the powers heretofore granted to Magistrates in this Stale, within the limits of tho said town, except for the trial of small and mean can ses, and the Intendunl shall or may, as often as is nesestary summons the Waidena to meet in Council, any two of whom with he loiendant, or any three of the Wardens may constitute a qtio>um to tr??*ncl business; and tli-y shall be known as the Town Council of Branoliville, and they and their sucrc-sirs in office hereafter to he elected may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to all their ordinaaces, may sue and be aued, plead and lie impleads I in any Court of Justice in Ihig^tate, and purchase, hold, possess and enjoy to thetn and their sueceMors, in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate, real, personal or ra;xed, and sell, alien or convey the same* Provi d-d The same shall not exiecd, at. any one time, the sum of ten thousand dollars; and he said Town Council shall have authority to appoint, from lim* *" fine, as they maysec fit. suclt and so many proper parsons to ao' as Marshals or Constab'e? of said town as the raid Co mail may de-m necessiry and expelimt. for the pr-servat. on of the peace, good order. and police thereof, which persons. s<> appointed, shall, within the corporate limits of said town, have the power ai d privileges and lie suhj-ct to all the obligations p--nalii-s and regtrl ationa pros ided hy the law ol the office of Constable, and shall he liable to he removed at the pi'assure <-f said Council; and the siid Town Council shall have power to eslaldish, or aulhodss the establishm-m of a marlet House in sai l town, an 1 the Torn Council, or the said Intendant and Wardens in person any one or more of them, may anthor4xe and require any Marshal of the town <>r Constat. It. specially appointed for that purpose, to arrest and commit to the guard h mac, for a t-rm not exceeding twentyfour hours, any person or persons who, W'thia the corporate limits of said town< may be rD2aged yi a br-a li of ibe peace, any riotous or disorderly conduct, open obscenity, public drunbenue s, or any eon duct t/ross'v indecent or dnniismm in Ika Cii>z-n? o! said town, or any of ihem ; and it shall be the duty of ih? Town Marshals o Cons'eulei to arrest and commit *" sci*4t ot fend-r?, wli'D required so lo do, and who sliall have power lo call to their assistance the po.nut coini talus, if n< cl he, to aid in niukimt such aireals, and upon the failure of said office is to perform such duty as required, they shall severally lie subject lo such fines and penalties as the Town Council may impost upon them, and all persons s<? imprlsone i shall pay the coM aud expense* incident to their Imprisonment; which sai I costs and expenses shall he cola Iseted iu the aamr manner at is provided for ths collection of fines imposed for ih# viola* t'on of ordinance*, rules and regulations: ProHdtd. Tha* such imprisonment shall not exempt the party from the p? mint of any Una tha Council may imimee for the offena# for which he,the, or they, mav have com pitied. 4"d id ^oyn Council may have full power and authority, under their .corporate seal, to make ell sueh rules, rssolet ons, by lew* apd ordinync?s respecting the strep's. foe.4*- #"4 business thereof, .. ?.u >1.. . -/ .I? : j -?-?> m* <w r"v?v?"'W "I'//" 'T'T 'Wif Vi aaahaM *pp*ar in Hirm B?iiennry and pr?p?r /or the eonrity, wallay*, $?4 aonrepi i and for preferring health, order, And good gorerDment within raid town; And lh? Mid Tnw/t Opanril mty icpppte flnn l-r pitioni against ihrir^y*hfn, rolM, rrgtiUlipM and , ordinance*. And appropriate tbo um? for i the puhlio dm of Mid town ; And the aaid fPuntn Pou nail wit all kawa ika oamaa ~ ~ ? - I whicli h?? been lnTetofpro greeted to Meg. tf) ; ---' i?ir?tc? t<i thu 6ttU to eonu?-l (ho ?it?n I j <Uiiaa /*? fit ?i ?Mi ftk. MA l.t I ertdeac* upon the tHal b-foN>U?"tn of any pereoa or peraona for violation of any of tbait ordinance*, by-law*, t-uls*. or refute- i lions, but v Una ?hov* the snM of I wa..ty | fl*a dollar* ah a 11 be collnud by the Town I CouneU, eftoopl by auit In the proper Court* of Juatioa in this State, and that no fine shall wsbood the amoaatof fifty (5<>) dol lar*, sud also nothing herein contained ahall authorize the ewid Council to make any ordinance. or by-law, inconsistent or repug nantto thelawa of rhia S'ate. , See. 114. That the said Intendanta or War- i deqa, or a majority of tbeaa, shall hare power to abate or rem ore all naisancca In said town, and It shall ha tbelr duty to keep all roads, ways, bridge* a ad streets within tb# corpora to 1 limits of said town, open and^n good repair, a d for that purpose they are vested with all tb i powert of County Commissioners, or Commissioners of Roads, for and within ths corporate limits of said town, and they may lay out now streets, close np, widen, or otherwise alter those now in use, and sbo 1 bare lull power to classify and arrange the inhabitants or ' citizens of said town, liable to street, road or other public duties therein, and to force the performance of snob duty, under suob penalties as are now, or shall hereafter be prescribe! by law, and they shall bars powsr to compound with alt persons liable to work the streets, ' ways and roads In said town, upon such term* m their ordinances or by-laws'rasy establish, or their rules and regulations require, the moneye to rseeired te be applied te the publto use of eaid town,' and alt persons refuting to libor. or failinff to niv annh PnmtntilAlinn ball be liable to aaeb floe, not exceeding twenty dollar* for any one year, as the said Town Council may imposo. And they shall bare power to enforce the payment of sucb lines in the same manner as is now or may bo hereafter prorided for the collection of county taxes; and the said Town Conocll shall hare power, with the consent of the adjacent land owners, to close all such roads, streets and j ways within the said town as they may deem ^ necessary, and they may kcop in repair ail such new streets, roads and ways a* they may from time to time, deem necessary for the iin- > prorctncnt and conronience of said town : Provided, That no street, road *>r way shall bo opened without first baring obtained the consent of the land owner, or owner* thereof, through whole premises auy sucb now strect> road or way mny pass. Sec. IIS. The said Town Council ahull bare power and authority to require nil persons owning a lot or lots in said town to cl-tse in and to make and keep In good repair, sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, whenever the same shall front or adjoin any puhtio street of said town, if i% tbo judgment of said Com* oil, such sidowalks shall ho necessary, the width thereof, and the manner of construction shall bo designated and regulated by raid Town Council; and fur default or refusal, af. ter reasonable sotico, to make nnd keep in good repair such sidewalks, and to closo in such lot or lota, the Town Council may enure the same to be made or put in repair, and require the owner to pay the price of making or repairing; and the said Town Council are hereby empowered to sue for and recover the same, by action of 4eb<, in any Court of com pvtcui jui imiiciiuu ; wr<jrt4Lc<J4 1 uai FUCll COIltract fur making ur repairing U let to the lowest Uddir. Sec. 116. The In ten riant and W?id-ns of *aid (own, or a majority "f litem, shall have lull powi-r to grant or refuse audi liean censes to keep tavern,or- taUilspirituous liquor* in the corporate limit* of raid town, upon auc i condition* and under Mich circiim tancenatothem shal'scem proper and right; Provided, That in no instance eh nil tli? price ol a license to keep a tavern or to retail spir tu?us liquors, be leaa than the amount ea? Inhibited hj the Slate, and all moi.eva fail | for lie-nee* and for fine* and forfeiture* alia 1! he appropriated lor the public U*e of a.tid town; Provided, Tiiat lite liilendant and Wardent duly elected, tlinll not have power to grant any license to keep l? Vera ? or retail spbluous iiq tors to extend beyond the term 'or wlticli they !> ? U.?? etect-d, and I hey slmll linve power to regulate sab* at auction, within the coepnrate limbs of the town, and to grunt licenses to Attotioncere, itinerant traders, to keeper* of hotels livery stable*, billiard tables, ten-pin nl leys, cr oilier kinds of game ofh-tzird, skill or chance ; they shall have the full and only power to impose a tax on all shows and cx hibiiions for gain or reward within the cor porate limits of add town. S-o. 117 The Intendant on! Warden* sirs', together wit It Clock and Tre??urer, .U.tl .1.-1- . l o- . > < > ( tn?ir icnn m iiini'P, i?-|exernpl from etreet ami po'lue duly ; each Town Council shall within one inooth after tlie expiration of their term of office, make out j and return to (heir aucceapo a in office, a full account of their rec-ipta and eXpcn.tW turca during their te.tn, which a-cnunt shall be published id one or mora ptihiio placea of aaid town, and shall pay over al ' ntoneya in their possesion belonging to the corporation, and drliver up all hooks, rec> or.la and other pipers ineident to their ufiioe, to their successors, and on fuilute o do w, they aliall be liable to be fined in a aunt not exceeding five hundred (500) -'el* lars, to be collected by any proper action ol the Town Council. Bee. 118. That all ordioaneea, hereto fore passed by the Town Council of Branch trillr, in conformity with the authority granted by existing Itwi, aba I he, ?nd they arc hereby, doolared legal and raild Bee. 110. All Ao'a and parts of ActI heretofore patted in ralati >n to the lne r P'Tiuon 01 ma i<?wn cl Ur-DcIivU e le. lid they aro ) ? rapaaled. Town or RKIbVILLK. See. 120. That the ?harl?r of ihe town of B-idvlH^ io the 0?unty of 9parUnlmr| t>a. and the um? i? hrreoy, renewal ant cxtend'd for the term of fourteen vara, with the Mini powtri that la conferred hy thin Aot an the town of QraharcV See. 121. Thia Aot ahall ba deemed a puMfe Aot, and continue iu foroa f?r the terra of flfle-n year*, a id un'il tho end ut the eeation of the Leg;elature th-reaft-r. Approrad the $th day of M^roh, A. D. nil. ??*P!PWIP^?Mmmm DENTISTRY! DENTISTRY ! JQ. McDAVID graduate of the Panoeyl. anla Colleen ef Dental Surgery, aeaelon JR0A Q7, respectfully offbrr hia profeaalonal aarrieea^o the eltlaa^| f)t |(j/eenrllle and aurroondiug country. Havtne aooiminLad himaelf arleli ImprorempiMj 9^blp probation. be faopoi, hj Iriot attention t# builnem, to b? to giro Mtla faction. l OSoe on the corner of Cnfeo nt)d Main StrMti, In II. A. CauMe'a former roaidence, up autre. J. Q. M..DAVII>, p. D. 8. Mar 23 48 t? fW 8ub*oribn for tbn EnT?Hrm8*; Two Dollprt p?r annum in advanrn. * 0 fMy# IttJf s isrtrutf f L at i> ^ ^ j ' i Sixty-Five First Prise Med als Award d. TUB O KB AT ? OHMl Southern Piano J /I If ARC FACTO Kr. mrnrmm w/wA nt? ?'A ww m* numw *, Uuthelnren of Ortnd, Square and Upright PIANO FORTES, Baltimore, Mil. rT^llESE Instrument# bare been before the 1 puhlio fur nearly thirty years, and upon ' their eaeellence alone attained on nnj>-rrhm?rd pre emtaeacs, which pronounces them unequaled. Their Tone combines great power, sweetness And fine aingir.g quality, as well as groat t purity of Intonation, and sweetness throughout the entire scale. Their Touch is pliant t and elastic, and entirely free front the ttiffhess found in So many Pianos. In Workmanship they are unequaled, using none but the rcry host seasoned material, the large capital ,u?- ct ployed in our business enabling us to keep n< continually an immense stock of lumber, Ac., , on hand. All our Square Pianoe bare our New Int- hi proved Overstrung Sculo and the Agraffe Tre- n. bio. ? We would call special attention to oar late improvements in Grand Pianos und Square UJ Urttnds, Patented August 14th, 18(1(1, which 0| bring ttio Piano nearer perfection than has yet been attained. Ti Kerry Piano fullj Warranted fur 5 Yrar*. A Wo bare tnado arrangements for the Sole ? Wholosile Agency for the most Cclahrated Ci Parlor Orguns and Melodcous. which we offer ft Wholesale and Retail, at Lowest Factory Prices. " WM. KNADK .1 CO., ? Baltimore, M<l. II Deo 7 20 6m q IMPORTANT NOTICE i n TO CONSUMERS OF DRY OOODS. | All Retail Order* amounting to $20 and Over p Delivered in any Part of the Country ( FREE OF EXPRESS CHARGES. n II A MIL I ON EASTER & SUNS, J< OP DAlTIMonB. >'!>., ]| IN order tho l?etier In meet tho want* of (he Hetail Customors at a distance, have established a SAMPLE BUREAU, and will, upon application, promptly nend by mail full lines of samples of (lie Newest nnd most J Fushionahle Uoods, ol French, English and Dutncslic Manufacture, guaranteeing at nil times to sell a* loic, il not at leie price*, than any house in the country. Buying our goods from tbo largest nnd most celebrated tn.tnufnciurors in the different pirts of Europe, and importing the some l>y Steamers direct to Baltimore, our stock is at nil times promptly supplied with tho novelties of the London and Ports markets. As wo buy nnd sell only lor cash, nnd mnke no bad debts, wc nre able and willing to sell our goods at from Ten to Fifteen percent Lets Profit than if we gave credit. In sending for samples specify the kind of goods desired. >Vo keep the best grades of every efnss of goods, from the lowest U? tic most costly Orders unaccompanied l>y f&u mpfc will ho sent C. O. D. Prompt Paying Wholesale Buyers are invi? ted to inspect tha Stock in our Jobbing Uiul Package Department. Address HAMILTON KASTER A SONS, 197, 199, 201 mid 203 Went Rnltini >ru Street, Vsllim >re, M l. Dae 7 29 1/ GIJOINiE PAGE & CO. No. fl N. Scbrocd#r St.. Baltimore. Mumilnctur* ra of Putlalle nt.d St nth-nary STEAM ENGINES AND POILERS. Patent Improved. Portable CIRCULAR SAW MILI.S. (lung, Mnb.v mid Mieh Saw Mil'1*, Crist Mills, 'limber Wheels, Shingle M-icl?in>a. Ae. Denier* in Clicnlar S<w*. Belliot; and Mill supplies p netnllv, nnd tiiatiufiictuier'a npetits tor L*IT-lV Ceb-b'ai* ed Tiifltiii* Wnter Wheel, ami every dere' iptioo of Wood Working M -chine y .ORIOI'LTVntl. KSGINK* A HI'Et I ALTS ir lid for di act ijilit a Cainh-gues nnd Pi ice List*. 2tf-ly E. I\ JONES," AWWdDSJIiaraTC? AW MW, AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY. WILL I'RACTICK IS ALL COURTS OF Til IS STA1E ALSO, IN THE UNITED STATES COURTS. ouitiv ureenTiut l>. uM B. C. J'rij 1 ly* FLAHTA110N Brums This wonderful vegetable restorative is the sheet-anchor of the feeble and- debilitated. As a tonic and .cordial for the aged and languid it has no equal among stomachics. As a remedy for the nervous weakness to which women are especially subjoct, it 1 fi superseding every other stimulant. In all climates, tropical* temperate or frigid, it acts as a specific in every species of disorder which undermines the bodily strength and breaks down the animal spirits. Wherever it is introduced it becomes a standard article-?a medicinal staple. It is to-day the best and purest tonic, and the most popular medicine in the civilized world?be sure and get the genuine. Bold by all Prugglsts, Grocers and Country Slopes. 1 ^kmmm S&PBbi t&WNtaER WHEEL, Mill 9earing,Shaftlnit Pulleys 1 I t^ZbUHO FOR A CIRCUlARjfer I t>?*> 7 iV *' 9 0 ********* i i W Ayer's Elair Vigor, For restoring Gray Hair la , s natural Vitality and Color. _ 4L. A dressing which i> at onoe agreeable, healthy, and effectual for preserving the mbair. ~ Faded or fray hair is soon rtstsrsa . to its original color, vfith the gloss and *is thicklod, falling bah: checked, and bald)S3 often, though not always, cored f its nse. Nothing can restore the iir wboro tho follicles are destroyed, r tbo glands atrophied and decayed, lut sucn as remain oan bo saved for sefulness by this application. Instead f fouling the hair with a tmsty sedilont, it will keep it olean and vigorous. :s occasional uso will prevent the hair om turning gray or falling off, and onscquently prevent baldness. Free om those deleterious substances which" lako some preparations dangerous, and ijurious to the hair, the Vigor can'* nly benefit but not barm it. If wanted * lerely for a HAIR DRESSING, othing cIbo can bo found so desirable.'Containing neither oil nor dyo, it doos' ot soil white cambric, and vet lasts jog on tho hair, giving it a rich, glossy ustro and a grateful perfume. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.,'JUOTICAL AND ANALYTICAL CoHIMISy LOWELL, MASS. FBI OB $1.00. ,C3ff~E?r l? II, I. I evil I lilr bf M. A. llUNTb.Il A CO., Ap?oU Aug .11 IS jy R 0 S K T) A T, T S v?v? w x/ 11 ju jl kj /tffe. ^ r*||K O H K A7AM RRI CAN IBlgt) JL HEALTH RESTORER, pwrifica \^^H;ihe Mood and cares Scrofula, ffj pbilia, >8ktn Diseases, Rheumatism, Diseases /of Women, and all Chronic Affection* >of the Dlodd, Liver and Kidneys., S /Recommended hy tbo Medical Fneul* riy nod many thousand* of our heal < Read tho tcitimony of Physicians fund pnticnta who have used Kusadali*y (send for our Rosadalis Onide to Health ^ (Rook, or Altannae for tbiayenr, whicU / | (we puMUb for pratnitons distrihatioiu MR )'* w'" giro you much valuublo infor* I^LXA ^malion. Dr. R. W. Carv, of Baltimore, ssys : 1 I take pTeasarc in recommending ;yoar Rosapalis a* a very powerful; ' BPft ^alterative. 1 hare seen it asedin two. i" \ Vases with happy results?one in ?. J} cm we of aeeondary ayphilia, in wbieL? )the patient pronounced himself cure J /after harine taken five hollies ol your /medicine. Tho other is a case of serof/flB Zulu of long standing, which is rapidly /ABB (.improving under ita use, and the iu~ 'MiB (.lirutuina nm that ul?>l ?III laoon recover. ] hift carufnMy e* yimined tbe formal* by which you? SRoaadnlia it made, and Bud it an taLsrcllcnt compound of alterative iagroviicnta. ) Uf- Sparka, of NiobolatviUe, Ky., >a?ya be baa uaod Roaadalia io cart a of WrofnU and Secondary Syphtlia with Wtiafuctory rcaulta-ar a cleaner of tbn I) Blood I know no better remedy. ) lienjumin Dcobtol, of Lima, Ohio, /writer: I have suffered for twenty ^yeara with an inveterate eruption over .my whole body ; a abort tiino tince I (purchased a bottle of Rotudalis and it Sy (fueled a perfcet cure. ( Rosadalia ia aold by all drngftats. < Laboratory, 81 Exchange _ l'lace* (Baltimore. ( Dra Clcienta ft Co. J'loprittort^ Msy 18, 1870. 62 ly ESMONDS T. BROWN, S mm jm rar am9 . *i? mATOarca sicmaia?rf OPPOSITE VIIA11LEST0N HOTEL CHARLESTON, S. C. Kept 23 J9 I;. A. B. RIULLIGAK OHAHLE8TON, S- O., MESSRS. SULLIVAN ft SON, ARE MY A. Or S3 INT T m AT /i n I'cir i? rr r rt n /? -u And will make liberal cabii advances on alt COTTOiy Shipped to mi (}iro)ifb then. a. at mulligan. BopI 28 * 19 lp OHERNVILLE PAPER MILK. J. Bannister & Son, :vy(4ucrwj7.avwwwmraiio Book? News* Wrapping and Colored *? -a*- m* jec mm tkmm t ti0iik8t cabii prior paid far XjL Clean Cotton or Linen RAGS. lUy 25 *. . f. 1 j. t