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i?? iiiW ii Aets (f tM taml 1m?M| Mttk J ftHlilH J PUBLISHED ~BT AUTHORITY. * ? 11 AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN ? OP LEWISVILLB. 8. O. t Section I. Be It emcted br thi Senate end House of Representatives of the SUle 0 of Booth Carolina, now met end sitting tn e Oeeerni Assembly, end by the istkmly v of the Mine: r That from end after the pa mega at this i net, all citizens of this State, having resided r twelve moo 111* within ibis State, nod nitty t days ia the village of Lewbvtyle, nhnll bi ? denaind and nrn hereby deslared to bo n | body politio and corporate, nod tha oaid village nhnll bo called and known by tbo dibi of Lewieville, nod itn corporate limit* nhnii extend three fourth* of n milnin each direction, from the at* atom of W. H Hennon. See. a. That the anid village ahnii be governed bran Intendaat and four Wardens, who shall be eUlxeas of the United Slates, and who shall hare resided in this 8UU twelve months, and shall hare been r*aideote of the said village sixty days lmraedlataly preceding their sleetion. and who shall be eleeted on the fourth Monday in May, IMS. and on tha sama day ia each year thereafter, too days' publlo , notion thereof being previoosly given ; and that all mala inhabitants of tha sgs of twenty >one years, cltixeue of tho State, and who ahall have resided within the State twelve months, end in the anid village sixty days immediately preceding tha election, shall be entitled to vols for said Inteadant and Wardens, pao> pera nod persona under disabilities for eriraes excepted. Seo. 3 The eaid election ahall be held at viik ?uuTcni?ni puoiie pisce in hn vii?- u lage, from aix o'clock in th? morning until | fir* in the afternoon, and when the poll* | ahall be cloaed, the nianageis shall forths t with count the votea and declare theeleo* I tlon, asd give notice thereof in writing to i the Inteodaot therein being, or cauae the < same to be glean to the person duly elect- < ed : Provided, The Commissioners of Elec- i tion of Orangeburg county shall call the < first election under thie act, and shall ap- 1 point Managera to conduct the eame who i ahall make return thereof to the commies c eioners, the same at other elections held in this State. And the said commissioners shall j oount the votes, and deolara the eleetion, c and notity the persona so elected, Intendant i an I Wardens of the said village. The In* i tendsnt and Wardens, before entering npon \ the duties of their offices, shall respectively j take the oath prescribed by the Coustitu- , tion of the State, and also the following t oath, to wit: "As Intendant (or Warden)o/ r the village of Lewisville, I will equally and a impartially, to the best of my ability, exer f cise the trust reposed in me, and will use t my best endeavors to preserve the peace, a and cany into effect, according to law, the t purpose* for which I have been elected: ti So help me God." And if any person, upon < being elected Intendant or Warden, shall a refuse to uct as such, he ahall forfeit and j pay to tha council the sum of twenty dol- a iars for the uso of said villsge: Provided, j That no peraon who bas attained the age of f sixty years shall be compelled to serve in t either of said offices, nor shall any other 3 person be compelled to serve either ns In. c tendant or Warden more than one year in any term of three years. The Intendant t and Wardens for the time being shall si- 1 ways appoint one or more Boards of Mann- ; grrs, three Managers for each Board, to con 1 duct the election, who, before they open ? the polls, shall lake an oath fairly und im- c partially to conduct the same. a Sec. 4 That in case n vacancy shall occur ? in the office of Intendant or any of the War i dent, by death, resignation, removal or } othavwfse. an election to fill such vacancy 11 ahall be held, by order of the Intendant and 1 Wardens, or a majority of the same, ten 1 days' public notice being previously given; n and in rase of sickness or temporary ab k secce of (be Intendaut, (he Wardens foitn- e ing (he council shall be empowered to elect h one of the number to act as Intendant dur- t ing the lime. p Sec. 5. That the Iateodant and Wardens c duly elected and qualified, shall, during k their term of service, severally and respec- t 'lively be vested with all the powers of trial 0 justices or justices of the,penes, as the esse n may be, in thia State, within the limits of p the Village, except for tlte trial of small and t mean causes; and the intendant shall, or a may, as often ns necessary., summon the \ Wardens to meet in council, any three of t whom, with the Intendant, shall ooustitute e a quorum to transact business; and tli-y d shall be known as tha tTowp Council of p Lewisville; and they, and their successors o 'in office herea'fter to be-eleohed, may have a o common seal, which shall be affixed to all of their ordioaocea, may -sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any court of justice in this 8tate, and -pnrehhee, hold, pos sees and enjoy, to<them and their successors, in perpetuity, or for any term of years, anv estate, real, personal, or mixed, and sell, alien, or convey the asms: Provided, The eaute shall not ewceed, at any one time the sum of ken thousand dollars. And the said tOWt) council shall lisva anthorilv in an. point, from time to lime, they m?y we. l >fit, eodh oad ao many proper pereona, to net as marshals or constables of mid Tillage, a* <the said council may deem necessary nnd expedient for the preservation of the p?ac?, good order and police thereof, which per sons, so appointed, shall, within the corporate limits of said village, have the power and privileges, and be subject to all the obligations, penalties and r< gelations provi ded by law for the office of constable, and shall ha liable to be removed at lha pleasure of said council. And the said town oouneil shall have power to establish, or ao tborize the establishment of a market honse in said village; alio, to authorize the establishment of a guard house, and to prescribe suitable rules and regulations for keeping and governing the same. And the said town council, or the said Intendsnt or a Wardens, io person, any one or more of them, may authorize and require any Marshal of the town, or any constsble, specially appointed for that purpose, to arrest and commit to the said guard house, for a term not exceeding twenty fonr hours, any per, son or persons who, within the eorporate limits of said town, may be engaged in.aay breach of the peace, any riotous or disorderly conduct, open obscenity, public drunkenness, or any conduct grossly indecent, or dangerous to the citizens of said town, or any of them. And it shall be the duty of the town marshals or constables to arrest < and commit all sueh offenders, when required so to do, and who shall have power to call to their aseietance the po?M comitalus if need be to aid in maki.ig such arrests, and, upon the failure of said officers to perforin such duty as required, they shall sev- < erall v l'? subject to fines and penalties, as Ike town council msy Impose upon them.? And all persons soimprisoned shall pay the coet and axpeuees incident to their imprisonment, which cost and expenses shall be o collected io the same manner se is provided $ tor we collection 01 nnee imposed lor toe I! violation of ordinances, rules and regain- fi tions: Provided, That tueh imprisonment p shall not exempt the psrt j from the payment of any fine the oounoil may impose p for the offence which he, she or they may si have committed. And the said town conn- t< ail shall have foil power or aotliority, under their oorporate seal, to make all sueh roles ii and regulations, bylaws and ordinances, re- a Z acting the streets, roads, tnd tbt busioese ereof, ss well ee the polioe system of the ]i said town, aa shall appear to thani neoease- o ry and proper, lor the aeeurity, welfare and ? convenience, and for preaerving health, order and good government within aaid town. And the said town council may impoae fines for offences against their bylaws, rules, regulations and ordinances, and spproprt- m ate uie nui?i 10 me puune uie 01 ni? town ; pl and the raid town eounoil ehall h?>. e th? hi aid* (X>w?r thai Irial juiticea or juaiioaa of bl the peace now hav?. or maj hereafter have, p, to compel the attendance of eriinewee, and * require them to give evidence upon the tri?! ticfore tbem, of any per oo or person# bot? III* IM of tw?l; * dollar* *h*ll * **ilee?r4by mM emsMll, exoept bo wilt o proper *o*tts of just!** In itei* 8taW| tad1 bo that nothing herein ?a*Mk?l *ImH ?boris* hM eoeneil to look* 007 ordi****** r bibvi laoooaiafot with or npneoutto b* nor* of the But*. Sec. I That aaid Inlendant **d Virdtoi, r majority of them, riiall have poorer to bat* a*d r?nof? all naiaaa*** In aatd no ; and It abatl ba tbalr doty la keep all oada, waye, bridges and itNtU la aaid ova op*a and La good repair, and for thai urpoae they ara I availed with all th* powr* of ooonly eomm baton or*, or ooomtaaion ra of roada, for and within th* corporate iantto of th* aatd town ; aad they n?*y lay i?t ? ? street*, close op, widen or othors tie* altar thoae now la nae; and *hall hare all jVower to classify and arrange the lo habitants or cllixena of aaid town liable to treet, road or other duty therein, and to ore# the performance of eoek dalle* under iuoh peoaltlea aa ara new. or abaII hereafter >e, prescribed by lew: and they ahall have K?wer to compound with ell pereona liable o work the streets, ways *cd roada In raid own, upon aueh terms aa their ordinances ?r bylaw* may establish, or th?ir rule* end 'egulations may reooir*, th* money to rate! ved to be appled lo tb* public use of wid town ; and all person* refusing to labor ?r failing to pay such commutation ahall be labia to such fine, not exceeding twenty loiter* for any one year, as lha aaid town louncil may itnpoee; and they ahall have he power to enforce the payment of such in*, in the Mm* manner as is now or may >e hereafter provided for the collection of souoty taxes. And the said town counoll hall have power, with the coneont ot lb* idjaoent land owners, to cloaa all au?h oadr, streets and ways within the artld town is they may deem n?c*ssary, by *.h? eel? of he freehold therein, either at pritate or >ublio sale, as they may adjudge hest for he interest of the raid town ; and they shall teep in repair all euoh new streets, roads tod ways aa they may from time to time, leem necessary for the improvement and lonveoleneo of raid town: Provided, That 10 street, road or way shall be opened with* >ut first having obtained the consent of the and owner or oarnera thereof, through shoes premises any sueh new street, road >r way may pass. Sec. 7. The said town oonncil shall have tower and authority to require all perrons woiiig s lot or lots in said town to elose in ind to make and keep in good order and epair sidewalks in 'ront of said lot or lots, whenever the ume shall front or adjoin any mblic street of said town, if, in judgement >f council, such sidewalk or sidewalks shall >e necessary, the width thereof, and the nanner of construction, to be designated ind regulated by the said town council; and or default or refusal, after reasonable noice, to make and keep in good repair sueh idewalks, and to close such lot or lots, the own council may*cause the same to be oade or put in repair, and require the own ir to pay the price of making or repairing ; tnd the said town council are hereby empowered to sue lor add receiver the same by ictiob of debt in any court of coropeteut uriadiclion : Provided, That such contract or making or repairing is let to the lowest >idder. The cemeteries and punlio graverardaare also placed under the jurisdiction if the said town council. Sec. 8. The Intendant and Wardens of he said town, or a mnjority of them, shnll lave full power to grunt or refus* license o keep taverns or retail spirituous liquours vilhin the corporate limit" of the said town, ipon such conditions and under such cir.umslancea as to thorn shall seem proper tnd right: Provided, That in no instance hall the price be less than the amount that s established by the 8'ale ; and all moneys laid for licenses, and for fines and f<>r'eU ires, shall be appropriated to the public ises of said town : Provided, That the Ini endant and Wardens, duly elected, shall lot have power to grant any license to ;eep taverns or retail spirituous liquors to xtend beyond the term for which they , ave been elected. They shall have power \ o regulate sales at auction within the c<>r- | torale limils of the town ; and to grant li? i enees to auctioneers, itinerant traders, to ;eepers of hotels and livery stahles; and , o levy a tax on all drays, carts, wag na. carriages, omnibuses, buggies, horse, uares, or mules, kept for hire, or used for | luhlie purposes in a-?id town, and they have i he full and only power to impoei a tax on i II shows, or exhibitions lor gain or reward, \ vithin the corporate limits of said town, I hey shall have power to impose a tax, not xceeding twenty cents on every hundred loilurs of the valuu of all real and personal ( ironerly, lying within the corporate limils f the town, the real and persona) property f churches and schools and college assoaiaions excepted That an ordinance declnrng the rates of annual taxation upon pro city and other subjeuta of annual taxation ?>r theyear shall be pnhlished at least three weeks during the month of January, in each rear: Provided, That the said town ooun;il shall have power to levy a tox.lor this rear, under the same rules ps is above ataed, immediately after the passage of this let, and that all persons liable to taxation inder the same, shall make oath of their axes to the clerk or treasurer of aaid corporation, or sueh other person na they may >e ordered or required to do during the mcceeding month after publication, and ipon the failure to make such returns and mymeniB at required, the parties so in delink shall be subject to the penalties prorided by law for the failure to pay the gen ?ral State and county tax. to be enforced jy the orders of the Intendant and Warding, or a majority of tham, for the use of laid town, except that, in such cases, that xecutione to eofoice the payment of mch taxes shall be issued under the ical of the corporation, and may be direct d to the town marshal or oilier persons ippointed by the said town council, to levy. >ollect and receive the same, with costs, as n such cases made and provided by law; ind nil property upon which such taxes liall be levied and assessed ia hereby deilared and made liable for the payment hereof in preference to all other debts, exept debts due to the State, which shall be laid first; a.id that all other taxea imposed iy the Intendant and Wardens, or a majorly of them, shall be payable in advance iy the parties liable for the same, and on ailure of payment, their property shall be iabla for the same as in manner and foini ust before stated. dec V The Intendant and Wardens elect, ogether With clerk and treasurer, shall, luring their term of office, be exempt from treel and police duly. Each town council hall, within one month after the expire, ion of their term of office, make ont and eturn to their successors in office, a foil ecount of their reoeipts and expenditures inring their term ; which account shall be iubliahed in one or more papers of the town r county, and shall, pay over all money in hsir possession, belonging to the oorpora. ion, and deliver up sll books, records and tner papers incident to their office, to their ueeessort, sod on failure to do so, shall be labia to be fined in sum not exceeding re hundred dollar*, to b* aollcotad by any roper aetlon of the town aoaueil. Sea. 10. That all ordiosnoee or by-laws steed by the town aonnoil of Lawisville ball bo binding upon the aitlsene of said jwn, the seme a* the laws of the State, Be#. 11. That ell acts or sod parts of eats loonsistent with, supplied by thie set, be, nd the eeme are hereby, repealed. See. 18 Thie eet thell be deemed a pube eat, and ooatioua in foraa for tho term r i wanly years, and until the end of'he ission ol the Legislature thereafter: Omcs Sbokstast or Stats, ) i CoLUltSIA, M. O , February 2ft, 1 872 J < Tho foregoing sat hariog boaa present- I I to the Oorornor of thie bus a for bis *p i 'oral, and not baring baen returned by | m to that hraneh of th# Son era I Aseem- I y in which it ot {gloated, within the time 1 eeoribed by the Constitution, bo? become i lnW without his epprorsl. i f. I* CARDOZO, I Sesra'.ary of 'late t tOWNDB?VILLB. ABBBVILLB OOtJNTY^ SOUTH OA ROMS A. Seetioa 1 fee It ted by tb? Senate od Ho mm of ReprtHDUltrti of the 3UU of Suntli Carolina, bow taoi Bod sitting In atelte^? ^-*# b,* ?d by ?lhorH' ?* That from and after ihi piMfe of thle Aet, all iUImm o.t this State, having reeld d slaty day# In thsTown of Lowadea utile, hall m de#m#d, and ara hereby declared to ba, a body pollilo aud corporate, and th? said town ahalt b# callad atod kftoga by th# nam# of Lownde#ville,iind It# corporal# limit* aball extend on# half tail* within it# present 11 talis, to dig fined aaaceDtra bg a majority of tha iababitaata Of taateiid rlK lege See. f. That the aald town shall be goes rord by an Intendaot and four Warden*, who shall ba eitlsene o| the United State#, and shall hare resided in this Stale twelve months, and shall hav# beeo resident# of tli# aa'd town for #l>ty day# immediately preceding Ihelr aleeHon, who sball bo el-ct#d on tbe second Monday In September, 1872, and,, every, year thereafter, on th# first Mondiay in April, ten Jays' public no lie# being previously given) and'(hat all male inhabitant# df lb# age of twenty-one {ears, cltiten# of the Slate, and who shall | ave resided lo this State twelve month# and In aald town for alstv Hav* I m mad i at a. I ly preee'ing the election, shall be entitled to vote for ledeDdaot tod Warden*. See. S. That #e election for Inteodant end Wardent of mM (own shall be held in tome convenient house, or some other oons veient public ptnee in the said town, from six o'clock A. M. until six o'olock P. M. end, when the polls shall b? oloted, the Managers shall forthwith oount the Votes and proclaim the ehfetfon, and give notloe.'in writing, to the persona elected. The loV tendant and Wardens shall appoint three Managers to hold the ensuing and subsequent election. Whenever there shall not be an (ntendant and Wardens, or Intends ant and Warden, Irom any cause, whatever, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Court of Ahbvyllle County, to order such eleotion forthwith, and to appoint three ManagersVor the same. The Manngeis in each ease shall before thev pen the polls I , f?r aaid election, take ah oath fairly snd impartially to conduct the same; and that the Intendant and Wardens, before enters ing upon the duties of their reapective offices, shall take the osth preeeribed by the Constitution of this Stale, and aleo the following oath. 10 wit: "A# Intendant , (or Warden,) of the Town nf Lowndesville,, , I will equally and impartially, to the beat of my ability, exercise the trust reposed in ] me, and I will use my best endeavors to f preserve the peace and carry into effect, ( according to law, the purposes for which I | have been elected : So help ine God." The said Intendant and Wardens shall hold ( their offices from the time of their eleotion t until the first Monday in April ensuing, and r until their successors shall be eleoted and c qualified. I Sec. 4. That if in any case a vacancy shall occur in the 6ffice of the Intendant, . or any of the Wardens. by death, resigns- t tion, removal, or otherwise, or in ease of a tie in said election, an election to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appointment i of Intendant and Wardens, (or Warden as the case may. be.) or the Clerk of the Court of Abbeville County, if there should he no Intendant or Ward-m, ten days' public no- I tice thereof being previously given ; and in ? case of the sickness or temporary absence c of the Intendant, the Wardens,'forming a e Council, shall be empowered to elect one of their number to aet in bis stead during the lima. Sec. 6. That the Intendant and Wardens, ? duly eleoted and qualified, shall, during e their term of service, severa'ly and respect- ? fully, be vested with all the piwer and ju- t riedtetion of Magistrates within the limits i of the said town, and thelnlendunt shall, a and may, as often as lie may deem necessa- ? ry, summon the Wardens to meet in Conn- P cil, any two of whom, with she Intendant, K may constitute a quorum to transact bnsinese; and tbey shall he known hy the (' name of the Town Council of Lowndes- f vilie ; and they, and their successors here n after to be elected, may have a common j seal, which shall he affixed to all the ordi- p nances; and the said Town C?nncil shall c have authority to appoint, from time to *| time, as they may see fit, such and so many proper persons to act as Marshals or Con- A stables of the said town, as the said Town li Council may deem necessary and expedient ? for the preservat ion of ,the peace, good <>r- 0 der and police thereof; which pesons. so '* appointed, shall, within the limits of said town, have the powers, piivileges and emoluments, and be subject to aIi the obligations, penalties and regulations provided by law for the office of Constable, and shall he removed at the pleasure of the said Town Council; and the said Town i Council shall have power to establish, or to J authorize the establishment of, the market- ? house in said town; and the said Town i Council shall have full power and authori ty, under their corporate seel, to make all ? such rule*, by-laws and ordinances, res-. ' peeling the streets, roads, market house, ! and the business thereof, and the police system of said town, as shall appear to , them necessary and proper for the security, , welfare and convenience, and for preserv- j ing health, order and good government within the same ; and the said Town Coun- < cil ma) impose fines for offences against i their by-laws and ordinances, and appro* < priate the turns to the public use of said t town; and the said Council shall have the ' same power which Magistrates now have, 1 to compel the attendance of witnesses, and ' require them to give evidence upon the ' trial before them ol any person for a violation of any of these by-laws or ordinances; j but no fine above the sum of twenty dol- , lars shall be collected by the Town Council, except by suit in the Court of Common | Pleas; And provided, also, that no fine i shall exceed fifty dollats; and also, that ] nothing herein oontained shall authorize t the said Council to make any by-law* or ] ordinances inconsistent with, or repugnant I to, the laws of this Stats ; and all the by I laws, rules and ordinances the said Council ' may make, shall, at all times, be s object to ' revise! or repeal by the General Assembly j of this State, Sec. 6 That the'ssid Intendant and War* , dens shall have full power to abate and re* , move nuisances in the said town; and it shall also be their duly to keep all rusds, < ways and streets, within the corporate lim- <1 its of the s:ti i town, open and in good re- < puir ; and, for that purpose they are invest* 1 ed with all the powers heretofore -granted to Cornmisgnners of Roads; and shall have ' full power to classify and arrange the in* ' habitants of ssid town liable to street, road J or other public duty therein, and to foree the performance of such duty, under such penalties as are now, or shall hereafter, be. j prescribed by law: Provided, that the said Town Council may compound wflh peraons liable to perform such duty, upon sneh terms, and on the payment of euch sums, 1 as may be established by laws or ordlnans r oes: And provided, also, that the individa* * ale who compose the said Town Council shall be exempt from the performance of * rosd and polio* dqty and the inhabitant# j ui ma lown are nrrwj cuempi rrom roan nd police duty without llif ?orpor?te )im? Ms of Mid lown. , ^ t , . See. 7. That tba power to gront or r*(a*4 j licenses for billUad tables, to heap tavern, or retail spirltous liquors, within the limits of said oorpontion, he, ana the same is ] hereby, vested in the Town Ooonoil of a Lowndeeville. and the sajd Town Council a may great' licenses to retail .spirt loos l?rinors to soah persons, amiineush quant I- * lies, at such rates, And upon aueh term* and. * sondi lions, as the laid Oonnei) may A?d?w a t?e?t and praper. And the eaid lot-ndent b ind Warden* shall have the fall end only * lower to impose a tax on ail shows or exhf ? litions for gain or raward. within fhd oily b imita. And ail money paid for licenses for - tailing apiritone liquors, heaping tsveros irid billiard tables, all the lis for and shows b or gain or reward, within the ea>d limits, u ibal) be appropriated to tba poblio uee ct I olfrcdr^br jhi>a. Provided, thatto Oo In* Unc. ?1iaU tftt prkM of a licenee to keep Avero, or fetal) eplrltoae liquor*, bo lee* hen tjio afboqut that is MtablWh?d by the itaie; art peeyJdMl,. further, tbet the la* endant and wardens duly elected, shall lot hare power to grant any licenre to coep tar era or retail eplritooa liquors to ixlend b*joid lb* iirn for which thcv eve tiMn elected.* < Bee. . That Km aaid Teem Ceuneil oi Lownrieavtlte ehcll here fuM power and an to-Ntelrr ell pcreooa owning a lot r let* In WW town W make and beep In (ood TepefyaMe walk* In front of aeId lot T?U trbettefblr the cattle ahall trout or ad bin any of the public streets of add town, f in lha judgment of g))w jOonnoll. such ridea ilke a hail be qefeaaary,' the wldLh there* >f. and Ihe manner of construction, to be leaigoetad and ragelelad by the Town Doonsll. And for default or refusal to Hake and keep In repair each aid walks, the Dounoil ?nay cauae lha aama to be made or put In repair, and require the owner to pay ;he price of mailing or repairing: Pruvid* in), that such contraete for aaahiog or re petting be let to the lowest bidder. fcee. V That the eeid Town Council of LoWndaerille shall hare power to arrest ind e?mmit to Jul. for a apace of time not exceeding twelre' houra, aud a floe not ei? seeding twenty dollars, or, in lieu thereof, o work (he public roads, streets, bridge4, ko., within aald corporate limits, tw.nty leye, any persoo or peraona who may be polity of disorderly Qooduct io aaid t*wu, o the annoyanpe of cilice"* thereof) end t shall, ha tha daiyof |h? Marshal ol the rowo to make such arrests, *"d call to hia k?sii*tanoe the potte comitate " n?-craaary ; ind, upon follure to perform such duly, he ihall ne fined in arum uoi more,than tweu* .jr dollar*, fur each and every uffeos*. 8so 10. That the said Town Counoil of Lowndes villa shall have power to g-am or efnse licenses to pariiaa withiu tha lira-u >f said town, and the partita to whom audi icenst-s fare granted] shall be eubjeut to uch regulations as may, by ? din*""*- he irtahlishs'd/' Thdy shall *Wo l?av* power o impose and collect an annual (ax upon he anrwe'l properly of said town: I'ro'ided, no tax shall be imposed, in any one rear, to exceed (he rale of ten oents on aeh hundred dollars of s??ch assessed propirty ; and iha motley so raised shall be spilled to the use- of said town. The said fowq Council shall have power to enforce he payment of all tsxas levied by said Town Council, to thu same extent and in he same manner as is now, or hereafter nay be, provided by law for the collection if tli? general State taxes. Sec. 11. That the said Town Council of Lowndesville shall have power to icgulate ales at auction within the limits mI said own, and to vrant licenses to auctioneers: 'rovided, nothing herein contained shall ;xtend to sales by Sheriff, Clerk of the }ourt, Judge of I'robnle, Or.roner, Exeouor or Administrator, Assignee in Bankuptoy, or hy any other person out of the irder or decree of any Coui I, Justice of the \-nce or Magistrate. Seo. 1*2. That this Act shall be denied a mbiie Aot, aud shall continue iu foice unit repealed. Approved March 13, 1872. 1.N ACT TO INCORPORATE THE MISHAW LIGHT INFANTRY, OF CHARLESTON, S. C. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ol Representatives of the State ol South Carolina, now met aud sitting in Genral Assembly, nnd by tbo authority of the amn; Tbat Wm. Hoard, Wm. Miller, Goorgc Inker, lliobard Baker, and the several persons rho now are, or may hereafter be, officers and ncmbors thereof, and their successors, officers >nd members, be, and tbey are hereby declar* d to be, a body politio and corporate, by tbe lamo and style of the " Mishaw Light Inlnnry," and that tbo said corporation may, by ts corporate name, sue and be sued, implead ,n<l bo impleaded, in tbe courts of this Stale, .ml shall be able and empowered, in law, to archaso, have, hold, enjoy and possess any oods, chattels, lands, tenements or real es- j ltd, of whatever kind or nature soever, and I he same, or any pari thereof, to sell, alion or onvey, at tbeir will and pleasure: Provided, owevcr, That tb? property so to bo hold shall ot exceed the annual value of ten thousand ollarj ; and the said corporation shall have owcr to maxe a common seal, *'th power to hnnge and alter the same as often as they ball deem necessary. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this ,ct shall be deemed and taken to lie a pubo Act, and shall oontinue in foroe for the term f twenty years, and until the next meeting f the Qeneral Assembly thereafter and nomger. Approved March 9, 1872. lN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE FARMERS', LABORER8' AND MECHANICS' LAND COMPANY. OF OKANGEBURO COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Somite and louse of Representatives of the State of ioulh Carolina, now met. and sitting in Genirat Assembly, and by the authority of the lame : That Jacob Moors, Henry Wallace, J. L. fatnisou, E. I, Cain, Isaac Speaker, Christian Glreon, T. C. Andrews, B. Byas, George Bolirar, and their associates and successors, are hereby made and oreated a body politie and sorpornte, under the name and style of the ' Farmers', Laborers' and Mechanics' Land Company, of Orangoburg County, South Carolina. Sec. 2. That the said corporation hereby srcated and established shall have power to make snch by-laws, not repugnant to the laws >f the land, and to have, use and keep a common seal, and the same to alter at will; to sue ind be sued, plead and be impleaded, in uny Court in this State; and to have and enjoy all luoh property real and personal, as may oe given, bequeathed or devisod to it, or may he, in any manner whatsoever, esquired by the laid corporation: Provided, the amount so held shall not exceed the sum of oue hundred Ibousand dollars. See. 3. That the said corporation may, from time to time, invest their funds, monevs, aslets, and all other property, stocks, public or private, notes, bills, bonda, with or without iccurity, by mortgage of real or personal property, or by sure(y, in such sums, and on snob terms and conditions, as they may deem proper ; and it shall be lawful fos said corporation rrom time to lime, and at all timet, to sell, sonvoy, mortgage, assign or transfer all of its fivyoitj, roRi ni.a personei, U and when it ney daam proper and expedient; and to make tnd execute bond*, under their corporate real, vith or without mortgage, for the purchase of cat or personal property. Sec. 4. That the real and personal property >f each corporator liable for the lebta of said corporation, in any amount not ixdeediog the p*r value of the atoek held by liui. 8ce. 5. That this Act shall continuo in 'orce for the space of twenty-one years, and he saute shall be deemed a, public Act,.and nay he given in evidence without being specally pleaded. Approved March 18, 1872. VN ACT TO DBCLAKK PUBLIC A CF.RTArif ROAD IN THB COUNTY OF ORANGEBURG. Ba it anae ad by the Senate and Honsa of lepreseatatives of the State of South Carol!la now met and eltting tn General Assembly, .nd by the authority of the same; That a eartain road in the county of )rangeHurg, leading in a Nortbearternly dl? ectioa from the town of Brancbv ille, to what s known as the Old Orangeburg Road, be, md the lame Is hereby, declared public, App*>r?4 March It, 1872. IN ACT TO RKNUW'THM CHARTER OF MARION LODOK, NO. 2, I. 0. O. P. Be It mi acted by the Senate and Bom* of tepreeentalivee of the State of South Osroll* a, nirWrnset and eft ting tn Oanernt Assembly, nd If the authority or the same t Thai the ofeartee of Marion Lodge, No. 2, . 0. 0. P., ho an'd 'he some la hereby, renewd and shall oentlwne in foree antil amended, Iterad or repealed j and thai all acta do be j U>? Mid MAvion Lodge, No.rJ, I. O. 0. F., Idm tbe *xpiratied<ef Me otartikv, in eoofor- i ?ity thereto, ?h*H to, and the aaiqe nro here* j deelered to be, to good and TjHd, to all afoot* end purpo#??, m if tbnjjj^Jli'lt ? een done tot ore th? efcpiretion of it* ober,r. h Approved Mareh 13, 1172. AN ACT TO"AMRND AN^tCT ENTITLKD "AM ACT TO >*OTIDB 10* TH* OOlf-l 6TRUCT10N AND REPAIRS 01 PUBLIC HIUHWAY8." Section I. Be it (DMtwi by the Senate and House of Representatives o f tbe State of Sooth Carolina now net And sluing '.? Oeneral Assembly and by tbe authority of tbe seme t That section S of said Aot bo so anended as to read. " That tbe bridges be repaired nnder tbe supervision of tbe Coanty Commissioners, and that the oxpeaae of the same be paid oat of any moneys in tbe County Treasury, and that all tbe work on said bridges given oat by the Coanty Commlsslotiers, wben tbe amount shell exoeed tbe sum of one baadred dollars, shall be done by contract; and tbe Commissioners are hereby required to advertise tbe Same In at least one of tbe papers of the county; that said proposal shall, In all oases, be accompanied by two or mora suifl* eiant securities; sod the Coanty Commission* ers shall have the right to reject eny or all bids, If, in their judgment, the interest of the county so require." Sec. 2. That the sections of said. Act rolat* ing to the appointment and duties of Highway borveyors, be so amended as to abolish the oflce of Highway Surveyors, and to confer the duties ol tbe same upon the County Commissioners i Provided, That if the County Commissioners of any county In this 8tate fail to comply with the provlalons of this section, they shall e deemed guilty of a mWlemeanor, and upon eonviotion thereof shall be euhteot to a floe not exceeding Ave hundred dollars each, and to an imprisonment not exceeding six months, or either or botb, at tbe discretion of the Court of Qoneral Sessions, of their re* specttre counties: Provided further, Tnet all taaos levied for the repair of highway* aqd bridge* io each county, shall be collected and paid at the same time a* the general taxes to the County Treasurers. See. 3. \ll Act* or part* of Act* inconels* tent with this Act are hereby repealed. Approved March 13. 1873. ' All ACT TO INCORPORATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA REAL K3TATE AND JOINT STOCK COMPANY. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina now mot and sitting in General Assembly and by the authority of the same; That R. A. Sisson, Lewis Heyward, Wash ington Asb, Lewis Wilson P. B. Lusk, Lowis Carr, Robert L. Jones, M. D. Stcne, Kdwin Marks, lienry Johnson, T. H. Snyder, T. Sautters and A. Boldgood, together with such persons who now, or may bo hereafter associated with thorn, be, and they are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, under the nsiae and style of "The South Carolina Real ?i?i?w aou jumi oiock t'ompuny," for ido purpose of loauing out money on interest, purchasing ?n?l mortgaging real estate, buying and selling, or otherwise disposing of personul property ; and they shall bare the same rights and pririloges now enjoyed hy hanking corporations of this State; they shall also have undisputed right to dispose of any and all sueh property, real, personal or mixed, that they may become possessed of, in any manner, apd on such conditions as the said association, for their own interest, may deem fit and proper. Sec. 2. That the capital stock of said company Shall consist of two thousand shares, to be puid in by succtssiro monthly Installments of one dollar on eaob share, or in suoh tnauner as their constitution and hy.laafo may hereafter provide for; and sucb shares shall be held, transferred or assigned and pledged, and the holder thereol to bo subject to sucb Ones and forfeitures fur default in their payment as may hereafter be provided. Sec. 3. That said company shall hare power and uutbority to make any such rules and bylaws, lor its gorurnmeiu; und shall have such members and successsiou of members and officers as shall bo ordained and chosen according to their suid rules aud by laws, made or to be made by them ; ahull have and keep a common seal, and may alter the same at will; and shall have and enjoy every right and privilege incident an I belonging to corporate bodies; atyl the said company shall, and it hcrahy authorized to hegtn business in any eouYity in this Stnte, and to establish agencies ut any points that may bo deemed advantageous to tbo interest and benefit of the said company. See. 4. That all the rigtns conferred upon this company, as provided lor iu the preceding sections, shall be exclusive in this State, and all acts conflicting arc hereby repealed, aad the company hereby incorporated shall not be subject to any laws that tnuy hereafter be enacted. Sec. 5. That this act shall be takon and deemed u flublic act, and shall continue iu force for the term of twenty-five years. Sec. 6. That this act shall be ol force im mediately on and alter its passage. Approved March 13, 1872. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ABBE-, VILLB AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Section 1. Be it unacted by the 8?nutu and 'House of Representatives ot the State of South Carolina, now mut and sitting In General Assembly, and hy the authority of the same : That D. Wyutt Aiken, P. H. Bradley, Win. II. Parker, J. S. Cothran, G. MeD. Miller, W. Joel Smith, F. A. Connor, James A. Rcid, J. M. Latimer, D M. Rodgcrs, James Pratt, A. 01. Aiken, M. C. Taggurt. A. II. Lawson and R. A. Griffin, and their successor* in office and associates, tie, and they are hereby, constituted a body politic, tinder the natneof the ' Abbeville Agricultural Society," with a capital stock not exceeding five thousand dollars, in shares of ten dollars each, with the right to sue aud be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in any court of competent jurisdiction ; to havo and use a common seal; and the same to alter at will aad pleasure i >urthase and bold real estate and other property; and with all other rights, privileges and immunities that are now secured by law to incorporated bodies. Sec. 2. That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall oontinue in force until repealed. Approved March 13, 1812. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE WATEREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State ot South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority oi the same ; That the Wateree Presbyterian Church, of Fairfield County, is hereby incorporated, with all the rights and.privileges awarded to religious denominations in this State. Sec. 2. That the said church may acquire property, real and personal, lor religious and educational purposes, and may dispose of, regis te and govern the same as they may deem oroper, iu accordance with their1 laws aftd discipline, such laws not being inconsistent with the laws of the State. Sec. 3. This Act shall be deemed a puMic Act, aud shall continue in force until repealed. Approved Mareh 13, 1372. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ORANT, RENEW AND AMEND THE CHARTERS OF CERTAIN TOWNS AND VILLAGE8 THEREIN MENTIONED." APPROVED MARCH 9, 1871. Scot ion 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilonso of Representatives of the State of I Sofltb Carolina, now mat and sitting in Gen| oral Assembly, and by tbe authority o( the | same : I That tba proviso in section ninety sevan I (97) of tbe said aot be, and tba sama is here* by, amended so as to read as follows : "That tbe owners of lands over which snob street or streets may pass shall bednly compensated by tba said town eounoil." See. 1. That In ease tbe eonrteil and land* owners cannpt agree upon tbe amount ot snob compensation, tbe sasee shall be ascertained by three commissioners, to be appointed, one by tbe town conned, one by tbe landowner and tbo third by tbe board of county commissioners for Orangeburg eounty ; Provided, that either party may appeal from snob assessment to t^e court of common pleas, who ehall subs ail the issne ef value to a lurv i And nrovi -.-r ded further, that the Hw?mi|t agreed on, whether by the aforesaid oornmieaiouer*, or by the Jury* obeli be recorded in tbe office of Regloter ef lleeoe Conveyance for tbe afore* aid eouaty of Orangeburg. . Approved March 1?, 1872. ,-u *i n CI! I! ISIOl'l & < Having Ren f IHih r?-w Mi r-tm il I 6 TO THEIR NE Corner of Brond and Be <*gpILL take great pleasure in * Wg who will find a choice a DRY GOODS, which will be diajH the most economical. ET* An examination of Goods i Christopl 25 ly 202 and 204 Br R* R. R. Railway's Ready Relief CUKES TUE WuRST PV1NS In Jrom One to 'Twenty Minutes. NOT ONE HOUR after reading this advertisement i<eed any one suffer with pain. Rndwsy's Ready Relief ia a cure for every nain. It vo the Hr?l and 5? THE ONLY PAIN R .MEDY thai instantly stops the roost e cruointing pains alltys imfl.imntiona, mid cures congestions, whether ot the lung , stomach, bwwels. or other glands or organs, by one Application. " RAI)WAY'S READY RELIEF Will afford instant cn?e. Influn-mation of the Kntneyn. inflammation ol the Bladder, inflammation of the Bowels. Conjcsticn ot the Lungs,Sore Throat, Difficult lieathing. Piilpitaiiun of the Heart. Hyster cs, Croup. Diphtheria, Caiarrh, Influence, Headache. Toonthache, Neuralgia, Kheuma ism, Cold Cln'l-, Ague Chills. The application of the Ready Relief to the part or peris where the pain or difticully exists will afford ease and comfort. Twenty drops in half a tumble] of water will in a lew moments cure Cramps, Spasms, Sr.ur Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Headache. Diarrhea, Dysentery, Colic, wind in the Bowels, and all Intel rial Pains. Travelers should always carry a bottle ol Railway's Ready Belief with them. A few drops in water will prevent sickness or pains Irofh change of water. It is better titan French Brandy or Bitters a a stimulant. FEVER AND AGUE. Fever and Ague eitied forfilty tents.? There is not n remeuial agent in Uns wot Id that will cure Fever and Ague, and all nth er Malarious, Bilou*, Scarlet, Typhoid. Yellow, and other Fevers (aided l y Rad way's Pilb) so quick as Rad way'a Ready Relief. Filty cents per bottle. HEALTH! BEAUTY!! Strong aud Pure Rich Blood ? loci case ol Flesh an<rWeinht ? Clear Skin and beautilul Complexion secured to all. DR. 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Nervot a diseases, Headache. Constipation, Co tiveness. Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Biliousness Bilious Fever, Infl unation of the Bowels. I iles. and ail Deiangemmit* of the Internal Yisceia. Warrtpied to effect a positive cur.. Purs ly Vegetable, containing no merct-.np, minerals, or deleteriooa drugs. Observe the following symptom* resulting from Disorders of the Digoetivt thgaos: Constipation, Inward Piles Ft lines- of the Blond in the lietd. Ac dity of I ho St<>m ach, Nausea, Heartliurn, Diagust of F?od. Fulln-ss or- Weight in the Btoro eh, Sour Eructations, Sinking or FluUerin at the Pit of the Stooiaeh, Swimming of the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing. A few doses of Badway'a Pill* will free the system from all the above nain.-d disorders. Price, 26 cents per Box. Sold by Druggist a Read " False and True." Bead o le letter stamp to RADW AY A CO., No. 87 Ha 1 den Lane, New Yotk. Information worth thousands will b? sent you. July 2? IS ly JOHN f, SERGF.RS " m ~ MANUFACTURER, WHOLESALE and RETAIL Liquor Dealer, Lidi mi unit tt COLUMBIA^ S. Oet 18 U 1J L B.; MULLieiv COTTON FACTOR AND GENERAL nnififTf Pin m if ii ? n n i bUHUUUI 11 ft L& 11 IT, accommodation whaftf, CHARLESTON, S. O. i n ? J mil also, when pilaw I in fundi, purchase and forward all kinds of Merchandise, Machinery, Agricultural Implements fertilisers, i(u). J * Oct 25 J5 \y .J . 1 1 9 R Ga Q ?MA? :o. noved Their tMVk W PREMISES, Vntoslk Sts., Augusla, Ga. waiting on their Carolina friends, s8ortment of every description of >eed of at jTribes that must satisfy itid Prices respectfully solicited. ler Gray & Co., oad Street, AUGUST A, GA. gg Ailnlv Jif :lllf lifjk i. Waibib, PTopriftur. R. h. MclViou t h., Dnwglals A Om. AfnU, Ran KnuKUcp,Cil ,?i.<t M ( vtnintre? SI., N. Y. niLIdONA BrnrTe>lim*nrls ihrlr WonalrrfiiI Camlire KOecla. Vlnrgnr Hitter* are not a vllo Fnncjr Drink, Mnde of l'oor Umn, Whiskey, Proof Spirit* nuil Itffuai' lilquora, doctored, spiced nud sweetened to please the taste, called " Tonics," " Appetisers." " Restorers," Ac, that lead the tippler on to drunkenness and ruin, but are a true Modicine, made from the Natlee Roots and Ilerba o( California, free from nil Alcoholic Htlmulnm*. Titer are th* (tit HAT lll.OOl) 1M: It lPIF.lt nud A 1,1 PK ?;ivin<; PltlNCI i' 1,K, a perfect Renovator and Invlgorator of the System. carrylug olf all poisonous matter and restoring the blood to a healthy condition. No person can take thesa Olttera aocording to directions and remain long unwell, prorldod their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and the vital organs wasted beyond the point of repsir. Tlieynrcn (Jcullo Pnrgntlie tin well US n Tonic, possessing, also, the ecullar merit of acting as a powerful agent In rcll. <lng Congestion or Inflammation of lbs Liver, d of all the Visceral Organs. FOIL FE.YI A 1,K (5(MI PI.A If *, whether In young or old, married or slugte, at the dawn of womanhood or at the turn of Ufe, th a Tonic Bitten have no equal. ' " For I nfinluiiinlory n nd Chronic Uheainntlaui mid limit, l)yHpepsln. or Indlgeetion, llilloun, Kriiilttciit nnd Intermittent Fevers. Dlncnsew of thn Hlood, I.lvcr, Kidneys nud lilnddetr, these Hitter* have been most successful. Hack lllsrnsc* aro caustd by Ylllnleil lllood. which Is generally produces' by derangement of Uie Digestive Organs, DYMPEPNIA OH IN 1)1(1 RHTI ON, lluadache, Pain In the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the Chest, Dlxsiness, hour Eructations of the Btomoch, Tliul Tasto in the Month, BillonAttacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation a. the Lungs, Pain In the regions of the Kidneys, am I a hundred other painful symptoms arc the oil springs of Dyspepsia. Thoy invigorate the Stomach nnd stimulate the torpid i.tver ono nowei*. wMicn render ttietn or unequalled efficacy In cleansing tlie btood of nil Impurities, and Imparting new life and vigor to th? wholo system. FOIl SKIN DISEASE*, Eruption*.Tetter. Bolt Uheuni, lllotchoe. B|>ots, PI in pi on. Pustules, Boll*, Mlerhunclei, IMng-Worms, fii n-M lload. Sore Kvo?,Rrv?li>< lu*. Itch, Scurfs, Di?rolnratlon? of the Bain. Humors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever nnmr or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of theayatein In a ahort time liy the tiw of thane Itinera One bottle In such caaea will convince the moet incredulous of their curative effect. Clenn.?c the Vitiated Blood whenever you find It* Impurities bursting through the tkin in Pimp lee. Eruptions or Bores ; cleanse It when you find It obstructed and sluggish In the vains; cloanae it when it Is foul.amtynur feeling* will tell you when. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the ay*teut will follow. PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS, nrWng In the ty stent of *o many thousand*, are effectually destroyed and removed. BOLD BY ALL DltUCOlSTB AND PEA I.EBB. J. WALK KM. Proprietor. R. H. Mr DON A LP da CO., DruiOrlsts and lien. Agonts. Shu Ir'runcisco, Cal., and lit and 34 Commerce Street, New York. JSO" For sale in the City of tlrceUTilIn DR. M. A. HUNTER A CO., Wholesale and Retail* Dealers in Diugs Mediolnes, Chemicals, Ac., Ac. May 10, 1871 I ly Possessing powerful invigorating These Hitter* are positively Invaluable in Remittent end Intermittent Foreri, end ereV prerentire of Chllle end Pttoc. All field to Lheir poverfnl office*?. iwm enttdeto to change ofWetorend ltiet. to the waoted firene, end ooneet ell Will mtc day* of enfferiag to the rick, end BlTT^e5/^?^rtma^I, H3DU1T 81n?U, UwMBbtert m n*V i AjmUid ami htf* oftan ban tli^W ^ v? vrTwjTJft1?*! - ^ Jan 3,1873 35 Jj I t, - -i i tra - f I i blind w flan in, entirely alone, ia (lowly freling her way to California. 8he pnencd through Kenrat City laat wrrlr.