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" ' ? * | part thereof: rroritlnif," 1'lie amount of pr.-.pcvry so 1k-I.!, or stock invested, shall I m no tit'i1, exceed twenty thousand ilol- ? lars. i( Si:c. 70. That the said Town Council P i ;:h::!H,s il.all also haye power to 1 insist- an annual tax on all iv:d and!: 1 property witliin the corporate1 - <'i! .-aid town: iYo.'/'rtVd, said tax! si :s<i j.of exceed ten ccuts on the oiicj hv.ndrcd dollars. I t$EC. 71. Th:it the lntendanf and War-! dciirf of ti;o Town of (;,"ah:;:n's shall have fi'.Il power to regulate sales at unction within i] 10 iimits of sa:<l to.vn. and to graht licenses to auctioneers: - ..'cu, That noiliiug Jis.*rt?iii eontainv! ? ha!I extend to sales by or f..r Sherii.-, Clerks of ('curt, Jcige of Probate, t ori/ncrs, Executors and Administra-' *< rs. Assignees, or by any oilier persons j under the order of any 'Court or Trial: Ju.-iico. si:c\ That tho Ir.Jondam and Wardens of tlvetown of (indium's siudl have' ] .nvcr ami authority to require all per-j * sons own in? a lot or lots in said Town: 'm* (hahamV tw keep and repair tne side] adjacent to their lots repeetively,; r.Jid for default in tins matter shall have; power and authority to impose a line! if f <>vc<-?>(lin<r ten dollars. S'.:c. 7;>. 1 lint the power In refuse and> frant licenses to keepn tavern or to ret:::l intoxicating drinks be, ami the same is hereby vested in the Town [ I'ouiieil of the town of (tru'iam's, and! ti.-"it they bo also inve.-ted with ail nee-1 c.vsuy power, by ordinance or oniinan-' \vs, to suppress or regulate the sales of! intoxicating drinks, io be drank at the 1 luce where sold, or in or upon any of; i;s appurtenances, or in or upon any of J the highways,streets, laues. alleys, con:-' in?ns, kitchen?. stores, shops, public' t-ni.dinjxs, booths, stalls or out-honsus offhe >nid town, or within one-half mile of the said town: JVorhlt?/, That no! rule or regulation shall be made incon-j sisUM'.t With tllC I'OUSiUillloii iiuu of the Stale. i Six-. 74. That tliis Act shall be taken 1 vi.-J deemed as a public Act in all Courts J of Justice, ami shall continue of force; until repealed. VII.LAGK OK LANCASTER. Ski*. 7">. That Section first of an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the vil-j lageof Lancaster," be,and the same is' 3.ere by, amended .so as to read as follows: "That the village of Lancaster,) extendingone mile in every direction,! from tho Court-House, be, and tlie same' is hereby, incorporated, by the name of the village of Lancaster."' town ok eoicpr-Bunv. Snr. 70. That from- and after the pas-j page of this Act, all citizens of this State; having resided sixty days in the town oi; Cokesbnry, shall be deemed, and are] hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate, and the said town shall be' cul c 1 ad known by tiie name of Cokes bury, and its-corporate Jimits shall extend 0:10 mile in each direction lrom,' the centre in said town. 77. That thesaid town shall he govern* d by an lntendant and six War-! dens, who shall be citizens of the I'ni-: ted States, and shall have been residents of said town for sixty days! immediately preceding their election,! who ^iiall be elected on the second J Monday in April, 1>70, and. every year thereafteron second Monday in Janu-' a;y, ten days' public notic thereof being previously gi.\en; and that all male! inhabitants of the a^e of twenty-one,i yeats, citizens of the State, and* who' tliall have resided in said town for sixty! days immediately preceding the election j shall bo entitled to vote for said Intend- j ant and Waidens. Skv. vs. That the election for Intend-J ant and Wardens of the said town shall be held in some convenient house, or! . some other convenient public place in liicsuid town, from nine o'clock in the! - ' ' = - *l-~ ..e... morning until nve o e:<>civ m mu noou and when the polls shalt be closed,! ?he* Managers shall forthwith count1 the votes, proclaim the election and give I notice in writing to the persons elected.! The Intendant and Wardens! I! an'Soitit throe Maunders, to hold, the cusuing election, and any subse-j <juent election. Whenever there shall not be an Intendant and Wardens, o:1 Intendant-and Warden, from any cause \v.?.uevoi, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Court of Abbeville County to order such election forthwith, and appoint three Managers for the same. Toe Managers in raeh case shall, before I hoy open the polls for said election, take an oath, fairly and impartially, t<> ?*on<l c< the-same; and that t!ie Intcnant and Wardens, before entering upon tlie 01 their respective offices, shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of tliis State, and also, the following oath, to wit: "As Intendant, (or Warden) or Warden, of the town Cokesbury, I will equally and impartially, to the best of 1113' skill and ability exercise the trust reposed in me, and will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace, and carry into ellect, aceord' " * " ?> ** ??isi?lint ing 10 law, w. jn nt: So help mo l.Jod." The satd Intendant and Wardens shall liold their office* from tlie lime of their election until the second Monday in January ensuing, and until their successors shaii he clccted and qtuililicd. Bi:c. 7!). That in on?e a vacancy shall occur in the office of Intendant, or any of the "Wardens, by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, or in case of a tie in said elect ion, an election Jo !i!I such vacancy shall be held by the appointment of the lntendent and Wardens, or Warden, (as the ease may be,) or the Clerk of the Court of Abbeville County, if there should be no Intendant or Wardon, ton days' public notice thereof being previously given; and in ease of the sickness or temporary absence of the Intendant, the Wardens forming a Council, sijall be empowered to elect one of their number to net in his stead duriug the time. Skc. so. That the Intendaiitand Wardens, duly elected and qualified, shall, during their term of service, severally and respectively, within the limits of t>aid town, be vested with all the powers and jurisdiction of Magistrates within the limits of said town ; and the Intcndant shall and may, as often as he may deem necessary, summon the "Wardens to moet in Council; any two of whom, with the Tntendant, may constitute a quorum to transact business, and they shall b? khown by the name of the * Town Council of Council of Cokesbury, and they and their successors hereafter to be elected, may have a common seal, which may be affixed to nil the Ordinances, and the said Town Council shall have authority toappoint from time to time, rs they see tit, such, and so many proper persons to-act as Marshals or Constables of the said Town as the said Town Council may deem, ncccssarv and expedient, fo.ithe preservation of the peace* good order and police thereof, which persons*>o!appointed shall, within the corporate limits of said town, have the powers, privileges and emolument* and be subject to all the obligations, penalties and relations provided by law for the ofiicc of; Constable, and ehall be liable to he removed at, the pleasure of ?ii<l Town' Council shall have powej to establish! or to authorize the establishment of the! - ? - 5" t.inl tflU'll Ami il.nl jnavuei nu?jnv ' > ... ' frtfid Towi) Council shall have full power | and authority, under their corporate' sea!, to make all such rules, by-laws and ordinances, respecting the streets, roads, market house and the business thereof, and the police system of the said town, as shall appear "to them jvecssarv and j roper for the security, welfare and convenience, and for preserving health, order ami good government within the same; nnd the said Town Council may impose lines, for ollenees against these by-law.* and ordinances, and appropriate the I'liini1 to the public use of saidj i v.i'ij; and the said Council shall have! the same power which j\I.g t rates now: / J.:: . . n> e i:i;>i-1 the atleiiuunue of wit-! . -.and < tl.tm to j.ive evi< .nil..'i ; :( before them of any : r a \ i J:'.? :i oi any of the.-e by-v.. Ci o.dinanees; b t no line above the sum of twenty dollars shall, be collected by the Town Council, except by suit in the Court of Common j 1'feas ; Andp, o:idcd, c:(*o, That uo tine I shall excccd fifty dollars, and also lhat loihinjr contained shall authority llie aid council to make any by-laws, or Ordinances inconsistent with or repugnant to the laws of this State, and all the bv-laws, rules and Ordinances the -aid CouneiI may make, shall at all limes be subject to revival or repeal by j the (Jeneral Assoiti&iv of this Slate. Six*. M. That the said Intendant and Wardens shall have full power to abate' and remove nuisances in the said town, and it shall be also their duty to keep all roads, ways and streets within the corporate limits of the said town open and in good repair, and for that purpose they are invested with all the powers heretofore granted to Commissioners of itoads; and shall have l'uji power to classify and arrange the inhabitants of said town, liable to street, road or other public duty therein, and to force the performance ol' such duty, under such penalties as are now or shall hereafter be prescribed by law: I'rmiL ,7, Thai Uie wvid Town Council may compound with persons liable to perform such duty upon such terms, aij<l on the pa;? men I to such sums as may be established by laws or Ordinances: Aw.lprucuitd al.-o, Tliat the individuals who composft the said Town Council -shall be exempt from the performance of road and police dale, and the inhabitants of said town are hereby exempt from road and police dulv without the corporate limits oi said town. Srx\ S--'. That the power to grant and refuse license for billiard table*4 to keep taverns or retail spiritous liquors within the limits of the said corporation, be, and the same is hereby, vested in the Town Council of Coke-bury. And the said Council may grant lieuii.se to retail spirituous liquors, to such persons, and in such quant rlics, at such raids, and upon such units and conditions as the said Council may deem best and proper ; and the ?sid Intendunt and Wardens shall have full and only, power to impose a tax oji all shows or exhibitions, 1 for gain or reward, within the limits; and all money paid for license for ve' tailing' spirituous liquors, keeping tavjeru and billiard tables, and the tax I'm all shows, for gain or reward, within i said limits, shall be appropriated to the public use of said corporation. St:e. s:i. That the said Town Council | of (..'okesburysfhallhavetV.il power and jauthority toYequireall persons owniny a lot or Jots in said towli, to make and keen in good rejjair sidewalks in front ol said' lot or lots, whcnevc.1 the same shall front or adjoin any of the publio streets |of said town, if, in the judgment ol the t'ouneil, such side-walks shall bt I necessary, the width thereof, and the manner of the construction, to be designated and regulated "by the Town Council; and, for default or refusal to. make ami keep in'Yepair such sidewalks, the 'same to be made oh put- in repair, and require the owner to pay the price oi making or repairing: 1 Von'dnl, Thai l&uch contracts for making or repairing i bo let to the lowest bidder. S::e. Si. That llie said Town Council j Co few bury shall have power to arrest and commit to jail, for a space of time not exceeding twelve hours, and to line not exceeding twenty dollars, any person or persons who shall be guilty ol disorderly conduct in said town, lo the annoyance of citizens thereof; and it shall be the duty of the Marshal of the town lo make such arrest, and to call to his assistance the jiossa cvmiktftus, il necessary; and upon failure to perform such duty, he shall bo Jined in a sum not more' than twenty dolla& for each and every oflenee. Si:<\ 85* That the said Town Council of Gokcshury shall have power to giant or refuse licenses to parlies within the limits of said town; and the parlies to whom such lieenses are granted shall be subject to such regulations as may, bv ordinance, be established. They shall also have power to impose and collect an annual tax upon the assessed property of said low 11 : J'.ot/idcf, X< tax shall be imposed, in any one year, to exceed the rate of ten cents on each bundled dollars of such assessed property ; and that the money so raided shall be applied to the use of said town. ! The said Town Council shall have n<: ! power to enforce tin; payment 01 an i taxes levied by llie said Town Council. | to the same extent, and in the kuik ! manner as is now, or hereafter shall bf i provided by law for the coile'ction of tin J general State taxes. ! Six*. H'v>. That the said Town Counci i of Cokesbury shall have power to reg ' ulatc sales at auction, witi(in the limit; !of said town, and to grant licenses t< !auctioneers: Provided', Nothing hetvii !contained shall extend to sales by She 1 riflj Clerk of the Court, Judge of Pro bate, Coroner, Executor or Adiainis;ira I tor, Assignee in Bankruptcy, or bv an\ j person, out of the order, decree of an\ |Court, Justice of the Peace, or Magi* ;trite. i SKC. S7. That this Act shall be deem led a public Act, and shall continue o ! force for twenty year*; and till the em of the ses>ion of the General Assembl; ; of said State then next following ; am Jail Acts of incorporation or amend j ments thereof repugnant thereto an ; hereby repealed. TOV.'X OF ORAXOKBUKG. Sec. 8S. That an Act entitled "At ! Act to Incorporate the town of Orange [ burg," approved on the scventcenil i day of Dcccmber, A. D. lsyc, be, ant ! the same is hereby, altered ami amend j cd as follows; That from and after lIk I nn<Lv<i'<-<> ?f -this Act. all and every iter I son or persons, who shall have re&idct j within the corporate limits of tonw o i Orangeburg for sixty days, are herein (declared to be members of the corppra jtion hereby to be created. Sko. Si). Tbat tlw said persons >ha! : from the passing of this- Act, become : body iiolilieand corporate, and .shall b< | known and called by the name of tin town of Orangeburg, and its corporal< limits shall extend one mile in even, ! direction from the Court House as a ceti i tre, except on the side next to Noiil i Edisto Kiver, which river shall const i' i tute the boundary in that direction. | Skc. 00. That thesaid town shall be gov i orued by a Mayor and four Aldurnicn,whc .'shall have resided in the State# one.year and within the limits of the corpora ! tion for sixty days immediately ]nec<* I ding their election. The said Mayor am: I Aldermen shall be elected on the see ! ond Tuesday in September, ten days 1 ivmi'i/in.Ki irirmi ?tw j in/iiyv utiu^ jiiv ? iwu.-jj < v ii , ??..v (shall continue in ofljce two years, ami iunlil the election and <jua!iiication ol j their successors; and all male inhabitants of said town, who shall huvi ; attained the age of twenty-one yt aiv. jand resided therein sixiy days innmjdialely preceding the elect ion*, shall In j entitled to vote for said Mayor and j Aldermen. I Sice. 91. That said elccction shall be ! held in some convenient ]>ublic place in sad town from eight o'clock in the mornjing until live o'clock in the evening; land when the noils shall be closed, the I managers shall forthwith count tin [votes and declare the election, giving ! notice in writing, to the persons defied. The Mayor and Aldermen for tin j time being shall always appoint tin I Managers to conduct the election, who, - < ?i... i ueiore uiey ?peu i"*-" i"'" tion shall take an lath fairly and impartially to conduct the *ame. And the jMayor and Aldermen, before entering upon the duties of their ofiice?, shalj, j respectively, take the oath jweseribed by (lie Constitution of this State, and !also the following oath, to wit: "A(Mayor (or Alderman) of the town o! i Orangeburg, I wii 1 equally and iin parjtially, to the best of my ability, exorJcise the trust reposed in me, and will use my best endeavors to preserve ' the peace and cany into e'lVel, according I to law, the purposes lor which L have been elected: .So help me 5 tod." Si:r\ Wi'halinca-e a va? ancy : houMoecui in theolliri'ol" M.i\ or, or any o' ;!c A !dcrn-en, by death, re.-i:: i:a*. .on, or o. wise, an election to 1:11 ^;oJi va-ancy : hali b.- held, by the a> po.idm :;i i.i tlie'Mayor and Aide; man, or Ait!,'; nu n. as the case may be, ten days' picvio: s notice being given; and in ca-o of sickness or temporary ab.-enee of the Mayor, the Aldermen, forming a Council, shall La empowered to elect one of their number to act as Mayor during' the time. >SThat the Mayor and Aldermen duly elected a:id qualified, shall, during their term of service, severally and re-! speetively, he vested'with all the power.-!. of Magistrates in this .Slate within the j limits of said town. And the Mayor shall, and may, :ls often as may be| necessary, suuimon tiie Aldermen to meet in Council, any two of whom,' with tlie Mayor, or any three Aldermen, may constitute a quorum to transact business, and they shall be known by the name of tlie Town Council of Orangeburg, and they, and their sueecssors hereafter to bo elceted, may have a eonunon seal, which shall Le jitiixed to all their ordinances, may sue and be sued, plead and bo impleaded in any Court of law or equity in thi.-; SUite, ami purchase, hold, posses*" and ; m-joy to them and their successor*, in ; perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate, real, personal or mixed, ami |s^)l, alien and convey the same : J'ruvifnl, The name shall not exceed at any jone time, the sum of ten thousand doijlars. And the Mayor and Aldermen I shall have l'cll power to make and ! establish ail such rules, by-laws and oridinaneos respecting the road-?, streets ; market and police of said town, as |shall appear to them necessary and ; requisite for the security, welfare ami I convenience of said town, or for preserving health, peace, order and good government within the same; and the isaid Council may fix and impose linos and penalties for the violation thereof, j and appropriate the same to the public | uses of' the said corporation: JVormirtl, :'i'hiit no line shall exceed lifty dollars j for any one oti'enco. Hix*. !<1. That the Mayor and Aldcri men of said town .shall have full and i only power to grant or refuse licenses tr I any person, linn, company or corporalion engaged or intending to be enImaged in any trade, business, or proI u-!i)0>jni>v<'f wfthin Ihe cornorntc : limits ?>!' said town, upon such condijtiousaud under such circumstances a jto llic-:n siiii'l .iwm pro|K*rand ri?;'!it: j J'rorirf- o', That in no instance, filial I j the price of a licence to keep a tavern, 'Ior to rcial spirituous liquors, lie fixed al ja less sum than is cstablSshed by the laws of the State; and all moneys paid ! lor licenses, and for lines and forfeiture.1 ; lor retailing spirituous liquor-, keeping taverns and billiard tables, within tin isaid limits without licenses, shall bi I j appropriated to the public uses of said i j town: J'roi'if.'rd, That the Mayor and Aldermen, duly elected and qualified j shall nut have power to grant any li| cense to keep taverns, or retail spirilu ous liquors to extend beyond the term j for which they have been elected. S::e. l?3. That it shall be the duty o! the said .Mayor and Aldermen to keej all roads, streets and ways within theii j corporate limits open and in good repair .....l r.H- iv.M-nnso 1 bev vested I,i"" 1? I? - ./ Willi all the powers and duties of ir-iir j veyors of highways and Selectmen <>! (Towns. They shall have power to com[ pound with all persons liable to work >j the streets,ways and reads, in said town * upon such terms as they shall, by ordi; nance, establish ; the moneys so reeeiv'led to be applied to be applied to 1 lie '{ public use oi' said town, and all persons (refusingor failing (o pay such coinnui] tation shall be liable to pay such line > | not- exceeding twenty dollars, as tin Vi'own Council may impose. j Hkc. Wi. They sh#iil also have powei : to impose an annual tax not exceedini: ilil'ty cents on every hundred dollar? of the assessed valit" of all ical and ! personal estate lying within the torpor jate limits of said town, (the real am : personal estate of churches and sehoo ' ...............i,?l * '!'K/i until f'/inti. i i urns t.vti jimi./ i in. ...... > ...... , cil shall have the jicwcr lo regulate tli< j 11rife of license upon all public show: i and exhibit ions in (-aid town, to erect : po\vd?T magazine, and comptl avy per 13son holding more than twenry-tiv< impounds <}(' powder 1o store the sum therein, and to make regulations foi the rates of storage thereof, and foi keeping and for keeping and deliveiinj. I j the same, Tin* e:iid Council shall hav< jptwer to enforce the payment of a! i taxes levied under the aiunority of this Ij Aei, against (lie piopc:ty and person-, o . (defaulters to the same extent, and in th< : J same manner, as is provided by law fo , | the collection of the general State tax . 'except that executions to enforce tin j payment of the town taxes shall In I ' issued under the seal of the eorpoiation j and directed to the Town Marshal, o - other person especially appointed by tin i iTown Council, to collect the same; am i all property upon which a tax shall b< jlevied is hereby declared and made lia -ihle for the payment thereof in prcfcrenci -i in r*! 1 r?!lif>i' ili>l)ts airaifist the said iirop jerty, except debts due to the State which shall lirst lie paid. Si:c. U7. That the said Town Omnci shall have power and authority to re -Ujiiire all persons owning a lot or lot f. in s:?id town, to make and keep in jrooi 1 i repair sidewalks in front of said lot o *;lots, whenever the same shall front o i adjoin any public street of said town - if, in the judgment of the Cotmeil, sue! l*-' sidewalk shall he necessary, the widti j (hereof, and tiie manner of their con jstruc!ion, to he designated and regulate* i hv the fcaid Council; and for default o i refusal, after reasonable notice, to mak -jand keep in repair such sidewalks, th 1 j Town Council may cause the same t< 1: he made or put in repair, and require (Ik - owner to pay the price of making o * it... .~:.i ?r /iMim/.i i': J >H I !*l! J tr. .^lin IIIV ;niu iuwu v wuu? . -jare hereby empowered to sue for am I recover the same by action of debt ii fjany Court of competent jurisdiction ;\I'rur:<bd, That such contract for mak - ; imr and repairing be let to the lowes bidder. ]| S>:c. OR. Thai ihe said Town Cour.ci i jsliail have power, with Ihe consent o . the adjacent land owners, to close al :!such loads, streets and ways within tin said town, r.s tliey may deem necessary ;. by >-aIe of the freehold therein, either a -! private or public sale, as they ma; r adjudge best for tlie interest of tiie sai< -I town ; and they shall have power to la; lout, adopt, open ami keep in repair al Jsuch new streets, roads and ways, a Jthey may, from time to time, deem nee !es?ary tortile improvement and eonve [jnience of said town: J'rovirtcrf, Tha J no new street., road or way, shall b< ['opened without first having: obtaiuet .jlheconset of the land owner or owner: i j through whoso premises any such new II street, road or way may pas*. 11 S::e. W>. The said. Town Council slial fjhave power, ami are hereby authorized . i to elect one or more Marshals, 'in addi . it ion to the Hlierifi" of tiie County o , I Oratijrchurj;,) who shall also he a ??f;tr. I .- I'm! of the town, to fix their salaries and ! prescribe their dntie.-, who shall he I sworn in and invested with all the powI c-r.-s, and subjected to all the duties and >iliabilities that Constables now haveoi jare subject to by law, in addition t< ' the duties and liabilities specially eon forred ar.d imposed on them by the Tonsil Council: J^ocidrd, 'i'hat theij !jurisdiction shall be confined within j the limits of said town. j Kmc. 1'iO. That the Town Council II shall have power to establish a guard 'i hou*e, and to prescribe, by ordinance, : suitable rules and reg vial tons for keep. : 1 : *i I .... ;u;u ?^<ivi*ri!!UK* .mu mi' j til such guard house s! ::! 1 be established. ' j they shall be authorized to use :i room i iii tin? common jail .of the count of <)rijangeburjs for the confinement of all ; who may bo subject to be committed for j violation ot" any oidinancc of the town, {passed in conformity to tlie provision* j of this Act, and the said Town Council | may, by oidinance, or the said Mayor ,and Aldermen, in per-son, any one or "mote of them, authorize and require any Maishal of the town, or any Constable j specially appointed for that purpose, ito 'arrest and commit to said >uard i house, or jail of Oramrebur;* County, for a term not exen-dinjr tweniy-foun hour-, iany nelson or persons who, within the ! corporate iimiN of said town, maybuena id in the breach of the peace, any 1 ii<iiou:-. or dderly conduct, open olire ni.y. public drunkenness,, or in any et.i (!,:'c! ;_ii;s;-iy indecent, or dangerous to the citizens of said town, or any of ithem. And it shall be the duty of tae {Town Marshal to arrest and commit all ?iich ol'cndcrs, when required so to do, who shall have power to call to p< tlu'ir assistance the ptwxe couiitaiiu*, if jx nood be, to aid in making such arrests; it; and, upon failure of said Marshals to' pi perforin such such duty as is required, ol they shall, severally,i?e subject to such pi lines and penalties as the Town Council til may establish. And all persons so im-'al prisoned shall pay the cost and ex-!ll lieuses incident to their imprisonment, i l< [which said costs and expenses shall be'ii 'collected in the same manner as is pro-la vided by this Act for the collection of is: tines imposed for the violation of ordi-ip nances: J'rociclcd, That such imprison-jn j ment shall not exempt the party froiu|o i the payment of any linv the council may | it ' impose, or in lieu of failure to pay theii'i line imposed, to be imprisoned for a|f< term not more than twenty days for the it; offence for which he may have been;si hi j \;i'?li i?*ii i v.? i - Six*. 101. The naid Town Council ii ishail have power to collect the taxes ii j from all the pes Hons representing pub- 1 licly, within the corporate limits, for 1; jgaiii or reward, any play or shows of; n inny kind whatever, to be used ibr pur- s ! pose of said town. jo , S:x*. It1-. The said Town Council shall s | have full power and authority to abate ,ti all nuisances within the corporate Jim-; t jits, and also to appoint a Hoard ofji | Health fj>r said town, and to pa-ss such'ii i Ordinances as may be necessary to de-j) line the powers and duties, andtoim-js J pose lines and penalties upon the ineig-|U ; tiers of said Board for ne?rlect of duty or! i j refusal to serve: Provided, That no line j< | hereby authorized to be imposed shall ji tj exceed the sum of twenty dollars. |s 1 Sir. 1 t>:j. The .said Town Council shall j i :; have full power and authority over the|t Fire Department of the town of Orange-j1 ! bur";, define the duties, regulations and , 1 11 government of same. , > >j "" Si:r. l;U. Tiie Mayor and Aldermen |t elect shall, (hiring their term of office,;] j ho exempt from street duty. Each j* !Town Council shall, within one month'I Rafter the expiration of their term of'] iottice, make out and return to theirij : | successors a full account of their receipts i | and expenditures during their torn*; J [ and shall pay over all moneys in their} , possession belonging to the corporation, j 'and deliver up all books, records, and j 'j other pa pel's incident to their office, to; 11 their successors; and on failure so'to do, i ;| they shall be liable to be fined in-a sum ; ; not exceeding live hundred dollars, toj i be collected by any propel action by the j j Town Council. * j lj S;:c. lo>. For any wilful violation or I: neglect of duty, malpractice, abuse or ,! oppression, the said Mayor and Alder-1 men, jointly or severally, shall he liable, to indictment in the Court of Sessions,' i audr upon conviction, to punishment as prescribed in the preceding Secilon, be-' f sides being liable for damages to any ) person or persons injured. j Sue. 100. Tha all Ordinauccs hcrelo-j : fore passed by the Town Council of Or-1 1 augeburg, in conformity with the an-' '.;!hority granted by existing laws, shall' 1 i be, and they are hereby, declared legal! jand valid. j 'j Six-. 107. All Acts or parts of Acts | i heretofore passed in relation to the in-; j corporation of the town of Orangeburg; ..be, and the same are hereby repealed, j Sec. lO.s. That this Act shall be dcem-j ed a jinbiic Act, ami shall contitiue in j j force for ihe term of fifteen years, anil j |; ii !i t il the end of the session of the J-cg-i 'jislature then next ensuing. I , *1 TOWN OF r,RANCHVII.LE. '! ]\ Sec*. 10f). That from and after tho pas-1 j jsnjreof this Act, all citizens of this'State, _ j having resided twelvemonths within i jlhe State, and .sixty days in the Town lot' Branch vi lie, shall he doomed, and "Iare hereby declared to be, a body politic jand corporate"; and the said town shall! J. be called and known by tho name of *i ltranchville, and its corporate limit-' J.--hall extend-one mile in eaol direction I ,| from the ll<tt?.'l between the two Kail, j Roads in said town. [ ! Sec. lie. That the said town shall bej i ! governed by an Intendant and four' r' Wardens, who shall bo citizens of the j Uni'ed States, and who shall have re1 -ided in this State twelve months, and j jsnail have been residents of the said I t tow ii sixty days immediately precojd-! ?l inir their election, and who shall be1 c,elected on the first Monday in February i of each year live days'public notice II hereof being previously ^i ven;ami that ail j! male inhabitants of tin* aue of twenty-! one years', citizens of the State, and who' 'ishali have resided* within the State' * i twelve months, and* in the said town' 1;sixty days immediately preceding the 1 olfaction, snail he enuueu 10 viut1 ior . said Intendant and "Wardens, paupcrsand j L>: persons under disabilities for crime; _! excepted. Six*. 111. The said election shall behold ! I at some convenient public place in said; 1 town from oiji!:t o'clock in flie morn Hup: until five o'clock in the afternoon; | s.and when the poll* j-hall lie dosed, the! li Manager* shall forthwith count the| r voles and declare the election, and wive r|notice thereof, in writing, (?>|*lie Inten-. , idant therein being, who fchail, within J i; two days thereafter,give notice, or cause i, the same lobe given, to the poisons j -:duly elected. The Intcndant andj 1, Warden*, before entering upon the; r duties of their oHlcc, shall, respect-j ciively, take the oath prescribed *by J e:the Constitution of the F?Ute, ami also. r>!the following<?:ith, to wit: "As listen-! i> dant (or Warden) of the town of; r Iiranchville I will, equally and impar-; I jtially, .to the best of my ability, exercise j .1 i the trust reposed in me, and will use i J my I?est endeavors to preserve the peaee; . r..t ?? >>><" o/xmt'il iiwi' til ! U \l* ! ; illlU Kill I lill" WUU l, kk/ ??? ?t , j -. tilt? purposes lor which 1 have been; . elected: So help me (iod." And if any J j person, upon being elected Intendant or: 1 Warden, shall refuse to act as such, ho j f; shall forfict and ] ay to the Council the. lisum of ten dollars for the use of, L< the said village : J'lbrUh d, That no perJson who has attained the age of sixty ,: t yearn I be compelled to servo inj , !either of said offices; nor shall any. I person he compelled to serve, eith-j , er as Intendant or Warden, more than; ljonc year in any term of three years. > The iutondaut and Wardens, for the - time being' shall always appoint one or i - j more Hoards of Managers (three Mana-j, tger.s for each Hoard) to conduct the . >;election, who, before they open the; j; polls, sIihII take an oath fairly and int-j i1 partially to conduct the same. I( "j .Si:c. 11-. That in case a vacancy shall ji j occur in the office of Intendant, or any I |;of the "War.leiis,, by death, resignation,! , i removal, or otherwise, an election to Jill !< - jsuch vacancy, shall be hold by order of if f I he Intendant and "Wardens, or a major-ji - itv of the same, Jive day.-*'public notice n | j being previously given ; and in case of| ; sickness or temporary absence of the In-; . itendant, the Wardens forming the {i Council shall be empowered to elect one : I of the number to a^-taaIntendant during 11 t the time. it | 11.'). That the Intendant.ind War-'* ' dons dulv elected and oualiiicd shall,!' 'Jduring their term of service, severally I 'and respectively, be vested with ail thej1 ; powers heretofore granted to ^lag-; j ! ist rates in thin State, within the* > j j limits of tiie said town, except fur 1 ithe trial of small and mean causes;I' lain! the Iutendant shall or may, asis!< J often as necessary, summon the War-j' idens to meet in Council, any two!1.1 j of whom, with the Iiitendant, or auyj1 j three of the Wardens, may eonsti-j jtute a quorum to transact husiness, c and they shall be known as the Town i !Council of 1'ianehville. And they and c their successors in otiice, hereafter to be 1 'elected, may have a common seal, which i shall be allixed to all o; their ordinances; <i may sue and be sued, plead and be s ; impleaded in any Court of.Just ire in t this State, and.purchase, hold, possess, t land enjoy to them, or their success- 1 'ors, in perpetuity, or for any term t> !of years, any estate, real, person- 11 al or mixed, and .-ell. alien, or con vey tlie same: The same !.i .r !.:?11 nut exceed at any one time, the ti I sum of t. n ihou.-aud dollars. And the o said Town Council shali have authorit\" t< to appoint; from time to time, as they h may >ee lit, such, ami >o many, proper p peix.ns to act as .Marshals or Constables, of said town, ad said Council may deem ft i ncecs.-ary and expedient for the prcs- i ervaiion of the i eaee, good order and . .. ...i..?g ilico thereof, which persons so ap-|] tinted shall, wifhin the corporate lini-J, 3 of said town, have the power audi rivile'ges, and lie subject to all the jligatfons, penalties and regulations: rovhled by law lor the ollicc of Cousta-| ie, and shall be liable to be removed i i the. pleasure of said Council. Audi ic-sai'1 Town Council shall have power > establish or authorize the establishment of a market house in said town; nd the said Town Council, or the j lid Jntendant and Wardens in, erson, or any one or mor<\ of them,: jay authorize and require any Marshal! f the town, or any Constable espec-j illy appointed for that purpose, to ar-l i'sl and commit'to the guard house! ir a term not exceeding twen-j y - four hours, any person or perrtns who, within the corporate imUa of the said town, may be engaged j 11 a breach of the peace, any liotous or lisorderly conduct, open obscenity, pub-' ic druukennness, or any conduct gross-j v indecent, or dangerous to the citizens. V said town, or any of them. And it; hulj l>e 'he duty of the Town Marshal ip ('oi stables to arrest and commit all! uch <jiici.d.Ts? when required so to do,' ,ud who shall have power to call to heir assistance I lie jjohhc comiiatm, if leed be, to aid in making such arrests, iud upon the failure ot' said officers to lerlbnn such* duty as required, they hall be subject to such fines and penilties as the Town Council may impose ipon them. And all persons so impris-j )iied shuli pay the cost and expenses' ncident to tlieir imprisonment, which ^iid cost and expenses shall be collected n the same manner as is provided for he collection of lines imposed for the riolation of ordinances, rules and relations: Provided, That such imprison-l ucnt shall not exempt the parly from he payment of awy line the Council nay i in pose for the ollbncc which lie, he or they may have conuriitted. And he said Town Council may liave full tower and authority, under their cor)orale seal, to make all such rules and emulations, by-laws and ordinances rc<pecling the streets, roads and the business thereof, as well as the police system >f the s-aid town, as shall appear to' them necessary and proper lor the security, ivel faro and convenience, and for preserving health, order and good government within said town. And the said J'own Council may impose lines for jlll'ill'l'.*) u^aiii^b iin ii uj-iann, iuivu ?uju regulations ami ordinances, and approprut to the same to the public u.se of aid town ; and the said Town Council ihall have the same power which has jecn heretofore granted to Magistrates in this Stale, compel the attendance of witnesses, and require Litem to give evidence upon the trial before them of any person or persons for violation of any of their ordinances, bv-laws, rules or regulations, but no line joovc tlie sum of twenty-live dollars -hall oe collected by said Council, except by suit in the proper Courts of Justice in this .Slate, and that no line shall i-xceed the amount of fifty (oU) dollars, ami also, that nothing here.1 contained shall authorize said Council to make any ordinance or by!:?ws inconsistent with, or repugnant to, Lite laws of the State. Kkc. 114. That the said Intendant aud Wardens, or a majority of them, shall have power to abate and remove all nuisances in said town ; and it shall be their duty to keep all roads, ways, bridges and streets within the corporate limits of the said town open and in good repair; and for that purpose they are invested with all the powers of Count> Commissioners or Commissioners ol Koads, for and within . the corporate limits of the said town; and they may lay out newstreets, close up, alter 01 widen those now in use, and shall havi full iwiu'l.r t,, *.!;,<*}fV !?ml :irratii?nthe in habitants or aiti/.cns of said town liable to stieet, read or public duty 'therein, and to force tlie performance of such duty under such penalties as are now 01 shall hereafter he prescribed bt> law; nnd they .shall have powei to compound -with all person* liable to work the streets, ways and roads in said town, u|>on such terms as their ordinances or by-laws may establish, or then ruk-sand retfulations'mjuire; the moneys received to be applied to the pubifc use of said town ; and nil person? refusing to lal>or. or failin*; to pay such commutation,shall be liable to such fine, not exceeding twenty dollars for an> one year, as the said Town (.'onnoil maj impose; and they shaW have the powei to enforce the payment of such fine in the same manner as is now or may hi hereafter provided for the collection oi County taxes. And the said Town Council shall have power, with the consent of the adjacent land owners, tr close all such roads, streets and ways within the said town as they may deem necessary; and they shall keep ii repair all such new streets, roads atu ways as they may, from time to time deem necessary for the improvemen and convenience of said town: Pro 'I I,.a II/. iv.nt tvuitl oi- \\*si\ slut! 1 bo opened without iirst having obtained t tie consent of I He land ownci or owners thereof, through whose prcm iscs any such new street, road or win may pass. Skc. 115. The paid Town Council maj have power and authority to require al persons owninga lot or lots in said towi to close in, and to make and keep it: good repair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, whenever the same shall front or adjoin any public street of sai< town, if. in the judgment of the Council -Mich sidewalk shall be necessary, the width thereof and the mannner of construction to be designated and regulated by siid Town Council ; and for delimit or refusal, after reasonable notice, tit make and keep in good repair such sidewalks, and to close such lot or lots, the Town Council may cause 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 debt, in any Court of competent jurisdiction: Pro ritlK/, That such contract for making or repairing is let to the lowest bidder. Kit. ufi. The Inteiulantand Wardens til'the said town, or a majority of them, shall have full power to grant or refu.se license to keep taverns or retail spirituous liquors within the corporate limits of the said town, upon such conditions and under such circum.-tances, as to thetn slmll seem proper and right: Provkh-d, That in no instance shall the price r?f a license to keep a tavern, or to retail spirituous liquors, ho less than the unount established by the .State ; and all moneys paid for licenses, and for tines and fortieturcs, shall be appropriated for the public u:;e of the said [own: That the Intcndant mil "Wardens, duly elccted, shall not liave power to grant any licence to keep averns, or retail spirituous liquors to xlend beyond the term for which they iiave been elected. They shall have lower to regulate sales at auction within he corporate limits of the town, and to jrant licenses to auctioneers, itinerant ruder#, to keepers of hotels, livery sta Jit's, iiiiuaru tames, tc-u-pms alleys, or >ther kiwis of game of hazard, skill or hance; they shall have the full ami ony power (o impose a tax on all shows mil exhibitions for gain or reward withi) the corporate limits of .said town. Si-:c. 117. The Intendantand Wardens ilect, together with Clerk and Trcasuor, shall, during their term of office, be; :>:cmpt from street and police duty. ?aeh Town Council shall, within one nonth after the expiration of their term if ofiice, make out and return to their uccessors in ollice, s full account of heir receipts and expenditures during heir term ; which account shall be pubi.-hed inoncormorc public placesol the own or County; and s-hall nay over all uoueys in their possession belonging to he corporation, and deliver up all :.oks, recoids o:id other papers incident i) their olli; e, Jo their successors; and' n failure to d > so, they shall be liable ;i be lined in a sum not exceeding live u mired dollars, to be colli cted by any r?"jfc-r action of the'J'own Council, f-'i't*. lis. That all ordinances, hereto-' re parsed by the Town Council of; haneliviile, in conformily with th.j| uthoritv granted by existing laws, f hall jo, and they are hereby, declared legal md valid. Sec. 119. All Acts and parts of Acts heretofore passed in relation to Ihc incorporation of the town of llranchviilc be, and they are hereby', repealed. to\v.\ ok hkidville. Pec. 120. That the charter of the town of Iloidville, in the County of Spartanburg Lie, and (lie same is hereby, renewed and extended lor the term of fourteen years, witli the same powers that is conferred by this Aet 011 the town of liraham's. Si;c. 121. This Act Khali be deemed f public Act, and continue in force for tilt term of twenty years, and until tho-end of the session of the Legislature there after. Approved the 9th day of March, A. D. 1S71. AX ACT to Promote the Comolidatio)' of the Gra nrille and Columbia, Jlitilroad C'ompany, and the Biue ltidyt Railroad Company. SirrroN* 1. Bu it enacted-by the Kenate and House of Representalives of th( State of South Carolina, now met ant .sifting in (Jencral Assembly, and by tin authority of the same: That the Act entitled "An Act t< amend the charter of tho Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company,' passed ,by the General Assembly o: this State on the 20ih day of J)eccm ber. 1S5JJ, bo. and t he same is hereby re-cnacted. with the following amend I mcnlH or alterations: j Sec U. That for the purpose of ex j tending or building or constructing la mi! road from Greenville, all of tlx ; provisions of Sections nine, ten, elevet jand twelve of an . Act entitled "Ai j.Act to authorize the formation o | the Greenville and Columbia Railroai j Company," passed on the 15th day o ; December, in tho year 1815, be, ant the same are hereby, re-enacted, witl j the following amendments or altera j tions : ! Sec. 3. That the Greenville an* I r*n1nmlii?i 7? !iIi?ftnit Clnmivinv is nil | ......... J J ? j thori/ed, so iar as practicable, lo pui j chase, connect or unite with an}- con Jnecting 1'ailroad or Bail roads, am {especially to extend Kail road commu nieation to Knoxville, Tennessee, am to Ashville, in Xorth Carolina: Pre j vided, That, if the Greenville and Cc liimbia Jlailroad Compan}* shall fai ! to construct and finish the said J'ail |road, including such other Bailroa* or 1'ailroads as it may unito with o 'acquire, to the line between this Stat 'and Is'ortb Carolina, and Tennessee ! within five years from the final pa; I sage oi' this Act, the right to furthe j construct said Railroad to Ivnoxvill and to Ashville shall cease, and th time limited therefor is hereby c> : tended five j'ears from the final pai Uagoof this Act; but this limitatio ! shall not impair nor affect any right: ; or nnv Kail road or ltailroads ncquiroc i united with, or conttructed, so far i I acquired, united willi or constructe at the end ol' the time hereby iimitei nor shall anything contained in th Act impair or limit the right ( ' privilege to consolidate or unite wit piny Railroad or Railroads under an J general-Railroad law or laws. Tin , the said Greenville and Columb !. Railroad Company shall have tl >j power to construct and build, upc iithe most practicable route, a brunt jof.their road, from some point on tl ; J line of their road, at or East of Ande ison Court House, and West of'Salm i'River, lo Aiken or Hamburg, an I j there connect with any Railroad ii jcorporatcd under the laws of th . State; and also shall have the powi .'to construct and buihl. upon the mo: ('practicable route, a branch of the ijroad from Abbeville Court House I ; I the Savannah River, in the dircctic r of Washington, C?a; also, that tl jsaid Company shall have the power I i contract and build, upon the mo practicanie rouio, a awiuniau uu f Spartanburg Court House to tho Nort Carolina lino, in the direction of Ash > villi', or .Rutherford. North Carolina. .< Sec. 4. That in view of the conao 1 . dation of the Greenville andC'olumb |, Railroad Company and the Bit | Ridge Railroad Com pan}*, tho actic I' of the said Blue Ridge Railroad Coi pany in making the bonds atoresai ri and of the Comptroller General of tl j[; St a to in endowing tho name, at .!thereby pledging the faith and fum jof the State to the payment of sa (bonds, is hereby ratified and co firmed; and that the making and ex Mention by said lilac Ividge Railrof I (Company and said olhcr Compani< I! of the mortgage aforesaid to lieni II Clews, Henry Gourdin and George i I j Cameron, to secure the payment i . i the bonds aforesaid, is also ratified ai coiil timi'l<fo. is d ( V-Ulllll IllVUj lUiM I ? [jelared to be a lien prior -to that < .;tlio .State, on all property described i ,!said mortgage, and on the entire lii jof the road aforesaid, and on all t! properties of said several Conipanie ijor which they, or either of ther | may hereafter acquire; but nothin ,in this Act contained shall ho coi !stnicd to divest the State of its lie 'on the estate and property of the sai J several Iiail Companies, or of cilht jof them, for its eudorsetn -lit of tl: ! bonds aforesaid, hut said lien is pos 'poned to and declared to bo subje< j and .subordinate to that of the rnor {ijaffo, hereinbefore mentioned, to IIci try Clews. Henry Gourdin and Ueorg . S. Cameron, Trustees. I Sec*. 5. Iliat all other statutory c other liens or lien, encumbrances c j encumbrance, equities or equity, e: cept the mortgage encumbrances noi !upon the propcrt}*, assets, efleet: I rights and franchises of said CJreei iville ami Columbia Railroad Con ;pany, or any part ti ereolj and ais jexcept the mortgage herein authoi j ized, shall be, and are, or is herein ! made subsequent to the mortgag encumbrances now in existence there Ion, and subsequent to the one hercii ' authorized, so that 1 lie holders of th bonds secured by said mortgages, o I either of them, shall have a lien an< security as between each other, ac cording to the time said mortgage r? c> o , have been or shall be recorded, and : j prior lien to all other liens or eneum branees whatsoever, any law or lawi to the contrary notwithstanding. Skc. (j. The following clause in Sec lion 2 of llie Act of September 15 1SUS. to nnlhori'/c additional aid 1c llie JJiue Jiidgo i'ailroad Company in South Carolina, viz: "And j'nrth?% )>roci<ted, That I he said bonds, or at 13 pari thereof, shall not he used, umIom upon tho express condition that upon appl'cat'on to the Congress of tho L'ni c I States, or to private capitalis Is, t tic amount of three millions of dollars in ciflrenry, or so much of that sum as may be necessary, shall bo firnished mi exchange, or upon tho sicniiiy of said bonds," is hereby rtip< til (1. Si:<: 7. That after tlio consolidation of the CirceL'.ille and Columbia -Rail road Company with the Blue Railroad Ccmpany, the bonds now held-by tbo Grecnviilc and Columbia Railroad; Company and the Blue Ridge Railroad' Company, shull be endorsed by the consolidated Company. Sec. 8. That if said Consolidated I Railway Company shall fhil to pay' its interest on its guaranteed debt for! jtwo years, it shall' be the duty of the j Comptroller General of this State, arid i lie shall have the power to take immediate possession of said road, with all ,jits appurtenance^ and lease the fame II to responsible parties who shall have ! control thereof, until the General Assembly shall, by law, provide for the settlement of the affairs of said Company in the interest of all its t creditors. Sec. 0. That the said Greenville and - Columbia Railroad Ampany, And the j Blue Ridge Railroad Company shftjl, ; forever, continue and be a body cor>' l.li. -f ^ Kninir j pora.ie, capauic ui suing . sued in any court of competent jurisdiction. )! Skc 10. That all Acts or parts of ; i Acts, inconsistent with this Act, or any part thereof, are, for the purf poses of this Act, but for no other -(purpose, hereby amended, altered , I modified, or repealed, as the case may require, so as to conform to the true j intent and meaning of this Act. -j Sec! 11. This Act shall take effect { immediately. i Approved the 6th of March, A. D. 111871. !I THE POLICY - HOLDERS' '.iLTl'E and tontixk assttitancr comiwf! nv ok thk souiir.?We desire to call litho attention of the public to sonic ol j i the especial advantages offered by the above Company. It is under the maaagement of raenol well known intejrritv and ai)ilitv. 1 It is a PURELY MUTUAL COMPANY, managed entirely in the interests .. | of its Policy Holders. I It is a strictly C'ASII Company, avoid[jing the CREDIT system which is a? J : best expensive, complicated, and offer - j deceptive, and is being abandoned b\ \ | the liest Companies in the Xorth. "IrJ i r. i r.rnrnT -\ r rnn a t\r\Tn 1\t ^VfAVT?V |. JDniiHi'iJl 1 UMW11XT l;> ituw J-, i ^ ANI) DOES NOT INVOLVE AN"} ; ASSURANCE PRINCIPLE." 11 The solvency of a Company does nol I- depend on the amount of its Assets bui d on_thc Proportion of Assets to liabili r ties, aijd on the character of its Assets The following table is based on th< "realized" premium ciccwmilatioiie o each of the Companies named, mad< 3-1 from the Statements of the Companic; riand without any purpose of niakin; c invidious comparisons?for the sake o truth solely : The statements of the. Oompanie were made last year, (except that of tli< J-j Policy-Holders'.) ? u I Ratio of j JRnUn of |. 9, | Realized | Realized k j Xnnic of io\Afi*cta to' \ ' Company. \Amo'nt of\Re-vumr- |-5 \ | Assets. | ancc |"i r I |'*-J?c?.c7*yc"|c ;*Mutual Life 1 .93 Surplus. |.. i *Poliey-IIolders .90 91 |1 >r *Knuitable 89 95 1 1, *N. Y. Life 82 94 fl |St. Louis MuM. .31 41 |6 tKniekerbocker I .22" 29 |7 .i-fSouthern Life. .21 Xot stated G ia If Security, N. Y. | .18 10 IH ie'-{-Carolina | .18 Not .stated.|.S (ii tP d & Arl'tcm.l .14 'J. 20 H .j( !1 Cotton _Stntos.j J .14 [Not Stated |'1 ie j ~The above test is more severe on lyoun;* Company than an old one, ye r" I the Policy-Holders' occupies a high pc sition, although hut one year old, I id might be added that it does so despit i,. the fact that its investments State sc :, curities is valued at .HIS per cent, belov * cost. The investment was compulsory -r Prudence in the selection of risks i st another test of yood raanapemeut. Th ir i success of the Policy-Holders' can b ;0 host shown by a comparison with a fe\ well-known Companies. Percentage of Lowes paid to Cash Frt lC viium Income. to Policy-Holders f st Cotton States .1 m Mutual Life 1 i. Euui table 1 111 New York Life 1 e* I Southern Life S Security i li- Knickerbocker i ja I CaroiiiiH Not stated in repor ' ! Piedmont and Arlington, not distinct! stated in report. )M Lest it might be* objected that thi n- comparison iavora a young cumpan (1, hecauso of its lighter mortality, (.)C much the better for it), the following submitted, to which no objection ca ' ! bt made. J* j Lowes on New Buxivew. id i Mutual Life (lUttS) $1 to each 703 at rlsl n- Policy-Ilolders (1870) e_ $1 to each 5S3 at rlsl , Three years average j of forty-.iix NorthP8!en? Companies y (l807-'8-'9) &1 to each 500 at rial S. j Equitable (ISO!)) fl to each 300at risl 0? i Connecticut Mutual ,! (1809) $1 to oach at rial lU X. Y. Life (ISft'J)... fl to each ~(j.S at risl e* The large income received from intei of eft by old Companies, belongs and i in apportioned to the older policies, and i )0 i not used in payment of death claims t j therefore the only just test of "cost ( ,e|Insurance," is the per ccntage of pr< i inium income paid out in settlement < n, j "death claims and expenses. ,r, I!at to of total outgo licitio of total out ft r I io Total to Canh 11 ! Premium I,iconic. Premium Inconu I Policy-Holders 22 .iio id (Mutual Life 27 .27 ;r | Equitable .>S .38 iC I Now York Lite.40 ,40 , Security 41 .!)<) "(.Southern Life...47 .91 '* Cotton States....67 .!'2 t- A careful examination of the forego i- ing tables will show (hat in three mos q important points of management, t< ' wit: Per ecu (age of "realized" assets prudence in selection of risks, and oeon ,r |omy, the Policy Holder's lias at one* >1'! taken a front rank. t-j ]>y patronizing this Company you se cure all the advantages that can he safe ? l.v granted by any other, and at the suun ^ J time aid in rebuilding our waste places | Last, but not least, you will secur< i-1 better rates of interest on your investo, ment than vou can if vou send it Xorth J AVAKDLAW cC KDWAKD.S, . j Local Agents. ' : ?i *('ash Company. fCrcdit Company, f I. .it in t *. Jiarcn iu, intj, to?it IjALOT OF CHOICE IMPROVED ;j '! '.j FOP. SALE-, ' M LOW FOII CASII, BY I j 'Qiiarles, I'trriii & Co. J I March 17, 1371,47?tf I LIEN CONTRACTS, for sale at the Press and Ban;ncr 012cc. 1 March 31, 1S71, 49?It 1 | . riy Proclamation by the President The following proclamation Las been issued by the President: Washington, March 24. . Whereas it is provided in tho Con. stitution of tho United States that tho United States shall protect every State in this Union, on application of |tho Legislature, or of tho Executive I when the Legislatnro cannot be convened, apainst domestic violence; and, ! whereas it is provided in the laws of j the United Statns that in all cases of . i insurrection in any State, or of obstruction to the laws thereof, it shall jbp lawful for the President of-the j United States, cn application of tho Legislature, of such Stato, or of tho '* .-A? ?l i 1? T ?MIAIA nttft rtoii. | l^XCeUUYOj WUCll till? JJCjjioiawuiv vw?., not bo convened, to call'for tbo militia I of any other State or States, or. to : employ such part of tho land and i naval force as shall bo judged necesI sai'y, for tho purpose of suppressing i such insurrection, or of causing the i laws to be duly executed; and, where ? as, I havo received, information that 'combinations of armed men, unauJ thorized by law/ aro now disturbing the peace ana saiety 01. mo citizens oi' the State of Seuth Carolina, and committing acts of violence in said State, of a character and to an extent wh'ich renders the power of the St??V, and its officers unequal to the task of . protecting life and property, and c-' curing, public order thereto f and whereas, the Legislature Of said Strtte its not now in sossidh, and cawpoi. be convened in tiino to meet tho present . emergency, and tho Executivo of ?aid i State has therefore mado application to mo for such part of' the .military ! force of the ITqited Stales as may be r necessary and adequate to protect said State and the citizens thereof ageinst the domestic violence hereto' belore mentioned, and to enforce tho duo execution of thw laws; 4W*n | whereas, the laws of the- -United , States repuirc that whenever it may r bo necessary, in the judgment of tho President, to use tne military jorce ; for the purpose aforesaid, he shall forthwij.il, by proclamation, command i such insurgents to disperse and retire t pccably to. thoir respective abodes within a limited time. 9 Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant f President of the United States, do j hcreoy command the person* conrs posing the unlawful corabiuutioft* < aforesaid, to disperse and retire pe^toj ably to their respective abodes withfyi J twenty dajs from this date. In witel ncss whereof I have liorounto set my hand, and caused the seal of the Uni^ ted States to be affixed. j Done at tho City of Washington ll-via 4t?tAnf?f fnni.f K /IaI* Muivik in * UJIO lYtCULJ 'lUUi^U UMJ V* MMivar ? : tl)5 year of our Lord eighteen hunl (1 red and seventy-one, aud of the In dependence of the United Stales the 0 niuet)'-fifth. . . 1 '(Signed) ; U. S. GjRANT. By the President: Hamilton Fiib, .? | Secretary of State* ' | p3f EE E3" :: BY J; A. MATS. S tl - jjnflHIS ELEGANT BUILDj h l^fG troniing on the Public Square, lias reccutly been thoroughly j renovated and well furnished. The 13 J Table is supplied with the best.the mar* 1; ket aflbrds. A full eorps of pojlte and ij I attentive servants will contribute to i): please the guest*, and every effort will tj be made to render the stay of visitors ;i; pleasant and agreeable. JlLivery Stable. lo F(911 IE undersigned has opened aNEW is 1L LIVERY STABLE in connection ti with the Hotel, and is prepared with comfortable stables, and commodious Lots to accommodate stock of all kinds, c. An experienced and careful OSTLER. * will alwavs be found on the premise*, c. HOUSES, BUGGIES and WAGOXS, i A L W A YS- ON H AK D TO HI RE. G'ivo we a trial. My prices are moderate. * JOHN A. 31 AYS. . March -10, 1S71, 4fi-tf c. ^ f: ESTABLISHED 1835. IS ^ . is rfj Greenville Coacli Factoiy. J SOWER, COX & MARELEYi J IV E would announce to our custom'*] ' crs that we are prepared now to jllll all orders for Vehicles. We, have ;added to our stock of Wood-working l \ffir-liiiiprv nn<l increased our stafT of workmen to about 70, and tltercfore trust that none of our patrons will be disappointed in having orders promptly fitted. The Stock of One, Two, Three, Four " and Six Horse iron Axle Plantation 1 Wagons will be-kept full; and now, at* 3;for one-third of a contury past, the?? Wagons shall be the STAMJAllJL) of' -EXCELLENCE. ?! - AVe have a large stock of light BTTO-1 GI-ES and ItOCKA WA YS, of our own. J make; ako, a stock of Northern built . i BUGGIES?both low and high priced,. ? for those who wish to purchase North-; cm work, as cheap as any Southern . | dealer. We call special attention to tho J improvements making in our SPUING | WAGONS. Without raising the price, i we are furnishing them with great euro,' , f painting them elegantly. | Price lists promptly mailed on ?nplU cation. 4r j Send us all your Itep^Vorfe. Freight only charged oni> w-^y on it by tholtalK jroad. GOWER, oOX & MASKLEY. A cent Vit Abbeville, Pr. J. \V. Marshall; at Greenwood, J. A. & W. H. liaily; at Niuety-Six, T. C. LJjwcoinb; ?t cokesbury, J. J. Ellis, I Nov 11,1870 29 12m I... : , FRESH ARRIVALS!!! A T \W. T. MCDONALD'S. <? !l TIEECS SUPERIOR HAMS, And tin Extra Lot of TfiEKCH CAHBK& i 1 March 21,1871, 4S?tf