SAXTONHOUSE ARRIVALS.
Wm. Habersham, Wm. S. Had well,
Georgia; A. Greenwood, It G. Whitaker,
J. D. Robertson, Wm. Kirk Bluffton; R.
B. Habersham, Savannah Ga.; Mrs G. A.
Kendall, Miss C. A. Kvmdall, Mi>s Lizzie
Gloyer, Boston; W. D. Niles, H. P Rogers,
Salkehatchie S. C.;- A. W. Muckenfuss
Hardeeville; D. W. JenniDgs,
Charleston S. C.; Geo. H. n >over, S. B.
Lewis, T. A. Dudley, Hickory Hill; P.
B. Kirk, Beaufort Co.; O. P. Law, Grahamville.
Yon arc Troubled with a Bad BreaDi, it
annoys vour friends as well as yourself. You would like
to get rid of it, bet scarcely know what means to adopt.
We will tell you. Use the fragrant Soxodont; it will
cleanse and beautify your teeth and leave your breath
JfUre.
Baract's Rtaadard Flavoring Extract*.?
ljruion, Vanilla Ac. Charge your servants aud dealers
and observe that they do not substitute in their st -ad anv
W the pernicious unpalatable extracts with which tlie
market is flooded. Burnett's Standard Flavoring Ex- |
tracts are established as the strongest, the purest and the
best made.
The Terrific Da el Between Prussia and France
Is over, but thousands of battles between Dr. Walkkk's
,'*w"" ? uiwbc ,ml itr<n-Mii and Liver Comnliiut 1
i mcAiAn i'i a a ?
are now going on in every State of the Union. The issue
of such contest is never fpr one moment iu doubt. Tiie
conflict may last longer in aoine cases than in others, but j
the leading Vegetable tonic and alterative of the nine- '
tecnth century-, hi variably triumphs.
To ownrn ?f Horses and Cattle ?Tobias
Derby condition l'owders are warruuted sup -rior to any I
others, or no pay, for the cure of Distemper, Worms, Bots, 1
t oughs, 11 i<le-bound, Colds, Ac., in horses, and colds,
coughs loss of milk, black tongue, horn distemper,- Ac., ;
in Cattle. Price twenty-five cents, depot 10 Park Place, j
New York.
Carbolic *?alre, recommended by the leading Physicians
and the President of the Xjw York Board of !
Health, as the most wonderful Healing compound ever 1
known. (Jives instant relief to burns, cures all kinds of
Bores, cuts aud wouuds; an 1 a iu *st invaluable salve for '
all purpon-s .Sold everywhere at 23 cents. Johu F.
Henry, sole Proprietor, S College Place, New York.
Mvapuiu is Opium purified of its sickening and poisonous
properties, discovered by Dr. Bigclow. Professor of
Botany, De-trod Medical Coll A most perfect anodyne 1
and soothing opiate. John Farr, Chemist, New York. !
( hrintNiioio't lluir Dye is the safest and b sS
it corrects the bud efT.t of inferior dyes, while the blur* (
or bivwn tints it produces are identical to nature. Fac- <
toryW Maiden Laue, New York.
Prati's \?trul oil ?Safest and best illuminating
Oil ever made. Does not take fire or explode, if the j
lamp i* upset or brokeu. Over 150000 families continue
t? use it, and no accidents of any description have oe- !
curred from it. Oil lie-use of Cha lea Pratt, established
1770, New York.
Thr pares: and S*vi-r e*t Col I.lver Oil In
the world is Hazard A Caswell's made on the sea-shore, j
from fjvsh, selected livers, by Caswell. Ha/ami A Co, New j
York. It is aiisobit 'ly pure aud sweet. Patients who
have once takeu it prefer it to all others. Physicians j
have decided it superior to any of the other oils in the |
market.
JTowvIn** InoHnrou? Kid (iliivr Cleaner restores
soiled .gloves equal to new. For sale by Druggist*
and Fanejr tbnids Dealers. Price "Z~> cents j*-r bottle
F. C. Walls A Co., New Y'ork.
Rtslryi Piillotokeu is an established, warranted
-rein <ly for painful Menstruation, and equally efficient as ;
a Nervous Autidote in all cas*sof Nervous Excitement, j
{stomach and Sleeplessness in male or fein xle. S>ld < ve- ,
rywhere for ?l.IK) a bo.tlx Morgan <k liisley. Druggists
New Y ork. Oencral Agents.
A Youthful App sranr and a beautiful,cl ar
complexion i? the d-sire of everybody. This cll'eet is product.*!
by using <1. W. Liir.i s ' IJlooui of Y'outh." a harmless
beautitier of the ski". will remove all dis oloration.
Tan Freckles and sunburns. The use of this d.-iightfui
toilet preparation cannot b detected. For sale by all
Druggists and Fancy Goals Dealers, Depot, 5 Gold >t.
New Y'ork.
Mr*. Wl t?*lovr*? SonthlitjE; Ayrup ?It relieves \
tbe little aulT-rer f ?*n pain, cures wind colic. Regulates I
the Stoiuarh ninl isowels. Corrals Acidity and duringthe j
process of teething it is iuvaliable. lVricelly safe in ali i
cases, as million* of mothers unit tisUifv.
500 Laborers Wanted;
^Five huodred meu c.tu find immediate j
employment at 0<tk Point Mints. Railroad
bauds preferred. Liberal wag? s paid
Apply to the Mines. feb.l-lut. i
For Sale.
"LINDEN PLANTAT.ON."
Bv virtue of a pew r given to m^ under
a mortgage deed troiu J s ph F. P. Hodson
ofN?*w York, dated '.4th day of Jan
nary, IS71- I will offer for sale, on the first
?? 1 - i- a* ?. .11 ik.,4 nl?nluli?n !
Aiona %y in lU'ircu ur.w, ail inn |nauiavi"u
containing nine hundred (UmO, acres <>f
land, situate. lying and being iu St.
Lukes Parish; known as the ''Linden
Plantation," hounded on the north b\ I
lands of James Kiik. east by lands formerly
of Archibald L-mgworth. south by
May liiver, aud west by lands of William
Pope.
Terms ('ash-Purchasers to pay for
stamps and papers.
Anna G. Robertson.
Jan. 27, 1872.
Feb.l 4-t
JOHN COOPER, I
DAY STUKKT,
DEALER IN
J\)REIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY |
GOODS.
MILLINERY'.
CLOTHING,
BO /rs AND SHOES.
HATS AND CAPS, &c.
IIH is constautly adding to his large and tie
Rant assortment of ??f the above goods which lie will offer
irt the lowest market prices, anJ respectfully invites the
attention of the citizens of Beaufort and the surrounding
Country.
XJa-^yTRS COOPER HAS HAD MANY YEARS Experience
in the Millinery business both North and
South, and still devotes her special attention to the same
also
to the making np for wedding and evening forties, and
to which special att ution is r?*spectfuHy invited.
EDGAR G. NICHOLS,
.
Surveyor,
DRAUGHTSMAN & CIVIL EKU1NERR, ,
DEPUTY TO TIIE SURVEYOR GENERAL.
!
Offlce at Dr. Nichols' Drug Store, corner 8th and
B sts, Beaufort. S. C. dcc.ll-ly.
II. S. HANCKEL, M. E.,
DENTIST,
Will visit Beaufort about the 10th of Feb- ]
miry. Reference?Dr. II. M. Stuart i
t
COLLETOW ADVERTISEMEWTS,
Williams & Fox,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
W?lt?rboro% 8. O.
Practicing in the Counties of Colletor
and Beaufort.
0. P. Williams. I. I. Fox.
feb.7-Jy.
^PROBATE NOTICE.
The State of South Carolina, )
Colleton County. j
By D. H. Farmer, Esquire, ProbaU
Judge.
Whereas, Abraham Dun made suit tme,
to grant him Letters Dismissour from
the "Estate of aud effects of P. E Dun
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singula! the kindred and Creditors
of the said P. E. Dun, deceased,
that they be and appear, before me. in the
Court of Probate, to be held at Walterborc
on Monday the 8th day of April next, after
publication hereof, at 11 o'clock ic
the forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Letters should not
be trrantud
Given under rav Hand, this 5th day of
February, Auuo Domini, 1*72.
D. II. FARMER.
feb.S Ira Judge of'Probate.
The State of South Carolina, )
Colletou C<?unty. J
By D II. Farmer. Probate Judge.
Whereas. Dauiel W. ' auidy, for Mary
Ann and Jacob L^wis, has made suit tc
rae to appoint Darnel G. Cauidy theii
guardian,
These are therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular th* Hudred aud
Creditors of said named Cniidren to appear.
Ik-to re me. in the Court of Probate,
to be held at Walterboro on Monday the
eighth day of'April next, at 11 oMoek iu
the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they
haw, why said Petition should not bt
granted.
Given under ray hand and s.al this otfc
day of Febiuary, 1872.
1). II FARMER,
feb 8 Judge of Probate.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MILITARY AND C0MM3S3IAL
ACADEMY.
Boys prepared for College or Business.
Second Ssssion begins February IS, 1872,
For Catalogues and information ad
d ress,.
" orr tl'w *1 chit
t.irit .fit % v??,
May?vf|le, S . C
HISTORY OF ~
The Isreat Fires
In CHICAGO and the W3?T i>v Hev. E. J. GoonsrEEP
1). I>.. of Chicago. Only coinpi.de history. 703 8 vo
pages: GO engravings. 70,000 already sold. I'ricc
2 000 agents inad> in 23 days. PrVfirs go to suff rers
\g-nts Wann-ii. II. S. GOOIXsITELt, <C CO., 3'
Park How, Now York.
AWWXTS ?Agents make more nu>ne;
at work for ns than at anything else. Business ligh
and permanent. Parti ttbrs free. G. Stinson A Co.
Fine Art IWidstrs, Portland. Maine.
RKD IUNI P?OOK?\T a Hnaliel
Orchard Grass ?3.53 a bushel. Send 3 cent postag.
tamp and mv oiupl 'to Pric.sl Lists of all kinds oft; ras<
6"?dv Field So.sK t iarden Scds Flower and Tr e Seed*
Agricultural Implements Machin tv,Guanos, Chemicals
Livestock. Ac., will be forwarde 1 you. Th?se Prictt
Lists contain much valuable inform ition as to tim an 1
quantity to plant, A . MAR is \V. JOHNSON, Seeds
man, P. O. Hux 230, Atlanta. Ga.
THE' BROWN COTTON GIN CO.,
Sew London, Conn.,
Manufacturers of the "Brown Gin,'' Cotton seed Hul!e-f
Machinery aud Castings. Manufacturers of Harris' Pa
teut Itotary Steam Engine for plantation puriiose*
Cotton Gin mak rs and Repair *rs furnished with al
kind < of materials. Saws, Uibs, Pulli *, Boxes, etc., o
any pattern, to order at short notice. Have had long ex
, cri Dcs in the business, aud guarantee satisfaction it
. v rv particular <infers soli ited. Address as above.
5 ^ J -hjy J
A Sl'tt" v L'ur. for rliudistr s-isng complaint i?? nov
rn ide known in a Treatise 48 octavo j?a res) on Foreign
a id Native Iforhal Preparation* published by 1 r. <)
I'hki i-s Brown. The pr sorption was discovcrel l?i
hi u n su h a pr >vilential in. n ler that lie cannot con
? i nc o isly refuse to make it known, and it has curc<
e or. lo-.lv wh > hts i b d It for T s 11 ver havinaf.t'led it
a si n,d case. The ingdi-nts maybe ob'.ain.si fron
anv dr.ig ti^t. A copv sent free to ail applicants bv mail
Addr s> l>r. (). PHELPS BKOWN, 21 Uraud Street, Jer
ser City, N. J.
Save Your Money!
Farmers can save their ex
pens* s to B aufort, Charleston or Si
vantiah by first calling on PAUL ?S
WEBB and price their goods. A lull as
sorumnt of every thing nec?s?aiy for thi
u^e of man, cuu alway s be found at thei
s'.ore, at
- HICKORY HILL
Beaufort Co., near the PORT ROYAI
RAIL ROAD.
A. Maix<
Colored
Lady,
or
Girl. .
Wiiitoi
Boy
can be supplied from top to toe with the
->f auoruiiu'itii nut r?f t hi'ir stcire. whirl
irroi> v? c?vi j umuk "v.. v.. ... ? ?,
is the largest and best supplied betweei
Charleston and Savannah.
They will sell
Wholesale or Retail
at Beaufort Prices. Give them a call be
fore going to the city or elsewhere.
Prolific Cotton Seed,
We have a limited supplv of HOLMES
PROLIFIC COTTON SEED on hand
which will pay planters to purchase am
plant in preference to any ther.
PAUL & WEBB,
Hickory Hill. Beaufort Co., S. C.,
near Port Roval Rail Road.
fib. 1 St.
TO RENT,
A SEA ISLAND COTTON PLANTATION,
The undersigned proposing a change in
business, offers for lea* the Plantation occupied
and cultivated by him for the past
seven years, known as Longwood, on St.
Helena Island. It comprises 1200 acre*,
i two-thirds arable, goo acres unsurpassed for
the production of Sea Island Cotton.
Fronting over one mile on Station Creek,
affording unequaled facilities for procurring
the richest and most economical fertilizers;
two miles from rort Royal harbor , good
wearf for vessels drawing from eight to
twelve feet?Charleston and Savannah
steamers receive and deliver freight at the
wharf; one of the most comfortable and
! commodious mansions on the sea islands;
j Two* Stores well located for business; modern
built Stable : Gin Houses and Cotton
t 1ou8es recently erected; thirty good
j tenements for laborers.
} To oarties having in view the purchase of
( j sea island cotton, particularly of the finer
grades this location is unsurpassed by any
[ upon St. Helena or the adjacent islands.
Lands and tenements can be rented to the
people living upon and near the place sufficient
to cover the yearly rent of the whole.
One of the most healthy locations in the
i world- commanding a fine view of the mag
nificifnt harbor of Port Royal and of the
. ocean.
Stork, Utemih. Machinery, House Furniture.
Boats, <?r., ictv., for sale, together with
stock of goods in two stores on the place.
The whole presenting an opportunity for an
enterprising uian with a small capital, to
engage in a safe and lucrative business?
seldom found.
For further information address or apply
r to the undersigned at Longwood, St. Helena
( Island, or to A. S. Davenport, Esq., Real
. Estate Agent, Beaufort, S. C.
II. S. TAFFT.
/ /v ENTS PER POUND FOR BEST TEA imI
l)U PORTED!
Green, Black, Japan and Mixed!!
; BROKEN TEA LEAF!! !
1 This "Broken Tja Leaf is the finest quality and of the
most exquisite flavor. It is pure leaf, lias no stems, and
is a third stronger than the whole 1 *f, and but one-half
! Its price.
.A 11 the first-class hotels throughout the country are
usfn? it continuously and satisfactorily.
1 It is put for family us in caddies of 15 pounds, and
s -ntC. t>. I)., to any address, and for the trade in half
chests, upon which will be alkwed a liberal discount
Samples sent free. Address.
PHIL. "BROKEN TEA LEAF CO."
No. 11 South Front Street,
feb. 3m. Piiiladklpiiia.
State of 1
South Carolina, in ^ourt
County of Beaufort. Trial Justice.
H-ntben G. Holmes, Plaintiff,
Against
Daniel Bird, Defendant.
To Daniel Bird, the Defendant. You
are hereby surpmoned and required to
answer the complaint in this action which
is tiled in the office of Trial Justice Ridley
II Carlton at Beaufort, in said county,
within twenty da>s afier the service of
this summons exclusive of the day of?
service. If you fail to anuwer the 6nid
' complaint w ithin the time herein specified
the plaintiff will take judgment against
: you tor the sura of Fitly I) 'liars, with
interest thereon, at the rate of seven per
cent, per annum, from the second day of
[ April, one thousand eight hundred and
, sixty-eight, together with the costs of this
action.
Dated, Bjautort F^b. 3rd, 1872.
' R. G. HOLMES.
1 Flam ilT
j To the Defendant, Daniel Bird:
Take notice, that the complaint in this
action was filed tu the offi :e of Tiial
.Justice Ridly It. Carlton, at Beaufort, in
the County of Beaufort, on the eighth day
I of September 187i.
1 11 G. IIOLME 8,
RlaiutifT
feb. 8 Gw. Beaufort, S. C.
i OFFICIAL^
r
j Acts and Joir.t Resolutions passed by the
General Assembly of South Carolina,
Regular Session, 1S71 and 1S72.
An Act to Amend An Act [No 382) Entitled
"An Act to Grant. ReiiJtc and Amen/
p the Charters of Certain Towns and 17/1
lages therein Mentioned. ' Commencing/
' with Section Xo. 3G of said <4c/, Jielat1
ing to the Incorporation of the down of
i Wrightscillcy passed at the Regular Sesi
sion of the General Assembly oj the State
of South Carolina, lS7t>-71.
^ Skctjon 1. Re it euacted by the Sen>
ate aud House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in (ii ro-vnl Assetublv. and by the au
( Wing, , _
thorily of the >-a me:
: That from and after the passage of this
- Act, ell citizens of this State, haviug re
'* sided twelve mouths within this State, and
r sixty days iu the village of NVrightsville,
shall be deemed, and are hereby d- clartd
to be, a body politic and corporate, and
the i^aid village shall be called and known
j by the name of Wriglitsville, and its-corporate
limits shall iuclude Edisto Islaud,
together wiih Eddingsville. The metis
,? and bounds of said town ot Wrightsvitie
will be bound on the North, by North Ed
, isto Inlet or River, on the South, by South
j Edisto Riveraud Saiut Helena Sound, aud
1 on the East by Atlautic Oc>;au, and ou
J the West by Johasse Islaud aud Edisto
1 i River.
1 | Sec. 2. That the said village shall be
1 governed by an Inteudaut and four War:
dens, who shall be citizens of the United
1 Stales, and who sha 1 have resided iu this
' State twelve months, and shall have been
' ; residents of the said village sixty days ioii
mediately preceding their election, and
i who shall be elected on the third Monday
" 1 1 ' ~ J" r? i n nn /> W
j io May, ISci, ana on me sauieun) iutavu
' ; year thereafter, ten days1 public notice
, thereof being previously given; and that
* all male inhabitants of the age of twentyone
years, citizens of the State, and who
shall have resided within the State twelve
months and in the said village sixty days
immediately preceding the election, shall
be entitled to vote for said Intendant and di
Wardens?paupers and persons convicted tb
under disabilities for crime excepted. ai
Sec. 3. The said election shall be held 8*
at some convenient public place in said a'
village, from eight o'clock in the morning aI
until four o'clock in the afternoon, and ai
when the polls shall be closed, the Mana- a*
gers shall forthwith count the votes, and
declare the election, and give notice ty
thereof, in writing, to the Iutendant there 81
in being, who shall, within two days there- T
after, give notice, or cause the same to be
given, to the persons duly elected. Pro- c<
vided, The Commissioners of E ection of P1
Charleston county shall call the first elect- 8t
ion under this Act, and shall appoint Man- i?
agers to conduct the same, who shall make P(
returns thereof to the Commissioners the ri
same as other elections held in this State,
and the said Commissioners shall count P(
the votes and declare the election, and notify
the persons so elected Iutendant and h<
Wardens of the said village. The Inten- A
dant and Wardens, before entering upon P<
the duties of their offices, shall respective- a*
ly take the oath prescribed by the Consti- ti<
tution of the State, and also the following tb
_ 1
oath, to wit: tlAs Intendant (or Warden) tn
of the village of Wrightsville, I wilhqual- tc
ly and impvrtially. to the best of ray abil- ai
ity, exercise the trust reposed in me, and C(
will use my best endeavors to preserve the 01
peace and carry Into effect, according to ti
law, the purposes for which I have been iri
elected: So help me, God." And, if any la
person, upon being elected Intendant or a>
Warden, shall refuse to Act as such, he P'
shall forfeit and pay to the Council the T
sum of twenty dollars for the use of the H
said village: Provided, That no person P
who has attained the age of sixty years
shall be compelled to serve in eithei of r<
said office: nor shall any other person be t-i
compelled to serve, either as Intendant or ft
Warden, more than one year in any term b
of three years. The Intendant and War- a
dens, for the time being, shall always ap b
point one or more Boards of Managers, si
three Managers f>r each Board, to con- S
duct the election, who, before they open 11
the polls, shall take an oath fairly and im- n
partially to conduct the same. ei
Sec. 4. That in case a vacancy shall ^
occur in the office of Intendant or any of
the Wardens, by death, resignation, re- \
moval, or otherwise, au elcetion to fill h
such vacancy shall be held by order of the gj
Intendant and Wardens, or a majority of d
the same, ten days' public notice being 8i
previously given; and, in case of sickness, p
or temporary absence of the Intendant, v
the Wardens, forming the Council, shall be (j
empowered to elect one of the number to
act as Intendant during the time. t!
Sec. 5. Tint the Intendant and Wardens,
duly elected aDd qualified, shall tl
during their term of service, severally and P
respectively, be vested with all the power t;
o" Trial Justices, or Justices of the P< ace, 8
as the case may be, in this State, within a
the limits of the said village, except for u
; the trial of small and mean cases; and the b
Intendant shall or may, as often as is t
mcessary, sumnjon the Wardens to meet a
I
in Council, any three of whom, with the a
Intendant, shall constitute a quorum to ; *
transact business; and they shall be j t
known as the Town Council of Wright-c Q
ville; and they and their successors in of- P
fice, hereafter to be elected, may have a a
common seal, which may be affixed to all P
j of their Ordinances; may sue and be sued. 8
j plead and he impie ided in any Court of f
' Justice in this State, and purchase, hold, c
possess and enjoy to them and their sue- P
i eessors, in perpetuity, or for any term of ''
j years, any estate, real, personal, or mixed, h
and sell, alien, or Convey the same: Pro- ! c
vided. The same shall not exceed, at any c
! one time, the. sura of ten thousand dollars j *
i And the said Town Council shall have au- r
thority to appoint, from time to time, as 1
they may see fit, such and so many pro- 6
per persons to act as Marshals or Consta- j I
bles of said village, as the said Council '
may deem necessary and expedient for the ! 1
presevation of peace, good order and po- 8
lice thereof; which persons, so appointed, ?
shall, within the corporate limits of said
village, have the power and privileges. 8
and be subject to all the obligations, pen- ; 0
- - - - 1
alties and regulations provided by law tor
the office of Constables, and shall be liable e
j to be removed at the pleasure of said Coun- 1 ^
i oil; and the said Town Council have pow- v
er to establish, or authorize the establishment
of a market-house in said village, al- I t
so to authorize the establishment of a p
; guard house, and prescribe suitable rules , t
aud regulations for keeping and governing r
the same; and until the said guard house v
be established, they shall be authorized to a
use a room in the common jail in the coun- j
ty of Charleston, for the confinement ofall s
: J
who may be subject to be committed for a ' t
violation of any Ordinances, rules and n
regulations of said town; and the said C
! Town Council, or the said Inteudant and r
Wardens, in person, any one rft more of: g
them, may authorizi any Marshal of the 8
said town, or any Council, specially ap- c
pointed for that purpose, to arrest and p
to commit the said guard house, or jail of p
j Charleston county, as the case may be, 1
for a term not exceeding twenty-four 8
hours, any person, or persons, who, with- j d
' ?L- limits nf toiH trtnn mav t
I 111 lilie CUI|?naic muuo ui oaiu ?>/ .?, J . be
engaged in a breach of the peace, any n
riotous or disorderly conduct, open ob- j 1<
; scenity, public drunkenness, or any con-! e!
jet grossly or indecent, or dangerous to
ie citizens of said town, or any of them;
id it shall be the duty of the Town Mari&l,
or Constables, to arrest and commit
1 such offenders, when required so to do,
id who shall power to call to their assistlce
the poese comitates, if need be, to
d in making such arrest; and upon the
ilure of such officers to perform such du as
required, they shall, severally, be
ibject to such dues and penalties as the
own Council may impose upon them; and
1 persons so imprisoned shall pay the
>8t8 and < xpenses incident to their imisonment,
which said costs and expenses
tall be collected in the same manner as
provided for the collection of fines im>eed
for the violations of Ordinances,
lies and regulations. Provided, That
ich imprisonment shall not exempt the
irty from the payment of any fine the
cuncil may impose for the offense which
5, she, or they may have committed,
nd the said Town Council shall have full
>wer and authority, under their corpor
& seal, to make all such rules, regula- |
us, by-laws and Ordinances, respecting t
te streets, roads, and the bus ness there- |
as well as the police system of the said J
>wn, as shall appear to them necessary |
id proper-for the security, welfare and <
mvenience, and for preserving health, ]
-der and good government within said t
twn. And the said Town Council may 1
npose fines for offences against their by- j
,W8, rules and regulations and Ordin- <
aces, and appropriate the' same to the |
ublic use of said Towu; and the said <
own Council shall have the same power ]
lat Trial Justices, or Justices of the ]
eace now have, or may hereafter have, i
> compel the attendance of witnesses, and (
squiring them to give evidence upon the ]
ial before them of any person or persons (
>r a violation of any of thefr Ordinances, i
y-laws, rules or regulations; but no fine <
bove the sum of twenty-five dollars shall i
b collected by said Council, except by
lit in the proper Courts of justice in this
tate: and, also, that nothing herein conlined
shall authoriza said Countil to
jake any Ordinance or by-law inconsist t
with, or repugnant to, the laws of the
tate.
Sec. 6. That the said Itendant and
Tardens, or a majority of them, shall
ave power to abate and remove all nuiinc
s in said town ; and it shall be their
uly to keep all roads, ways, bridges and
treets in said town open and in good reair
; and, for that purpose, they are inested
with all the powers of County
'ommissioners, or Commissioners of
loads, for and witbin the corporate limits
be said town ; and they may lay out new
Lreets, close up, widen or otherwise alter
L-? "oo' on/1 shall have full
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ower to classify and arrange the inhabiants
or citizens of said town liable to
treet, road or other public du y therein,
ud to force tK.e performance of such duty,
nJer such penalties as are now, or shall
ereafter be, prescribt d by law; and
bey shall have power to compound with
11 persons liable to work the streets, wajs
nd roads in said town, upon snch terms
8 their ordinances or by laws rnay esab'ish,
or their rules and regulations re*
uire?the moneys so received to be apilied
to the public uses of said town; and
11 persons refusing to labor, or failing to
ay such commutation, shall be liable to
uch fine, not exceeding twenty dollars
>r any one year, as the said Town Counil
may impose; aud they shall have the
tower to enforce the payment of such fine,
a the same manner as is now, or may be
icreafter, provided or the collection of
ounty taxes. And the said Town Counil
shall have power, with the consent of
he adjacent land owners, to close all such
oads, streets and ways, with the said
own, as they may deem necessary; by the
ale of the free-hold therein, either at
>rivate or ptrblic sale, as they may ad*
udge best foe. the interest of the said
own; and they shall keep in repair all
uch new streets, roads and ways as they
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or the improvement and convenience of
aid town; providtd that no street, road
>r way shall he opened without first bavng
obtained the consent of the land own- !
r or owners thereof through whose
iremises any such new street, road or
ray may pass.
Sec. 7. The said Town Council shall
lave power and authority to require all
tersons owning a lot or lots in said town
o close in, and t<> make and keep in good
epair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, j
whenever the same shall front or adjoin
,ny public street of said town, if, in the
udgraent of the Council, Ruch sidewa ks
hall be necessary, the width thereof, and
lie manner of construction, to be desig- j
lated and regulated by the said Town
Jonncil; and for default or refusal, after
easouable notice, to make and keep in
ood repair such sidewalk, and to close
uch lot or lots, the Town Council may
mse the same to be made, or put in realr,
and require the owner to pay the j
-rice of making or repairing, and the said j
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iWn Council are hereby empowered 10
ue f?>r and recover the sarqe by action of
ebt in any court of competent jurisdicion;
provided that such contract for
laking or repairing is to be let to the
jwest bidder. The said Town Council
ball appoint three discreet persons, who
ihall form a Board of Supervisors of the?
Health, who shall have power over the
vays and warter courses, ditches and
stagnant water ponds, and take such other"
lanitary measured as the public health retire,
giving twenfy days' notice to the
>ccupant8 of siid premise*, whtere the
iaid nuisance lie, and- iu default of noncompliance
with the ordef of said board,
,he parties so offending shall be fined in a
mm not 1< es than twenty dollars, or thirty
lays in the county jail, for each and every
>ffen8e, the stid complaints to be brought
>efcfe any Trial Justice, or Justice of the
Peace, in dod for the county of Charles,on.
The said board shall have power
>ver the cemeteries and public grave
?ards withftf the corporrftlon.
St c. 8. The Intendant and Wardens of
;he said, or a majority of them, shall
ull power to grant or refuse licenses, to
avern keepers, or retail spirituous liquora
-vithin the corporate limits of the said
upon such condition", and under
mch circumstances as to them shall seem
proper and right; provided that in no initance
shall the price of a license to a
:avern, or to retail spirituous liquors, be
ess than the amount that is established
oy the State; and all moneys paid for licenses
and for fines and forfeitures shall
ce appropriated to the public uses of said
Iowd; provided that the Intendant and
Wardens, duly elected, shall not have
power to grant any lie nse to keep taverns,
or retail spirituous liquors, to extend1
beyond the term for which they have been
elected. They shall bfetve pOWe* to regulate
sales at auction within the corporate
limits of the town, and to grant licensesto
auctioners, intinerant traders, to keepers
of hotels and livery stabhs and to
levy a tax on all drays, carts, wagons,
carriages, omnibuses, buggies, horses,
mares, mules, kept for hire, or use for
public purpose*, in said town: and they
shall have the full and only power to impose
a tax on all shows or exhibition for
gain or reward, within the corporate .
limits of saidtown; the* shall have power
to impose a tax, not exc eding twenty
cents on every hundred dollars of the
value of real and personal property lying
within the corporate limits of the town,
the real and personal property of churches,
and schools, and college associations, ex'
cepted. That an ordinance declaring the
rates of annual taxation upon property,
and other subjects of annual taxation for
the year, shall be published at least three
weeks duriDg the month of January, in
each year; provided that the said Town
Council shall have power to levy a tax for
this purpose under tne same ruie ao is
abqve stated, immediately after the publication
of this act, and that all persons
liable to taxation under the same, shall
make oath of their taxable property within
said town, and make payment of their
taxes to the Clerk or Treasurer of eaid
corporation, or such other person as they
may be ordered or required to do, during
the succeeding month after publication;
and upon the fai ure to make such return
and payment, as required, the parties so
in default shall be subject to the penalties
provided by iaw for failure to pay the
general State and county tax, to be enforced
by the orders of the Intendant and
Wardens, or a majority of them, for the
use ot said town, except that in such cases
that exeeution^to en orce the payment of
such taxes shall bo issued under the seal
of the corporation, and may be directed
to the Town Marshal, or other personsappointed
by the said Town Council to
levy, collect and receive the same, with
costs, as in such cases made and provided
by law, and all property upon which said
tax shall be levied ami assessed is hereby
declared and made liable for the payment
thereof in preference to all other debts
except debts due to the State, which shall
be first paid, and that all other taxes imposed
bv the Intendant and Wardens, or
a majority of them, shall be payable in
advance by the parties liable for the same
and on failure of payment, their property
shall b*> liable for the same, as in manner
and form just before stated.
Sec. 0. The Intendant and Wardens
elect, together with Clerk and Treasurer,
shall, during their term of office, be exempt
from street aod police duty. Each
Town Council shall, within one month
after the expiration their term of office,
make out and return to their successors
in office, a full account of their receipts
and expenditure s during their term, which
account shall be published in one or more
papers of the county J and shall pay over
all moneys in their possession belonging
to the corporation, and deliver up all
books, records and other papers, incident
to their office to their successors, and on
failure to do so, they shall be liable to be
fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars, to be collected by any proper action
of the Town Council.
Sec. 10, That all ordinances or by laws
passed by the Town Council of Wrightsville
shall he binding upon the citizens of
said town the same as the laws of the
State.
11 Ttiof all aftji nr narts of acts.
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inconsistent with, or supplied by this act,
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Sec. 12. This act shall be deemed a
public act, and continue in force until repealed.
Approved January 31st, A. D.t 1872,
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