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SEA BROCK, Acting Solicitor 1st Circuit. MALCOLM X BROWNING. J. FELDER MEYERS, Trial Justice. J?b 7 may 14 ly KNOWLTON & BULL, ^**IStttt?KA'S AJ^.(JO(JN8FLLO : ORAXGiSBVRU, AUGUSTUS B. KNOWLTON, CHARLES S. BULL. Mr. KnoTvli-m will be at Lewiavillo EVERY EATURDAr? nn<* ** *'ort Motte on the 2d and 4?h>^lf)AY8 of every mouth. _^ co?ikK & COOKE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 0 K A Ar G E B U R G, S. .C. Will oltend to* BUSINESS in any of the STATE and the ?. S. COURTS for t District of South Carolina. T. H. COOKB. II. P. COOKE. T. It. COOKE, Trial Justice, will ATTEND PROMPTLY to all BUSINESS entrusted to his ear*). -H. I?. COOKE, Trial Justice, Lew vil le, S. C. june 26 tf ATTORNEY AT LAW, WlirVij at ORANGEBURG, on Mondays, *--%*-4t. Fridays and Saturdays. At LKWlSVlLLEon the other days of'iit , ' ' - Week. **fe? 12 tf TRIAL JUSTICE, Residence in Fork of Edislo, ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED vijl be promptly arid carefully attended to. "July 23 ly General Comniission Merchants, Adder's WharJ, CHARLESTON, S. C. Oswalt. Hecdeb. Zimmkuman Davis. oet 15 Gin FACTOR AND COilUIISSIOAT MEKCIIAM, CHARLESTON S. C. Liberal advances mado on Cotton. Rsrr.RExcES;?First National nank. Peo ple's National Bank, Messrs. Jno. Eraser St Ca., Charleston, 8. C. july 31?ly E. L. HALLEY, LlfflBEU AM) TLU11ER COM 31 ISS V.)N ME ROH ANT. Wharf, Went End Mtonla^ne.-St, CHARLESTON, S. 0. *i?2 27 ly R WAIVE.?ONE BUGGY AND trness. At?o two FINE HORSES at W. A. MERONEY & CO'S. D RIED' AtFPLKS and PEACHES, very fipo at W. A. MERONEY k CO. OFFICIAL. Acts und J^ife* -BesoluMoii? Scssion 1870 ami 1871. Au Ac* ro Rznewnnd Anis#d tfte Char Otryff-tfe o/ fyarhuibutff. SE<rrf3if l.*lfee it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Iteprcscntauvc3 of the State of South Carolina, now mot and sitting in ?>iw^J^A ^ggm>?lv nn'd'lm ^.*t\ ???'/?' m the "same. That from and, after the passage of this Act, all citi scin of this State, having icsidcd twulve ^ months, within,tho State, and sixty days in thw town of Spnrtutiburg, shall be deemed, and uro hereby declared to bo, ^bodj politic und corporate; aud tho said town shall be called and known by the name of Spartunburg, aud its corpo i rate limits shall extend one milo in each direction from the CoU't House iu said towm ~ SEC. 2. That the said town shall be governed by an Intendaut and six War dens, who bhull be cilizcus of tho Uuited States, and who shall have resided iu this State twelve months, and shall havo been residents' of the said town sixty days -immediately preccdiug theii oloc- j tion, nud who bhul' bo clouted on the second Monday in September of each year, ten days' public notico thereof being previously givoo j a?d that all male inhabitant of tlie ago of twenty one years, citizens of the State, and who shall have resided within the Statu twelve mouths, and iu the said town sixty days iuimcd.iuely proceeding the election, shall be entitled to vote for ta d Intendant and Wardeus, paupers and persons under disabilities for crime ex copied. St:t\ 3. That tlio said election tdial! be .bebl ut some couVctiieut public place in said town, from eight o'clock in the morning until four o'cl ock iu tho ai'ur uoot); and wficu tlie poll* aliall Le e.i t-hr^M'^C^c."?.. <tM^kWkwff^_ pfotvs Riid^dcclare the clcc:io*?, ai-d fcivir notice thereof, in writing to iho loten da ut then beiug, who, shall, within two days thereafter, give notico, or cause the same to be given, 'o the persons duly elected. The lutendar.t und Wardeus, before entering upou the duties of (heir offices, shall, respectively, take thu oath prcsciibcd by the (constitution of this State, nud, also, the following oath, to wit: "As Iutcndunt (or Wardeh) of thu town of Spartauburg, I will, cq??tiy aud impartially, to the best of my ability, ex end-.' the trust reposed in mc, nud will use my beet cudenvors to preserve the peaco and carry into elFect, according to law, the purposes for which I havo b?ea elected: So help me God." And if any person, upon being clo.ted Intendant or Warden, shall rel'iuc to act us such, he shall refuse to act as such, he shall for- j i'eit und pay to the Couucil the sum of j tweuty dollars lor- the use of tho said j j town : Provided, That no petsou who has attained the age of sixty years shall be compelled to servo iu either of said offices; uot shall any other person be compelled to serve iu either us Inten duut or Warden more than oue year iu any term of three years. The Iutcudunt and Wardeus, for the time beim:, shall always apjioiut ono or more Boards of Muuagers, thrco Mauagers for each Board, to conduct the election, who, be fore they opcu tho pulls, shall tuko au oath lairiy and -impartially co conduct Sec. -4. That iu case,a vacancy shall occur in the office of Iutcndunt or any of the Wardens, by death, lcsignation. removal, or otherwise, an election shall bo held to fill such vacancy, by order of the Intendant und Wardens, or a majo rity of the ijuuic, ton days public uotico being previously given; aud in case of sick tress or temporary absence ol the In tendant, the Wardens fornrng tho Coun cil thail bo empowered to elect oue of their number to act us Intendant during the lime. Sec. 5. That the Intendant and War dens duly elected aud qualified shall, duriug their term of service, severally aud respectively, bo vested with all tho powers of Trial Justice?, or Justice? of tho l'csce. na thn no. so may be, in this Stato, within tho limits of the suid town, except for the trial of civil casea. And tho Intendant, Bhall or may as often as is necessary, sumuiuu- the Wardens to n;cct in Couucil, any thrco of whom, with tho Iutcudunt, or any four of the Wardens, may cousti.su e a rrudrurn to transact busi ness ; and they shall be known as tho Towu Couucil of Spartanbarg. Aud they and their successors in office; hero after to be elected may have a ootnmon seal/which shull be affixed to all their orkinnnces; may suo and be sued, plead and be impended, in uuy-Codrt of jus tice in this State, and purchase, hold? possess and onjoy,jto them and tbeii su^J-j o?8iors, in perpetuity, or for any term of ? .ycara,' nuy e thtc, xcalj^sBntfl or mixed, and ?eil, alien or convey the saai?: Pro vided, The .satuo Khali not exceed,at a'?y one tim?, the sum of Un. thousand dol ?Imrrr.?^acnriTBe^s?rd Town Council shall have authority to appoint from time to time, as they may see ttVf* such and so many proper persons to ftct as Marshall or Constables of the'said town, as the said Council may deem uccessary and expedieut for the preservation of tlie pence, good order and polico thereof, which persons so appointed shall within the corporate limits of said town, have the power aud privileges, njid be subject to all the obligations, penalties and regu lations provided by law for the office of Constable, and shall be liable to bo re moved at tho pleasure of said Council. And the said Town Council shall have power to establish or ?utfioriif? th'ti establishment of a market bouoc in Said town ; also to establish Ar authorise the establishment of a guard house, and to prescribe suitable rules and regulations j lor keeping and governing the same, and until the said guard Inure be establish ed j they shall be authorized to nso a room in the common jail of the ' County of Spartanburg for the confinement of all who may be subject to bo" committed for* a violation of any ?tfdiuanees, rules and regulations of said town ; and the said Town Couucil, or the said Intendant and j Wardens, iu person, any one or more of them, may authorize and require nuy j Marshal of the town, or any Constable especially appointed for that purpose, to arrest and commit to the said guard house or jail of Fpartanburg County, as the c.?s may bo, for a term not cxcccdin;_' ,i!v-f;.i:r h iura, any person or persons. rWrffffM .1.0 co^or* ? iiuaia wirrer town, may be engaged inn breach of the peace, any riotous or disorderly conduct, open obscenity, public- drunkenness, or any conduct grossly indecent or danger ous to the cititens of said town, or any 1 of them. And it shall bo the duty of the Town Marshal or Constables to ar rest and commit all such offenders when required to so do, and who shall have powor to call to their assistance the posse comitatus, if need be, to aid in making such arrests ; and upon the fuiluro of Buid officers to perform such duty ns re quired, they shall severally be Bubject to such fines nud penalties ns tho Town Couucil mnj* impase upon them. And all persons so, imprisoned shull pny the costs and expenses incident to their itn 1 prisonmcnt, which said costs and ex* penscs shall bo collected in the same manner as"is provided for the collection of fines imposed (of the violation of or dinances, Tubs aud regulations : Pro vided, Pl1.1t Mich imprisonment shall not exempt the party from the payment of any fine the Council ma}' impose for the offenco which he, she or the}- may have committed. And the said Town Coun cil shall hare full power and authority, under their corporate seal, to make nil such rules aud regulations, by laws ar.d ordinances^ respecting tho streets, roads and the business .thereof, as well ns the police system of tho said town, ns shall appear to them necessary and proper for the security, welfare, and convenience, and for nrcservinir health, order and good government within said town. And the said 'IVwn Council may impose fines for ofleucos against-their by laws, rules and regulations and ordinances, nud ap propriate tho same to tho public uso of Mid town. And the said Town Council shull have the same power that Trial Justices or Justices of the Peace now have, or may hereafter have, to compel the attendance of witnesses, and requir ing them to give evidence upon tho tvtal before them of any person or persons, for 0 \ jofolitrMof any of their ordinances, by Juws, rulcs or regulations; bu. no fiuo above tho sum of twenty-fivo dollars shall be collected by the said Couucil, except by suit in tho proper Courts of jtwtico in this State, and that no fine shall exceed the amount of fifty dollars j and, also, that nothing herein contained shall authorize the said Council to make any ordinance or by-law inconsistent with, or repugnant to, the laws of tho State/ St.c. C. That tho said lutendant and Wardens, or a majority of them, shall have full power to abato and remove all nuisances in said town, and it shall be their duty to. keep IKOrjiwds, ways, bridges and streets wit?| the corporate limits of tho said townj repair; and, for that) iuvestcd with all the (Jomity Commissioner.-, of Heads, for and wii limits of ttw said towi luy oat new streets,**' otherwise altar fGoso shall havo lull pbwt? k range tho inhabitants town, liablrlo street, lie duty thereiu, and formaueo of such dut ultics as uro now, or s prcferibed by luW. Ai power to compound wi bio to work the street! in said tewn, upon B ordinances or by-laws their rules and rcguh moneys so recceive.d to pubftjj use of the sai persons refusing to hi pay such commutation, Shall be liable to sueh fine, u?t exceedr?; twenty dollars for any oue year, as the pi! may impose ; und power to enforce tho , One iu thu sauio ma may be hereafter pro lection of County taxi Town Council shall ha consent of the ad j ace! closo ail such roads, street i aud ways within tho said town, a* they may dorn necessary, by the s:d [?therein, cither at priv as they may adjudge be of the said town ; und iu repair all such new w.iya as they may, fror deo?n necessary for t convenience of said town : Provitled. Tli tt no street, mad "yv way snail be oja ncd, without ii::' 1 ^u\r obtained the consent, <d' tho !a\d. Ver or - oWu?i's thereof such now MPtud iu good ?6*3, ? they are |ra of County innuiseionera Sftb,e corporate Jpd they may '.'Up, widen, or Tu tise; aud biaify and ar itizcus of said 'Or other pub* force the por ter such peu hereaker be, 4hey shall have gill persons Ha ys aud roads terms as their establish, or \a require, the applied to the )WU. And all r, or failing to dd Town Coun luy shall have j,ymont of such ns is now or led for the col i And the said Ktwer, with the land owuers, to f tho freehold or public sale, for the interest cy shnll kcop reefs, roads and ; time to time, rovemcnt and have power and authority to rexuire till persous owning u lot or lots in said town to close in, aud to make and keep tu good repair sidewalks in frout of said lot or lots, whenever tho same shall front or adjoiu any public street of said town, if, iu the judgment of the Council, such sidjwalk shall be necessary; tho width thereof, and the manner of construction, to be designated aud regulated by the said Town Couucil; and for the default or refusal, after reasonable notice, to make and keep iu good repair such sido walks, and to close in such lot or lots, the Town Council may cause tho same to be made or put in repair, and require the owner to pay the pficc at' making or repairing; und the euid Town Council are hereby empowered to sue for and recover the same, by action of debt, tu any Court of competent jurisd leti on ? Provided. That such contract for making or ropairirin^ is let to the lowest bidder. The cemeteries and public graveyard are al>o placed under the jurisdiction of the said Town Council. Skc. 8. The Intendant and \Vardous of tho said town, or a majority of them, shall have full pjwer tc ?jrant or refuse licenses to keep taverns, or retail spirit uous liquors within the eor,i ir&to limits of the said town, upon such conditions, and antler svoh circumstances, as to them shall seem proper and right : Provided. That in no instance shall the price of a license to keep a tavern or to retail ppir ifnr.u li.ninr.-; hj less than the amount es tablished by the .State; and all moneys paid fot licenses and for fines nud for feitures shall be appropriated for tho public ubcf of the said town : Provi ded, That tho Intendant and Wardens duly elected hall tint have power to grant any licensj to keep tavern or re t?i! spirituous rixnora to extend beyond the term for which they have been elec ted. They shall have power to regulate sales ot* auction within the Corporate of the tovtn, and to grant licenses to auctioneers, itinerant traders', to keepers of hutols, livery stables, billiard t ablcs, tcn-piu alloys, or other kinds of g tuie of hazard, skill, or chance, on till drays, carts, wagons, carriages, omnibnse?*, bu ggKt, horses, man ? or mul,kept for hire or used for public purposes in said town. Aud they Biiull Bavo (ho full and only power to impose a fax on all showB or exhibitions for gain or reward tfltMa the corporate limits ot said town.. They shall havo power to impose a tax not exceeding tM.nty cents on every huudrcd dollars of tho value of all real and personal properly lying within tho ^rporato limits of tho. town, the real and personal, personal property of chur ches and school am! oollege assycbtions oxcoptod. That an ordinance declaring the rate of annual taxation for the year, shall'be published at least three weeks during the month of January in each year* except the first publication, which shall be immediately aftct this amended charter is accepted and adopted by tho Gencnl Assembly of this Stato : Provi ded, That if, in the judgment of tbc said Town Council, nny property, real or personal, shall bo returned below its aeiuui and true value, thon, in such cases, reference ahal! bo made to tho books of the County Treasurer, and the last assessment of such property mode by the Coun'y Assessors shall be takon as the value of the same; and that all por sous liable to taxation under tho satno shall make o-'lh of their taxable proper ty within said town, and make payineut of their taxes to tho Clerk and Treasurer I of the said corporation, or such other person as they may be ordered and rc : xuircd to do, during the succccdding mouth utter publication; and upon fail ure to make such reluru aud payment, us required, the parties so in default shall be subject to tho pcualties provi ded by law for failure to pay the gen eral State and County tax, to be enforc ed by the orders of the Intendant and Wardens, or a majority of them, for the use of the said town, except that in such eases executi his to enibrco tha paymcut of such taxes shall be issued under the seal of the corporation, and may be di rected to tho Town Marshal, or other person appointed 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 upou which such tax shall be levied and sssessod is hereby declared aod made liable for tho payment thereof in pro feronco to all other debts, except debts ^^lie^r^lleS majority of thotn, shall be payable in advauce by the parties liable for the same, and on failure of paymeut, their property f.hall be liable for the satuo, as in manner and form just before stated. Sec. 9. Tho Intendant and Wardens elect, together with Clerk and Treasur er, shall, during their term of office, be exempt frotu strcc- and polico duty. Bach Town CorJncil shall, within ono after thb expiration of theif term of office, make out and return to their suc cessors in office a full account of- iht'.r rcceips and -.xpenditures during their term, which account shall be published in one or moro papers of the town or Couuty, and shall pay over all moneys in their possession belonging to tho cor poration, and deliver up all books, re cords and other pnpers tocidrnt to their office to their successors; aud on failure to do so, they shall be liable to be fined tu a stint not exceeding five hiicd^erl dollars, to be collected lr' any portion of tho Town Council. Sec. 10. That nil ordinances hereto fore passed by tho Town Council of Spartauburg, in conformity wify the authority granted by existing laws, shall be, and they arc hereby, poclared legal and valid. Sec. 11. All Acts and paitsof Acts , heretofore passed in relation to tho in j corporation of the towu of Spavtanburg be. and the satno are hereby, repealed. ! F v.r. 12. This Act''shall be deemed a j public Act, and continue in force for the term ot twenty years, at^d-n, end of the session of tho Legislature therc n fier. Approved February 11, 1ST I. Aw Art to renew and amend the. charter of the Townof Hantb^rg, in the Stale < f So ? tit Garoliiiu. SECTION 1. Po it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives ?f tfic State of South Carolina, now met and sit tin 4 in General Assembly and by the authority of tho same, That from and imtnodiitcly after tho pussago of this act all and every person, or persons whom soever, who fire? constitutionally quali fied tt vote ?or members of the General Assembly of this Slate, and who shal) have resided within the present corpo rato limits of the town of Bamberg for a periott of tfiioty day*, and their suecca SOTS, are herebr declared to bo members of said corporation. Sec. li. Thp. tho said peroons and their successors shall, from aud after tho passage of this act, become a body politic ?nd corporate, aud shall bo know a and called by tho namo of the Town of Bam berg, and it* corporate limits shall ex tend three-fourths of a mile, in the di rection of trie cardinal poitits, from the South Catolina depot, as a centre. Sec. 3. That said town shall be gov erned by an iuteudant arid four Wardens, who shall have resided thorsin for sixty daj 8 immediately preceding their ejec tion. TItt said intendant and wardens shall be elected On the second Tuesday in Aprill in each yyor, ton days' notice having been previously given, and shall coutinuo in office for one year, and until tho election and qualification of their successors; and all male inhabitants of, the said town who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years and resided within said town for a period of thirty days, immediately preceding their elec tion, shall be entitled to vote for said intendant and wardens. Sec. 4. That tho said election shall be lmld in some couuenieut public place in said town, from 8 o'clock in the morn ing nntil 4 o'clock in tho evening; and when the polls shall bo closod, the mana gers shall forthwith count the rotes and declare the election, giving no/ice in writing to the persons elected. The in tendant and wardens, for the time being, shall always appoint the managers to conduct the election, who, before they open the polls for tho said el ction, shall take an oath to fairly and impartial con duct the same. And the intendant and wardens, before entering upon the du ties af their office, respect fully, take the oath prescribed by tho Constitution of this State, and the following oath; to wit: "As intendant (or warden) of the Town of Bamberg, I will exually and impartially, to the best of my ability, exercise tho trust reposed in me, and will uso my best endeavors to prescrvo the peace, and carry into effect, accord ing to law, the purposes for which I have becu elected: So help me God.'1 Aud if teil h \) II ioi and pa; to towo council tho sum of twenty dollars: Provided, That no person who has at tained tho age of Scxty years, shall be compelled to servo iu the said offices, nor shall any person be compelled to serve ihan one year. Sec. 5. That in ease any vacancy shall occur in the office of intendant or any of the Wardens, by death, resigna tion or otherwise, an election to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appoint ment of intendant or warden, or war dens, as the case may be, ten days' pre vious notice being given; and in case of sickness or temporary absence of tho iutendaqt, the wardens forming a couu cil shall be empowered to elect one of their number to act as iutendant; any ; three wardens, constituting a quorum, shall bo considered as tho council for the transaction of all business coming before said tow? council. Sec. 6. That tho iritctfdarit aud war dens duly elected and qualified, shall ba vested with all tho powers of a trial jus tice, or justice of .the poacc, within the limits of said corporation. The iutcn dant shall and* may, as ofteu as necessa ry, summon the wardens to meet in council, aud they shall bo known as the town couuoil of Bamberg. And thoy and their successors, hereafter to be elected, may have a common seal, which shall be affixed to all their ordinances, may suo and be sued, piead and uu im pleaded, in any court of laW or equity in this State, ami purchase, hold, possvss nnd enjoy to them and their successors in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate, real or personal or mixed, and seil, alien or convey the sumo ? Pro vided, The same shall not exceed nt any one time, the sum of ten thousand dol lars. And the tntstrdant nnd wardens shall have full power to make and estab lish all ? uch rules, by-laws and ordinances not conflicting with the State laws, for the welfare and benefit of said town; said rules, by-laws and ordinances to bo subject to re?isnl or repeal by the Ocnc ral Assembly of this Stato. And said counsel may fix and impose tines and penalities for tho viob?tion thereof, and appropriate the samu to tho public skc of said corporation, and are hereby em powered to collect the same, in tho man ner now prescribed by law : Provided, No punishment shall exceed fifty dollars, or thirty days' imprisonment. Sec. 7 That the intendaut and war dens of said town shall have full and only powor to grant or refuse licenses to keep taverns, or retail spirituous liquors within the corporate limits'of saidtnpfr, apon such conditions se they', by ordi nance, may impose: Provided, That's?' license shall be fixed at a less anra, as now established by the la* of this State, and the monoyS so" collected shall bo used for the benefit of Said town;' and that tho licouscs granted snail not ex tend beyond the term to which Baid ilk tendarit and Wardens shall have been elected. StO. 8. That it snail be the duty of of said i?teodadt and wardera toi keep all roads, streets and ways Witkil lud corporate limits open and in good repair. They shall have power to compound with all persons subject to road duty in said corporation, and apply said moneys so received to the public usd of Said tow'd, and all persons refusing or failing, after due numinous, to work the roads, or pay such commutation, shall be fined in such sum, not exceeding twenty, dollars, aud io case of a refusal to pay ouch fine, the town council may imprison suoh person or persons, for a period not to exceed ten days, as tho town Counsel may .impose. Sec. 9. They shall also have power to *?pOSQ an annual tax not exceeding twenty cents on every hundred dollars of the assessed value of real and personal estate lying within the corporate limits oi said town, and tho real and personal estate of churches and school associa tions excepted. Tho said council shall j have power to regulate tho price of li? censes upotf all public shows and exhibit turns in the said townj to ?regt a pow der magazine, and compel any porsort holding more than twenty-five pounds of powder to store the same thorein, and to make regulations for tho storage th.crc.uf> and for keeping and delivering the same. The said Council shall have the power to euforcc the payment of all taxes levied under authority of this act, against tho. property and person of all defaulters, to the same extent and in tho same manner as is provided by law for the collection of shall be issued ander poration, and direct id to the tonw mar shal or other' person especially appointed, by the town council Id collect the* same. Sec. 10. That the said Intendant and wardens shall have power to elect all such officers,- as, in their judgment, may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this charter. Sec 11. That the Intendant and wardens elect shall, earing their term of office, be exempt from street or road' duty. Dach town council shall,- within < thirty days after the expiration1 of their term of office, make out and return to their successors a full account of their . receipa and expenditures during their term, and shall pay over all moneys in their possession, belonging to tho cor poration, and deliver up all books, re* cords nnd papers incidental to their office, and on J'aihrre'to do so, - ahall bo' liable to be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and by imprison ment for a period not to exceed sixty days, or by both, such fine imd impris onment to be Collected in arijr proper action by tho towu council. Sec. 13. That all ordinances hereto fore passed by the town council of Bqjpf? berg in conformity with tho avtthcrtiif granted by such existing laws as do not conflict with with the constitution of tho United Stotcs, and of thu State, shall be, and they aro hereby, declared legal rnl valid. Rrn 13. That all aeta or narta rrf acts heoetofore passed, in relation to tho incorporating of tho Town of Bamberg, bo, and tbey aro hcroby, repealed. Sec. 14. This act shall bo deemed a public act, and continue in forco until, amended, altered or repealed. Approved March 3d, A. D.l8Yl. Joint Resolution Directing Vafi af Certain Tax to be. Devoted to the Erec tion of a t ourl House and Jail in JUaHHing. Bo it Resolved, by tire Senate House of Representatives of tho State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gctrcr.il Assembly, ?rm by the au thority ol the same,-That two mills of tho tax which the County Coumtwivu. ors of the County of Clarendon are an thorixed to levy and collect for the fiscal year 1870 aualt bv dcTotvd *o tho evew tioc cf a Court House and Jail in Man ning : Provided, So much shai) be ne cessary. Approved Martf 9'tk, 1871.