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If tH^WS tWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. S GOD ^.jNx) OUR P^TJlSTTriY. { ALWAYS TN ADVANC I VOLUME 5. SATURDAY MOE KING, APRIL 29, 1.871. NUMBER 11 fHE ORANGES 0RG NEWS livery Saturday Morning. ? BY THE fcft*!*GE??RG NEWS COMPANY _:o:_??vl TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. .One Copy for.one year. $2.00 " ?* " Six Months. 1.00 Any one sending TEN* DOLLARS, for a Clnb of New Subscribers, will receive nn EXTRA COPY for GXJL-**" charge. j^^tsXTflVE DOLLARS, for ?^trrob of New Subscriber!", will receive an EXTRA CO?Y for SIX MONTHS, free of ehargo. i * ' i +Jk ivft&f f& r)t ADVERTISING. 1 Bqusro 1st Ineeition.XX $1.60 ?? " 2d ". 1.00 A Square consists of 10 lines Rrcvicr or one inch of Advertising spnae. Admini?trater's Notices, .$5 00 Notices of Dismissal of Guardians, Ad- " ?inistrators. Executors. &c.$9 00 Contract Advertisements inserted upon the most liberal terms. - -r -?:o:? MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, not exceeding one Square, inserted without charge. ?:o:? V3r Terms Cash in Advance. BEABR??K, "BROWNING, ATTORN EYS - AT LAW, OSTtCF. ST Orangen at rjj and ItrtnchrlHc. S ? C/. Mr. MEYERS or BROWNING will be at Branchville every Monday. X. ?. SKABROOK, Acting Rolioitor 1st Circuit. MALCOLM I. BROWNING. J. FELDER MEYERS, Trial Justice. Jan 7 may 14 ly KN0WLT0N & BULL, --ft#90'&XKYS AN D jjOtjySFLLORS, AUGUSTUS B. KN?WLTON, CHARLES S. BULL. Mr. Knov.H-jn will be at Lewbmllo EVHRY SATURDAY nn<* ft* Motto on tho 2d and 4th >?1?A\"S of overy month. julr28 tf COOKE <fc COOKE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, O R A N G E ? U EG, S. C. Will attend to' BU8INESS in any of tho STATE aad the U. S. COURTS for the v I District of South Carolina. T. H. COOKB. n. P. CpOKE. tTh. COOKE, Trial Jualiec, will 4.TTBND PROMPTLY to all BUSINESS entrusted to his ears. -h. p. COOKE, Trial Justice, Lew vil le. 8. C. juno 2G tf F. M. WANNAMAKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WIR bs at ORANGBBUR4I. on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. At LtWISVILLE on the other days of.the Week. "feb 12 tf W. Hi. W. ItlLILY ?e?r TRIAL JUSTICE, Residence In Fork or Edi?lo, ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED v ill be promptly and carefully attended to. ?TuIfS?-' ly j REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS General Commission Merchants, Atlge.rs Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. O.-.wki.i, Rkkobr. Zimmkuman' Davis. oct 15 Guv A. SALINAS, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCUi^T, CHARLESTON S. C. Liberal advances made on Cotton. Rkferkkcks?First National Bank, Peo ple's National Bank, Messrs. Jno. Eraser k Ce., Charleston, S. C. july 31?ly E. L. BALLET, LUMRER AND TIM HER COM M ISSION MERCIIANT, Wharf, WohI End Afontagtic-St, CHARLESTON, S. C. aug 27 ly R SALE.?ONE BUGGY AND rness. AImo two FINE HOUSES at W. A. MBRONEY k C?'S. D 111 ED APPLES and PEACHES, very fine at 1FM W. A. ME MONEY k CO. OFFICIAL. Avta ?od Joint BcaoluUonu Scsslon 1870 and 1971. Au Art to Rxnifwand Amend the Char ier of t!tc Town of Sporlanlairff. Secxwn T..*f$e it enacted by the Sen ate and Uouso of Itcprcecntativcs of tlie State of South Carolina, now mot and sitting iu General AfeeeiidiLv.^-'V mi r 11j I 1 1ri*~ same, That from and after the passage of this Act, all citi zens of this State, having lcsidcd twelve months, within the State, und sixty days in the town' of Sparenburg, shall be deemed, and uro hereby declared to be, a body politic und corporate; and tho said town shall be called and It no WO by the name of Spartanburg, aud its corpo rate limits shall extend one mile iu each direction from the Court House in said town. ~ Sec. 2. That the said town shall be governed by an Intendant and six War dens, who shall be citizens of tho United Status, and who hiiaii have resided in this State twelve months, and ?hall have been residents of tho said town sixty days immediately preceding the'u clcc tiuu, and who shall be elected ou the second Monday in September of each year, ten daya' public notice thereof being previously given j aud that all male inhabitant of the ago of twenty* oue years, citizens of tho State, und who shall have resided within the Slate twelve months, and in the said town sixty days immediately proceeding the election, shall be entitled to vote lor sa d Iutendatit and Wurdous, paupers and persona under disabilities for crime <_x cepjed. Sue. o. That tho said election shall beheld at some louveuient public place in said town, from eight o'clock in the morning until four o'cl /ek iu the after uoou ; and wfieu the pulls shall be c osed -votes Rtid^declarc tho ( lee.ion, und givb uotice thereof, in writing to the Intcu daut then being, who, shall, within two days thereafter, give notice, or cause the same to be given, 'o the persons duly elected. The Intendant and Wardens, before entering upon tho duties of their offices, shall, respectively, take tho oath presCiibed by the Constitution of this State, and, also, tho following oath, to wit: "As Iutcndunt (or Wardeh) of the town of Spartuuburg, I will, equally uud impartially, to the best of my ability, ex ercise the trust reposed in nie, aud will use n?y beet endeavors to preserve the peace und carry into effect, nccordiug to law, the purposes for which I have bien elected: So help me God." Aud if any person, upon being clotted Intendant or Warden, shall refute to net us such, he shall refuse to act as such, he shall for feit aud pay to the Council the sum of twenty dollars for the use of the said town : Provided, That no pessou who has attained the age of sixty years shull be compelled to serve iu cither of said offices; uor shall any other persou bo compelled to serve iu eithor us loten daut or Warden more than oue year iu any term of three years. The Intendant and Wurdous, for the time beiug, shull always appoiut ono or more Hoards of Managers, thiee Managers for each Board, to co.iduct the election, who, be fore they open the pulls, shall take an uutit lairijf iiuu itupui triuiij tu ? ??. i?> t the same. Skc. 4. That iu case a vacancy shall occur iu the office ot intenaaiit or any of the Wardens, by death, icuignution. removal, or otherwise, an election shall he held to fill such vacancy, by order of the Intendant and Wardens, or a majo rity of the same, ten days public notice being previously given; and iu case of sickness or temporary absence ot the In tendant, the Wardcus form5tig the Coun cil hhall bo empowered to elect one of their nuxber to act us luteudaut during the time. SEC. 5. That the Jtiteudapt and War dens duly elected aud qualified shall, during their term of service, severally aud respectively, bo vested with all tho powers of Trial Justices, or ?Justice? of tho l'caee, as tho case may be, in this Statu, withiu the limit,-; id'the .'.aid town, oxcept for the trial of civil cases. Aud the Intendant shall or may us often OS is necessary, summon the Wardens to meet iu Couucil, any three of whom, with the Intendant, ox any four of the Wardens, may e^'.stisu e a rm?rum to transact busi ness id they shall be known as the Towu Couucil of Spartanburg. Aud thoy aud their successors in office; here after to be cloctcd may havo a common seal, which shall be affixed to all their orkinanccs ; umy suo and be sued, plead and be implcadcd, in any Court of jus tico in this State, and purchase, hold? possess and onp?y,jto thoni and then sue cessors, in perpetuity, or for any term of yeor?, uuy e tide, real, personal or mixed, and sell, alien or convey the saaio: Pro vided, Tho same shall not exceed, at any one timo, tho sum of ton thousand dol -Wit.- xna the said Town Council shall have authority to appoint from time to time, as thoy may'sec fit? such and so many proper persons to act as Marshal.* or Constables of the suid town, r.s the paid Council may deem necessary and expedieut for the preservation of the pence, good order und police thereof, which persons so appointed shall within tho corporate limits of said town, have the power aud privileges, and be subject to all the obligations, penalties und regu lations provided by law for the office of Constable, and shall be liable to bo re moved at the pleasure of said Council. And the said Town Council shall have power to establish or authorise the j establishment of n market house in feaid town ; also to establish Ar atlthori/.e the establishment of a guard house, and to ?prescribe suitable rules and regulations for keeping and governing the same, and until the said guard Inure be establish ed, they shall be authorized to use a room in the common jail of the County of Spartanburg for the confinement of nil j who may be subject to be committed for a violation of any ordinances, rules and regulations of said town ; ami the said j Town Council, or the said Intendant and Wardens, iu person, any one or more of them, may authorize and require any Marshal of the town, or any Constable especially appointed for that purpose, in arrest and commit to the said guard house or jail of Spartanburg County,.as the e?s may be, for a term not exceeding weiity-fjur h .urs. any person or person^, v.l..., ?wiA?TM tl.. oCTi-pomtc-ttniHB Of'JWro" town, may be cngngcU in a breach of the peace, any rictous or disorderly conduct, open obscenity, public- drunkenness, or any conduct grossly indecent or danger ous to the eitifcens of said town, or any of them. And it shall be 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 power to call to their a-sistancc the posse comitatus, if need be, to aid in making such orrests ; and upon the failure of said officers to perform such duty us re quired, they shall severally he subject to such tines and penalties as tho Town Council may impose upon them. And all persons so>. imprisoned shall pay the co-ila und expenses incident to their im prisonment, which said costs and ex* penscs shall be collected in the same manner as is provided for the collectinu of hues imposed for the violation of or dinances, rules and regulations : Pro vided, I'll it such imprisonment shall not exempt the party from the payment of any fine tho Council may impose for the oficnco which he, she or they may have committed. And the said Town Coun cil shall have, full power urd authority, under their corporate seal, to make all such rules and regulations, by laws :ir:d ordinances, respecting the streets, roads and the business .thereof, as well .is the police system of the sa:d town, as shall appear to them necessary ami proper for lite ScCunty, welfaro and convenience, and for preserving health, order and good government within said town. And tue suiu i it i> ii euu -it 11 "???J _, for ofTeucos ugaiust their by laws, rules and regulations and ordinances, und ap propriate the same to the public U8fl of said town. And the said Town Council shall have the same power that Trial Justices or Justices of the Peace now have, or may hereafter have, to compel the attendance of witnesses, aud requir ing them to give evidence upon the trial buibre them of nny person or persons, for a \ ror.W"tor/of aryy (A' tbetr ordinances. by-lftWS, rulesor regulations; bu. no fine above the sum of twoiity-tivo dollars shall be collected by the said Council, except by suit in tho proper Courts of instico in tl is State, and that no fine bitall exceed the amount of fifty dollars ; and, also, that nothing herein contained shall authorizo the said Council to make any ordinanco or by-law inconsistent with, or repugnant to, the laws of tho State. Sic C. That the said Intendant and Wardens, or a majority of them, shall havo full power to aboto and remove all nuisances iu said town, and it fiball be tlicir duty to keep bridges und streets wit! limits of the said towi repair; and, for tbut invested with all tho County Cumiuissiouersj of ltoads, for arid wil limits of tljp said tow) lay out new streets, otherwise altar tQOSti shall have lull power i< range tho iuliubitants c1 town, liablr to street, lie duty therein, and formuuee of auch dutyv allies as are now, or si proferibed by law. Ai-j |r,tOuds, ways. io corporate fud iu gooU they are its of County Joiuniiseionci j the corporate I an.I they may j Up, widen, or ?ui use; and Hpssii'y and ar jitizciis of said , or other pub* Sforce the per ider such pon H hcrealter be, (hoy shall have power to Compound wU Wall persons lia ble to work the street.? ^iriiys and roads in said town, upon hoc \ terms as their1 ordinances or by-laws^ |ty establish, or their rules and rcguhti "Us require, the moneys so recccivud toe ju applied to the public use of the sr:id town. And all persons refusing to I-.! t>r, or failing to pay s'ieh commutation,lhall be liable to such line, not exec ? 111- | twenty dollar. for any oue year, as ihopud Town Coun cil lii.ijr impose, a.id ?????** !l?VC power to enforce the ^wyment of such line iu tho sa.no mantftr as is now or may be hereafter profiled for the col lection of County taxe? And the said Town Council shall hay,;:powi v, wi.ti the consent of the adjaceu <jland owujrs, to close ail such roads, i reot.t aud ways within the said town, at*'they may de.m necessary, by the salojof tho freehold therein, either at privirt^ or public sale, as they may adjudge best for the interest of the said t >wn ; und $ hey shall keep in repair ?11 such new ^rccfa, roads and ways as they may, from* time to time, doom uciessary for the ?j-tlpr ivemcnt and convenience of said town : Provided. Th it no street, rocd ^r way shall be op. r.i.d, Triiluuu hVrt he. '-v.-: d-t.lined th-: er.nsviit of the hn.d. ? '-'or Or otVuciS to. reef through ?. [u j^jirendges any, fueh jiew^?r have power and authority to rexuire all porsohs owuing a lot or lots in said town to close in, aud to make and keep in good repair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, whenever tho same shall front or adjoin any public street of said town, if, in the judgment of the Council,such sidewalk shall bo necessary; tho width thereof, and the manner of construction, to be designated and regulated by tho said Town Council; and lor the default or refusal, after reasonable notice, to make and keep iu good repair such side walks, and to close in such lot or lots, the Town Council ipny cause tho se.me to Ire made or put i:t repair, and require tho owner to pay the pf?ec cf making or repairing; and the said Town Council are hereby empowered to sue tor and recover the same, by action of debt, ?u any Court of competent jurisdiction: Provided. That such contract lor maxi ig or ropairirin;i is let to the lowest bidder. The Ocmetories and public graveyard are also placed under the jurisdiction of the said Totfn Couucil. Sec. 8. The Intendant and Wardens of tho said town, or a majority of thorn, shall have full power to grant or refuse license's to keep taverns, or retail r-pirit uoUs liquors within the corporate limits of the sukl town, upon such et nditions' and under sveh circumstances as to them shell scorn proper and ri^ht: Provided, That in no instance shall the price < fa license to keep a tavern or t > ret iii spir ttnOs liquors be I CSS than the atnouut es tablished by the State; and all moneys paid fc-2 Ifccnso? and for fines and for feitures shall be appropriated for the public uset- of the said town ; Provi ded, That the Intendant and Wardens duly elected hall not have power to grant any liceusj to keep Invent or re tail spirituous lixnor.i to extend beyond the term for winch they have b ion eh c ted. They .?hall have power to regulate sales at* auction within the eorpor.it.; of the tow_n, and to grattt licenses to auctioneers, itinerant traders, to keepers of hatels, livery stables, billiard t ablcs, ten-pin alleys, or other kinds of game of hazard, skill, or chance, on .ill drays, carts, wagons, carriages, omnibuses, bu ggiet, horses, marts or mules, kept for hire or used lor public purposes iu said town. And they shall have the full and ohly power to impose a tax on all shows or exhibitions for gain or reward within the corp.irate limits of Said tuwn. They shall have power to impose a tax not exceeding twenty Cents on every huudrcd dollars of the value of all read atid personal properly lying within the corporato limits of the towu, tho real and personal personal property ol chur ches und school and bollegc ossyciations oxceptod. That an ordinance declaring the rate of nnnuil taxation for the year, shall be published at least three weeks during tho month of January iu each year', except the first publication, which shall be immediately alter this amended chartCi is accepted and adopted by tho Genenl Assembly of thie State : Provi ded, That if, iu the judgment, of the said Town Council, any property, real or personal, shall bo returned below its actual uud true value, thou, iu such cases, reference shall bo uiude to the books of the County Treasurer, ami the last assessment of such property made by the County Assessors shall be takon as the value of the same; and that all per sons liable to tuxatiou under tho same shall make oath of their taxable proper ty within said town, and make payment' of their taxes ?.o the Clerk and Treasurer of the said corporation, or such other person as they may be ordered and rc xuiied to do, during the succeeddiug mouth utter publicutiou; and upon fail ure to make such return aud payment, as required, the parties so in default shall be subject to the pnualties provi | ded by law fur failuro to pay the gen eral Slate und County tax, to be enforc ed by the orders of the Intendant and Wardens, or a majority of them, for tho use of thq said town, except that in such < :.ses executi >ns to enforce tha payment of Such luxes shall be issued under the seal of the corporation, aud may be di rected to the Town Marshal, or other person appointed by the said Town Council, to levy, collect and receive the same, with costs, as ia such cases made and provided by law. And all property upon which such tax shall be levied and assessed is hereby declared and made liable lor the pnymeut thereof iu pre ! ferotiCO to all other debts, except debts i due^o the State, which shah be first j BRHH^DMfeta^s itnjuoscd rby the nuenuaul uuv^V^^?:,,. > . majority of them, shall be payable in advance l>7 the parties liable for the Same, and on failure of payment, their property : hull be liable for tho satuo, as iu manner and form just before stated. Skc. 9. Tho Intendant and Wardens j elect, together with Clerk and Treasur er, shall, during their term of office, be j exempt from street and palico duty. Each Towu Cottncil shall, withiu one after thb expiration of their term of office, make out and returu to thoir suc cessors in office a full account of iheir rcccips and expenditures during their term, which account shall be published iu one or more papers of the towu or Couuty, and shall pay over all moneys in their possession belonging to tho cor poration, and deliver up all books, re i ordn and other papers incidrnt 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 dollar*, to be collected by any portion of the Town Council. \ Seo. 10. That all ordinances hereto j lore passed by tho Town Council of Spartanburg, in conformity wity the authority granted by existing laws, shall be. and they arc hereby, px'lured legal and valid. Sec. 11. All Acts and paits of Acts heretofore passed, in relation to tho in eorp iruti '.i of the town of Spartanburg be. and tho samo are hereby, repealed. ! Sec. 12. This Act shall be deemed a public Act, and continue in force for the term of twenty years, arn^ until the end of the sessiou of the Ijoirislature there ! i aficr. Approved February 11. 1871. An Act to i'hi ic and amend the charier of the Toicnof Bamberg, in the State i'f S" ;th Carolina. Section I. Be it onncterlby the Sen ate and Uuusc of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now mot nnd sit tin ; iu General Assembly and by the authority of the same, That from und itniucdiitcly after the passage of this act all ami every person, or persons whom sbevcr, who art? constitutionally quali fied tl vote fbl 'Members of the Cotieral V tembly ?? this Slate, and who shalj have resided within the present corpo rate limits of the town of Bamberg for a perion of thioty days, and their bucces Bors, are herehr declared to bo members of said corporation. Skc. 2. That the said poroons and tl;eir successors shall, from and after the passage f f thip act, become a body politic and corporate, and shall bo known aud called by the namo of tho Town of Bain berg, and it* corporate limits shall ex tond three-fourths of a mile, in the di rection of tlie cardinal potdts, from the South Catolina depot, as a centre. Sec. 3. That said town shall be gov erned by an intoudant and four 'Wardens, who shall have resided therein for sixty days immediately preceding their elec tion. Tht said intendant and wardens shall be elected on the second Tuesday in A prill in each yyor, ten days' notice having been previously given, and shall coutinuG in office for one year, and until tho election and qualification of thoir successors; and all male inhabitants of, the said town who shall have attained the age of twenty-ooo years and resided within said town for a period of thirty dnys, immediately preceding thoir elec tion, shall be entitled to vote for said ' Intendant and wardens. Sec. 4. That the said election shall beheld in some couuenieut public place in said town, from 8 o'clock in the morn ing until 4 o'clock in tho evening; and when the polls shall bo closed, tho mana gers'shall forthwith count the votes 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 the said el ction, shall take an oath to fairly and impartial con duct the same. And the intendaut and wardens, before entering upon tho du ties af their office, respectfully, take tho oath prescribed by tho Constitution of this State, and the following oatbj to wit: "As in (en daut (or warden) of the Towu of Bamberg, I will exually and impartially, to the best of my ability, excrciso the trust reposed in me, and will uso my best endeavors to preserve the peace, and carry into effect, accord ing to law, the purposes for which I have bceu elected: So help me God.'* And if looted intrd an ,.: ....... ... -f-.-, ?,> a*t; .-?-. such, he.shall forfeit and pay to tne f*nr town council tho sum of twenty dollars : Provided, That no person who has at tained tho age of flcxty years, shall bo compelled to serve iu the said offices, not shall any person be compelled to serve man one year. Sec. 5. That in case any vacancy shall occur in the office of intendant or any of the Wardens, by death, resigna tion or otherwise, an eloction to fill such vacancy shall bo held by the appoint nieut 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 absenco of the iutcudaiit, tho Wardcus forming a couu cil shall be empowered to elect one of their number to net as intendant; any three wardens, constituting a quorum, shall bo considered as tho council for the transaction of all business coming before said town council. Sec. 6. That the iotcrtdairE m<1 vrar dens duly elected and qualified, shall bo vested with all tho powers of a trial jus tice, or justice of the peace, within the limits of said corporation. The iuten dant shall and may, as often as necessa ry, summon the wardens to meet io council, aud they shall bo known as the town couuoil of Bamberg. And they and their successors, hereafter to be elected, may have a common seal, which * hall be affixed to all their ordinances, ma}' suo and be 9ued, plead and bu im pleadcd, in any court of law or equity in this State, and purchase, hold, possess and p-iiow to them nnil thoir Bupp/wcn-? in perpetuity, or for any term of years, any estate, real or personal or mixed, and sell, alien or convey the same: Pro vided, The same shall not exceed at any one time, the sum of ten thousand dol lars. And the intendant and wardens shall have lull 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 be subject to revisal or repeal by lire Gene ral Assembly of this Stale. And said eoun.-el may Sx nnd impose fines nnd penalities for tho violation thereof, and appropriate the same to the public uso of said corporation, nnd are hereby em powered to collect the same, in the man ner now prescribed by law : Provided, No punishment shall exceed fifty dollars, or thirty days' imprisonment. Sec. 7. Thnt the intendaut and war dens of said town shall have full and only power to grunt or refuse licenses to keep taverns, or retail spirituous liquors within the corporate Hioita of Bald town, upon such conditions as they', by ' ordi nance, may impose: Provided, That"b* license shall be fixed at a less sum, afl now established by the law of this Stuttf? and ihn ?iuuuV? so Col'cttod "jfc^b^^S used for tlie benefit of Said town, and that tho licenses granted Shall not ex tend beyond the term to which said in^ tendarit and Wardens shall havo been elected. Sto. 8. that it shall he the duty of of said iatenda?t ami wardens to keep all roads, streets and ways tfittiid Ihd corporate limits open and in good repair. Thoy shall have power to oo.^jpotind with all persous subject to road duty in said corporation, and npplv said moneys so received to tho public usd of said totfri, and all persons refusing or failing, after due snmmous, to work the roads, or pay such commutation, shall be fined in such sum, not exceeding twenty, dollars, and in caso of a refusal to pay such fine, the town council may imprison such person or persons, for a period not to exceed ten days, as the town counsel may impose. Sec. 9. They shall also have power to ?mposo an annual tax not exceeding twenty cents on every hundred dollars of the assessed value of real and personal I estate lying within the corporate limits of said town, and the real and personal estate of churches aud school associa tions excepted. The said council shall havo power to regulate the price of U? censes upotf all public shows and exhibU tlous in the said towu; to erect a pow der magazine, and compel any parson holding more than twenty-five pounds of powder to store the same thoroin, and to uiako regulations for the storage thereof aud for keeping and delivering the same. The said council shall havo the power to euforce the payment of all taxes levied, under authority of this act, against the. property and person of all defaulters, to the same extcut and in the same manner as is provided by law for the collection of the general ?ixes, oxceptthat executions shall be issued under the seal of the cor poration, and dircctid to tho tonw mar shal or other* person especially appointed by tho town council to collect tin. same: SEC. 10. That tho said intecdant 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, euring their term of oflke, be exempt from street or road* duty. Dach town council shall, within1 thirty days after the expiration* of their term of office, make out aud return to their successors a full account of their rcceips and expenditures during their term, and shall pay over all nf ouc'ys in their possession, belonging to tho cor* poration, and deliver up all books, re? cords and papers incidental to their office, and on iailifrC to do so,- shall bo liable to be fined in a sum not exceeding oue hundred dollars, and by imprison ment for a period not to exceed sixty days, or by both, such fino and impris onment to be dollectod in ariy propsr action by the town council Sec. 12. That'all ordiuanoos hereto fore passed by the town council of Bam berg io conformity with the authority granted by such existing laws as do not conflict with with the constitution of the (Juitcd Stotes, and of this State, shall bo, aud they aro hereby, declared legal rui valid. Seo. 13. That all aets or parts of acts hecetoforo pawed, in relation to the incorporating oi tho Town of Bamberg, bo, and they aro hcroby, repealed. Sec. 14. This act shall bo deemed a public aot, and c.mt in no in force until ameuded, altered or repealed. Approved March 3d, A. D.lgYl. Joint Resolution Directing Varl of a Certain Tax to be. Devoted to the Erec tion of a f ourt House and JaU in Manning. Bo it Resolved, by the Serrate and House of Representatives of tho Stats of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the au thority of the same, That two mills of the tax which lire County Commission* crs of the County of Clarondon are au thorized to levy and oollcct for the fiscal year 1870 ehalt be devoted to iho crea tion of a Court IIoubo and Jail in Man* niug : Provided, So much shall bo no cessary. Approved Mnrcff 7tfe, 1871,