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til le, S. C
June 25 tf
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feb 12 tf
W. Jj. W. RILEY
TRIAL JUSTICE,
RcHidenco In Fork of Eclisto,
ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED HU be
promptly and curcfully attended to.
July 23 ly
REEDER & DAVIS,
COTTON FACTORS
General Commission Merchants,
Adger'a Wharf,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
?Oswki.t. Rr.r.uKtt. Zimmerman Davis.
oct 15 Gin
FACTOR AND
COMMISSION ME1IC1IAAT,
CHARLESTON S. C. .
Liberal advances made on Cotton.
Rkfkhn.vcis?First National Bank, Peo
ple's National Bank, Messrs. Juo. Eraser &
Co., Charleston, S. C. july 31?ly
E. L. HALSEY,
UMBKU AN? TIMBER
COM MISSION M ERCH ANT,
Wharf, B'ost End Nloutaguc-St,
CHARLESTON. S. C.
aug 27 1 y
"I^OIi SAMifi-'..?ONE BUGGY AND
Jj Harness. Also two FINE HOUSES at
W. A. ME RONE V & CO'S.
D
R1E1) APPLES and PEACHES, very
fine at
W. A. MEUONEY k CO.
OJ^XCIA.!,.
Acta asscJ Joiut Rcsd?utionM
2*itsucd by the ILcgiwInturc"
Session 1S70 and 1871.
[Continued/mm hist Week,"]
of the said town, upon such conditions,
aad under such circumstances, as tj
them shall seem proper und right: Pro
vided, that, in no instance shall the
price of'n license to keep a tavevn or to
retail spirituous liquors be less than the
amount that istestublished by the AState;,
and all moneys paid for Hcousjs aud for
lines and forfeitures, shall be appropria
ted to the public uses of said town : Pro
vided, That the intendaut nud wardens,
duly elected, shall not have power to
grant any license to keep tavern, or re
tail spirituous liquors to extend bcy< n 1
the term for which they l.avo been elec- j
ted. They shall llttVO power to regulate
sales at unction within tho corporate lim
its of the town, and to grant licenses t ?
auctioneers, itinerant traders, to keefevs
of hotels nod livery stables* and to levy
a tax on all drays, carts, wagons, car
riages, omnibuses, butigies, horses, mures
or mules, k? pt for hire, cr used for pub
lie purposes i. naid towu ; aud they shall
have the full and only power to impose
a tax on all shows or exhibitions for
gain or reward, within the corporate
limits of said town; they shall have pow
er to impose a tax, not excelbg twenty
cents on every hundred dollars of the
value of all real nud peisonal property
ol churches and school anu college asso
.i.tluir excepted. That an oidinince
decluiitig tho r..lcs of ant.U.il taxation
upon property and other sibjects of
annual taxation for the yc.:r, si n'l be
published at least ti::co weeks luring
?.1?a nioulli of JV.nuaiy iu each year:
Provided, that t! c Efl .! fowl; 'V-'"' :| j
s!k:1! KtvP? p?Vti ' 1 .7. (ot tbiS I
yyar, under th^^c. ^^s;Jfc^X
stated, immediately alter the passage ol
this aetj aud that all peri n* Iii'bio to
taxation u;;dir the same ahull make oath
of their taxable projterty within Buid
town aud ?iiake pay me ul of their tuxes
to tho clerk or treasurer of siid corpora
tiou, or sueii other person its they may
be orderet) or required t-; do during the
succeeding mouth after publication, and
upou the failure to make such return and
payment, a* required, the putties so in
default shall be subject to the penalties
provided by law for failure to pay the
general .State aud county tax, to b* en
forced by the crdei'3 of the intenda it
and wardens, or a majority of them, for
the use of said towu, exopt that, in
such eases, that executiuus to enfor-e
the puytneut of such taxes shall be is
sued under the seal of the corporation
and may be directed to the town mar
shal, or other person appointed by the
said town council, to levy, col <. ct and
receive the sum 3, with costs, as iu such
eases made and provided by l.?w; aud all
property upon which such tax shall be
levied and assessed is hereby declared
and made liable for the payment therool
iu preference to all other debts, except
debts due to tho State, which shall pe
Ut'St paidj and that all other taxes im
posed by the iuteuduot and wardens, or
a majori))' id" them, shall be payable, iu
advance, by the parties liable for the
same, and, on failure of payment, their
property shall be liable for the same, as
in manner and iorm just before stated.
?Skc. 9. The iutotidant and wardens
elect, together with clerk and treasurer,
I shall, during their term of office; be ex
empt trout sinci anU police duty. Each
towu council shall, w ithin cue n.o ith
after the expiration of their term of
office, make out and return to their
successors in office, a full account of
their receipts and expenditures duriug
their term; which account shall be pub
lished in uuo or more papers of the towu
or county; and shall pay over all moneys
iu their possession belonging to tho cor
I porutiou, und deliver up ull books, re
cords and other papers iucidont to their
office, to their office, to their successors;
und, on failure to do so, they sb.tll be
liable to ho lined in a sum not exceeding
live hundred dollars, to be collected by
any proper action of the town council.
SKC. 10. That all ordinances or by
laws passed by the town council of St.
Stephens shall be binding upon tho citi
zens ol said towu, the same as the laws
of the State.
Skc. 11. That all aottt aud parts of
acts inconsistent with or supplied by this
act, be and the huiio are hereby repealed.
Skc. 12; This net shall bo deemed a
public act, nud. coutinuc in force for the
tenu of twenty years, ami until the end
of tho Legislature thereafter.
Town of' S'.'.n'.fcy.
Sec. 13, That from and immediately
after tho passage of this act, all and
every person, or persons who are const i
tutionully qualified to vote for members
of the general assembly of this ?'tatc,
an.1 who may reside within the present
corporate limits of the town of Sunder,
for .sixty d lya immediately preceding au
annual election for iutcudnut and war
dens, arc hereby declared members of the
s i:d corporation.
Skc. That the said persons and
their successors shall, from and after the
passage of this act, become a body cor
porate and politic, and shall be known
atid called by the uauiQ of the town of
SuUtter ; they shall have :i common seal,
may sue and be sued, iui plead and ini
plea'ded, in an}- court of law or equity in
this State, and may purchase. holJ. pos
sess and enjoy, to them and their succes
sors, in pe.q etuity, or lor any term of
jcais. any estate, real, personal or mix
cd.
Skc. 15. That the municipal offices of
said town shall be, and are hereby, vest
ed iu on Intendant and four wardens, to
be chosen u.s hereinafter mentioned and
directed, who shall be denominated the
iutenc-ant and wardens of the town of
Suiuter, and shall be persons who actual
ly reside wkhiu the limits of said corpo
ration, and have so resided at luast sixty
days immediately preceding their elec
lio.i.
Sec. IG. That ou the second Tuesday
in April of each year, nu election for ili
teudant and wardens shall be held at i
such COnvonio.it place, or places, within j
.Slid town, us may be designated by said j
Intendant and wardens ; at which elee
tion al! such p.-f.-oos us have boeu before
Jcclutcd metubcti of thj said corpora- |
;Min shall b- CU tilled to Vote by genera' '
buiiot. I,
,Sk(.\ IV. 'f hat'fb : tA^ui'wnr]
dens duly elected and qualified, as above
d. r. o .d, before they enter upon the du- '
ties id their office, shall, in addition to j
the o.ith prescribed in section SID of arti- \
cle 11 of the constitution, take tho fol
lowing oath, to wit; "1, as iiitoudant (or j
waidcn) of the town ol Tuiuter, do sol
e. iinl) swear, or atlirm, that I will equal
ly and impartially, to the Lest ol my
sKili it ltd judgment, exercise and dis
charge the trust reposed i.i me. and will
endeavor to carry into effect the purposes
lor which 1 !i ivo be :i elected : ?S > help
mc God." Aud that the said Intendant
aud any two of the wardens shall consti
tute a quorum for the transaction oi bus
mess; aud in OadC of the death, resigna
tion, or absence from town of the iutou
dant aforesaid, the sail wardens, or a
majority of them, shall elect from am ng
themselves an iuteudaut to fill such va
cancy occasioned as aforesaid, and ih.'.t
iu caao of death, removal from office, or
resignation of any of the said wardens, ,
ihjn, and iu such ease, the intendant
any two wardens shall appoint a time
an 1 place for election -f another warden
to lill the vacancy .so ocensioutd, after
having given ten days' previous notice of
such election.
Sec. 18. That the intendant may, as
often as oecasioii requires, summons the
Wardens to meet together, and the said
iuteudaut aud wardens shall have, an 1
are heteby vested with, full and ample
power, from time to time, under their
COiporute seal, to make all such ordi
nances, lilies and regulations relative bo
the streets, roads, ways aud market of
tho said t.iWll. as thev inn-u ?'<;..I- - ?
and necessary, and establish such by h\ s
us may tend to preserve the quietude,
peace, safety and got.il order of the in
habitants thereof, not inconsistent with
the conttitu'.ion and laws of the A'tute
and that th.-y may impose finis and
penalties lor the violation thereof, wllhh
may bo recov? red in a summary way be
t?re the said iuteudaut nod Wurdcus-pas
hereinafter provided ; and each mid
i.vi ry one of them shall be u uiugistruto
or trial justice, or justice of the peace,
as either of such oliie.s shall exist in
this Slate, within the limits of the said
town, and shall otherwise be vested with
all power and authority that such officer
may be vested with throughout the Stute,
except iu civil cases: Provided, never
theless, That all such ordiuances,*by
laws, rules and regulations so made, be
duly promulgated, aud that no such fine,
in any one case, and for any single
offence, shall exceed tho sum of fifty
dollars.
Sec. 19. That, when any fino imposed
by the s aid intendant and wardens, by
virtue of this act, shall exceed twenty
dollars, the souic^jfuay be recovered be
t?re any mngifliftta, trial justice, or
jur-ticc of the pcagA'-lor Sumtor county ;
and when such fitjHp.sh.tll bo for twenty
dollars, or under, tliey may lui rer.n erc i
before the said iotisadnrtt and wardens or
any three of thrift; all which fines*
when recovered, slwll be applied to the
uses of the said town.
Sea. 20. That t!.e said inteudant and
wardens shall havf full and exclusive
power to grant or refuse licenses to keep
taverns, to retail spirituous liquors, or to
keep billiard tablc3 within the corporate
limits of said town, an 1 to regulate the
prices of the same j Provided, That the
said licenses shall ipl be fixed at a lower
rate than that no** or hereafter to bo
established by law :, and they shall have
power to impose sych restrictions and
conditions upi-n the manner of using
and exercising such licenses as they may
think proper; and all moneys paid for
such licenses, as court of general .sessions
for retailing or keeping billiard tables,
lthout licenses, within the corporate
limits of said town, shall be received by
>ntd inteudant ai.d .wardens for the use
of said corporation.
Sj;o. 21. That the said inteudant aud
wardens shall have power aud anthority
to impose the folle-wiug annual taxes for
the uses and purposes of the said town ;
that is to say. twei'ty cents on tho value
of each one hundred dollars of real es
tate within the corporate limits of said
town, (except the real estate of churches
and institutions of learning,) the value
<d' such r a! e.-tato lor taxation to be as
certain-d and assessed as hereinafter
provided lor, not exceeding twenty cents
on each one hun.lred dollurs Of the pro
ceeds of .1 .-ale.-, of goods, wires, mer
chandise in said towu ; not cxcved'ng
three dollars on eaifql asuao carriage
dr wn by cue horse: not exceeding five
dollar.? n e'w,h vehicle yl' uuy kind for.
h're or pr.JU fsiajjl ti'^wn by ?uo hers- : ,
c5" ?n:? - - 'fc i"" V-'hkyj I
of any kind kept fl-r hire or profit dr.;v. a
by two llurSCSj not exceeding twenty ,
dollars ou a i: V hide of any kin I k tpt
for hire or prulit, and drawn !>y in no ;
than two hurscsj and not exceeding
twenty cents t p >n each one hundred
dollars of all sales made auction or J
uj ou c uish. n.uetit, within the corporate .
umits >i s id town, except sales inadu by
order of court, or by process of law, or
by executors or administrators.
Skc. -2. The clerk of the said town
town council shall, annually, make out
nn asscssii cnt, from the books id" the
books of the county auditor, of all real
? state iu the limits of said town fur tax
ation, an : sha 1 m ike return of said as
sessment to the inteudant and wardens
within < ne mouth IVjiu the lime of his ,
uppoiiituicnt.
Skc. 23. That an ordinancedeel?riiiy
the ra ? of annual taxation upon prop
erty, and other subjects id* annual taxa- ;
liou lor the year, shall be published at
least three weeks during tin- mouth of
October, in each year; and that all per
sous liable to t; xatiou under the saute
.-hall make their return, on oath, and
make payu tut of thc;r tnx to the clerk
and treasurer (^herein Itcr constituted)
if t u said co.pi ration during tho suc
ce^ iin^ month of November; ami, upon
failure to make such return ami pay
ment. tue parties so ill default shall be
subject to ii.e penalties now provided
by law fur failure to pay the general
State tax; the said penalty to be enforc
cl by the said int ?nd.mt and wardens
tor the use of the said town. And that
-'.! i f in-. .; tiiip-'-iv-u iijj me lllleil
ilaut and wardens shall bo payable ill
advance by the patties liable therefor;
. n I that for nou payment of tho same,
tin party in default sh.iil be subject to
the bumu penalty tts hcrciubefuro set
forth in relatit n to onnual taxes
Sic. 24. That the said inteudant and
wardens are hereby authorized to tip
point a clerk ami treasurer to record
proccdings, and collect the taxes impos
ed and by virtue of this net; ami it shall
be the duty of the said clerk and treas
urer to collect the same, and, for this
purpose, he shall have and exercise all
the powers oou for rod upon couuty treas
urers. All property upon which a tax
shall be ass.^scd is hereby declared and
made liable for tho payment thereof in
preference to ull other debts due by the
person owning the property at the time
of assessment, execp.- debts and taxes
due the State, which shall be paid first.
?K0. 25. Thr.ii in case of .-iekuess or
temporary absence o;'Hie said inteudant,
the wardens shall be empowered to elect
one of their own nu ?ber to act as inteu
dant for tho tii.c.
Sec. 20. That the said intendant and
wardens of tho said town of ounlter arc
hereby authorized and empowered to
establish and keep up one or more pub
lic scales or scale houses, with proper
scales and ?weight? for weighing cotton
and other articles sold by weight in tho
said town, by and at the expense of the
said town.
Skc. 27. That the said intendant aud
wnrdens be, und they are hereby, au
thorized to npnoint one. or more public
weighers, who shall be sworn by the
said intendant faithfully to perform the
duties of said office, and who shall be re
movable for misconduct or incoinpctcn.
cy by said intendant and wardens; and
when reference is had to any of tha pub
lic scales used by said weighers, by the
authority ol'said inte;.dattt and wardens,
on the same day that the Contract of
sale is made, the certificate of public
weighers shall be conclusive evidence of
the cotton, or any other article sold by
weights, in any court of jiutice in which
at) action shall be pending touching the
weight of any such article; and the said
intendant and wardens are hereby au
thorized to assess a sum uot exceeding
teu cents on each bale of cotton, and a
proportionate, sum on other articles
weighed, to be paid by the seller lor the
use of the sa d town.
skc. 2S. That the public scales and
weights established in pursuance of this
act, shall be the standard to which all
others in the said town shall conform ;
and if any person .shall use, in weighing
any article whatsoever sold in said town,
weights and scales differing from the
said standard, such persons, on convic
tion iu the ci art of sessious for ?Stinitcr
county, shall be fi .cd and ini| ria.ncd,
at the discretion of the court.
Skc. 2d. That the said intendant and
wardens shall have power to establish
aud keep n guard house and town prison,
?and to ?.ukc all suitable rules and
?MpiiSfcOfc ^ ? ;r.-.vor?;mtt,ti
of the same ; end any of tho police, ap
pointed by the :aid illtcudallt and
wardens, are authorised to arrest and
commit to the custody of the said guard
house or town pii.-on. for a term not
exceeding twenty four hours, any purson
or persons who may b? guilty, withiu
the corporate limits of the town, of a
breach of the peace, or of public
drunkenness, or f open iudeceucy, or
any other disorderly conduct injurious
to the peace, safety ami good order of
the citizens : and the s:;id police shall,
whenever n? cessnry, iu the discharge of
their duty, have authority to call the
pu.tsc conitfofuft of the said town to their
assistance; and any person so arrested
and imprfeouod .-hall be liable to all the
coils and expeuscs of said arrest and
imprisonment, and bo further liable to
an) line which the s tid intendant and
wardens may impose for thoir iniscon
duct.
Si.r. 30. That the intendant and
wardens are hereby authorized an 1
empowered to make such ordinances as
their may deem expedient iu relation to
licensing persons who tic, or may bo,
engaged in and carrying on unv business
within their corporate limits: Provided,
That no ordinauee shall be made incon
sistent with the constitution el" this State,
and laws ol the land.
Skc. 31. That the intendant and
wardens of the town of Suiuter be, and
they are hereby, authorised to borrow
money by issuing town stock, from time
to time, to the amount of twenty thous
and dollars, if so much be necessary, for
mo purpose erecting a market aud
town hall, but never, in any way or
form, to make the town liable for exceed,
ing that amount in :he aggregate: Pro
vided, That tho private property of the
citizens ot the said town of -S'uinter shail
not be liable, in law or in equity, for
the payment of the corp..rate debts that
shall or may bo created under the
gruuted powers herein made, or in any
j other modo than by a regular and uui
form taxation.
Skc. 32. That tho intendant and
wardens shall, withiu twenty day-, ol
the expiration of their term ofoflico,
make out aud publish a full account of
their receipts and expenditures, during
tluir term, and shall pay and deliver to
their BUCCCSSOrs all moneys, books re
cord.-, papers or property in their hands,
belonging ??? the corporation.
Sec. That tho first election held
! after the passage cd* this act, tho clerk
of the court o*' common pleas forSumtcr
county is hereby required to give ten
days' public notice ol the tiuieand place,
1 or places, of holding kail election, and
' appoint managers, to conduct the same :
Provided further, That immediately
after tho close of any election held for
the election of inteudant or wardens, the
m,nutgors shall forthwith proceed to
cjntit the votes, deetarc the election,
nud give notice of the result thereof, iu
writing, to the persons elected, who, if
eligible, shall thereupon qualify.
Skc. 34. That this act ahall he
dccuicd a public act. and shall eoutiue
iu force for fourteen years, and until
the end of the nest sefsion of the gene
ral assembly thereafter.
?EC. 3.r>. That nil acts, or parts of
acts-, inconsistent with this act, be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.
Town i>f Wrightivilte.
Sf.o. 36. And bo it further enacted,
That all persons, citizens of the United
States, who now, or may hereafter own,
dwelling bouses in the village of Wrights
ville, and those, who n.'ny occupy such
dwelling houses, under lease, shall he
deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a
body politic ami Corporate, and that the
said village shall be called and known
by the name of Wrightsviilc, and its
limits shall he held and deemed to ex
tend three-fourths of a mib in every
direction l'j un tho Episcopal Church.
Six. 37- And be it furthej enacted.
That the said villng shall be governed
by an iutondant and four wardens, who
shall be elected on the first Monday in
March, 1871, and on the same day every
year thereafter an election shall be held
for an iutcudanl ami four wardens, who
shall allways be persons living within"
the limits of said village, at such place
as the inteudant and wardens shall desig
nate, ten days' notice beim: previously
given; ami that all the ulftle iuhaditants
of said'village, who shall have attained
the age of iweuty-ono years, and have
rcside.il therein sixty days previous to the
election, sh ill be entitled to vote for
said inteudant aud warden?, the election
to 1 c he'd from seven o clock in tho
u:it,iUi.v. y.'v.L'i.l;.. iu 4':e a ::r
ti on, : ml when the polls shall be clost I
the managers shall proclaim the election,
and give notice thereof, in writing, to
the per ous elected; and that the inteii
?iaiit and wardens, for the lime being,
shall appoint three (3) managers to hob? j
the ensuing election: provided, that the |
present commissioners of cllction do op
p i.it iiraiiagcas fo the first organic c'tfp
tion, and that the intoudaut ami wardens,
bclorc entering upon the tho duties of
ofliccs, shall take the oath prescribed by
the constitution of this State, and also
the following oath, to ?\it: "As inteudant
(or warden) of Wriglitsvillc, 1 will
equally and impartially, to the best of
my skill and ability, exercise tho trust
roposcd iu me. and will use my best en
deavors to reserve the peace and carry
into effect, according to law, the purpo
ses for which 1 have been elected: 5o
hely me (! od."
SEC. 38. And he it further enacted,
That in case a vacancy shall occur iu
the office of iutendant, or any of the
wardens, by death, resignation, reuiovul
from office or absence from the, ?State,
au election shall bo held, by thoappoint
incut to' the Inteudant and warden, or
wardens, as the ease may be, ten days'
previous notice being given; and in
ease of sickuess or temporary absence of
ho iutondant, the wardens, forming a
council, shall bo empowered to elect one
of themselves to act as inteudant duriug
the time.
SEC. 'I'd. Ami he it further enacted,
i hat til ' intend tut and wardens, duly
elected and r|uulified, shall, during their
term of service, severally and respective
ly, be vo ted with all tho powers id'
Justices <d" the quorum of tho State
within the limits of said village; that
tha inteudant shall and may, as often as
ocensiou may require, summon the
Wardens to tiiect him i.t COUUtil, a
majority of whom shall constitute a
a quorum lor the transact! ju of business,
and shall be known by the minx of the
town council of Wrightsville, and they,
and their successors iu office, may have
a common seal, anil shall have powOi
and authority to appoint, from time l >
time, such and so many proper persons
to act as constables ?v'thin their jurisdic
tion, according to law, as they shall
deem expedient and proper, which
coiistirblcs shall have all tho pow trs,
privileges ami eiuoluti cuts, ami be sub
ject to all duties, pena'ties and r? gula
j lious provided by tho luvrs of the State
for the ofliee of eoustables; and the
iutondant ami Wardens, iu council, shall
lia'Ve power, ?nd?'i their corp irate seal,
j to ordain and establish all such rubs,
j by-law s and ordinances, respecti ig
streets, ways, markets au 1 polieo of sa'd
village, as shall appear to them proper
for the security, welfare aud conveuicoce
of said village, and fo*prtaerring*health,
peace, order aud good goverpraeut with
in the same ; and the said council may
affix fines for offences against such By
laws and ordinances, and appropriate the
same to the use of the corporatwn-jijut
no fine shall exceed fifty doIlars^-d-Ad
when fines exceed twenty dollars they
may be recovered io the justices^. Cj&tyrt
of Charleston county ; and when they
are of the amouDt of twenty dollars or
utldcr, the same may be recovered Be
fore said intendant, in council: PfOvMted
Nothing herein contained shall empower
the said council to ordain or establfeh
any hy-luws'or ordinances inconsistent
with, or repugnant to, the lawu of the
land ; and all such by-laws and Ordin
ances shall, at all times, he subject tJ
re visa) or repeal by the legislature.
?Sec 13. And he it further enacted,
That the said intendant and wardens
shall have power to abate and remove
nuisences within said limits, and, iu case
of disorderly behavior, the intendant
aud wardens, or any of them, upon view
thereof, or upon complaint lodged on
oath, arc hereby required and authorized
to issue warrcnts against all offenders,
and cause' them to be brought before
them or him, or a trial justice of the
Peace, withiu the limits of the town of
Wrightsville, and, upon due exflmlba
tioo, shall either release, admit io bail,
(if the offence be bailable,) or commit
to jail such offenders as tho.cuse may re
quire: and the sheriff of Charleston
eouuty is hereby required to receive and
keep the pc... *ns so committed until dis
charged by a due course of law ; and the
said intendant and wardens shall, collec
tively and severally, have jurisdiction
within said corporate limits, in nil crimi
nal cases, as trial justices aud quorums
have, according to law.
Sec. 11. And he it further enaoiod,
That it shall be tho duty of said inten
ttanf njjTI watvttns i<> keep all roads,
streets and alleys withiu said limits.open
and in good repair ; also to erect a "lock
up," if necessity require; and the said
ratendnut a.ud rfttrdens may have power
to grunt or restrain any li.-eiise folV'the
sale of ihfcfxieating liquors within the
corporate limits of said town, aud if Said
license be granted, as aforesaid, the par
ties taking out the :aui?, to pay any
amount to said corporation that they may
assess on said sales, instead of the coun
ty treasury; and for that purpose they
are invested with all the powers granted
by law to the county commissioners, and,,
for nogleet Of duty, shall be liable to the
penalties, imposed by law upon county,
commissioners for like neglect.
7W/i of Am&ii*.
Sec. !_' And bo it further euactedj.
That the citizens ol this State who may
be inhabitants of tho Towu of Aiken, or
owners of freehold therein, withiu the
limits here? in alter prescribed, are hereby,
declared a body corporate. 'Ihc limits,
of the said town shall be hold and,
deemed to be in the form of a circle, and.
a square upon that circle, with tho sides.
! of the square touching the circumference
of said circle, on the north-, eas*, south*
and wei t. The said circle to describe a.
ciroumfereuco, oue inilo in all directions,
I from the central point of the intersec
tion of the railroad avenue and Union
street, as the centre of tho said town;
and the streets withiu the limits of the
said corporation to remain, iu. tegurd to.
j number, location aud extent, as now es
tablished hv law. until altered hv lawful
I authority.
Sec. -13. The said town shall be called
: Aiken, and be governed by an intendant
and six wardens, to be called the town,
council of Aiken, and by that name have
succession of members, keep a common,
' seal, take and hold property, (necessary
for corporate uses only,) sue and be sued,,
implcad nud l e itnpleaded, and enjoy
every right incident to an incorporation.
Skc d l. That thosaid intendant and
wardens shall bo always persons who are
constitutionally qualified to vote for
members of the legislature iu this State;
who actually reside'' within the limits,
aforesaid, and have so resided at least
twelve months immediately preceding
their election. 1'oforc entering upon
; the duties of their office, they shall take
t"ie following oath, to wit: "I do
demnly swear, (or affirm, as the case
iu y be,) that 1 am duly qualified, ac-*
Cording to the constitution of tho
I nited States, and of this State, to
exorcise- tho dalles of the office to which
1 have beeu elected, (or appointed.) and
that i will faithfully di&chargo, to tho
V Continued on 1.7, /'?'yc.}