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?JTA? TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. } GOD -A. 1ST ID Ol? COUNTRY. VOLUME 5. 1 1 ^^-^tfl^r^ 1 ALW'ATS m A?7?9r^ ?* ' ? ?.i die? SATURDAY MCfiNING, JUNE 24, 1871. THE ORANGEBQRGr NEWS ?:o:? PVRLIStlED AT Every Saturday Homing. BY THE OUANGE1HJKG NEWS COMPANY TriRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Copy for on* your. $2.00 ?? M ?? Six Months.,_. 1.00 Any one sending TEN DOLLARS, for n Clnh of New Subscribers, will receive nn EXTRA COPY for ONE TEAR, free of | *b?rge. Any one sending FIVE DOLLARS, ffer a Club of New Subscribers, will receive %n EXTRA COPY for SIX MONTHS, freo of ?hnrge. RATES OF ADVERTISING. \ Square 1st Insertion. Si.50 ?? , M 2d " . 1.00 A Square consists of 10 lines Brevier or oi,; >nch ef Advertising spnis. Administrator's Notices, .$."> 00 Notices of Dismissal of Guardians, Ad minhriraiers. Executors, &o.$0 00 Contract Advertisements inserted upon the most liberal terms. * ?:o:? MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, net exceeding one Square, inserted without eharge. Terms Cash In Advance, t&s SEABROOK, BROWNING, MEYERS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, orrica at Orangeburg and RruncliTlUc. s. c. Mr. MEYERS or BROWNING will be ?I Brsnchville every Monday. B. B. SEA It ROOK, Acting Solicitor 1st Circuit. MALCOLM L BROWNING. J. FELD EH MEYERS, Trial Justice. jan" ? may H ly COOKE <fc COOKE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, O R A N G E B U R G, S. C. Will attend to BUSINESS in any of tho STATE and the U. S. COHRTS for the District of South Cnrolina. T. II. COOKE. II. P. COOKE. T. II. COOKE, Trial JusUec, ?vill iTTEND PROMPTLY to all BUSINESS entrusted to his care. II. P. COOK I-:. Trial Justice, Low ed I le, S. C June 25 tf P. M. WANNAMAKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Wilt be at ORANOEBUBG, on Mondays, ' Fridays and Saturdays. At LKWISY1LLE on the other days of the Week. f?b 12 tf W. Iu, W..RILEY THIA L JUSTICE, Residence in Fork of Fdixlo, ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED will be promptly and carefully attended to. July 23 ly REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS and General Commission Merchants, Adgcr's Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. Oswr.i.r, RBsnr.a. ??...,.:" n,vm oct 15 Gin FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, CHARLESTON S. C. Liberal advances made on Cotton. Rkfkbxhcks?First National Bank, Peo ple's National Bank, Messrs. Jno. Eraser & |L'o., Charleston, S. C. july 31?ly FIRE INSURANCE. THE RICHMOND RANKING AND INSURANCE PPMPANY, P?ce 1202 Mam and 12th Streets, RICHMOND, VA. JOHN B. BAVJ6, President. JOHN F. C. POTTS, Secretary. MANN 8. QUARLES, Cashier. T. B. STARKE, j?eueral Agent. Having this day, (Oct. 17th, 1870.) re ceived tue appoint moot of AQENT for Or angeburg of the above'lNSURANCE COM PANY, I am prepared to take RISKS on Stores, Stocks of Merchandize and" pwe!! Jngs at reasonable rates. JOHN A. HAMITLON, Ageat for Tho Richmond Banking . and Insurance Company, and Southern Life Insurance Company, MarkeUSt., OVangoburg, S. 0. pet 53 ly * OFITICIAT^. Acts and Joint Resolutions l*a?hc?l by the legislature? Session 1870 and 1871. [.Continued from last Week.] Sec. 55. That the pow^r to grant licenses for b'llinrd tables, to keep tav erns, or retail spirituous liquors within the limits ol the said corporation) bo, and the same is hereby, vested in the town council of niken, which licenses shall bo grunted in tho same manner, and upon the same conditions, us they naw are, or may hereafter be. vfnder tho laws of this: Provided, That no billiard table kept by the boarding houses and and hotels of said town, for the use of bore'ers, shall be subject to a tax, unless the same ic also kopt for tho us3 of tho public generally, and for profit or gain uud all moneys reeived ior licensi s tuxes, Sues, exhibitions, &c, within the said limits, shall be appropriated to the public uses of said corporation. Sec. 5G. That all fin s and forfei tures imposed by said town council, un der the power vested by law, ihall bo collected in the sume manner us the general State tax is now by law callec ted. The sheriff for the co?uty, for the ti.no being, und his lawful deputies, be, and they nre hereby, authorized to exe cute the process of the said council of Aiken, as by law the marshal of said corporation might or should low do> having the same privileges, powers and emoluments, uud subject to tho same duties und penalties us therein provided: ThatliH India ha mm. costs incident on jtuy execution issuing from said town council, uud directed to the said sheriff, shall bu paid by said town council. Sec. 57. That the said town council of Aiken shall have power to impose, for the use of the said corporation, ytho rolhvtytug annual *axos . teal estate within the said limits, except that held for religious or charitable purposes, a tax not exceeding one quarter of one per cent; on nil sales of merchandise and in come arising from factorage, faculties nod professions, except the salaries of clergymen and of nil religions dcnomina- ! tious, a tax not exceeding one-eighth of one per cent ; on nil wheel carriages kept for hire, a sum not exceeding five doliar.s each; on ?11 itinerant traders, a tax uot exceeding twenty five dollars also, to prescribe and fix the tnx an ai' shows uud exhibitions within the limits of said corporation; and the said town council shall have powei to enforce the payment of all taxes and assessment-, levied under authority of this act, against the property of all defaulters, to the saute extent, and iu the same man ner, as is provided by law for the col lection ol the general ?S'tate tax, except that the executions may bo directed either to the sheriff, or the town mar shal, or other persons especially nppoin BfcC. 58. That the said town council shall be authorized to borrow money for educatioual and corporate uses only, and to assess each of the corporators iu an amount not exceeding twenty five per cent, ou bis corporation tax, to aid iu the pay moot of the principal and inter est of the said debt : Provided, that the funded debt of the said towu shall at uo ouu time exceed the sum of five thou sand dollars : Aud provided, als*) that uv " 1 ?-" K* '?'>"?tir.,i..rljf.,J without the previous coucurrencc of the voters of the said town who are subject to :i property tux, to bo nscertuincd through the medium of the ballot box, after ten days' public notice, us is provided iu the case of election for iuteudant and war dens. ? Skc. 59. That the original charter of Aiken, passed on the biuuteents day of Decomber, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, aud all acts amendatory thereof', as well as all others repugnant to this act, be, and the same are hcteby, repealed, and that this net shall bo deemed aud taken tu be u public act, and shall continue in forco for tweuty years. Town of Wi/listun. Sec GO. That tho charter of the town of Williston, iu the couuty ofBaruwell, be, and the same is hereby, renewed and extended for thr term of fourteen years from the dutc of tho passage of this uot. Town of Grahames Sec. 61. That all persons, citizens of the State of ?South Carolina, who are cow, or may hcreufter become, i nimbi tatits of the town of Gruhumu, shalll bo dpemed, and arc hereby declared, n body polotio nnd corporuto, and that paid town shall bo called and known by the uainc of Graham?, and its limits bo deemed and held to extend one-half mile in each direction from tho railroad depot in said town. SRO. (J2. Tbat tho said town shall be governed by an Intendant and four war dens, who shall bo elected ou tho first Monday of September of every yenr thereafter,, an election shall bo held for an intend.mt and four wardens, who shall be citizens of the State of South Caroliua, and shall bavo been residents of said town for sixty days immediately preceding said election, at such place in said town us the inteudant and wardens shall designate, ten days' notice, in writing being previously given; and that all male inhabitants of the said town, of the age of tweiity-ono years, who have resided therein sixty days previously to the election, shall bo entitled to vote for said inteudant and wardens; nud the election shall be held from nine in the moaning until three o'clock in the after ii0 >n, when the pulls shall be closed and tl.o mantgers shall count the votes and proclaim the election and give notice thereof, in writing, to the persons elcc t d; and that the inteudant and wardens, for the time being, shall appoint the managers 'o hold the ensuing election; that the Intendant and wardens, before entering upon the duties of their offices, shall take the oath prescribed by tho constitution of this State, and also the following oath, to wit : "As inteudant (or wardyn) of (jruhainj, 1 will equally and impart tally, to tho best of my skill nnd ability, exercise the trust reposed in nie. and will use toy best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry into effect, according to law, the purposes id' my ap pointment: So help mo God." Sec. 153. That in coso a vacancy shall occur in the idfiec id' inteudant, or any of the wardens, by deat, resignation, re movul from State, or from any other cause, nn election shall be held by the appointment of the inteudant and war den or wardens, as the ease may be, ton days'notice thereof as aforesaid being given; and in case ol the sickness or temporary absence of tho iutoudaut, the wardens, forming a council, shall be em powered to elect oiio id' themselves to act as iutoudaut during such sickness or abscuso. SEC. G-l. That the inteudant air1 war dons, duly elected and qualified, thall, during their term of service, severally and icspeetivoly, be vested with all the powers of other incorporated towns of this State, in matters civil and crinrnal, within the limits of said town; tbat the intemfant shall, as often as occasion may require, summou the wardens to meet hill) in council, a majority of whom shall constitution a quorum for tho transac tion of business, and shall be known by the name of tho town council of Gra hams, and they and their successors in office shull have a common seal, and shall have power und authority to ap point, from time to time, such a.:d so many proper persons to act as tnarebals or constables as they shall deem expedi ent and proper, which offices shall have all the powers, privileges and emolu ments, and be subject to all the duties, penalties and regulations provided by the laws of this State for tho office of constable. And the inteudant and war dens, in council, shall have power and ? nllinntV nn^m l?:. nn.-???? ?a?1 ?~ ordain and establish all such rules and by-laws and ordinances respecting the streets, wnps, public wells and springs or fountains of water, markets and po lice of the said town, nop for preserving health, peace, order and good govern ment within the same, as they may deem expedient and proper; and the said coun cil may affix fines for offences against such by laws and ordinances, and appro priate tho .same to the use of the corpo ration, but no fine shall exceed twenty dollars; all lines may bo recovered by au I action lor debt before a proper tribu nal. SEC. 65. That the sai l council shall have power to abate and remove nui sances, within the limits of said town ; njso to classify and arrange the inhabi tants, liable to police duty, and to require them to perform such dut y 08 occasion may require; audio enforce the pei furtnaucc thereof under the same penal ties' as arc now, or may hereafter bo. es iablislunl hv law: Provided, always, nevertheless, That the said town council shall have pow-r to compound with per sons liable to perform such duties upon such terms aa they shall, by ordinance, establish. ?S'kc. GO. Thai ii hall be the duty of tho intenuaut and awrdens to kei'p nil streets and ways whioii n?oy bo necessary for public use withl'l" the limits of the said town open "ni otitt go >d repair, and for that purpose tb<V arc hereby invest ed with all the powere, rights aud privi leges granted by lawjf^o the r.ommission ers of roads withiij.^he liinits of said town. And, for !>?&ect of duty, they shall be liable to thi^uins and penalties imposed by law j/'^A commissioners of roads fur like tH'ghfcit. And they ore hereby individutil'yjS^xeitipt from the performance of roatj?und police duty. Aud tho inhabitant of said town are hereby excused fr?|KTo:td nnd police duty without the of said e rp.ira Skc. GT. That tli?-#aid intendant aud wardens shall h.ivo pJnci to compound with persons liable tMfork on the said streets and ways, ?dw to release Much persons as may dcvjJ^ it, upon the pay ment of such sum ct^bdey' as they may deem a fair j quivaivut therefor, to be applied by them to ?Ro u-se oi the said corporation. Skc. OS. T'o?t thojSnid towj council of Grahams shall r.lsl.be empowered to retain, possess and '{\jjgST all such pro perty as they may u Lrbu possessed of, or entitled to, or whir* shall hetcifier b_ given, bequeathed k'-p* in any manner aequired by them, ai ' to soil, alien, or in any w;t} transit-"the same, or any part thereof : Provid 1. Tho amount of property so held, or si >cjk invested, shall, in no ease, exceed tverity thousand dol Si:c i'.'.i. '!".ia>. i! ? ' id t.r.v.i e<.iiiic\l id* Grahams shall af-'j have power to impose au annual tax .1 all real and per sonal property within (he corporate ii: 1. its id" said town . *P Itrided, Nn'.d tix does nut. exceed t u: WoaR tin tho 0110 hundred dollars. Six 7 >. T'-if lA^sn'ouchju mid wVil ittni ?7t' thif TT^rW^' tliatiaii. have power t) fcgul ite Bulofl at auction within the limits ] : seid town, and to grant liccuscs to uuc it neers : Provided, That not hing herein coutuiucd shall extend to bale.-, by or fi r sheriffs', clerks of courts, judge ol probate, e H'otiCrs, executora and udtuiui-rtrutors, assignees, or by any other persons, under the order* of any court or trial justice. Sec. 71. That the intendant and war dens of the town of Grahams shall have power aud authority to require all per sons owning a lot or lots in tho said town of Grahams to keep :u repair the side walks adjacent to their lots- respectively, and, lor default in this matter, shall have power and authority to impose u line not to exee.-d ten dollars. .S'kc. 72. That the power to-refuse or grant licenses to keep a tavern or to re t;:il intoxicating drinks, be and the same is hereby, vested in the town council of the town of (J l aliani?/. acd that they be, also, invested with all necessary powor, by ordinance or ordinrtnees, to suppress or regulate the sales of intoxicating drinks, to bo drank at the place where sold, or in or upon any of its appurtnn aucof, or in or upo.t any of the high ways, streets, lanes, alleys, commons, kitchens, stores, shops, public buildings, booths, stalls. Or OUt hoUSCS of the said town, or within one-half mile id' the said town : Provided, That 110 rule or regulation shall be made, inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the o...?... >S*t:c. 7.5. That this acl shall bo taken nnd deemed as a public act in all courts of justice, and shall continue of force until repealed. Village of Lancaster, Skc. 71. That section first of an act cntitlctl ' tin act to incorporate the vil lage of Lancaster," bo, and tho same is hereby amended so us to read as follows: "That tho village of Lancaster, extend ing one uiilo in every direction from the court house, be, and* the same is hereby incorporated by the name of tho village of Lancaster." Town of Qokcshurj*, Skc. 75. That (Vomand after tho p.is sage of this act, all citizens of this State having resided sixty days in the town of Cokcsbury, shall be deemed, nnd are hereby declared to be n body p ilitio aud corporate, and the said town shall be called and known by tho name of Cokes bury, and its corporate limits shall ex tend one mile in each diretioti from the centre in said tOWQ. Skc. 7G. That the said town shall he. governed by an intendant ami six war dens, who shall bo citizens of tho United States, and shall have been residents of tho said town for sixty days immediately preceding their oleotiou, who shall be elected on the second Monday in April, 1870, and every year thereafter on tho ebcond Monday in Jauuury, ten days' public notice thereof being' previously given ; and that all male inhabitants of tin.- a?<i of twenty-ono years, citizens of tho State, and who shall havo resided iu tho said town for sixty days immediately preceding tho election, shall be entitled to vote for said intendant and wardens. Stc. 77. That th? election lor loteu dnnt and wardens of tho'said town shall bo held in 6omo convenient house, or 801UO other convenient public place in the said town, from nino o'clock in the moruiug until five o'clock in the after noon, and when tho polls shall bo closed, the managers shall forthwith count the votes nnd proclaim the election, and give notice, in writi-lg, to tho persons elected. The inteudant and wardens shall appoint three managers to hold the ensuing aud any subsequent election. Whenever tl e e shall no be an intendant nnd war dens, or inteudant and warJon, from any cause whatever, it shall be the duty of the clerk of tho court of Abbeville county to oder such elcctiou forthwith, and appoiut three managers for the same. The man igeis in each case shall, before they open the polls for said election, take an oath fairly and impartially to conduct the- same ; und that the intendant and wardens, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, sh;.ll take the oath prescribed by tho constitution of this State, and. also, the following oath, to wit : uAs intendant, or warden of the town of Cokesbury, I will equally and impartially, to thu best of my ability, exercise the trust reposed iu mc, and 1 will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry i.ito effect, according to law, tho purposes fur which I havo been elected : So help me God." The said intendant and wardens shall hold "?TTJCes IT un-enc "unio or tlaui, ''wtocfeon until tho second Monday in January en suing, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. Sec. 7S. That iu case a vogrency should occur iu Jthe office of the inteu dant, or any id' the wardens, by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, or in case of a tin iu said election, an election to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appointment of the inteudant und war dens (or warden) as the ca:c may be, or the clerk of the court of Abbeville count/, if there .should be no intondant or wardens, ten days' public notice thereof being previously yiveu ; and in case of the sickness or .empurary absence of the ititenda.it, the wardens, forming a council, shall be empowered to elect one of their number to act iu his stead during the time. Sec. 70. That tho intendant and war dons, duly elected and qualified, shall, during their term of service, severally and respectively, bo vested with all tho jurisdiction and powers of magistrates within flic limits of said town, and the intendant shall, and may, as often as he may deem UCOCSsary, summon the war dens to. meet in council, any two of whom with the inteudant, may constitute a quorum to transact business, and they shall be known by flic name of the town council of Cokcsbury, and they and their successors, hereafter to be elected, may have a common seal, which shall bo affixed to all the ordinances; and the an in inu'M nnmtrdl shall h?ivr> nnthnrit.v tit appoint, from time to time, as they see lit. such, and so many, proper persons, to act as marshals or constables of the said town, as the said town council may deem necessary and expedient, for tho preser vation of the peace, good order and po lice thereof, which Jpermna so appointed shall, within the corporate limits of said town, have the powers, privileges aud emoluments, ami bo subject to all the obligations, penalties and regulations provided by law, for the office of consta ble, and shall bo liable to be removed at the pleasure of said council, and the >.iid town council shall have power to est blish, or authorize the establishment of the market house in said town. And the said town Council shall have lull power and authority, under their corpo rate seal, to make all such rules, by-laws nnd'ordinnnccs, respecting the streets, roads, market house, and the business tl; -r of, and the police system of tho said town, as shall appear to them uoces sary aud proper for tho Becurity, welfare and convenience, nnd for preserving health, order and good government with in the same ; aud the suid town council may impose lines lor offences' against their by-laws and ordinances, und appro priate tho eaoio to the public use of said town ; and tho said council shall have the same power which magistrates now have to compel the attendance of wit nesses, and require them to give evidence upon the trial before them of any person for a violation of any of these by-laws or ordinances ; but no lino above the sum of twenty dollars shall be collected by the towo council, except by suit in the court of common pleas : And provided, also, Tbat no fine shall exceed fiity dol lars, .and also that nothing herein con tained shall authorize the said council to make auy goy-lawi or ordinances incon sistent with or repugnant to tho laws of tho State ; and all the bj-'aws, rules and ordinances the said council may make, shall, at all times, be subject to rovisal or repeal by tho general assembly of this Stato. Sec. 80. That the said intendant and wardens shall havo full power to abate aud remove nuisances in the said tnwn, aud it shall also b-; their duty in keep all roads, ways and streets within the corpo rate limits of the Mid town, open aud in good repair, aud fdr that purpose they arc invested with all the powers hereto fore grautcd to commissioners of roads ; and shall have full power to classify and arrange the inhabitants of said town, liable to street, road or other public duty therein, and to force the performance of such duty, uudcr snch penalties as are now, or shall hereafter be prercribed by law: Provided, That the said town council may compound with personsjia ble to perform such duty, upon such terms, and ou the payment of buch sums as may be established by laws or ordi nances : And provided, also, That the individuals who compise the said town council shall bo exempt from tho per formance of road aud police duty, and the inhabitants of raid town are hereby exempt from road and police duty with: cut the corporuto limits of said town. iSIHS. ' t^l.- ^P*rc.v ?i*^ iimpn ^t???? i rcfu.-c license for billiard tables, to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors withiu the limits of the said corporation, be, and tho panic is hereby, vested in the town council of Cokesbury. And the said council may grant licenses to retail spitituous liquors to such persons, and in such quantities, at such rates, nnd upon such terms nnd conditions as the said council may dem best and proper ; and the said intendant and wardens shall have the full aud only power to impose a tax on all shows or cxhipitions, for gain or reward, within the limits ; and all money paid for license for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping tavern and billiard tables, and the tax for hi) shows, for gain or reward, within said limits, shall be appropriated to the public use of said corporation. SEC. 82. That the said town council of Cokesbury shall have full power and authority to require all persons owning a lot or lots in said town to make and keep in good repair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots, whenever the same shall front or adjoin nny of the public streets of said town, if, in the judgment of the council, such sidewalks shall be necessa ry, the width thereof, and the manner of construction, to be designnated and regulated by the town council; and, for default or refusal to make and keep iu tcpair such sidewalks, tho town council may cause the same to bo made or put in repair, nnd require the owner to pay the nrien nf iixitimr nr r/imirinir ? l'r.iv i.ln.l That such contracts for making or re pairing: Provided, That such contracts for making or repairing be let to the lowest bidder. Sec. Sil. That tho said town council of Cokesbury shall have power to arrest and commit to jail, for a spact. of time not exceeding twolve hours, and to fine, not exceeding twenty dollars, any person ! or persons who shall bo guilty of disor derly conduct in said town to the annoy ance of citizens 'thereof; and it shall be tho duty of the marshal of the town to make such arrest, and rail to his assis tance tho jiosst: comitatui, if necessary ; and. upon failure to pciform such duty he shall be fined in a sum not more than twenty dollars for each Jand every of fence Sec 8-1. That the said town council of Cokesbury shall have power to grant or refuse licenses to parties within the limits of said town ; and tho parties to whom such licenses arc granted shall be subjoct' to such regulations as may, by ordinance, bo established. They shall, also have power to impose and collect an annual tax upon tho assessed property of ? iid town: Provided, Xo tax shall bo imposed, in any one year, to exceed the rate of too cents op each hnndrcd dol lars of such assessed property; and that the money so raised shall be applied to tho use of said town. nThe said town council shall have power to onfor?o the payment of all taxes levied *?f Bal<* town council, to the same extent, nnd in the same manner as is now, or uefcafier shall be provided by law'-fc^the^tolleo tion of the general State tneYr^i Sec. 85. That the said town Council of Gokcsbury shall have , power to regu late sales at auction within the limits of said town, and to grant licenses to auc tioneers : Provided, nothing hei ein con tained shall expend to sales J&y 'sheriff, clerk of the court, judgo of probate, coroner, executor or administrator, as signee in bankruptcy, or. by * ffQj, other person, out or the order, decroenpf any court, justice of the peace, or magistrate. Sec. 80. That this act sliaSFw deem ed a public act, and shall eoAftfcie of force for twenty years, wadtift: *he end of the session of the general aasefably cf suid ?State then next fol|ow|pjp^ind all acts of incorporations or amendments thereof, repngnunt thereto, ar^hereby repealed. : '^aow Town of Orangcbhrg\ j Sec. 87. That an act entiilfe^an act , to in corporate the town of Orttngcburg' j approved on the sevcntamn^iffA of De cember A. D. 183G, be, anA/t^aame is hereby, altered and amended^ follows; That from and after tho yossage of this act, all and every persoiTir pwbs, who shall have resided withfa^tHf Wrporato limits of the town of Orr?gririhrg for sixty days are heroby decliwcpf^ to bo mcmberr of the corporation herfby to bo created. Sec. S8. That the said persons shall, from the passing of this act, 'become a body politic and corporate, ~&rS&3shall be ku jvu aud called by tho ~i??v of the "Town of Orauucburg,". and its corpo rate limits shall extend one mile in cve 1 tj *Ij ? ? ii h i fi't.. ??in ? wmm*r . ^r^* centre, except on the next ?n?sjrth edis to river, which river-shnlY'cNWtftute tho boundary iu that direction. Sec. 89. That tho said town-shall be governed by a mayor and four aldermen,, wiio shall have resided in the. ?State for one year, and within tho limits of tho corporation for sixty days iainiedsateiy preceding their election. : Tho said mryor and alderman shall bo elected on the second Tuesday iu September, tea days' notice being previously given, and shall continue in office for two years, und until tho election ' a^d,_qiralificatiou of their successors; and nil lHa4e inhabi tants of suid town, who shall haveattain ed the ago of twenty one years, and re sided therein sixty days immediately preceding their election, shall bo enti tled to vote for .said mayor ond alder men. Sec. 90. That said clectsoh'shall be held in some convenient public place ia said town from eight o'clock, in tho morning until five o'elock in. (ho ovc niug; and when the polls shall be closed the managers shall forthwith1 count tho votes and declare the electio&j giving notice in writing to tho persons elected The mayor and alderman for the time being shall always appoiut tho managers to conduct the election, woo, before thej open the poll for said election, shall take an oath fairly and impartially to con Iduet the same. And tho mayor and aldermen, before entering upon the du itM nfthair offices, shall, respectively, tako an oath proscribed by the constitu tion of this State, and also the following oath, to wit: "As mayor (or aHlermeo) of the town of Orangeburg, t will equal ly nnd impartially, to the best of my ability, exercise tho trust reposed in me, and will use my best endeavors to pre serve the pcaco, nnd caray into effect according to law, the purposes for which I have been elected : So help me God.* *S'ec. 91. That in case a 'vacancy should occur in the offioc of mayor or any of the aldermen, by death, resigna tion or ttherwise, no election to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appoint ment of the mayor and alderman, or aldermen, as the case may be, ten days" previous notice being given; and in case of sicklies* or temporary abacu.ee of the mayor, the aldermen, forming a council, shall be empowered to elect one of their number to act as mayor during the time. S.:c. 92. That the mayor and ulder men duly elected und qualified shall, do ring their term of service, sover-illy and respectively, be vested with; ^l poweis of magistrate in this State w ithin tho limits of said town Aud the mayor thrill and may. as often n> inaj be nece?? ' [Coutuuu(1 on iW$V$t ]