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m aar TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. y GOD A.JNTD OTJ ?9? <r-i/~v UNTHY. <{ ALWAYS IN ABV?fcW?l VOLUME 5. .4* HU ,1111 SATURDAY MINING, JUNE 24, 1871. NUMBffil9 THE ORANGEBCFRGr NEWS PUBLISHED AT OjRA.lSTGEBTJjUOr Etory Saturday Morning* BY TUE OnANGElHTCG NEWS CO?PANT ?:o:? THUMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. One Copy for one year. $2.00 ?? ?? ?? Six Months. . 1.00 Any. one tending TEN DOLLARS, for a Clnb of New Subscribers, will receive nn EXTRA COPY for ONE YEAR, free of ?berge. Any ono sending FIVE DOLLARS, ter a Club of New Subscribers, will receive tin EXTRA COPY for SIX MONTHS, free of ?birgt, RATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 Square 1st Insertion.... SI.HO ?? , ?? 2d ?* . 1.00 A 8quare consists of 10 lines Brevier or on? *uoh ef Advertising spai?. Administrator's Notices.$."> 00 Notioc? of Dismissal of Gunrdians, Ad ministrators, Executors, &o.SO 00 Contract Advertiseiuents inserted upon tho most liberal terms. * ?:o:? MARRIAGE and FUNERAL NOTICES, not exseeding ono Square, iuscrtcd without eharge. Terms Cash in Advance. "?a SEABROOK, BROWNING, a so iAIEYERS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, orricr. at Orangebtirjr. nutl Ilrunclivillc. s. o. Mr. MEYERS or BROWNING will be at Brsnchville every Monday. B. B. SEADROOK, Acting Solicitor 1st Circuit. MALCOLM I. BROWNING. J. FELDER MEYERS, Trial Justice. ja? 7 may II ly COOKE <fc COOKE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, O R A X G E Ii U R G, S. C. Will attend to BUSINESS in any of tho STATE nnd tho U. S. COURTS for the District of South Carolina. T. II. COOKE. II. P. COOKE. T. II. COOKE, Trial Justice, will VTTEND PROMPTLY to all BUSINESS ?outrusted to his care. II. P. COOUE, Trial Justice, Lcw ril 1?. S. C June 25 tf E. M. WANNAMAKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, TUMI be at ORANGEDUBG, on Mondays, Fridays nud Saturdays. At LEWISY1LLE on tho other days of the Week. feb 12 tf TRIAL JUSTICE, Residence in Fork of Ediwto, ALL BUSINESS ENTRUSTED will be promptly and carafully attended to. july23 ly REEDER & DAVIS, COTTON FACTORS ano General Commission Merchants, Adger'a Wharf, r nini i^mv s n O.Hwr.i.r, RSKOKB. ZlMMKnJl \:: D.wis. oct 15 (im .A. J. SALINAS, FACTOR AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, CHARLESTON S. C. Liberal advances niado on Cotton. Refebkkceb?FirtU National Bank, Peo ple's National Bank, Messrs. Jno. Eraser & (Jo., Charleston, S. 0. july 31 ? ly FIRE INSURANCE. THE! RICHMOND jBANKINO AND INSURANCE jDQMPAN Y, Pficc 1202 Afain and l'Zth Stroct?, RICHMOND, VA. JOHN B. DAVIS, President. JOHN F. C. POTTS, Secretary. MANN S. QUARLES, Cashier. T. B. STABKE, General Agent. Having this day, (Oct. 17th, 1870,) re ceived the appoiotmcnt of AGENT for Or angeburg of the above "INSURANCE COM PANY, I am prepared to take RISKS on Stare's, Stocka of Merohandizo and Dwell ings at reasonable rates. JOHN A. HAMITLON, Agent for Tho Richmond Banking . and Insurant'.? Company, and Southern Life Insurance Company, Markpt-St., tfrangoburg, S. C. ect 23 ly Acts und Joint Resolutions Passed by the Ijefclslntnre? Session 1870 und 1871. licenses for bUlinrd tables, to keep tav erns, or retail spirituous liquors within the limits ol the saiil corporation, bu, and the same is hereby, vested in the town council of niken, which licenses shall be granted in the same manner, and upon tho same conditions, us they uaw are, or may hereafter be, tfnder the laws of this: Provided, That no billiard table kept by the boarding houses and and hotels of said town, for the use of borders, shall be subject to n tax. unless the same ie also kept for the us3 of the public generally, and for profit or gain uml all motleys rceived lor liceiifat s taxes, fines, exhibitions, lie., within the said limits, shall bo appropriated to the public uses of said corporation. Sec. 56. That all fines and forfei tures imposed by caid town council, un der the power vested by law, ihull b>i collected in the same manner as the general State tax is now by law callee ted. The sheriff for the county, for the time being, und his lawful deputies, be. ami they are hereby, authorized to exe cute the process of the said council of Aikou, as by law the marshal of said corporation migi.t or should i.ow do> having the same privileges, powers and emoluments, and subject to the same duties and penalties as therein provided: That isll uufla bannn costs incident on jiuy execution issuing from said town 'council, and directed to the said sheriff, shall be paid by said town council. Skc 57. Thai the said town council of Aiken shall have power to impose. | for the use ol'the said corporation, d-he ; .iiiltoMtdu? anM.jud -taxes : u-u^-ieal 'CSrate within the said limits, except tlju't held for religious or charitable purposes, a tax not exceeding one quarter of one per cent; on all sales id' merchandise and in come arising from factorage, faculties and professions, except the salaries of clergymen and of all religio is denomina tions, a tax not exceeding one-eighth of one per cent ; on all wheel Carriages kept for hire, n sum not exceeding live dollars each; oti all itinerant traders, a tax not exceeding twenty five dollars also, to prescribe and fix the tax an al shows and exhibitions within the limits of said corporation; and the said town eoutieil shall have power to enforce the payment of nil taxes and assessments levied under authority of this act, against the property of nil defaulters, to the same extent, atid in the same man ner, as is provided by law for the col lection of the general .S'iate tax, except that the executions may bo directed either to the sheriff; or the tow n mar shal, or other persons especially appoin Sho. 58. That the suid town council shall be authorized to borrow money for educational and corporate uses only, and to assess each of the corporators iti an amount not exceeding twenty five per cent, oil his corporation tax, to aid in the pay incut of the principal and inter est of the said debt : Provided, thut the funded debt of the said town shall at uo one time exceed tho sum of five thou saou uoiiui?: auu pioviueu, uioj i.uui no loan shall bu consummated without the previous concurrence of the voters of the said town who are subject loa property tax, to be ascertained through the medium of the ballot box, after ten duys' public notice, as is provided in the case of election for intoudaut and war dens. Sec. 59. That tho original charter of Aiken, passed on the bitiutccnts day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty live, uud all acts amendatory thereof, as well as all others repugnant to this act, bu, and the same arc hotoby, repealed, and that this act shall be deemed and taken tu be a public act, and shall continue in force for twenty years. Sec. GO. That the charter of the town of Williston, in tho county of llarnwell, be, und the same is hereby, renewed and extended for thr term of fourteen years Sec. 61. That all persons, citizens of the State of ?South Carolina, who are cow, or may hereafter become, inhabi tants of tho towu of Grahams, sballl bu deemed, nod arc hereby declared, a Town of Willislon. body polotic and corporate, nnd that Faid town shall be called and knowu by the name of Grahams, and its limits bo deemed and bold to extend one-half mile in each direction from the railroad depot in said town. sro. 02. That the said town shall be governed by an inteudaut and four war dens, who shall be elected ou tho lirst Monday of September of every year thereafter, an election shall bo held for an Intendant nnd four wardens, who shall be citizens of the State of South Carolina, and shall have been residents of said town for sixty days immediately preceding said election, at such place in said town as the inteudaut and wardens shall designate, ten days1 notice, in writing being previously given; and that all male inhabitants of the said town, of the age of twenty-one years, who have resided therein sixty days previously to the election, shall be entitled to vote for said inteudaut nnd wardens; and the election shall be held from nine in the niojuiug uutil three o'clock in the after c o >n, when the polls shall be closed and tl.c mantgers shall count the votes and proclaim the election nnd give notice thereof, in writing, to the persons elcc t d; and that the Intendant and wardens, for the time being, shall appoint the managers to hold the ensuing election; that the inteudaut und wardens, before entering upon the duties of their offices, shall take the oath prescribed by the constitution of this State, ami also the following oath, to wit: "As intendaht (or wardyn) of G ruhams, 1 will equally and impartially, to tho best of my skill nnd ability, exercise the trust reposed in niC; and will use my best endeavors to preserve the pence and carry into effect, according to law, the purposes of my ap pointment: So help mo God." Sk?. tJ!J. That in case a vacancy shall occur in (ho offico of iutcndniit, or any of the wardens, by deaf, resignation, re moval from State, or from any other cause, an election shall bo held by the appointment of the intendaiit and wur den or wardens, as the case may be. ten days' notice thereof as aforesaid being given; and in case ol the sickness or temporary absence of the inteudaut, the wardens, forming a council, >hail be cm powered to elect one of themselves to act as iutcodant during such sickness or absenso. Sec. I' l. That the inteudaut and war dons, duly elected and qualified, bhall, during their term of service, severally and respectively, he vested with all the powers of other incorporated towns of this State, in matters civil ami crim'ual, within the limits of said town; that the iutendant shall, as often as occasion may require, summon the wardens to meet htm in council, a majority of whom shall constitution a quorum for the transac tion of business, and shall he known by the name, of the town council of Gra hams, and they end their successors in office shall have a common seal, and shall have power und authority to ap point, from time to time, such and s ? many proper persons to act as marcbals 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 ami regulations provided by tho laws of this State for the office of con.-table. And the inteudaut and war UOUS, iii UUuitCli, jii>Uii mti. I....v? authority, under their corporate seal, to ordain and establish all such rules and by-laws and ordinances respecting the streets, waps, public wells and springs or fountains of water, markets and po lice of the said town, unp for preserving health, ponce, order and good govern ment within the same, ns they may deem expedient and proper; and tho said coun cil may affix fines lor offences against 8iich by laws and ordinances, and appro priate the .same to the use of the corpo ration, but no fine shall exceed twenty dollars; all lines may bo recovered by an action lor debt before a proper tribu nal. sec. ?",.">. That the sai l council shall have power to abate and remove nui sances within the limits of said town ; also to classify and arrange the inhabi tants liable to police duty, and to require them to perform such duty as occasion may require ; and to enforce the per formance thereof under the same penal ties as arc now. or may hereafter be, es tablished by law: Provided, always, nevertheless, That the said town council ahull have pow r to compound with per sons liable to perform such duties up >u such terms nj they shall, by ordinance, establish. Sec. (is. That tocvtsaid tow.i council shull hereafter b; in any manner ?S'kc. 00. That it Ahull be tho duty of the iutendant and ?wrdens to keep all streets and ways whitih may be necessary for public use with id the limits of the said town open ^ai.oVitt god repair, and for that purpose thw-aro hereby invest ed with all the powers, rights and privi leges granted by law: to the commission ers of roads within^hc limits of said town. And, for et of duty, they shall be liable to liu^nins and penalties imposed by law ;;Up||t commissioners of roads for like neglsfct. And they are hereby individual1}-* exempt from the performance id' roidjimd police duty. And the iuh:ibitartJy>of said town are hereby excused fr-UV road and police duty without the uugts of Said e"rp..ra tion. Sec. 07. That tlii^^id iutendant and wardens shall have H^rcr to compound with persons liable tJt\work on the said streets and ways, W*Vto release mch persons as may ?1 *: -JL it, upon the pay incut of such sum < . /noney'.-is they may deem a fair jquivn&Mt therefor, to be applied by them to '?(to use oi tltc said corporation, of (. i rail runs shall als i be empowered to retain, possess and ? ijoy all such pro perty as they may n j? bo possessed of, or entir'ed to, or whir given, bequeathed to, acquired by them, an ? to sell, alien, or in any wa> traiisfc; fthc same, or any part thereof : Hrovid 1, The amount of property so held, or s-.?.-ak invested, shall, in no ease, exceed tiA^utity thousand dol Skc Ol?. That thepuid town council of (\ rabams shail ah-ij have power to impose an annual tax '.t oil re:.I and per sonal property within jhu Corporate lim its ?d" said town : 'pjSi&led, ?Said t .x does not. exceed t^n'^cu'fs on th>; one hundred dollars. } Sec. 70. Tatt?k?tnV??d^ t and u1.: t< ni ot th.T Tt^-*?^"*?Iviitiaui h.-ivc power t> re'gu! .te sales at auction within the limits Jof seid town, and :o grant licenses to uuc itnccrs: I'r.ividcd, I n a nothing heroin contained shall extend to bales by or fi r sheriffs, clerks of courts, judge ol probate, coroners, executor.- aud administrators, assignees, or by any other persons, under the order of any court or trial jcsiicc. Sec. 71. That the iutendant and war dens of the town of Grahams shall have power and authority tu require all per sons owning a lot or lots in the said town of (i rah.uns to keep in repair the side walks adjacent to their lots respectively, and, for default in this matter, shall have ! power and authority to in pose a fine not to exceed ten dollars. ?S'kc. 7ii. 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 Grahams1, u*d that they be, ' also, invested with all necessary power, ! by ordinance or ordinances, to suppress or regulate the sales of intoxicating I drinks, to bo drank at tho place where soid, or in or upon ny of its appurten ance?, or in or upo . any of the high ways, streets, lam-, alleys, commons, kitchens, stores, shops, public buildings, booths, stalls, or out houses of the Bai I town, or within one-half mile of tho said town: Provided, That no rule or regulation shall be made, inconsistent State. ?S'i.r. 7.'5. That this act shall bo taken : and deemed as a public act in all courts of justice, and shall continue of lore; until r< pcah d. Village of Lancaster. Sec. 71. That section firs! of tin act entitled '?an net to inei.rpor.ite tho vil lage of Lancaster," bo, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: ?'That tho village id' Lancaster, extend ing one mile in every direction from tho COUrt house, be, and the same is hereby incorporated by the name of the village of Lancaster." Tutcn of Cokexburv, Sec. 7."). That from anil after the pas sage of this act, all citizens of this State having resided sixty days in the town of Cokcsbury, shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to b?- n I" tly n ilitio and corporate, ami the said town shall be called and know n by the name of Cokes bury, and its corporate limits shall ex tend one mi!1 each dirction from the centre in said town. SEC. 70. That the said town shall be governed by an Intendant nnd six war dens, who shall he cit izens of the United States, and shall h ive 1)000 residents of tho fiaid town for sixty dnys iiutnodiutely preceding their olcctiou, who Bhall be elected on the second Monday iu April, I67?, and overy year thereafter ou tho sbcond Monday in January, ten days' publio notice thereof being' previously given ; and that ali male inhabitants of tho age of tweuty-ono years, citizeus of :he State, aud who shall have resided in the said town for sixty days immediately preceding the election, shall be entitled to vote for said intendant and wardens. <Stec. 77. That tho election lor iutcu dant ami wardens of tho'said town shall be held in somo convenient house, or some other convenient public place in the said town, from niuo o'clock, iu the morning until five o'clock in the after uoon, aud when tho polls shall be closed, the nWD?gOr? shall forthwith count the votes aud proclaim the clectiou, and give notice, in wriii ig, to the persons elected. The intendant and wardens shall appoint three managers to hold the ensuing aud any subsequent election. Whcnovcr tl e c shall no', be an intendant nnd war dens, or intendant and war Jon, from any cause whatever, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court of Abbeville county to oder such electtou forthwith, and appoint three managers for the same. The munagets in each case shall, before they open the polls for said election, take an oath fairly and impartially to conduct the same j and that the inteudaut and wardens, before entering upon tho duties of their respective offices, shall take the oath prescribed by tha constitution of this State, and, also, the following oath, to wit: uAa intendant, or warden of the town of Cokesbury, I will equally and impartially, to the best of my ability, excrcisu the trust reposed iu mc, and 1 will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace nnd carry i.ito effect, according to law, tho purposes for which I have been elected : So help me God." The said intendant and wardens shull hold ?tn es ir on ntvs?nine ur rt*nii ?tmsoftOTi until tho second Monday iu January en suing, and until their successors shall be cloctcd and qualified. St-:*'. TS. That in case a vagrency shoe Id occur iu hhe office of the iiitcu dant, or any of the wardens, by death, ; resignation, removal, or otherwise, or in case <d' a tin ii. aid election, an election 10 fill such vacancy shall be held by the appointment of the inteudaut and war d< its or warden) as the ca c may be, or the clerk of the court of Abbeville county, if there should be no intondant or wardens, ten days' public notice thereof being previously given ; and in case of the sickness ur einporary absence of the inteuda.it. the wardens, forming a council, shall be empowered to elect one of their number to act in his stead during the time. Ski-. Til. Thnt the intendant and war doil.s, duly elected und qualified, shall, during their term of service, severally and respectively, bo vested with all the jurisdiction and powers of magistrates within the limits of said town, and the intendant shall, and may, as often as he I may deem necessary, summon the war den.- to meet iu council, any two of whom I with the inteudaut, may constitute a quorum to transact business, ami they .-hall be known by the name of the town council of Cokesbury, nnd they aud their successors, hereafter to be elected, may have a common BCal, which shall be nfUvod tn nil ihn nrdinnnfv?? ? nnd ihn said town council shall have authority to appoint, from time to time, as they see lit, such, ami so many, proper persons, to act as marshals or constables of the said towu, as tho said town council may deem necessary and expedient, for the preser vation of the peace, good order and po lice thereof, wh ich i persons so appointed .-hall, within the covpornte limits of said town, have the powers, privileges and emoluments and be subject to all the obligations, penalties and regulations provided by law, for the office of consta ble, and -hall be liable to be removed at the pleasure of said council, and the said town council shall have power to <st blish, or authorize the establishment of the market house in Baid town. And the said town council shall have lull power aud authority, under their corpo rate Beal, to make all such rules, by-laws and"ordinnnccs, respecting the streets, road-1, market house, ami the business thereof, and the police system of the said town, as shall appear to them noces sai \ and i toper for the security, welfare ami convenience, nnd for preserving health, onler and good government with in the same ; aud the said town council may impose lines for offences against their by-law- and ordinances, ami appro printo the same to the public use of said town; aud 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 tbe trial before them of any person for a violation of any of these by-laws or ordiuauces ; hut uo fine above the sum of twenty dollars shall be collected by the towo council, except by suit in the court of common pleiis : And provided, also, That no Goo shall exceed fifty dol lars, .and also that nothing herein con tained shall authorize the said council to make auy |by-lawi or ordinances incon sistent with or repugnant to tho laws of tho State; and all tho b^-'aws,rules and ordiuauces tho said council may make, shall, at all times, be subject tc rcvisal or repeal by tho general assembly of this State. Sec. 80. That the said intendant and wardens shall have full power to abate aud remove nuisances iu the said tnwn, aud it shall also bo their duty to keep all roads, ways and streets within tho corpo rate limits of the said town, open aud in good repair, aud for that purpose they arc invested with all the powers hereto fore grauled to commissioners of roads ; and shall have full power to classify and arrauge the inhabitants of said town, liable to street, road or other public duty therein, and to force the performance of such duty, uudcr such penalties as are now, or shall hereafter be prcrcrihed by law: ProvidoJ, That the said town council may compound with persons .lia ble to perform sucb duty, upon suoh terms, und on the payment of such sums as may be established by laws or ordi nances : And provided, also, That the individuals who compose tho said town council shall he exempt from the per formance of road aud police duty, and tKe inhabit tuts of taid town are hereby exempt from road and police duty with: cut the corporato limits of said town. rcfu.c license for billiard tables, to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors within the limits of the said corporation, he, and the fame is hereby, vested in the j tawn council of Cokesbury. And the said council may grant licenses to retail Bpitituous liquors to such persons, and in such quantities, at such rates, and upon such terms and conditions as the said council may deem best and proper ; and the said intendant and wardens shall have the full und only powor to impose a tax on all shows or exhipitions, for gain or reward, within the limits ; and all money paid for liceusc for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping tavern and billiard tables, and the tax for all shows, for gain or reward, within said limits, shall be appropriated to the public use of said corporation. Skc. 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 any 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 designnatcd and regulated by the town council; and, for default or refusal to make and keep in lepair such sidewalks, tho town council may cause the same to be made or put iu j price of making or repairing : Provided, That such contracts for making or re pairing: Provided. That such contracts ! for making or repairing be let to the lowest bidder. Skc. 8!5. That tho said town council of Cokesbury shall have power to arrest and commit to jail, for a space of time not exceeding twelve hours, and to fine, not exceeding twenty dollars, any person or persons who shall be guilty of disor derly conduct in said town to tbe annoy ance of citizens thereof; and it shall be the duly of the marshal of tho town to j make such arrest, and call to his as sis tanco the jionse eom.ita.tui, if necessary ; and, upon failure to perform such duty he shall be fined :,.i a sum not more than twenty dollars for each "and every of fenco. Skc. S4. That the said town council of Cokesbury shall have power to grant or refuse licenses to parties within tho limits of said town ; and tho parties to whom such licenses are granted shall be subjoet' to such regulations as may, by ordinance, bo established. They shall, also have power to impose and collect an annual tax upon tho nssossod property of B lid town: Provided, No tax shall bo imposed, in any one year, to exceed the rate of tea ccats on each hundred dol lars of such assessed property; aod that tho money so raised shall be applied to the ose of said towu. Tbw aafkl tows council shall hare power to enforce the payment of all taxes loriod b^ 4U?p said town council, to tho same extent, and in the same manner as is now, ornercafter shall be provided by law for tho "Collec tion of the general State'tttett^Crt Sec. 85. That tho said town t {/council of Cokcsbury shall have fiowcr to, regu late Bales at auction within the limits of said '.own, and to grant licenses to auc tioneers : Provided, nothing herein con tained shall expend to sales Ay tariff, clerk of the court, judge of probate, coroner, executor or administrator, as signee in bankruptcy, or by j any other person, out or the order, decree-of any court, justice ot the peace, or magistrate. Sec;. 8G. That this net shall be'deem cd a public act, and shaft 'Con^tiruo of force for twenty years, and till '?he end of the sensiuu u" the general assembly of said ?State then next following^ind all acts of incorporations or amendments thereof, repugnant thereto, arfe licrcby repealed. Town of Orangcbnrgi Sec. 87. That an act entfr*T-?an act to in corporate the town of ?rtageburg'* approved on the seventeen daj^ of De cember A. D. 183G, be, anA-tUe^aame is hereby, altered and amended^as^bllows: That from and after the yossage of this act, all and every person Or pcr^ns, who shall have resided within3ft**9erporate limits of the town of Orangajrtfg for sixty days arc hereby d^claradj to be memberr of the corporation^ hereby to be created. Sec S3. That the said persons shall, from the passing of this ^act,*fidcome a body politic and corporate, and shall be kn jwu aud called by the najs* of tho "Town of Oran^eburg," and its, corpo rate limi's shall extend cm; mile in uve ceotre, except on the next tt^lf&th cdis to river, which river shnltTMe*9mtute the boundary in that direction. ??yw Sec. 89. That tho said town-shall be governed by a mayor aud four aldermen, who shall have resided in the, ?State for one year, and within tho limits of the corporation for sixty days Inimedsately preceding their cleetion. Tho said Uiryor and alderman shall be erected on the second Tuesday in September, ten days' notice being previously given, and shall continue in office for two years, and until tho cleetion rfnd'Qualification of their successors; and all male inhabi tants of said town, who shall have attain ed the age of twenty ouo years, and re sided therein sixty days immediately preceding their election, Shall be enti tled to vote for sard mayor and alder men. Sec. 90. That said electson shall be held in some convenient publie place in said town from eight o'clock, in tho morning until five o'clock ip j^he eve ning; aud when the polls shall be closed the managers shall forthwith count the votes and declare the election, giving notice in writing to the persons elected. The mayor and alderman , for the time being shall always nppoiut the managers to couuuet iiie election, woo, before thoy open the poll for said election, shall take mi oath fairly and impartially to con duct the same. And the mayor and .i.,.r._. ~??_ HtiAti ?41??v'?B'w ties of their offices, shall, respectively, take nu oath prescribed by the constitu tion of this State, and also the following oath, to wit : "As mayor (or aldermen) of the town of Orangeburg, 1 will equal ly and impartially, to the best of my ability, exercise tho trust reposed in me, and will use my best endeavors to pre serve the pence, and caray into effect according to law, the purposes for which I have been elected : So help me God.* ?Sec. 91. That in case a vacancy should occur in the office of mayor or any of the aldermen, by death, resigna tion or tthcrwise, un election to fill such vacancy shall be held by the appoim - nietit of the mayor and uhlerman, or aldermen, as the case may be, ten days* previous notice being given; and in case of sickness or temporary absence of the mayor, the aldermen, forming a council, shall bo empowered to elect one of their number to act as mayor during the time. S.:c. 92. That the mayor aftd alder men duly elcetod and qualified shall, du ring their term of servieo, sovarally and respectively, bo vested with ajl poweis of magistrate in this State within tho limits of ssid town And the mayor shall and may, as often as may'bo noce*? [('?'.t?nt.,! ? . PA I\igt )