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should now du, having the same pr jot .jrs and emoluments, and subjeel same duties and penalties as therein p JrouiaVdfThat all n?Ba oona costs 1 Ott any eSecutlonvlssutog from saldtov, oOfand directed ti) the said sheriff, t paid by ?aid town council. SEO. 58. That the said town council < .shall have power to Impose, for the us said corporation, the following annua On all real estate within the said limits that held tor religious or charitable pi a tax not exeeeding one-quarter of cent.; on all sales of merchandise and arising froth factorage, faculties and alona, except the salaries ol clergyme religious denominations, a tax not ex one-eighth ot one per cent; on all wh rlages kept tor hire, a Bum not exceed dollars each; on all itinerant traders, a exceeding twenty-five dollars; also, scribe and fix tue tax on alLshows am bidons, within the*li nolls of bald carpi and the said ta wu council shall have p> enforce the payment ot all taxes and menta levied under authority of th against the property of all defaulters, same extent, and In the same manna provided by law for toe collection of tl era! State tax, except that the axecutioi be directed either to the sheriff or th< marshal, or other person especially apr . by council to "collect the same. - SEC. 59. And the said town council s authorized to borrow money for educ* and corporate uses only, and to assess < ' the corporators in an amount not azo) twenty-five per cent-, on his eorporatk to aid in the {Payment ol'the principal * tore st of the. said debt: Provided, Tia funded debt of said town shall at ne on . exceed the som offi.se thousand dellars: provided, also, That ne loans shall be co mated without the previous concurrei the votera of the said town who are subj a property tax, to be ajicertaiBed throng medium of the ballot-box, after ten public notice, as ls provided in the c election lor Intendant and wardens. . Ssc 60. That the original charter of A . passed on tao nineteenth day of De eenie the year of our JLord one thousand eight died and. thirty-five, an*l all acts amend thereof, as well as. ali others repugnant t . act, be, and tan-same are hereby, rep? . and that this .act snail be deemed and faa .. be a public acland ahall continue in ton ? twenty years. " : . : im TOWY OF WTLlTSTONt Sao. 61. And oo- u further enacted. Tba . charter of the Sown of Wllliston, itt the Cc oil Barnwell, be; end the same ls hereby newed end entended for the term-of four yean from tan dato of toe passage*of this TOWK OF GRAUAJt'9. . Sae. 63. Ami M iUJmiker-enacted, Thi . persona, oMaeneox toa Stator of Sooth C ft Moa, who are now,-or who mry h ere at tei . -come, ? tahabitants of tho --Town of Grana ? ?hallbe deemed, and ara hereby declare body poll?e and corporate, and that ti? bi town shall be called and known by the m of Graham's, aod lt? limits shall be deemed held to extend eas half mlle In each dlrec from tba railroad depot ha said town. Sac. 63. That the said town shall be pori ed by an intered tat' and fews wardens, i .shall' -be elected otk th? first 'Monday in -8 tomber next, on which.-day. as well as on - ?rsi. Monday la September of every y ear th. ..' after, an election' -"shall be held -tor an tote ant and lour wardens, who- shall be citizen the State of South Carolina, and shall h '? been residents of said town tor-'sixty days - : mediately preceding said election, at such pl in said town as toe intendant and ward ? shall designate, ten days' notice in writ ' -- being previously given; and that aU male *t habitants of said town, of the age of twen one years, who have resided thereto sixty di previously to the election, shall be entitled vote tor. saki intendant and Wardens, and t election shall be held from nine la the moi . lng until three o'clock in iso alte ru ooo, wh .the polls shall.be closed, and the manag? shan count the votes and proclaim the eli .taon, and gtve notice thereof, in writtug, ..the persona elected; and that the intends and wardens, for the Mme being, shall ap po the managers to hold the.ensuirg eieetlc that the Intendant and wardens, before en ti lng upon the duties of their ?nices, shall ta the oath prescribed by the constitution of tl State-, and alse toe following oath, te wit : *?. - Intendant, or warden, of Graham's, I w equally and impartially, to the best of my sk * and ability, exercise the trust reposed In m j? and will use my* best endeavors to preserve tl peace, and carry into effect, according to hu the purposes of my appointment : So kelp ii ; .iflosV' ?. .. - ' - SEO. 64. That in ease a vamnoy shall oecti i -In the office of intendant, er any of the wa dens, by death, resignation, removal from th -"States'er from any ether cawse, an electio shall be held by the appointaient of the Intel .. da-ot and warden er wardens, as the case ma . bOf ten days' notice thereof, as aforesaid, bein . gto?n; and 1 n case of the sickness or tempo ri . ry absence of tee intendant, the wardens, fora toga council, shall he-empowered to elect oe -of themselves to actas intendant during TOO i sickness or absence, - r Ssc. 66. That toe tatondaut and werdem - duly elected and qualified, shall, during the! tenn cf cens?e, severally and respectively, b : Tested with all the powers of Ol ber Inc or pc rated towna of this -?tate, In matters civfi an criminal, within the llmi?a o? saki town; th a the^totendanc-shall, soften, as occasion ma; require, sere IBO a the wardens to meet htm ii council, a majority of whom shall constitute i Undi? ni frfKtbe traneactien of boniness, am ?han be Mm?mm by the. name of the towi aenacll et graham's, and they ?nd their sue cessors in office shall have a common seal, am shall have power aad authority to appoint . from time to time, such and so many propel persons to act as marshals or constables, ai they shall deem expedient and proper, whici officers shall have all the powers, privilege: and emoluments, and be 'subject to all the duties, penalties and regulations provided by the laws of this State for the office of constable. And the intendant and wardens, in council, . shall have power and authority, under their corporate Beal, to ordain and establish all sncii rules and by-laws and ordinances, respecting the streets, ways, public wells and springs or fountains of water, markets and police of the - said town, and tor preserving health, peace, order and good government within the same as they may deem expedient and proper: and .the said council may affix fines for offences against such by-laws and ordinances, and ap? propriate the same to the ' use of the corpora? tion, but no fine shall exceed twenty dollars. All fines may be recovered by an action for debt before a prober tribunal. Sec. 66. That the said council shall have power to abate and remove nuisances within the limits of said town; and- to classify and arrange toe inhabitants- liable to police duty, and to require them to perform suqh duty as occasion may require; and to enforce the per iormance toereoi, under the same penalties as are now or may hereafter be established by? law: Provided, allays, nevertheless, That the said town council shall have power to com- ' pound with persons liable to perform such du? ties, upon such terms as they shall by ordi? nance establish. SEC. hi. That it shall oe the duty of the In tendant and wardens to keep all erects ways which may be necessary irv public within the limits of the said towa open at good repair, ao'd for that purpose they hereby invested with all fae powers, ri and privileges- granted by '.aw to the com stoners of roads wltbir the limits of town. And, for neglect ot duty, they sha liable to the pains and penalties impose law npon commissioners of roads for like gleet. And tbey are hereby individually empt from the performance of road and p duty. And the Inhabitants of said town hereby excused from road and police without the limits of said corporation. SEC. &S. That the said intendant and dens shall hove power, to compound with sons liable to work on tbe said streets ways, and to release such persons as ma] sire lt, upon the payment of such BUI money as they may deem a fiair equi VE therefor, to be appaled by them to them tho said corporation.. SEO. 09. That the said town council oft barn's shall als? be empowered to retain, sess and enjoy all such property as they BOW .be possessed of, or entitled to. or wi shall here alter be given, bequeathed to, 0 any manner acquired' by them, and to i alien, or In any way transfer the same, or part thereof; Provided, The amount of j) er ty so held, or stoek invested, shall, li case, exceed twenty thousand doli are. Ssc 70. That tbe said town council-of ( ham's shall also have power to impose an noel tax on all real and personal prop within- the corporate Umba of said town: J vidad,^ Said .tax does not exceed tea cent* tire one hundred dollars. > ? SEO. 71. That the Intendant and warden the towa of Graham's ?hall have power regulate sale? at auction within the lim lu said town, and to grant licenses to ano tl eera : Provided, That nothing herein conti ed shall eire od to salee by or for sheri clerks al courts, Judge of probate, coron* executors and administrators, assignees, ot any other persons, under the- order of i court or trial justice. . SEC. 72. That the intendant and wardeni the Town of Graham^ shall have power i authority to require all persona awning a or lota in said town of Graham's to keep in pair the sidewalks adjacent to their lots gpeotlvely, and tor default in thia matter si have power and authority ta Impose a fine J exceeding ten dollars. ... SEC 73. That the power to refuse and gn lice nee* to keep a tavern or to retail intoxic ing drinks be, and the same 1s hereby Vest in tbe town council of the Town of Orabas and that they be also invested with all-nee sexy power, by ordinance- or ordinances, suppress or regulate tba salea ot intoxicad drinks, to be draak at the place whare-eold, ta or upoa any of ita appurtenances, or in upon aay ot toe high ways, streets, lanes, leys, commons, kitchens, stares, ?hows,-pub buildings, booths, ?talla or out-houses of t said town, or within one-half mlle of the sri town : .Presided, That no rule at regt?aft shall be made inconsistent with tba oonstU tloa and laws of the State. . : SEC Ti. That this act snail be taken ai . deemed as a public act tn ali. courts of Just lc and shall continue of toree until repealed. VILLAGE OF LAKGJU3TBB, I * 8EC 76. That Section drat ot aa act entttlt "An actio incorporate tba Tillage af Lance ter," be, .and tba sam?is hereby ?mended so' ? toread as foliows: "That the-Village of Lai caster, extending one mlle in every dlrectlr from the courthouse,, be, and the same ts her by incorporated by tbe name of tbe Village I lancaster." TOWN OF C0KE3B17BT. SEC. 70. That from and after the passage i this act, all citizens of this. State,, having n sided .sixty days In the Town of Cokesburj shall be deemed, and are hereby declared t be, a body politic and corporate, and tito sal town shall be called and known by the nam of Cokesbury, and its corporate limits shall ei tend one mile in each direction from Ute cen t r in said town. SEC. 77. That the said town shall be govern ed by an Intendant and six wardens,, whq aha bc citizens of the United States, and shall hav been residents of the said town tor sixty day Immediately preceding. their election, wh shall be elected on the second Monday lu April 1870, and every year thereafter on second Mon day In January, ten days' public notice th er ec being previously given; and that all male in habitants of the age of twenty-one years, citl zeus ot the State, aud who shall have reeidei in the said town for Sixty days imm?diat el; preceding the election,, shall be entitled to you for said intendant and wardens. " SEC. J8. That the election for intendant anc wardens of the said town shall be held In som? convenient house, or soracother convenieni public place in the said town, from 0 o'cloc) In the morning, until 5 o'clock in the after noon, and when tue polls shall be closed, thc managers shall forthwith count the votes and proclaim the election, aud give notice, in writing, to the persons elected. The Inten dant and wardens shall appoint three mana? gers to hold the ensuing, and any s uh seque ul e'ectlon. Whenever there shall not he an in? tendant and wardens, or Intendant and war. den, from any cause"whatever, .it shall be the duty of the clerk or the Court of Abbeville County to order such election,, forthwith, and appoint three managers for .the same. Tho managers in each. case shall, before they open the polls for said election, take an oath, fairly and impar? tially, to conduct the same; and that the in? tendant and wardens, before entering upon the duties ot their respective offices, shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of this State, and, also, the following oath, to wit: "As Intendant (or warden} of the Town of Cokesbury, I will equally and impartially, to the best of my ability, exercise the trust reposed in me; and I will use the best of my. endeav? ors to preserve the peace and carry Into effect, according to law, the purposes for which I have been elected: So help me God." The said intendant and wardens shall hold their offices from the time of their election until the second Monday ra January ensuing, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. SEC. 79. That in case a vacancy should oc? cur in the office of the Intendant, or any of the wardens, by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, or In case of a tie in said elec? tion, an election to nil such vacancy shall be held by the appointment of the intendant and wardens, or warden, (as the case may be.) or the clerk of the Court of Abbeville County, if there should be no intendant or wardens, ten days' public notice thereof being previously given; and in case of the sickness or tempo? rary absence of the intendant, the wardens, forming a council, shall be empowered to elect one of their number to act in his stead during tbe time. PEC. 80. That the intendant and wardens, duly elected and qualified, shall during their term of service, severally and respectively, be vested with all the jurisdiction and powere or magistrates within the limits of said town; and the intendant shall and may, as often OH he may deem necessary, summon the wardens lo meetln council, any two of whom, witii the In? tendant, may constitute a quorum to transact ' business, and they shall be known by thc name ot the town council of Cokesbury, and they and their successors, hereafter to bo elected, may have a common seal, which shall be affixed lo nil the ordinances, and the said town council shall have authority to appoint, from to time, as they .see. flt, such and so i proper persons to act aj -marshals or co bles .of the said .?oWn, as the sa?* towiri ell may deem necessary and ezpedlen . the?preservaci?n 04,the' peace, good ords police thereof, which' persons, so appo shall, within the corporate limits ol said t Tiavethepow?lrBrprrvneges anfl ?molum and be subject to all : th? obligations, pen and regulations -provided by law for the of constable, and shall be liable to be rem at the pleasure of said council; and the .town council shall have power to establii to authorize the establishment of the mi house in said town. And the said town 1 ell shall have full powerand authority, 1 their corporate seal, to make all such i by-laws and ordinances, respecting the sti retada, market house and the business thc and toe pol loe system of the said tow shall appear to them necessary and prop? the security, welfare and con veniente, ac preserving health, order and good ge ment within the same; and the shiel -council may- Impose floes for offences ag these by-laws and ordinances, and a] priate the ahme to the public nee of said t and the said council shall have the same p which magistrates now have, to compe attendance of witnesses, and require the give evidence open the trial before the any person for a violation of any of these laws or ordinances; but no line above the dftwenty dollars shall be collected by the' 1 council, except, by suit in the court of * mon pleas; And provided, alt?, That no shall exceed fifty dollars, and also that not herein contained shall authorize the said c ell to make any by-laws or ordinances tn sistent wfth or repugnant to the laws of Slate, and ali the by-laws, mles and ord ina the said connell may make shall ar ail I! be subject to r?visai or repeal by the Cen Assembly of this State. Ssc. 81. That tire- said Intendant and " dens shall- have power to abate and rea nuisances teihe said town, and lt shall ale their duty to keep all roads, Ways and str within- the corporate limits of the said ti 1 oped and in good repair, and tor that ptrrj they are invested with all the powers ber fore granted to commissioners of roads; shall have full power to classify and arra the Inhabitants of said town, liable to stn road or ether pobtfc dury therein, and to Tc tho performance of euch, doty, undera1 -penalties as are now or shall hereafter be ] scribed by law: Prov vied, That the said tc council may compound with persons liable , perform .such duty, upon such terms and the payment of such sums as may be est?bil ed by. laws or ordinances: And provided ai That the Individuals who compose the s town council shall be exempt from the p for man ce of road and poll oe duty, and the habitants of said4towa are hereby exet from road and police duty without the cor rate limits of said town. . Ssc. 82. That the power to grant or ref L ucease for billiard tables, to keep tavern retail spuitous liquors within the limits of I said corporation, be, and the same ls herel vested lu the town council of Cokesbury. A ' ?lie. said council may ~ grant' licenses' to rel spirituous liquors, to such persona, and in st 'quantities, at such rates, and upon such ter and conditions as the said council may dei best and proper; and the said Intendant a wardens shall have lull and only power to 1 pose a tax on all shows or exhibitions, i gain or reward, .within the limits; and money paid for license for retailing splrltuc liquors, keeping tavern and billiard tables, a the tax for all shows, for gainerreward, wli in said limits, shat! be appropriated to t public use of said corporation. SEO. 83. That the said town council Cokesbury shall have lull power and autho ty to require ali persons owning a lot or lc In said town, to make and keep In good rep: sidewalks, in front of said lot or lots, whenev the'sath'e shall iront or adjoin any of the publ streets of said town, If, In the Judgment the council, such sidewalks shall be necesear the width thereof, and the manner of co 8lruclion,'lo be* designated and regulated I ta* town council; and, Tor default or refusal make and keep in repair such sidewalks, tl town council may cause the Bame to be mat or put in repair, and require the owner 1 pay the price for making or repairing: jr vided, That such contracts for making or r pairing be let to the lowest bidder. Sac. 84. Thal the said town council of Coke bury shall have power to arrest and commit t Jail, for a space of time not exceeding twelv hours, and to fine, not exceeding twenty do lars.'any person or persons who shall be guilt of disorderly conduct In said .town, to the at noyance of citizens thereof; and it shall he th duty of the marshal of the town to make BUC arrest, and to call to his assistance the post coimtatus, if necessary; and upon failure t perform such duty, he shall be fined In a dui not more than twenty dollars for each an every offence. Ste. 85. That the said town connell of Coke? wiry shall have power to grant or refuse ll censes to parties within the limits or sal town; and the parties to whom such license are granted shalt be subject to such regulation as may, by ordinance, be established. The; akall also have power to impose and collect ai annual tax upou the assessed property of sale town: Provided, No ux shall be Imposed, it any qne year, to exceed the rate ol ten cent on each hundred dollars of such assessed prop erty; and that the.money so raised shall be ap? plied to the use of said town. The said towt council shall have po wer to enforce, the pay ment of all taxes levied by the said town coun? cil, to the same extent, and in the same man nur as ls now, or hereafter shall be, provided by law fer the collection ot the general State taxes. SEC. 8G. That the said town council ol Cokes? bury shall have power to regulate sales at auction within the limits of said town, and to grant licenses to auctioneers : Provided, Noth? ing herein contained shall extend to sales by sheriff, clerk of the court, Judge of probate, coroner, executor or administrator, assignee ia bankruptcy, or by any person, out of tho order, decree o? any court, justice ol the peace or magistrale. Ssc. 87. That this act shall be deemed a pub? lic act, and shall continue of loree for twenty years, and till the end of the session of the General Assembly ot said State then next fol? lowing; and all ads ot incorporations or aoiendmenls thereof repugnant thereto are hereby repealed. TOWX OF OKAXGEBUItG. SEC. 88. That an act entitled "Au act to in? corporate the Town of Oraugeburg," approved on the seventeenth day of December, A. D. ?S36, be, and thc same ls hereby altered and amended as follows : "That from aad after the passage of this act, all and every person or persons, who sliall have resided within the corporate limits of the Town of Orangeburg for sixty days, ure hereby declared to be members of the corporation- hereby to be created. ? SBC. f 9. That the said persons shall, from the passing of this a.ct, become a body politic and corporate, and shall be known and called by the name of lh2 Town of Orangeburg, and Us corporate limits shall extend one mlle In every direction from the courthouse as a ceutre, ex? cept on the side next to North Edlsto River, which river shall constitute the boundary iu that direction. SEC. 90. That the said town shall be govern "" ? ~-ZTTT} ed by a mayor and four aldermen;- who hare resided in Jhe Stn te for one year W?th^r thel?m?fi or" tai corporation foj? day3 Immediately preceding Jheir efe'c 'The said mayor and tjldermen'ahall betfeli on the second Tuesday fn September; ten notice being previously given, and shall tlnne in office for two years, and until election and quallflcatlqa of their suecas and ali male Inhabitants of said town,' I Bhall bave attaltf?d the ?&e~dT twentj years, and resided therein sixty days lmi ately preceding tbe election, shall be em to vote for said mayor-arid aldermen. I Sac. 91. That said election shall be he I some convenient public place in said I from 8 o'clock In the morning, dntli if o\ I bi the evening; arid when the ports' ena I closed, the managenrshall forthwith conn votes atad declarer fhe ?lection, giving no Mn writfne," to the persons erected. The m aili aldermen tor the time being shall ali 'appetat-tbe-managers to conduct the eleci f who,-' oVfbr? they open tile ' poll for said ? lion,"shan take anoath, fWrly tai imparti to conduct'"the same,; And^ the _ffiayor I alderman, betoreenr?rfhg nip?n the ?a?et their officer; sha?, respe?irVery^ toke tb'e prescribed by the constitution of this St and also the ftllowtogaetny to wit: "As m I.(or alderman) of tbfrTowfl^f-Orangebti will equally and Impartially,- te the bent OJ ability, exercise the trust reposed la me, J wiij use my best endeavor! to preserve 1 peace, and carry toto effect, according to the purposes for which I have feeeu'efec So help me-Go?V - '. .'* SEC. 92. That in - case a vacancy shduld J cur In the office of' mayor et any Of the al traen, by death, resignation or otherwise j election to fill such vacancy snail-be held the appointment of the.mayor and ardern I or aldermen f as the case ma? be, ton d previous notice being given; ami in casi i sickness or temporary absence of the rna; j the aldermen, forming a council, shau be - I powered to elect one of their number to at mayor during tbe time. SEC. 93. That the mayor and aldermen i elected and qualified shall, Buring their ? of service, severally and respectively, vested with all the powers of magistrate! j this State within tbe limits Of said town: i j the mayor shall and may, as often as may necessary, summon thc aldermen to meei j oouncli, any two of whom, with the mayor, I any three aldermen, may constitute a q?or I to transact business, and they shall 6e knq by the name of the town coon di of Oran' j burg, and they and their successors n?reaj to be elected, may have a common sear; wh shall be affixed to all their'ordinances', n sue and be sued, plead and be ImpWa'ded any court of law or equity in this State, a purchase, hold, possess and enjoy to th and their successors, in perpetuity, or. any term of years, any estate, real, personal mixed, aud sell, alien and convey the saa Provided, The same shall not exoeed at e I .one time the 6um ot tanc thousand dolla And the mayor and aldermen shan have I power to make and establish all snob ml by-laws and ordinances, -respeetrog the roa streets, market and poll?e-of said town, as -sh L appear to them necessary and requisite tor t security, welfare and convenience of the -' si I town, or for preserving health, peace, OK -and good government within the same; a the said council may fix and Imposa fines a penalties for the violation thereof, and appi priate the same to the public uses ot the es corporation: Provided, That no-flue shall ? oeed flay dollars for any one offence. Ssc. 94. That the 'mayor and aid er men said town shall bare toll and 'only power grant or refuse licenses to any person, fin company or corporation engaged in or lutea lng to be engaged in any trade, business, I profession whatsoever, within thd corpora i limits of said town, upon soeh condition ai under snob circumstances aa to them shs seem proper and right : Provided, That in i instance, shall the price of a license to keep tavern, or to retail spirituous liquors, be flx< at a less sum than is established by the -lav of the State; and ali moneys paid for license and for fines and forfeitures for retail!r spirituous liquors, keeping taverns and bibi ai tables, within the said limits without license shall be appropriated to the public uses of sa: .town.: Provided, That the mayor and aide men, duly elected and qualified, shall not hav power to grant any license to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors to extend beyon the term for which they have been elected. SEC. 95. That lt shall be the duty of the sal mayor and aldermen to keep all roads, strcel and ways within their corporate limits ope .and in good repair, and for that purpose the are vested with all the powers and duties c surveyors of highways and selectmen of towni They shall have power to compound with a persons liable to work the streets, ways an roads in said town, upon such terms as the shall, by ordinance, establish; the moneys s received to be applied to the public use of sal town; and all persons refusing or falling to pa; such commutation shall be liable to such fine not exceeding twenty dollars, as the towi council may impose. SEC. 96. They shall also have power to lm pose an annual tax not exceeding fifty cent on every hundred dollars of the assessed valui of all real and personal estate lying within th? corporate limits of said town, (the real anc personal estate of churches and school asset elations excepted.) The said council sha! have the power to regulate the price oj license upon all public shows and exhibitions in said town, to erect a powder magazine, and compel any person holding more than twenty five pounds of powder to store the same there? in, and to make regulations for rates of storage thereof, and for keeping and delivering the same. The said council shall have power to enforce the payment of all taxes levied under thc authority ol' Oils act, against the pro? perty and persons of defaulters to the same extent, and in the same manner, as ls provid? ed by law for the collection of the general State tax, except that executions to enforce thc payment of the town taxe3 shall be Issued under the seal of the corporation, and direct? ed to the town marshal, or other person especially appointed by the town council, to collect the same; and all property upon-which a tax shall be levied is hereby declared and made liable for the payment thereof in prefer? ence to all other debts against' the said proper? ty, except debts due the State, which shall first be paid. SEC. 97. That the said tojvn council shall have power and authority to require all per? sons owning a lot or lots, iu 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 public street of said town, ir, in the judgment ot the council, such sidewalk shall be necessary, the width thereof, and the manner of their construction, to be designated and regulated by the said council; and for default or refusal, after reasonable no? tice, to make and keep in repair auch side? walks, the town council may cause the same to be made or put in repair, and require the owner to pay the price of making or repairing. And the said town council are hereby empow? ered to sue for and recover the same by action of debt in any court of competent Jurisdic? tion: .PrortiiedVThat such contract for making . or repairing be let to the lowest bidder. SEC. 93 That the said town c'ouncll shall have power, with the eonsont of the adjacent II,, land owners, to close all such roads, stree and wayB within the said .town, a?they, mi deem necessaryly saft-of toe free&el'd fiferei either at private or?ub% Balers thiy- mi adjudge best for the Jereel; o? tlW said tow and they shall have power to lay out, adop open and keep in repair all such new street roads, and way?, as they may, from time 1 time, deem necessary for the improvomei and convenience of. said town : Provide Thaine .new.street, road or way, shall 1 opened without first, having, obtained the coi sent of the land owner or owners throat] whose premires any such new street, road < mg.maygass. ' . . SEC. .pi.'Xhe i&ld to wa council shall hai power, and aire hereby authorized, to elect ot ox mere marshals, ({a. .addition to the eher of the County of Oraaguburg, ) who jabal? sat be ajnarst.al o'f the. town, to rix their salara and prescribe their .duties, .wh o shall he s wot in and invested with ali the gowers, and sa Jecte?'.fb all the.duUe3 and,liabilities that co: stables now,haye or. are subject to hy law, : addjljon to tue'dutlas and liabilities special conferred and Imposed pn,.thens, by the tow cou ac fl : 'Provided, Xuat their juifisdlpUon? soi be confined within,the limits of sald.town. ' . SKC. 100. That.the town council shaU hai power'to. ejjtahfiBh a guardhouse, and. to pr scribe, by ordinance, suitable rules and reg ladoas for keeping and gevoralng the sam ,a"nd until such guardhouse ahall.be eetabUshei '{hey shall be authorised to, tue a room la tl common jail pf the County of ..Orangeburg fi the confinement of all who. ma; be subject t be committed for violation of any ocdlnanc of the town, poised In conformity to the pr visions pf this act; and the Bald town co mu may, "by ordinance, or the said mayor and a derme n In person, any one or more of them,ai thorlze aaa* require any marshal of the town, < any corns table specially appointed for that pu pose, to arrest and commit to the said guar? houser, or Jail of Orangeburg County, as tl case may b?, for a term not exceedln&twent. four houri, any person qr persons who, wahi 'the corporate limits pf said town, may be ei gaged tn the breach of the peace, any riotous < disorderly conduct, open obscenity, pub! drunkenness, dr In any conduct grossly ind cent or dangerous to the citizens of .said towt or any OT them, and lt shall be tue duty of tb town marshal to arrest and commit all such o 'fenders, wbear?cujlredssoto do, who shall hoi power to call .to their assistance the posse con laius, If need be, to aid In making such a rests; and upon the failure of said marshals l perform such dutyas is required, theyabal severally., he Subject to .aitch lines and pena ties se th? town council may. establish. ; and a persons so imprisohe?\shaIl pay the cost aa expenses Inciden^ 4? - jbelr Imprison men which said coste'and, expenses shall be cojlec ed In the same manner aa ls provided bj th act for the collection of "fines Imposed, for tb violation of ordinances i Provided, Thai sue Imprisonment shall not exempt the party froi the pay mont of any floe .tho. council, jnay in pose, or in lieu of failure to pay the flne lat posed, tobe Imprisoned for a term not mot than twenty daj?! for the offence for which b rqay have been committed. SEO. 101. Tho said town council shall bav power to collect tua taxes, from ailj.thu pei eons representing, publiais, wi thin the corpoi afc limits, for gain or, raward, any, play c shows ot what nature qr. tind wh&tover,. ?0 fa 'used for purpose of said town. . . Ssc. 102. The said tora council shall hay firepower and authority to abate all nuisance within the corpora to limits, and aiao.to appois a board of health for .said tu sn, and to pas such ordnunces as may be necessary to defln the power's and duties, and ito uni?se flues aa penalties upon the members of said board fe neglect of duty or rotase! to serre : ftouidet That no tino hereby authorized ta be impose shall exceed tho sum pf twenty dollars.. . SEC. 103. The ea d. town council shall nav full powor and authority over tho fire depart ' mcnt of the Town of Orangeburg, define th ' dut le's, r?gulations, and government of samt SEC. 104. Tho mayor' and aldermen o icc shall, during thoir term of office, be exemp from street duty. Each town council shall within one month after the expiration ot thei term of office, make out and return to thei successors a full account of their receipts am expenditures during thoir term; and shall pa; over all moneys in thoir possession belonginj to tho corporation, and deliver up all books records, and other papers incident to theil office, to thctr successors; and on failure so tc clo, they shall be* liable to be fined in a soi not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be col lected by any proper action by? the towi couoci!'. SEO. 105. For any wilful violation or nogleol ef duty, malpractice, abuse or oppression; thc said mayor and aldermen, jointly and severally shall be liable to indiclmant in the Court o Sessions, and, upon conviction, to punishmeni a?prescribed in tho preceding section, beside; .being liable tor damages to any person or per sons injured. SEO. 108. That all ordinances heretofore pasted by the Town Council of Oranerebnrg, in conformity with the an th jrity granted bj existing laws, shall be; and they are hereby, declared legal and valid* Seo. 10ft All acts and parts of acts hereto? fore passed in relation to the incorporation ol the Town of Orangeburg be, and the tame aro hareby, repealod. 'SEC. 108. This act shall be deemed a public act, and continue in force for the term of fif? teen years, and until the end of the session ol the Legi al a Ui ra then next ensuing. TOWN Of B H iii CH VILLE. Ssc. 109. That from and after the passage of this act all citizens of this State, having re? sided twelve montos within toe State, and sixty days in the Town of Branchville, shall bo deemed, and are hereby declared to be, a body politic and corporate, and the said to ,vn shall bo oalled and. koo wa by the name of Branch? ville and its corporato limits shall extend one mile in each direction from the hotel, between the two railroads in said town. SEO. 110. That the said town shall be gov? erned by au intendant and four wardens, who ahull be oitizens of the United States, and who shall have resided in this State twelve montos, and sholl have boan residents of the said town sixty days imodiatoly preceding their election, and who shall bo elected on the first Monday in February of each yetr, five days' public notice '.hereof hoing previously given, and that all male inhabitants of the ago of twouty-ono years, citizens of the State, and who shall have resided within the State twelvo months, and in the said town sixty days inimadiatoly preced? ing tho election, shall be entitled to vote to: said intendant and wardens, paupers and per? sons under disabilities for crime excepted. Sac. Ill, The said eleotion shall be held at some convenient publia place, ia said town, from eight o'clock A. M., until five o'clock P. KI., and when tho polls shall be., closed the managers shall forthwith oount the votes and declare the election, and give notice thereof, io writing, to the intendant therein being, who shall, within two days thereafter, give notice or cause thc same to ba given to tho persona duly elected. The intendant and wardens, before enteriug upnn the duties of their offices, shall respectively take the oath prescribod by the Constitution of the fit a te, and, also, the following oath, to-wit : "As intendant (or war? den) of the Town ot Branchville, I ?nil equally and impartially, to the bajt of my ability, ex? ercise the txu3t reposed in ma, and will use my best endeavors ta preserve the peace, and carry into effect, according to Jaw?-..tho poaorfcrt Miizh JTnare been eloped: Bc toe God."''. And if'.any person, upon 1 ?loci? intendant obrere?,' snail aSfuae t aeaaaa^i?ehali forfeit SM. pay taine co the enm of ten dollars, tor the ase of the town : Provided, That no person vrho hi tamed the aire of sixty years shall be comp to serve in either of said offices, nor sha! pars ja be compelled to serre either as li dani or wandra, mora than One year in term of three years. Tile intendant and dens,, ferr sha .time being;, shall always ?p] oae er nure boaad of managers, three a gens for eaob board, to eeadaet th? -else ?ho,before ?hey open the palle, abell tal oath fairly and Impartially te) cordnet sante, . -> SEO. 112. 3hat't> ease r vacancy shan < in the office ot intendant, or or any of t he dene, by death, reeiana?on, renoval oe o wiee>on steelton to : iff sock tac sn ey sat beldar dr der of the iotendipt and ware ora saajority ortho asmo, - nv* days' p notice being previoasly gives, and to ci, sickness or temporary 'abaeaoS of the ii dani, tbe wscdena, tormtag tb? conoc?!, i be empowered to elect essa of the ' numbe ?et m intentt&at duriwir-the time. :! Ssa 118. That sha mien riant and wart daly excited aad qtanned, shall, dering t term of Berrica, severally and respeetrfeij rested with ail the po wars heretofore gm to magistrates ia this State, wi tom th? li .of ibo amd town, except for the trial of s and mesa causea, and Use atendaaa Shi may, as often as is. naossssry, sacnmonn wirrie ira to meet moornxctl, ?ny twa of w with tba intendant, or any three of tap I dens, may constitute a quorum- to tm baaiaoaa; andthey .ball ba Jtaewaahthf I conned of Branch viii a, and they ?nd their oaseors in office, hereafter to ha elected, have a cocunon. seal, wbiak shall be ?fixt all their. orctinanoaa, maj ana- aad-W 4 plead and boimplnaWnn ia any coan -ot fat iu this d tato, aud parchase, hold, poaaeas enjoy to .sae m and- their aoaeeaaoca, io pctuity.oxf jr any term of yeats, any esl real, paieonalor mixsd, aad salt, alisa ar vey the same : Provided, .?no saaaeaasjU exceed, at any aaa tuaevabaaaea nf tea ta aud dollars; anriUhs aaid -tosa, saoaeli i have authority os appoint, frons time te ti aa theyjaay *e* tit, mob.and ao many pn pexaona-.ta Sot aexaaaahels or soastaMe said towa aa the aaid eotroell auy deem ne aary end expedient, for the preaerva tioo of peace, goad ttt?ttj-and.'paitoa theteef, wi persons,', ao appointed,, shah, within ta* < parat? limkaof aaid towny hara ina pow* privileges, and-be aabjsot ta aQ che osli tiona, ponaenes and. regulations, prewided the lawlor tba office of oonataMe, Sod ah ail hablo-Ui be Temoved -ak the pleasure of i couceil; and the said towa ossmoil anal! h power to eatafeJashyOtauthoriaa the-e?tab? meat of * machet bonae in aaid town, aod to wn conned, or tb? md' intendant ?ni i deuM-us person any one or ma? of chem, i an thor ixe and require any mar abai of tba-to or cou s tabie, apeeteny appointed for- that ] pjes, to arrest and oouonit to the gascrdooi fosa, taira, not exceeding twenty-font hoi .aw person or persona arno, wilbla tbs? I potato -limits of sekttoem, may be engage* a breach i<f the paace, ?ny riotous or dmori i ly.conduct* open obaoamby, publie draak n essy or any condact. groas ry indecent or d gerous to *be ci tirons :of said iowa? or aa; them; and it ah all be the doty of th? town ? shah or oona tabica to arrest. and cammi! such o feeders, when required so to do, i who shall bare power to oall to their assists tte posse coraitatfu, if - need her to-aid making auch arras ta, and upon the rai lon Bftld.omoarb to perform auoh. duty-a* rtqaii they shall severally be subject ta aach-fi and penalties aa thedowa cooooil may. nap upon them; aad all person? so imprisoned s pay .the cost and expans?e ia* ?dent to tl impriionmoot, which said coala and expei shall be collected in the same manner at provided for the colite:ion of floes imposed tho violation of ordinances, rule? and reg? tiona : Provided, That auch imprison m shall not exempt the parly from the paym of any fine the conned may impese for offence for which ho, she, or they, may. hi .committed. And the said town couuoil s bave full powor and authority, nader tl corporate seal, to make all sush rules, regt lions,;by-laws and ordinances respecting streets, roads, and the bastoess thereof, well as the police system of the said town, miall appear lo thom necessary and proper the security, welfare, aad convenience, t for preserving health, order, and good g< ern mp nt within said town; aud the said to conooil may impose dues for offences agaii their by-laws, rules, regulations and or naucos, and appropriate the same for the pi lie U90 of said tonn; and the said town com shill have the same power which has bc heretofore granted to magistrates in thia Sti to compel tho attendance of witnesses, aad i quire them to giro evidence upon tho tri ' beforo them of any person or persons fox. vi latidn of auy of their ordinances, by-;?* mles,.or regul .tions; bat no One above] t sum of twenty-flve dollars shall be collect by the town council, except by a ait in the pi per courts of justice ia this S.t?io, aod that : fine, shall exceed tbe amount of fifty Coi)) di lars, and also nothing herein .contained abi authorize tho said council to make any ore nance, or by-law, inconsistent or repugnant i the laws of this State. SEO. 114. Tnat the said intendant or wa dens, or a majority of them, shall bare pow? to abate or remove aH nuisances in said tow aad it shall be their duty to keep aH road ways, bridges, and streets within the corpa ate limits of said town, open aod in - good rt pin, and for that purpose they are rested wit ail the powers of county commissioners, < commissioners of coads, for and within ti corporate limits of said town, and they ma lay out new streets, close up, widen; or othei wise alter tho.ie now in use, and shill hav foil power to classify and arrange the inhabi tanta or citizens of said town, liable to stree road or otbor publio duties therein, and i force the performance of such duty, undi such penalties as are now, or shall hereafte be prescribed by law, and they shall hat power to e impound with all persons liable b work the streets, ways and roads in said town upon sueh terms os their ordinances or bj laws may establish, or their rule? and regula tiona require, tbe moneys so received to be ap plied to the pub use of said town; and al persona refusing to labor, or failing to pa; such commutation, shau be liabl e to snob fin? not exceeding twenty dollars for any one year as the said town council may impose. Aai they shall have power to enforce the paymeu of such fines in toe sams manner as is now o may be hereafter provided tor the oolleetidi of county taxes; aad the,said town counci ehdl have power,-with the consent of the ad jacentjkud owners, co close all such roads streets and ways within the said iowa aa the; may deem necessary, and they may keep in re pan all such new streets, roads and ways ai they may from time to time deem necessary for the improvement and convenience of saic town : Provided, That no street, road or wa] shall be opened without first baviog obtained .the consent of the land v owners, or owners thereof, through whoso premises any doch new street, road ox way may pasa. SEO. 115.. The said cowa ooaaoil snail have power and authority to require J.aU persons o Amine.a lot or lota Ia aais town to close im and traire and koonin gond repair sidewalks In frdht of said lot or ^otsjrhenerer the same ^alRiontJpr artigo ankfjEblio stree-b of said ;-fo wirpif iny tte jQdgBtMjof-said council, snob Bidewatke shall ba necessary, the width there of and tne~Thaunar of construction shall ba d??lgn?ted and regulated by said town conn? ouYand for default or refusal, after reasonable notice; to maka ahSTkeep ingold repair such sidewalks, ani fe close in such lot or lots, the town connoQ may cause the same to be made or nett ia rap ?ir, ?ad require, ?be eberto pay tba -HM* oisnahSBff e* ?epaietogVand the said town <5?unsff?rt*e*?tw cmp?wetedto sue for and recover the saura, by action of debt, in any court otscrape te ni ' jurisdiction : Provided, That such contract for making or repairing ls let tfctofowe* warn ^ /?> ??? tn m. Tho ineeodanfaod warduna of said town, or a majori;y of thea, shall- fiare full power te gran? ot rtfas? aitch Meensen to keep ta vernor rehuTOpirtraoae ll qa or s in th? cor Vmtmh 9m?m?0m?? ? towtyfrpen emoh condi? ctio?* ?ndtt?tw ncir ewo-s ta-es? ifte'ihom ?_i_iirjl% efrand right-: Provided, That ?m ?iMrt*ao?)3b*il ?fe wfc* of t license to kaea tr^atarn.-rtr "bo fetafl-spin tooti* ?quora he- M*=v tlAM Sao-'attftuni eatabflahed b'V the fftotov h-sTM "uffi pale fer boen*** aid for lum ta^fatostshee- ?alt hw aor*n*iif*d for the pwHto tts* %t ssw town : PmHded, That snwiswsrtliaa anAwardew, noly>t*eted; shall Ws4h?*e *ww?r topant way ?kwrwss fr> keep t*vsno?ri^'<?pMtu*ft Rquors ?textend beyond tba tam -for-which trey bare been aJecstd^andtbey ?bel? have . -pawer to regulate sale? at n-dte?, within the corporate -amits of th? town, and to grant Heeneos? -to' aac ?mmm? iwaertat traders-,'to ' kee t,e>.-B of hotels, h**? atobtotv ?fciard tab? es,? toapin -allevs, ot otter -k tote-of ffmo* ot hasard, skill or -eba-STiaeyehag-ha-wthe fuH and on ly ?po war to impose atoxonnff shows- ?pd exhibitions for gara-wrrw ward wt thin Sb o corporate UmitH ol' said town. . . p Bao. 117. Ehe luteudwrt and wartten? ?loot, together with ehwkand tnicenrv, sha?, during abeirterta ol ornoo, b* exempt from street and police duty5 each, tow* connell shall, within on a ?onto after the expiration of thehr 'teem of .ioflice m*?e oat and retara to their ?aoeessors to ofi*<?, a fa? ace osai -of-their rectrtp#? and ezpedditnres daring their tem, which ac -ooaoishali ba published in owe or m*re pab j-i??ptec8s of said town; nod -tkafl -pay ev?r ail wi-sys iar their peeeeeetan beteafiag ts the eccpaoadcr, and dthrSr op all becks, records ind other -papers incident te their office, to their anecaa^or-.-aod os failure te do eo;?they ?had to? liafcis to toe fined m a sura ne? ewfceed hy f_r__dted (fiCOJ ftatere, to hs eeiiected by anfrprepiarnction'of the sown connell. 8BC.ua. That- att ordinanoos, heretofore pusad by toe. town council of Brinahville, ia eotvfeeiaity with the authority granted ?y ex iaUng iova^ahatt be, nd they, ase, heresy, de olasfd-tonal and valid. Sao. Itfuiikaoto and pana of- asta hereto lore pasead la relation to the ino jrporatlan of t&o.XowH ftJaaeohfillek^aadshe-i mm here hy, xepaaled.. TOW? or aramut. rc Fppt Brno. m. That the chatter ef the To?ra of Beidville, in too County of Sptrtanbmif; bs, and. the aama ia baseby, rene wed and eaton dt d tor the tojqp pf fourteen y*aos. with ?besante powers that are eonferred by this art an the Iowa of Graban.'*. SEO, 121, Tnie act shall he deemed a. gabbe acland continue in force for the term of fif? teen j ears, aad an til the end of the ?ea?'on of fha La^delaiure thereafter. *? Approved Ute 9th day of March,?a. ? D. 1871, ?JUrfttmeri). A NEW DISCOVERY \ ! Sdvnanpn for thc Hair. CLEAR ?V?JATERI VVltH?TN^PIMENT ! i , OPE^N?|THE LIGHT I, ! I For Restoring to Grajtflrair^its Original Color* PHALOrr,8^'ViTALiy^irTers ut? terly from all^??air coloring preparations^eretofore used. It is sweet smefling, precyftates no muddy or .slimy niaver,requires no shaking, im? par^ no stain to the skin. Hold it t(*he lif^it and it is clear and ciou\less. It. leaves no mark on the seato: yet it reproduces in gray haiNi^aTxiral color that bleached out of itT^ai - t^Phalon's VitaM^FJ is lor one sole purposejftat of reproducing, with ab^ute cer? tainty, the natoral^&r of the hair. It is nouflxetided as a daily dressio^Jnorforremoving scurf or ?&druff ; nor f<?r cu? ring b^flness; nor for stimula? ting tmc growth of the hair. Thesf objects may be accom plishsU after the ooror has been fixed Vjth the Vitalia, by Pha lon's Comical Hair Invigo rator. * THE ViTALT^it a harmless . and unequaled prepluaticnfor the reproduction of me origi? nal hue of gray hair,a& noth? ing else. This is accomplished in from two to ten ajplic?tions, according to th eda^th of shade required. SoJ?wTy all druggists.^ Sold at wholesale ny OOWIE, MOISE A DAVIS. Wholesale Druggists, Meeting corner Easel street. aepaa-statMiaos_ ??ET A PAIR OP CABLE SCREW WIRE BOOTS] AND SHOES; FOB COMFORT, ELASTICITY;, DD_BnJTT AND ECONOMY, THEY EXCEL ALL OTHERS. Of 140,00? pairs sold last year by twoleAlng Boston manufacturers, and warranted against ripping. MOT ONE WAS RETURNED. Pateht Stamp on every ono,?Sold by all Lead? ing Malera. feb25-imo .4