The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-05-21

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SECTION -
re IL Oradinod6y the 1bwn Council Of An.
riHe jViage s. c., and by the asthor;,v n,
tie same, That TO Cow or Calf, or Or I,uii .hs,i
oe "'owed TO run in the street, between lie .et .
,"g ana rising of the sun. And for syery VIC.
'a'''n OF this Section, the owner Of such csttlss
shall be liable to pay 6ue Of Two Dollars and;y
costs, on each and every "such cattle that NAV, m
be found in tho streets or public square, between,
the time above specified a.
SEC. 2.-Thas a personslavny milking p,sccss.
or place TO pen cattle. opening on the putii,,
square, or any street where there is d sidewalk.
are required TO keep the sidewalk in front of.
such lot, clean and free from litter. and for eyet
violation Of this Section, all persons so offending
shall be liable to pay fine of Two Dollars and
costs. g =, ~
Sec 3.-That no person shall be allowed 10 :
hitch Horse, Mare Mule or OK to any Shads
Tree bordering on the Side w alks. ;inihe Public
Square, or any street. neither shall anysuersoti;s
be allowed to hitch to any railing or fence, whers
there is "a Side Walk formed. And for each and
every violation of this Section, the person 60
Offending shall bo liable to pay inesnot. fens
than Five Dollars nor exceeding Twenty DoIlars-
and costs and should any slave, or FREQ person
OF color be found guilty of the offences contained
in this Section, they shall be whipped ut Tie ds.
| cretion Of the Council, not exceeding Twentv
laslies, except the owner of such slave or FREQ
person OF color will pay the fine specified in this
Section which shall exempt them from whipping,
SEC. 4.-Ihat no person shall be allowed to
throw water on the sidewalk from any door or
window of any building on the public square. o r
on any street where there is side walk formed.
and for every violation of this Section, the person
SO offending, shall be liable to pay fine not less
than Five, nor exceeding Twenty Dollars, and
should any slave CT free person Of color be found
guilty of the "fcncespccfed in this Section. thew
shall he liable to be whipped at the discretion Of
the Town Council not exceeding Twenty lashes.
provided, nevertheless that the said slave. or
free person Of color, thus offending, may be ex.s
cmpc'l from whipping by the owner of such slave.
or guardian Of such free person Of color, or anv
whit" person having such slave or free person Of
color under their control, by paying the fine speci.
fled in this Section.
SEC. 5.-That all persons residing, or doing
any business whatsoever on the Public Square,
or any Street. be and are required to keep all
sewers or bitches, bordering oh the Side w Walks.
| free from all distractions whatsoever which will
| prevent the free passage of the water, the full
| length Of front of building which they NAV oc.
cupv, and for every violation Of this Section, the
person or persons offending, shall be liable to
pay fine of Two Dollars and costs
In Town Council this the nineteenth day Of
May, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-s
Seven, and the Eighty first year OF the Sovereign.
ty and Independence of the United States OF
| America.
J. &. WILSON, Intendant
May 81, 1857. II