The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-01-30

i'Fc3'Co WIN al the powers vested III the
Commissioners Of Roads: and they shall
have fu!l and exclusive power TO order on,
nll the hands now linble or hereafter made
Liable, hy the laws Of this Sta q, and to re.
quirc them TO work the respective roads.
ways and streets within the limits of said
corporation, rs many days in each year, and
to iniict the same iimcs and penalties for lhD
non performance thereof, rs is by law :tow
inflicted by the different Boards of Commits
sioncrs of High Roads and Bridges III the
respective Districts Of this State; and for
the neglect Of duty therein they shall be
liable to the same pcnnltirs rs arc now i'm
posed on Commissioners of Roads: IrorR
Ell, That il sha.l not be obligatory on the
TOWN Council to open any street within the
limits ot The said town, unless upon The pc
titlon OF The person applying for tho same,
alleging that tho snid street is necessary for
his use and accommodation, and that there is
no other dircc, or convenient access for him
to the business part of the towr, which pc
t,t'on shall be verified by affidavit Of the ap-
plicnnt, and recommended by at least twelve
OF the taxable Inhabitants Of the said town.
MI. Tho said. .lntcndant and War,lcns
shall have power TO compound with all per
sons liable to work on said roads, ways and
streets, upon the payment Of such sum Of
money as they may deem fair equivalent
IN h.reior, to be applied TO the use Of said
corporation. A"d The ln'cndanL and War
dcns mc hereby individually exempted from
the performance OF Road and Patrol duty ::
and no person residing within the said town
shall be liable TO work OIL any road without
the said limits, or TO be taxo,l or assessed
for the same
NIL. That the power 10 a., !j.2nSy. .or
Billiard Tables, to keep y;,rcfns, ar rctAil
opiituous Liquors, withia ,hc limits .; The
siid incorporation. be aui thc same is hryc
by, vested in he Town Council of Winn,-
boro, which licenses shall bv M,nutc,; in ~,
same manner and upon tho same conditions,
US they nov are, or may hereafter 8, uu-
der the laws of this State; and all moneys
received for licenses, taxes. fines, exhihi-
tons, &C., &C., wi hin tho said limits, shall
be appropriated to the public uses of said
corporation.
XIV. That all fines and rorrciturcs i'm.
posed by said Town Coun,il, under the
power vested by law, shall be collected by
fiErs f"c'0s, or il thst be returned nnla
6ona, by C"pias I'D Sati.Gicicndoo,, undcr and
oy virtue OF which The person so hucd shall
bo committed to tho Jail Of Fairfield Dis.
trict, and confined there under the custody
OF the sheriff, until the finc and oil costs
shall be paid, or tho person discharged
whic:, may DO effected by schedule and as
signmcni, according 10 the provisions of the
Prison bounds Act, and laws amcndatory
lbercot except TINT five days notice shall be
sufficient TO be served personally on the In
icndant or any one OF tho Wnrdens. The
time being, and lawful his deputies, he, ard
they are hereby authorized TO execute the
process Of the snid Council Of Winnsboro,
as by law the marshal Of said corporation
might Of should now do, having the same
privileges, powers and cmolumclts, and
subject 10 the same duIics and penalties as
therein provided: Provided, That all malta
bona costs incident on nny execution issuing
from said Town Council, aud direct cd to tho
said sheriff, shall be paid by said Town
Council
XIV. That tho said Town Council Of
Wimnsboro shall have power to impose for
the uses of the said corporation, the follow
ing annual taxes: On all real estate within
the said limits, except that held for rcli
gious or charitable purposes, tax not cx-
cesding onc-quarter Of ono per cent; on all
sales of merchandise, and income arising
from factorage, faculties and professions,
except the salaries Of clergymcn Of all re-
ligious denominations, tax not exceeding
one-cighth Of one per cent; on all wheel
carriagcs kept for lirc, q sum not exceed
ing five dollars each; on all iinerant trn-
dcrs, II tax not exceeding twenty tiyo dol
lars; on each free person Of color, other
than mechanic, moi exceeding two dollars :;
OIL all free colorcd mechanics, not exceeding
five dollars each. Also, 10 prescribe and
fix the tax on all shows and exhibitions
within the limits of said corporation, and
the said Town Council shall have power 10
enforce the payment Of all taxos and asses
ments levied under authority of this Act,
against the property and persons OF all dc
fnultcrs, to the same extent, and in tho
same manner, rs is provided for Ivy Inv for
The collection of the general State tax; cx-
cert, TINT executions may be directed ilher
TO the sheriff or the town marshal, or other
person especially appointed by Council to
oIllcct tho same.
XVI. And tho said Town Council shall be
authorized to borrow money for educational
and corporate uses only, and to assess each
Of the corporatois in an amount not exceed
ing twelvcpo cent on his corporation tax,
to MD in the payment Of tho principal and
interest Of tho said debt: PropiGc.i, That
the funded debt Of the town shall at no
one timc exceed the sum Of three thousand
dollars; and dproui3ed, also. That no loan
shall be consummatcd without tho previous
concurrence of theyotcrs of the said town,
TO DO ascertaincd through the medium of the
ballot box, after ion days public no'icc,
as is provided for in tho case Of elections
for lntendant and Wnrdens.
XVII. That the charter Of the Town of
Winnsboro, passed on the nineteenth day of
December, iii the year Of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and forty. eight,
and all Acts amondatory thereof, as we'll rs
oil others repugnantto this Act, be and tho
same arc hereby repealed, and TINT this Act
shall be deemed and taken TO be u Public
Act, and shall continue in foroo for twenty
years.
In The Senate House, the nineteenth day OF
December, in tho year of orr Lord o3c
thousand oight hundred aud aiSty-six.
W. D. PORTER,
President Of The Senate.
CHARLES II. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
Approved Dec. 10, 1866: JAMEs l.. ORn,
Governor.
AN AIT TO ALTER THE LAW IN RELATION
TO THE PUBLICATION OF LEGAL no.
TICEs.
I. BE At enacted by tho Senate and
House Of Representatives, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by The
authority Of tho SAME, That in every
case in which, by existing or fpsnre