The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-13
MIScELIAhE hEOUS.
OFFICE OF CAPTAIN OF POLICE,
CHARLESTON s. c. Anril u 1851

CHARLESTON, S. G., April l2. 1867.
7yHE FOLLOWING ORDINANCE IS PUBLISHED
i for the benefit ofall whom it may concern.
Captain of Police
Be IL Ordained, That from and after the first day of
January next every person keeping shop or store, or
engaged in mercantile business in the City of Charles
ton shall post up and keep posted up in some conspi-
place. at his or her business stand or stand
conspicuous Sign Board Plate containing his or her
given name and surname, and. in Of partnership,
Tho rvcn name and surname Of each member OF the firm;
and person 80 offending or making default herein
shall forfeit and pay to the City penalty Of fifty dollars
thereto furthor of fifty dollars for each and every
month during which the provisions of this Ordinance
shall remain not complied with Provided, ho'geuer,
That nothing herein contaH shall apply to the special
partners Of q limited partnership.
Ratified December 2. 1851.
Extract from Ordinance Ratified November 2Oh, 1906
SEC. s. No cloth awning shall be putup in such man
to obstruct foot passengers; and no sign board
shall be erected otherwise than thirteen feet from the sur
under penalty of Twenty Dollars for each and every
day, while any such awning or fixed or form
ed otherwise than as herein directed shall 30 remain
SEC. g. No person persons whosoever shall, for the
purpose of exposing any goods commodities, or other
articles for sale place. ar caused to be placed any such
table, bench, stalboard box, or other appendage, in
any street. lane, alley or public thoroughtare. or any
within the City, under penalty of
each and every night day, the case may be, on
which any such offence is committed Provided, how
ever That Vendue Masters shall be permitted to expose
before their stores such goods and commodities they
sell at public auction but not to take up more room than
the FROM their respective vendue stores, and to the
distance of six feet beyond the same.
SEQ. 6. No person persons whosoeTer, shall suffer
any fire wood Goals, goods. wares merchandise, car
rages Of any description any other matter or thing
to him, her. or them belonging or consigned, to lay or
stand for longer space than four hours In any street.
lane alley or public thoroughfare within the City,
der penalty OF Two DoNors, with COSTS for every hour
that any such article thing shnn so lay stand be-
yond the above mentioned time excepting materials for
building in regard to which the following regulations
shall DO observed namely When any person or persons
shall erect or repair any house or other building,
upon any street, lane, alley, or open court
within the city, he, she or they shall make
application for the use OF much Of the street
or public way as shall not exceed the front of the
lot on which such building Is to be erected extend
than six feet into the street, which space such per-
son or persons shn forthwith enclose with sufficient
fence least feet high in order to deposit within the
same the requisite materials for building and rcparlng
and such fence together with the remaining material he
she or they shall remove the work be finished,
or whenever the Mayor shall require it. pain Of for
feng Two Dollars for every hour that such fence such
materials shall aferward remain unremoved; and on
pain Also of having tho removed at his her, or
their expense, by the City authorities.
April IS IL