The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-13

end that the supervision of some city officer to be
designated by the Mayor may be had over the execu-
porate offending herein, shall be subject to penalty
of twenty dollars for each and every offence.
That hereafter 1t shall not be lawfulfor any person,
company or body corporate to open, perorate break
or njure any public drain or sewer, or carry or con-
duct any pipe or other conduit through the sane.
under penalty Of twenty dollars for each and every
offence.
That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person
to connect any private drain with public drain or
sewer without having first obtained the assent OF the
Mayor thereto, under penalty Of twenty dollars for
each and every offence.
An Ordinance
N ADDITION TO TIE oRDNANcE NOW OF FORCE
FOB The REGULATION OF HACKNEY COACHES
PUBLIC CARRIAGES AND oMSIBUSEs. z2&8fE8
Be IL ordained That the rates Of fare as establish
ed by ordinance ior hackney coaches, publ car
rages and omnibuses, printed in the form Of card,
with the name ofthe owner or owners printed there
on examined and certified by the Mayor Of the city,
shall be attached to conspicuous place in ths
omnibus plying for hire; and each such coach, car.
riage omnibus shall have the number OF its n
censes on each door in white fgures not less than
three inches. on. a black ground, and every such
coach, carriage or omnibus, driven or used In the
night time, shall have fixed on some conspicuous
part of the outside, two Lighted lamps with plsfn
glass fronts and sides. having the number Of the b
cense OF such coach, carriage omnibus, In figures
the side and front Of each said lamp in such dad
ner as may be distinctly seen and known, when he
same may be standing or driving. And every OVID
er, driver, or other person. having charge OF any
suoh coach, carriage OF omnibus, while ply ing Ur
hire OF standing at any railroad depot or steamboet
landing, shall wear badge on his hat or cap, with
the number Of his coach carriage or omnibus there
on, and so placed that-the same may be distinctly
seen and read; Provided, that nothing contained IN
this section shall be construed as to relae to car
riages and coaches for four persons or 1ess to be
hired from the stables.
The Mayor, or the officers or members Of the po-
lice or guard, shall give directions respecting the
standing or arrangement of such coaches carriages
CT omnibuses, at any depot, landing or elsewhere.
And 1t shall be the duty Of the person having care q
any such coach, carriage or Omnibus, to conform to
and obey the same.
The Mayor may, from time to time, grant licenses
to such persons and upon such terms as he mag
deem eIpedient to use and drive any such coaches,
carriages or cmnibuses within the limits Of the CITY,
and he may, IL he thinks proper define and restrict
In such license, by weight number or otherwise. the
load which such coach, cariage or OMNIBUS ahau be
such license or licenses, and also any license or d
censes granted by Council, for hackney coeches pub
lie carriage and omnibuses, for any improper con
duct or violation Of the regulations provided by ordi-
nance. 4,
Every owner, driver, or other person who sha1
violate any Of the provisions Of this ordinance, OF
any of the aforesaid rules and regulations, or shan
neglect or refuse to observe the same, or any OF
A@~s
nor more than twenty dollars, to be enforced by the
Mayor in his court or recoveredin any other court
Of competent Jurisdiction
The officers and .privates of the police and
guard are hereby authorized and required to
arr estany driver Of a hackney coach, carriage,
or omnibus, who shall be guilty of improper driv-
ing, any violation of the provisions Of this oy-
dinance, or any other ordinances regulating such
coaches carriages, or ON mnibuses, and commit snsh
driver to the guardhouse, to the end that such
offender might be brought before the daily Police
Court to answer the charges that may be preferred
against him.
An Ordinance
TO REQUIRE PERSONS ENGAGED IN BUSINESS 10
POST THEIR NAMES UPON PLATES Oh SIGN
BOARDS.
Be It ordained, That every person keeping shop
or store, or engaged IN mercantile business within
the City of Charleston. shall post up, ano keep post
ed up In some conspicuous place at his or her bust
ness stand and stands proper and conspicuous Sign
board or plate oniantng bis or her given name and
sirname, and In case OF partnership, the gwen
every person offending, or making default herein,
shall forfeitand pay to the city penalty Of fifty dol
lars for each and every offence or defaut and IN ad-
dion thereto further sum Of fty dollars for each
and every month during which the provisions Of this
ordinance shall remain not complied with; Provi-
ded however that nothing herein contained shaIl ap-
ply to the special partners Of limited partnership
An Ordinance
TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO THE
HEALTH OF THE CITY.
Be IL ordained That from and after tho passage Of
this ordinance It shall not be lawful for any vault or
prvy to be constructed at less than ten feet distant
hom the line Of any street, lane allev; and any
of the owners, tenants or occupants OF any lot Of
land within the limits Of the city, shall construct or
erect any vault or prvy thereon, at the distance Of
less than ten feet from the line Of any street. lane OF
alley, such person or persons 30 offending shall
forfeit and pay to the use of the city the sum Of one
thousand dollars, to be recovered in any court
having jurisdiction.
Be Il ordained That prives on lots within the city
shall be so constructed that the contents thereof cam
not escape therefrom or overflow; and whenever any
vault or privy becomes offensive, the ssms shall be
cleansed; and the owner or occupant of the prem
ises on which any vault or privy may be situated,
the condition Of which shall be in violation Of this
shall remove, cleanse, alter, amend or re-
In writing to that effect shall be given by the said
Board Of Inspection, and served by the City 1nspec-
tor. In case Of neglect or refusal the same shall be
performed by the said Inspector at the expense OF
paid by the city and then recovered, with interest,"
from such owner or occupant by Council In the City
Court.
An Ordinance
TO REGULATE THE CLEANSING OF PRrv1Es AND
VAULTS IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
CITY.
!. Be IL Ordained By the Mayor and Aldermen,
That from snd after the ratification of this ordinance
1t shall not be lawful for any person to cleanse
move the contents Of Vaults or Privles within the
limits of the city, without having previously obtain
ed license for the same; all such licenses to expire
the 31st December OF every year, and be subject
to all requirements imposed by ordinances regulat-
ing the granting of Licenses for Drays and Carts.
II. That the use of Barrels in open Carts and
Wagons is prohibited, and parties applying for
License will be required to provide closed Carts suit
able for the purpose.
hoxy n cto1r a.
Of the guardhouses during the day, his their
intention TO do such work during the ensuing night;
in the Lower Wards snch report to be made to the
Main Guardhouse. in the Upper Wards to Upper
Guardhouse
" The place or places for the deposit of such
ofel shall be DESIGNATED from time to time by the
Mayor.
Y. Every owner or driver Of such Licensed Cart OF
any other person who eha violate any Of the provis
ions Of THE ordinance, shall neglect or refuse to
observe the same, or any Of them shall forfeit and
pay for each offence fine not to exceed twenty-five
dollars to oe enforced by the Mayor in his court or
recovered in any other court Of competent jursdic-
lion.
Ratified in City Council this seventh day of May, in
L. 81 the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty.seven.
MILTON COGSWELL, Mayor
". 3. SMITH, Clerk Of Council. March 13
Railroads.
CITY RAILWAY COM.
PANY.
OFFICE CHARLE EsToN CITY RAILWAY CO.,