The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-18
An Ordinance


An Ordinance
TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED IAN oRDI-
NANCE TO ENFORCE THE CLOSING OF BAR
EooMs AND LIQUOR SALOONS ON SUNDAY,
RATIFIED FEBRUARY 18Th, A. D. 1856.
Be il Ordained, That from and after the ratifca-
ton of this ordinance the penalty Of fifty dollars,
imposed by the first section of ordinance en-
entitled can ordinance to enforce the closing OF Bar
Rooms and Liquor Saloons on Sunday" ratified
February l9th A. D. 1885, be, ard the same is here
by reduced to the sum Of twenty dollars for each
ana every offence.
SEC. 9. No person keeping retail grocery shop.
where meat grain, fut provisions, or other articles
are exposed for sale, not having license from the
City Council, as aforesaid, in force, to retail wine,
malt or spirituous liquors, shall be permitted to
keep in such shop any wine, malt or sIiHtuous L.
Quors IN any quantity whatever; and II any such
wine, malt or spirituous Liquors shall he found IN
any such shop, the owner and keeper thereo; shall
forfeit and pay for every time when the same shall
be 90 found. aforesaid, sum not exceeding three
IL ;red dollars, nor less than fifty dollars in addi-
toI 20 such fine as may be lmposed by law :cr 1e-
taiELg without license.
An Ordinance
TO IMPOSE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS On PERSONS
RIDING on HORSEBACK, Oh DE+:rSG CAR.
RAGEs On SUNDAY.
Be il ordained That from erd alter the passing Of
this ordinance 1t shall not be lawful or Sunday 20,
or or any person or persons riding on horseback or
driving any carriage or carriages whatever 10 ride or
drive faster than walk when passing oy any church
or public place Of worship, while divine service is
performed or kept in the same. And every person
riding faster than wall as aforesaid, shall tor eacn
and every such offence, forfeit and pay to tie use cf
the city a sum not exceeding i've dollars, with
costs; and every person driving faster than walk,
as aforesaid shall for each and every such offence,
forfeit and pay to the use of the city sum rot
ceeding ten dollars, with costa.
It span and may be lawful for any person or per-
sons whomsover aud It shall be the particular duty
o. the City Guard and Of every member Of the said
Guard to stop anv horse or horses aud any carriage
or carriages which ehall may be respectively rode
or driven faster than walk whisS passing by any
church or public place Of worship on Sunday, du-
ring the performance OF divine service in the same,
and III the person or persons riding or driving fast
er than q walk should not Immediately desist) to
conduct each and every one Of them 10 the guard.
house and likewise to detain the horse or horses and
the carriage or carriages And every person 80
brough. to the guar house shall again be set at lib
erty upop being duly recognized TO secure his
prosecution before the City Court unless sach per-
son shall previously pay the Aforesaid fine OF five
dollars for riding faster than walk the aforesaid
fiue of ten dollars for riding faster than walk
the case may be, TO the commanding otf :er Of toe
guardhouse who shall OF the next cay pay over the
same to the CITY Treasurer. And all horses and car
riaces detained aforesaid Shall be delivered up 70
their ectve owners if applied for within an hour
after their detention, and If not applied for within
that time they shall be sent by the commanding OFF,
Ger Of the guardhouse 10 the next livery stable there
to be kept until the expenses Of their keeping be de-
frayed by their respective owners
The Intendant Of the City shall have power and
authority 10 order more men Of the City Guard
TO stand in front OF auy church or public place OF
worship during divine service on Sunday whose
duty it shall be then and there to prevent. In the
manner aforesaid all riders and drivers Of carriages
from passing by the same faster than on walk; also
to cause all carriages OF any description whatever to
be drawn up and arranged in such manner and form,
not obsructlng the free passage OF any street, as
shall be regulated by the vesry elders Of every
gregauon at whose place OF worship such sentinel or
seutinels shall be stationed; and to take up all dis.
turbers of divine service a. any such place Of
.eenth clause Of an ordinance for regulating the CITY
Guard n Charleston