The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-23

mittee feel unwilling to make any change,
and, therefore, ask to be discharged from
the further consideration of the matter.
Report received and adopted.
The Committee on Guard House and
Police reported the monthly report of
the Chief of Police for November, as
being correct Concurred in.
The Committee on Water Works pre-
sented report upon the petition of Jas.
Claffey and others, recommending the
extension Of the water pipe now being
laid on Gervais street, tho cost of which
would be about $780, if it would not en-
barrass the finances Of the city. Report
received and adopted.
The Committee on Water Works read
Il communication from DIR. George Howe,
in behalf of the Theological Seminary,
requesting that the free use of the hydrant
water be allowed the Seminary, as an edu-
cational institution. On motion, the re-
quest was granted.
The Committee on Licenses submitted
IL report, Recommending that license to
retail spirtuous liquors be granted the
following persons
Tavern License-J. NJ. Roach, H. l..
p. Harmon, Paysingcr g. franklin.
Quart License-Swygert & Sem. Also,
that license to open a cock pit be granted
to Paysinger & Franklin and Robert JOY
ner. Report received and adopted.
The Committee on Fire Department
presented the following report
The Committee or Fire Department,
to whom was referred petition from the
Vigilunt Fire Engine Company, asking
IN appropriation OF ffty-seven dollars to
pay the balance due for the purchase of
hose, would respectfully recommend that
the prayer of the petitioners be granted.
Report received aud adopted.
A bill entitled san Ordinance to raise
supplies for the year 1870" received it's
first reading, and WIS laid over under the
rule.
A bill entitled "An Ordinance for the
protection of merchants. and regulating
the trade of Columbia, &C., received its
final reading, amended, passed, its title
changed to an ordinance, was duly rati-
fed, and became law, as follows:
can Ordinance for the protection of
merchants and regulation of the trade of
Columbia"
Sec. l. Be ii ordained by he Mayor and
a ldeTmen Of The city of Coluns5ia, in
Council assembled, and By authority ofMe
same, That from and after the passage
of this Ordinance, all merchants, party
or parties, who shall have in their en-
ploy within the corporate limits of said
city, any drummer, or runner, or any
other person whose occupation shall be
to drum up trade, shall pay tax ofS200
per annum for each person employed by
them as aforesaid. aud shall have the
name of such employees recorded with
the Clerk of Council, and shall pay said
Clerk fee of fifty cents for each person
so registered and for each failure to
comply with this ordinance, and being
duly convicted before the Council at any
regular or extra meeting Of the same,
the party or parties so convicted, shall
pay fine of not less than fifty dollars
or more than 500.
SEC. Q. And be ii further ordained
That each and every person who shall be
employed or engaged in running after
customers for any mercantile house, shall
first obtain from the Clerk of Council, a
leather band, which shall be worn outside
and around the hat or cap Of such run
ner at all times, Sundays excepted,
with the name of the wearer, the house
drumming for, aud the business con-
Quoted by the same, painted or printed
in plain, legible loiters, and shall pay
therefor the sum of fifty dollars, said
band to be good for one year only. And
for each and every violation of this Sec
ton, there shall be fine imposed of not
less than fifty dollars or more than Sl00,
on conviction before the Mayor.
SEC. 3. And be ii. funihe7' ordained, That
it shall be unlawful for any person men
toned in the second section of this
ordinance to interfere in any manner. by
way of soliciting trade, or preventing the
same, within the space of fifty feet of
any store or house carrying on the same
or like business as the one they are en-
ploycd in or for; and that for every vio-
lation of this section there shall, on con-
viction before the Mayor, be q fine i'm
posed of not less than twenty five dollars
OF more than fifty dollars.
SEC. 4. And be ii further. ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
conflicting with or against this ordinance
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
SEC. 5. And be Hfurther ordained, That
one-half of the fines imposed by this
ordinance shall be given to the informer
or member of the police who shall, by
their evidence. convict the party or par
tics of violation of this ordinance, or
any section thereof.
A bill. entitled "An Ordinance con-