The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-31


altrs as the Town Council may iniios'
uron them. Aud all persons so imprls
oned shall pay the cost and expense:
incident to their imprisonment, whlcl
said cost and expenses shall be collected
i'm the same manner Us is provided fol
the collection of fines imposed for the
violation of ordinances, rules and rcgu
lations: ProWdcd, That such imprison'
ment shall not exempt the party !ron1
the payment OF any fine the Council
may impose for the offence which he
she or they may have committed. AND
the said Town Council shall have fU!l
power and authority, under their cor.
poratc seal, to make all such rules and
regulations, bylaws and ordinances re-
spccting the streets, roads and the onSi-
ness thereof. as we'll rs the police system
OF the said town, as shall appear to them
necessary and proper for The security,
welfare aud convenience, and for pre-
serving health, order aud good govern
ment within said town. And the said
Town Council may impose fines for
offences against their bylaws, rules and
regulations and ordinances, and appro-
pirate the same to the public use of
! said town; and the said. Town Council
! shall have the same power that Trial
| Justices or Justices of the Peace now
! have, or may hereafter have, t. cnnpe!
! the attendance of witnesses. and reuu'r-
! ing them to give evidence upon the trial
! before them of any person or persons
for o violation of any of their ordinances,
| bylaws, rules or regulations, but no fine
above the sum Of twenty-five dollars;
shall pc collected by said Council, except
! by suit i'll the proper Courts OF Justice
in this State. and also, that nothing
| herein contaiued shall authorize said
| Council to make any ordinance or BY
| laws inconsistent with, or repugnant to,
the laws of the State.
SEC. 6. That the said Intendant and
| Wardens, or majority 0: them, shall
have power to abatc and remove.all nui-
sances liz said town; and it shall he
their duty TO keep all roads, ways,
bridges and streets within the corporate
limits of the said town open and in good
repair; ard for that purpose they are
invested with ali the powers of Cominis-
sioners or Commissioners of Roads, for
and within the corporate limits oe the
said town; and they may lay out new
streets. close up, alter or widen those
now in use, and shall have full power to
classify and arrange the inhabitants or
citizens of said town liable to street,
road or public duty therein, and to force
the performance of such duty under
such penalties as are now or shall here
after by law; and they shall have power
to compound with all persons liable to
work the streets, ways and roads in said
town, upon such terms "a their ordi-
nances or bylaws may establish, or their
rules aud regulations require; the mon
evs so received to be applied to the pub
lie use of said town ; and all persons
refusing to labor. or failing to pay snch
communication, shall be liable to such fine,
not exceeding twenty dollars for any
one year, aS the said Town Council may
impose; and they shall have the power
to enforce the payment OF such fine in
the same manner as i now or may be
hereafter provided for the collection of
County taxes. And the said Town
COuncii shall have power. with tn" con-
sent Of tie adjacent lan:l owners. to
close all -sslch reads, streets AMI ways
within the said town as they may dem
necess ary: hv the sale of the f"rchn'd |
therein. esther at private o. public sale. |
az they MAY adi'!d~e best for be interest
Of the said town: and tijry shall keep in |
r"nair al! such new streets. rualS and !
ways As they may, from time 70 tillc.
deem necessary Tor the Improvement
and convenience Of said town: Pro-
UiIcG, That no street, road. or WAY
shall BE- opened without first having
obtained the consent of the land owner
or owners thereof, through whose prem
iSns any such new street, road or way
may pass.
SEC. 7. The said Town Council may !
have mower and authority to require all
persons owninga lot or lots in said town
TO close in, and to make and keep ir
good repair sidewalks in front of said
lot or lots, whenever the same shall
front or adjoin any public street OF said
town, if. in the Judgment cf the Council,
such sidewalk shall be necessary, The
width thereo: and the MANNER of con-
structiOn to be designated and regulated
by the said Town Council; and for de-
fault or refusal, after reasonable notice,
to make and keep in good repair such
sidewalks, and to close such lot or lots,
the Town Council may cause the same
to be made or put in repair, ard require
the owner to pay the price Of making or
repairing; and the said Town Counci!
are hereby empowered to sue for aud re-
cover the same, by action OF debt, in :Ey
Court of competent Jurisdiction: Pro-
cilCd, That such contract for making OF
repairing is let to the lowest bidder. The
cemeteries and public graveyards are
also placed under the jurisdiction OF the
said Town Conncil.
SEC. 3. The Intendant and Wardens
of the said town, or Il majority Of them,
shall have full power to grant or refuse
license to keep taverns or retail spirit
uous liquors within the corporate limits
of the said town, upon such conditions
and under such circumstances, as to
them shall seem proper and right: Fro-
Uided, That il no instance shall the price
Of license to keep tavern, or to retail
spir:tuous liquors, he less than the
amcunt that is established by the State;
and ali moneys paid for fines, and for
fines and forfietures, shall he appro-
prated for the public Use of tie said
town: Prorided. That the Intendant
and Wardens, duly elected, shall not
have poser to grant any licence to keep
tavern. or retail spiritHous liquors to
extend beyond the term for which they
have been elected. IEey shall have
power to regulate sales at auction within
the corporate limits of the town, and to
grant license to auct:onecrs, itinerant
traders, to keep hotels and livery
stables; and to levy tax on ell drays,
carts. wagons, carriages, onlnbu~cs,
buggies, horses, mares, or mules, kept
for hire. or used for public purposes IN
said town; and they shall have the fall
and only power to impose tax On all
shows or exhibitions for gain or reward.
within the corporate limits Of said towu;
shall have power to impose & tax, not
exceeding twenty cents on every hum
dred dollars of the value of all real and
personal property lying within the cor,
porate limits of the town, the real and
personal property Of churches and col
iege associations excepted. That an Or,
d:nance declaring the rates of annual