The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-19


confined within the limits of the said town; but
whose further power and authority shall! alsc
extend to the arrcsting and taking in cOs.Ody
any person or persons within distance Of four
miles, ir each and every direction, beyond and
| without the corporate limits. who shall violate
any ordinance of said town: Proridcd, Said Of
ience be committed within .hc corporate limits.
The duties Of the Marshal shall be to collect all
fines and forfeitures imposed by the Intendani
and Wardsns, and to enforce and carry into ex-
ecution and effect the BY laws and ordinances Of
the said corporation, and who shall be Liable to
be removed by the said Town Council; and the
said Intendant and Wrrdens shall also have
power to establish an ordinance whenever they
shall deem it expedient, to ordain and establish
police corps for the said town, the expenses OF
the same to be provided for out Of the revenue OF
the said cooperation.
Sec. 81. The Intendant and wardens shall have
power to select or appoint Clerk, who shall also
be Treasurer, whose duty it shall be to attend all
meetings of Council, and make record in book
kept for that purpose, of all the proceedings there
Of, to take charge of all papers belonging to
Council, and to lodge with the proper z officers
oil summons executions, & c., and receive returns;
to keep regular account of all receipts and dis
bursemeuts, which accounts shall, at all times,
be accessible to the Intendant or any Of tn @
Wardens; aud it shall be his duty to make an
official semi-annual report to the Council of the
state of aisaccopnts, at which times the doors OF
the Council room shall be open to all the citizens
Of the said Town, aud which reports shall be
regularly entered in book kept for that purpose.
he shall atteudto the publication of all ordi-
nances and other documents ordered by Council
to be published. He shall hold hisofice for such
term as Council may prescribe, not, however. ex,
ceeding one year and shall receive such CON-
pensstion for his services as Council may enact,
Provided, That be may be removed from his of
fee at the pleasure of the said Town Council, and
before entering upon the duties Of his ct1ce he
ehall give bond in the penal sum Of three thou
sand dollars for the faiihfu! discharge of tie
same.
have power to establish guardtousc, and to
prescribe, by ordinance, suitable rules and regu-
la'ions for keeping and governing the same: AMI
the said Town Council may, by ordinance, or
said Inten dsnt and Wardens in person, any ono
or more Of them, authorize and require any Mar
shab Deputy Marshal or Police officer, or any
Constable specially appointed, to arrest and
commit to said guard house. or other place of
custody, to bc-des;gnatei by the Tn;cndaat, FOR
a term not exceeding forty-cighs hours, any per
son or persons who may be engaged il breach
Of the peace, and r;otous or disorderly conduct,
open obsccnity, public drunkenness, or in airy
conduct grossly indecent, or dangerous to ,h-
citizens of the said town, or any of them. And
it shall be the duty of the Town Marshal or
other police officers, to arrest and commit all
such offenders, and Sho shall have power to call
to their assistance the possc eomtots, if neel be
to aid in making such arrests, and, upon failure
Of said Marshal or police officer in the perform
ance of such duty as required. they shall, several
ly be subject to such fines and penalties as Coun-
ell may establish. And all persons lawfully
imprisoned shall pay the costs and expenses in
cident to their imprisonment, and be subject 20
such fines as Council may impose for the ofience
committed.
. SEC. 50. That the said Intondant AMI War
dens shall have full power 70 abate and remove
nuisarces in said town.
SEC. 81. That it shall be the duty of Inc sail
Council to keep all roads, ways and streets with
in the corporate limits, open and in good repair,
and for that purpose they are invested with al
the powers vested in the County Commissioners ;
and they shall have full and exclusive power to
order out ali the hands now liable, or hereafter
made liable by the laws of this State, AMI to re
quire them to work on the respective roads, WAYS
and streets, within the limits Of the sail corpo-
ration, as many days in each year. and to in
aiet the same fines and penalties for the non per
fornaace thereof, as is by Law now inflicted by
the different Boards of County Commissioners
PrOrided, It shall not be obligatory on the Tosn
Council to open any street within the limits cs
the said town, unless upon the petition Of the
person applying for the salre, alleging that the
said street is necessary for his use and accommo-
dasion, and that there is no other direct or con
yenieut access for him to the business part of the
town; which petition shall be verified by the
affidavit of the applicant, and recou, .cndea by
at least twelve of the taxable inhabitants Of the
said town.
SEC. 55. The said Iutcnlant and Wardens
shall have power to compound with all persons
liable to work on said roads, ways and streets,
upon the payment of such sums of money as they
may deem fair equivalent therefor, to be ap
Piled to the use of the sal c1rporasiou:: And
the Insendent and Wardcns are hereby -individu-
ally exempted from the performance of road and
street duty, aud no person residing within the
said town shall be liable to work on aoy road
without the said limits, or to be taxed or assess
ed for thesame'
SEC So. Thattho power to grant licenses for
billiard a.5les, to keep taverus, or retail spiritu
Gus liquors, within, the limits Of tho said corpo-
ration, be. and the same is hereby, vested in tho
Town Council of Aiken, which, hceuses shall be
granted IN the same manner, and upon the same
conditions, IS they nov are, ,or may hereafter beI
under the laws of this State: Prorided, That 10
billiard table kspt by the boarding houses and
town, Tor shsuse OF SOarders,- shalt
Be subSacsto q. tax unless the same is also kept
for the lss ef the public generally aud for profit
and gaia aud AL iaouies rsceirud for iiceases,
taxes, iiaes. exhiSitiousss etc., within the said
limit, shalr 5eapproSriated TO the public nses-0f
saidcoreosa.sou. = = -
SEC. IL. Thai All fass and forssitares imposed