Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-10

for that purpose, to arrest and commit to tho
said guard house or Jail Of Spartanburg Coun.
ty, as the case may be, for term not exceed.
ing twcnty-four hours any person or persons
who within the corporate limits of said town,
may be engaged in breach of the peace,
any rotous or disordcrly conduct, open ob.
sccnity, public drunkenness, or any conduct
grossly indecent or dangerous to the citizens
or snid town, or any OF them. And it shall
be the duty of the town Marshal or Consta,
blcs to arrest and commit all such Offenders
| when required so to do, and who Shall have
power to call to their assistance the posse con-
iIo,ns, if need be, to and in making such ar
reefs, and upon the failure OF said officers to
perform such duty as required, they shall
scvcraiiY be subject to such fines and penalties
as the Town Council may impose upon them.
And all persons SO Imprisoned shall pay the
cost and expenses incident to their imprison
mcnt, which said costs aud expenses shall be
collected in the same manner as is provided
for the collection Of inos in posed tor the vio-
lation of Ordinances, rules and regulations :
lroc@fcd That such Imprisonment Shall not
exempt the party, from the payment Of any
iinc the Council may impose for the offence
for which he, she or they n,ny have committed.
And the said Town Council Shall have full
power and authority under thoir corporate
seal, to make all such rules aud regulations,
bylaws and ordinances respecting tAo streets,
roads and the business thereof, rs we'll as the
police system OF the said town rs Shall appear
to them necessary and proper Tor the scculity,
welfare and coavcnioncc and for preserving
health, order and good government within
said town. And the said Town Council may
impose fines for offences against their bylaws,
rules aud regulations, and ordinances, and
appropriate the same to the public uso of said
town And the said Town Council shall
have the same power chat Trial Justices of
the Peace now, have, or may hereafter have,
to compel the attendance of witnesses, aud
requiring them. to give evidence upon the
trial before them OF any person or persons,
for Il violation Of any Of their ordinances, by
l'ws, rules or regulations, but no fine above
tic SUM of twenty five dollars shall be collect
ed by the said Council, except by suit in tho
proper Courts of Justice I'm TINS State, and
that 10 fine shall exceed the amount of fifty
dollars; and also, that nothing herein con
toincd shall authorize the said Council to
make any ordinance or bylaw inconsistent
with or repugnant to the laws of the State
SEC 6. That the said Intcndant and War
dcns, or Il majority of them, shall have full
power to abatc and remove all nuisance in
said town, and it shall be their dutv to keep
az ro'"S' Why's or'iSrS ana streets wittln the
corPo'l'c ''n''S OF inc sad town open, and
III |'o'' repair ana, Tor That purpose, they
are a. ln!rS'c" "''l al tho powers OF County
Commissioners Of Roads, for and within the
COZ l'o'"tc hh'''S ol IN" SUD town, and thcy
my i''y OUT nc" streets close up, widen, or
o'nc'w'So ai'cf thoSe now III use; ana shall
nave !"il power to classify and arrange the
,nhaoitahts or cit!zchs OF the sad town, liza.
o'c TO street, road, or other public duty there,
IN, ana ID iorcc the performance OF such duty
unu'r such penalties as are now, or Shall
sLall hovo no,rn ~ ~ a"". A"u IN 10y
sons iahIc 70 work thn .,rnc,s ~ w,us,rd rdra,s
in said town nnon snch tnr,,, 9 ~: tLn;r o~S;
nonccs or hv I,ws m,v o.tahl;sh -. tLo;r
rnln. and ro,,,,,t;nns ro',,,;.a Il' ~ ''''a
received +, Lo nn;c, r. thn nrl,l;o ,,sn - ,,o
said town And oJl ncrsony rof,,s;n', ~, l,han
or rolinr 10 INV s,.h Gno nnt axo,',Gvn, ,GU,,
twcntv l,llay, fHr o,, ,n, roan 80 NJ ,;1
Town Council n,v imnnso ma ,h"r sIaIl
have power TO enforce Tho r,vmc,t II sm.h
Gne. IN Tho same m,nnor os 10 nov ~ nan
be hereafter nroviacd Tnr tha cn,l,c,;on y ~
County toxcs Ana thn s,;d row, C,,,na;i
shall L,vc nowor ,,ith tlo on,son, ~ I'D
iaccnt land owners, TO c,osc All srcb ro,ds
streets and WAYS, within the said town ,s
thov may deem necessary bv ,hc s,lo ~ ,Ln
freehold therein, either ot nrivatc or nnhl;n
sale. rs thcvmav od;udyc bcst for tho ;ntnrns,