The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-25

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porate limits of said town, the real and person
81 estate of churches and school associations
excepted. The said council shall have power
to regulate the price of licenses upon all public
j shows and exhibitions in said town, to erect
powder magazine, and compefany person hold
ing more than twenty-five pounds of powder to
store the same therein, and to make regulations
| for the rates of storage thereof, and for keep
/ ing and delivering the same. The said Council
shall have power to enforce the payment OF all
taxes levied under authority of this act, against
the property and person of all defaulters, to
| the same extent and in the same manner as Is
provided by law for the collection of the gen
eral taxes, except that executions to enforce
the payment of the town taxes shall be issued
under the seal of the corporation, and directed
to the town marshal or other person especially
appointed by the town council to collect the
same; and all property upon which tax shall
be levied is hereby declared and made liable
for the payment thereof, in preference to all
other debts against the said property, except
debts due to the State, which shall first be
paid. -, - -. -. :, -
| SEC. IL. That the said town council shall
| have power, with the consent Of the adjacent
land owners, to close all such roads, streets and
ways within the town as they shall deem nee
essary, by the sale of the freehold therein,
either at public or private sale, as they may
adiudge best for the interest of the said town,
and they shalhhave power to lay out, adopt
open and keep in repair all such new streets,
roads and ways within the town as they may
deem necessary for the improvement and con-
venience of said town: Provided, That no new
street, road or way shall be opened without
first having obtained the consent of the land
owner or owners through whose premises any
such new street, road or way may pass.
SEC. 12. That the said town council shall
have power, and are hereby authorized, to elect
two or more marshals, lin addition to the sher-
| if of Darlington, who shall be marshal OF
the town, to fix their salaries and prescribe
their duties, who shall be sworn in and invest
ed with all the powers, and subjected to all
| the duties and liabilities that constables now
have, or are subjected to by law, in addition
to the duties and liabilities specially conferred
and imposed upon them by the town council:
Provided, That their jurisdiction shall be con-
| fined within the limits of the said town.. y.
| SEC. 49, That the said town council shall
have power to establish guardhouse, and to
| prescribe, by ordinance, suitable rules and reg
| ulations for keeping and governing the same,
and until such guardhouse shall be established,
they shall be authorized to use a room in the
common Jail of Darlington County for the con-
fnement of all persons who may be subject to
be committed for violation of any ordinance OF
the town, passed in conformity to the provis-
ions of this act. And the said town council
may, by ordinance, or the said intendant
and wardens in person, any one or more OF
them, authorize and require any marshal OF
the town, or any constable, specially appointed
for that purpose, TO- arrest or commit to said
guardhouse or Jail of Darlington County, as
the case may be, for term not exceeding
twenty -four hours, any person or persons VINO
within the the corporate limits of said town,
may be engaged in breach Of the peace, any
riotous or disorderly conduct, open obscenlty,
public cdrunkenness, or in any conduct grossly
indecent or dangerous to the citizens OF the
said town, or any of them; and it shall be the
duty of the marshals to arrest and commit all
such offenders, when required to do so, who
shall have power to call to their assistance the
posse comitatus, if neeG be, to aid in making
such arrests and upon failure Of the town
marshal to perform such duty'if required, they
shall severally be subject to such fines an pen
alties as the town council may establish; and
all persons SO imprisoned shall pay the costs
and expenses incident to their imprisonment,
which said costs and expenses shall be collect
ed in the same manner as provided by this act
for the collection of fines imposed for violation
of ordinances Provided, That such imprison-
ment shall not exempt the party from the pay
ment of any fine the council may impose tor
the offence for which he may have been COM
mitted. ,4,.t.
SEC. IA. That the said town council shall
have the power to collect the taxes from all per
sons representing, publicly, within the corpo-
rate limits, for gain or reward, any plays or
shows of any kind whatsoever, to be used Tor the
purposes of said town.
l. SEC. l5. That all the fines which shall here
after be collected for retailing, without license,
within the corporate limits OF the said town,
shall be paid one:half to the informer and the
other half to the council, for the use OF the said
town.
SEC. 16. That the said town council shall
have power to abate all nuisances within their
corporate limits, and also to appoint board OF
health for said town, and to pass such ordinan-
ces as may be necessary to define. the dutles
and powers of the said board, and to impose
fines and penalties upon the members OF !, the
said board, for neglect of duty OF refusal to
serve: Provided, That no fine hereby author
| lied to be empowered shall exceed the sum OF
twenty dollars. The said town council Of
Florence shall have power and authority to re-
ouire the owner or owners of any lot or lots, in
| the said town, to Keep the streets in front of
the said lot or lots clear of all filth and rubbish,
and, also, to make and keep in good repair side
walks in front of said lot or lots when the same
shall front on or adjoin any of the public
streets of the said town, if in the Judgment of
the said town council, such sidewalks shall be
necessary, the width thereof and the manner of
their construction to be designated and regula-
ted by the said town council and for default
or refusal on the part of such owner or owners
to keep the said streets clean, or to make and
keep in repair such sidewalks whenever re-
ouired, the said town council may cause the
said streets to be cleaned , or such sidewalks to
be made and kept in repair, and require such
owner or owners to pay the costs and expense
thereof: Provided, however, That contracts for
cleaning the the said streets, or making and
putting in repair such sidewalks, shall be let
to the lowest bidder. :,
SEC IL. That the said town council shall
have power to borrow money for the public
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