The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-12
OFFICIA AL,
Acts Rlad Joint Resolutions
Passesl by the Lcgislaturc---
EtEssons 1870 and IssI.
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tablishod by the laws of this State and
all moneys paid for licenses, and for e les
and forfeitures for rstailing spirituous
liquors, keeping tavern and billiaad ta-
bles within the said limits, without IL
I censes, shall be appropriated to the pub
lie uses Of said town: Provided, That
the intendaut and wardens, duly elected
and qualified, shall not have power to
grant any license to keep tayerns or re-
bail spirituous liquors to extend beyond
the term for which they havo been cleo
ted.
SEc. g. That it shall be tho duty Of
the iutendant and wardens to keep all
roads, streets and ways within their cor
porate limits open and in good repair.
They shall have power to compound
with all persous liable to work the streets,
ways and roads in said town, upon such
: : :s::::.s ss they, By ordinance, shall estab-
iish, the moneys SO received to be applied
to the public use of said town; aud all
persons refusing or falling TO pay such
communication sha,l be liable toeuch fine,
not exceeding twSaty dollars, as the town
council may impose.
SIC. 0. The said town council shall
have power to regulate sales at auction
within the limits Of said town, and to
grant licenses to auctiooneers Provided,
Nothing herein contained shall extend
to sales by sheriff, clerk of court, judge
Of probate, Coroner, executor or admin
istrator, assignee in bankruptcy, or by
any of the persons out of the order, de-
cree of any court, trial justice or other
inferior court.
SEC. 10. They shall also have power
to impose an annual tax not exceeding
fifty cents on every hundred dollars Of
the assessed value of real and personal
estate lying within the corporate limits
Of said town. the real aud personal estate
of churches and school associations ex-
cepted. The said council shall have
power TO regulate the price of licenses
upon all public shows and exhibitions in
the said town; to erect powder maga-
zine, and compel any person holding
more than twenty Eve pounds of powder
to store the same therein, and to make
regulations for the rates Of storage there
Of, andfor keeping 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 tho collection of the general taxes,
except that executions to enforce the
payment Of the town taxes shall be is
sued under the soal Of the corporation,
and directed to the tonn martial or
other person especially appointed by the
town council to collect the same; and all
property upon which tax shall be To-
We'd is hereby declared and made liable
for the payment thereof, in preference
to all other debts against the said prop
erty, except debts due to the State,
which shall first be paid.
SEC. II. That the said town council
shall have power, with the consent of
the adjacent land owners, to close all
such roads, streets aud ways within the
town as they shall deem necessary, by
the sale of the freehold therein, either
ut public or private sale, as they may
adiudge best for ihe interest Of the said
town, and they shall have 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 convenience of
the said town: Provided, That no new
street, road or way fhall be opened with
out rst having obtained the consent Of
tho land owner or owners through whose
premises any such new street, road or
way may pass.
So 80 That tho said town council
shall have power, and are hereby au-
thorized, to e!ec two or more murshals,
Gin addition to the sheriff of Darlington,
who shall be marshal of the town. to
fix their salaries and prescribe their du-
ties, who shall be sworn in and invested
with all the powers, and subjected to all
the duties and liabilities that constables
now have, or are subjected 10 by Law,
iu addition ie the duties and liabilities
specially conferred and imposed upon