The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-10

may hereafter E6lO0Rt to the County
EOonmissioners or Richland. County ovSf
/ thSpoot oflsaid County, And for Sshe
purposa Of sraising funds 70 provide for
the; support and comfort OF the ssid
poor, the said Mayor and Aidermen:msy
assess and collect q poor tax on the taxa
bic property of the said city, in the came
manner as they assess and collect taxes
thereon for the support OF The city &C.
vernment: Provided, That said tax shall
not exceed ten per cent. on the amount
of taxes thereon paid to the said city:
Provided further, That the tax payers of
the said oity of Colu mbin shall not be
taxed for the support of the poor outside
of the corporate limits of the said city.
SEC. 6. That when any fine imposed
by the said Mayor and Aldermen, or by
the said Mayor alone, for violation of
any ordinance of the snid city of CO.
lumbia, pissed pursuant to law, exceeds
forty dollars, the same shall be recovera-
ble in the Circuit Court of Common
Pleas for Richlaud County; and when
such fine shall be for forty dollars or
less, the same shall DO recoverable before
the said Mayor and Aldermen, or before
the said Mayor alone: Provided. That
in all cases the party 30 fined by the said
Mayor, shall have the right of appeal for
hearing to the said Mayor and Alder
mon in Council assembled, on giving
proper security to the city OF Columbia,
to prosecute said appeal.
SEQ. Z. That the twelfth Section of IN
Act of the General Assembly of this
State, entitled IAN Act to alter and
amend the charter of the town of Co.
lumbia," ratified on tho 21st day of De-
cember, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-four, which authorizes the Mayor
and Aldermen of the said city of Colnm-
bla to issue all execution against the body
OF every person for any sum of money
imposed by way of fine, tax or exemp-
ton for street or unofficial police duty
under the cir ,umstances therein named,
be, and tho same is hereby, repealed.
The said Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Columbia shall have power to
abat0 and remove all nuisances in said
city, and it shall be their dnty to keep
all roads. ways, bridges and streets with
in the corporate limits of the said city in
good repair; and for that purpose they
are invested with oil tho powers of Coun-
ty Commissioners or Commissioners of
Roads for and within the corporate Ii
mlts of said city, and they may lay out
new streets, close up, widen or otherwise
alter those now in use; subject, however,,
to the two provisos contained in the first
section Of this Act; and shall have power
to class and arrange the inhabitants or
citizens of said city liable to street, road
or other public duty therein, and to
force the performance Of such duty, un-
der such penalties as are now, or shall
hereafter be, prescribed by their ordi-
nances, passed pursuant to law; and they
shall have power to compound with all
persons liable to work the streets, ways
and roads in said city, upon such terms
as their ordinances may establish or their
rules and regulations require; and all
persons refusing to labor, or failing to
pay such commutation, shall be liable
to such fine, not exceeding twenty dol
lars for any one year, as the said Mayor
and Aldermen may impose; and they
Shall have power to enforce the payment
Of such fine in the same manner as is
provided in the sixth section Of the Act
for tho collection of other fines And
said Mayor and Aldermen shall have
power and authority to require all per-
sons owning lot or lots in said city to
close in. and to make aud keep in good
repair sidewalks in front of said lot or
lots wherever the same shall front or ad-
join any public street of said city, if, in
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necessary; the width thereof, and the
manner Of construction, to be designa-
ted and regulated by the said Mayor and
Aldermen; and for default or refusal,
after reasonable notice, to make md
keep in good repair such sidewalks, and
to close in such lot or lots, the Mayor
and Aldermen may cause the same to be
done, and require the owner to pny the
cost of the work; and the said Mayor
and Aldermen are hereby empowered to
sue for and recover the same 10y action
in any court of competent jurisdictions
Prorided, That the contract bo let to the
lowest responsible bidder.
Sec. s. That the said Mayor and AL
dermen are hereby empowered TO re-
qnirc nll persons and corporations now
engaged, or who may hereafter become
engaged, in business or avocations OF
any kind whatever within Tie limits of
the city of Columbia, to take out n H.
cense from The Mayor and Aldermen of
the said city, who are hereby authorized
to impose reasonable charge or tax for
the conduct Of the same.
SEC. 8. That all that part Of section