The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-11
HoYp g. CO., Proprietors.

pose an annual tag not exceeding twenty cents
on every hundred dollars of the assessed value
of real and personal estate lying within the
corporate limits of said town, Che real and per-
sonal estate of churches and school associations
excepted. 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 magazine, and compel any per.
son holding more than twenty-five pounds OF
powder to store the same therein and to make
regulations for the rates of storeage therein,
and for keeping and delivering the same. The
said council shall have power to enforce the
1 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 ne same
manner as is provided by law for the collection
] of the general 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 OF 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 prefer
ence to all other debts against the said proper
| ty, 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 neces-
sary, by the sale of the freehold therein, either
at public or private sale, as they may adJudge
best for the 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 neces.
sary for the improvement and convenience OF
the said town: Provided, That no new street,
road or way shall be opened without first hav-
ing obtained the consent of the land owner or
owners through whose premises any such new
street, road OF way may pass.
| Sec. IL. That the said town council shall
have power, and are hereby authorized to elect
three or more marshals lin addition to the sher,
| iff of Darlington, who shall also be marshal
of said town. to fix their salaries and prescribe
their duties, who shall be sworn in and inyes-
ted with all the powers and subjected to all the
duties and liabilities that constables now nave
or are subjected to by law, in addition to the
duties and liabilities specially conferred and
imposed upon them by the town council: Fro,
yided. That their jurisdiction shall be confined
within the limits of the said town.
SEC. l5 That the said town council Shall
have power to erect market house, and pro-
vide regulations for the same: Provided, That
no market house is erected upon the public
squares, SO as to endanger, by its proximity, or
the materials of which it is constructed, any
other public building. They shall also have
power to establish guardhouse, and to pre-
scribe, by ordinance, suitable rules and regula--
tions for keeping and governing the same, and
until such guardhouse shall be established,
| they shall be authorized to use o. room In the
common Jail of Darlington County Tor 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 proylss,,
| ions of this act. And the said town council
maN. by ordinance or the said intendant and
wardens in person, any one or more OF tnem,
authorize and require any marshal of the town,
OF any constable, specially appointed for that
l,purpose, to arrest and commit to said guard
house or Jail of Darlington County, as the case
may be, for term not exceeding twenty-four
hours, any person or persons who, within tne
corporate limits of said town, may be engaged
in q breach of the peace, any riotous or dlsor-
derly conduct, open obscenity, public drunken
ness. 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
marshais to arrest and commit all such offend.
ers, when required to do 80, who shall nave
power to call to their assistance the posse coaa-
tatus, if need be, to aid in making such ar
rests; and upon failure of the town marshal TO
perform such duty as required, they shall sew
orally be subject to such fines aud Penaitles as
the town council may establish; ana all per
| sens go imprisoned shall pay the costs and e1-
nenses incident to their imprisonment, which
said costs and expenses shall be collected in
the same manner as provided by this act tor
the collection of fines imposed for violation OF
ordinances: Provided, That such imprisonment
shall not exempt the party from the payment
of any fine the council may impose tor the Of
fence for which he may have been committed;
SEC. IA. That tho said town council shall
have the power to collect the taxes from all
persons representing, publicly, within the cor
porate limits, for gain or reward, any plays or
shows, of any kind whatsoever, to be used Tor
the. purpose Of said town.
SEC. 15. That all the fines which shall here
after be collected for retailing, without License,
within the corporate limit of the said town,
shall be paid one-haf to the lntormer and the
other half to the council, for the use OF the SAID
town. :, ~,
SEC. l6. 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 duties
and powers of the said board, and to impose
fines and penalties upon the members OF the
said board, for neglect Of duty or refusal to
serve s Provided, That no fine hereby author.
lied to be imposed, shall exceed the sum of
twenty dollars. The said town council of Dar-
lington shall have power and authority to re-
ouire the owner or owners of any lot or lots, III
the said town, to keep the streets in front OF
the said lot or lots clean of all hlth ana rub"
bish, and, also, to make and keep in good re-
nair sidewalks in front of said lot or lots where
the same shall front on or adjoin any of tho
public streets of the said town, if in the judgg,
ment of the said town council, sidewalks shall
be necessary, the width thereof and the manner
of their construction to be designated and reg
ulated by the said town council; and for de-
fault 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 when
ever required, the said town council may cause
| I1Naa;3 etraats To he cleaned or such sidewalks