The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-12

A1oihcSlou Vouuty, ds tno CoSo may w;
for a term not exceeding twenty-faur
hours, any person or persons who, within
the corporate limits of said town, may bo
engaged in breach of the peace, any
riotous or diserderly conduct, open ub
scenity, public drunkenness, or in any
conduct grossly indecent or;dangerous to
tho citizens of the said town, or any Of
them; and it shall be the duty of the
murshals to arrest and commit all such
offenders, when required 10 do SO, who
shall have power to call to their assist
ance the posse comitatas, if need be, to
aid in making such arrests, aud, upon
failure of the town marshal to perform
sucl, duty, if required, they shall sev :
ally be subject TO such 6ues aud peual
tics as the town council may establisa;
apd all persons so imprisoned shall O,
the costs and expenses shall be colleo
ted in the same manner as pr, y.ded by
this act for tho collection of fines im
posed for viola ion of ordinances Pro.
sided, That such imprisonment shall not
exempt the party from tho payment OF
any fine rhe council may impose for the
offence for which he may have commit
ted -
| SEC. H. That the said town council
shall have the power to collect the taxes
from all persons rcprese ting, rublickly,
within the corporate limits, for. gain or
reward, any plays or shows, of any kind
whatsoever, t. be used for the purpose
Of said town. uEe
Sec. Is. That all the fucs Viii,
shall hereafter be collected for retailing
without license, within the corporate tie
corporate limits of the said town, shall
he paid one-half to the informcr, and
the other half to the council, for tie
use of the said town
Sec. 16. That the said t. wn CO, nc
shall have power to abate all nuis ,nce
within their corporate limit; AMI also
to appoint bo; I'd of health of said
town, and TO pass such ordinances as
may be necessary to d,fine the duties
and powers Of said board, aud t. impose
fines and penalties upon the members OF
the said board, and to impose fines and
penalties upon the members of the lid
board, for neglect of duty or refusal to
serve: Provided, That no fine hereby
authorized to be imposed shall exceed
the sum Of twenty dollars. The said
town council of Florence thall have
power and authority to require the ow-
ncr or owners Of any lot or lots in the
said town, to keep the streets in front
of said lot or lots clear of all flth aud
.EubbisE, and also to make and keep in
good repair sidewalks in front OF sad
lot or lots when the sano 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 tue
manner ofthcir construction to be des-
ignated aud regulated by the said town
council; aud for default or refusal on
the part Of such owner or owners to
keep the said streets clean, or to make
and keep in good repair such sidewalks
whenever required, the said town coun
Gil may cause the said streets to be
cleaned, or such sidewalks to bo made |
and kept in repair, and require such
owner OF owners to pay the costs and
expenses thereof: Provided, however,
That contracts fos cleaning tho said
streets, or making and putting in repair
such sidewalks, shall be let TO the lowest
bidder.
Sec. II. That the said town council
shall have power to borrow money for
the public use of the corporation, by
issuing, from time to time, as occasion
may require, the bonds of the corpora
ton, bearing interest at a rate not to
exceed seven per centum year, to be
paid semianuually, for an amount not to
exceed FIVE thousand dollars; and for
the payment of the interest, and tn /, ul-
innate redemption of the principal, ac
cording to the terms Of the loan, the
said corporation shall at all times be
liable Provided. That the private
property of the inhabitants of the town
shall be bound for the redemption of
the said loan in no other way than by
the imposition of an annual tax, accord