Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-06-09

room in the common Jail Of the County of
Charleston for the confinement of all who may
be subject to be committed for violation
of any ordinance, rules and regulations of said
town. And the said town council, or the
said iutendant and wardens in person, any
ono or more Of them, may authorize and re-
quire any marshal of tho town, or any consta.
bic especially appointed for that purpose, to
arrest and commit to the said guardhousc or
Jail of Charleston County, as the case may be,
for term not exceeding twenty four hours,
any person or persons who, within the corpor.
ate limits of the said town, may be engaged
in breach of the peace, any riotous osslisor-
dcrly conduct, open obsccuity, public drunk
enncss, or any conduct grossly indecent or
dangerous to the citizens of said town, or any
Of them. And it shall be the duty of the
town marshal or constable to arrest and COM
NIT all such offenders when required SO to
do, and who shall have power to call to their
assistance the posse comttatus, if need be, to
aid in making such arrests; and upon the
failure of such officers to perform such duty
as required, they shall scycrally be subject to
such fines and penalties as the town council
may impose upon them. And ull persons 80
imprisoned shall pay the cost and expenses
incident to their imprisonment, which said
cost and expenses shall be collected in the
same manner as is provided for the collection
of fines imposed for the violation of ordinan.
cos, rules and rcgul"tions Provided that
such imprisonment shall not exempt tho par
ty from the payment of any fine the council
may impose for the offence which he, she
or they may have committed. Aud the said
town council shall have full power and au-
hart lnN fI,a I
such rules and regulations, by laws and ordi-
nanccs respecting the streets, roads and the
business thereof, as well us the police sys
tenn Of the said town, as shall appear to them
necessary and proper for the security, welfare
and convenience, and for preserving health
order and good government within said town
And the said town council may impose fires
for offences against their bylaws, rules and
regulations and ordinances and appropriate
the same to the public use of said town. and
the said town council shall have the same
power TINT trial justices or justices os the
peace now have or may hereafter have. to
compel the attendance of witnesses, and re-
quirc them to give evidence upon the trial
before them Of any person or persons for a
violation of any of their ordinances, by laws,
rules and regulations, but no fine above the
sum of twenty five dollars shall be collected
by said council, except by suit in the proper
courts of justice in this State, and also that
Dothing herein contained shall authorize said
council to make any ordinance or bylaws in
consistent with, or rcpugnaut to- the laws of
the State.
SEC. 6. That the said intendant and war
dcns, or majority Of them, shall have pow
er to abatc aud remove all nuisance in said
town; and it shall be their duty to keep all
roads, ways, bridges and streets within the
corporate limits of said town open and in
good repair; and for that purpose they are
invested with all the powers of county com
mssloncrs or commissioners of roads, for and
within the corporate limits of the said town
and they may lay out nrw streets, close up,
alter, or widen those now in use, and shall
have full power to classify and arrange the in
habtants or citizens of said town liable to
street, road or public duty therein, and to
force the performance Of such duty under
such penalties rs arc now or shall hereafter be
prescribed by law; and they shall have pow
or to compound with all persons liable to work
tho streets, ways and roads in said town, up.
on such terms as their ordinances or by laws
may establish, or their rules and regulations
may require; the moneys so received to be
applied to the public nso of said town; and
all persons referring to labor or pay such com
mutation, shall be liable to such fine, not OK.
cccding twenty dollars for any one year, rs the
said town council may impose; and they shall
have the power to enforce the payment Of
such fine in the same manner as is now or
may be hereafter provided for the collection
of county taxes. And the said town council
shall have power, with the consent of the
adjacent land ownors, to close all such rouds,
streets and ways within the said town as they
may decm necessary, by the sale of tho free
hold therein, either at private or public sale,
as they may adjudgc best for the interest of
tho said town and they shall keep in repair
all such new streets, roads and ways as they
may, from time to time, deem necessary for
the improvement and convenience Of said
town: Provided, That no street, road or way
shall be opened without first having obtained
the consent Of the land owner or owners
thereof, through whose promises any such
now street, road or way may pass.
SEQ. Z. Tho said town council may have
power and authority to require all persons
owning lot or lots in said town,to close in and
to mako and keep in good repair, sidewalks
in front Of said lot or lots, whenever tho same
shall front or adjoin any public street of said
town, if, in tho Judgment of tho council, such
sidewalks shall be necessary, the width there.
of and the manner Of construction to be des.
ignated and regulated by the said town coun.
Gil and for default or refusal, after reasona.
bio notice, to mako and keep in good repair
suoh sidewalks, and to close such lot or lots.