The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-05-20
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established BY law or ordinance: and pro-
vided, also, that the individuals who
compose the said town council shall slbe
exempt from the performance of road
and police duty, amp the inhabitants of
said town are hereby exempted from
road and police duty without the eorpor-
ate limits of said town.
SEC. 2. That the power to grant or re-
fuse licenses for billiasd tablees, to keep
taverns, or to retail spirituous liquors
within the limits Of said corporation, be,
and the same is hereby, vested in the
town council of Yorkville, and tho said
council may grant licenses to retail
spirtiuous liquors to euch persons, and in
such quuntities, at such rates. and upon
such terms and conditions as the said
council may deem fit and proper. And
the said intendant and wardens shall
have the full aud only power to impose o
tax on all shows and exhibitions, forgain
or reward, within the limits. And all
moneys paid for licenses for retailing
spirituous liquors, keeping tavern and
billiard tabls, and the tax on all SHOWS
for gain or reward within said limits,
shall be appropriatedto the public use
within said corporation -
of Yorkville shall have power and au-
thority to require all persons owning q
lot or lots in said town to make and keep
in good repair sidewalks in front of said
lot or lots, whenever the same shall front
or adjoin any of the public streets Of
said town, if, in the Judgment of the
council, stch sidewalks shall be necessa-
ry, the width thereof and the manner Of
construction, to be designated and regus-
tated by the town council; and, ftr de-
fault or refusal to make and keep in
repair, and require the owner to pay the
price of making or repairing: Prori-
ded, That such contract for making or
repairing be Let to the lowest bidder.
SEC. 8. That the said town council
of Corkville shall have power to arrest
and commit to jarl, for q space of time
not exceeding twelve hours, and to 6ns
not exceeding twenty (20) dollars, any
person or persons who shnH be guilty of.
disorderly conduct in said town, to the
annoyance of citizens thereof, and it
shall be the duty Of the Marshal of the
town to make such aprest, and TO call to-
his assistance the posse con,itatus, if ne.
cessary; and upon failure to perform
said duty he shall be fined Ia sum not.
exceeding one hundred dollars for each
and every offence. le s
SEC. 10. That the said Town council
of Yorkyiac shall have power to grant
licenses to parties within the limits Of,
said town, aud the parties to whom said
Licenses are granted shall pay sum not
exceeding two (a) hundred dollars.
They shall also have power to impose
and collect an annual tax upon the as.
se'sed property of said town: Provided.
No tax srlll be levied in any one year to-
exceed the rate of twenty coy cents on
each hundred dollars of such assessed
property. and that the lnnney SC raised
shall have the power to enforce the nav
ment of all taxes levied by the said Town
council, to the same extent, and in the
manner, as is now, or hereafter shall be
provided by law for the collection of the
general State taxes.
SEC. IL. That tho said town council.
OF Yorkville shall power to regulate sales
at auction within the limits of said town
and to grant licenses to auctioneers
Provided, That nothing herein contain
ed shall extend to sales by a sheriff,
clerk of the court, judge of probate. cor.
oner, Executor or administrator, assign
/ sc ,u pnnkr"P1cy, os - aTy DINER per.
son, out of the order decree of anv
court, trial justice, or any othor inferior
court
SEC. II. That this act shall be deem
cd public act, aud shall continue in
force for fourteen years, and all acts of
incorporation, or amendments thereof.
repugnant thereto, are hereby repealed,
Approved March 2, 1871.
An Act to propiac for de Protection of