The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-04-29

they and their successors IN Office; hero
after to be elected may have a common
seal, which shall be affixed to all their
ordinances; may sue and be sued, plead
and be implicated, in any Court Of jus
ticc in this State, and purchase, hold,
possess and enjoy, tothemrand thei, sue-
cessors,fia perpctuity or for any term OF
years, aoy estate, real pers6naisor mixed,
and sell alien or convey the same: Pro
vidcd, The same shallnot exceed, at any
one time, the sum of ten thousand dol
tlarn md the said Town Council shall
have authority to appoint from time to
time, as they may see fit; such and so
many proper persons to acts as Marshals
or Constablcs Of the ssid town, as the
said Council may deem necessary and
cxpcdient for the preservation of the
peace, good order and police thereof,
which persons so appointed shall within
the corporate limits Of said town, have
the power aud privileges, and be subject
to all the obligations, penalties and regu-
l%ations provided by law for the office of
Constable, and shall be liable to be re-
moved at the pleasure of said Council.
And The said Town Council shall
have power to establish or authorize the
establishment Of a market house in said
town also to establish 5r authorize the
establishment Of a guard house, and to
prescribe suitable rules and regulations
for keeping and governing the same, and
until the said guard house be establish
ed, they shall be authorized to use a room
IN the common Jail of the County of
Spartanburg for the confinement Of all
who may be subject to be committed for
n violation of any ordinances, rules and
regulations of said town and the said
Town Council, or the said Tntendant aud
Wardcns, in person, any one or more of
them, may authorize and require any
Marshal of the town, or any Constable
especially appointed for that purpose, to
arrest and commit to the said guard
house or Jail Of Spartarburg County, as
the cas- may be. FOX a term not exceeding
wenty.fanr h 1urs, any person or persons.
illo,~~iahas<shs iimfts or safd
town, may be engaged in breach of the
peace, any rlctous or disorderly conduct,
open obscenity, public. drunkenness, or
any conduct grossly indecent or danger
Gus to the citizens of said town, or any
of them. And it shall be the duty of
the Town Marshal or Constables to ar,
rest aud commit all such offenders when
required to 81 do, and who shall have
power to call to their assistance tho posse
comitdtus, if need be, to aid in making
such arrests and upon the failure of
said officers to perform such duty MS re-
CURED. they shall scverally be subject to
such fines and penalties rs the Town
Council may impose upon them. And
all persons so imprisoned shall pny the
costs and expenses incident to their i'm
prisonmcnt, which said costs and ex.
pcnses shall be collected in the same
manner ms is provided for the collection
Of fines imposed for the violation of or.
dinances, rules and regulations Pro.
vided, That such Imprisonment shall not
exempt the party from the payment Of
any fine the Council may impose for the
offence which he, she or they may have
committed. And the said Town Coun-
Gil shall have full power ard authority,
under their corporate seal, to make all
such rules and regulations, by. laws and
ordinances, respecting the streets, roads
and the business thereof, as we'll as the
police system 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 suru Town Cuuac.i a.. I'M 81 fncs
for offences against their by laws, rules
and regulations and ordinances, and APP
.propriate the same to the public use of
said town. And the said Town Council
shall have the same power that Trial
Justices or Justices of the Peace now
have, or may hereafter have, to compel
the attendance of witnesses, and requir-
ing them to give evidence upon the trinl
before them of any person or persons,
for a violation of any Of ;heir ordinances,
bylaws, rules or regulations; bu no fine
above the sun of twenty-five dollars