The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-30

dens to meetin council; any twoof whom shall,
with the intendant or any three wardens, coz
stitute quorum to transact business, and
they shall be known by the name Of the Town
Council Of Darlington. And they and their sue
SCISSORS, hereafter to be elected, may have q
common seal, which shall be affixed to all their
ordinances, may sue and be sued, rnay plead
and be impleaded in any court Of lawor equity
in this State, and purchase, hold, possess and
enjoy to them and their successors in. perpe.
tufty, or for any term Of years, any estate. real
or personal, or mixed, snd sell, alien, or con-
vey the same Provided, The same shall not
e1ceed, at any one time the sum Of ten thousa
and dollars. And the intendant a1,d wardens
shall have full power to make and establish all
such rules, bylaws and ordinances respecting
the roads, streets, markets and police Of said
town, as shall appear to them necessary and
requisite for the security, welfare and conves
nience OF said town, or for preserving health,
order, peace and good government within the
same; and all tie bylaws, rules aud ordinances
the said council nnsy make shall, at all times,
be subject to revisa or repeal by the General
Assembly OF this State. And the said council
may fix and impose fines 'andpenalties for the
violation thereof, and appropriate the same to
the public uses Of said corporation Provided,
That no punishment shall exceed fifty dollars,
OF thirty days imprisonment.
SEC. z. That the intendant and wardens Of
said town shall have full and only power to
grant or refuse licenses to keep taverps, Or
retail spirtuous liquors within the corporate
limits of said town, upon such conditions, and
under such circumstances as to them shall
seem right and proper: Provided, That in no
instance shall the price Of a license to keep
tavern, or toretaif spirituous liquors, be fixed
ut less sumthan! is established by the laws OF
this State; and ell moneys paid for licenses,
and for fines and fcrfeitures for retailing spirit.
uous liquors, keeping tavern and billiard tables
within the said limits without Licenses, shall
be appropriated to the public uses Of said
town: Provided, That the intendaut and war
dens, duly elected and qualified, shaIl not
have power to grant any license to keep taverns
or retail spirituous liquors to extend beyond
the term for which they have been elected.
SEC. 8. That Tt ahal be the duty Of the in
'tendant and vardens to: keep all roads, streete
and ways within their corporate limits open
and i'll good repair. They shall have power to
compound with all persons. liable to work the
streets, ways and roads in said town, upon
such terms as they by ordinance shall estab.
ish, the moneys go received 10 be applied to
the public use Of said town, and all persons re-
fusing or failing to pay such Communication
shall be- liable to such fine, not exceeding
twenty dollars, as the town council may i'm
pose. ,
SEC. 9. The said town council shall have
power to regulate sales at auction within the
limits Of said town, and to grant licenses
to auctioneers: Provided, Nothing herein con.
tanned shall extend to sales by sheriff, clerk O.
court, Judge ofprobate, coroner, e1ecutoror ad
ministrator, assignee in bankruptcy, or BY any
of the persons out OF the order, decree of any
court, trial justice or other inferior court. =
SEQ. 10. They shall also have power to i'm
pose an annual tax not exceeding twenty cents
on every hundred dollars Of the assessed value
Of real and personal estate lying within tn.
corporate limits OF said town, the real and per
sonal estate Of churches and school associs
tions excepted. The said council shall hav'
power TO regulate the price Of licenses upon al
public shows and exhibitions in the said town
! to erect powder magazine, and compel an!
hon, fxuon f1va frOr1nAt
of powder to store tho same therein and tt
make regulations for th rates Of storage there
of, and for keeping aud delivering the sane
The said Council shall have power to enforce
the payment Of all taxes levied under authority
Of this act, against the property and person oi
all defaulters, to the same extent and in the
same manner as is provided by law for the col
lection OF the general taxes, except that execu'
tiops to enforce the payment Of che town taxes
shall be issued under the seal Of the corpora
tion, and directed to the town marshal or Other
person especially appointed by the town coun'
Gil to collect the same; and all property upon
which tax shall be levied is hereby declared
and made liable for the payment thereof, in pre-.
ference to all other debts against the said prop
erty, except debts due to the State, whichs shall
first be paid.
SIC, II. That the said town council shall have
power, with the consent Of the adjacent land
owners, 10 close all such roads, streets and
ways within the town as they shall deem neces-
sary, by the sale OF the freehold therein, either
ct 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 hsv.
ing obtained the consent Of the land owner OF
owners through whose premises any such new
street, road or 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 sheriff OF
Darlington, who shall also be marshal of said
town, J to fix their salaries and prescribe their
duties, who shall be sworn in and invested with
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