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any ordinance of the said city Of Co
lumbia, passed pursuant to law, exceeds
forty dollars, the same shall be recoyera-
BILE in the Circuit Court Of Common
Pleas for Richland County; and when
such fine shall be for forty dollars or
less, the same shall be recoverable be-
fore the said Mayor and Aldermen, or
before the said Mayor alone Provided,
That in all cases the party so fined by
the said. Mayor, shall have the right of
appeal for hearing to the said Mayor
and Aldermen in Council assembled, on
giving proper security to the city Of Co
lumbia, to prosecute said appeal. 81
Sec, Z. That the: twelfth Section of an
Act of the General Assembly of this
State, entitled IAN Act to alter and
amend the charter of the town of Co
lumbfa," ratified on the 21st day. De-
.cember, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-four, which authorizes the
Mayor and Aldermen Of the said city
Of Columbia to issue an execution
against the body of every person for any
sum of money imposed by way, of fine,
tax or exemption for street or unofficial
police duty under the circumstances
therein named, be and the same is here
by, repealed. The said Mayor and AL
dermen of the city of Columbia shall
have power to abate and remove all
nuisances in said city, and it shall be
their duty; to keep all roads,. ways,
bridges and streets within the corporate
limits of the said city in good repair;
and for that purpose they are invested
with all the powers4of County Commits
sioliers or Commissioners of Roads for
and within the corporate limits Of said
city, and they may lay out new streets,
close up, widen or otherwise, alter those
now in use; subject, however, to the
two provisos contained in the first Sec
ton of this Act ;"and shall have power
to class and arrange the inhabitants or
citizens Of safe city liable to street, road
or other public duty therein. and to,
force the performance of such duty,
under such penalties as are now, or
shall hereafter be-, prescribed by their
ordinances passed pursuant to law
and they shall have power to compound
with all persons liable to work the
streets, ways and roads in said city,
upon such terms as their ordinances
MAY, establish or their rules and regula-
tions require; and all persons refusing
to labor, or falling topay such commu-
tation, shall be liable to such fine, not
exceeding twenty dollars for any one
year, as the said Mayor and Alderman
shall have power and authority to re-
auire all persons owning a lot or lots In
said citycto close in, and to make and
keen in good repair sidewalks in front
of said lot or lots wherever, the same
shall front or adjoin any public street
of said city, if, in their Judgment, such
shall be necessary; the Width
thereof, and the manner of construction,
to be designated and regulated by the
said Mayor and Aldermen; and for de-
fault and refusal, after reasonable notice,
to make and keep in good repair such
sidewalks. and to close in such side
walks, the Mayor and Aldermen may
cause the same to be done, and require
the owner to pay the cost Of the work
and the said Mayor and Aldermen are
hereby empowered to sue for and recover
the same by action in any court Of COM
petent jurisdiction Provided, That the
contract be let to the lowest responsible
bidder. '.-t ~ .''.''' x
SEC. 8. That the said Mayor and AL
dermen are hereby empowered to require
nil persons and corporations now en-
raeed. or who may hereafter become
engaged, in business or avocationsy or
any kind whatever within the limits
of Ihe city Of Columbia, to take out O
license from the Mayor and Aldermen
of the said city, who are hereby author
ICED to impose unreasonable charge or
tax for the conduct of the same.
SEC. 8. That oil that part of section
10 Of an Act of the General Assembly OF
this State, entitled "An Act to alter and
amend the charter of the town OF Co
ltmbia," ratified on the 21st day or De-
cember, in the year Of our LORD one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-four,
as relates to the imposition OF taxes on
slaves, free negroes, mulattoes or mes
zitocs residing within the limits of the
said city; and all other Acts and parts
of Acts Of the General Assembly of the
State relating to the said city or to the
said city of Columbia, before it was
as the city of Columbia,
wherein are Determinations for pur-
poses of taxes, or for any other purpose
whatever on account of race and color,
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Sec. 10. That the Mayor may, as often
as OCCASION may require, or whenever
requested SO to do, in writing, by three
Aldermen, summon, the Aldermen TO
assemble in Council, and the said Mayor
and Aldermen shall have and they are
hereby vested with full and ample pow
or. from time to time, under their COM
mon seal, to make all such ordinances,
rules, and regulations relative TO the
streets and markets of the SAID city as
they may think proper and necessary
and to establish such bylaws, not, IN
consistent with the law of the land, rs
may tend to preserve the quiet, peace,
safety and good order of the inhabitants
thereof; and the said Mayor and Alder
men, or the said Mayor alone, may flnc
and impose fines and penalties for vic,
Iations thereof, which may be recovered
in q summary manner to the, extent OF
forty dollars before them, in Council OF
before him alone, subject to tue risnt
of appeal rs hercinbefore provided, lrunl
the decision of the said Mayor IN tnc
promises and the said Mayor anu a.,
drrmen, separately and seve!ally, .I az
hereby authorized to administer catnn,
command the peace, disperse rlctous t,as
assemblies, and within the limits OF tme
said CITY are vested with all the powers
and duties witch pertain to tue cts ol.acets
of the peace, in these ana lihe iespvc. ,nvcr
througl!olt the State: Prorideu' neGcr7
thczcss, That all such ordinances, py,
laws. rules and regulations rs are IlEteill
mnntioncd when 50. made, shall be