The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-22

in the Office of the Intendant, or any of the
Wardens, by death, resignation, removal or 9TH
erwise, or in case of tie in said election, an
election to fill such vacancy shall be held by
the appointment. of the Intendant and War.
denss or Warden, ,slas the case may be,) or the
Clerk oEthe Court sof Abbeville County, it
there should be no Intendant or Wardens, ten
days public notice thereof being previously
given and in case of the sickness OF Temporal
~ absence of the Intendant, the Wardens,
forming Council, shall be empowered to elect
one of their number to act iu his stesd during
the time.
Sec. 80. That the Intendant and Wardens,
duly elected and qualified, shall during their
term of service, seyerally and respectively, be
vested with all the.jnrisdiction and powers OF
Magistrates within the limits of said town;
and the Intendant shall and may, as often as
he may deem necessary, summon the Wardens
to meet in Council, any two of whom, with the
Intendant, may constitute quorum to trans
act business and they shall be known by the.
name of the Town Council of Cokesbury, and
they and their successors hereafter to be elect
ed, may have common seal, which shall be,
affixed to all the Ordinances, and the said Town
Council shall have authority to appoint, from
time to time, as they see fit, such and 30 many
proper persons to act as Marshals or Consta-
bles of the said Town as Council may deem ne
cessary and expedient, for the preservation OF
the peace good order and police thereof, which
persons, so appointed shall, within the corpo-
rate limits Of said town, have the powers, priv
| ileges and emoluments, and be subject to all
the obligations, penalties and regulations pro-
vided by law for the Office of Constable, and
shall be liable to be removed al the pleasure of
said Council; and the said Town Council shall
| have power to establish or to authorize the es-
tablishment of the market house in said town.
And the said Town Council shall have full
power and authority, under their corporate
SEAL to make all such rules, bylaws and ordi-
nances, respecting the streets, roads, market
house and the business thereof, and 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 the
same; and the said Town Council may impose
fines for offences against these bylaws and or
dinances, and appropriate the same to the pub
lie use of said town and the said Council
shall have the same power which Magistrates
now have, to compel the attendance of witnes-
ses, and require them to give evidence upon
the trial before them of any person for viola
tion of any of these bylaws or ordinances;
but no fine above the sum of twenty dollars
shall be collected by the Town Council, except
by suit in the Court of Common Pleas; And
provided, also, That no fine shall exceed fifty
dollars, and also that nothing herein contained
shall authorize the said Council to make any
bylaws or Ordinances inconsistent with or re-
pugnant to the laws of this State, and all the
bylaws, rules and ORDINANCES the said Council
may make shall at all times be subject to re-
visal or repeal by the General Assembly of this
State.
Sec 81. That the said Intendant and War
dens shall have full power to abate and remove
their duty to keep all roads, ways and streets
within the corporate limits of the said town
open and in good repair, and for that purpose
they are invested with all the powers hereto.
fore granted to Commissioners of Roads; and
shall have full power to classify and arrange
the inhabitants of said town, liable to street,
road or other public duty therein, and to force
the performance of such duty, under such pen
alties as are now or shall hereafter be prescrib-
ed by law; Provided, That the said Town
Council may compound with persons liable to
perform such duty, upon such terms and on
| the payment of such sums as may be establish
ed by laws or Ordinances And provided, also,
That the Individuals who compose the said
formance of road and police duty, and the in
road and police duty without the corporate
limits of said town.
Sec. 81. That the power to grant or refuse
license for billiard tables to keep tavern or re-
tail spirituous liquors within the limits of the
vested in the Town Council of C'okesbury.
And the said Council may grant licenses to re-
tail spirituous liquors, to such persons, and in
such quantities, at such rates, and upon such
terms and conditions as the said Council may
deem best and proper; and the said Intendant
and Wardens shall have full and only power to
impose tax on all shows or exhibitions, for
gain or reward, within the limits and all
money paid for license for retailing spirituous
liquors, keeping tavern and billiard cables, and
the tax for all shows, for gain or reward, within
said limits, shall be appropriated to the public
use of said corporation.
Sec SO. That the said Town Council Of
Cokesbury shall have full power and authority
to require all persons owning 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 pub
lie streets of said town, if, in the judgment Of
the Council, such sidewalks shall be necessa-
ry, the width thereof and the manner of the
construction, to be designated and regulated by
the Town Council and, for default or refusal
to make and keep in repair such sidewalks, the
Town Council may cause the same to be made
or put in repair, and require the owner to pay
the price of making or repairing; Provided,
That such contracts for making or repairing be
let to the lowest bidder.
Sec. 81. That the said Town Council Of
Cokesbury shall have power to arrest and COM
NIT to Jail, for space of time not exceeding
! twalvo hours and To fine not exceeding twelve
dollars any person or persons who shall be gull
ty of disorderly conductin said town, to the an
noyance of citizens thereof; and it shall be the
duty of the Marshall of the town to make such
arrest and to call to his assistance the posse COM
itatus, if necessary; and upon failure to per
form such duty, he shall be fined in sum not
| more than twenty dollars for each and every