The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-04

authority with which Trial Justices are at pres
ent vested by law, except the trial of civil cases,
and except as it may be otherwise provided in
this Act; and the Intendant shall and may, as
often as may be necessary, summon the War
dens to meet in Council any two of whom, with
the Intendant, or any three Wardens, may con-
stitute q quorum to transact business; and they
shall be known by the name of the Town Coun-
Gil of Anderson and they and their successors,
seal, which shall be affixed to all their Ordl-
nances, may sue and be sued, plead and be inn
pleaded, in any Court of law or equity III this
State and purchase, hold, possess and enjoy to
them and their SUCCESSORS, in perpetuity, or for
any term of years, any estate, real, personal or
mixed, and sell, alien and convey the same ::
Provided, The same shall not exceed, at any
one time. the sum Of ten thousand dollars.
And the said Intepdant and 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 convenience OF
the said town, or for preserving health, peace,
order and good government within the same.
And the said Council may fix and impose fines
and penalties for the violation thereof and ap-
propriate the same to the public use OF the
said corporation: Provided, That in all cases OF
trials to be had before the said Town Council,
as hereinbefore provided, the party charged
shall be cited to trial by service upon him OF
summons, under the hand of the Intendant,
any one of the Wardens, of the Clerk OF the
Council, wherein shall be expressed with Ger,
tainty the offence charged, and the time and
place of trial, which service shali be made
at least five days before the day of trial.
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said town shall have full and only power to
grant or refuse license to retail splrituous
LIQUORS within the said limits, which license
shall be granted in the same manner and upon
the same conditions as they now are, or may
hereafter be unde: The laws of this State, ex-
cept that the Town Council shall have the
power to regulate the price of license to keep
tayerns and to retail spirituous liquors: Provi-
ded, That in no instance the price Of license
so to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors
shall be fixed at less sum than is established
by the laws of this State and all the powers
vested formerly in the Commissioners of Roads
are hereby granted to the said Intendant and
Wardens within the said limits and ell mon
eys paid for licenses, and for fines and forfeit
ures. for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping
tayerns and billiard tables within the said linn
its without license, shall be appropriated to the
uses of said corporation: Provided, That the
Intendant and Wardens duly elected and quail
fled shall not have power to grant any licenses
to keep tavern or retail spirituous liquors to ex-
tend beyond the time for which they shall have
been elected. :,
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty of the said
Intendant and Wardens to keep all streets,
roads and ways within their corporate limits
open and in good repair, and for that purpose
they are invested with all the powers granted
formerly to the Commissioners OF Roads. And
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 shall, by ordinance, establish the moneys
SO received to be applied to the public use :,
Sec. g. That the said Town Council shall
have power to impose an annual tax upon the
keepers of all billiard tables and ten pin alleys,
or other pin alleys, within the discretion OF
said Council, and to grant or refuse licenses
for the same, upon such terms ana condltlons'
and subject to such regulations IS they may,
by ordinance, establish. They shall also have
power to impose tax, within their discretion,
on all sales made by itinerant traders and auc-
tioneers, on all public drays, wagons, carriages,
omnibuses, and other vehicles kept for hire,
and on the owners or proprietors of al. dogs,
hogs, sheep, goats and cattle kept within the
corporate limits of said town. The said Town
Council shall have power to impose an annual
tax on the amount of all sales Of goods, wares
and merchandise, and also on the amount of
income arising from all factorage and mer-
chandise, employments, faculties and profess
sions, including the profession of dentistry I;
also upon the amount Of income from all mon
eys loaned at interest, and from dividends re-
ceiyed from banks and all other stocks: Pro-
yided. That no tax shall be imposed in any
one case to exceed the rate of thirty cents on
each hundred dollars of the value of such sales
and income. And the said Town Council
shall have power to impose an annual tax on
all carriages and wagons, of whatever kind
kept for private use; on all gold, silver and
other watches kept for private use within the
limits of the said town. And the said Town
Council shall have power to impose an annual
tax not exceeding thirty cents on every hum
dred dollars of the value OF all real estate lying
within the corporate limits OF said town, the
real estate of churches and school associations
excepted and, for that purpose, they shall
appoint three freeholders residing therein to
assess the value of said real estate upon oath,
and return the assessment within one month to
said Council for taxation, and to fill any vacan-
cy occasioned by the death, resignation, refusal
TO serve or removal lIonu oHiCo VI cnV oa!u ho-
SCISSOR. And the said Town Council shall have
power to regulate the price of licenses upon all
public shows and exhibitions in said town, to
erect powder magazine, and to compel any
person holding more than twenty-five pounds
Of powder to store the same therein, and to
make regulations for rates of storage thereof,
and for keeping and storing the same. And
the said Town Council shall have power to en-
force the payment of all taxes and assessments
levied under the authority of this Act against
the property and persons of defaulters, to the
same extent, and in the same manner, as is
provided by law for the collection of the gene
raj State tax, except that executions to enforce
the payment Of town taxes shall s be issued un
appointed by the said Town Council to collect
the same and all property upon which tax
shall be Levied and assessed is hereby declared