The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-05

erty, except debts due to tho State,.
which shall first be paid.
SEo. IL. That the said town council
shall have power, with the consent Of
The adjacent land owners, to close all
such roads, streets and ways within the
town as they may deem lScCessary, by
| the sale Of the freehold therein, either
at public or private sale, as they may
Iiadjudge best for the interest of the said
town; and they shall have the power to
lay out, adopt, open and keep in repair
all such new streets, roads aud: ways
within the town as they, may deem ne.
cessary for the Improvement and con-
lvenience of the said town.af Provided,
That no street, road or way, shall. be
opened without first having obtained the
conceDt of the land owner or owners
through whose premises any such new
street, road or way may pass.
Sec. ~. That the said town council
shall have power, and are hereby au-
thorized, to elect one or more marshals,
Gin addition to tho Sheriff of Clarendon,
who shall also be a marshal of the towu)
to fix their salaries and prescribe their
duties, who shall be sworn in aud inves
ted with all the powers and subjected to
1.-THE duties and liabilities gSthata con-
stablesnow have or are a,ibjec.ed to by
law, in addition to the duties and La
bilities specially conferred and imposed
upon them by the town council 4 Provi-
ded, That their jurisdiction shall be con-
fined within the limits of the said town.
SEC. 13. That the said town council
shall have power to establish guard
house, and to prescribe, by ordinance,
suitable rules and regulations for keep
ing ane governing the same, aud until
such guard house shall be established,
they shall be authorized to nse room
in the common Jail of Clarendon county
for the confinement of all persons who
may be subject to be committed for vio-
lation of any ordinance of the town,
passed in conformity to the provisions
of this act; and the said town council
may, by ordinance, or ithessaid intendant
and wardens, iii person any one or more of
them, authorize and lequir, any mar
shall of the town, or any constable,
appointed for that purpose, to arrest and
commit 10 said guard house or jail of
Clarendon county, as tho case. may be-
for term not exceeding twenty -four
hours, any person or pcrsous, who, within
the corporate limits of said town, may be
engaged in q breach of the peace, any
riotous or disorder!y Conduct, open OBJ
sccnity, public drunk cnness, or in any
of them; aud it shall be the duty OF the
town marshals 70 arrest aud commits all
such ofendefs when required to do so,
who shall have power tolscalfto their
assistance the posse comitdtus, if need be
to aid in making such arrestsJ and upon
failure of tho town marshal to perform
such dutyas required; they shall scye-
rally be subjectto suclr faes and penal
tics as the town council may establish
and all persons SO Imprisoned shall psy
the costs and expenses incident to their
imprisonment, which said costs and ex-
penses shallrbe collected in the same
manner us provided by this act for the
collection of fines imposed for violation
of ordinances Provided, That such iul-
prisonmont shall not exempt the party
from the payment. of any fine tho coon
Gil may impose for the offence fol which
he nny have been committed.
SEC. IA. That the said town council
chall have the power to collect the taxes
from all persons representing, publicly,
within the corporate limits, for gain or
reward, any plays or shows, of any kind
whatsoever, to be used for the purpose of
said town.
SEC. l5. That all the fines shall here
after be collected for retailing, without
license, within the corporate limits of
the said town, shall be paid one -hulf to
the informer, and the other half to the
council, for the use of tho said town.
SEC. 16. That the said town council
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within their corporate limits; and, also,
to appoint board of health for said
town, aud to pass such ordinances as may
be necessary to define the duties and
penalties upon the members of the said
board, for neglect Of duty or refusal to