The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-06-14

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select or appoint Clerk, who
shall also be Treasurer, whose
duty it shall be to attend all meet
ings of Council. and make arecord
in book kept for that purpose,
of all the proceedings thereof, to
take charge of all papers belong
ing to Council, and to lodge with
the proper officers all summons,
executions, &C.: aud receive re-
turns; to keep a regular account
Of all receipts and disbursements,
which accounts shall, at all times,
be accessible to the Intendant or
any Of tho Wardens and it shall
be his duty to make an official
scmi.annual report to the Coun-
Gil of the state Of his accounts, at
| which time tho doors of the Coun-
Gil room shall be open to all the
citizens Of the said Town and
which reports shall be regularly
entered in q book kept for that
purpose. He shall attend to the
publication Of all ordinances and
other documents ordered by Coun-
Gil to be published. He shall hold
his Office for such term as Council
may prescribe, not, however, ex-
cecding one year, and shall receive
such compensation for his services
as Council may enact: Provlded,
That he may be removed from his
Office at the pleasure Of the said
Town Council, and before enter
ing upon the duties Of his Office
shall give bond in the penal sum
of three thousand dollars for the
faithful discharge Of the same.
SEC. 81. That the said Town
Council shall have power to es-
tablish guard house, and to pre-
scribe, by ordinance, suitable rules
and regulations tor keeping and
governing the same; and the said
Town Council may, by ordinance,
or said Intendant and Wardens in
person, any one or more Of them:
authorize and require any Mar
shall, Deputy Marshal or Police
officer, or any Constable, specially
appointed, to arrest and commit
to said guard house, or other
place Of custody, to be designated
by the Intendant, for a term not
exceeding forty eight hours, any
person or persons who may be en-
gagged in a breach Of the peace,
or riotous or disorderly conduct,
open obsccnity, public drunken
ness, or in any conduct grossly in
decent, or dangerous to the citi-
zens Of the said town, or any Of
them. And it shall be the duty
of the Town Marshal or other po-
lice officer, to arrest and commit
all such offenders, and who shall
have power to call to their assist
ance the posse conlitatus, if need
be, to aid in making such arrests !;
and, upon failure Of said Marshal
or Police officer in the perform
ancc of such duty as required,
they shall, sevcrally be subject to
such fines and penalties as Coun-
Gil may establish. And all per-
sons lawfully imprisoned shall pay
the costs and expenses incident to
their imprisonment, and be cub
ject to such fines as Council may
impose for the offence committed.
SEC. SO. That the said Intend
and Wardcns shall have full pow
er to abate and remove nuisances
in said town.
SEC. 81. That it shall be the
duty Of the said Council to keep
all roads, ways and streets within
the corporate limits, open and in
good repair, and for that purpose
they are invested with all the
powers vested in the County CON-
missioners; and they shall have full
and exclusive power TO order out
all the hands now liable, or here
after made liable by the laws of
this State, and to require them to
work on the respective roads, ways
and streets, within the limits of
the said corporation, as many days
in each year, and TO infict the
same fines and penalties for the
non-pertormance thereof, as is by
law now inflicted by the different
Boards Of County Commissioners
Prorided, 1t shall not be obligato-
~ on the Town Council to open
any street within the limits of the
said town, unless upon the peti-
tion Of the person applying for
the same, alleging that the said
street is necessary for his use and
accommodation, and that there is
no other direct or convenient ac-
cess for him to the business part
Of the town; which petition shall
be verified by the affidavit of the
applicant, and recommended by
at least twelve of the taxable in
habitants Of the said town.
Sec. 55. The said Intendant and
Wardens shall have power to com.
pound with all persons liable to
work on said roads, ways and
streets, upon the payment Of such
sums Of money as they may deem
a fair equivalent therefor, to be
applied to the use Of the said cor
poration. And tie Intendant and
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