Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-06-09

repairing Is let to the lowest Bidder The
cemeteries and public graveyards are also
placed under the jurisdiction of the said town
council
SEC. 8. The intcndant and wardcns of the
said town, or majority of them, shall have
full power to grant or refuse license to keep
tavcrns or retail spiriuous liquors within the
corporate limits of the said town, upon such
condition oad under such circumstances as to
them shall seem proper and right: Provided,
That in no instance shall tho price Of a Ii.
ccnsc to keep tavern, or to retail spirtuous
liquors, be less than the amount that is cstab.
lIshcd 10y the State; and all moneys paid for
licenses, and for fines and forfeiturcs shall be
appropriated for the public use of the said
town F: Provided, That the intendant aud
wardcns duly elected shall not have power to
grant any license to keep tavern or retail spir-
ituous liquors to extend beyond the term for
which they have been elected. They shall
have power to regulate sales at auction with
in the corporate limits Of the town, and to
grant license to auctoncers, itincrant traders,
to keepers of the hotels and livery stables,
and to levy tax on all drays, carts, wagons,
carraigcs omnibuscs, buggies, horses, mares
or mules, kept for hire, or used for public
purposes in said town and they shall have
the full and only power to impose tax on
all shows or exhibitions, for gain or reward,
within the corporate limits of said town !;
they shall have power to impose tax not
exceeding twenty cents on every hundred
dollars of the value of all real and personal
property lying within the corporate limits of
the town, tho real and personal property of
churches and schools and college associations
excepted That all ordinance declaring the
rates OF annual taxation upon property and
other subjects of annual taxation for the year,
shall be published at least three weeks during
the month of January in each year: Provi.
ded That the said town council shall have
power to levy =" tax for this year, under, the
same rule ms is above stated, Immediately af.
ter the passage Of this act, and that all per.
sons liable to taxation under the same rule
shall make oath of their taxable property
within said town and make payment of their
taxes to the clerk or treasurer of said corpo.
ration, or such other person as they may be
ordered or required to do during the succeed
ing mouth alter publication, and upon the
failure to make such return and payment, as
required, the parties SO in default shall be
SUBJECT to the penalties provided by law for
failure to pay the general State and coun.
ty tax, to be enforced by the orders Of tho
lntcndant and wardcns, or majority of them,
for the use OF the said town, except in such
| cases that executions to enforce the payment
OF such taxes shall be issued under the seal
OF the corporation, and may be directed to the
town marshal, or the person appointed by the
said town council to levy, collect and receive
the same, with costs, as in such cases made
and provided by law; and all property upon
which such tax shall be levied md assessed
Is hereby declared and made liable for the
payment thereof in preference to all other
debts, except debts due to the State, which
shall be first paid and that all other taxcs
imposed by the intcndant and wardcns, or
majority Of them, shall be payable in ad-
vance by the parties liable for the same, and
on failure Of payment, their property shall be
liable tor Ahe same, as in manner and form
just before stated.
SEC. 8. The intcndant and wardcns elect,
together with clerk and treasurer, shall, du-
ring their term of office, be exempt from
street and police duty. Each town council
shall, within one month after the expiration
of their term of office, make out and return
to their SUCCESSORS in office a full account of
their receipts and expenditures during their
term; which account shall bo published in
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and shall pay over all moneys in their posses.
sion belonging to the corporation, and deliver
up all books, records and other papers Incl.
dent to their Office, to their successors; and,
on failure to do SO, they shall be liable to be
lined in sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars, to be collected by any proper action
Of the town council.
SEC. 10. That all ordinances or bylaws
passed by the town council of St. Stephen 8
shall be binding upon the citizens Of said
town the same as the laws Of the State.
SEC IL. All acts and parts of acts incon.
sistent, or supplied By this act, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
SEC II. This act shall be deemed n pub
lic act, and continue in force for the term of
twenty years, and until the end of the Legis.
isaturo thereafter.
TOWN OF SUMTER.
Sec. l |. That from and Immediately after
the passage of this act, all and every person
persons, who are constitutiona!y qualified to
vote for members Of the General Assembly
of this State, and who may reside within tho
present corporate limits of tho town Of Sum.
ter for sixty days Immediately preceding an
annual election for intendant and wardens,
arc hereby declared members of tho said cor.
portion.
SEC. Is. That the said persons and their
successors shall, from aud after the passage of
this act, become body corporate and polite,
and shall be known and called, by tho name
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