The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-29
keep in good repair sidewalks in front of said
jot ar lots ,yhaneyer the same shall front or ad

iudrment of the Council, such. sidewalk shall
ha necessary. the width thereof, and the man
ner of their construction, to be designated and
regulated by the said Council; and for default
FOR rrefusal, after reasonable notice, to make ana
keep in repair such sidewalks, the Town Coun-
Gil may cause the same to be made or put IN
repair, and require the owner to pay the price
of making or repairing. And the SAID Town
Council are hereby empowered to sue 1or or, anu
recover thesame by action of debt in any Court
of comnetent Jurisdiction Provided, That such
contract for making or repairing be let to the
lowest bidder. :,
SEC. 90. 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 said town, as they may deem
necessary, bysale of the freehold therein, either
at private or public sale, as they may adludge
hest for the interest of the said town; and they
shall have power to lay out, adopt, open and
keep in repair all such new streets, roads and
wavs. as they may, from time to time, deem ne
cessary for the improvement and convenience
of said town: Provided, That no new street,
road or way, shall be openeo without nrst nav
ing obtained the consent of the landowner or
owners through whose promises any such new
street, road or way may pass
Sec. SO. The said Town Council shall have
power, and are hereby authorized, to elect one ;
or more Marshals, lin addition to the Sheriff of
the County of Orangeburg,) who shall also be
Marshal of the town, to fix their salaries and
prescribe their duties, who shall be sworn In
and invested with all the powers; and subjected
to all the duties and liabilities that Constables
now have or are subject to by law, in addition
to the duties and liabilities specially conferred
and imposed on them by the Town Council: {:
Provided. That their jurisdiction shall be con-
fined within the limits of said town. ~ !
Sec. 100. That the Town Council shall have
power to establish guard house, and to pro-
scribe, BY ordinance, suitable rules and reguia-
tons for keeping and governing the same; ana
until such guard house shall be- established,
they shall be authorized to use room IN the
common Jail of the County of Orangeburg for
| the confinement of all who may be subject 10
be committed for violation Of any ordinance OF
the town. passed in conformity to the provisions
of this Act; and the said Town Council may,
by ordinance or the said Mayor and Aldermen
in person. any one or more of them, authorize
and REQUIRE any Marshal of the town, or any
Constable specially appointed for that purpose,
to arrest and commit to the said guard house,
or iaif of Orangeburg County, as the case may
be. for a term not exceeding twenty hours,
any person or persons who, within the corpo-
rate limits of said town, may be engaged in the
breach of the peace, any riotous or dlsorderiy
conduct, open obscenity, public drunkenness,
or in any way conduct grossly indecent OF
dangerous to the citizens of said town, or any
of them. and il shall be the duty of the Town
| Marshal to arrest and commit all such offend
ers. when REQUIRED so to do, who shall have
power to calf to their assistance the posse c0nS-
tatus. if need be. to aid in making such arrests;
and npon the failure of said Marshals to per-
form such duty as is required, they shall, sew
orally, be subject to such fines and penalties as
the Town Council may establish. And all per-
sons SO imprisoned shall pay the cost and eX-
penses incidenJ to their Imprisonment, which
said costs and expenses shall be collected In the
same manner as Is provided by this Act for the
collection of fines imposed for the violation OF
ordinances: Provided, That such. imprison-
ment shall not exempt the party from the pay
me1It of any fine the Council may impose, or
in Lieu of failure to pay the fine imposed, to be
imprisoned for term not more tnan twenty
days for the offence for which he may have
been committed. :, 49,,
SEC. lO1. The said Town Council shall have
power to collect the taxes from all the persons
representing, publicly, within the corporate
limits, for gain or reward, any play or shows OF
what nature or kind whatever, TO be used 1or
purpose of said Town.
SIC. lO2. The said Town Council shall have
full power and authority to abate all nuisances
within the corporate limits, and also to appoint
BOARD of Health for said town, and to pass
such Ordinances as may be necessary TO dcilne
tho powers and duties, and to impose tines and
penaltics upon the members of said Board for
neglect of duty or refusal to serve: Provided,
That no fine hereby authorized to be imposed
shall exceed the sum of twenty dollars.
SEC. los. The said Town Council shall have
| full power and authority over the Fire Depart
ment of the town # fOrangeburg, define the du-
ties, regulations, and government OF same.
SEC. 1O4. The Mayor and Aldermen elect
from street duty. Each Town Council shall,
within one month after the expiration of their
term of Office, make out and roturn to their
successors full account of their receipts aid
expenditures during their term; and shall pay
over all moneys in their possession belonging
| to the corporation, and deliver up ali books,
records, and other papers incident to their OF
fce to their successors and on failure SO to do,
they shall be liable to be fined in sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, to be collected by
any proper action by the Town Council.
Sec. los. For any wilful violation or neglect
of duty, malpractice, abuse or oppression, the
said Mayor and Aldermen, jointly and several,
ly, shall be liable to Indictment IN the Court OF
Sessions, and, upon conviction, to punishment
as prescribed in the preceding Section, besides
being liable for damages to any person or per-
SEC. los. That all Ordinances heretofore
passed by the Town Council of Orangeburg, in
conformity with the authority granted by ex-
isting laws, shall be, and they are hereby, de-
clared legal and valid.
Sec. l07. All Acts and parts of Acts hereto
| fnra nassed in relation to the incorporation oil
the town Of orangeburg be, and the same arc
| SEC. 1o3 This Act shall be deemed public
| Act. and continue in force for the term Of iif-
teen years and until the end of tho session OF
the Legislature then next ensuing.
TOWN OF BnANCHvILLE.