The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-25
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tious> s>proyided by the laws of this State for the
Office Of Constable: :sand the Intendant and
Wardens.in Council shall have power and aus
thority, under their corporate seal, TO ordaln
and establish all such rules and bylaws and
ordinances respecting the streets, ways, public
wells and springs or fountains of water, mar
kets. and police Of said Town of Timmonsville,
for preserving health, peace, order, and good
government within the same, as they may deem
sx1eaient and proper, not inconsistent with or
repnpnsnt to the laws Of the State, and all such
bylaws and ordinances shall ats all times be
subject to rexisal or repeal by the General As
aembly ofthe State, and the said Council may
affx fines for offences against such bylaws and
ordinances, and appropriate the same to the use
of the corporation but no fine shall exceed
thirty dollars. And when fines shall exceed
twenty dollars they may be recoVereli an; Trl-
al Justice Court Of the County of Darlington (;
and when they areslof the amount OF twenty
dollars, or under, they may be recovered before
said Intendant and Wardens in Council.
SEQ 5. That the said Council shall have
power to abat. and remove nuisances within
the limits of said town, and also to classify and
arrange the Inhabitants liable to police duty,
and REQUIRE them to perform such duty as oc-
casion may require, and enforce the perform
snces thereof, under the same penalties as are
now or NAV hereafter be established by Law (:
Provided always, naYertheless, That the said
Council shall have power to compound with
persons liable TO perform such duty upon such
terms as they shah by ordinance establish.
SEC. 6. That it shall be the duty OF the In,
tendant and Wardens to keep all streets and
ws5sMhich may, be necessary for pubic use
within the limits of said town open and IN
good repair, and for that purpose they are here,
by invested with all the powers, rights and
privileges granted by law to the County Com,
rmissioners Within the limits of said town, and
forreelect of duty they shall be liable to the
pains al and penalties imposed by law upon Com
inissioners Of Roads for like neglect, and they
are hereby Individually exempt from the per-
formance of road and police duty within the
limits of said corporation.
Sec. Z. That the said Intendant and War
dens shall hare power to compound with per-
Sons liable to work on the said streets and ways,
and to release such persons as may desire 1t,
upon the payment of such sum of money as
thay may deem q fair .equiva ttherefor, to be
applied BIZ them to the use of said corporation.
! SEC. 8. That the said Council of the Town
of Timmonsyille shall also be empowered to
retain, possess and enjoy all such property as
they may now be possessed of, or entitled to,
orwhfrh shall hereafter be given, bequeathed
to, 6t III any manner acquired BY them, and TO
sell, alien, or in any way transfer the same, or
any part thereof: Provided, he amount OF
property SO held, or stock invested, shall IN no
case exceed twenty thousand dollars.
SEQ. g. That the said Council shall also have
power 10 impose an annual tax on all the real
and personal property within the corporate
limits of said town provided, Said tax does
not exceed fifty cents On the hundred dollars.
SEC. 10. That the Intendant and Wardens OF
the said Town of. Timmonsville shall have
power to regulate sales at auction within the
limits of said village, and to grant licenses to
auctioneers: Provided. That nothing herein
contained shsll extend to sales by or for the
Sherifs, Clerks of Court, Judges of Probate,
Coroners, Executors and Administrators, As
sipnees. or By any other person, under the or
der.of any Court, Trial Justice, or other lnfe-
rier Court.
SEC. IL. That the Intendant and Wardens OF
said Town OF Timmonsyille shall have power
and authority to require all persons owning a
lot or lots in the said Town of Timmonsyille to
keep inrepair the sidewalks adjacent to their
lots respectively, and for default in this matter
shall have power and authority to impose me
not exceeding fifteen dollars.
SEo. u. That the power to refuse or grant
licenses to keep tavern, or to retail lnto1lca-
ting drinks be, and the same is hereby, vested
IN che said Council of the Town of Timmons-
vile, and thas they. also be invested with all
necessary power, BY ordinances or ordinances,
TO suppress or regulate the sale of intoxicating
drinks: Provided, That no rule or regulation
shall be inconsistent with the Consultation and
laws of the State.
SEC. Is. That this Act shall be taken and
deemed as public Act in all Courts of Justice,
and shall continue in force until repealed:
SEc.s Ii That so much of Section 10 of can
Acttoincorporate certain towns and villages,
and to renew and amend certain charters here
tofore granted 2 ratified on the 2lst day of De
cember, a. ID. 1857, as Incorporates the village
Of ofTimmonsyille, is hereby.repealed.
Approved February %, 1871.
:sss5si!ss Z, -
AN ACT to supply the deficiency in the appro-
.ssSpriation for the support and maintenance OF
$ 4 Free Schools for 1870.
Bet. enacted by the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES of the State Of South Carolina
now; met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same, That the sum OF
forty thousand dollars, or 30 much thereof as
may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated out Of any moneys in the Treasu-
Ys,snot otherwise appropriated, to pay the salar
z3eso of the teachers Of the Free Schools in the
State to Jannary, 1871, which, by the made
quate appropriation already made, have been
unpaid to the great distress of the teachers en-
ployed in the same: Provided, That the fore
gloing appropriation shall be paid on the order
afthe State Superintendent of Education, with
che approval of the Governor, and no part OF
said appropriation shall be used for any other
purpose than the payment of the salaries OF
teachers
Approved February %, 1871. .-'-.- z
AN ACT to amend Section Twenty-Five of the
Code of Procedure.
SECTION 1. Be It enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General As
sembly, and by the authority of the same, That
Section % of an Act entitled can Act to re-
vise, simplify and abridge the rules, practice,