The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-06-07

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close up, alter, or widen those now
in use, and shall havc full power
to classify and arrange the inhab-
ltants or citizens Of said town ill.,
bio to street, road or public duty
thcrein, and to force the perform
anco of such duty under such pen
alties Us arc now or shall hereafter
DO prescribed by law; and they
shall havo power to compound
with all persons liable to work tho
strcots, ways and roads in said
town, upon such terms rs thcir
ordinances or bylaws may cstab-
lish, or their rules and regulations
require; tho moneys SO received
to be applied to tho public uso of
said town and all persons rcfus-
ing to labor, or failing to pay such
commutation, shall bo liable to
such fine, not exceeding twenty
dollars for any one year, as the
said Town Council may impose !;
and they shall have the power to
enforce the payment Of such fine
in the snmo manner rs is now or
may be hereafter provided for the
collection of County taxes. And
the said Town Council shall havo
power, with tho consent Of tho ad-
jaccnt land owners, to closo all
such roads, streets and ways with
in the said town rs they may deem
necessary ; by the sale of tho free
hold therein, either at private or
public sale, as they may adjudgo
best for the interest Of the said
town; and they shall keep in re-
pair all such new streets, roads
and ways as thcy may, from time
to time, deem necessary for the
improvement and convenience OF
said town: Provided, That no
street, road or way shall be. open
cd without first having obtained
the consent Of tho land owner or
owners thereof, through whose
premises any such new street, road
or way may pass.
SEC. Z. The said Town Council
may have power md authority TO
require all persons owning a lot
or lots in said town, to close in,
and to make and keep in good re-
pair sidewalks in front Of said
lots, whenever the same shall
front or adjoin any public street
Of said town, if, in tho judgment
of the Council, such sidewalk shall
be necessary, She width thereof
and tho manner uf construction to
be designated and regulated by
tho said Town Council and for
default or refusal, after reasonable
notice, to make and keep in good
repair such sidewalks, and TO close
such lot or lots, tho Town Council
may cause tho samo to be made or
put in repair, and require tho Hn-
or to pay the price Of making or
repairing; and tho said Town
Council arc hereby empowered to
sue for and recover tho same, by
action Of debt, in any Court OF
competent jurisdiction: Provided,
That such contract for making OF
repairing is lot to tho lowest bid
der. Tho cemeteries and public
graveyards are also under tho iu.
risdiction Of tho said Town Coun-
Gil.
SEC. 8. The Intendant and War.
dens Of the said town, or Il MAORI.
ty Of them, shall have full power
to grant or refuse license to keep
taverns or retail spirituous liquors
within the corporate limits Of the
said town, upon such conditions
and under such circumstances, as
to them shall soem proper and
right: Provided, That in no IN.
stance shall the price Of " liconse
to keep q tavorn, or to retail spir.
itous liquors, bo less than the
amount that is established by the
State and all moneys paid for IL
censes, and for fines and forfeit.
ures, shall be appropriated for the
public use Of the said town: Pro
vided, That tho Intendant and
Wardons, duly elected, shall not
havo'pow wcr to grant any liccnsc
to keep tavern, or rotail spirituous
liquors to extend beyond the term
for which they havo been elected
They shall havo power to regulate
sales at auction within tho corpo
ratio limits Of tho town, and to
grant license to auctioneers, itinc
rant traders, to keepers Of hotels
and livery stables and to levy q
tax on all drays, carts, wagons
carriages, omnibusses, buggics
horses, mares or mules, kept fol
hire, or used for public purposes
in said town; and they shall have
the full and only power to impose
q tax on all shows or exhibitions
for gain or reward, within tho cor
porate limits Of said town; thoy
shall have power to impose tax
not exceeding twonty cents on ev,
cry hundred dollars Of the value
of all real and personal property
lying within the corporate limits
of tho town, the real and persona
property of churches and schoo
and college associations excepted
That an Ordinance declaring the
rates Of annual taxation upon pro