The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-05

road and. other public duty thereini and to
force the performance Of such duty under such
penalties as are now or shall hereafter be pre-
scribed by law Provided, That the said town
council may compound with persons liable
to perform such dutys upon such terms and on
the payment Of such sums smay be- establishi
ed by laws OF: ordinances land, provided also,
That the individuals who compose. the said
town council shall be exempt from the, per.
formance Of road or public duty, and the in
habitants Of eatd town are hereby exempt from
road and pubic duty Without the corporate
limits Of said town: Provided. further, That
the sum 30 fixed shall not exceed two tt2) dol
lars per annum.
SEC: 2. That the power to grant or refuse
licences for billiard tables, to keep tavern, or
toretail spirituous liquors within the limits Of
the said corporation, be, and the same is:here7
by, vested in the town council Of Mount Pleas
ant, and the said council may grant licenses to
retail spirituous liquors to such persons, and
in such quantities, at such rates, and upon
such terms and conditions, as the said town
council may see fit and proper. And the said
intendant and wardsns shall have the full and
only power to impose q tax Oh all shows. or ex-
hibitloHs for gain or reward within the limits,
and all the money paid for licenses for retsil-
ing spirituots liquors, keeping tavern anG bill
hard tables, and the tax on all shows for gam
or reward within said limits, shall be appro-
priated to the public use Of said corporation.
C-1 o MAT H. cad &1-n 'oa1-,;I oe iFa,.k
Pleasant shall have power aud authority to re-
quire all persons owning q lot or lots in said
town, to build q lawful fence. and keep inRood
repair. sidewalks In front Of said lot or lots,
whenever the same shail front or adjoin any
Of the public streets Of said town, Il, in the
judgment of the council, such sidewalks shall
be necessary, the. width thereof and the man
ner of their construction to be designated and
regulatedby the town council; ind fordefault,
or refusal te keep in repair such e'aewalks,
the town council may cause the same ~ be put
in repair, ard require the owner to pay the
price of making or'repsitins: Provided, That
such contract for repairing the SAM be let to
the lowest bidder. r'l
SEC. 9. That the said town council Of Mount
Pleasant shssl have power to arrest and COM
NIT TO Jail, for . spaceof time not exceeding
twelve hours, and to fne not exceeding twenty
dollars, any person or persons who shall be
guilty OF diserderiy conduct IN said town, to
the annoyance Of the citizens thereof; and it
shall be the duty OF the marshal of the o to
make such arrests, and to call to his assistance
the posse consstatus il necessary, and upon
failure to perform such duty he shall be fined
in q sum not exceeding twelve dollars.
SEQ. 10. That the said town council of Mount
Pleasant shall have power to grant-or refuse
licenses to parties within the limits OF said
town; and the parties 10 whom such licenses
are granted, shall be subject to such reguls-
tions az may by ordinance be established.
They shall also have power to impose and col
lsct an annual tax upon the assessed property
of said town.. Provided, No tax shsl be i'm
posed in any one year to exceed the rate Of ten
cents on each hundred dollars OF such. ASSESS
ed property, and that the money 30 raised
shall be applied to the use Of said town. b
said town council shall have the power to en-
force the payment Of all taxes levied by the
sa,d town council to the same extent and'in
the sarae manner ss is now or hereafter shall
be provided by Law for the collection OF the
general State taxes.
Sec. II. That the said town council OF Mount
Pleasant shall have power to regulate sales at
auction within the limits of SAID town, and to
grant licenses to auctloneer5: Provided,
Nothing herein contained shall extend to the
sales by a sheriff, clerk Of court, judge OF pro-
bate, executor or administrator, assignee IN
bankruptcy, or by any other person out OF the
order, decree Of any court, triala5estice or
other inferior court.
SEQ. u. That all acta and parts OF acts in
consistent with the provisions Of this act are
hereby repealed.
Approved 18th day OF February, A. D. 1871.