The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-25


uuired so to do, and who shall have power tx
call to their assistance the posse coaitatus, Il
need be, to did. In making such arrests; ant
upon ths Eailure. Of such officers to perform
such duty as requlsed, they shall sevefally be
subject to such fines and penalties as the towI
council may impose upon them. And all per
sons so imprisoned shall pay the cost and eI
penses incident to&heir imprisonment, whiei
said costand expelses shall be collected In the
same manner "a is provided for the collection
OF fines imposed tpR tho violation OF ordlnan
!ses, rules and regulations. PTooiNM, Thai
such Imprisonment shah not exempt the party
from The payment Of any fine the council may
impose for the offence which he- she or they
may ,haye committed And the. safd town
council. .shau haFe full power ana authority,
under the corporate seal, to make all suck
RULES and Segulatiens, bylaws and ordinances
respecting. the .streets, roads and the business
thereof, as well as the police system of the
said town, % shah appear TO them necessary
.aSd proper for she security, welfare and con.
yenience, and Er preserving health, order. and
good goEernmant within said town. And the
said town council may impose fines for often
ces against their by laws, rules and regulations
and ordinances, and appropriate the same to
the public use of said town, and the said town
council shall have the same power that trial
justices or justices Of the peace now have, or
may hereafter have, to compel the attendance
ef%itnesses, and require them to give evil
dence upon the, trlal before them OF any per
son or persons for violation of any of their
ordinances, ), bylaws, rules and regulations,
but NO fine above the sum Of twenty-five dol.
lars shall be collected bylsaid council, except
b. suit .in+he .proper,courts Of justice in this
Stata, and also, that aothing herein contained
shall anthorIze said council to make any erdh
.uaacs or bylaws inconsistent with, or repug-
pant 10, the .laws.of the State.
80 SEQ & That thessid ihtendantand Wardens,
or q majority of,ahsmy yeshau have power to
abste and sremnRs.an nnisances IN said town:
and. it SHALL be their daty Ito, keep all roads,
ways, bridges and streets Within the corporate
linits OF the sdd town- open. and I'm geed re-
paig;and for hattpurpose they are Invested
with. all the powets Of county commissioners
or commissioners Of roads, tor and within the
Corporate limits OF the isaid town; and they
may. hy -ost new streets. close up, afeer. OF
widen :theae now IN use, and shall have fun
power to classify .and:aTaage the inhabitanti
or.citszensaf said town liable tostreet, road
Of public duty therein, land. to force the per
formanoe Of -sachduty under such penalties a
are nov er shall thereafter be prescribed by
Law; and they shall have power to compound
With all personsfiiable to work the streets
ways and roads In said town, upon such terms
as6hair ordinances. or bylaws may establish,
or their rules aSad regulations require; ths
moneys 80 received to be applled to the pubic
:uas of said town. andsall persons refusing t
labor, or failing to pay such Communication, shal
be liable to sucht fne, not exceeding twenty
dollars for any one year, as the said towr
council may impose; and they shall have the
power to- enforce the psyment OF such fine
In the same manner aeis now or may be here
after provided for the collection of county
taxss. Aud 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
neeessa,y. .sy tae-eale OF the freehold therein
eflher az czisate or public sale. as they maj
a1faize beks fox ehe interest Of the said town
ana they .haa keep IN repair al such new
.s.eess, ROADS and WAYS as they may, from
time 10 TINE. deer-sece.sarJ for the improve
e.ess sRd convenience of saidtown Rouided
That No street, road or way shall be opened
Htt1oat arst having obtained the consent o
tho Iapd owner or owners thereof. through
whose premises any such new street, road o'
way may pass.
SEC. z. The said town couEcil may have
power and authority to require all persons
owning lotsor lots in said town, to close In.
and to make and keep In good repair, side
walks In front OF said lot or lots, whenever the
same shall front or adjoin any public street o.
said town, If, IN the Judgment of the council
such sidewalk shah be necessary, the Width
thereof and the manner of construction to be
designated and regulated by the said towr
council; and for default or refusal, after req
sonabte notice, to make and keep In good re-
pair such sidewalks, and to close such lot OF
lots, the town council may cause the same tt
be made or put in repair, and require the
owner to pay the price Of making or repair
Ing; and the said town council are hereby EN-
poweredt to sue for and recover the same, by &C
tlon OF debt, in any court of competent juris
dictIon: Provided, That such contract for max
ing or repairing is let to the lowest bidder
The cemeteries and public graveyards are als'
placed under the Jurisdiction of the said towl
council.
Sec s. The intendant and wardens Of th'
said town, or majority of them, shall have
full power to grant or refuse license to keel
taverns or retail spirItuous liquors within .h'
corporate limits of the said town, upon sucl
conditions and under such circumstances Is II
them shall seem proper and right: Provided
That in no instance shall the price of licens
to keep tavern, or to retail spirituous Ii
Qusrs, be less than the amount shat ia esta6
lished BY the State; and all moneys paid for Ii
censes, and for fines and forfeitures, shall b.
appropriated for the. public use of the salt
town: Provided, That the intendant ant
wardens duly elected shall not have power t.
grant any license to keep tavern or retail spir
ituo;,s liuuors to extend beyond the term TO