The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-31

it's of said town, nave inc power anu
privileges, and be subject to all the
obIieations, penalties and regulations
provi,led by law for the office OF Consta-
ble. and shall be liable to be removed
at thepleasurc Of said Council. And
the sail 1own Council shall have power
TO establish or authorize the establish
mcnt of a market house in said town
and the said Town Council, or the
said Intendant and Wardens i'll
person, or any one or more of them,
may authorize and require any Marshal
of the town, or any Constable espcc-
ially appointed for that purpose, to ar
rest and commit to the guard house
for term not exceeding twen-
!! ty = four hours, any person or per-
sons who, within the corporate
limits of the said town, may be engaged
ili Il breach of the peace, any liotous or
dsorderly conduct, open obscenity, pub
lie druirkennness, or any conduct gross
" indecent, or dangerous to the citizens
OF said town, or any of them: And it
shall he he duty of the Town Marshal
or CoLstables to arrest and commit all
such GIlcLd rs when required so to do,
and who shall lave power to call to
their assistance the posse coDtitdtns, if
I
and upon the failure Of said officers to
perform such duty as required, they
Shall be subject to such fines and PEN
alties as the Town Council may impose
upon them. And all persons so impris-
oicd shall pay the cost and expenses
incident to their imprisonment, which
said cost and expenses shall be collected
in the same manner as is provided for
the collection of fines imposed for the
violation of ordinances, rules and rcgu-
ilations: pr0uit!cd, That such imprison-
ment shall not exempt the party from
the rayment Of ANY fine the Council
nav impose for the offence which he,
she or they may have committed. And
the said Town Council may have full
i power aud authority, under their cor
! poratc seal, to make all such rules and
REGULATIONS, bylaws and ordinances re-
snccting the streets, roads and the busi-
ness thereof, rs we'll as the police system
of the said town, as shall appear to them
necessary and proper for the security,
welfare aud convenience, and for pre-
serving health, order and good govern.
! mcnt within said town. And the said
Town Council may impose fines fol
offences against their bylaws, rules and
regulations and ordinances, and appro-
pirate the same to the public Use OF
said town and the said Town Council
shall have the same power which has
been heretofore granted to Nlagis'
tlates in this State, ta compel the at
; tendance of witnesses, and require
them to give evidence upon the tria
before them of any person or persons
for violation of any of their ordinances
Iby-laws, rules or regulations, but no fine
above the sum of twenty-five dollars
shall pc collected by said Council, except
by suitin the proper Courts Of Justice
in this State, and that no fine shal
exceed the amount of fifty (5O) dol
liars, and also, that nothing here
4 contained shall authorize sale
Council to make any ordinance or by
Laws inconsistent with, or rcpugnant to
the laws Of the State.
: SEC. III. That the said 1ntcndant ant
! Wardens, or majority Of them, shal
have power to abate and remove all nui
: sanccs in said town; and it shall b'
their duty to keep all roads, ways
bridges and streets within the corporate
limits Of the said town open and in goot
: repair; and for that purpose they arr
y invested with all the powers of Count.
Commissioners or Commissioners o
Roads, for and within. the cOrporat
limits of the said town and they ma.
: lay out newstreets, close up, alter o
widen those now in use, and shall hav
| full power to classify and arrange the in
: huhitants or citizens Of said town liabl
to street, read or public duty therein
and To force the performance ofsEch du
ty under such penalties as are now @
. shall hereafter he prescribed b.
+ law; and they shall have powe
. to compound with all persons liable f
= work the streets, ways and roads in sai'
| town, upon such terms as their Ortli
| nanccs or bylaws may establish, or thei
: rules and regulations require; the mon
L cys 50 received to be applied to the pub
! lie Use Of said town and all person
c refusing to labor. or failing to pay sucl
| Communication, shall be liable to such fine
= not exceeding twenty dollars for an.
0 one year, as the said Town Council ma.
L impose; and they shan have the powe
4 TO enforce the payment OF such flne II
e the same manner RS is DOW or may b
+ hereafter provided for the collection q
/ County faxes. And the said Tow
G Council shall have power, with the con
sent OF the adjacent land owners, t
4 close all such roads, streets and way
! within the said town as they may deem
necessary and they shall keep j
. repair al such new streets, roads an
G ways as they may, from time to time
:. deem necessary for the improvement
q and convenience CT said town: Prt
riGGd, That no street, road, or wa
!, shall be opcncd without first havin
O. obtained The consent of the land ownc
: or owners thereof, through whose prem
4 isrs any such new street, road or WA
e may pass.
: SEC. lis. The said Town Council ma
y have power and authority to require a
, persons owninga lot or lots in said tow
= TO close in, aud to make and keep il
f good repair sidewalks in front OF sal
: lot or lots, whenever the same shal
e front or ahioin any public street Of sal
e town, if, in the Judgment of the Council
{ such sidewalk shall be necessary, tn
, width thereof and the MANNER of con
4 etruction tn be designated and regulates
, by said Town Council ; and for de
/ fault or refusal, after reasonable notice
c to make and keep in good repair sucl
Z sidewalks, and to close such lot or lots
f the Town Council may cause the sam
= to be made or put in repair, and rcquir
|; the owner 10 pay the price of making o
! repairing; and the said Town Council
: are hereby empowered to sue fer and re
: cover the same, by action Of debt, in an.
! Court OF competent jurisdiction: Pro
. rHtcd, That such contract for making 0
repairinS is let to the lowest bidder.
SEC. Jig. The Intcndant and Warden
: of the said town, or Il majority of them
shall have full power to grant or refuse
license TO keep tavcrns or retail spirit
> uous liquors within the corporate limits
OF the said town, upon such conditions
and under such circumstances, as Il
: them shall seem proper and right: Pro
rit1c2, That in no instance shall the price
of a license to keep tavern, or to retail
T EsprituOus LIQUORS, be less than tht