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Pleas And ?2yorit}cl, also, That no fine
! shall exceed fifty dollars, and also tnat
| nothing herein contained shall aEtloilse
| the said council TO make any bylaws, or
Ordinances inconsistent with or rcpllS-
nant to the laws of this State, and al
the bylaws, rules and Ordinances the
said Town Council may make, shall at all
times be subject to revisal or repeal ny
: the General Assembly Of this State.
| SEC. 6. That the said lntcndant and
! Wardnns shall have power TO abate and
remove nuisance in the said town;
and it shall also DC their duty to Keep all
roads, ways and streets within the cor
roratc limits of the said town open and
in good repair and for that purpose
thew are invested with all the powers
heretofore granted to County Commls-
sionrrs; and shall have full power to
classify aud arrange the inhabltanls OF
said town, liable to street, road Or other
public duty therein, and to force the
performance Of such duty, under such
penalties as arc now or shall hereafter
! be prescribed by law: I1ocfded, mat
tie said Town Council may compound
with persons liable to perform such duty,
upon such terms, and on the payment Oi
such sums as may be established by
laws Or Ordinances: Ia0 prOrtdc0 dtSo,
That tie individuals WHO compose the
said Town Council shall bc exempt from
the performance of road and l-)llce du-
ty, and the inhabitants Of said town are
hereby exempt from road and police
duty without the corporate limits or
said town: Proridcd, 1urthcr, That the
sum. so fixed shall not exceed two (2)
dollars per annum.
SEC. I. That the power to grant and
refuse licenses for billiard tables, to keep
taverns or retail spirituous liquors with
in the limits of the said corporation, be,
and the same is hereby, vested in the
Town Council of Mt. Pleasant. And the
said Council may grant license TO retail
spirituous liquors, to such persons, ana
in such quantities, at such rates, and
up0n such terms and conditions as tic
said Town CouEciimays sec tit and proper;
and the said Intcndant and Nardens
shall have full and only power to lm-
pose tax on all shows or exhibitions,
for gain or reward, within the limits;
and all money paid for license for re-
failing spirituous liquors, Keeping taV-
crn and billiard tables, aud the tax TOR
all shows, for gain or reward, within
said limits, shall be appropriated 10 the
public use of said corporation.
SEC. s. That the said Town Council
Of hit. Pleasant shall have full powerand
authority to require all persons owning
. lut or lots in said town to make and,
keen in good repair sidewalks in front OF
said lot or lots, Whenever the same shall
front or adjoin any of the public streets
of said town, if, in the judgment Of
the Council, such sidewalks shall be
necessary, the width thereof, an d the
manner of their construction, to be dcsig-
mated and regulated by the Town Coun-
eli: and, for default or refusal to make
and keep in repair such sidewalks, the
Town Coupcil may cause the
same to bc made or put in repair, and
require the owner to pay the price OF
making Or repairing: Iroriacd, That
such contract for repairing tie same
he let to the lowest bidder.
SEC. 9. That the said Town Council OF
Mt. Pleasant shall have power to arrest
and commit to Jail, for i space OF time
not exceeding twelve hours, and to fine
not exceeding twenty dollars, any per
son or persons who shall be guilty OF
disoiderly conduct in said town, 10 the
ANNOYANCE Of citizens thereof; ana 1t
shall he the duty of the Marshal of the
town to make such arrest, and to Call to
his assistance the posse cOmadus, ii
necessary; AID upon failure to perform
such duty, he shall be fined in sum
not more than twenty dollars.
SEC. 10. That the said Town Council OF
Mt. Pleasant shall have power to grant
or refuse licenses to parties within the
limits of said town; and the parties to
whom such licenses are granted Shall be
subject to such regulations as may, ny
ordinance, be established. They shall
also have power TO impose and collect
an annual tax upon the assessed pro-
pcrty OF said town PrOuidcd, No
tax Shall be imposed, in any one year,
to exceed the rate of ten cents On eacn
hundred dollars Of such assessed pro-
pcrty; and that the money 50 raised
Shall be applied to the use Of said town.
The said Town Council shall have the
power to enforce the payment OF all
taxes levied by the said Town Council,
to the same extent, anu III the same
manner us is now, or hereafter shall be,
provided by law for the collection Of tic
general State taxes.
SEC. II. That the said Town Council
of Mt. Pleasant shall have power to reg
u!atc sales at auction, within the limits
OF said town, and to grant licenses to
auctiunecrs: Proyidcd, Nothing herein
contained shall extend to sales by She
riff, Clerk Of the Court, Judge OF Pro-
bate, Coroner, Executor or Administra-
tor, Assignee in Bankruptcy, or by any
person, out of the order, decree OF any
Court, Trial Justice or other inferior
Court.
! SEC. 12. All Acts ard parts of Acts
inconsistent with the provisions Of this
Act are hereby repealed.
pproved February 2S, 1871.
AN ACT to Amcnd ON Act, Entitled
| an Act to Ecgutatc the formation Of
Corporations" ApprorcG LcccmCcr
lCth, 1869.
| SETON /. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate 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 Act, entitled can Act to
regulate the formation Of corpora
tons" approved December 10Th, A.
D. 1869, be amended as follows: In
Section II. strike out the words "fve
hundred thousand dollars" and in
stead. thereof. the words ;'thrce mil
lions of dollars; in Section 33, (second
line,) after, the words, "shall not cX
ceed," and before the word "double." "
Section Al is repealed.
SEC. 2. That any incorporation
| formed in compliance with the terms
of this Act is hereby empowered and
authorized to issue bonds secured by
lien on the property of the said cor
poration, to an amount not exceeding
! the value of the property owned ty
said corporation with interest on said
bonds, payable scmi-annual'y; aud ii
i< Jurther propidcd, That any corpora-
ton formed in compliance with the