The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-02

purpose, to arTestand1 commit to the sale
guardhouse orjail of Charleston County, "a.
the: case may be, for a term Shot exceeding
twenty-four hours, any person or persons
who, within the corporate limits Of said town,
may be engaged in breach Of thH peace; any
tnotous or:dIsorderly conduct open dbsoenity
public drunkenness or any, conduct gtosslJ
Indecent, or dangerous to the citizens ol
said town, or any of them; and It shall be the
duty Of the town marshar OF constables, to ar
rest and. commit AL such offenders when re
uufred to do 50, and who shall fhaveY power tc
call to their, assistance theposse comitatus, i
need be, to aid in making !sueh arrest; and
upon'the failure Of snoh officers to perform
such Guty as required, they shall, severally, be
subject toSsuch fines and penalties as the
town council ii msy impose :npon them
and gall persons 80 Simprisoned shall pay
the costs and expenses Incident to their
Imprisonment, which said costs land expenses
shall be Collected in the same manner as ID
provided for. the collection of lines Imposed
for the violations Of ordinances, rules and reg
ulanons Provided, That such Imprisonment
shallinot exempt theipsrty from the payment
of any fine the council may impose for the Of:
fence which he1T she, or they may have; com:
mitted. And the, said town council shall have
full power. and authority, under their corpo.
rate seal, to make all such ruless regulations,
bylaws and ordinances, respecting the streets,
roads; and the business thereof, IL we'll as the
police system of the said town. as fshaliap.
pear to them necessary and proper for the
security, welfare and convenience; and for
preserving health, order and good govern.
ment within said town. And the said town
council may impose fines For offfss1Oss against
their bylaws, Jrnles, regulAn Anols ,and5 ordl-
nances, and appropriate the sams TO the pub
lie use OF said town; and the said town coun-
ell shall, have the sane,1 power that trial
justices OF. justices of the peace nov have or
may hereafter have, TO cempeltAe attendance
OF witnesses, and requiring them to give cyl.
dence upon the trial before themo Tany per-
son or persons for violation Of any of their Or
dinancee, bylaws, rules or regulations; but no
fine above the sum Of twenty 1--we dollars shall
be collected by said council, except by. suit in
the proper courts.of jusucein this State; and,
also, that nothing herein contained shall. au.
thorize said council to make any ordinance OF
bylaw Inconsistent with, or repugnant to. the
laws. of the State.
SEC. 6. That the said .intendant snd wardens,
ora majority OF them, shall have power to
abute and remove all hnisances III said town;
and 1t shall be their duty to keep all roads,
wars, bridges and streets in said town open
and in good repair; and, for that purpose, they
are invested with all the, powers 6Of county
commissioners, or commissioners Of roads, for
and within the corporate limits Of the said
town; and they may lay out new. streets, close
up, widen or otherwise alter those now in use;
and shall have full power to classify and ar:
range the inhabitants or citizens Of
said, town liable to street,. road OF
other public duty therein. ane to
force the performance Of such duty, under
such penalties as are now, or sball hereafter
be. e.prescribed -h9.la aHd theg shall have
power to compound WIN uii persons liable 10
work the streets; ways and roads In said town,
upon such terms as their ordinances or by.
laws may establish, or their rules and regula'
tions requlre--the moneys 80 received to
be applied to the public uses of said town
and all persons refusing TO labor, or:falling to
pay such Communication, shall be liable to such
fine, not exceeding twenty dollars for any
one year, as the said town council may i'm
pose and they shall have the power to en-.
force the payment of such fine, In the same
manner as is now or may be hereafter, pro
vided for the collection Of county taxee. And
the said town council shall have power. with
the consent of The adjacent land owners, tt
close all such roads, streets and ways, within
the said town, as they may deem: necessary
by the sale of the freehold therein, either al
private or public sale, as they may adjudge
best for the interest of the said town and
they shall keep in repair all such new streets
roads and ways as they may, from time te
time, deem necessary for the improvement
and convenience OF said town. Provided
That no street, road or Way shall be opened
without first having obtained the consent o.
the landowner or owners thereof through
whose premises any such new street, road OF
way may pass.
SEC. Z. The said town council shall have
power aud authority to require all persons
owning lot OF 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 tht
same shall front or adjoln any public street o.
said town, II, in the Judgment OF jthe council
such sidewalks shall be necessary, the Width
thereof and the manner of construction, to bt
designated and regulated by the said towr
council; and for default or refusal, after rea
sonable notice, to make and keep In good re
pair such sidewalk, and to close such lot o.
llots, the town council may cause the same t
be made, or put in repair, and require th'
owner to.psy the price Of making or repairing
and the said town council are here
Iby empowered to sue for and re
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