The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-03-20

keep in cUod repair sidewalks III 1:oi'
i s;iI 1t o. hts. whenever til" SHMc
snail front or adi"in any OF the public
streets OF said town. if i'll the judg-
nicnt of the Council such sidewalks
shall be necessary, the width th"rr"f
and the manner of construction to b.
designated and regulated by the Town
Council and for dct:nui' or refusal.
after reasonable notice. to make and
keep il repair such sidewalks. th"
Town Council may cauSc tn" SaInc to
be made or PIT i" repair ami require
thc owner to !,ny the price Of nHklng
and repairing: Pror.drd, That such
contracts for milking or repairing BE-
lr; t. the lowest bidder. The ccme-
tcric< ar'! public gravcyarlS arc ais"
placed under the jurisdiction oi sad
Town Council.
s;Ec. s. That the power TO @ra"t Or
refuse lirr!;>eS to keep tavern or retail
<piri;uvuS liquors within the limits Of
, said corporation BE-, and tic sane Is
hereby. vested III the Town tnunci! "1
Mullins And the said Council may
Grant licenses to retail >piri;uorS Il
puurs to such persons, and IN such
uuantiticS. at such rates, and upon
! such terms and conditions rs the said
Council may deem best and proper
! ProriIcl, That in no instance shall
the price of d license to keep tavcrnS,
or to retail >piritupus liquors, be fixed
1T I,ss sum than is established by
the laws of this State. and all moneys
paid for licenses, and for fines and for
FIXTURES for retailing <pirtuouS liIu.r*,
! keeping taycrns and billiard tables
| within the limits without licenses:
shall be appropriated to the public
Uses of said town: proridcd, That
the Entcndant and War1lcnS. duly
elected and qualified, shall nct have
power to grant any Licenses to keep
tavcr:;S. Or retail >pirituuuS liquors: to
keep tavcrn<. Oh retail >pir!iu"us Ii
Tuor<. to extend beyond the term for
which they lave been clcctcd; and
the said Intcndant and War'icMs shall
have the ful! aud onl y power to ILL.,
y, sc a tax on all shows or exhibitions:
tDr yain or reward. within the liu'its.
SEC .. That the said Town Coun-
cil Of Nu!il< shall have power 10 az
rest and commit to Jill. and to fine.
not exceeding twenty dollars. amy per-
son or persons WHO shall b. guilty ut
disordcrlv conduct in said town. +"
the annuyancc Of the citizens thereof;
and ii shall b. the duty Of the Mar
shal or Col.stabla of the town to make
such arrest. and call to his assistance
the pvx$e c1mitatu$, il necessary !;
and. upon failure to perform such du-
ty. hr shall be fined in a sum not more
than twenty dollars for each and every
offence.
SEC. 10. The Town Co"acIl shall
also have power to imw'>c al annual
tux, not exceeding twenty cents ON
| every hundred dollars Of the assessed
value Of real and personal estate lying
within the corporate limits of said
tnwn. the real and personal estate
and schools excepted. The said COun-
Gil shall have power to enforce the
l"vmcnt Of i'll taxes levied under au-
thprity of this Yet, against the prop
crty and person to all d.faultcrS. Of
the same extent. and in the same lnaiI-
ner, as is provided by law Tor the col
lection Of the general tax, except that
rxccut!,nS to enforce the payment "t
the town taxes shall be issued under
the seal OF the corporation. and direct
cd to the Town Marsha Il or other per.
son especially appointed by the Town
Council 10 collect tic same; and all
property upon which Il tax shall he
levied is hereby declared and mad4 L.
able for the payment thereof, III pre-
ference tn all other dents against said
property. except debts due to the
Sta,e. which shall be first paid.
SEC. II. The clerk Of the said Town
Co;ncil shall. annually. make out an
assessment. from the books Of the
County Auditor or Treasurer. uf all
real and personal property i'll the lim-
its Of said town, for taxation. and shall
make returns Of ~ti!l assessment to the
lntcn,lant and WardcnS. within one
month fru!i the time Of his appoint
mcnt.
SIC. j.. That al ordinance lrc!ar-
inc the rate of annual taxation upon
property. and other subjects of ANNUAL
taxation for the year. shall be pub
lishcd at least twice during the month
Of November, in each year. and the
citizens Of said town shall make pay
larnt of their tax to the Clerk and
Treasurer Hereinafter cpnStitutcdJ Of
;hc said corporation during the sue
c>ct!in. month Of December.
SIC. Is. The EntcNdant and Ward
ems shall have p"wcr to elect or ap-
point Clerk, who shall also be Treas
urcr. Whose duty it shall b. to attend
all meetings of the council. and make
Il record. in a bo"k kept for that pur-
pose, ot all the proceedings thereof;
to take charge of all papers belonging
to the Council, and to lodge with the
proper officers i'll SUMMONS. executions,
etc.. and receive returns; to keep a
regular account of all receipts and dis
bur<cmeut<, which accounts shall, at
Ill times. be accessible to the lnten-