Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-03-21


town, as the said Town Council may
|sdeemn nscessa1y aud sxpedient for the
pressT9 T9a6on of tkie~peace, good order
and police thereof; which persons SC
appointed shall, within the corporate
limits of said town, have hefpowers
privileges and, emolumslts,. and be
subject tosall the obligstiens provided
by law for t!le Office of Constable, alld
shall be- liable to be removed at the
pleasure OF, said Council; s and the said
Town Council shall have power to eSs
tablish or authorize the establisLme ment
Of, the markethonse asdalso of .agaardl
house in il i said town. And the said
TOXIN Council shall have full, power
and authoritysundeT Their corporate
seal, to make all Such rules, bylaws
and ordinances respectiKg the streets,
roads, marketihouse, public buildings,
|ianftheIhhsinesse thereof and'the. 20
lice system Of SAID town. as shalF ap-
pear l3oithen, necessary and ZpfSIer
nor seculitgy welfare lantfeohS enienSe!
and for preserving tealt i, orderatd
good government within sthe{ same
and the9said. Town Council may i'm
pose fines for sofsnceso against theil
bylaws and ordinances and appro-
pirate thes aameb thea public use oi
said town, rand the said. Council shall
have theysame power which -Maggiis,
trates COS Trial Jnstioesluow haze to
compek stAe attendance of witnesses
and 4 require & III e them to give evidence up
on the Trial, before them Of sa9Xa4R|er
son for a yielafion Of any of these by
DAVIS Gasora finances; but no fine abote
the sum of twenty dollars shall be
colfsctgd by tggg I6wn Council, except
by sdft in the Court of Common Pleas
and iilss ssaelf thesbyelaws, rules and ord
nances the said Town Council may
makes shall, at alltfhes be snBM tc
revisal:or repeal by the General AS
sembly Of this State&1sG1oi'@' b'a
|f9 SmJ6. sIhat.ahs SAID Intendant NC
Ek.Wardehs shall hasefulhpowsr to abatt
and remo1e0 0nhisaacessdn the safe
town, I and it ahadl also be- their duty
tokeep all, roads, ways and streets
within the cofporatelimits of the SAP /
town, opentahafn good repair, anlf
for that ,purpose'.they.sare inveateF
with ali the powers. Heretofore grant
ed to Commissioners, Of Roads, o,ant
shall have full power to classify anf
arrange the inhabitants Of said town
liable to street, road oraother publi'
! -dnty-therein,-a n,-aad-to~force-ehe-pet
Torrance of saideduts, anaer sucll
Epenaltiess sasars. NOM oEsshal Ehereaf
ter be prescribed by law: Rrovideq
!. That the1said Town Council may com
pound. with persons liable. to perforn
| such. duty, uDon such.terms and ,upol
the,payment of such sums agmay b
established BY laws OF. ipfdilancs IS
! And proyided, also, That the inhabi
4 tants Of said town are hereby exemp
from road and public duty I7Yithol
the corporate, limits Of said town. I.
IS SEc.~7. The said Town Council Q
7Mullins shall Have fitlr power and 7au
thority to require all persons ownins
a lot or lots in said town to make ans
keep in good repair sidewalks in from
of said lot or lots, whenever The sam
shall front or adjoin any Of, the pnb
lie streets Of said town, Il in the judg
ment Of the Council such sidewalk
shall be n ,cessary, the width. therec
and the manner Of construction to b
designated and regulated by the Tow,
Council ; and for default or refusal
after reasonable notice, to make an,
keep in repair such sidewalks, til
Town Council may cause the same t
be made or put il repair and reqnir
the owner to pay the price Of maxim!
and repairing: II Pyopsded, That sue
contracts for}making Cor repairing b
let to the lowest bidder. The GENE
teries and public graveyards are ais
placed under the jurisdiction of sail
Town Council. =
f SEC. s. That the power to grant 0
refuse licenses to keep tavern or retail
spirituous liquors within the limits 9
said corporation be, and the same ]
hereby, vested in the Town Counci
kof Mullins. And the said Council
may grant licenses to retail spirituou
Liquors to such persons, and in sucl
quantities, att such rates, and upol
such terms and conditions as the sait
Council may deem best and proper
Prouidea.. That in no instance shall
the price of license to keep taverns
arto retail spirituous liquors, be fxel
at q less sum than. is established b.
the laws Of this State, and all money
paid for licenses, and for fines and for
FIXTURES for retailing spirituous iq
uors, keeping taverns and billiard tt!
bles withn.the limitsMitho tout licenses
shall be appropriated to the public
uses Of said town: Provided, tina tn,
-Intenaa Mt ynds Wsrdens, duly elected
al 4 quail fed, shall not have powe'
to grant any licenses to keep taverns
.or retail spiritueas liquors, to; o;extent
beyond the term. for which they have
been elected !; and the said lntend,in
and Wardens shall have the full an'
only power to impose a tax On al
shows or exhihitioEa, for gain or re
ward, within the limits.
Sec. 9. That the said Town Coun
Gil of Mullins shall have power to ar
rest and commit to JAIL. aud to fine
not exceeding twenty dollars, any
person. or persons who shall be guilty
OIL -dlsorderly Conduct in said town
to tile annoyance of the citizens there,
of; an.lit -saall be:the duty of the
Marshal or Constable Of the, town to
make such arrest," and call to his as
sistance the posse conlitatas, II neces-