The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-04-17

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they shall be known rs the Town
Council Of Little Rock, and they
and their successors, hereafter to
be elected, may have common
seal. which shall be affixed to all
their ordinances may sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated, in
any court Of law OF equity III this
State and may purchase, hold. pos
sess and enjoy, to them and their
successors, in perpctu!ty, or for
any term of years: any estate, real,
personal or mixed, and sell, alien
or convey the same: Provided, the
same shall not exceed, at any one
time, the sum of ten thousand DOL
lars. And the Intcndant and Mar-
dcns shall have full power to make
and establish all such rules, and
bylaws and ordinances, respecting
the roads, streets, market and po-
lice Of said town as shall appear
to them necessary anl requisite for
the security, welfare and conve-
nience Of the said town, OF for pre-
serving health, peace, order and
good government within the same.
And the said Town Council may
fix and impose fines and penalties
for the violation thereof. and ap-
proprlatc the same to the public
uses OF the said corporation: Pro
vidcd, that no tine shall exceed
fifty dollars for any otiensc and.
also. that nothing herein contained
shall authorize the said Council to
make any bylaws inconsistent
with or rcpusnant to the Consti-
tution and laws OF this State and
all bylaws and ordinances the
Council may make shall, at all
times, be subject to revision or
repeal by the Legislature Of this
STATE.
SEC. 6. That the Intcndant and
Nardans Of said town shall have
full power TO grant or refuse H.
censc to keep taverns, or 10 retail
spirltuous liquors within the cor
poratc limits Of said town, upon
such conditions, and uuder such
circumstances rs to them shall
seem proper and right; Provided,
That in no instance shall the price
Of i license to keep u tavern, or TO
retail spirituous liquors, be at
less sum than is established by the
laws OF this Stale and all moneys
paid for licenses, and for fines and
forfeitures for retailing sp;rituous
liquors, keeping tavcrus and bill
lard tables within the said limits
without licenses, shall be appro-
priated to the public uses Of said
town: Provided, that the Inten
daut and Wardcns shall not have
power to grant any license to keep
taverns, or to retail spirituous IL
quors, to extend beyond the term
for which they have been elect
ed.
SEC. Z. That it shall b. the du-
ty of the said Intendant and Ward
ems to keep all roads: ways, bridges
and streets, within the corporate
limits, open, and in good repair
and they may lay out new streets,
close up, widen or otherwise alter
those now in use, and for that pur-
pose they arc invested with all the
powers and duties of County Com
missioners. or Commissioners Of
Roads, for and within the corpo.
rate limits Of said town. They
shall have power to compound
with all persons liable to work the
streets, ways and roads Of said
town, upon such terms as they
shall, by ordinance, establish the
moneys so received to he applied
to the public use Of said town and
all persons refusing to labor, or
failing to pay such Communication:
shall he liable to such fine, not cx-
ceeding twenty dollars, as the
Town Council may impose.
SEC. S. They shall have the pow
er to impose an annual tax, not
exceeding fifty cents On every
hundred dollars Of the value CT all
real and personal property, lying
within the corporate limits of said
town, the real and personal prop
crty OF churches and school asso-
Citations excepted. The said Town
Council shall have power to regu-
late the price Of licenses upon all
public shows and exhibitions in
said town, to erect a powder mag
azlne, and compel any person hold
ing more than twenty-five pounds
Of powder to store the same there
in, and to make regulations for
rates Of storage thereof, and for
keeping and delivering the same.
The said Town Council shall have
power to enforce the payment Of
all taxes and assessments levied
under the authority Of this Act,
against the property Of defaults,
to the same extent, and in the
same manner as is provided by law
Tor the collection of the general
State tax: except that executions
to enforce the payment Of the
town taxes, shall be issued under