The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-13

nave power 10 regulate the price oil. licenses
upon all public shows and; exhibitions in said
town, to erect q powder magazine. and to COM
pei any person holding more than twenty five
pounds Of powder to store the same therein,
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 taxesand assess
ments levied under the authority Of this
sct,. against. the property Of defaulters,
TO the same extent, and in the same. man
ner. as is provided by law for tbe colIec-
ton Of the general State tax, except that e1-
e~cutions to enforce the payment Of the town
taxes shall be issued under the seal Of the cor
pooratio,rn, and directed to the tow, marshal, or
other person especially appointed by the said
town council to collect the same; and all prop
erty upon which o tax shall be levied aud as.
aessed is hereby declared and made liable for
the payment thereof 10 preference to all
other debts against the said property, except
debts due the State, which shall be first paid.
SEQ. 8. The said town. council shall have
power and authority to require all persons
owning a lot or lots in said town, TO close in,
and to make and keep in good repair sidewalks
in front of said lot or lots, whenever the same
shall front or adioin any public street Of said
town, II, in the Judgment Of the,council, such
sidewalk shall be necessary, The width thereof,
and the. manner OF construction, TO be desig-
mated and regulated. by the eaid council; and
for default or refusal after reasonable notice,
to make and keep in good repair such side.
walk, and to close in such lot or lots, the town
councI may cause the same to be made, OF
putin repair, and require the owner to pay the
price Of making or repairing. And the said
town. council are hereby empowered to sue for
and receive the same by action of debt in any
court Of competent jurisdiction. Provided,
That such contract for making and repairing
be let to the lowest bidder. The Cemeteries
and graveyards are also placed under the
jurisdiction Of the town council.
SEQ. 10. the said town council shall have
power, with the consent Of the adjacent land
owners, to close all such roads, streets and
ways within the said town, as they may deem
necessary, by sale OF the freehold therein,
either at private or public sale, as they may adj
Judge best for the interest o fthe said town; and
they shall have, also, power to ley out, adopt,
widen or otherwise alter those streets nov in
use, open and keep in repair all such new
streets, roads and ways, as they may, from
time to time. deem necessary for the improve
mont or convenience Of said town: Provided,
That no street, road or way shall be opened
without first having obtained the consent OF
the land owner or owners through Whoee
premises any such new street, road or way
may pass.
SEC, II. The said town council shall have
power, and are hereby authorized, to elect ont
or more marshals; to fix their salaries and pre-
scribe their duties. who shall be sworn in, and
Invested with all the powers and subjected t.
all the duties and liabilities that constablel
now have, or are subject to, BY law, in add
ton to the duties and liabilities specially con
ferred and empowered on them by the town
council Provided, That their jurisdiction
shall be confined within the limits of the saii
town.
SEC. IA. Tint the said own council shall
have power to establish . Guardhouse, and tc
prescribe, by ordinance, suitable rules ane
regulations for keeping and governing the
Same; and the said town council may, by ordi'
nance, or the said iutendant or wardens in per
son, any one or more Of them, authorize and
require any marshal o the town, or any con-
stable, specially appointed for that purpose, te
arrest and commit to the said guardhouse, FOL
q term not exceeding twenty.four hours, any
person OF persons who, within the corporate
limits Of said town, may be engaged in any
breach OF the peace, any rIotous or disorderly
conduct, open obscenity, public drunkenness
or in any conduct grossly indecent or danger
ous 10 the citizens of said town, or any o.
them; and it shall be the duty OF the tow
marshal to arrest and commit oil such offend
| ers, when required 30 to do, who shall nave
power TO call to their assistan! e the posse
comitatus, II need be, to aid in making such
arrests; and upon failure OF said marshal &c
perform such duty, as required, they shal
severally be subject 10 sch anes and penal
ties "a the town council may establish. ADe
! I'll persons 80 imprisoned shall pay tie costs
/ and expenses incident to their Imprisonment
which said costs and expenses shall be col
lected in the came manner as is provided D!
| this act for the colleution of fines imposed fol
| the violation of ordinances: Provided, Ina
such Imprisonment snail not exempt the party
| from the payment OF any foe the council maj
impose for the offence for which he may have
been Committed.
SEQ. 18. The said town council shall have
power 10 impose and collect taxes from 81
persons representing publicly within tnen
corporate limits, for gain Or reward anypiays
or shows, Of CHAT nature or kind whatsoever
to be appropriated to the public uses OF salc
town.
SEQ. IA. The said town council shall ha~
full power aud suthority to abate all nuisancei
| within the corporate limits OF Said town.
SEQ. is. The. intendant and wardens cleo
shall, during their term Of Office, be e1emp
from street duty. Each town council shall
within one month after the expiration OF thell
term of Office, make out and return to Incl
Successors a full account OF their receipts ane
expenditures during theirterm, which account
shall be published in one or more papers II
the county, and shall pay over all moneys II
their possession belonging to the corporation
and shall deliver up all books, records ant
other papers incident to their office, to tneu
suocessoIs; and on failure 80 to do, they shal
l.,.h,o n ho 6nad in q ANN not exceeding fYt