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

billiard tables within the SAID limits
without license, shall be appropriated
to the use Of said corporation.
SEc. I. That the said Intendant
and Wardcns shall have power to
compound with persons liable to work
on said roads, streets and alleys, to
release such persons as may desire it,
upon fair equivalent therefor, to be
applied by them to the use Of said
corporation and no person residing
within the said limits, shall be liable
to WORK on any road without said lin
its, or to be taxed or assessed for the
same.
SEC. s. That the Town Council Of
Pendleton shall have power to impose
an annual tax upon the keepers Of bill
lizard tables and ten pin alleys, or any
other pin alleys: within the discretion
of said Council: and to grant or refuse
license for the same, upon such terms
and conditions, and subject to such
regulations, as they may BY ordinances
establish: They Shall also have power
to impose a tax, within their discre-
ton. on all sales made by itiucrant
traders and auctionecrs. on all public
drayS, wagons, carriages. onnibuses,
and other vehicles kept for hire: and
on the owner or posScSsor of all dogs,
hogs, sheep, goats and cattle kept with
in the corporate limits of said town.
The said Town Council, shall have
power to impose all annual tax on the
amount Of Ill sales Of goods, wares,
merchandise, and, also, on the amount
of income arising frosn all factorage
and mechanical cmploymeuts, facul-
ties and professions, including the
profession of dentistry: Prorided.
That ne tax shall be imposed in any
one year to exceed the rate Of twenty
cents on each hundred dollars Of the
value OF such sales and income; and
the said Town Counci! shall also have
power to impose tax upon all persons
who shall open any ry"m or car for
the purpose Of taking laguerrcotypes
or other likenesSes: within the corpo-
rate limits Of the said town and the
said Town Council shall have the pow
or to impose an annual tax. not ex-
ceedlng twenty cents On every hun
dred dollars Of the value of all real cs-
tate lying within the corporate limits
Of said town, the real estate Of church.
eS and school associations excepted,
and for that purpose they shall ap-
point three freeholdcrs, resident there
in, to assess the value of said real es-
tate, upon oath, and return the assess
ment within one month, to said Coun-
Gil, for taxation. and to fill any vacan-
cy occasioued by the death, resigna-
ton, refusal to serve, or removal from
Office Of the said assessors and any
person who shall refuse to act as as
SCISSOR, upon being appointed by the
Council; may be fined any sum not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars and the said
Council shall have power to regulate
the price Of license upon all public
shows and exhibitions iii said town,
and to erect powder magazine, and
to compel 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 fer keeping and delivering the
same; and 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 and persons Of dcfaulters, to
the same extent. and in the same man
ucr, as is provided by law for the col
lection of the general State tax, except
that executions to enforce the pay
ment Of the town taxes shall be issued
under the seal of the corporation and
directed to the Town marshal or other
person especially appointed by the said
Town Council to collect the same; and
all property upon which tax shall be
levied and assessed is hereby declared
and made liable for the payment of
same in preference to other debts due
by the persons owning such property
at the time Of the assessment. except
debts due the State, which shall be
first payed that the said Town Coun-
Gil shall have power, with the con-
sent 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 free
hold therein, either at public or pri.
vate sale, as they adjudge best for the
interest of the said town; and they
shall have power to lay out, adopt, open
and keep in repair ali such new streets,
roads and ways, from time to time, as
they may deem important or neces-
sary for the improvement Of said town ::
P0cidsd, That no new street. road
or way shall be opened without first
having obtained the consent Of the
land owner or owners through whose
premises any such new street, road or
way may pass.
SEC. 9. That this Act shall be
taken and deemed a public Act uin all
Courts Of Justice, and shall continue
in force until repealed.
Approved March Il, 1872.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE TIE FORMA-
TIoN OF, AND To INCORPORATE, THE
Si'ARTANBCRG AND AIKEN RAIL