The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-16

to make and keep In good; repair sidewalks II
front of said lot or lots, whenever: the same
shall front or adjoin any Of the public streets
of said town, If in the judgment of the coun
Gil such sidewalks shall be necessary, the width
thereof and the manner. of construction to be
designated and regulated by the town council
and for default or refusal, after reasonable no
tIce, to make and keep. in repair such side.
walks, the town council may cause the same
to be made or put In repair and require the
owner TO pay the price of making and repair.
ing: Provided, That such contracts for making
or repairing be let to the lowest bidder. The
cemeteries and public graveyards are also
placed under the Jurisdiction of said town
council. ,.-s
Sec. 8. That the power to grant or refuse
licenses to keep tavern or retail spirituous
liquors within the limits Of said corporation
be, and the same Is hereby, vested In the town
council of Mullins. And the said council may
grant licenses to retail splrituous liquors to
such persons, and in such quantities, at such
rates, and upon such terms and conditions as
the said council may deem best and proper:
Provided, That In no instance shall the price
of license to keep taverns, or to retail spirit:
uous. liquors, be fixed at less sum than Is
established by the laws Of this State, and all
moneys paid for licenses, and for fines and
forteltures for retailing spIrituous liquors,
keeping taverns and billiard tables within the
limits without licenses, shall be appropriated
to the public uses of said town: Provided,
and qualified, shall not have power to grant
any licenses to keep tsverns, or retail spirit
uous liquors, to extend beyond the term for
which they have been elected: and the said
intendant and wardens shall have the full and
only power to impose tax on all shows or ex-
hibltions, for gain or reward, within the limits;
and all money paid for licenses for retailing
spIrltuous liquors, keeping tavern, and the tax
for all shows for gain or reward, within said
limits, shall be appropriated to the public use
of said corporation.
SEC. 9. That the said town council of Null.
Inns shall have power to arrest and commit to
jail, and to fine, not exceeding twenty
dollars, any person or persons who shall be
guilty of dIsorderly conduct in said town, to
the annoyance of the citizens thereof; and it
shall be the duty of the marshal or constable
of the town to make such arrest, and call to
his assistance the posse comitstus. II neces-
sary and, upon failure to perform such duty
he shall be fined In q sum not more than twenty
dollars for each and every offence.
SEQ. 10. The towa council shall also have
power to impose an annual tax, not exceed.
ing twenty cents on every hundred dollars OF
the assessed value of real and personal estate
lying within the corporate limits Of said town,
the real and personal estate Of school associa'
tions excepted. The said council shall have
power to enforce the payment of all taxes
levied under authority OF this act against the
property and person of all defaulters, to the
same extent, and, In the same manner, as is
provided by law for the collection Of the gene.
raj taxes, except that executions to enforce
the payment of the town taxes shall be Issued
under the seal Of the corporation, and direct
ed to the town marshal or other person es
pecially appointed by the town council to col
lect the same; and all property upon which 6
tax shall be levied is hereby declared and
made liable for the pay ment thereof, In pre-
ference to all other debts against said proper
ty, except debts due to the State, which shall
be frat paid.
Sec. IL. The clerk of the said town council
shall, annually, make out an assessment, from
the books of the county auditor or treasurer
OF all real and personal property In the limits
of said town, for taxation, and shall make re-
turn OF said assessment to the intendant and
wardens, within one month from the time o.
his appointment.
SEC. l2. That an ordinance declaring the
rate OF annual taxation upon property, and
other subjects of annual taxation for the year
shall be published at least twice during the
month of November, in each year, and tht
citizens of said town shall make payment O
their tax to the clerk and treasurer (herein
after constituted) Of the said corporation dur
Ing the succeeding month of December.
SEC. l3. The intendant and wardens shall
have power to elect or appoint a clerk
who shall also be treasurer, whose dut!
it shall be to attend all meetings of tht
council, and make a record,- Ina book KEEP
for that purpose, Of all the proceeding
thereof; to take charge Of all papers be
longing to the council, and to lodge will
the proper officers all summons, executions
&c., and receive returns; tos keep regula
account OF all receipts and disbursements
which accounts shall, at all times, be accessi
BILE to the intendant and wardens; and it shal
be his duty to make an official semi.annual re
port to the council Of the state of his &C
counts, at which time the doors Of the council
room shall be open to all the citizens of sait
town; and which reports shall be regularl!
entered in book kept for that purpose. III
shall attend to the publication OF all ordinan
ces and other documents ordered by council
to be published he shall hold his office fol
such term as council may prescribe, not, how
ever, exceeding one year, and shall receive
such compensation for his services as council
may enact: Provided, That he may be re
moved from his Office at the pleasure of tht
said town council, and before entering upol
the duties of his Office he shall give bond IL
the penal sum of five hundred dollars for tb'
faithful discharge of the same.
Sec. IA. Each town council shall, wlthll