The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-13

and the police system OF said town, as
shall appear to them necessary and pro-
per for the security, welfare and conven-
ience, and for preserving health, order
and good government within the same;
and the snid Town Council may impose
fines for offences against their bylaws
and ordinances, and appropriate the
same to the public use of said town; and
the said Council shall have the same
power which Magistrates now have, to
compel the attendance of witnesses, and
require them to give evidence upon the
trial before them Of any person for
violation of any of these bylaws or
ordinances; but no fine above the sum
OF twenty dollars shall be collected by
the Town Council, except by suit in the
Court of Common Pleas: And prouided,
also, That no fine shall exceed fifty
dollars; and. also, that nothing herein
contained shall authorize the said Coun-
oil to make any bylaws or ordinances
inconsistent with, or repugnant to, the
laws of this State; and all the bylaws,
rules and ordinances the said Council
may make, shall, at all times, be subject
to revisal or repeal by the General AS
sembly of this State.
SEQ 6. That the said Intendant and
Wardens shall have full power to abate
nnd remove nuisnnces in the said town;
and it shall also be their duty to keep
oil roads, ways and streets, within the
corporate limits of the said town, open
and in good repair; and for that purpose
they are invested with all the powers
heretofore granted to Commissioners of
Roads; and shall have full power to
classify and arrange the inhabitants of
said town liable to street, road or other
public duty therein, and to force the
performance of such duty, under such
penalties as are now, or shall hereafter
be, prescribed by law: Provided, That
the said Town Council may compound
with persons liable to perform such
duty, upon snch terms, and on the pay
ment of such sums, as may be esta-
blished by laws or ordinances: And pro-
0ided, also, That the individuals who
compose the said Town Council shall be
exempt from the performance of road
and police duty; and the inhabitants Of
said town are hereby exempt from road
and police duty without the corporate
limits of said town.
SEC z. That the power to grant or
refuse licenses for billiard tables, to keep
tavern, or retail spirituous liquors, with
in the limits of said corporation, be,
and the same is hereby, vested in the
Town Council of Lowndesville, and the
said Town Council may grant licenses to
retail spirituous 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 pro-
per. And the said Intendant and War
dens shall have the full and only power
to impose'a tax on all shows or exhibit
tions for gain or reward, within the city
limits. And all money paid for licenses
for retailing spirituous liquors, keeping
taverns and billiard tables, and the Tux
for all shows for gain or reward, within
the said limits, shall be appropriated to
the public use Of said corporation: Pro
rided, That in no instance shall the price
OF license to keep tavern, or retail
spirituous liquors, be less than the
And propided, further, That the Intend
have power to grant any license to keep
tavern or retail spirituous liquors to eI.
tend beyond the term for which they
have been elected.
SEQ. 8. That the said Town Council
of Lowndesville shall have full power
and authority to require all persons
owning lot or lots in said town to make
and keep in good repair sidewalks in
front of said lot or lots whenever tho
same shall front or adjoin any of the
public streets of said town. if, in the
judgment of the Council, such side
walks shall be necessary, the width
thereof and the manner of construction
to be designated and regulated by the
Town Council. And for default or re-
fusal to make and keep in repair such
side walks, the Council may cause the
same to be made or put in repair, and
require the owner to pay the price of
making or repairing: Prooided. That
such contracts for making or repairing
be let to the lowest bidder.
SEQ. g. That the said Town Council
OF Lowndesville shall have power to az
rest and commit to Jail, for space of
time not exceeding twelve hours, and o
fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or, in
lien thereof, to work the public roads,
streets, bridges. &C., within said corpo-
rate limits, twenty days. any person or
persons who may be guilty OF disorderly
conduct in said town, to the annoyance
Of citizens thereof; aud it shall be the
duty of the Marshal of the town to make
such arrests, and call to his assistance
the posse c0mitatuS, if necessary; and,
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