The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-03-20

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Il the police system ofi.saidtowh, as shall
,l appear to, them u necessary and proper, for
a security, welfare and onveniepce, and
!, tfor preserving health, oorder and good
r government within, the same and; the
) jsaid Town Council lmay impose fines for
$ offences against their byLlaWsi and iordi.
nancesTandf fsppreprjateg the samelto the
public use of said, town and fthe; said
: Council shall have the same power which
Magistrates or Trial Justices now have
to. compel the attendance ofsWitnesses,
and require, them to give evidence upon
the trial before them gf any person for q
:. violation of any Of these bylaws sOr or7
= :ldinances ;'but no fine above, the sum Of
:. twenty dollars shall be COLLECTED by the
Town Council, iexcepth by sui" in the
Court of Common Pleas; and allthe by
laws, rulesanl ordinanees the said Town
Council may make, shall, atall times,
) I.be, subject o.revisal or repeal by: the
: General Assehfblyo Of this State - ~.
I SEC. GbEPiIAt the said 'IRtendaffS ard
Waruens shall Have fulllpewer to;pbate
Eantf remove nuisanees, in the said town,
and 1t Shall ALSO rs theilr; dirty, to keepall
roads, ways and Streets within the, cor
|,pporate eiiniits 6Y tie Said town. open and
Fiji Fiji Igo6lu repair, aud for tEAtt purpose
'}nhsy ags,: ipyested cyithiM 7thslpohVerg
Lhefetofore granted to Commissioners of
Roads; and shall have full power to
fclassify and arrange theffhabftants Of
said town, tli9bte to- street, road or luther
public duty therein, and to force the
perforfnance Of sai1' duty, under sdch.
=. penalties .asare new or shall hereafter
I be prescribediby law :gRroyided,,. That
the said Town Coouhcil may @c0mpound
with persons liable to!perforrn suGH duty,
Lupon such terms and upon theipaymelt
Eof such sums as may be established by
flaws ioroi1lifances And provided, also, !
fPhat the inhabitants of said town are
hereby exempt from road and, public
duty withoutitlie hcorporte limits 6f said
| town. Il; .IoCGIoJly;2I In!rqS !n2lJ
SEC. l.. The said Town, Council, =, of
Mullins shalt have full power ind auF
Ithorityto require ALL persons o%ningai
lot or lots in said town. to make and keep
in good repair Sidewalks in front Of said
lot or lots, whenever the same shallfrGlft
or adjoinJ any of the public streets; OF
said town. if in the Judgement of the
CouncilishchIsidewal shaii:be necessa-
ry, the width thereof and the manner:O
CONSTRUCTION to be designated Ind Tegu-
lated byi the Town sCounoil land for de-
fault or refusal, after reasonable, notice.
| to- make and keep in, repair such sideT,
walksy the:T6wn C6uheif :ffiay cause tile
same to he made or put in repair and Fe-:
H4hire the owner to pay the price Of ma
King and repairing: Provided, That such
I feontractsfUr nalingr1or repairing be- let
Itoithe lowest bidder. The, cemeteries
and Ipublic graveyards arc also placed
uhdea the Jurisdiction ofi1safd Town
Sec s. That tie Tove power to togrnit grant or re- re-
fuse licenses ITO keep tavern or retail
spirituous Iliquors within ethe. limits Of
said corpration tbe, and the same is here
! by, vested III the Town Council Of Mil
11ins. And the esaid: Gonricilimay1graht
Licenses ,to,retail sniritpoQs liglniA@rst to
such persons, and iii 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; SINH the: price Of a license'to
Keep taverns, or 10, retail !spiEi nous IL.
Lqu0rs, be fixed alta less sum than is es-
| tablisIled blythe laws Of tliis State, and
I oil moneys tpaldd, for licenses, and torl fines
and forfeitures for retailing spirituous,
liquors, keeping faverrs and. bfflliard
tables within the limits without Licensees,
shall be appropriated to the public uses
OF Said town: Provided, that the In,
teRdant and Nyaftensi dhly elected and
I Qualified, shall not have pQwerto grant
ANY licenses to keep ,taverns, or retail
spiritunus liquors, to 'eXtend' beyond the
term for which they have; been elected !;
and the, said Intendapt and Wardeis
shall have the full and only power to
impose q. tax on all shows or'eXl ibitions,
iforgain or reward, within the limits, g.
SEC. 9: That' the said Town Council of
Mullins shah have power to arrest and
commit to jail, and to fine, not exceed
ing twenty dollars, any person or per-
lsolis who shall be guiltys'of ldisorderly
seohduct in said town, to the anpoe annoyance
of the citizens thereof; and it shall be
the duty,oftthe Marshal or Constable Of
ithe town to make such arrest, and call to
his assistance the posse con1itdtus,, if
necessary; andl upon failure to perform
such duty, e. he:shal be fined in a. sum
not more than twenty dollars for each
and every offence. 400" - " ''' ~ ~
SEC. To-. The Town. Council shall have
power to impose an annual tax, not eX-
feeding twenty cents onevery hundred
tdoliars of The assessed value OfreaNlnd
personal estate lying within the cosrpor;;
ate limits of said town, the real and
personal estate and school associations
sexGeptcd.d 4 The said Council shall haEe
IppYer to enforce the payment of all
taxes levied under authority Of this
Act, against, the property and person to
all detaulters, of the same extent, and
law for the collection OF! the general
taxes, except that executions to enforce
the payment of the town taxes shall he
and directed. to the, Town Marshal or
Town Council to collect.the same and
ali property, upon ,which,a a tax, shall be
tlevied Is hereby! declared and made la
blefor the payment thereof, in preferchce1
ito all other debts s,agains said property,
except 4 debts due to-, the State, which
shall be first paid. !
SEC. III The Clerk of'the said Town
Council shall, : ANNUALLY make tout m
assessment, from the books Of the County
Auditor orc 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 Of his appointment.
SEC. y. That an ordinance declaring
the. rate of annual taxation upon prop
ertsS and otheg subjects of annual taxa |
tioh fdr the: year, shall be published at !
least tWice.during the inoiith: ioofT' NoYe1rt: