Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-02-23

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any, person oY persons, who within tho cor.
porate uits Of said town, may be Engaged
in a breach Of tho poace, any riotous or disor.
derly conduct, open obscenity, public drunk
etness, or any conduct grossly indecent, or
dangerous to'the citizens Of said town, OF any
Of thong and it, shall be tho duty of tho
Town Marshal, aoT iConstables, to arrest aud
oommit all suphs ,9fepdor when, required 80
to do, aid. Who shall have power TO call to
their assistance tho posse oomtatus, if need
be- to aid 10 making suoh arrest; and upon
the failure Of such officers to perform such
duty as required, they shall, severalIy, be
subject, 60 such fines and penalties as tho
ToTb Gdpdcil may impose upon then, I; aud
all PERSONS SO imprisoned shall pay tho costs
and expenses incident to their Imprisonment,
which said costs aud expenses shall be collec.
ted ipothe Same manner as is provided for
the collection Of fines imposed for the viola.
tons of Ordinances, rules and regulations !:
Provided, That such imprisonment shall not
exempt the party from tho payment of any
fine the Council may impose for the offenco
which he, she, or they may have committed,
Aud tho suid Town Council shall have full
power and authority, under their corporate
seal, to mhke'aI such rules, regulations, by.
luws and Ordinances, respecting the streets,
! roads, and the business thereof, as well as
the police system of tho snd town, as shall
appear to them necessary nId proper for tho
security, welfare aud convenience. and for
preserving health, order and good govern
ment within said town. And the said
Town Council mny Impose fines for often
ccs against their bylaws, rules and reg
ulatiops ard Ordinances, aud appropri.
ate the sa,ne 10 the public use of said
Town; and the said Town Council shall have
the salue power that Trial Justice, or Justi
ces Of tho Pence now hnve, or may hereafter
havey to COMPEL the attendance of witnesses,
and reGnifing them to give evidence upon
the ,tfihl before them Of any person or persons
for q Violation of any OF their ordinances, by
laws, rules or regulations but no fine above
the sum Of twenty five dollars shall be collect.
cd by said Council, exuept by suit in the pro.
per Courts OF Justice in this State; and,
also, that nothing herein contained shall nu
thorize said Council to make my ordinances
or bylaws Inconsistent with Or rcpugnant to,
tho laws Of the State. '+' '''' <
Sec. 6 That the said fntcniant AMI War.
dcns, or majority of them, shall have power
to nbate and remove all nuisanoes in said
town; aud it shall he their duty to keep all
| roads, ways, bridges aud streets in said town
open and in. good repair; and, for that pur.
pose, they nre invested with oil the pnwc 8 of
County Commissioners, or Commissioners Of
Roads, for aud within. the incorporate limits
| ct the said town j. and they mny lay out new
streets, close up, widen or otherwise alter
those now in usc and shall have full power
to classify and arrange tho inhabitants or cit
izens of said town liable to street, road or
other public duty therein, and to force the
performance of such duty, under such penal
alties as arc now, or shall hereafter be, pre-.
scribcd by law and they shall have power to
compound with all persons liable to work the
streets, ways and roads in said town. upon
such terms as their ordinances or by laws may
establish, or their rules and regulations re-.
quirc-the moneys 80 received to be applied
to tho public use of said town; aud all per,
sons refusing to labor, or failing to pay such
continuation, shall be liable to such finc, not
exceeding twenty dollars for any one year, as
the Town Council may impose and they
shall have the power to enforce the payment
Of such fne. in the same manner as is now,
or may be hereafter, provided for tho colcc
tion of County taxes. And the said Town
Council shall havo power, with the consent of
the adjacent land owners, to close all such
roads, streets and ways within the said town,
as they mpy deem necessary, by the sale of
the freehold therein either at private or pub.
io sale,sasE Etheymay adjudge best for tho in
terestsof the said town and they shall keep
ID repair all such new streets, roads and ways
as they$uiay, from time to time, deem ncoes
sary for; the improvement and convenience OF
said town !: Provided, That no street. road o,
way shsll5be opened without first having OBJ,
tained3the consent Of the land owner or own
ers thereof through whose premises any such
new street, road or way may pass. All
SEc.s7. Thesaid Town Council shall have
power and authority to require all persons
owning. a9iot or lots in said town to CLOSE in
and stosmake and keep in good repair side
walks lin ffroot of said LOT or lots, wheneye,
tho Same shall front on or ndjoin any public
strcetof salds t6wn, if, id tho Judgment Of the
d 1CouhoiIi isuchg sidewalks shall bo necessary ,
the width thereof, and tho manner of cvn
struction,j to- be designated aud regulated by
tho said Town Council, aud for default or re-
fusal after reasonable notice., to make aud
keepsips good repair sucl, sidewalk, and to
4 closeGsuch lot or lots, the (. Town Couno
may cause the same to be made, or put ia re-
pairSand require tho owier to pay the price
Of ,paking or repairing, and tho said Town
Council arc hofsby empowered to sue for and
recover the same hy}aotion Of debt 10 an,
CoulrSsof. competent jurisdiction Provided
'fhatEsuoh gcoptreot for n,aking or repairing
is letto the lowest bidder. Tho said ,Towrr
Counei shall ,appoint three discreet persons
whdslall form. .aj Board of Supervisors Of til,
flollths who shall shal have powor. over the way,