Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-02-01
recovery of said fine, before a court hav-

fine ordained be not more than twenty
dollars, or the offtnse be one for which im-
prisonment is ordained, the said town
council, or a quorum thereof, shall have
power TO hear and determine the said
charge and render Judgment therein. In
all cases of trials to be had before the said
town council, hereinafter provided, the
party charged shall be cited to trial by
service upon him of a summons under the
hand of the Intendant, or any one OF the
Wardeus, wherein shall be expressed with
certainty the offtnse charged, and the
time and place of trial, which service shall
be made at least five days before the day
Of trial.
Sc 7. That all fines imposed by tht
said town council for any violation of or
dinance or any default in the performance
of street duty, shall be collected by teri
facius; and the said town council shall
have power to procure and compel the at.
tendance os witnesses by procers similar
to that which, by law, Magistrates may
use IN the trial Of small and mean causes.
See. S. That the Iutendant and War
dens Of said town shall have full and only
power to grant or refuse licenses for bill
lierd tables, to keep tavern, or retail spir-
ituous liquors within the said limits,
which licenses shall be granted in the same
manner and upon the same conditions as
they now are, or,may hereafter be, under
the laws of the State. and all the powers
vested IN the County Commissioners are
hereby granted to the said Intedant and
Wardrns within the said limits; and all
MONEYS paid for licenses, and for fines and
forfeitures for retailing spirifuOus liquors,
keeping tayerns and billiard tables within
said limits, without licenses, shall be ap-
propriated to the public uses of the said
corporation: Prorided, That the Inten-
dant and Wardens duly elected and quail
fled shall not have power to grant any Ii
cense to keep tavern or retail spirituous
liquors to extend beyond the term for
which they shall have been elected.
Sec. 8. .Dhat it shall be the duty of the
said Intendant and Wardens to keep all
road, streets aud ways within their cor
>. POI ate limits open and in good repair,
and for that purpose they are invested
with all the powers granted to the County
Commissioners. They shall also have pow
er to levy tax upon the prope rty of said
town, to keep the buildings in said town
for educational purposes in repair. And
they shall also have power to compound
with all persons liable to work the streets,
ways and roads in said town, upon such
terms as they. shall. by ordinance, estab.
lish, the money so received to be applied
to the public use of the said corporation.
And all persons refusing or failing to pay
such commutation shall be liable to such
fines and penalties as the said Town Coun-
Gil may impose. And no persons, residing
within the said limits, shall be liable to
work on any road or bridge without the
said limits, or he taxed or ass ssad for the
same. The said Town Council shall have
power to require license fees from the keep
els Of ten pin alleys, or auy other pm al
leNs and to grant or refuse licenses for
the same, upon such terms and conditions,
and subject to such regulations, as they
may. by ordinance, establish. They shall
also have power to require license fees
from itinerant auctioneers, owners OF pub
lie drays, wagons, livery stables, vehicles
and horses kept for hire within the cor.
porate limits ofsaid town. They shall al
so have power to impose an annual tax
upon the property in said town, to wit:
Upon all real estate, not exceeding ten
cents on the value of one hundred dollars;
upon all stock in trade, not exceeding ten
cents on every hundred dollars worth OF
the value of said stock. The State assess
ment To be taken as the basis Of taxation.
And the said Town Council shall have
power to enforce the payment OF all taxes
aud ass, ssments levied 5y the said Council
against the property and persons OF de-
fanlters to the same extent and in the
same s,auner as is provided by law for the
collection of the general State tax, except
that executions to enforce the payment OF
the town taxts shall be issued under the
seal of The corporation and directed to the
Town Marshal or other person specially
appointed by the said Council to collect
the same; and the money so collected shall
be applied to the public USES Of the said
corporation. And all property upon which
q tax shall be levied and assessed is here
by declared and made liable for the pay
ment thereof, IN preference to all other