The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-02

the peace, good order and police thereof;
which persons, 30 appointed, shall,
within the corporate limits Of said viii
lage, have the power and privileges, and
be subject to oil the obligations, penal
ties and regulations provided by law for
the Office OF Oonstables, and shall be
liable to be removed at the pleasure of
i said Council; and the said Town Council
| shall have power to establish, or author
lze the establishment, of market house
in said village; also, to authorize the
establishments of guard house, and pro-
scribe suitable rules and regulations for
keeping and governing the same; and
until the said guard house be esta.
blished, they shall be authorized to use
room in the common Jail in tho Coun-
ty of Charleston, for the confinement of
all who may be subject to be committed
Tor violation of any Ordinances, rules
and regulations of said town; and the
said Town Council, or the said Intend
ant and Wardens, in person, any one or
more of them, may authorize any Mar
shal OF the town, or any Constable,
specially appointed for that purpose, to
arrest and commit to the said guard
house, or Jail Of Charleston County, as
the case may be, for term not exceed
ing twenty-four hours, any person or
persons. who, within the corporate
limits of said town, may be engaged in
breach OF the peace, any riotous or
dlsordery y conduct, open obscenity,
public drunkenness, or any conduct
grossly indecent. or dangerous to the
citlzens OF said town, or any of them;
ana 1t shall be the duty of the Town
Marshals, or Constables, to arrest and
on ~, 20.
qulred 80 to do. and who shall have
power to call to their assistance tie nosse
| con,ftofus, If need be, to aid in making
suoh arrest; and upon the failure of suc6
officers to perform suoh duty as required.
they shall, severally, be subject to such
fines and penalties as the Town Council
may impose upon them; and all persons
SO imprisoned shall pay the costs and
expenses incident to their imprisonment,
which said costs and expenses shall he
collected in the same manner as is nro.
vided for the collection Of fines imposed
for the violation of Ordinances. rnles
and regulations: Prooided, That such
imprisonment shall not exempt the partv
from the payment of any fine the Coun-
Gil may impose for the offence which he.
she. or they may have committed And the
said Town Council shall have full power
and authority. under their corporate
SEAL TO make oil snch rules. regulations.
bylaws and Ordinances, respecting the
streets, roads and the business thereof.
us we'll as tho police system of the said
town. as shall appear to them necessary
ana proper foi the security, welfare and
convenience, and for preserving health
order and good government within said
town. Aud the said Town Council NAV
impose fines for Offences against their
bylaws, rules md regulations and Ordi-
nnnces, and appropriate the same to the
public use of said town; and the said
Town Council shall have tho same power
That Trial Justices, or Justices of the
Fence now have, or may hereafter have.
to compel the attendance of Witnesses
and requiring them to give evidence
upon the trial before them of anv per.
son or persons for violation of any of
their Ordinances, bylaws, rules or re.
gulations; but no 6ne above the sum of
twenty-five dollars shall be collected hy
said Council, except by suit in the pro
per courts Of justice in this State: and.
also, that nothing herein contained shall
authorize said Council to make anv
Ordinance or bylaw inconsistent with.
or repugnant to, the laws OF the State.
SRo 3. That the said Intendant and
Wardens, or majority of them, shall
have power to abate and remove all
nuisances in said town; and it shall he
their duty to keep all roads, WAYS.
bridges and streets in said town open
and Ill good repair; and, for that pur.
pose, they are invested with all the
powers Of County Com n,issiopers, or
commissioners of Roads, for and within
the corporate limits of tho said town,
and they may lay out new streets. close
up, widen or otherwise alter those now
III use; and shall have full power 10
oiassfy and arrange the inhubitnpts ar
cltlzens OF said town lintle to street. road
or other public duty therein, and to force
tne performance OF such duty, under
snoh penalties as are now, or shall here.
after be, prescribed by law; and they
SHALL have power to compound with ali
persons liable to work the streets. wnvs
and roads i'll said town, upon such
terms as their Ordinances or bylaws
may establish. or their rnlos and rcguln.
tionu reqnire--the moneys 80 received TO
he applied to tho public uses of an;5
tcwn; and all persons refusing to labor.
or failing to pay such communication
shall DO liable to such fino, not exceed.
ing twenty dollars for any ono wear. no
the said Town Council may impose: and
they shall have tho power to enforce the