The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-07-24

! Sec. II. That the said Town
) Council shall have power to es.
tablish q guard house, and to pre-
scribe. by ordinances, suitable
rules and regulations for keeping
and governing the same, and for
the confinement Of ali persons who
may be subject to be committed
for the violation of any ordinance
of the town, passed in conformity
with the provisions of this Act;
and the said Town Council may,
by ordinance, or the said Inten-
dant and Wardens in person, any
one or more Of them, authorize
and require the Marshal Of the
town, or any Constable specially
appointed for that purpose, to ar
rest and commit to the said guard
house for a term not exceeding
twenty-four hours, any person or
persons who, within the corporate
limits Of said town, may be en-.
gagged in o breach of the peace,
any riotous or disorderly conduct,
open obscenity, public drunken
ness, or in any conduct grossly
indecent or dangerous to the citi-
zens of said town, or any of them.
And it shall be the duty of the
Town Marshal to arrest and COM
nit all such offenders when re-
quired to do so, and who shall
have power to call to their assist
ance the posse consitatus, if need
be, to aid in making such arrests;
and upon the failure of such Mar
shals to perform such duty as re-
CURED they shall severally be sub
ject to such fines and penalties as
the Town Council may establish,
and all persons so imprisoned shall
pay the costs and expenses Incl
dent to their Imprisonment Pro-
rided, That such imprisonment
shall not exempt the party from
payment of any fine The Council
may impose for the offence for
which he may have been commit
ted.
Sec. Is. That the said Town
Council shall have power to COL
lect the taxes from all persons
representing publicly within the
corporate limits for gain orreward,
any plays or shows Of what nature
or kind soever, to be used for the
purposes Of said corporation.
SEC. 16. That all fines which
shall hereafter be collected by con-
viction in the Court of Sessions,
for retailing without license with
in the corporate limits of said
town, shall be paid one-half to the
informer, and the other half to the
SAID Town Council, for the uses
Of the corporation.
Sec. II. The said Town Coun-
Gil shall have power and authority
to abate all nuisances within the
corporate limits. and also to ap-
point a Board of Health for the
said town, and to pass all such
ordinances as may be necessary
to define the powers and duties of
said Board.
Sec. 18. That the Intendant
and Wardens shall, during their
term Of Office, be exempt from
street duty and each Town Coun-
Gil shall within one month after
the expiration of their term of
Office, make out and return to
their successors full account Of
their receipts and expenditures
during their term, and shall pay
over all moneys in their hands
belonging to the corporation, and
deliver up all property, books,
records and other papers incident
TO their Office to their successors
and on failure so to do, they shall
be liable to the punishment pre-.
scribed in the twentieth Section OF
} this Act.
Sec. 10. That all ordinances
heretofore passed by the Town
Council Of Williamson, in con.
fermity with the authority grant.
ed by existing laws, shall be, and
> and they are hereby declared legal
and valid.
Sec. 20. That for any willful
violation Of duty, malpractice
abuse or oppression, the said In.
tendant and Wardens, jointly and
severally, shall be liable to in.
| dictment in the Court Of Sessions
and upon conviction, to punish
| ment by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, besides being liza
, bic for damages to any person in
jured.
> Sec. 81. That all Acts and parts
Of Acts heretofore passed in re-
lation to the corporation of the
| town of Williamson be, and the
same are hereby, repealed. Ano
this Act shall be deemed and taker
to be q public Act, and continue ir
force for the term oftwenty years
, and until the end Of the session O.
the Legislature then next ensuing
: Approved March 9, 1872.
, Work on this end Of the Port Roya
: Railroad is progressing rapidly. W
understand that the track will soon b.