The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-16

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power to compound with persons liable
to perform such duties. upon such
terms as they shall, by ordinance, esta
blish.
SEQ. @. That it shall be the duty of
the Intendant and Wardens to keep all
streets and ways. which may be necessary
for public use, within the limits of said
town, open and in good repair; and for
that purpose, they are hereby invested
with all the powers. rights and privileges
granted, or that may hereafter be grant
ed, by law, to the County Commission
ers, within tho limits of said town. And
for any neglect Of duty, said Intendant
and Wardens shall be liable to the pains
and penalties imposed by law upon the
county Commissioners for like neglect.
And they are hereby, individually, ex-
empt from the performance of road and
police duty; and the inhabitants of said
town aro hereby excused from road and
police duty without the limits of said
corporation.
Sec. z. That the snid Intendant and
Wardens shall have power to compound
with persons liable to work on suid
streets and ways, and to release such
persons therefrom as may desire it, upon
the payment of such sums of money as
said Intendant and Wardens may deem
fair equivalent therefor, to; bA applied
tion. HNA.Sf,f. s*.if..J3Igt.-N
SEQ. 8. That the said Town Coupcil Of
Townville shall also be empowered to re-
tain, possess and enjoy, for the use and
benefit of said town, all such property as
they may now be possessed of or enti-
tied to, or which shall hereafter be
given, bequeathed to or in any manner
acquired by them in their corporate ca
pacity. and to sell, alien or in any way
transfer the same, or any part thereof:
ProUided, The amount of property so
held or stock invested shall, in no case,
exceed the sum Of ten thousand dollars.
SEQ. 8. That the said Town Council of
Townville shall also have power to i'm
pose an annual tax on all real and per-
sonal property within the corporate
limits Of said town, except the property
belonging to churches and schools: Pro
uided, Said tax shall not exceed ten
cents on the hundred dollars.
SEQ. 10. That the Intendant and
Wardens of the town of Townville shall
have power to regulate sales at auction
within the limits of said town, and to
grant licenses therein to auotioneers:
Propided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall extend to sales by or for
Sheriffs, Coroners. Clerks of Courts and
Judges OF Probate, Executors and Ad-
ministrators, Assignees, Referees and
Constables, or by any other person,
under the order Of any court.
SEQ. IL. That the Intendant and War
dens Of the town of Town7ille shall
have power and authority to require all
persons owning lot or lots therein to
keep in repair the sidewalks adjacent to
their lots, respectively; and, for default
IN this matter, shall have power and au-
thority to impose fine not to exceed ten
dollars
SEQ. 12. That the power to refuse or
grant licenses, to keep q tavern, or to re.
tail Intoxicating drinks. be, and the same
is hereby. vested in the Town Council of
Townvile; and that they be, and are
hereby, also invested with all necessary
power, by ordinance or ordinances, to
suppress or to regulate the sale of in
to1icating drinks, to be drank ut the
place whore sold, or in or upon any of
it's appurtenances. or in or upon any of
It's highways, streets, lanes, alleys, COM
mons, kitchens, stores, shops, public
buildings. booths, stalls, or out-houses
OF the said town, or within one half
mile of the limits Of the said town: Pro
uided, That no rule or regulation shall
be made inconsistent with the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State.
SEC. 13. The said Town Council shall
have power, under the hand and seal of
the Intendant, to issue executions, direct
ed to the Marshal of the said town, to
collect all taxes and fines imposed by
said Council by virtue of authority in
them vested by this Act, and the Mar
shal of said town is hereby invested
with all the powers and authority con-
ferred by law upon Constables, to en-
force the satisfaction of such executions,
in the same manner, and to the same
extent.
SEQ II. That the said Town Council
shall have power to appoint Clerk and
Treasurer, annually, and to defino their
duties and responsibilities.
Sec. Is. That this Act shall be
deemed and taken to be as public Act
in all the courts of justice in this State,
and shall continue Of force until re-
poaled.
Approved March 13. 1879.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE SUMTER LAND
JOINT STOCK AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, OF
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.
IA L., H..