The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-08


they may, from time to time. deem ne.
oessary for the Improvement and conve-
nience OF said town: Pr0ufded; That no
street. road or way shall be opened with
out first having obtained the consent of
the landowner or owners thereof,
through whose premises any such new
street, road or way may pass.
SEC. z. The said Town Council shall
have power and authority to require ell
persons owning lot or lots in said town
to close in and to make and keep in good
order and repair side walks in trout of
said lot or lots, Whenever the same shall
front or adioin any public street of said
town, if. in judgment Of Council. such
sidewalk or sidewalks shall be necessn-
ry; the width thereof, and the manner of
construction, to be designated and regu-
lated by the. said Town Council; and for
default or refusal, after reasonable
notice, to make and keep in good repair
such sidewalks, and to close such lot or
lots, the Town Council may cause the
require the owner to pay the price of
making or repairing; and the suid Town
Council are hereby empowered to sue
for aud recover the same by action OF
debt i'll any court of competent jurisdic-
ton: PrODided, That such contract for
making or repairing ia let to the lowest
bidder. Tho cemeteries and public
grave.yards are also placed under the
jurisdiction of the said Town Council.
SEQ. 8. The Intendant and Wardens
OF the said town, or majority Of them,
shall have full power to grant or refuse
license to keep taverns or retail spiritu-
GUS liquors within the corporate limits
OF the said town, upon such conditions
and under such circumstances as to
them shall seem proper and right: Pro
rided, That in no instance shall the
price be less than the amount that is os-
tablished by the State; and all moneys
paid for licenses, and for fines aud for
feitures, shall be appropriated to the
public uses of said town: Proridetl,
That the Intendant and Wardens, duly
elected, shall not have power to grant
any license to keep taverns or retail
spirituous liquors to extend beyond the
term for which they have been elected.
They shall have power to regulate sales
at auction within the corporate limits of
tho town; and to grant licenses to auc.
tloneers, itinerant traders, to keepers of
hotels and livery stables; and to levy
ta1 on all drays, carts, wagons, carriages,
omnibuses, buggies, horses, mares or
purposes in said town; and they have
the full and only power to impose a tax
on all shows or exhibitions for gain or
reward, within the corporate limits of
said town; they shall have power to i'm
pose tax, not exceeding twenty cents
| on every hundred dollars of the value of
all real or personal property lying within
| the corporate limits of the town, the real
and personal property of churches and
schools and college associations excepted
That an ordinance declaring the rates of
annual taxation upon property and other
subjects of annual taxation for the year
! shall be published at least three weeks
during the month of January, in each
year: Procided, That the said Town
Council shall have power TO levy tux
for this year, under the same rules as is
above stated, Immediately after the pas
sage Of this Act, and that all persons liza
BILE to taxation under the same shall
make oath of their taxable property
within said town, and mako payment OF
their taxes to the Clerk or Treasurer OF
said corporation, or such other person
as they may be ordered or required to
do during the succeeding month after
publication, and upon tho fniluro to
make such returns and payments as re-
quired, the parties SO in default shall be
subject to the penalties provided by law
for the failure to pay the general S.a'o
and County tax, TO bo enforced by tie
orders of the Intendant and Warde. 8,
or majority of them, for tho use of
said town, except that, in such cases,
that executions to enforce the payment
of such taxes shall be issued under the
seal of the corporation. and may be di-
rooted to the Town Marshal or other
persons appointed by the said Town
Council, to levy, collect and receive the
Same, with costs, as in such cases made
and provided by law; and all property
upon which such taxes shall be levied
and assessed is hereby declared and
made liable for the payment thereof in
preference to NIL other debts, except
debts due to the State, which shall be
paid first; and that all other tnxes i'm
posed by the Intendant and Wardeus, or
a majority of them, shall be payable in
advance by the parties linble for the
same, and on failure of payment, their
property shall be liuble for the sar,e ns
i'll manner and form just before stated.
SEC. 8. The Intendant and Wardens
elect, together with Clerk aud Treasurer,
shall, during their term of Office, be ex-