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


Williamson and they and their
successors hereafter to be elected,
may have a common seal, which
shall be affixed to all their ordl-
nances, may sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded, in any court OF
law or equity in this State, and
purchase, hold, possess and enjoy,
to them and their successors in
perpetuity, or for any term OF
years, any estate, real: personal or
mixed, and sell, alien or convey
the same, provided the same shall
not exceed, at any one time, the
sum Of ten thousand dollars. And
the said Iutendant and Wardens
shall have full power to make apd
establish all such rules and bylaws
and ordinances respecting tn G
roads, streets, markets and police
Of said town, as shall appear to
them necessary and requisite for
the security, welfare and conven-
ience of the said town, or for pre-.
serving the health, peace, order
and good government with the
same. And the said Council may
fix and impose fines and penalties
for the violation thereof, and ap-
| nronriote the same to the public
use of the said corporation: Pro-
uided, That in all cases Of trials to
be had before the SAID Town Coun-
ell, as hereinbefore provided, the
party charged shall be cited to
trial by service upon him Of a sum-
| mons, under the hand of the In
tendant, any one Of the Wardens,
or the Clerk of Council. wherein
shall be expressed, with certainty,
| the offence charged, and the time
| and place of trial, which service
shall be made at least five days
before the day of trial.
SEC. 7. That the Intendant and
Wardens of the said town shall
have full and only power 10 grant
or refuse license to retail spirit
uous liquors within the said limits,
which license shall be granted in
the same manner, and upon the
same conditions, as they now are,
or may hereafter be, under the
laws of this State, except that the
Town Council shall have the pow
er to regulate the price of license
to keep taverns and retail spirit
nous liquors Prouided, That in
no instance the price Of a license
so to keep tavern or retail spirit.
uous liquors shall be fixed at "a less
sum than is established by the
laws of this State, and all the pow.
ers vested formerly in the Com
missioners of Roads are hereby
| granted to the said Intendant and
Wardens within the said limits,
and all moneys paid for licenses,
and for fines and forfeitures, for
retailing spirituous liquors, keep
ing taverns, billiard tables, within
the said limits, without a license,
shall be appropriated to the uses
of said corporation: Provided, That
the Intendant and Wardens, duly
elected and qualified, shall not
have power to grant any licenses
to keep tavern or retail spirituous
liquors to extend beyond the time
for which they shall have been
elected.
| Sec. s. That it shall be the duty
of the said Intendant and Wa-.
dens to keep all streets, roads ano
ways within their corporate limits
open, and in good repair, and fol
that purpose they are invested
with all the powers granted for
merly to the Commissioners O.
Roads. And they shall have pow
er to compound with all personi
liable to work the streets, ways
and roads in said town, upon such
terms as they shall by ordinance
establish, the moneys so received
to be applied to the public use.
SEC. 9. That the said TowE
Council shall have power to i'm
pose an annual tax upon the keep
ers of all billiard tables and ter
pin alleys, or other pin alleys
within the discretion Of said Coun
ell, and to grant or refuse licenseI
for the same, upon such terms ant
conditions, and subject to such re
gulations as they may, by ordi
nance, establish. They shall als'
have power to impose tax, with
in their discretion, upon all sale
made by itinerant traders and auc
tioneers, on all public drays, wag
ons, carriages, omnibuses, and 9th
} er vehicles kept for hire, and OF
the owners or proprietors Of al
dogs, hogs, sheep, goats, and cat
tie kept within the corporate lin
its Of said towr. The said Towr
Council shall have power to i'm
; pose an annual tax on the amour
of all sales Of goods, wares, ane
merchandise, and also upon tn
amount of income arising from al
factorage and merchardize, EN-
ployments, faculties and profes
sions, including the profession o
T dentistry also, upon the amount o
income from all moneys loaned a
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