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on oil SOlQ, silver and. CCher WatcneS.
kept for private use, within the limits
of the said town. And the said Town
Council shall have power. to impose
an annual tax, not exceeding fifty
cents on every hundred dollars OF
the value of all real and personal proper
ty lying within the corporate limits OF
said town, the real and personal proper
ty of churches and school associations
excepted and, for that purpose, they
shall, appoint three freeholders residing
therein to assess the value of said real
estatey upon oath, aud return the assess
ment, within one month, to said Coun-
Gil for taxation; and to fill any vacancy
occasioned by the death, resignation, re-
fusal to serve, or removal from office, of
the said Assessor And the said Town
Council shall have power to regulate
the price of. licenses upon all public
shows and exhibitions in said
town, to erect a powder magazine,
more than twenty-five pounds Of
powder to store the same therein, and to
make regulations for for, rates of storage
thereof, and for keeping and delivering
the same. The said Town Council sha Il
all taxes and assessments levied under
the authority of this Act, against the
property of defaulters, to the same eX-
tend, and in the same manner as is pro-
vided by law for the collection, of the
general State tax, except in such
cases that executions to. enforce the pay
ment of such taxes shall be Issued under
the seal of the corporation, and may be
directed to the Town Marshal, or other
persons appointed by the Town Coun-
ell to levy, collect and receive the same,
q nd all property upon, which such tax
shall be levied and assessed is hereby
declared and made liable for the pay
ment thereof, in preference to all other
debts due by the person owning such
property at the time of the assessment,
except debts due to the State, which
shall be first paid. The said moneys,
together with all other money collected
by authority of the provisions of this
Act, and the ordinances passed in con-
formity thereto, from whatevor source
said money may arise, to be paid into
the treasury of said town, for the use of
said corporation.
SEC. 10. That returns shall be made
OH oath, to the Clerk of the Town Coun-
Gil, during the month of January in
each year, of the amount Of all sales of
mechandise, professional, mechanical,
or other incomes, and of the quantity
and kind Of all other property than
real estute subject to taXation,' under
the provisions of this Act, by; persons
who may be liable to pay the taxes on
he same; Z; and the said taxes shall be
paid on or before the first day of March
then next ensuing. Upon failure there
of, any party in default shall be subject
to the penalties now provided 10y law for
failure to pay the general State tax;
SEC. II. The said Town Council may
have power and authority to require all
persons owning lot or lots in said town
to close in, and to make and keep in
good repair, sidewalks in front of said
lot or lots, whenever the same shall
front or adjoin any public street of said
town, if, in the hejudgment of the Coun-
ell, such sidewalk shall be necessary,
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 lots,
the Town Council may cause the same
to be made or put in repair, and require
the owners TO pay the price of making
or repairing; anu the said Town Couu-
Gil are hereby empowered to sue for and
recover the same action of debt in any
court of competent jurisdiction in An
son county. Provided, That such con-
tract for making and repairing is let to
the lowest bidder.
SECTION Il. The said Town Coun-
Gil shall have power, with the consent
of the adjacent land owners, to close all
such roads, streets and ways, within the
said town, as they may deem necessary,
by the sale Of the freehold therein, eth
er at private or public sale, as they may
adjudge best for the interest of the said
town and they shall have, also, power
to lay out, adopt, widen or otherwise
alter those streets now in use, open and
keep in good repair all and every
such new streets, roads and ways as they
may; from time to time, deem necessary
for the improvement and convenience
of said town Provided, That no street,
road or way shall be opened without
first having obtained the consent of the
land owner or owners thereof, through
whose premises any such new street,
road or way may pass.
SEC. 13. The said Town Council shall
have power, and are hereby authorized,
to elect one or more Marshals, to fix
their salaries and prescribe their duties;
who shall be sworn in, and Invested
with all the powers and subjected to all
the duties and liabilities that Constables
now have, or are subject to, by law, in
addition to the duties and liabilities
specially conferred and empowered on
them by the Town Council: Provided,
that their jurisdiction shall be confined
within the limits of said town.
SEC. Il. That the said Town Council
shall have power to establish q guard
house, and to prescribe by ordinance,
suitable rules and regulations for keep
ing and governing the same, and for
the confinement Of all persons who may
he subject to he committed for the vio-
lation of any ordinance Of the town,
passed in conformity of the provisions
of this Act; and the said Town Coun-
Gil, or the said Intendant and War
dens, in person, any one or more OF
them, may authorize and require any
Marshal of the town, or any Constable
CSDeCldlJS lOl Illdl pun lpoSSt w
arrest and commit to the Guard House,
for a, term not exceeding twcnty-four
hours, any person orpersons who, with
in the corporate. limits of said town,
may be engaged in any breach OF
the peace, riotous or disorderly conduct,
open obscenity, public drunkenness, or
any conduct grossly indecent or DAN
gerous to the citizens of said town, or
any of them and it shall be the duty OF
the Town Marshal or Constable to arrest
and commit ali such offenders, when
required to do so; and who shall have
power to call to their assistance the
posse con1Hatus, if need be, to aid in
making such arrests; and upon the fail;
ure of such officers to perform such
duty as required, they shall severally
be subject to such fines and penalties a>
the Town Council may impose upon
them; and all persons SO imprisoned
shall pay the costs and expenses Incl
dent 10 their imprisOnmcnt, Provided