The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-07-31

Of the said town, as the said Town
Council may deem necessary and
expedient for the preservation OF
the peace, good order and police
thereof; which persons, so ap-
pointed, shall, within the limits OF
said town, have the powers, priv,
leges and emoluments, and be sub
iect to all the obligations, penal
ties and regulations provided by
law for the office of Constable, and
shall be removed at the pleasure
Of the said Town Council; and
the SAID Town Council shall have
power to establish, or to author.
ize the establishment of, the mar
ket house in said town and the
said Town Council shall have full
power and authority, under their
corporate seal, to mako all such
rules, bylaws and ordinances, re-
specting the streets, roads, mar
ket house, and the business there
of, and the police system Of said
town, as shall appear to them nc
cessary and proper for the securi-
ty, welfare and convenience, and
for preserving health, order and
good government within the same;
and the said Town Council may
impose fines for offences against
their bylaws and ordinances, and
appropriate the same to the pub
lie use of said town; and the said
Council shall have the same pow
er which Magistrates now have,
to compel the attendance of wit
nesses, and require them to give
evidence upon the trial before
them Of any person for the viola
tion Of any Of these bylaws or or
dinances but no fine above the
sum of twenty dollars shall be col
lected by the Town Council, ex-
cept by suit in the Court Of Com
mon Pleas: Ind proviAed, also,
That no fine shall exceed fifty dol
lars and, also, that nothing here
in contained shall authorize the
said Council to make any bylaws
or ordinances inconsistent with,
or repugnant to, the laws of this
| State and all the bylaws, rules
and ordinances the said Council
may make shall, at all times, be
subject to revisal or repeal by the
General Assembly of this State.
Sec. 6. That the said Intendant
and Wardens shall have full pow
er to abate and remove nuisances
in the said town and it shall also
be their duty to keep all roads,
ways and streets, within the cor
porate limits of the said town,
open and in good repair and, for
that purpose, they are invested
with all the powers heretofore
granted to Commissioners Of
Roads; and shall have full power
to classify and arrange the inhab-
itants of said town liable to street,
road or other public duty therein,
and to force the performance of
such duty, under such penalties as
are now, or shall hereafter be, pre-
scribed by law: Provided, That
the said Town Council may coG-
pound with persons liable to per-
form such duty, upon such terms,
and on the payment Of such sums,
as may be established by laws Or
ordinances And provided, also,
That the individuals who compose
lhe said Town Council shall be ex-
cmpt from the performance of
road and police duty and the in
habitants Of said town are hereby
exempt from road and police duty
without the corporate limits Of
said town.
Sec. I. That the power to grant
or refuse license for billiard tables,
to keep tavern, or retail spirituous
liquors, within the limits Of said
corporation, be, and the same is
hereby, vested in the Town Coun.
Gil of Lowndesville. And the said
Town Council may grant licenses
to retail spirituous liquors to such
persons, and in such quantities, at
such rates, and upon such terms
and conditions, as the said Coun,
Gil may deem best and proper
And the said Intendant and War.
dens shall have the full and only
power to impose a Tax on all shows
or exhibitions for gain or reward
within the city limits. And all
money paid for license for retail
ing spiritous liquors, keeping tav'
erns and billiard tables, and the
tax for all shows for gain or re,
ward, within said limits, shall be
appropriated to the public use OF
said corporation. Provided, That
in no instance shall the price Of q
license to keep a tavern or retail
spirituous liquors be less than the
amount that is established by the
State; and prouided, further, That
the Intendant and Wardens duly
elected shall not have power tc
, grant any license to keep tavern
or retail spirituous liquors to ex
tend beyond the term for which
they have been elected.
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