The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-04-17

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refusal. after reasonable notice, tC
make and keep III good repair sNci
! sidewalks. AMI 20 close in such lot
or lots. the Town Council may
cause li!c same - bc i.i;:Ie, or put
in repair. ard rrq!:ir" u:e owncl
to pay the price u! maEinS and re.
pairing. And the said Town COun.
Gil are hereby empowered TO sic
for and receive the same by action
Of debt in any Court Of competent
! Jurisdiction: Provided, that such
| ontract for making or repairing &
be let to the lowest bidder. Tho
cemeteries and gravc-yardS are
also placed undcr the Jurisdiction
Of the Town Council.
SEC. 10. The said Town C0un.
Gil shall have power, with the con-
sent OF the adjacent land owners,
to close all such roads, streets aud
ways within said town rs they
may deem necessary, 10y safe ot
the freehold therein, either at
private or public sale, as they may
"djudge best for the interest Of
the said town aud they shall have,
also, power 10 lay out, adopt, WI
den or otherwise alter those
streets now III E>H, open and keep
in repair all such new streets,
roads and ways, rs they may;
from time TO time, deem necessary
lor the improvement or con7e-
uicncc Of said town: Provided,
that no street, road or way shall
be opened without frs; having
obtained the consent Of the land
owners or owners through whose
premises any such new street, road
OF way may pass.
SEC. II. The said Town Coun-
Gil shall have power; and are here
ty 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 subject to all the
duties and liabilities that C0nsta-
bIes now have, or are subject TO-:
by law, in addition to the duties
and liabilities specially conferred
aud empowered on them by the
Town Council Provided, That
their Jurisdiction shall be confined
within the limits CT the said town..
SEC. II. That the said Town
Council shall have power to cstab-
lish guard house, and to pre-
scribe, by ordinance, suitable rules
and regulations :Or keeping and
governing the same and the said
Town Council may, by ordinance,
or the said 1ntcndaut or Wardcns
in person, any onc or more oftLem,
authorize and require any Marshal
Of the town, Tr any Constable,
specially appointed for that pur-
pose, to arrest and commit TO said
guard house, for a term not cx-
cccding twcnty-lour hours, any
person or pcrsons who, within the
corporate limits Of said town. may
be engaged in any breach Of the
peace, any riotous or disoracriy
conduct, open ob$ccnity, public
drunkenness, or in any conduct
grossly indecent or dangerous to
the citizens Of said town, or any
Of them; and it shall be the duty
of the Town Marshal 10 arrest and
commit all such offenders, when
required to do so, who shall have
power to call to their assistance
the posse r9mtatNs, if need be, to
aid in making such arrests, and
upon failure Of said Murshal to
perform such duty, as required:
they shall sevcralIy be subject to
such fines and penalties as the
Town Counci! may establish. And
all persons so imprisoned shall
pay the costs and expenses Incl
dent TO their imprisonment, which
said costs and expenses shall be
collected in the same manner us
is provided by this Act for the
collection of fines imposed for the
violation Of ordinances: Provi-
ded, that such Imprisonment shall
not exempt the party from the
payment Of any tino the Council
may impose for tic oitensc for
which he may have been commit
ted.
SEC. l3. The said Town Council
shall have power to impose and
collect taxes from all persons rep.
rcscnting publicly within their
corporate limits, for gain or re-
ward, any plays or shows, Of what
nature or kind whatsoever, to be
appropriated to the public uses
Of said town.
SEC. 1t. The said Town Coun-
Gil shall have full power and au-
thorlty TO abatc all nui$auccs with
in the corporate limits Of said
town.
SEC. Is. The 1ntcndant and
Wardcns elect shall, during their
term Of office, be exempt from
street duty. Each Town Council
snail, within one month after the
expiration Of their term of Office,
make out and return to their sue
ccssors a full account Of their re-
ccipts and expenditures during
their term, which account shall be