The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-17
ORDHN ANCEES.
EASLEY, s. O., April 21

EASLEY, 3. e., April 21st, 1877.
At q full meeting Of Council held this day,
the following Ordinances were adopted and
ordered to be published in the PIcKENs SEM
TINEL, to wit:
SECTION l. BE ii ordained by the Intend
ant ami Wardens of the Town of Easley,
South Carolina, and by authority of the same,
that from and after this date, drunkenness
fighting, or attempting to fight, or acting in
boisterous manner on the street, is pros
hibited, and any person or persons so offend
ing shall be arrested by the Town Marshal
conviction thereof shall pay fine of not less
than five nor more than fifteen dollars, at the
discretion Of the council.
SEC. 2. Any person or persons convicted
of using profane or vulgar language on the
streets or side walks, shall pay fine of not
less than one, nor moro than five dollars for
| every such offcnse.
SEC 3. Any person or persons guilty of
obstructing the side walks by riding, or drv>
| ing wagons and vehicles of any kind whats
soever thereon, or by hitching horses to
| fences or gates, shall pay fine Of one dollar.
SEC. 3. Any person or persons found guilty
| of shooting on the streets or public highways
within thc incorporate limits, shall pay fine
ofonc dollar
SEC. g.. Any person or persons horse
racing inside of incorporation, shall be DEEM
| cu Buliy VI III ouCuCe, duu ou COHVlCllOu
| thereof, shall pay fine of not less than five
! nor more than fifteen dollars, at the discretion
| of council.
Sec. 6. BE it ordained by the Intendant and
| Wardcns, that any person or persons found
| loafng in town for more than five days, and
not engaged in some industrial pursuit, shall
be arrested by the town Marshal and brought
before the council, and upon failing to
show some visible means of support, such
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within the next twenty four hours, and upon
failing to do so, shall be prosecuted for va
grancy under the law Of the State.
SEC. 7. Bc it ordained, that any bar keeper
or other persons licensed to sell spirituous
liquors, ard who allows q drunken and tur-
bulcnt crowd of men to congregate in and
around his place Of business to the disturb
ancc and good order Of the town, shall be
deemed guilty Of fostering q nuisance and
upon being found guilty, shall forfeit their
licenses or be fined at the discretion of the
council.
SEC. 8. Be it ordained, that every person
persons living within the incorporate limits
of this town and owning dog or dogs, shall
pay a tax of one dollar for each and every
such dog, and shall put upon the neck of
each dog leather collar, inscribed by the
Town Marshal with the initial letters, r. T.
(Tax Paid) and all dogs found rowing in the
by the Marshal; Provided, that this ordinance
shall not apply to dogs in the country that
follow their owners into town. This ordin-
ancc to take effect on and after the first day
of May next.
SEC. .. Be it ordained that it shall be the
duty of the Town Marshal tc promptly arrest
any person or persons who is found guilty of
violating any of the preceding sections and
coniinc them in the Guard House uulil they
| arc discharged by the council.
SEC. 10. Be it ordained, that if any per,
| son or persons convicted under the preceding
| sections, shall fail or refuse to pay the fine
or fines with cost imposed, the council may
compound them and received street labor
one days labor to be equal to one dollar il
current funds; Provided, in all such case
| the laborer furnishes his own meals.
| Approved Aprial 81, 1877.
:, JOHN II. GOSSETT, Intendant.
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