The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-05-10
ORDINANCES.
EASLEY, s., O., April 2ls

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At n full meeting of Council held this day,
the following Ordinances were adopted and
ordered TO be published In the PlCKENs SEM
TINgL, to wit:
SECTION l. Be IL ordained by the Intend.
ant and Wardens of the Town Of Easley,
South Carolina, and by authority Of the same,
that from and after this date, drunkenness,
lighting, or attempting to fight, or acting in
a boister0us manner on the street, is pro-
hibited, and any person or persons 50 offend
ing shall be arrested by the Town Marshal
and be brought before the Council, and on
conviction thereof shall pay fine Of not less
than five nor more than fifteen dollars, at the
discretion Of the council.
SEQ. 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 more than Ave dollars for
every such offense.
obstructing the side walks by riding, or driv~
ing wagons and vehicles Of any kind whats
soever thereon, or by hitohing horses to
fences or gates, shall pay fine Of one dollar.
SEC. 3. Any person or persons found guilty
OF hooting on the streets or public highways
within the incorporate limits, shall pay q fine
Of one dollar.
racing inside of incorporation, shall be deem
ed guilty of an offence, and on conviction
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
Wardens, that any person or persons found
loafng in town for more than five days, and
not engaged in some industrial pursuit, shall
he arrested by the town Marshal and brought
before the council, and upon failing to
show some visible means Of support, such
person shall be requested to leave the town
within the next twenty four hours. and upon
failing to do 80, shall be prosecuted for va
grancy under the law of the State.
SEQ. 7. BE IL ordained, that any bar keeper
or other persons licensed to sell spirituous
liquors, ard who allows g. drunken and tur-
bulent crowd of men to congregate in and
around his place Of business TO the disturb
ance and good order Of the town, shall be
deemed guilty of fostering nuisance and
upon being found guilty, shall forfeit their
licenses or be fined at The discretion Of the
council.
Sec g. Be it ordained, that every person
persons, living within the incorporate limits
OF this town and owning dog or dogs, shall
pay q 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, T. L.
(raX Paid) and oil dogs found rowing in the
town without this collar on, shall be killed
by the Marshall; Provided, that this ordinance
shall not apply to dogs in the country that
follow their owners into town. This ordn-
ance to take effect on and after the first day
Of May next.
SEC. o. BE it ordained, that it shall be the
duty of the Town Marshal te promptly arrest
| any person or persons who is found guilty o.
violating any of The preceding sections ant
cOnfine them in the Guard House uutil they
| are discharged by the council
SEQ. 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 ir
| current funds; Provided, in all such case:
the laborer furnishes his own meals.
Approved Aprial 81, 1877.
JOHN r.. GOSSETE, Intendant.
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