Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-04

Treasurer Of the Council is hereby author
lied and required to add twenty per cent.
to the amount of tho tax to the person thus
neglecting or refusing, and If the tax and
the penalty thus imposed are not paid
within twenty days, it shall be the duty Of
the Treasurer to issue execution therefor
immediately and collect the samo by due
process Of law. le q
SEQ. 10. Be It further ordained, That
any person found drunk in tho streets Of
the town of Walhalla, whereby the peace
aud good order of the town may be i'm
paired, or the convenience of other persons
interfered with, shall bo held guilty of a
misdemeanor, and punishable at The discre--
ton of tho Council, within the limits Of
their authority.
Sec. II. Be it further ordained, That
all places of business or amusement must be
closed on tho Sabbath Day, with tho ex
ception of tho Brewery Park, which may
bo kept open after o'clock p. NJ, and any
violation of this ordinance shall be subject
to penalty Of S25.
SEQ. H. BE ii ordained, That any per-
son riding or driving upon tho sidewalks, or
leading horse or horses thereon, except to
cross the same, or placing any obstruction
thereon which will impede free passage,
shall be held guilty of misdemeanor, and
be punished at the discretion Of tho Coun-
Gil, within tho limits Of their authority.
SEQ. 13. Be ii ordained, That any per-
son caught in any act Of public indecenoy
on tho street shall be guilty Of misde.
moanor, and be punished at the discretion
Of tho Council, within tho limits Of their
authority.
Sec. ID. Be IL ordained, That any per.
son convicted of keeping disorderly house
within the incorporate limits Of tho town of
Walhalla shall, upon conviction for each
suoh offence, be fued sum not less than
S25 nor moro than $50, and tho owner or
lessee Of any dwelling house or other build.
ing, situated within said incorporate limits,
who lets or sub lets any such dwelling house
or other building to any person or persons,
to be used as a bawdy house or house Of
prostitution, shall upon conviction poy fine
of not less than SIS nor moro than $50 for
every day upon which such house or build
ing shall be SO used or kept, and to be
otherwise punished within the discretion
and authority of Council.
SEQ. 10. Any person or persons who
shall be guilty of fighting, riotipg or other
disorderly conduct, within the corporate
limits, shall be subject to fine or imprson-
ment at the discretion of the Council,
within the limits Of their authority.
Scc l6. It shall be tho duty Of the marshal
TO arrest oil persons guilty of misdemeanors or
lighter crimes within the corporate limits of tho
town Of Walhalla. by violation of tho laws Of
the State of South Carolina or by violation Of
any ordinance of the town Of Wa!hala, and
bring them before tho Intendant or a Warden
acting in his stead, shall have power to pass
such order in the premises Us in his opinion
justice may require, consistent with tho author
lily Of the Council, in such case provided.
Sec. II. BE IL further ordained. That it shall
be the duty of the marshal or policeman, after
the arrest of any person, whose violation Of any
Inv interseres with the peace and good order Of
the town Of Walhalla, or the conduct of the
person arrested, after the arrest is made is such
rs to impair the peace and good order of the
town, 10 closely confnc such person, and to pro-
ducc him as hcreinbefore directed, for examina-
tion or proper administration of criminal Justice
may require.
Sec. l8. It shall be the duty of the marshal
to prevent ball playing and other amuscnents
by collection Of hoys or men in the Main
Street of the town of Walhalla, and he is, to
effect this, authorized to arrest all persons SO
engaged, and bring them before tho Intendant
LOT examination anu punishment.
SEQ. TO- lle shall arrest all persons found
throwing fire balls or shooting guns, pistols or
other fire arms (and sling shots,) in any street
Of tho town of Walhalla, between North and
South Broad Streets, and bring them before the
lntcndant for examination and punishment.
Sec. 20. Any person found guilty of injuring
shado trees, by hitching horses thereto or
otherwise, inside of the incorporation, shnll be
fined sum not exceeding S. in discretion of
Council.
Sec. 81. Whereas no penalty is fixed for the
violation Of the provisions of any Section Of
this Ordinance, tho punishment for such viola
ton shall be by fine or Imprisonment, at the
discretion of tho Council, within the limits of
their authority
Sec' %. Resolucd, That all laws enacted by
the Council heretofore. not in conflict with those
Ordinances, are considered in full force, and
that each and every one of them shall be in full
forcc after the publication of the same.
Dohc and ratified in Council, and the Seal of
~ tho corporation Of the said town of
( Il. 8. Walhnlln affixed thereto, this the 7th
~ day Of February, a. D. 1873.
y. ID. WERNER,
ImtcmdNnt.
G. L. REID, Clerk of Council.