Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-20


SEC. 0. All taxes horein leyieu Iexccpt s0ch
taxes, licenses and assessments rs are ro-
quircd to bc paid before entcring on the bus
ness rs hcrenbcforo montioncd,) shall bo
paid on or before tho first day of Juno ncxt
and il any person or persons shall foil. refuse
or neglect payment Of tho taxes herein levied
within tho time specified, tho Treasurer of
the Council is hereby authorized and required
to add twenty per cont. to tho amount of tho
tax to tho person thus ncglcctiug or refusing,
and If tho tax and the ponalty thus imposed
arc not paid within twenty days. it shall bc
the duty of tho Treasurer to issue execution
thereof Immediately and collect the samo by
due process.
SEC. 10. BE ii further ordained, That any
person found drunk in tho streets of tho
town Of Walhala. wheroby tho peace and
good order Of tho town may be impaired, or
the convenience Of other persons intcrfcrrcd
with, shall be held guilty Of msdc.ocanor
and punishable at tho discretion Of tho Coun.
cil within tho limits Of their authority
SEC. ii. BE IL .furthcr ordained, That all
places Of business or amusement must be
closed on tho Sabbath Day. with the excep-
ton of tho Brewery Park. which may be kept
open utter o'clock p. NJ, and any violation
of this ordinance shall be subject to penalty
! Of S25.
SEC. ~ BE ii ordained, That any person
riding or driving upon tho sidewalks, or lead :.
| ing u horse or horses thereon. except to cross
tho same or placing any obstruction thereon
which may impede free passage, shall be
held guilty Of II misdcmcunor, and be pun
ished at the discretion of tho Council, within
tho limits Of their authority.
SEC. 49, he IL ordained, Tint any person
caught in any net Of public indeccncy on the
street shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
be punished ut tho discretion Of the Council.
within tho limits of their authority.
SEC. l4 Be il ordained. That any person
convicted Of keeping disorderly house wilhr
in the incorporate limits Of the town of Wall
halla, shall. upon conviction fnr ench sucl,
oilcnsc. bc fined a sum not less than $25 nor
more than $50, and the owner or lessee of
any dwelling house or othor building, stu.
atcd within said incorporate limits who let's
or snb-lcts any such dwelling house or other
building tn any person Or persons. to be used
as bawdy house or house Of prostitution.
shall upon conviction pay fine Of not less
than IS nor more than $50 for every day upon
which such house or building shall be SO used
or Kept, ana to bn otherwise punished within
SEC. 10. Any person or persons who shall
DC guilty Of fighting, rioting or other dsor-
dea!y conduct, within the corporate limits.
shall be subject to q fine or imprisonmcnt Mt
the discretion of tho Council, within the linn
its Of their authority.
SEC. lG. 1t shall be the duty Of the marshal
to arrest ull persons guilty Of mislemcanors
or lighter crimes within The corporate limits
Of the town of Walhnlla by violation Of tho
nj Stntn Of II,
violation Of any ordinance of tho town Of
Walhalln, and bring them before the Intens
dant ora Warden acting in his stead, shall
iu"H power to pass such order in tho n:cmi.
scs rs in !:is opinion justice may require.
consistent with tt.:c authority Of The Council,
in such case provided.
SEC. II. BE IL |urthcr ordained, Tim. it
shall DO the duty Of tho marshal or policeman,
after tho arrest of any person, whose viola
uon OF any law interferes with tho peace and
good order of the town Of WalhaIa, or the
conduct OF tho person arrested, after the
arrest is made, is such as to impair the rcace
and Snod order of the town, to closely cnnfine
such person. and to produce him ns hcreinS
after directed, for examination or proper nd
m'nlStration of criminal justice may require
SEC. lS. 1t shall be the duty of the marshal
to prevent ball playing and other amusemcnts
by collection Of boys or men in the Main
Street OF tho town of Walhulla. and no il, to
effect this, authorized to arrest all persons so
engaged and bring them before lho Intcndant
Tor examination and punishment.
SEC ~. He shall arrest all persons found
throwing fire balls or shooting guns, pistols
or other tire arms. (and sling shots.) in any
street of the town of Vt alfalfa, between
North and South Broad Streets aud bring
them before the Intcndant for examination
md punishment.
SEC 20. Any person found guilty Of iniur.
ing shade trees, by hitching horses thereto or
otherwise. inside tho Incorporation. shall be
lined sum not exceeding $5, in tho discrc.,
ton of C0nnci.
SEC IL Tho marshal is further authorized
I" arrest any person found on the streets
between 10 o'clock p NJ, and S O'Clock A.
M.' who cannot give satisfactory reason for
such prcscnco on tho streets during these
hours.
SEC % It shall DO mis,lcmoanor for any
person to cut trees on any of the streets Of
the town Of Wahalln.
SEC 70 1t shall be tho duty of tho marshal
{" nave all tho streets Of tho town of Wal>
hhlln between North and South Broad and
North and South Broad streets opened.
SEC ~. Whereas no nenn,y is fixed for the
violation of the provisions nf any Section of
thls Ordinance. the punishment for snch yio-
lntion shall he by fine or imprisonment, at the
discretion of the Council, within the limits of
their authority.
SEC. 25. Rcsolrcd That all laws enacted by
tho Council heretofore, not in conflic, with
these Ordinances. arc considered in full force.
and that each and every one of them shall be
in full force after the publication of the same.
Dono md ratified in Council and the Seal of
- tho corporation of the said town Of
3L s. Walhnla affixed thereto, this tho 5tb
t~~ day of February, A. D. 1870.
G. L. REID.