Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-06


taxes, licenses and Assessments rs are re.
quirod to be paid before entering on the bus
iness as hereinbefore mentioned,) shall be
paid on or before the fret day of Juno next
and IL any person or persons shall fail, refuse
or neglect payment Of the taxes herein lowed
within tho time specified, the Treasurer oi
the Council is hereby authorized and required
to add twenty per cent. to the amount of the
tax to the person thus neglecting or refusing,
and If the tax and the penalty thus imposed
arc not paid within twenty days. it shall 10
the duty Of the Treasurer to issue execution
thereof immediately and collect the same by
due process.
SEC. 10. BE IL further ordained, That any
porsos found drunk in the streets of the
town of Walhalla, whereby the peace and
good order of the town may be impaired, or
the convenience of other persons interferred
with, shall be held guilty Of n misde.ncanor,
and punishable at tho discretion Of tho Coun.
oil, within the limits of their authority.
SEC. IL. BE ii further ordained, That all
places Of business or amusement must be
closed on tho Sabbath Day. with the excop-
tion of tho Brewery Pork. which may be kept
open utter o'clock p. NJ, and any violation
Of this ordinance shnll be subject to penalty
| Of S25.
! SEC. IL. BE ii ordained, That any person
riding or driving upon the sidewalks or lead /.
ing horse or horses thereon. except to cross
| tho same. or placing any obstruction thereon
! which may impede II FREQ passage. shall be
held guilty Of misdcmcunor. and be pun
| ished at the discretion Of tho Council, within
| tho limits Of their authority
Sec. l3. BE IL ordained That any person
caught in any &c; Of public indcccncy on the
street shall be guilty of q misdemeannr. and
| be punished ut the discretion of tho Council,
within the limits Of their authority.
| Sec. il BE IL ordained, That any person
convicted of keeping disnrderly house with.
in tho incorporate limits Of the town of Wall
halla, shall, upon conviction for each ucL
| oflense be fined u sum not less than $25 nor
| moro than $50, and the owner or lessee Of
| any dwelling house or other building. situ,
ated within said Incorporate limits. who lets
| or snb-lets any such dwelling house or other
building to any person Or persons, to he used
as II buwdy house or house Of prostitutinn
shall upun concctinn nav q fine Of not less
| than So nor more than $50 for every tnv upnn
! which such house or building shall be so used
or kept and tn be otherwise punished within
the discretion aud an,h"rity of the Council
SEC. 10. Anv person ar persons who shall
| be guilty Of fighting, ri"ting or other di>nr-
denly conduct, within tho corporate limits
shal be subject t" fine or imprisonment ut
| the discretion of the Council, within the lin
| its Of their authority.
SEC. lG. 1t shall be the duty Of the marshal
to arrest I'LL persons guilty Of misdemeanors
or lighter crimes within the corporate limits
of the town Of Wnlhalla by violation Of the
laws Of the State Of South Carolinn, or by
violation OF any ordinance of tho town of
! Waihala and bring them before the In,ens
dant or q Warden acting in his stead, shall
have power to pnss such order in the premi.
ses as in his opinion Justice may require,
consistent with the authority of the Council,
in such case provided
SEC. II BE il .fHrthcr ordained That it
shall be tho duty of the marshal or policeman.
after the arrest Of any person, whose viola
tion "f any law intcrteres with the peace and
gond order of the town of Walhalla, or the
conduct of the person arrested, nfter the
| arrest 's made. Is snch as to impair the pcnce
and good order of the town, to closely coninc
such person, and to prnduce him Us herein.
after directed. fur examination or proper nd
mlnislration of criminal justice may require.
| SEC. l8 1t shall be the duty Of the marshal
to prevent ball playing and other anu ments
| oS collection of Buys or men in the Main
street OF the town Of Walhnlla. and he is. to
| effect this, authorized to arrest all persons so
engaged and bring them before the Intendunt
| Tor examination mud punishment,
S.G ~. lie shall arrest all persons found
throwing fire balls or shooting gnna, pistols
or other fire arms. land sling shots.) in any
street of the town of Wnlhalla, between
North and South Broad Streets. aud bring
them before the 1ntcndnnt for examination
| nnd punishment.
SEC. 20. ANY person found guilty of iniur,
ing shade trees. by htching horses thereto or
In tho ~
hncd sum not exceeding So. in the discrc.
| tlon Of Council
SEC Il. Tho marshal is further nutho, led
I" arrest any person found on the streets
between 10 o'clock p. NJ. and S o'clock A,
| d., who cannot givo n satisfactory reason for
snch presence on tho streets during these
| hours.
SEC. %. It shall be misdcmcanor for any
person to cut trees on any of tho streets Of
the town of WaIhalln.
| SEC. % 1t shall be the duty Of the marshal
I" have all tho streets Of the town CT Wal>
halla between North and South Broad and
North and South Broad strects opened.
| SEC ~. Whereas penalty is fixed for the
r,"nti"n of the provisions nf any Section Of
TINS Ordinance. tho punishment for such vio-
lation shall be by fine or Imprisonment, Mt the
discretion "f the Council, within the limits of
| their authority
SEC. 25 Resolred That all laws enacted BY
the Council heretofore, not in conflict with
, these Ordinances. are considered in foil force,
ana TINT ench and every ono Of them shall be
IN full f"rce after tho publication of the same.
Dono and ratified in Council. and tho Seal of
~ tho corporation of tho said town of
| g. Walhnlla affixed thereto, this tho 5th
~ day OF February. A. D. 1870.
G. l.. REID,
1ntendant.
G. E. WATSON, Clerk Of Council.