The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-10-07
AN ORDINANCE


To Prevent Disturbances of the Peace,
Public Drunkenness and other indie.
cencies, for the Protection of Public
Property, for the Prevention Of the
Carrying Of Concealed Weapons, and
for other Purposes therein Specified,
DE IT ORDAINED by the Intendant
ID and Wardens of the Town of An
derson, S. c., in Council assembled, and
by the authority of the same
SECTION 1. That any person or persons
who shall in any of the houses or streets OF
the Town of Anderson, s. c., engage in
who shall strip his clothes with show of
fight; or any person who shall draw knife,
or pistol, or gun, or stone, or stick, or any
other weapon, or missile, with show of
fight; or any person who shall disturb the
peace by loud hallowing, or cursing, or do
ing any other thing or making any otGer
noise which amounts to disturbance OF the
peace; or any person who shall be found
drunk or intoxicated in any public street or
other public place; or any person who shall
on any of the public streets or in any pub
lie place use indecent or vulgar language, or
immodestly or indecently expose his person,
or do any other thing injurious, indecent
or offensive to public morals; or any per-
son who shall in any private house or prem
ises disturb the peace by loud hallooing,
cursing or use of vulgar or indecent Ian
guage, or expose their persons or do any
other thing indecent or offensive 70 the
morals of the citizens of the Town, or
more especially the citizens of the adjacent
neighborhoods or to the passers-by in the
adjacent streets to said premises; or any
person who shall engage in any riotous or
disorderly conduct; or any person or per
SONS who shall in any other manner than
those enumerated above disturb thepeace of
the town; or any person or persons who
shall be present aiding and abetting in any
of the foregoing offences by the use oil words
or furnishing weapons, or in any other
manner aiding and abetting, shall, upon
conviction of any one or more of the fore
going offences before and by the said Coun-
Gil, be fined in O sum OF not less than one
dollar nor more than one hundred dollars,
or be confined in the Guard House for
thirty days, or either at the discretion OF
the Council.
SEC, 2, That it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, whomsoever, to carry
upon or about his person any pistol, dagger,
bowie.knife or other deadly weapon OF any
kind whatsoever concealed or hidden in any
way from public view, or in any manner
concealed so as to deceive any party as to the
nature of the weapon. That any person
found guilty of violating.the provisions of
this section shall be fined in q sum not less
than five dollars nor more than one hun.
dred dollars, or be imprisoned in Guard
House for space of not less than one day
nor more than thirty days.
SEC. 3. That any person or persons VINO
shall shoot gun or pistol within two hun
dred yards of any public street or residence; /;
or any person or persons who shall pop any
e-crackers, or shoot any cannon crackers.
or any other fireworks, on or near any OF
the public streets. without the consent OF
the Town Council; or any person who
shall throw any sling shot on or near any
public street, or who shall fly kite in any
settled part of the town, or who shall cast
stones or other missiles on or near any pub
licstreet in the Town, or who shall run
horse, or mule, or cart, or wagon, or buggy,
or carriage, or any other animal or vehicle,
or drive them so rapidly as to be dangerous
to the persons or property OF any one, snall,
upon conviction thereof before the IoWn
Council of Anderson, s. c., be fined Tor
every such ofense in sum not less than
one dollar nor more than fifty dollars, or be
imprisoned in the Guard House not less
than one day nor more than thirty, at the
discretion of said Council.
Src That any person who shall within
the corporate limits of the Town leave
horse hitched without food and water from
sunset until sunrise, or who shall for two
consecutive days frequent saloon for re-
failing liquors without visible employment
and having no residence within the Town,
and being required by any member of the
Council in person or through any Marshal
to leave the Town, and who shall refuse to
do 30, and shall thereafter remain unem-
ployed; or any person who shall be found
loafng or loiteripg around the Town unem.
| ployed for the space of one week, without
any visible means Of support. shall, upon
conviction thereof by the said Town Coun-
Gil. be fined for every such offense in O sum
not less than one dollar noI more than fifty
dollars, or be imprisoned in the Guard
House not less than one day nor more
than thirty days.
SEC. S. That any person or persons who
shall drive any horse, mule, wagon, cart,
buggy, or any other animals or vehicles, on
any sidewalk made for pedestrians, or who
shall stop any wagon or cart on any pave
ment or sidewalk in front of any door,
unless for the purpose of unloading or Load
| ing the same, or who shall, obstruct any
street by buggies or wagons placed there on
exhibition for sale, or allowed to stand there
through neglect, and failing immediately to
remove the same when notified by any
Marshal of the Town or any person who
shall Oh any public street engage in any ex-
hibition or performance OF any kina, or
speaking of any kind, which tends to attract
q crowd and obstruct any side walk, street
or doorway, and said person, on being re-.
ouested by any Town Marshal to desist and
disperse the crowd, shall refuse so to do |;
or any person who shall encamp for n night
in or on any OF the public streets in the
Town. or who shall obstrucL any public
street or side walk by the piling or heaping
or strewing of lumber thereon for the pur-
pose of building or. for any other purpose,
without the express consent OF the said
Town Council; or any person who shall
throw any dead rats or other animals on any
public street; or any person who shall cast or
sweep any filth or trash, or offensive matter
of any kind, into or on any side. walk or
public street; or any person who shall dig
any holes in or deface in any manner any
side. walk or public street, or erect any sign
or picture board, or advertising Doard, or
frame or stand Of any kind, OIL or over or
across any sidewalk, or post any. pictures
on the same; or any person who shall post
any circus or show pictures, or bills OF any
kind, or allow them to be posted on his
property, without the express o: consent 1t, Of d
the Town Council; or any person WHO
shall have any balcony, or sign board. or
roof, or shed, already erected, or may here
after erect, any such thing across or over, r;
hanging any shed or sidewalk, end shall
fail to keep the same in good repair and
we'll guttered, SO as to prevent the dripping
of water on any sidewalk, when notified
by any Marshal of the Town to do so, upon
conviction thereof before the said Town
Council shall be fined for every such olfense
in sum not less than one dollar nor more
than one hundred dollars, or beimprisoned
in the Guard House not less .lan one day
nor more than thirty days, at the discretion
of the Town Council.
SEC. 6. That any person who shall cut,
break. or iniure in any way, however