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.
eencics, for the Protection OF Public
Property. for the Prevention OF tho
Carrying OF Concealed Weapons, a3d
for other Purposes therein Specified.
EQE IT ORDAINED by tho Intendant
I'D and Wardens OF tho Town OF An
derSon, s.. C., In Council assembled, and
by the authority of the same
SECTION l. That any person or persons
VINO shall III eny OF the houses or streets Of
the Town of Anderson, 8. c., engage in
quarrel. or brawl, or fight; or any person
who shall strip his clothes with slow OF
fight; or any person who shall draw knife,
or pistol, or gun, or stone, or stick, or any
other weapon, or missile, with O show Of
light; or any person who shall disturb the
peace by loud hall0wing, or cursing, or do
ing any other thing or making any other
noise which amounts to a disturbance OF the
peace; or any person who shall be found
drum: or intoxicated in any publc street or
other public place; or any person who shall
on any Of the p, ,blc streets or in any pub
lie place usc indecent or vulgar Inngunge. or
immodestly or indeccntly expose bis 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
iscs disturb the peace by loud halloong,
cursing or use of vulgar or indecent Ian
guage, or expose their persons or do any
other thing indecent or offensive to the
| morals Of the citizens of the Town, or
more especially the citizens of the adjacent
ncighborhoods or TO the passers-by in the
adjacent streets to said premises; or any
person who shall engage in any rotous or
di;orderly conduct; or any person or per-
sons who shall in any other manner than
those enumerated above dist urb the peace Of
the town; or any person or persons who
shall be present aiding and abetting in any
; Of the foregoing offences by the use OF words
or furnishing weapons, or in any other
manner aiding and abetting, shalt, upon
conviction OF any one or more OF the fore
going offences before and by the said Coun-
cil he fined in 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. .. Tint 1t shall bo unlawful for any
person or persons, whomsoever. to carry
upon or about his person any pistol, dagger,
bow!e-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. Tlnt any person
found guilty of violatingthc provisions Of
this section shall be fined in sum not less
than five dollars nor more than one hun
lred dollars, or be imprisoned In Guard
House for space of not less than one day
nor moro than thirty days.
SEC. 3. That any person or persons who
shall shoot u gun or pistol within two hun
dicd yards OF any public street or residence;
or any person or persons who shall pop any
firc-crackers, or shoot any cannon crackers,
or any other works. on or near any of
the public streets. without tho consent Of
the Town Council; or any person who
shall throw any sling shot on or near any
public street, or who shall fly u kite in any
settled part of the town, or who shall cast
stones or other missiles on or near any pub
lie street 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 rs to be dangerous
! to the persons or property of any one, shall,
upon conviction thereof before the Town
Council OF Anderson, s. c., be fined for
every silch otfnnse in q siifn not less than
ono dollar nor more than fifty dollars, or be
imprisoned in the Guard House not less
than orc day nor more than thirty, at the
discretion of said Council.
SEC. 4. That any person who slinll within
the corporate limits of the Town leave
horse hitcled without fcod and water from
sunset until sunrise, or who shall for two
consecutive days frequent saloon for re-
| tniling liquors without visible employment,
and ha1ing 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 80. and shall thereafter remain unem-
ployed; or any person who shall be found
loafing or loiteripg around the Town unem-
ployed for the space c! cne week, without
any visible means of support. shall, upon
| conviction thereof by the said Town Coun-
ell, be fined for every such ofIense in sum
~ I<xIln
dollars, or be imprisoned In tho Guard
House not less than one day nor more
than thirty days.
SEC. 5. That any person or persons who
! shall drive any horse, mule, wagon, cart,
| buggy. or any other animals or vehicles, on
| any side walk made for pedestrians, or who
shall stop my 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 buggics or wagons plnced there on
exhibition for sale, or allowed to stand there
| through neglect, and falling Immediately to
| remove the same when notified by any
| Marsha, of the Town or any person who
anall OIL any public street engage in any ex-
hibition or performance of any kind, or
peaking of any kind, which tends to attract
ii crowd and obstruct any sidewalk. street
or doorway, and said person, on being re.
.. quested by any Town Marshal to desist and
or my person who shall encamp for n night
in or on any OF the public streets in the
Town, OF who shnll 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 shull
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 eny person who shall dig
any holes in or deiace in any manner any
sidewalk or public street, or erect any sign
or picture board, or advertising board, or
frame or stand of any kind, OH or over or
OH 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 consent of
the Town Council; or any person who
shall have pny balcony, or sign board. or
roof, or shed, already erected, or may hero
after erect, any such thing across or over
hanging any shed or side walk, and shall
fall 10 keep tho same in good repair and
well guttered, SO as to prevent the dripping
Of water OIL 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 moro
than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
in the Guard House not less thnn one day
nor more than thirty days, at the discretion
of the Town Council.
Sic. @. That any person who shall cut,
break, or injgro In any way, however
slight, any shade tree on any public street
or sidewalk; In tho Town, or any person
who shall ssilfnlly or negligently injure
ltAl dn. rs, ls,t,