The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-10-07
tor be enactci. to bo tried bv tho Tom

Couucii anu oeait Win according tc tho
provisions Of Law and OF tho Ordinances
Of the Town; and any person may coin.
plain TO the Town Clerk on oath Of the
commission Of any oifense In violation OF
the provisions OF this Ordinance, or OF
any. other Ordinance OF the Town now,
or tnat may hereafter be enacted and the
said Town Clerk shall, II the offenso is a
small one, issue his notice 70 tho offend
Ing party 70 appear before the Town
Council for trial, therein stating clearly
and distinctly the offense charged such
notice shall be served by any Town Mar
shai at least five days before tho day of
cd but II the offense Is gross or aggra-
vated one, he shall issue an arrest war.
rant, directed 10 any Town Marshal, who
shall promptly arrest the offending party
and commit him to tho Guard House OF
the Town for trial at the next meeting OF
tho Town Council; Phovided, Nothing
herein contained shall prevent the party
from entering into rocognizance OF not
less than ono hundred nor moro than two
hundred dollars, with two good suroties,
for his appearance before somo stated
meeting OF tho Town Council.
SEC. 8. That tho Town Clerk shall Issue
summonses or notices for the witnesses
against all offenders, and may, when re-
quested by tho Defendant in any case.
issuo summons or notices for the Defcn-
dants' witnesses to appear, said summon
ses or notices to appear shall be served
or the parties by any Town Marshal
SEC. 10. That II any party, after having
been served with notice to appear and
answer any Charge or charges as directed
In Section q OF this Ordinance, fail to ap.
pear ut the time notified, shall be tried
the sanio as If they were present, and II
| found guilty, the fine imposed shall be
enforced against them forthwith, unle .
| he shall havo sent some valid and good
excuse for his absence; and in that case
tho Council, II 1t sees tit, may grant him
| q new trial.
SEC. II. That any refusal of witnosa
10 attend promptly, when served with q
notice rs directed in Section 7. or to
testify before them when ordered to do 30
| by the Town Council. In any case, shall
| DO deemed contemr.; or any improper
or disorderly conduct, or cursing, or use
OF any improper language, or threats, or
gestures OF O contemptuOus Specification,
| ny any person whomsoever in the pres
enco OF tho Town Council, or any refusal
| 70 obey any order OF the Council made
for tho abatement Of any nuisance or for
tho purpose of carrying out the provis-
ions OF any Ordinance now in force or
that may hereafter bo enacted by any
person whomsoevor, shall also DO doomed
contempt; and any party or person
| guilty OF the foregoing contomp pts, or any
other contempts which may not come
| under the foregoing, may be ruled and
Il
| Council by fine Of not less than one dol
lar nor moro fifty, or imprisonment not
| less than one day nor more than thirty.
SEC. .2. That any person who shall refuse
or neglect to aid any member of the Town
| Council, or any of its officers, to suppress
an array breach OF the peace, or other out
| rage, or IN arresting any one who has been
found violating any ordinance Of tho Town,
when called upon for such assistance, or any
person or persons who shnll in any manner
resist or oppose any member of tho Town
Council, or any Of its officers in the dis
charge OF their duties, shall upon conviction
thereof before said Town Council be fined
for every such offense in sum not less than
one dollar nor more than one hundred. or
be Imprisoned in the Guard House not les
| than one day nor moro than thirty days. in
the discretion of the Town Council.
SEC. 13. That 1t shall be tho duty of oil
lot holders and persons having control of
! any lot or lots in the Town of Anderson to
| keep them at all times clean and dry, and
| 20 NIL up all low or fiat places, and keep
them properly drained, to remove from
their lots all decayed or decaying yegetabl
clean and free from smell any privy on his
premises or under his control, or any hog
pen, chicken pen, stable, or other place
where any animal is kept, and to abate and
remove any and all nuisances whereby the
heaith OF any citizen may bo endangered or
|
abridged or destroyed, and any person fail
Ing or refusing or neglecting to perform the
| duties herein enjoir Ell, within twenty four
hours after having IN notified to do so by
any member of tho Gown Council or its Of
hcers. shel! upon conviction thereof before
said Town Council, be fined for every day
| such notice Is not complied with In a sum.
OF not less than one dollar or more than one
hundred, or be imprisoned in the Guard
House not less than one day nor moro than
than thirty days, at the discretion of the
Town Council; and it shall be tho duty of
the Town Marshals to see that the proyis
ions OF this section are strictly enforced
SEC. II. It shall be the duty of all owners
OF any stock of any kind residing or remain.
Ing within the limits of the Town, in case
OF their dying in any public street or on any
/ private premises or elsewhere within the
corporate limits of SAID Town. TO remove
the carcasses forthwith, on ascertaiuing or
being notified thereof to some place sniff.
clently distant from any residence or public
street or road SO as to afford all proper secu-
rity against offensive smells or such like
annoynnces either to inhr 5itants or travel
ers, and 1t shall be the duty OF any and all
persons Keeping slaughter pens or any place
or places for butchering cattle or hogs or
any other animals, to Keep the same at nil
times perfectly clean and free from smells
or bad odors OF any kind, and any person
convicted before and by the said Town
Council, of any failure or default in the
performance OF any provision OF this section
| snall De lined in o sum not less than one
dollar nor more than one hundred. or he
imprisoned in the Guard House not less
than one day nor more than thirty days. MT
| the discretion of the Town Council.
SHc. 10. That the Town Council mnv
commute any money fine imposed on any
person for the violation of any of the pro.
visions OF this or any other Ordinance now
IN iorce, or That may hereafter be enacted.
oy requiring such person to labor on the
streets any number OF days for each and
every otfense OF which they have been found
guilty, not to exceed twenty DAYS for each
and every such offense, and be Confined In
the Guard House ut night
SEC. 16. All Ordinances or parts of Ord;.
nances conflicting with or not in conformity
TO this Ordinance are hereby repealed. and
this Ordinance shall go into effect on th,,
9th October, 1880, and shall remain In force
until repealed.
Done and ratified in Co ouncil, and the seal
f~) OF the Corporation of tho Town
SEAL. OF Anderson afTixeti thereto this
>.~-' 9th day of October, in the wear
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty.
G, F. TOLLY, Intendaut.
Council. "
REPORT OF THE CONDITION