Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-09
TOWN ORDINANCES.

A II meeting of the Town Council of York
"A Vile, held May 81, 1881, the Ordinance, passed
March IL, 1878, was amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Be it Ordained: That hereafter any horses,
mules asses CATTLE hogs, sheep, or goats, found
at large upon the streets of said town. or upon the
premises of any citizen or resident OF said town
other than the owner shall be considered as tres
passing" and shall be taken up by, or may be
delivered to, any Town Marshal; and before their
release. the owner thereof shall pay fine OF $l2O
in the case of any horse, mule ass or neat cattle,
and 60 cents in the case of any hog, sheep, or
goat-the fine to be lien upon the stock so taken
up, and one-third thereof to 60 to the owner of
the "pound" :" ne-thrd to the Town Marshal, and
one third paid into the Treasury of the Town.
If the owner neglect or refuse to redeem his stock
within twenty-four (24) hours after notice, then
the animal or animals shall, after one days pub
lie notice. be sold to the highest bidder, to salts
fly the fine imposed and additional expenses ln-
Cured. The balance, if any, to be paid over to
the owner of the stock.
This Ordinance is not to affect the right Of any
citizen who may sue, under the provisions OF the
State law, for damages sustained by such tres
passing stock.
The following Ordinances were passed:
AN ORDINANCE FOR KEEPING THEsTREETs CLEAN.
Be it Ordained: That from and after Friday,
the 3rd day of June, 1881, it shall not be lawful
for any CITIZEN resident, merchant, or shop-keep-
or of said town, to pile boxes or barrels upon any
Of the public streets of said town, or TO deposit
thereupon any sweepings bblsh or trash OF any
kind, except in boxes for the purpose of being
removed-such removal to be had before 9o'clock,
A. M, of each day. Any person or persons vio-
lating any of the provisions Of this Ordinance,
shall be fined fifty (50) cents for each and every
violation, one-half of which shall go to the Town
Marshal and the other half be paid into the Treas
ury of the town.
AN ORDINANCE RELATIvETo TO sPIRyTUoUs LIQUORS.
Be it Ordained: That any person or persons
violating any of the provisions Of the Act of the
General Assembly, adopted Dec. "a, 1880, to regu-
late the sale of liquors, shall, in addition to the
penalties imposed by the said Act for selling
wines, spirtuous or malt liquors, fruits prepared
with spirituous liquors, bitters, or other bever-
ages of which spirituous liquors form an ingre-
dient, without license, ,sor being Druggist
without prescription from regular practicing
physician other than himself, be fined twenty
(2O) dollars for each and every violation, onehaf
to 20 to the informer (whether he be the Town
Marshal or not) and the other half paid into the
treasury of the town.
Systematic giving away of any of said articles,
is hereby ordained to be nuisance, within the
purview of this Ordinance, and violation sub.
ecting the party or parties to the penalty hereof.
NoTIcB: The streets will be cleaned on Satur-
day next, and thereafter the Ordinance "for keep
ing the streets clean" will be rigidly enforced.
C. z. SPENCER, Intendant
G. w. S.. HART, Clerk.
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