Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-02
TOWY ORDINANCES.

ATa meeting, of the Town Council of York
II vile, held May 81, 1881, the Ordinance passed
March II, 1873, was amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Be IL Oroained 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 10
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-thrd thereof to 60 to the owner OF
the "pound, +" one third to the Town Marshal, and
one-thrd paid into the Treasury Of the Town
If the owner neglect 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 in
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 THEsTREErs CLEAN.
BE it Ordained: That from and after Friday,
the Bird day of June, 1881, it shall not he lawful
for any citizen, resident merchant, or shop-keep-
er of said town, to pile boxes or barrels upon any
of the public streets of said town, or TO deposit
thereupon any SWeeplnSS, ruDDlSn or traSn OF any
kind, except in boxes for the purpose of being
removed-such emCval to be had before clock,
A. NJ, of each day. Any person or persons vio-
ating any of the provisions Of this Ordinance,
shall be fined fifty (50) cents for each and every
violation one-half OF which shall 60 to the Town
Marshal and the othe- half be paid into the Treas
ury of the town.
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO SPIRITUoUS LIQUORS.
Be it Ordained That any person or persons
violating any of the provisions of the Act of the
General Assembly, adopted Dec. "a, $780, to regu-
late the sale of liquors, shall, in addition to the
penalties imposed by the said Act for selling
wines, sprituous malt liquors, fruits prepared
with sprituous liquors, bitters, other bever-
ages OF which spirituous liquors form an ingre-
dient, without license, being a Druggist
without a prescription from regular practicing
physician other than himself, be fined twenty
(2O) dollars for each and every violation half
to go 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
iectng the party 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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