Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-13
An Ordinance to Regulate Traffic by
ltinerant Traders, Auctionoers and
Transient Merchants.

lars por month, fifteen dollars per wook,
or 1.-Two dollars per day: Provided, the
provisions of this ordinance shalt moi
apply to ordinary dealers in products OF
tho farm, garden or dairy.
SECTION 2. That any person selling OIL
oiicrlng Tor sale any goods, wares or mer-
chandisc, as itincrant~ trader, auctioneel
or transient merchant, within tho Town
of Walhalla, without having first paid
the license tax required by this Ordi-
nance for so doing, shall be subject to
tine or Imprisonment at tho discretion
of tho 1ntendant within tho limits of
his authority.
SECTION 8. That this ordinance shall
be deemed general and perpetual, shall
go into effect upon its publication and
continue of forcc until repealed or
amended.
Done in Council and ratified under the corpo
rate seal of the Town of Walhalla on
III. ST. the 9th day of February, 1901 and In
| the i25th year of the sovereignty and
'n"epen''ncepf the United Il STATS mss Of america
CIV. pitchror,l, Clerk. 1'N - '''''"''''''
An Ordinance to Preserve the Peace and
Good Ordcr Of tho Town of Wal
| hala.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Intondant and
Wardcns of the Town of Walhala, in
council assembled, and by authority of
the same. SECTION |. That any person
found drunk in tho Town of Walhalla,
whereby the peace and good order of the
town may be impaired, or the convcn-
icnco OF other persons interfcrod with,
shall be guilty of q misdcmeanor.
SECTION 2. That any person commit
ting an act of public indcconcy on a
street shall be guilty of a misdemcanor.
Of SECTION nnn'iM g.: That That, any person convicted
81 s tseFnE Of TIC on as"TdSTy or house within the
yiction of such offence, be fined a sum not less
than S25 nor more than $50, and the owner or
lessee of any dwelling house other building
or sub-lcts any such dwelling to any person or
persons, to he used us a bawdy house or house of
prostitution, shall, upon conviction, pay a fine
Of not less than SIS nor more than $50, for every
day upon Which such house or building may lie
the discretion of the Intcndant within the limits
OF his authority.
SEcrloN4 That any person or persons who shall
gnage or other disorderly conduct within the
incorporate limits shall be punished as for mis-
SEcTioN5 That it shall he the duty of the Mar
shal to arrest all persons guilty of ms,lcmcanors
or lighter crimes within the Incorporate limits
oi mo town by violation of the laws of
the state of South Carolina, Oconec county,
or o., by violation OF any Ordinance of the Town Of
Warden acting in his stead, who shall have
such power to pass such order in the premises
nS, III LII, ms orinion justice may require, consist
case provided.
SECTION 6: That it shall he the duty of tho
Marshal or Policeman, after the arrest of any
person, whose violation of any ordinance inter.
fcrcS with the peace and good order of the town
or or, the he. conduct Of the person arrested after
the arrcs; is made is such as to impair the peace
and good order of the town, to closely confnc
such person and produce him MS required by
OF criminal justice rs the case may require.
SECTION T. That no person or persons.
other than 4 lawful dispenser. shall
sell any spirtuous or Intoxicating
liquors within tho corporate limits
of tho town, either by drinks or
in larger quantities, and any per
son or persons violating this Section
shall be subject to fine or Imprisonment
at the discretion of the Intcndant within
the limits of his authority.
SECTION s. That the Marshal is author
lied to arrest any person found on tho
streets between 10 o'clock D. IN. and
8 o'clock a. m. who cannot give Il salts
factory reason for such presence on the
streets during these hours.
SECTION .. That all places of business
or amusement must be closed on the Sab
bath day, except drug stores, livery sta
blcs and restaurants, and the violator
Of this Section shall be subject to n
penalty of $25.
SECTION 10. That any person found
loaiing ON tho streets of Walhala, hav.
ing no visible means of earning an hon
est livelihood shall be deemed a vagrant
SECTION II. That it shall be unlawful
FOR any person or persons to carry CON
ccalcd upon their person any weapon
mentioned in the laws of the State of
South Carolina as unlawful to carry con
ccalcd, besides, such weapons shall be
forfeited to the town.
SECTION ~. That it shall bo the duty
Q! the Marsha! 10 arrest all persons
found gambling within the incorporate
limits Of the town of Walhalla.
SECTION l3. That it shall be unlawful
FOR any person or persons to resist or i'm
any way interfere with the Marshals i'm
the discharge of their duties.
SECTION III. Any person or persons who
shall keep, or permit to he kept ON their
premises, any place where gambling is
permitted or encouraged, shall bo tried
by the lntcndant, and upon conviction be
punished by fine of not less than $25. 90,
or imprisonment, with or without hard
labor ON the streets, for not less than 20
days.
SECTION 10. That any person or per
sons wilfnlly striking, breaking or other
wise iniuring any street lamp, the prop.
crty of the Town of Wahalla, shall bn
deemed guilty of a misdcmcanor, and on
conviction of such striking, breaking or
injnrng of any lamp shall DO subject to
nhc VI lHDTISonincnb 1Or each lamp, at
the discretion Of the Intcndant, within
the limits of his authority.
SECTION rs. That any person kccpinp
or occupying a house where riotous,
boistcrons or disordcrly conduct occurs
shall be liable to fine or Imprisonment at
the discretion OF the lntcndant within
the limits Of his authority.
SECTION IL. That any person or per.
sons violating any of the foregoing Sec.
tions of this ordinance. shall bo deemed
guilty of msdcmcanor, and punished
at the discretion Of the Intcndant within
tho limits of his authority.
SECTION lS. That any person or pcr.
sons drinking spirituous or Intoxicating
liquors on any street or public place
within tho incorporate limits shall be
guilty of a misdemcanor, and subject to
punishment at tho discretion of tho In.
tendant within the limits of his authority.
SECTION 10. That this ordinance shall
be deemed general and perpetual. shall
go into effect upon it's publication, and
continue of forco until repealed or
amended.
Done In Council and ratified under the corno
rate seal OF the Town of Waihallo nn
IT,. 81 the 9th day of February 1901. and In
the Roth year of the Sovereignty and
independence of tho United States of Xmcrirn
j. Nj. WARD, Intcndant
C. W. pitchfOrd, Clerk ''''