Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-03-13
ORDIN A NOES
OF THE TOWN OF WALHALLA
An Ordinance Respecting the Streets,
Pavemonts and Ways of tho Town Of
Walhalla

Pavemonts and Ways of tho Town Of
Walhalla.
BE IT ORDAINED by the lntendant and
Wardcns of the Town of Walhalla in
council assembled and by authority of
the samo SECTION 1. That it shall be
unlawful to run horse or mule on Main
street, and any person or persons so do
ing shall be guilty of a misdcmcanor.
SECTION 2. That it shall bc misdc-
mcanor for any person or persons to cut
trees on any streets Of the town.
SECTION ;. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to in iurc any
shade trees by hitching horses, mules or
other 1.-Two stock thereto, or otherwise
committing any act which is calculated
to injurc said trees.
SECTION 4. That it Shall be unlawful
to leave melon rinds or other such trash
on tho streets and any person or persons
so doing, who shall refuse to remove the
Same on request of the Intcndant or
Marshal, shall DO guilty of misdc-
mcanOr.
SECTION >. That it shall DC unlawful to
leave any plies oi accumulations of lnm-
Der, tirewoud, rocks or other material on
the streets, except South Broad street,
along tho lincOf railroad or lumber yard,
and any person or persons SO doing shall
be guilty of misdcmcanor
SECTION 6. That it shall be unlawful
for any merchant, clerk or other person
to allow to accumulate on Main street,
i'll front of their premises, any sweepings
| or collections of papers, paper boxes, tin
cans, broken glass or crockcry, or other
such trash; and it shall bc misdcmcanor
for any person OF persons SO to do.
SECTION T. That ball playing or Jthcr
amuScments on Main street arc prohibit
cd and it shall be the duty of the Mar
shal to arrest all persons SO engaged and
bring them before the lntendant to be
dealt with according to law. The Mar
shal shall also dispcrsc any crowd or
crowds assembled on the sidewalks of
the town.
SEcrloN s. That it shall be unlawful,
to shoot guns, pistols or other firearms,
tirc-crackers or slingshots, or to throw
fire balls, within the incorporate limits
OF the town, and any person or persons
so doing shall be guilty of a mSdc-
meanOr: Provided, n person may shoot
firearms on his own premises for the bona
iidc purpose of protecting his property
from damage by animals or birds wild by
nature: Provided, further, that the dis
charge of balls or shot from any firearms
by any person for the purpose aforesaid,
within the incorporate limits, shall be
confined to the premises owned or occu-
pied by the person shooting.
SECTION g. That it shall be unlawful to
ride or drive upon the sidewalks, or to
lead a horse thereon, except to cross the
same at Il regular crossing, or to place
any obstruction which may impede Il free
passage on or along any sidewalk, and
any person or persons SO doing shall be
guilty of miSdcmcanOr: Provided,
that Il drayman may drive or back his
wagon on the sidewalks for the purpose
OF loading or unloading heavy trunks
boxes, &c, at once, hut must drive Off
Immediately after SO doing.
SECTION 10. That it shall be unlawful
any street within the incorporate limits
Any person so doing shall be guilty of Il
miSdcmcanOr.
SECTION II. That the game of cock
fighting is prohibited within the incorpo-
rate limits of the town, and any person
or persons taking part in or witnessing
such game, us either participant or spec
tator, shall be subject to fine or impris-
onmcnt, at the discretion of The Intcndant
within the limits OF his authority.
SECTION II. That it shall bc unlawful
for any person or persons, other than
employees, or passengers coming in or
going oil, to assemble at the depot in
Walhalla and get on the trains Ii Shall
be the duty of the Marshal to be at the
depot on the arrival and departure of the
trains and arrest all persons getting on
VIC caIS, OF attempting 10 ScI on, othcr
than employees or paSscngcrS'aS afore
said, and bring them before the Intcndant
to be deal. with according to law
SECTION l3. That any person or per
sons violating any of the foregoing pro,
visions of this ordinance Shall be liable
10 arrest and line or imprisonment at the
discretion of the lntcndant within the
limits of his authority.
SECTION If. That this ordinance shall
bc deemed general and perpetual. shall
go into effect upon its publication, and
continue of force until repealed or
amended
Done in Council and raj flied under the corpo-
rate seal OF the Town of Walhalla on
IT,. 81 the 9th day OF February 1901, and in
the i25tl year ot the sovereignty and
independence Of the United states of America
j. NJ. WARD, Intcndant.
G. W. litchlord, Clerk.