Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-01-02

OF THE TOWN OF WALHALLA
An Ordinance Respecting the Streets,
Pavements and Ways of tho Town of
. Walhalla

An Ordinance Respecting the Streets,
Pavements and Ways of the Town of
. Walhalla.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Intendant and
Wardens of the Town of Walhalla in
council assembled and by authority of
the same: SECTION 1. That it shall be
unlawful to run horse or mule on Main
street, and any person or persons 80 do
ing shall be guilty of misdemoanor.
SECTION Q. That it shall be a misdo-
mcanor for any person or persons to cut
trees on any streets of the town.
SECTION 8. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to injure any
shade trees by hitching horses, mules or
other live stock thereto, or otherwise
committing any act which is calculated
to injure said trees.
SECTION q. That it shall be unlawful
to leave melon rinds or other such trash
on the streets and any person or persons
SO doing, who shall refuse to remove the
same on request of the Mayor or
Marshal, shall be guilty of misdc-
meanor.
SECTION s. That it shall be unlawful to
leave any piles or accumulations of lum-
Der, firewood, rocks Or other material on
the streets, except South Broad street,
along the line of railroad or lumber yard,
and any person or persons so doing shall
be guilty of misdcmeanor.
SECTION 6. That it shall be unlawful
for any merchant, clerk or other person
to allow TO accumulate on Main street,
in front of their promises, any sweepings
or collections of papers, paper boxes, tin
cans, broken glass or crockcry, or other
such trash; and it shall be q msdemcanor
for any person or persons SO to do.
SECTION 7. That ball playing or other
amusoments on Main street arc prohibit
ed, and it shall be the duty of the Mar
shall to arrest all persons SO engaged and
dealt with according to law The Mar
shal shall also disperse any crowd or
crowds assembled on the sidewalks Of
the town.
SECTION 8. That it shall be unlawful
to shoot guns, pistols or other firearms,
| flro-crackers or slingshots, or to throw
e-balls, within tho incorporate limits
80 doing shall be guilty of misdc-
meanor: Provided, II person may shoot
| firearms on his own promises for tho bona
| fide 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 DO
confined to the premises owned or occu-
pied by the person shooting.
SECTION 8. That it shall be unlawful to
ride or drive upon tho sidewalks, or to
lead q horse thereon, except to cross tho
same at regular crossing, or to place
any obstruction which may impede q free
passage on or along any sidewalk, and
any person or persons 80 doing shall bo
guilty Of misdomeanor: Provided,
that q drayman may drive or back his
wagon on The sidewalks for the purpose
of loading or unloading heavy trunks,
boxes, &C., at once, but must drive t1f
Immediately after so doing.
SECTION 10. That it shall bo unlawful
to ride a bicycle on tho sidewalks OF
Main street between the Court House
square and the CROSS street at j. w. Hol.
shall DO guilty of q misdemeanor: Pro
vided,. that any person riding bicycle
who shall collide with ~ person walking
on the sidewalks shall be guilty of mis-,
demeanOr.
SEorIoN IL. That tho game of cook
fighting is prohibited within the incorp0
rate limits of the town, and any person
such game, as either participant or spec
tator, shall be subject to fine or impris
onment, at the discretion of the Intendant
within tho limits Of his authority.
SECTION IL. That ii shall be ilnlawfu
for any person or persons, other thar
employees, or passengers coming in OF
going off, to assemble at the depot In
Walllalla and get on tho trains. 1t shall
be tho duty OF tho Marshal to bo at the
depot on the arrival and departure of thu
trains and arrest all persons getting or
tho cars, or attempting to got on. otho,
than employees or passengers rs afore
said, and bring them before tho Intcndan
to be dealt with according to law.
SECTION Is. That any person or per
sons violating any Of 'the foregoing pro
visions of this ordinance shall be liable
to arrest and fine or imprisonment at the
discretion of the Intendant within thu
limits of his authority.
SECTION Id. That this ordinance shal
be doomed general and perpetual. shall
60 into effect upon it's publication, ant
continue OF force until repealed Of
, amended.
Dope In Council aud ratified under tho corpo
rate seal of tho Town OF WDlhala OF
H. 81 tho 7th day OF February, 1900, and II
tho 124th year OF the sovereignty ant
independence Of tho Unit Unite9 StatSs Of America
Jas. THoHpsoS, Clerk and Treasurer.