Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-02-14
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y. II. CRAlG, clerk PRO TEN.
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An Ordinance to Preserve the Peace and
Good Order of the Town of Walhalla.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Walhalla; in
council assembled, and by authority of
the same:
SECTION 1. That any person found drunk
in the Town of Walhalla, whereby the
peace aud good order of the town may
persons interfered with, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. That any person commit
tin, an act of public indecency on a
street shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. That any person convicted
of keeping disorderly house within the
limits of the Town of Walhalla shall,
upon conviction of such oifense, be fined
sum not less than $50 nor more than
$50, and the owner or lessee of any dwell
ing house or other building, situated
within the said incorporate limits, who
lets ar subjects any such dwelling to any
person or persons to be used as a bawdy
house or house of prostitution, shall,
upon conviction, pay a fine of not less
than $5 nor more than $50, for every day
upon which such house or building shall
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ished within the discretion of the Mayor
within the limits Of his authority.
SECTION 4. That any person or per-
sons who shall be guilty of fighting,
rioting, using profane language or other
disorderly conduct within the incorpo-
rate limits, shall be punished as for a
misdemeanOr.
SECTION 5. That it shall be the duty of
the Marshal to arrest all persons guilty
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the incorporate limits of the town by vic
lation of the laws of the State of South
Carolina, Oconee county, or by violation
of any ordinance of the Town of Wal
halla and bring them before the Mayor
or an Alderman acting i'm his stead, who
shall have such power to pass such order
in the premises as, in his opinion, justice
may require, consistent with the author
ity of the Council.
SECTION 6. That it shall be the duty of
the Marshal or Policeman, after the ar
rest of any person, whose violation of
any ordinance interferes with the peace
and good order of the town, or the con-
duct of the person arrested after the ar
rest is made is such as to impair the
peace and good order of the town, to
closely c0nfine such person and produce
him as required by law for exam mination
or proper administration of criminal JUS
SECTION Z. WhOsoever shall willfully
abuse or cruelty treat any horse, mule or
draught animal or beast of burden, shall
upon conviction thereof, suffer i'm.
prisunment for not less than ten days or
pay a fine of not less than $40.
SECTION 6. That the Marshal is author
lied to arrest any person found OH the
streets between 10 o'clock p. m. and
B O'Clock a. m. who cannot give salts
fDntnry for s,rnh on na
streets during these hours.
SECTION 8. That all places of business
or amusement must be closed on the Sab
bath day, except drug stores, livery sta
bles and restaurants, and the violation
of this Section shall be deemed misde-
meanOr.
SECTION 10. That any person found
loafing ON the streets of Walhalla, hav-
ing no visible means of earning an hon
est livelihood, shall be deemed a vagrant.
SECTION IL. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to carry con-
cealed upon their person any weapon
mentioned in the laws of the State of
South Carolina as unlawful to carry con-
cealed
SECTION ~. Any person or persons
gambling within the incorporate limits
of the town shall be guilty of misde-
meanor.
SECTION Is. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to operate,
within the incorporate limits of the town,
any slot machine of any kind or make
whatsoever, and anyone doing so shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and pun
ished at the discretion of the Mayor
within the limits of his authority.
SECTION Id. That any person or per-
sons interfering with Policeman in the
discharge of his duty shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor.
SECTION Is. Any person or persons
who shall keep, or permit to be kept on
their premises, any place where gambling
is permitted or encouraged, shall be
guilty of q misdemeanor.
SECTION 16. That any person or per-
sons wilfully striking, breaking or other
wise injuring any street lamp, the prop.
erty- of the Town of Walhalla, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction of such striking, breaking or
injuring of any lamp shall be subject to
fine or imprisonment for each lamp, at
the discretion of the Mayor within the
limits of his authority.
SECTION IL. That any person keeping
or occupying house where riotous,
boisterous or d!sorderly conduct occurs
shall be liable to fine or imprisonment at
the discretion of the Mayor within the
limits of his authority.