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when said regulation shall have been
approved by the City Council and duly
published by being printed on placards
and placed 10 q consI icuons place In
each of the said cars used for passen-
gers on said street railway, they shall
have the force and effect of an ordi-
nance Of the said City, any any VIOLA
ton thereof by any person shall rem
der that person guilty of disorderly
conduct and shall subject him to fiue
OF not more than One Hundred dollars
or imprisonment for not more than
thirty days, within the discretion or
Of the Mayor.
Section II. All cars operated upon
said tracks shall be entitled to the right
nf way and the drivers of any and all
vehicles obstructing said tracks shall
turn out and leave the tracks free upon
the approach Of any cars, 80 as not 10
obstruct the passage Of same, and any
driver or person who, upon the call or
signal of the motOrman, conductor or
any other persou in charge Of any ear,
shall neglect or refuse to vacate said
track shall be subject to imprison ment
for not less than one day nor more
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than one dollar, not more than One.
Hundred dollars, for each and every
offence, to be collected as other fines.
are collected In the said City of Abbe-
vile. Provided, That the provisions
Of this section, shall not apply to the
various fire apparatus, engines or
trucks Of said City, which shall at all
times have the right Of way on all
streets in case Of fire. .... b..
Section IL. Nothing herein con-;
tained shall be construed as In any.
manner limiting or interfering with.
the right Of the said City in workings
grading, and otherwise improving the
streets of sewerage, or in prosecuting.
any other work of public character.
And whenever In the prosecution Of
it's public works, on its streets and.
sewers, or on work of any other kind,
the tracks, road beds, posts or Other
properly of said corporation, or it's ~.
signs. shall be in the way Of such work
Or AL interference or hindrrance there
to, the said tracks, road beds, posts,
ETC., as the case may be shall be reinnv-
ed out of the way by said Corporation,
,,r its assigns, to the end that said City
may prosecute sajd work without AuS
interruption thereto or expense In 30
doing than II such road bed, ,tracts,
posts, etc, had not been placed on said
streets; and said City shall not be held
liable for any damage resulting to said
railway system by reason OF auysbingI
done by It of Its employees In the dis
charge of official dutle-. Provided,
however, that said City shall exercise
reasonable care 10 the prosecution OF
its. work; and provided further, that
ssAd railway system shall have the
riy ht to replace its said property on all
such streets Oh the completion Ofsuch
public works.
Section 13. The said South Carolina
Public Service Corporation, It's sIcces-t
sors or assigns, shall have full power |
and authority to erect its plants and to
carry on and conduct its business as |
common carrier on the streets named |
with the City of Abbeville which is pro-
vided for aud permitted by its charter,
either over its own tracks or over
tracks of any other company with
which 1t may make suitable arrange
mems, subject at all times, however.
to the existing laws and ordinances of
said City of Abbevllle.
Section H.. The privilege Of fran
cbise herein gianted shall be absolute
" void and Of no effect unless active
bona fide construction Of said railway
be commenced within three t3) years
after the passage of this ordinance,
by said Corporation, or its assigns, and
unless said system shall be constructed,
equipped and put In operation within
six icy years from the passage OF this
ordinance.
Section Is. Any violation Of any of
The provisions Of this ordinance by the
said corporation or by any OF it's ofh-
GERS, servants, agents or employees,
shall upon conviction before the May
Or of the City, subject the corporation
70 q fine not exc. edlng One Hundred
dollars, or any officer, servant, agent
Or employee of said corporation, viOlat-
inp any of the provisions OF this ordi-
nance shall upon conviction before the
Mayor be fined not exceeding One
Hundred dollars, or In default be I'm
prisoned with or without labor on the
streets and ways of said City, for a
period of time not exceeding thirty
days. .I
Section l6. II at any time during
the, term Of this franchise said electric
railway shall dot be operated for q Pc
Rod of six months, except for unavoid.
able accidents, strikes or by reason OF
judicial restraint, then the City Coup
cil shsll have right, after fifteen days
notice to declare this franchise to be
thereupon absolutely null and void. |
Section II. The powers and privi-
leges hereby granted shall not vest 30
as to be binding as contract between
the City of Abbeville and the Corpora
ton hereinbefore b named, or Its assigns,
until the said Corporation or Its as
signs shsll have executed formal ac-
centanoe in writing of the provisions
Of this ordinance, which written ac-
ceptance shall be filed within ten days
from the ratification thereof with the
Clerk of the City Council OF the City
of Abbeville, who shall record the
same on the Ordinance Book at the
foot OF this ordinance and the Mayor
and City Clerk shall furnish the Cor
marathon hereinbefpre named or Its as
signs, q certified copy Of said ordinance
aud its acceptance thereof as filed With
the Clerk.
Section 1S. This ordinance shall
take effect from and after its passage
and acceptance by the South Carolina
Public Service Corporation.
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