Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-02-12

b AN Ordinance Respecting the Streets,
Payements and Ways of the Town
of Walhallo.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Walhalla,
in Council assembled, and by author
ity of the same:
Section l. That it shall be unlaw-
ful to run horse or mule on Main
street, and any person or persons so
doing shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor.
Section g That it shall be mis-
demeanor for any person or persons
to cut o" mutilate trees on any streets
of the town without permission.
Section 8. That 1t shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons to in
jure 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 4. That It shall be unlaw-
full to leave melon rinds or other
trash on the streets, and any person
or persons so doing shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor.
Section 5. That it shall be unlaw-
full to leave any piles or accumula-
tions Of lumber, firewood, rocks or
other material on the streets, except
South Broad street, along the line of
railroad or lumber yard, and any per-
son or persons so doing shall be gull
ty of misdemeanor.
Section 6. That 1t shall be unlaw-
ful for any person or persons to al
low to accumulate on or around their
premises any sweepings or collections
Of papers, paper boxes, tin cans, bro
ken glass or crockery, or other trash
All merchants and business houses
shall provide a proper receptacle for
same, and all such trash shall be
hauled away from said premises,
either by the owner thereof or under
supervision of the Marshal; and it
shall be misdemeanor for any per-
son or persons to fall or refuse to
carry out these provisions.
Section 4. That ball playing or
other amusements on Main street are
prohibited. Any person or persons so
doing shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor.
Section 8. That 1t shall be unlaw-
full to shoot guns, pistols or other
firearms, fire-crackers or slingshots,
or to throw fire-balls within the in
corporate limits Of the town, and any
person or persons SO doing shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor: Provided,
a person may shoot firearms on his
own premsise for the bona fide pur-
pose of protecting his property from
damage by animals or birds wild by
nature: Provided, further, that the
discharge of balls or shot from any
firearms by any person for the pur-
pose aforesaid, within the incorpo-
rate limits, shall be confined to the
promises owned or occupied by the
person shooting.
Section 8. That it shall be unlaw-
full to ride or drive upon the side
walks, or to lead a horse thereon, ex-
cept to cross the same at a regular
crossing, or to place any obstruction
which may impede a free passage on
son or persons so doing shall be
guilty OF misdemeanor.
Section 10. That 1t shall be un-
lawful to ride a bicycle on the side
walks Of any street within the in
corporate limits. Any person SO do
ing shall be guilty of misdemeanor
Section IL. That the game OF
cock fighting is prohibited within the
incorporate limits of the town, and
any person or erSons taking part
in or witnessing such game, as Ell
ther participant or spectator, shall
be subject to fine or or imprison-
ment, at the discretion Of the Mayor,
within the limits of his authority.
Section IL. That It shall be un-
lawful for any person or persons,
other than employees, or passengers
coming in or going off, to assemble
at the depot in Walhalla and get
on the trains.
Section 13. That any person or
persons violating any OF the forego-
ing provisions OF this ordinance shall
be liable to arrest and fine or impris
onment at the discretion of the Mayor
within the limits Of his authority.
Section IA. That this ordinance
shall be deemed general and per-
petual. shall go into effect upon it's
publication, and continue Of force
until repealed or amended
Done in Council and ratified un-
der the Corporate Seal of the Town
OF Walhalla on the 9Th day Of
o.. s. February, 1908, and in the
1925 year of the Sovereignty
and Independence of the United
States Of America.
J. A. STECK, Mayor.
Geo. M. Ansel, Clerk and Treasurer.
NUMBER 2.
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