Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-17
ORDINANCE NO. 4.
An Ordinance. to Preserve the Ponce
and Good Grucr of the Town of
Walhaila.

An Ordinance. to Preserve the Peace
Walhalla.
BE it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the Town Of Walhalla,
in Council assembled, and by author
ity Of the same:
Section |. That any person found
drunk in the Town Of Walhalla,
whereby the peace and good order of
the town may be impaired, or the
convenience of other persons inter
fered with, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor.
Section 2. That any person COM
mitttng an act Of public indecency
on street shall be guilty OF mis-
demCanor.
Section 3. That any person con-
victcd of keeping a disordcrly house
within the limits Of the Town Of
Walhalla shall, upon conviction of
such otfense, be fined sum not less
than $25 nor more than $50, and
the owner or lessee Of any dwelling
house or other building, situated
within the said incorporate limits,
who lets, or Sub-lots, any such dwell
ing 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
be used or kept, and be otherwise
punished within the discretion of the
Mayor, within the limits Of his au-
thOrity.
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persons who shall be guilty Of fight
ing. rioting, using profane language
or other disorderly conduct within
the incorporate limits, shall be pun
jshCd as for a misdemeanOr.
Section ,. That ii shall be the
dUty Of the Marshal TO arrest all
persons guilty OF misdemeanors or
lighter crimes within the Incorporate
limits OF the town by violation Of
the laws of the State Of South Caro-
lima, OConee County, or by Violation
OF any Ordinance Of the Town of
W&lhalla, and bring them before the
Mayor, or an Alderman acting in his
stead, who shall have, such power to
pass such order in the premises as.
in his opinion, justice may require.
consistent with the authority Of the
Council.
Section 6. That it shall be the
duty Of the Marshal or Policeman,
after the arrest OF any person, whose
violation OF any Ordinance intcrfcrcs
with the peace and good order Of the
town, or the conduct OF the person
arrested, after the arrest Is made, is
such as to impair the peace and good
order Of the town, to closely cOnfnc
such person, and produce him as re-
Quircd by law, for examination or
proper administration Of criminal
Justice, rs the case may require
Section I. WhOsOcVcr shall will
fully abus" OF cruelty treat any
horse, mule or draught animal or
beast Of bur shall, upon convic-
ton thereof, suffer imprisonment for
not less than ten days or pay a fine
Of not less than $40.
Section 8. That the Marshal is
authorized to arrest any person
o'clock p. m. and S o'clock a. m. who
cannot give a satisfactory reason for
such presence on the streets during
these hours.
Section 9. That all places Of busi-
ness or amusement must be closed on
the Sabbath day, except drug stores
livery stables and restaurants, and
the violation of this Section shall be
deemed a misdemeanor.
Section 10. That any person
found loafing on the streets of Wal
halla, having no visible means of
earning an honest livelihood, shall
be deemed vagrant.