Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-07-19
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ORDINANCES
OF THE
Town of WalhaIIa. sc.
ORDINANCE NO. 8.

b.! Walhalla.
Be 1t 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 misde-
meanor.
! Section 2. That any person COM
! mitting an act of public indecency on
a street shall be guilty Of misde-
4, meanor
Section 3. That any person con-
victed Of keeping a disorderly house
within the limits of the Town of Wal
halla shall, upon conviction of such
offense, be fined sum of not less
than $25 nor more than 500, and
the owner or lessee of any dwelling
house or other building, situated
within the said incorporate limits.
VINO lets, or sublets, any such dwell
ing to any person or persons to be
! used as bawdy house or house of
! prostitution, SHALL upon conviction,
pay a fine Of not less than $25 nor
more than 500 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.
! Section 4. That any person or per-
sons who shall be guilty Of fighting,
rioting, using profane language or
other dfsorderly conduct within the
| incorporate limits, shall be punished
! as for L misdemeanor.
Section 5. The walking, standing
or lettering of any woman of disrep-
! utaDle character, such as common
/ prostitute or 'street walker" on,
along or about any of the streets,
stores or public places of the Town
of Walhalla, is hereby prohibited,
unless such woman can prove that
she is on unavoidable business; and
any such woman so found shall be
| arrested, and on conviction, shall be
punished at the discretion of the
; Mayor, within the limits Of his au-
thority.
| Section 6. The association of any
man with woman of disreputable
character, such as common prosti-
tute or night-walker, within the
; Town of Walhalla, is hereby prohib-
| tied, and any man so associating or
| d
! disreputable character shall be pun
! ished at the discretion of the Mayor,
within the limits Of his authority.
| Section 7. That 1t 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 Carolina, Oco-
nee County, or by violation Of any
! Ordinance Of the Town Of Walhalla,
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 opin-
! ion, justice may require, consistent
with the authority of the Council.
Section 8. That it shall be the
; duty of the Marshal or Policeman,
! after the arrest of any person, whose
! violation Of any Ordinance interferes
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 confine
such person, and produce him as re-
, quired by law, for examination or
proper administration of criminal
justice, as the case may require.
Section 8. Whosoever shall will |
fully abuse or cruelty treat any
horse. mule or draught animal or
beast of burden, shall, upon convic-
ton thereof. suffer imprisonment for
not less than ten days or pay fine
OF not less than $40.
Section 10. That the Marshal is
authorized to arrest any person
found on the streets between 10
O'Clock p. IN. and s o'clock a. m. who
cannot give satisfactory reason for
such presence on the streets during
these hours.
Section II. That all places Of bus
mess or amusement must be closed
Oh the Sabbath day, except livery
stables, and drug stores for the sale |
OF medicine only, and the violation
Of this section shall be deemed a
misdemeanor.
Section 49, That any person found
! loafing on the streets of Walhalla, |
having no visible means Of earning
an honest livelihood, shall be deemed
a vagrant.
Section 13. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons to carry
concealed upon their persons any
weapon mentioned in the laws of the
State of South Carolina as unlawful
to carry concealed.
Section 4. Any person or persons
gambling within the incorporate lin
it's Of the town shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Section 49, That it shall he UNI
lawful for any person or persons to
| operate within tho incorporate lin
its of the town any slot machine OF
any kind or make whatsoever, and
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