Digest of the Ordinances of the City Council of Charleston, from the Year 1783 to July 1818: To which are Annexed, Extracts from the Acts of the Legislature which Relate to the City of Charleston |
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Page 40
And whenever any licence is forfeited , the city Treasure City Treasurer shall give
to the City Marshal imme - shal's duty . diate notice thereof , and of the number of
such li2 cence ; and it shall be the City Marshal's duty , to prosecute such ...
And whenever any licence is forfeited , the city Treasure City Treasurer shall give
to the City Marshal imme - shal's duty . diate notice thereof , and of the number of
such li2 cence ; and it shall be the City Marshal's duty , to prosecute such ...
Page 79
Be it ordained , That from and immediately after the passing of this ordinance , it
shall not be lawful , for any person or persons whatsoever , to give noBeating
drums tice by the beat of drum , in any of the streets , or other public parts of the
city ...
Be it ordained , That from and immediately after the passing of this ordinance , it
shall not be lawful , for any person or persons whatsoever , to give noBeating
drums tice by the beat of drum , in any of the streets , or other public parts of the
city ...
Page 85
... in readiness to give directions for the speedy removal of the goods of such of
the inhabitants as may be endangered by such fire , to confer with the Fire -
Masters , and to command that order and regularity which is so necessary in time
of fire ...
... in readiness to give directions for the speedy removal of the goods of such of
the inhabitants as may be endangered by such fire , to confer with the Fire -
Masters , and to command that order and regularity which is so necessary in time
of fire ...
Page 143
That the said Superintendant shall , agreeably Superintendant to give to the
twelfth clause of the afore cited ordinance , give sureties , and bond in the sum of
six hundred dollars , for the due make oath , & c . and just performance of the
duties ...
That the said Superintendant shall , agreeably Superintendant to give to the
twelfth clause of the afore cited ordinance , give sureties , and bond in the sum of
six hundred dollars , for the due make oath , & c . and just performance of the
duties ...
Page 195
... at such place where the Commissioners of the Hospital and Poor House , or
Commissioners of the Marine Hospital shall direct , and give them all necessary
medical and chirurgical assistance : he shall also require their apartments ,
lodging ...
... at such place where the Commissioners of the Hospital and Poor House , or
Commissioners of the Marine Hospital shall direct , and give them all necessary
medical and chirurgical assistance : he shall also require their apartments ,
lodging ...
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Page 267 - Society ;" and for the purposes aforesaid, and by the name aforesaid, shall have perpetual succession and a Common Seal, with full power and authority to alter, vary break, and renew the same at their discretion, and by the same name, to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be -answered unto...
Page 204 - ... as aforesaid before her departure from port; and whenever a pilot having a right to carry out a vessel is apprehensive that his fees of pilotage may not be paid by her master, owner or consignee, he shall have a right to demand his fees in advance, or such security for the payment thereof as shall be reasonable and satisfactory, and on failure thereof may refuse to carry her out.
Page 10 - ... thousand dollars, one moiety thereof to the use of any person or persons who shall sue for and prosecute the same to effect.
Page 24 - ... require more frequent returns of deaths, and also such additional information as they may think proper. SEC. 7., omitted. SEC. 8. Every undertaker who shall omit or refuse to furnish any certificate or return as aforesaid, or who shall violate any provision of the 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th sections of this ordinance, shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for each offence. SEC. 9. The City Registrar shall cause an abstract of the returns of deaths made to him, to be published in all the newspapers...
Page 24 - Any person who, having been summoned in the manner above directed, refuses or neglects to attend and testify, unless prevented by sickness or unavoidable necessity, shall forfeit the sum of twenty dollars, to be recovered, with costs of suit, by the party at whose instance the subpoena was issued, and for his use, by an action of debt...
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| Title | Digest of the Ordinances of the City Council of Charleston, from the Year 1783 to July 1818: To which are Annexed, Extracts from the Acts of the Legislature which Relate to the City of Charleston Issue 43585 of Early American imprints Making of modern law : primary sources, 1763-1970 |
| Author | Charleston (S.C.) |
| Contributor | South Carolina |
| Publisher | A. E. Miller, printer, 1818 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 325 pages |
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