A. D. 1818. Acts relating to the City of Charleston. No. 2151. AN ACT TO ENABLE THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON TO CARRY INTO MORE COMPLETE EFFECT THE QUARENTINE LAWS. WHEREAS, it has been represented to the Legislature by the city. council of Charleston, that vessels arriving at that port, and liable to the performance of Quarantine, are by the present arrangements subjected to many inconveniences, and that the funds appropriated by the State are insufficient to make suitable provision for the safe keeping of the cargoes of such vessels, or for the proper care of the sick. I. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the sallary heretofore allowed to the keeper of the Lazaretto be, and the same is hereby, discontinued, and that in lieu thereof, the sum of one thousand dollars per annum be paid to the city council of Charleston, to be applied by them in any manner they may deem expedient for the accomplishment of the objects of the quarantine laws. In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, and in the forty-second year of the Independence of the United States of America. JAMES R. PRINGLE, President of the Senate. THOMAS BENNETT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. No. 2198. AN ACT TO ALTER AND AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO AP POINT A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, WITH POWER AND AUTHORITY TO DECLARE IN WHAT CASES THE I. Be it enacted, by the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, it shall and may be lawful for the city council of Charleston, by and with the approbation and sanction of the Board of commissioners appointed for carrying into effect the provisions of the Act of General Assembly, passed on the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act to appoint a board of commissioners for the city of Charleston, with power and authority to declare in what cases the streets, lanes and alleys of the city shall be widened," to open, lay out, extend and establish, any street, lane, alley or court, in the city of Charleston, and to make such street, lane, alley or court, of such width, as to them, in discretion, may seem meet. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so much of the Act of General Assembly, passed on the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act to appoint a board of commissioners for the city of Charleston, with power and authority to declare in what cases the streets, lanes and alleys of the city shall be widened," as directs that no street, lane, alley or court, shall be opened, laid out, extended or established in the Acts relating to the City of Charleston. city of Charleston, less than sixty feet, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That James Nicholson is hereby appointed a commissioner, in addition to those now appointed, for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the aforesaid Act. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the city council of Charleston shall, and they are hereby authorized and empow ered to, appoint and cause commissioners to be appointed, to assess, levy and collect the damages which may be sustained, and the advantages to be derived, by the owners of lots and houses fronting on any street, lane, alley or court, to be opened, widened or extended as aforesaid, in the same manner and according to the principles contained in and declared by an Act passed for the widening or enlargement of Motte and Union-streets, passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and ten, and the amendatory Acts thereto, passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, and one thousand eight hundred and twelve. In the Senate House, the eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and in the forty-third year of the Independence of the United States of America. JAMES R. PRINGLE, President of the Senate. PATRICK NOBLE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. A. D. 1819. AN ACT TO ALTER AND AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO No. 2214. EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN. WHEREAS, it is right to guard the elective franchise from abuse, and to preserve purity in the exercise of it, and no mode consistent with the extensive use of this right, is deemed so effectual for the accomplishment of this great and desirable object, in a populous city, as the establishment of a registry of the names of all the voters, prior to the election: I. Be it therefore enacted, by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That an Act entitled "An Act to alter and amend so much of the second clause of the charter incorporating the city of Charleston, as relates to the qualification of voters for intendant and wardens, and for other purposes therein mentioned," passed on the eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, be so far altered, as that the operation of the said Act shall extend to all persons qualified to vote for intendant and wardens of the city of Charleston; and that the said voters shall register their names at least one month before the day of election; and at the time of registering A. D. 1821. Acts relating to the City of Charleston. their names, likewise register the place of their residence; but that after registering their names and places of residence, prior to any election, it shall not be necessary to register the same for any future election. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the managers of the election shall read to each person who offers to vote, that part of the constitution which relates to the qualification of voters, and shall administer to him the oath prescribed by the same. In the Senate House, the eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and in the forty-fourth year of the Independence of the United States of America. BENJAMIN HUGER, President of the Senate. PATRICK NOBLE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. No. 2266. AN ACT TO INVEST THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON WITH POWER TO GRANT Licences to reTAIL GROCERS, AND PERSONS RETAILING ON THE WHARVES OF CHARLESTON. I. Be it enacted, by the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the city council of Charleston shall have power to grant licenses, under any regulations they shall impose, or to refuse them at their discretion, to grocers of the said city selling at retail, and also to any other person or persons whomsoever, selling at retail within the harbour of Charleston, or on the deck of any vessel, or on any of the wharves of the said city, in as full and ample a manner as they now have in granting and refusing licences to sell to retailers of spirituous liquors; and may demand for every such license a sum to be fixed at their discretion. In the Senate House, the twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, and in the forty-sixth year of the Independence of the United States of America. BENJAMIN HUGER, President of the Senate. PATRICK NOBLE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. TO No. 2302. AN ACT TO VEST POWER IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON PREVENT THE RETAILING OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS WITHOUT A LICENSE. WHEREAS, doubts exist whether the city council of Charleston have the power to pass any ordinance imposing a penalty on retailers of spirituous liquors without a license, and to recover it by process in the city court: I. Be it enacted, by the the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly met and sitting, That from and after the passing of this Act, the city council of Charleston be, and they are hereby, vested with power to pass any ordinance or ordinances imposing a penalty or penalties Acts relating to the City of Charleston. on retailers of spirituous liquors, selling without a license within the corporate limits of the city of Charleston, and to recover the same in the city court, or any other court having jurisdiction of the amount of said penalty or penalties. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the city council of Charleston be, and they are hereby, vested with full power to pass any ordinance or ordinances relative to the retailing of spirituous liquors within the corporate limits of the city of Charleston, and to affix such penalties as may be necessary to prevent their violation. III. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws repugnant to this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. In the Senate House, the twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, and in the forty-eighth year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. JACOB BOND I'ON, President of the Senate. PATRICK NOBLE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. A. D. 1823. AN ACT TO GIVE TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON THE POW- No. 2386. ER TO REGULATE THE MEASURING OF GRAIN SOLD WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THAT CORPORATION. I. Be it enacted, by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, the city council of Charleston shall have full power and authority to regulate and control the sale of grain, by measurement or weight, or both, sold within the corporate limits of the city, in such manner as will insure a fair, equal and uniform sale and measurement of the same. In the Senate House, on the twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, and in the fifty-first year of the Independence of the United States of America. JACOB BOND I'ON, President of the Senate. JOHN B. O'NEALL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO APPOINT A No. 2407. POWER AND AUTHORITY TO DECLARE IN WHAT CASES THE STREETS, BOARD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THEREIN MENTIONED.' WHEREAS, by the fourth section of an Act of the General Assembly of this State, passed the seventeenth of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act to appoint a board of commissioners for the city of Charleston, and for other purposes there. in mentioned," it was provided that the said board of commissioners should A. D. 1827. Acts relating to the City of Charleston. concur in the exercise of the powers therein granted to the city council of Charleston, in relation to low lots and cellars within the city of Charleston; and whereas, it has been frequently found impracticable to obtain a meeting and concurrence of the said board, when it was necessary to act with promptness: I. Be it therefore enacted, by the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That so much of the fourth section of the Act aforesaid, as requires the concurrence of the said board of commissioners, in the exercise of the powers therein specified, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and that all the power and authority aforesaid, be, and the same is hereby, vested exclusively in the city council of Charleston. In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, and in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the United States of America. JACOB BOND I'ON, President of the Senate. JOHN B. O'NEALL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. No. 2512. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON TO FILL UP LOW LOTS AND GROUNDS IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON, IN CERTAIN CASES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That whenever the city council of Charleston shall be of opinion that any lots or grounds within the city of Charleston, belonging to any person or persons, body or bodies corporate, are in a state of nuisance, or so situated, that in warm and unhealthy seasons, a nuisance may thereby be created, and the health of the citizens endangered; or whenever the land or streets in the vicinity of said lots may become liable to injury therefrom, the city council of Charleston shall have full power and authority to cause a notice to be served on the owner or owners of such lots or grounds, directing him or them to have the same filled up, to such extent, in such manner, with such materials, and within such reasonable time, as may be prescribed in such notice; and in case the owner or owners of such lot or grounds shall neglect or refuse to fill up said lots or grounds, in conformity with the said notice, that then the said city council are hereby authorized and impowered to have such lots and grounds filled up, to such extent and in such manner as they may think fit. II. All expenses and charges paid or incurred by the said city council, in case such lots or grounds shall be filled up under their authority and direction as aforesaid, shall and may be recovered, with interest and costs of suit, in an action of debt, to be brought by said city council, in the court of common pleas, against the owner or owners of such lots or grounds; provided the said expenses and charges do not exceed more than half the value of said lots or grounds. In the Senate House, the eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and in the fifty-fifth year of the Independence of the United States of America. H. DEAS, President of the Senate. H. L. PINCKNEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. |