1907, and at the first meeting in May on every second year thereafter, the appointees to hold office until their successors are nominated and confirmed. Provided that the nomination to be made by the Charleston Manufacturers', Jobbers' and Bankers' Association may be made upon the passage of this ordinance. Ratified August 13th.

AN ORDINANCE

To Provide for Taking a Census of the Population of the City.

Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen, in city council assembled:

That the mayor, the treasurer and the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee be, and they are hereby created a committee for the purpose of taking a census of the inhabitants of the city, dividing them into whites and colored, male and female.

That those who are duly appointed by said committee as census takers shall have the power and authority to require answers to their questions made in the pursuance of their work of census taking, answered under the oath administered by them, and anyone who shall refuse to answer any said question, or who shall answer same falsely, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than thirty days.

That the sum of $600, if so much be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated for defraying the expenses of taking such

census.

Ratified October 17, 1907.

AN ORDINANCE.

To Amend Section 39 of the Revised Ordinances, relating to the City Treasurer.

Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Charleston in city council assembled, that section 39 be amended by striking out the words $2,500 and inserting in lieu thereof the words $2,700, so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows:

Section 39. The city treasurer for his services shall receive an annual salary of $2.700, payable monthly, out of the city treasury. Ratified November 12, 1907.

AN ORDINANCE.

To Strike Out Section 40 of the Revised Ordinances and to Insert a New Section in Lieu Thereof:

Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Charleston, in city council assembled, that section 40 of the revised ordinances be and the same is hereby stricken out, and the following section 40 inserted in lieu thereof:

Sec. 40. The city treasurer shall be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to appoint one or more clerks, subject to the approval of council, to aid him in the performance of the duties of his office; who shall, if required by the city treasurer, enter into bond with two sureties, to be approved by the city treasurer in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars each, conditions for the due and faithful discharge of the duties of his office, as required, or to be required by law; which bond shall be drawn payable to the city treasurer or his assigns. The said clerks to the city treasurer, for the faithful discharge of the duties required to be performed by them for the city council and for the city treasurer, shall receive: The chief clerk shall receive an annual salary of $1,700, payable monthly out of the city treasury.

The first assistant clerk shall receive an annual salary of $1,100, payable monthly out of the city treasury.

The city treasurer shall have power, at all times, to remove the clerks whom he may so appoint and to engage others in their places.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to exempt said treasurer from liability for the misconduct or defalcation of said clerks so appointed.

Ratified November 12, 1907.

AN ORDINANCE

To Amend Section 294 of the Revised Ordinances, Amended April 10, 1906.

Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Charleston, in the city council assembled, that section 294 of the revised ordinances, as amended April 10, 1906, be further amended by striking out said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

A. For purposes of this ordinance the term "Garbage" shall be held to include table and kitchen refuse (except dish water or waste water), ashes, and the daily waste from private residences, such as rags,

pieces of carpet, bottles, tin cans, broken crockery, broken glass and sweepings, excluding, however, paper and scraps of paper. It shall be the duty of every tenant, lessee or occupant of a lot, and in the event of there being no tenant, lessee or occupant, then it shall be the duty of the owner of the lot to cause said lot and buildings thereon to be carefully swept and to be kept clean and sanitary, and cause the garbage therefrom to be placed in metal water-tight receptacles as many as may be necessary, of a capacity not exceeding one-half flour barrel; said receptacle to be provided with tight fitting metal covers and with handles. On the days hereinafter specified, these receptacles containing garbage shall be placed, without obstructing the street gutters, at the edge of the sidewalks opposite the respective lots by the hour of 7 a. m., from the first day of May to the first day of November in every year, and by the hour of 7.30 a. m. from the first day of November to the first day of May following. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays garbage shall be collected from King street, and from all streets lying east of the same, this territory constituting the eastern district. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, garbage shall be collected from King street and from all streets lying west of the same, this territory constituting the western district.

Provided, however, that the board of health may order garbage put out over the entire city Saturdays and Mondays during the months of June, July, August and September if it should see proper, and in such event it shall be put out by all householders in the city on these days.

No garbage shall be placed on the streets except on the days, by the hours and in the manner specified above and no empty garbage receptacles shall be allowed on the streets for a period longer than one hour after the contents shall have been collected. The character of the garbage receptacles and their sanitary condition from time to time shall be subject to the approval of the health officer. Any person offending herein by failure to comply with this ordinance or any portion thereof, or by emptying any dirt, filth, garbage or other offal in any street, lane, alley, or open court, or placing any garbage receptacle in any street, lane alley, or open court after the hours named above, or on other days than those named above for their respective districts, or on Sundays, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $2.00 nor more than $5.00 for each and every offense, or imprisonment not exceeding ten days, to be imposed by the Recorder, or by any court of competent jurisdiction before which the case may be brought. And any person or persons who shall scatter the contents of any receptacle for garbage placed at the edge of any pavement as hereinbefore required, in the street, gutter, or on the sidewalk in any street, lane, alley or open court, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $5, or imprisonment not exceeding ten days for each

and every offense, to be imposed by the Recorder or any court of competent jurisdiction before which the case may be brought.

B. Tree trimmings, vines and lawn cuttings from grounds adjoining private residences only may be placed in orderly piles on the streets for removal by the scavenger department, not later than 8 a. m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in the eastern district and not later than the same hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the western district, provided, however, that tree trimmings and branches so placed shall have been first freed from all side branches offshoots and twigs and shall have been cut into uniform lengths, not exceeding four feet and not greater than eight inches diameter, and provided, further, that no tangled mass of vines or small bushes shall be put on the street, but that same shall have been previously cut into sections or bundles not exceeding four feet long and eight inches diameter. No tenant, lessee or lot owner shall put on the street for removal by scavenger department, more than two cart loads each per collecting day of tree trimmings, vines or grass cuttings. Nothing in this section shall be understcod as requiring the scavenger department to remove tree trimmings or lawn cuttings from any church yards or public grounds or for any public board, commission, department or committee.

C. Refuse paper and scraps of paper shall be removed from private residences only, provided that said paper be packed in suitable bags or sacks of capacity not exceeding four bushels, securely tied to prevent scattering of contents, and placed at the edge of sidewalk not later than 8 a. m., on Mondays and Wednesdays in eastern district and on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the western district. Provided, also, that not more than one such sack be put out per lot on any collection day, and, provided, further, that nothing in this section shall require the removal by the scavenger department of paper or scraps of paper from binderies, printing establishments or manufactories. And it is further ordained, that it shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, place, spread or scatter paper or scraps of paper, handbills, posters, advertisements or other papers or cards, upon the sidewalk or roadways of this city, or into or upon any public or private premises and any person or persons who shall violate the provisions of this section, with reference to the aforesaid refuse paper, scraps of paper, handbills, posters, advertisement or other papers or cards, shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding $5.00 or imprisonment in jail not exceeding ten days for each and every offense.

D. Stable refuse and dairy manure shall not be considered as garbage for removal by the scavenger department, but shall be removed by and at the expense of the owners or lessee of said stables or dairies. Refuse from repair shops, manufactories, places of business, condemned meats and foods, spoiled vegetables, other than table or kitchen refuse from private residences, acetylene gas plant

refuse, merchandise packing, such as excelsior, straw, hay, paper, burlap, etc., shall not be considered as garbage for removal by scavenger department, but shall be removed by and at the expense of the owner or consignees.

E. All refuse not specifically mentioned in the previous section shall be removed by and at the expense of the owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of the premises on which same originates and it shall be the duty of all persons, firms and corporations conducting business or manufacturing enterprises, including railroad companies, mills, wharves, manufactories, repair shops, stables, dairies, builders, contractors, dealers, etc., to remove at their own expense, from their premises or the premises upon which they are doing work and from the streets adjoining, all rubbish, refuse and waste or surplus material.

E. 2. Any person who shall scatter or spill, or shall permit any cart or wagon which he is driving, or of which he has charge, to scatter or spill material of any kind on any street of the city shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding $25, or imprisonment not exceeding ten days.

F. Sweepings from railroad cars shall be removed within twentyfour hours by the railroad companies alongside of whose tracks the same may have been deposited. No person, firm or corporation shall use the city streets for the storage of material, merchandise or equipments, and any such deposited on the street shall be removed within twelve hours by and at the expense of the party so depositing.

H. It shall be unlawful to throw or deposit hay, grain, hoops, wire, glass, nails, fruit skins, noxious fluids or substances, paper or refuse of any kind upon any street, lane, alley or public place, and every lessee, tenant, occupant or owner of a lot shall keep the sidewalks and gutters bounding same clean and free from litter.

I. Contractors' and builders' refuse, such as brickbats, slats, old mortar, plastering, roofing, guttering, refuse sheet metal of every description, shavings, sawdust, etc., shall not be classed as garbage or refuse for removal by scavenger department, but shall be removed by the contractor or builder from whose work the said refuse may have resulted. In case of inability to locate said contractor or builder, then the said refuse shall be moved by and at the expense of the lessee, tenant or owner of premises in front of which said refuse may be found.

K. It shall not be lawful for any butcher, green grocer or any person connected with the public market or green groceries in the city of Charleston, to throw into the streets of the city, refuse meats, fish, bones, heads or any portion of any animal or fish, and for each and every offense the person so offending shall pay a fine of five dollars or be liable to imprisonment not exceeding five days. L. Any party may apply to the health department for permission