THE

REVISED ORDINANCES

OF THE

CITY OF CHARLESTON,

SOUTH CAROLINA

Revised and codified by
direction of the City Council

Charleston, S.C.

Walker, Evans & Cogswell co., printers

1903

us 19820.4.20

MARYARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

RECEIVED THROUGH THE
BUREAU FOR RESEARCH IN
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

1931

H

CHAPTER

CONTENTS.

ORDINANCES.

PAGE.

I-CITY SEAL

II-THE MAYOR

III-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

City Court-Recorder-Corporation Counsel-

Clerk-Sheriff.

IV-FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT

Treasurer Assessor Assessment and Taxa-

tion-Accounts-Ticket Brokers-Cancellation
of Licenses-Sinking Fund.

V-STREET DEPARTMENT

Superintendent of Streets Streets Vacant

Lots-Cellar Doors-Lamps and Lamp Posts-

-Trees-Wharves-Mill Ponds-Tidal Drains

-Drains-Sewers-Water Works-Wells and

Pumps-Electric Wires and Poles-Sub-Ways

and Underground Wires.

VI-HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Board of Health-Health Officer-City Dispen-

sary Physicians-Births and Marriages-Privies

and Vaults-Low Lots-Interments and Ceme-

teries.

VII-DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES

-

I

2

5

17

55

109

140

Alms House-Ashley River Asylum-Orphan

House City Orphan Asylum — Industrial

School for Colored Orphans-William Enston

Home-Bathing Houses.

VIII-FREIGHT COMMISSIONERS FREIGHT BUREAU 159

IX-DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

161

City

168

College of Charleston - High School -

Scholarships in the S. C. Military Academy.

X-POLICE DEPARTMENT

Chain Gang-Police Force-Fire Department

XII-INSPECTIONS-WEIGHTS, MEASURES, ETC..

Clerk of Weights and Measures-Weights and

Measures-Coal-Fire-Wood-Corn and Oats

-Bread-Timber and Lumber.

PAGE.

188

207

XIII-BUILDINGS CHIMNEYS-CHIMNEY CONTRACTORS 225

XIV-BICYCLES-CARRIAGES-AUTOMOBILES-CARTS-

DRAYS-HORSES-DOGS

238

INFLAMMABLE OILS-

XV-COTTON-GUNPOWDER

-

-NAVAL STORES-FIREWORKS-KITES, ETC.—

DISTILLERIES BAKE-HOUSES, ETC. - JUNK

SHOPS AND PAWNBROKERS

XVI-RAILROADS STEAM ENGINES STREET RAIL-

WAYS

XVII--DISORDERLY BEHAVIOR AND HOUSES-DISORDERLY

PERSONS GAMBLING-SUNDAY

XVIII-CITY OFFICERS-OFFICIAL BONDS-CITY SUR-

VEYOR AND ASSISTANT CITY SURVEYOR CLERK

OF COUNCIL-MAYOR'S SECRETARY AND CUS-

TODIAN OF THE CITY HALL

XIX-PARK COMMISSIONERS-PARKS AND PLEASURE

GROUNDS

The Battery-White Point Garden-Colonial

Common-Washington Square-Marion Square

-Wragg Mall.

256

272

283

293

306

XX-MISCELLANEOUS NAMES OF STREETS CHANGED 314

Dispensary.

APPENDIX.

FRANCHISE GRANTING Right of WAY THROUGH STREETS
OF CITY TO CHARLESTON CITY RAILWAY COMPANY..... 319