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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1912
Page
3
Walhalla. South Carolina enacts ordinances restricting street behavior dog control and nuisance abatement. Prohibits riding on sidewalks disallowing amusements on Main Street and gun discharge on streets. Mandates proper waste receptacles and curbside cleanup. Sets penalties including fines and possible imprisonment. Effective upon publication in 1914 ratified by Mayor W. M. Brown and Clerk Joe M. Moss.
Walhalla officials approve Ordinance No 3 regulating itinerant traders within the town. It requires a monthly license tax of 25 dollars or 5 dollars per day for selling goods in public or private sales and imposes fines for unlicensed merchandise sales. The act takes effect upon publication and remains in force as long as not repealed.
An ordinance by Walhalla Aldermen enforces public peace, restricts night gatherings, gambling, intoxicants, and street violence, and sets penalties including fines and jail time. It covers arrest powers, police restraint, speed limits for activities, and specific firework and noise rules with a formal signing date in February 1942.
A historic Watkalla ordinance sets constraints on new buildings along Main Street. It requires brick or stone exteriors, forbids wooden structures within 200 feet of Main Street, and mandates council approval before any erection or alteration. It also outlines penalties for noncompliance and specifies submission to the Town Council for review.
The document records Walhalla town ordinances from February 7, 1908, banning spirituous beverage sales and detailing penalties. It lists enforcement duties for the marshal and penalties for violations, including fines and short-term imprisonment, with the mayor and town council empowered to adjudicate and enforce.
An ordinance to levy taxes on real and personal property for town purposes, rail road bond retirement, and school bond interest is proposed by the town board and aldermen. It specifies a ten cent tax per hundred dollars of assessed value for the school bond retirement fund and outlines funding for current expenses and interest on bonds. The measure continues on page B.
A physician reports a bizarre case where a giant tape like creature over 76 feet long was surgically removed from a patient in Athous. The worm had two mouths and caused severe, unusual symptoms including voracious hunger and eating during meals.
A Topeka Kansas farmer John J. Hickely and his 14 year old stepdaughter Simin were found injured on a farm near Topeka. Officials report head wounds and severe burns from an alleged attack but details are unclear due to damaged text. The article mentions a Dean's Oat remedy claimed to stop uproaching and cure permanently.
A church notices page lists church events at St John’s Tinthern Charity and Mission, including public worship with sermon at 9:45 AM, a monthly meeting on Wednesdays at 4 PM, and the Vestry Misginary Society meeting on the third Sunday at 4 PM, with various affiliated organizations noted.
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