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TRANSFERS
OF REALTY
NEWBERRY:
Denny L. Collins to Louis F.
Mazza; one lot and building;
$5 and other valuable conside
rations.
NEWBERRY OUTSIDE:
Walton B. Halfacre and Wal
ton J. McLeod to Style Mart
Homes Inc: one lot; $5 and
other valuable considerations.
Eugenia K. Nichols to Luther
E. and Lois B. Bowers: two
lots; $5 and other valuable con
siderations.
SILVERSTREET:
Lillie Byrd to Wilbur Stevens:
.96-acre tract and one lot; $200.
Inez Chaplin to Richard Earl
Summer: one acre; $5 and other
valuable considerations.
E. W. Holloway to W. W.
and Ovie P. Longshore: 103
acres; $5 and other valuable
considerations.
BUSH RIVER:
Roland C. Godfrey, Margaret
G. Randall and William D. God
frey to Charles S. Cleland: 55.8
acres; $5 and partition of real
estate.
Roland C. Godfrey, William
D. Godfrey and Charles S. Cle
land to Margaret G. Randall:
22.15 acres; $5 and partition
of real estate.
Charles S. Cleland to H. W.
Cleland: 55.8 acres; $5, love
and affection for son.
Roland C. Godfrey, Margaret
G. Randall and Charles S. Cle
land to William D. Godfrey:
22.15 acres; $5 and partition of
real estate.
Margaret G. Randall, William
D. Godfrey and Charles S. Cle
land to Roland C. Godfrey: 22.15
acres; $5 and partition of real
estate.
WHITMIRE:
Orella C. Chambers, Marga
ret Louise C. Tarr, William
Briggs Cromer, Haskell Evans
Cromer, Dorcas C. Pratt, Ar
lene C. Cooper, Allison Cromer,
Myrtis Backman C. Benner,
Fickling Cromer and Durwood
Cromer to Elmer Cromer: 160
acres; $10.
M. O. and Katherine Mayer
to U. S. District Ranger: 5.19
and 4.27 acres; in exchange
for National Forest lands of
not exceeding equal value.
Nell B. Ramage, James R.
Brotherton, Billy E. Brotherton,
Betty B. Cox and David R. Bro
therton to James S. Brotherton:
one lot and building; $10, love
and affection for father.
Frank H. Ward, Probate
Judge, to Citizens Federal Sav
ings and Loan Assn.: four acres
and one building, $3,276.
POMARIA:
Lillious Kibler, William D.
Kibler, Roland E. Kibler and
Berenice K. Shealy to Dorothy
W. Abrams: 29.52 acres; $5 and
partition of land.
Dorothy W. Abrams, William
D. Kibler and Berenice K. Shea
ly to Roland E. Kibler: 11.11
acres; $5 and partition of land.
Dorothy W. Abrams, William
D. Kibler and Roland E. Ki
bler to Berenice K. Shealy:
11.11 acres; $5 and partition
of land.
Lillious Kibler, Roland E. Ki
bler and Berenice K. Shealy to
William D. Kibler: 11.09 acres;
$5 and partition of land.
LITTLE MOUNTAIN:
Robert G. and Anita Y. Brock-
meier to John William Jett:
1.12 acres; $2,600.
PROSPERITY:
V. Ellis Shealy to Curtis E.
Shealy: one lot and building;
$5 and other valuable conside
rations.
B&D Developers Inc. to Daisy
Mae H. Langford: one lot and
building; $5 and other valuable
considerations.
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Navy
WAVE Ensign Mary A. Laird,
daughter of Mrs. David L. Laird
Sr. of 2130 Osborne Ave., is
serving at the U. S. Naval Sta
tion, Charleston, S. C.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
Following is a proposed ordi
nance for animal regulation and
control in the City of Newberry.
Comments will be appreciated
by Mayor, Councilmen, and
City Manager—276-4193.
ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 4.
Article I. In General.
Sec. 4-1. "Animal" defined.
The term “animal”, as used
in this chapter, shall mean and
include all mammals, fowl and
all other domestic and wild ani
mals of every kind or nature.
Sec. 4-2. Cruelty to animals.
It shall be unlawful for any
person in the city to cruelly
beat or otherwise cruelly mal
treat any animal, or to wanton
ly kill, wound, maim, poison
or disfigure any horse, ass,
mule, cattle, goat, swine or
beast of any kind, or to over
drive, override, overload or un
necessarily confine or oppress
the same; or, to fail in any
way to provide the same with
proper food, drink or shelter,
or to drive, work or use the
same when such animal is
maimed, wounded, sick or other
wise unfit for labor; or to carry,
or cause to be carried, hauled
or forced along in a cruel and
inhuman manner, or to leave
any animal tied or Confined
anywhere, day or night, with
out proper feeding, watering
and caring for same. (Code
1960, 4-2.)
Sec. 4-3. Killing squirrels.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to kill a squirrel within
the city, except on his own pre
mises or by express consent
of the owner of the premises
on which the act is done. (Code
1960, 4-3.)
Sec. 4-4. Cockfights.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to engage in or be pre
sent at cockfighting in the city.
(Code 1960, 4-4.)
Sec. 4 5. Animals running at
large.
It shall be unlawful for any
person having charge, care,
ownership or control of any ani
mal to let the same run at
large and beyond the limits of
his lot or property. All animals
which are found unlawfully run
ning at large within the city
may be taken into custody and
impounded at the city pound.
All animals impounded will be
given proper care and mainte
nance.
Sec. 4-6. Manner of keeping and
maintaining animals generally.
All animals shall be kept and
maintained in such a manner
as to not injure or disturb the
property, peace, comfort, health
safety or general welfare of any
person within the city.
Sec. 4-7. Keeping livestock and
poultry generally.
Effective January 1, 1972, it
shall be unlawful for any per
son to keep, harbor or main
tain within the city any live
stock or poultry, or any other
animal or fowl, except dogs,
cats and other domestic ani
mals and fowl commonly kept
as household pets.
Sec. 4-8. Keeping swine.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to keep or maintain any
swine within the city. (Code
1960 4-6.)
Sec. 4-9. Keeping stallion, jack
ass, bull or other animal for
service.
It shall be unlawful for any
person, either for himself, or as
the agent of, or acting for,
any other person, to keep any
stallion, jackass, bull or other
animal for service, within the
city. (Code 1960 4-7.)
Sec. 4-10. Trapping, hunting.
etc., wild fowl or birds; rob
bing wild fowl or bird nests;
procedure for elimination of
starlings or similar birds which
constitute a nuisance.
It shall be unlawful to trap,
hunt, shoot or attempt to shoot,
or molest in any way or man
ner, any wild fowl or bird or
to rob bird nests or wild fowl
nests; provided, however, that
if starlings or similar birds are
found to be congregating in
such numbers in a particular
locality that they constitute a
nuisance or menace to health
or property in the opinion of
the proper health authorities of
the city, then in such event,
the health authorities shall
meet with representatives of the
Audubon Society, Bird Club,
Garden Club or Humane So
ciety, or as many of the clubs
as are found to exist in the
city, after having given at
least three days’ actual notice
of the time and place of meet
ing to the representatives of
such clubs.
If as a result of such meet
ing no satisfactory alternative
is found to abate such nuisance,
then the birds may be destroy
ed in such numbers and in such
manner as deemed advisable by
the health authorities under the
supervision of the chief of po
lice. (Code 1960, 4-5.)
Sec. 4-11. Designation of city
as bird sanctuary.
The entire area embraced
within the corporate limits of
the city is hereby designated
as a bird sanctuary. (Code 1960,
4-1.)
Sec. 4-12. Permitting dead ani
mal to remain on premises
longer than twelve hours.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to allow any dead ani
mal to remain on any pre
mises in the city belonging to
him or under his control for
a longer period than twelve
hours. (Code 1960, 4-8.)
Article II. Dogs.
Sec. 4-13. Licenses—Required.
Every person owning or hav
ing the custody or possession
of any dog four months of age
or over within the city shall ob
tain a license for such dog.
Sec. 4-14. Same—Fees, issuance
of tag.
The city shall charge an an
nual license tax of three dol
lars for each male dog and for
each spayed female dog, and
five dollars for each unspayed
female dog, and upon payment
of such tax, the licensee will
be issued a license tag.
Sec. 4 15. Same—Tag to be at
tached to collar or harness.
The license tag issued pur
suant to this article shall be
attached to a collar or harness
worn by the dog.
Sec. 4-16. Same—Expiration
date.
Dog licenses issued pursuant
to this article shall expire on
September 30 of each year.
Sec. 4-17. Same—Rabies inocu
lation a prerequisite to issuance.
No license, as required by this
article, shall be issued for any
dog which has not been inocu
lated against rabies as required
by this article within one year
of the date application for such
license is made.
Sec. 4-18. Same—Effective date
of sections 4-13 to 4-17.
The provisions of sections 4-13
to 4-17 shall be effective on
January 1, 1972, and thereafter.
Sec. 4-19. Killing, stealing,
maiming, etc.; removing badge.
Any person who shall wrong
fully remove the badge from
or steal a licensed dog or wrong
fully kill, maim, entice or carry
away any such dog shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code
1960, 4-9.)
Sec. 4-20. Authority of mayor
to issue proclamation requir
ing all dogs to be securely con
fined; disposition of dogs vio
lating proclamation.
Whenever it shall be made
to appear to the mayor that
there are good reasons for be
lieving that any dogs within the
city are mad or rabid, it shall
be the duty of the mayor to
issue a proclamation that all
dogs shall, for a time specified
in such proclamation, be se
curely confined, and any dog
going at large during that pe
riod defined by the mayor shall
be killed (Code 1960, 4-10.)
Sec. 4-21. Inoculation for rabies-
Generally; certificates and tags.
Prior to July 1 of each year
every owner of a dog shall
have his dog inoculated against
rabies. Evidence of such inocu
lation shall consist of a certi
ficate signed by a licensed gra
duate veternarian or the duly
authorized person administering
the vaccine. This certificate
shall be in a form prepared
and issued by the state board
of health and no other certifi
cate shall be used. The vete
rinarian may stamp or write
his name and address on such
certificate. One copy of the cer
tificate shall be given to the
owner, one filed with the city
clerk and one retained by the
person administering the vac
cine. Coincident with the issu
ance of the certificate of ino-
cultion, the licensed graduate
veterinarian, the rabies control
officer or one of his assistants
shall also furnish a serially
numbered metal license tag
bearing the same number and
year as the certificate. The me
tal license tag, when issued by
the licensed graduate veterina
rian, shall bear the name of
such veterinarian. The metal
license tag shall at all times
be attached to a collar or har
ness worn by the dogs for which
the certificate and tag have
been issued. (Code 1960, 4-11.)
Sec. 4 22. Same—Impoundment
of uninoculated or untagged
dogs; redemption of impounded
dogs; disposition of unredeem
ed dogs.
It shall be the duty of the
police department to impound
and dispose of in a humane
manner all dogs unless inocu
lated as required by section
4-21 and wearing an inocula
tion tag; provided, however,
that in the event any dog
which has been properly ino
culated shall be impounded by
the police department because
of having been found not wear
ing the inoculation tag, the own
er or keeper thereof may re
deem such dog by furnishing
proper evidence of such inocu
lation to the police department
within seven days after his dog
has been impounded, and upon
the owner or keeper thereof
paying the sum of one dollar
for each days upkeep of such
deg, the dog shall be released
to the owner or keeper; pro
vided, further, that the owner
or keeper of any uninoculated
dog so impounded may within
seven days after the impound
ing, obtain the release thereof,
by inoculating the dog, and pay
ing the sum of one dollar for
each day or part of day the dog
has been impounded; and, pro
vided, further, that if any dog
so impounded is not released
to the owner or keeper thereof
within seven days after such
impounding, the police depart
ment shall have the authority
to dispose of such dog, in a
humane manner. (Code 1960,
4-12.)
Sec. 4-23. Occurrence or suspi
cion of case of rabies—Autho
rity of police department.
Whenever a case or suspected
case of rabies has occurred
in the city, the police depart
ment shall have the power, and
it shall be its duty, to prevent
the spread of the disease by
ordering either that all dogs
in the city shall be locked up,
restrained by a leash or muz
zled, or ordering all owners or
keepers of dogs to take such
prophylactic measures as the
ploce department may deem
necessary. The police depart
ment shall have the power to
determine the duration of the
period in which such order
shall remain effective. (Code
1960, 4-13.)
Sec. 4-24. Same—Failure to com
ply with order of police de
partment.
In the event any owner or
keeper of any dog shall fail
or refuse to comply with any
order of the police department
duly given under the authority
of section 4-23, it shall be the
duty of the police department
to seize the dog and dispose
of such dog in a humane man
ner. (Code 1960, 4-14.)
Sec. 4-25. Running at large—
Generally.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to permit any dog own
ed by him to run at large so
as to cause any damage to any
person or property within the
city, and it shall also be unlaw
ful for any person, either as
custodian or owner of any dog,
negligently to permit or allow
it to invade or trespass upon
the premises of any person oth
er than such owner or custo
dian, unless it be with the per
mission of the person having
control of such premises. In the
event that any person or any
personal property is damaged
or caused any injury by a dog
running at large, the owner of
such dog shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor. (Code 1960, 4-15.)
Sec. 4-26. Same—Vicious, an
noying, etc., dogs.
It shall be unlawful for the
owner or keeper of any vicious,
fierce, dangerous or annoying
dog to permit the same to run
at large off the premises of
the owner or keeper thereof.
(Code 1960, 4 16.)
Sec. 4-27. Same—Disposition of
impounded dog adjudged to be
of vicious nature.
Whenever any dog, at large
on the streets, alleys, road
ways or off the premises of the
owner or keeper thereof, is im
pounded and adjudged to be
of a vicious nature and dan
gerous to the citizens of the
city by the recorder’s court of
the city, it shall be the duty
of the police department to dis
pose of such dog in a humane
manner. (Code 1960, 4-17.)
Sec. 4-28. Same—Bitches in heat
or season.
It shall be unlawful for the
owner or keeper thereof to al
low any bitch, inoculated or
uninoculated, while in heat or
season, belonging to him or in
his possession, to run upon
any of the streets or public
places of the city, or off the
premises of the owner or keeper
of such bitch, and if such bitch
is found or caught off the pre
mises of the owner or keeper
thereof, while in heat or sea
son, then it shall be the duty
of the police department to
immediately impound the bitch,
and the owner or keeper there
of may within seven days re
deem the bitch in accordance
with the procedure contained in
section 4-22; provided however,
that if the bitch is not re
deemed within seven,days from
the impounding, the police de
partment has the authority to
dispose of the same in a hu
mane manner. (Code 1960, 4-18.)
Sec. 4-29. Barking or howling
dogs.
No person shall keep or have
within the city a dog that ha
bitually or repeatedly barks or
howls in such a manner or to
such extent that is a public
nuisance.
Sec. 4-30. Keeping dogs which
chase vehicles, attack persons,
etc., prohibited.
No person shall keep or have
within the city a dog that ha
bitually or repeatedly chases,
snaps at, attacks or barks at
pedestrians, bicyclists or ve
hicles.