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The Town Ordinances of 1832 went into effect on May 7, 1832. Ordinance one addressed taxation on real estate, town lots, white poles, free persons of color, slaves, dogs, hogs, and horses. Ordinance two required that people give a list of their taxable property to the Magistrate of Police on oath by June 1st. Ordinance three imposed fines on people who let horses or mules roam the streets or commons; started a fire in their chimneys in dry weather; fired a firearm in the town limits; or encamped their wagon in the town limits at night. Ordinance four imposed fines for washing or leaving clothes around public pumps and wells, and for blocking the street. Ordinance five imposed fines for leaving dead carcasses laying outside for more than 24 hours; refusing to get rid of a stench from one's house after a five day notice; or for breeding horses or donkeys within the town limits. Ordinance six required the Town Marshal to present people guilty of disorderly conduct to the Grand Jury along with witnesses. Ordinance seven demanded that dog owners pay taxes on their dogs and put black collars on the dogs for which this tax had been paid. Ordinance eight imposed a fine on the Town Marshal for neglecting any duty. Greenville citizens proposed a new set of laws in October 1838, and they went into effect in December 1838.