Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-04-05

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TO smend an .4ef passed January Or
1879. untitled ".dn aef eoset,n;n.
ChARLESTOV,N, in the sOvnb,
Of LsGsrso,,."
IrAssEp ssRcu ,, 1892
Whereas Il 10 represented to thu. ce,..,
Assembly. That many Inconvenience, A..
nov experienced by the inhaba,,,, =,
Chsr'esso~n, in the eoonsy Of jefferson. !,
consequences OF ebvious defects in a.. A.,
incorporating the ssme--for n ned, ~L,,,o.
Belt snaefed by fAe General .Ss,r.sL Ta...
the trustees Of aid town aov IN ok,.
any four Of then, shah, on the fr,, d. -
April Hext, sfes the pssssse hereof 81
such - shah hereafter, from time to tim, =.
elected. within oae week sftes their elect
proceed 10 choose. BY Q viva rsce vote. o',,
OF their own body. . Mayor snd Record,
whose sstersi authorities a. such shsll co,
.i"oe durirg<he term for which they shat
have been elected, and shall esasiuue to ,c,
- trustees.
|. snss every Mayor, % elected, shall, with.
IN enc week after his election, take en- oath
OF make solemn affirmssion, before : ;u,,;e,
Of the peace for the county Of Jef5erson. ,h,,
he vili faithfully and ,mpsrtisIly execu,s n,
dsties OF his Office The Recorder eIect shall
IN like manner take the Ike cath or Affirm.
ton. And the failure BY eishss the Mayo, or
hecordef. 70 qualify - afossssid, within ,.id
per,od. shall oPersss esfefuse Of bis or
Their eieesion, In which sveat Q new election
shaIl be bad by said trustees
mat Inc MAYOR and Recorder for the tim.
oeing arc hereby constituted and declared to
os Jos',ess Of the peace within the limits Of
the SAID town. 70 hsve the Ike jusis<liesioo in
am es.es wbassoeves originating within the
ssio ''"hs - the justices (singiy) Of the
county courts within this Comaooweshh now
nave. And they are moreover hereby de-
chred to have exclusive jusisdicfios ar all
cases (eognizsble by . jusiiee Of the peace
which shall arise out Of the By. lAvs and rr su.
iaiions of said town, or in which the Irrsilv
constituted authorities OF ssid town shsll be-
. party.
That IN ell meetings Of the trustees. the
Mayor shall preside. and in his Absence the
hecorder--h both are absent. thea some ore
OF the trustees preseat shall be appointed to
preside foe the time being And in sll csses
such presiding officer. in addition 10 bis vote
- one OF the trustees, shall have the casting
vote, where there shall be en- equal division
OF those present The Office of Presiden, Of
said Trustees. authorized by the &C, concern.
ing sad town. psssed January the 9th, 1919,
hereby declared 60 be abolished.
lie further enacted. Tha, said trustees,
OF any -four Of them. including the Mayor and
Recorder. in additioh 20 the powers now
vested IN them. be sud they are hereby NJ.
tnonzed. whenever By them deemed expe.
dien'. TO have the footvsys. sidewalks, gut.
e"' O. eeters. OF the streets, paved or other.
wise suitably improved or altered Of the ex.
md 81. II II.
pers of the lots OF parts Of lots siooe the iron,
90 sides OF which such foo, On .,de.,li,
extend Aad in csss sucA owner or ov oe,,
o. ne or they reside oct Of the limits Of All
.eun, shen the teasts or oceupiers Of such
lots or parts ef ioss. shall neglect o. refuse
70 pave or otherwise suitably improve o. ii.
yer the same when required, and according
70 the directions or said trusteeA il shall be
awful Tor the trustees, or any four Of then.
70 have the same paved or Otherwise suitable
improved OF altered, add 10 recover The en-.
pense thereof from such owner or oeeupie,.
oy motion, IN summary manner, before ei.
thes the Mayor % Recorder, or before %.
county court Of yefferson, according TO the
smounf 81 such expenditure. Provided said
oweers or tenants sban have ten days notice
OF such motion. And IN ell cases ~here q
tenant shall be required 10 pave or otherviss
mpros> or slser the side walks. gutters, &c.
IN front OF or along The sides Of she property
BY him occupied, or shall be coupellsd 10
pay fcr The same. such sxpendituse shsIi b
rent.
And be IL further enacted, That eli sase,
'sid upon sny vacant or euimproved iuts in
assd town, add al saeh expenditures 90 nav
be incurred by virtue Of the foregoing sec.
ton Of this sct. 10 making sidewalks, gutter.
&c IN from, or along the aides Of such vaesn.
or animproved l0ss, be and they are hereby
declared TO constitute len upon such vsesn,
or nnimproved lots in the bands Of any sub
sequent purchaser o. other pesson claiming
tue samei snd may BE recovered by sah ,rUs
tees from such Subsequent purchaser o. other
person entitled thereto, in like manner, 90
they mght bsve been recovered from the or.
ginsi owner OF oceupier
ANY constable Bow in Office, or Sbo shall
hereafter be appointed snd qualified by tho
county court u Jefferson. 10 hereby su,hs-
r,zed and Feqasedto ses % sseh in executing
the Judgments. and utherwise in obedience
70 the lawful mandates a. said Mayor and Ne.
eordeTs o. either e them, iR every respect
IN the sanse maaneF - be is nov required TO
act under the authority Of any justice # The
peace foe said eosinty--Prutided, hop ever.
shst such coDstsbis o. conssables shalI be re.
sidens within the Emissof aid town.
THIS act shall he IN force ffous as passing