Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-29
City Council.
LAST NIGHTS PRoeEEplNes.

Present, his Honor, Mayor Brady, and Messrs.
Berger, Black. Forbes, Gill, Goodrich, HalloweIl,
Hull, Hartman, Holiday, LanL, Sweeney Tan
ner, Tharp, Wilson, Wickham. r. es
On motion, the arrangements of the Committee
on Finance providing for The payment OF $4,000
on the city bonds were approved.
The special business of the meeting was al.
nounced 10 be the consideration Of the proposed
amendments to tho City Charter. 1t was moved
and carried that each section be read and acted
separately. 81 81. aet
The act as amended and passed is asfollows:
An Act
To amend "a, Charter Of tie City Of Whseling.
Afer the fourth Monday January 1854 the Council Of
CaIleI Inc frat and second bTanchrs. Il ---- -
The rst branch shall eOPsist OF 70 members qualified
according to the laws now n IoreS m 70 INC guam
feation OF members Of Tue c9ullell Of said cily ,
classes OF five members each. 4n.
Sc regulations as tie Council OF said city
for the council Of said city shall proceed 10
class shall hold UIces for one yeah and until their
successors be elected aud qaaea me ~ class lot 1--WE
and Sd three years. aud until their
he Tsi eiecoI as Aforesaid shall be elect
ed BIZ the voters or a such time and under slen
embeTs lor said first branch, TO take the place OF the
cass whose term Oee shall expire during such ye3I
successors be elected and qualified.
At every election Tor members u the haL oI9nGn e&Gn
person voting sLa give his vote for te WHO m1OSI y,
members be elected but II iIoTe than one nLn Oh tS
voted 6gT Y any s ss vote Ss s not s
The persons who such elections, receive the highest
number OF shalt duly qualicd' be consiuefeo a.
elected members Of said hrst branch. 10 nor
The second branch sa consist o. not less tG9n ~ nor
,,rs Ihs "a membaP appOrt0ned among tue seNe
raj wards OF saiey, and elected ana1 Iy HG Gs
thereof according the acts OF assembly now OleS
election Of
the bLaSsb sa 30 judge OF the election and qaaca
ton oite emheTs its body aud tue second elShch
snail he the Judge OF The election AIM ll VI
ceTs be elected by the voters Of spi9 e'ty
beers or the iii branch g.. ,..t, 49, ~
If at any election for members OF ether Nv 'L
more PERSONS receive equal humber q. ~ 50
the prorer number members be not seSlsa the mem
bers such braleh actually eieetea sns hsiI oer in
either bTsnch the remaining members thereof Shall n
s ,S ho Sa e. e ss F s term
own body; provided that two thirds Of Az lpe
Each brareh may adopt for ITSELF and enforce Pl4pen
mics OF order aud other regulations 10 govern .s
proceedings aud may sppOint its own oInseLs, S' ~
Committees, unless otherwise ProEloe" W
@siortty OF the members OF each branch shall be
io lie OF absent members under such
reasonable penalty as they think ~ 20 ar decision Of
either branch shall be OF auy validity nAe "
BY !ns SSer sb. be appropriated from The Treasury Of
said city; no debt contracted OF ; no
entered into authorized OF beha % A. ~ s 1e0l-
any ordinance be pass uiiess twoll as o. ts Xxx Vii
bera present In branch wien the n
concur hersi 9r unless Lls sane held on different
DAYS, by majority OF tho nleMpeiS pieSs"@ " -
question Is put. -, .l..r ,,resaH ~ nteside at
the n,setinrs or tho branch. but sha ot ~
quest on but, unless there be uS' "nEts Z. ls
rh Council OF said city shall have authority 70
nv iTsee for the appointment or eteeo1I by 5he qu
med voters OF sad ely otherwise Of SUCH Se AN
shall be necessary proper 10 io ~ IN sa
iIIisdieon which or shall be Vestsg ~ III
rance 10 giant to such O1teers Tue ~ tif DIN
NJ ar AZ purpose above nenolledi y uenuy Ne
Per Per eniaTee he tie ea ~ r.
IaltIes; FIX their terms OF ONCE MOI 70 ~ ~ All
pesol rrs 80 appoiited or elected SUCH bonus OF
0brr y, ritines shall be eeued
PIopsl S5 o eJeted may be removed nom ONCE az ne
,,I..s,nc of the Council tfoVtdedt that INC
gean,; SER sian be elected by tie qualified voters
III aid citv RiRl Tie Aldermen OF the sessiA :" -
the iesiGent voters shall have authority to borrow
money in the ma me and for the use o. aud
n.or!EasS or plsss sSS S lS Of such and
the payment OF the inteTe9t ~ .it;ro 10
par PRIOR nG1s s; anu s ~ 81 Council shall
be valid Notwithstanding iHteIest " @ ~. sbsinl
thereon Al higher rate S M herolOole
passed as is Inconsistent " I'D ms est = sA q
On motion of Mr.. Lamb, ordered that the above
act bssubntted to the voters Of the c'y sls.
approval otrejection al especial lection 70
ON Saturday, January Ith, aud thai the Glefk give
notice Immediately, through the papers' % salu
election.
DR.. Tanner submitted On anendatory ordinance
making all ground within the boundaries Of tns
city laid out in lots taxable, and moved that 5e
submitted to a vote OF the people carried.
Communication Of ID o.. Railroad Company,