Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-30
An Act e '-1as7s .'.. .
To amend Tie Charter Of the City Of Whes&"g

AMER lie fourth Monday oil January 1854 tho Council
the city OF wheeling shall consist OF TWO 10 DC
Ihc rstbraneh shalt cUnssto IS members qualified
fca tio Or members Of the Councll Of SAID city 3 30
The ii st branch shall divine tseli byOlOt into three
classes oil hye members each.
such Council OF said city shall prescribe
ior members ouncI VI said city, shall proceed 70
elect 10 members Tor said first brsneh Of whom te 81
cIaRs shall year. and until their
successors be elected and quahed tue "a class ioT Two
SS s ss 81 sss i5 H. years hsr
be elected qualiieI. 3 ~ - =
ell by tile VOTERS city, such ard under SUCH
regulations Council o. said city shall Pr' scribe, i've
ulrlnbes said first banUn, TO tHhe the place OF the
term OF office shall expire during such year,
aud to hold their Offices for three years ahd nnlll teir
successors be elected and qualified. l=-.t 5a
AT every or members the first branch, each
person voting 81 all give nus vote for tho who number OF
10 be eleeted II Lore Than one th OF the
voted for By any voter be residents OF one AID
The persons who, such elections, receive the highest
OF snail duly qualified, be considered ~
acc ed nlembeis said first branch.
second branch shall CONSIST OF not less than u nor
mo q TO Be f S4 s y ssss
the eUi according t0the Reiso assembly now IN oree
respecting the superintendent and election OF members A
Each branch shall be judge OF the election and q9aiIce
shan be the Judge OF the election and OF all OIL
fccrs elected by the voters OF SAID CITY except mem
If at any election iot members either branch, two
more ersPns receive an number o. YES SO amSt
6es or such branch actually elected shall decade between
h1 esr SSac tIe eaa members Roreoi shall iii
vacancy by the appentnen Of some quahed person
ESci, branch may rclnOve or exreI any member OF MS
own body; pl divided that two thirds OF all the members
Each branch may adopt ior ITSELF and enforce proper
rcs order and other regulations TO govern lis own
Committees unless otherwise PToVded ny ordnance o.
a majority rtKe members OF each branch shall be
quorum of the transaction OF business but less number
connel lie attendanee Of absent members nhdet SncA
reasonable penaIty they think III 10 impose
EXCEPT aoIesad no order reso ution or decision O.
either branch shall be OF validity until
No money shall be appropriated nom the Treasury
said ctyi no debt cnntracteL SuthoiEed3
entered into authorized on behalf OF said city nor shall
any ordinance be passed uness tsothi DIS OF the men
boS present each branch when the question is put shall
the eii uhessthc see be concur at two
days eby majority Of the members present whel tho
TSe MAJOR or said city Shall when present, preside at
the meetings the hst branch but shall not vote any
but unless there be Tic, when he shall give the
The CouSclIof said city shall authority oprosde
.S xoters Of Said cy Or othese such ooors as
shall be necessary crlropsr carry into ut any
civ or any oeeT thereof OF in The Council and by ord
rance giant such oces the powers necessary pro-
lies and the soI Bile pc.
naltesi fix their terms Of office exceed three years.
their conpensa and require, and take OF all
any The officers elected such bonds or
S S96ss Their Several dulles All osis
appointed eeted may be from otee at the
peasle or the Council Provided that the Mayor Ser.
geanf clerk the City Treasurer, Commissioned
and Wharf 4ser shall be elected by the qualified voters
OF said city, and the Aldermen Of the several Wards by
the resident voters thereof si,;I sls s-t.,..i5.
The Council said city shall have authority to borrow
money AMI for the use 81 said y, and tecyn.
Yey nIortsaso pledge any OF the public property ard
revenues said city for the redemption of such loans and
the payment interest thereon, but not 70 I'M
pair prior liens; and such loans and any bond or
OF said city, solby Of the Council shall
be Valid Notwithstanding interest be reserved taken
thereon al higher rate than six pereentunI per annum.
So much acts OF the General Assembly heretofore
passed is ihconsise 18th This act 70 ere6y rePesed