Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-04
An Act
70 amend The. c1utsr Of TIC City of Wheeling

70 amend The Churter Of The City Of Wheeling.
Ancr the fourth Monday January, 1854 the Council OF
the city oil Wheeling stall consist OF two branches, TO be
called the first and second branches. rsgla
a first branch shall consist OF 10 memhcrs' qualified
according The laws nOwIn force in respect to this quail
caIior Of members OF the Council Of said city
Tbs first branch shall divine itseIi by lot into three
classes OF five members each -f.
esun The Council oil said CITY shall prcscr
the Qualified ding 10 the existing law 10 vote
eject members SAID first bramchi OI whom the st
class shall hold their uCes TO- one yedI anu until their
successors elected quaedi the 2L rlass for Two
wears and until their be cit Ced and qualified;
years. and until their successors
Alter the irst election aforesaid there shall be elect
by oil said ty atsuch time and Under sch
equations as The Sou'ci OF sulu Guy shall pr Se
mrnbeIs Tor said first branch 10 lake The place Ol HE
class whose Office shall expire u ing such year.
aud TO hod their Offices for three yc4ls, and until their
successors be elected and qualified.
AT every election iOr members OF the first branch eat
person voting 81 give for the who unIbcr III
mcnhcs 10 be ciecedI but II hUIc than ono hltlOl lie
The ward OF said uy such vote shalt not be Counted
The cI Who such clcctions receive the highest
c,ci nembc 5 said first b,anch.
The branch snail consist q not less than ~ nor
MOI II members, TO be appOTtioed among The scve
raj OF shlu city and elected annually BY Inc Voteis
resi- eclMg the superintendent and election of members L"
Each bInIcI shall bc judge OF the election quail
ton ui the OF its bodyi and the second branch
shall the JUG" OF Inc eccliOH and qla catlOh o all o.
ce 70 be ecGsd by The voters OF sal" CITY except mem
members OF either BRANCH Two
more persons receive equal number OF woes, 90 that
Inc P0Irr number vi mcIHUeIs bc MOI eiccttd The mem
hers o! sc actually elected shall decide between
lie persons so cdi and when any VACANCY shall occur u
either h,aUCh the elaIEImS ncnbciS thereof shall I'LL
by tie appointment OF some qualhed person
to nUld tie olict lUr The WueX'Ired Term thereof
EICn branch may emuVc OF eIre any mcmhcr OF us
own boGyi ,oNlnsu hat Iwo thirds OF al The member
EACH bra C may adopt Ur ITSELF and enforce proper
Il les ., Oidrr aud other lcslIOns 10 govern us uWl
proceedings +; aud may appoint its own officers, and
committees. ulEcss OtIeIwIse provided by ordinance
a minority of tue members of each branch shall he
nnn,im ,r In. transaction OF business, but less
ay compel lie O absent members under such
clS onib.c penalty as they link til 10 impose -
NCcpt as aforesaid der, IeSO utuH or decision OIL
ci;Iuf b. Shall be of any validity, unl CoACurlcu III
No money shalt be appropriated from the Treasury Of
said cly no debt contracted auhuliLcd; no contract
rncl ed Into OF auhprizcd behalf said city nor sa
any ordinance he ass,d uncss twOthi us OF Inc MChi1
be- III cacl each branch when the question IS put shall
Concur c ei o. unless me sane be CONCUR cd a. I%9
days. by a majority OF The members present Wien Tic
Tnc MAYOR Of said cit, SHALL wlcm present, preside at
tic meetings the iiis btanCh but shalt not vote on any
quest but unless There be lie, wien lie shall gave Tie
The Council OF said city Shall huve authority 20 provide
lied voters Of Said city or Otherwise, such officers
Shall he necessary proper 10 carry into full effect any
city or any officer heco' il the Council, and by o'd-
Ogrant 10 such oEcers The powers OF pro
rcI r tile purpose alove netiOned 10 define their uli-
lies aud the performance the col ~ reasonable Pc
naltes; Icius OF Office not to exceed three years.
r any al file occrs appointed elected bunls
writings shall be 'cecd requisite 10 ensure Inc
pUpcr Performance OF their several duties All officers
SO apr clcd may be removed from Office at the
pe,sic u the Council. PUvi':rd that tho Mayor, Ser
geaml Clerk the City, Treasurer Street Commissioner
Whar! NJ shalt be eected by tile qualified voters
of said city, and the Aldermen oil the several Wards oy
the resident voters thereof 81. TIE.. # .E .
re Council said Gil shall lave authority TO borrow
money the name AMI Or the use 0i said ully ana CJ
ycY, nOTJEIsC pledge any vi the pubic property anu
revenues said city the redemption oil such loans and
Iyci Tue interest te con, but SO as not 10 I'M
esi and such loans pa any bond or Ger tlhGae
OF Loan city, sold by tI cctlun OF the Council, shall
be valid, notwithstanding interest be reserved or taken
tho al higher rate Than siN per cenun per annun
So much The acts OF the General Assembly heretofore
passed inconsistent it'll his act is Hereby repealed
a. n Imccting OF the Council OF the city or Wheel
ing held "S.h December, 1865: MI Lamb from the sre
subcommittee amendments 10 the city caTer report
1886 winch beng laid the table aud ordered
10 bc published ad submitted the voters at tue election
to lie held on saturday she 7t day OF january. 1854.
s hill to anenI the act passed lfarch 1896, eiutlcn
Act 10 incorporate the city oil Wheeling III OHIO
BE IL eaaeie, That Inc 32d Section of the aet passed
Mae II. 1885, entitled an act TO Incorporate the CITY
Of Wheeling in hiO county, shall he and the same is
hereby repealed AMI that in lieu ereoI the council o.
aid city shall hoI levy and cO!lecH annual
tax On all The calGState and tlllbcs within Tie bounds
Of Sui city WITHOUT exceptions Provided that s. eli tax
shall not i'll exceed the sum OF hty cents on each
tuabe aud fifty cents every hundred dollars OF the
value OF said real estate Aud Tor the purpose OF asCer
tanning such value, tho Council sinai! annually apOlh
Que Assessor eacIi Ward, which Assessors Shall be
frccholdc, in city, and shall be inpaTli1ll
aud faithfully to MAKE such! 9rIIasement.
desc 49, GEO w, SIHHIS. GIsr6
MERIHANlS'& MECHANICS BANK,
WHEELING. De,ember20, 1853
Ell ECTION-A eeably to the charter an election Tor
six Directors this Hank will he held at the banking
'"J Je nTplS y - "' s. BRADY Cashier.