Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-05
An Act
An AcC --..
To amend the Charter Of the City Of Wheeling.

To amend the Charter Of the City Of Wheeling.
Amer e fourth Monday OF January 1854 the Council oI
the city Wheeling shall consist oil two branches, 10 be
called the first aud second branches
Tho first branch shall consist OF 10 members, qualified
according The laws now N force in respect to the q"aii-
tcaton OF members OF the Council Of said CITY.
The branch shall divine itself By lot into three
classes OF five members caCh.
AT sucn in the month OF January next and under
such eguur the Council oil saIh city shall prescribe
the qualified according to the existing law TO vote
members OF the COUNCIL Oi said city shall proceed 10
eject said first branChi OF whom the st
class shall hold their uIccs Tor ono yeaL and until their
be elected and qunedi the 2d class for Two
years. and until be elected and qLe'
and the I'D class Tor three years. anu until their SUCCESSORS
he elected and qualified. ..
by the oil AaidCty at such time and under such
regulations as the Council OF SAID CITY sinai m Ee
members Tor said first branch TO take the place oil the
hod their Offices for tec ycArs, and Until thclr
| successors be elected and qualified.
AT every election members OF the first branch e1C
pei voting ali his vote for the who numher OF
members to be elected, but II lore than one nun OF he
persons for by any voter be residents Of one AID
the Of said cy such vote shall not be cuuned
The persons wlU at such elections receive the highest
nunbc VI votes stall, duly qualified, be considered
cleo ell members vi said first branch
The second branch snail CONSIST vi not less Than IL nor
more than 81 members, be uppOrtlOed among the seve
Of said city, and elected Annually by The voteis
thereof, according To the acts oil Assembly now IN IOce
respecting the superintendent and election O members o
Each bIamch shall he judge OF tho election q,aca
ton members O its own body; and the second branch
Judge Ol Inc CcCtlUn aud qualification o all OIL
be elected by tho voters Ol said CITY except mem
bcrs Of tic ii, ST b. unCl.
VI
more Ecrs's receive equal number oil rU:cs, SO that
Tic proper number vi ncmucrs he not elected the mem
bIaC actually elected shall decide bctwccn
per cti and when any vacancy Shall occur u
cIller brauci cniaiuIIG members thereof shall till
s vacancy by tie appointment OF some qualified lei son
to nod the oIliCc for The mncXnIcd Term thereof
E"Cu branch may lclIuNr OF cNpe any heinbcr OF us
own bUdyi provided that Two thirds OF U the members
of it brat Ch CUnCur IicIcl
Each may adopt Or itself, and enforce proper
+. les OF order and other regulations 10 govclnns own
| proceedings aud may ap'Oi"t It's own officers, ana
committees. uIcss otherwise provided ny ofuhahcc o'
"A majority Of tic nlcmbcrs each branch shall he
quorum vi business. but less Number
may compel Inc attendance Of absent members under such
Except as csad order, resolution or decision Of
either br0ncn su be O any validity, u" coEcurtcd III
No money shall appropriated from the Treasury Of
said city; debt or authorized no CONTACT
any ordnance be passed um css tw0it DIS OF the MEM
be pi each branch when the question is put shall
concur Ic unless Tie Same be CONCUR cd IN at two
meetings Ui each btanCh held on uilelcht
day, by IL majority OF the members present when the
Tnc Mayor OF said city SHALL when present. preside at
The meetings OF the fist umCh, but shall not vote on any
quest but unless ticre be tic, WHEN lie shall give The
Th Of said city shall have authority 10 provide
by ordinance the appointment OF eeclOh by Inc quar-
lied OF said city or Otherwise oil such officers as
shall necessary proper to carry into tu effect any
pow isctium which OF shall lie vested IN >ld
city any officer thereof IL the Council, and by Oidl-
giant to such officers the powers o. Pro
per t., tic purpose nenlIOmed to define tlcir du-
Ties and enO'cc the performance the col az reasonable pc
nacs fix their Office /" exceed three years.
be their compensate aud require AMI tahc 81 all
writings shall be deemed requisite 10 ensure the
proper rerOI their several duties All officers
elected may be removed rom office ut the
pleasure Of the Council. Provided, that the Mayor Scr
.eanI CrIk the City, Treasurer Street Commissioner
Wharf NJ shall be elected by tic qualified voters
said city, ami tic Aldermen oil the several wards ny
the resident voters thereof. .......
The Council said shall have authority 10 borrow
money III AMI for the OF said uity, and to COLI
vcy, mortgage pledge any Of the public prOpcrt! and
cyrmes ri said city redemption OF such loans and
payment OF tue interest the eon but SO as no! to I'M
liens; aud such loans and any bond or ce'tltcatc
OF city, sold by direction OF the Council, shall
be valid Notwithstanding interest be reserved or taken
the higher rate Than six per Cenum per aInulIl
tile acts OF the General Assembly heretofore
passed is inconsistent it'll his act as hereby repealed
"a II meeting OF the Council OF the city OF Wheel
ing, held ISL December 1858; Mr. Lamb from tic Spc
caI committee amendments 10 the city Charter, report
ed tho folio TO the act passed March ii.
1885, ch being ii. laid o. the table ami ordered
TO he ub shed and submitted 10 The voters at the election
to he he'd OH Saturday the 9TH day OI January 1911
bill to amend the passed March H. 1896, entitled
''in Nct TO incorporate tho city OF Wheeling, in Ohio
Be II enacted That the 33l Section of the passed
March 1895 entitled "An act 10 Incorporate the city
OF Whcen: in chic county, Shall be and the same is
hereby repealed And that in lieu tereo: the coamcll OF
said CITY Shall have author to levy and collect an annual
tax ON all the tiihables within the bounds
OF said city without exceptions Provided that such tax
shall any yea exceed the SUM OF fifty cents on each
titIabie and fifty every hundred dollars OF the
tanning such value Council shall annually appoint
ore from Ward, which Assessors shall be
sad city, and shall be sworn impartial!
and faithfully TO make such onrIaiSememi; -,
dc3O GEO w SIGHTS. Clerk
NIERCmANIS' & VI EuhANICS' BANk,l
WHEELING, December 30. 1853
ELECTTONA gTeeaby to the charter, all election tor
six Directors for this Bank will be held at the banking
'p Ie sT"'' VI AZ - ''' S.BRADY, Cashier.