The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-22

I ing passed by that body, which was
taken up on motion of Mr.. Lamb, who
moved that it be put upon its passage.
He said that it provided for an election
to be held next Monday, and il it were
passed at all, it was desirable to have
it passed at once. He was not the pa
tron OF the bill, but he understood
was acceptable to all parties.
Mr.. Foreman said he was not prepar-
ed TO vote on the bill until he looked
into it little.
Mr.. Lightburn said it was evident
that the bill, If it passed in its present
shape, would conflict with the existing
law governing elections. Every white
male citizen would vote under II, wheth-
err qualified according to the registry
laws or not. Therefore he thought the
I bill should be carefully considered.
Mr.. Ferguson moved its reference to
/ the Committee on Counties, Towns, &c.
Mr.. Lamb opposed the motion, which
If adopted, he said, would destroy the
bill.
The motion to refer was agreed to.
The following is the bill referred TO in
/ the foregoing, as it was passed by the
/ Senate and sent up to the House. We
/ print it on account of its local interest.
/ EDS.
/ A BILL TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTH WHEELING.
Be 1t enacted By the Legislature Of West
! Virginia.
| /. The sixth and eighth sections of
an Act passed February twenty-eighth,
| eighteen hundred and sixty six, by the
1 Legislature of West Virginia, entitled
IAN Act to incorporate the town of St.
| Mary's, in the county of Wood, and for
| other purposes" Is hereby amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
| 6. That for the better government and
well ordering of the affairs of said town,
| it shall be lawful tor every white male
| inhabitant of the age of twenty-one
years and upwards, who shall be
u citizen of this State, and have re-
sided in said town six months next
preceding an election, and shall have
been assessed and paid tax, to meet at
| some convenient place in said town, on
the fourth Monday in January, 1867,
and annually thereafter, then and there
| nominate and elect by ballot seven fit
and able men, being freeholders, to
serve as trustees thereof, whose authOri-
/ ty shall continue until the fourth Mon
I day in January in each succeeding
| year, until others shall have been quail
fled in their stead, and no longer, I'M
| less reelected provided, however, that
unless he shall have resided for at least
one year previous to his election, and
shall have been born in one of the
United States, or shall have become a
citizen by conformity to the naturali-
cation laws of the United States. And
until said first election to be held in
January as aforesaid, Stephen Water
house, VIM. G. Handlun, William
Turner, Charles Landkrome, AleXan-
der Carson, II. Hardenstine and George
Goldman, be and are hereby appointed
trustees of said town, and shall hold
their office until their successors shall
have been elected as heretofore prOvid-
ed. The said first election shall be SUI
perintended by the trustees herein APP
pointed, and at all elections thereafter
by the trustees for the time being, at
such place as they may appoint and
days previous to holding said election,
which advertisement is not to apply to
I the first election. The board OF truss
tees herein appointed shall, within
thirty days after their appoint
ment, take the several oathS required
by law before n Justice OF the county
OF Ohio, and each and every succeeding
board OF trustees shall be qualified to
their office by the presiding officer of
the board of trustees for the time being.
s. 1t shall be lawful for the trustees
of the town OF South Wheeling to levy
and collect an annual tax, not exceed
ing, in any one year, one dollar on
every tithable living in said town, and
AN annual tax of fifty cents on every
hundred dollars assessed value of the
taxable property therein.
Gen. Harris moved that Mr.. \ rm-
strong, of Marshall, and Mr.. Foreman,
of Tyler. be added to the Special Com
mittee on a State Geological Survey.
Agreed to.
on motion OF Mr.. Ferguson, the re-
port of the Committee on revision of
the rules, was taken up, and made the
} order of the day for Friday next.
Mr.. Beeson, by leave, introduced a
bill to incorporate the town of Pal
atine, in Marion county.
Mr.. Billmyer, by leave, introduced a
bill to re-enact the charter of the town
of Shepherdstown, in Jefferson county.
Mr.. Ferguson called up the adverse
report of the Committee on Roads, &c,
in relation to chartering road from
Boone Court House to Cabell Court
House, and, on his motion, it was re-
committed. He stated that 1t was not
| proposed to ask for any appropriation,
in this case. All that was asked for
was the authority to make the road.
Mr.. Hoffman, by leave, introduced a
bill to regulate the charges for legal
publications., and other legal proceed
ings. Referred TO the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Williamson, by leave, intro
duced a bill to repeal the charter of the
Laurel Fork and Sand Hill Railroad.
Mr.. Billmyer moved that the Ser
geant-at-Arms be requested to report
TO the House the names of the members
who did, and who did not receive post
age stamps, under the resolution of the
House. Agreed to-
Mr.. Williamson, by leave, introduce
ed bill to amend the act of March,
1866, amendatory of the corporation
law.
Upon motion of the same gentleman,
the bill locating the county seat of CAL
houn at Simon p. Stump's farm, was
taken up and passed, under a Suspen-
sion of the rules.
The following resolutions of inquiry
We're offered and adopted
BY Mr.. Bowyer: Instructing the
Judiciary committee to inquire into the
eXpedieucy of reducing the terms of the
Circuit Court from four to three terms Il
year.
By Mr.. Foreman: Directing the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire into the
expedieucy of repeating the act passed
Dec. ., 1868, providing for the apprais-
ment of certain property.
BY Mr.. Ferguson: Directing the Ju-
dietary Committee to consider the ex-
| pedieucy of reporting bill for more
speedy and effectual settlement of con-
tlicting claims for land.
By Mr.. Carroll: Instructing the
Committee on Taxation, DC, to inquire
into the eXpediency of amending see
ton of the act of last session provi-
I ding for a revaluution of real estate,
By Mr.. Spencer: Directing the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire into the
expediency of changing the time of
holding township elections from the
fourth Thursday of May to the fourth
I Thursday OF April, as formerly.
/ By Mr.. Coli: Instructing the Judi
ciary Committee to examine and repor,
what legislation, if any, is necessary
. to