The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-16
An Act TO Amend the Charter aud
Extend and Prescribe the Limits
Of the CITY Of wheeling.

| Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of West
Virginia:
|. The corporate limits and boundaries
of the city Of Wheeling, in the county
of Ohio, shall be as follows: Beginning
on the east side of the Ohio river at the
Northwest corner Of the Jonathan Zane
survey, in Washington township, Ohio
county, now corner to lands belonging
to the estate of Hugh Nichols, deceased,
and the Wheeling Iron Works Com
PAW. thence with the original Zane
iine-called S. % E.-to the ash
corner OF the Steenrod survey, near
Coal run, thence down Coal run to
Wheeling creek, thence up said creek
to the mouth of Stack Yard hollow,
thence in a direct line southwark to a
douhle locust corner on the top Of the
hill, in the line between the Steenrod
and Reilly estates, thence in a direct
line southwardly to the mouth OF
Georges Branch in Caldwells run,
thence south TO the Ohio and Marshall
county line, and with the same west
wardly to the Ohio and Marshall county
stone, near the river bank, thence cross
in the Ohio river by due west course
to the line between the States OF West
Virginia and Ohio, and with said line
Norlhwar,lly to the North side of Han
over street, in the town OF Martinsville,
or Martins Ferry, Belmont county,
Ohio, thence in direct line and cross
ing the river to the place o, begin.
ming.
= The powers, duties and obligations
Of the municipal authorities of said
city shall be and remain as prescribed
by the laws now in force in relation
thereto, and shall hereafter extend to
and be exercised within the boundaries
specified in section one OF this act, ex-
cept when inconsistent with this act.
3. The money, taxes, real estate,
rights in action, demands and property
of whatever nature, and the papers
documents and records belonging to
the said town of South Wheeling are
hereby transferred to and vested in the
city OF Wheeling, as its successor, as
fully and effectualiy as thew now do in
said town.
4 Until otherwise provided, all that
part of the territory described in the
first section ofthis act which lies within
the township OF Richie, shall he sep
arate ward and he STYLED the Eighth
ward, in which an election shall be
held on the first Monday Of April next,
at such place therein as the Mayor of
said city shall designate, and in the
manner prescribed by the laws and or.
dinanc,s OF the city for similar cleo
tons. At the said time and place there
shall be elected BY the qualified voters
of said township Of Ritchie residing
within said ward, two (2) citizens there
OF to be members of the First Branch
and four (4) citizens thereof to he mem
bers Of the Second Branch of the City
Council, who shall serve until the next
succeeding election in said city for mum.
cipal officers and until their Successors
are elected and qualified; provided,
however, that the candidates receiving
the highest number of votes Tor the
Fist Branch shall serve for an adj
ditional term oftwo years.
5. 1t shall be the duty Of the City
Council at ts first regular meeting after
the passage of this act, or as soon there
after as practicable, to attach the re-
naming part OF said territory not with
in the present wards OF said city, TO
such OF the adjoining wards as the
Council may deem proper, and before
the first day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-thrse, the
Council shall reapportion the represen-
tation among the several wards in the
manner provided ky law; provided the
whole number OF members Of the Sec
ond Branch shall not exceed thirty
| (30); and provided further, that moth
ing herein shall be construed to limit
or restrict the power OF the Council to
re.district said city or change the lines
OF any ward thereof, as now provided
by law.
6. All acts in CONSTANT with this act
are hereby repealed.