The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-10-16
PE1IIION
For an ADscndDeeRtto The
Charter Of the To1cle
Of WIeSto7e.

CnAi3cF QT Tue IOtci1
Of HeSto1.
West Virginia:
At u Circuit. Court continued
and held for the county ofLewis,at
the Court House thereof, on Fri
day, September Sd, 1850.
]. NJ. Bennett, George G. Danser,
Thomas a. Edwards, George Ross
and William L Huntington, WHO
are irec.hollcrs and residents Of
the town Of Weston, in this cuun-
IT,, desiring to have the charter Of
the suid town Of Weston altered,
changed and amended; and to eE-
feet, such purpose as is authorized
by an act of the Legislature Of the
State ofEVcst Virginia, passed Feb
ruAry 2Sth, 1877, entitled "!!n act
providing for altering, changing Or
amending the charter Of any city.
town or village in this State con
tanning a population ofless Than
two thousand" this day filed their
petition in the words and figures
following:
70 hr Honorable join Bropaon, Judge
etMc L'iirca.t Court Of Aetcis GOan-
y:
We respectfully ask the adoption
OF the annexed cllartor as mn
amendment TO the charter Of tile
town of.Wcston, and We declare
ourselves citizens, taxpayers and
frcc.l.olders Of said town:
All taxes levied or assessed on
property, real, personal or mixed,
or on licenses, Shall be equal and
uniform in the rate per cent on the
assessed value OF property, never
thelGss there may be a higher rate
on the property in one ward than
OH the property Of another, to the
end that Il tax may be imposed on
each ward sufficient to pay the es-
timatcd lawful expenditures therein
during tho fiscal year for which tile
levy is made; but OH licenses the
tax in each ward sllpll be uniform,
so that the privilege 10 be exercised
Hereunder Shall be taxed al the
same rate, whether granted, or the
privileges be exercised in one ward
or another,
All the moneys arising from lax.
alton on property within any ward
may be expended therein for open
ing streets and alleys, and for re-
pairing lie same, including herein
the making Of sidewalks, pave
mcnts and crossings; but said
money arising as aforesaid from
taxation on property in one ward
shall not be used or expended for
such purposes in any other ward:
And saidtaxes shall constitute n
Ward Fund.- and eachwarl shall
have a separate fund.
All other taxes OH bank corpora
tions, railroad corporations, andon.
Nllotllcr corporations, OF OH any.
hareslofcitlier, license taxes, fines,
forfeiturcs #antl=aniprceMentS, cdpi.i
=tution5t taxes, taxes oil dogs, fees of
=weigll-lnnstrrlrc d#intcreston
=stock=0r=otller. iryestments@SlAll#
z7ConstitWtoQ General Fund. -
#0uLof the General Funtl#tllere
shall he pad The annual interest
and sinking fund on The town debt,
and when payable, tile debt itself,
also II just charge for the assess
nent and collection Of said taxes,
not exceeding for collection the
compensation lixcsl by the code Of
West Virginia, ifthcrc be amy sur
plus of the General Fund after de-
lraying tie specified cxpcnSeS,such
surplus shall be paid over to tho
Ward Fund in equal amounts 10
each ward.
All charges upon the town Of
Weston shall be paid upon drafts
drawn by previous order Of the
Council by such officer MS may be
directed by the Council to issue the
same. All such drafts shall state
the authority by which it was
drawn; the services performed cn.
titling the party to the draft; and
the fund upon which it is drawn
and unless so specified the draft
shall not be paid, and if paid, shall
not be allowed by the Commission
crs, who by law are required to
settle their accounts, us Il payment
by the Council, or any officer up
pointed by the Council of the said
town Of Weston.
The mayor Of said town and
every councilman, and every oil
Ger appointed by such council, who
have received any money, applica-
bic and properly belonging tc
either Of said funds, shall appear
and upon oath declare the true
state Of his accounts, collected OF
received by him or them, before thu
commissioners of the County and
Circuit Court appointed by law tc
settle their accounts.
All settlements with sail town
shall be madc within onr montl
prIr to the annual election Of tht
officers Of said town, but upon 81
failure within said time to make
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