The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-31
WEST YIRGINIA:

1 A I a meeting Of the Council 81 tlip
/ "a Town 81 Point Pleasant, Ia n 6b
County, held on the 2gd day 81 1ii,ch.
1885, at the Mayors Office 10 said town:
Change of Corporate Limits.
This day Z. Scion, John G. gtortz,
j. W. Bryan, Baptiste Gilmore, 4. +.
lMcCoyn aud I. stribling, six freehold.
ems residing in this town, fled their be.
titiOn with the Council praying for a
change in the corporate limits 81 said
town by including additional territory
within said limits, accompanied with a
survey aud plat Of the proposed change,
showing the metes and bounds thereof
as follows Beginning at a point on the
Kanawha river where a stake Is called
for corner TO the lands Of q. O. Miller
and Samuel Thomas, thence with divis.
ion line Of said Miller and Thomas. n.
20 49, east 20i poles % links 10 stake,
thence by same course S. poles 4 links
to stake corner to lands OiC. c. Miller,
Samuel Thomas and j. D. McCulloch.
thence n, So W 297 poles to stake on
South side OF Clarksburg road, thence
crossing lands Of II. j. Fisher, n. 7O' W.
80 poles y links TO stake on south side
Of road, thence y. 80 SOt W. "a poles to
large cedar tree on Hill side, thence N.
20' l5f l.. 12l poles 10 chestnut oak ON
hill side, thence n. $50 3V Z. 1874 poles
ii links 10 small black oak on tor Of
ridge on lands Of g. Eastman, thence
N. TS S0 w. passing top Of river bank
Ut lBS poles, in all 40 poles 70 Ohio and
West Virginia State line, thence with
said State line by meandering OF Ohio
river 40 poles to a pOiut opposite the
center Of Kanawha river, thence cross.
ing tile Ohio river and up the center Of
kanawha river passing the West Yir.
gihia shore Of The Ohio river ii il08 feet,
thence by same coufse, via. center OF
kanaWhRFiyer sos poles to point 1pp6s.
ite division line OF q. c. Miller and Sam
uel ThOmas, thence n. 2O' 45t u. S2j feet
to place OF beginning.
Therefore, on motion Of u. W. P0lsley,
II is ordered that vote Of the qualified
voters residing in the corporate limits Of
the town Of Point Pleasant, in Mason
county, be taken upon said proposed
change, Mt the Court House Of Mason
county, in said town, on Saturday,
The Eth Day Of April, 1856, and
that vote Of all the qualified voters re-
siding on said proposed additional terri
tory, and OF all such voters owning any
part Of such territory, whether they re-.
side thereon or not, be taken upon said
proposed change, at Ellinipsico School
House, Sub.District No. I, OF Lewis Dis
triCt, on said proposed additional terri.
tory, on the same day, tO.wit: SalIr.
The 18th Day Of April, 1856.
The ballots east on said question shall
have written or printed ON them the
words "Fof change Of corporate limits
or Against change OF corporate limits"
as the voter may choose.
1t is further ordered that VI. NJ. Laid
ley, j. W. Bryan aud J. Il. Stone, be
and they are here appointed Commits.
sioners to hold and superintend said
election at said Court House in said
town, and that q. G Bower, j. NJ. Ad.
kins and Rankin Wiley, Jr., be and they
are hereby appointed Commissioners to
mold and superintend said election ut
EllinipsiCo School House, Sub. District,
No. Z, ri Lewis District, on said prOpos.
ed additional territory, and in case they
or any Of them refuse or fail to act as
such commissioners, then the qualified
voters present at either OF said places
shall choose other commissioners to net
in the room and stead Of such rs refuse
or fail to act.
1t is further ordered that this order be
published for four successive weeks in
the WEEKLY REGISTER and Jlmkiy Ga.
;eite, newspapers published IN said town.
Copy Teste:
JOHN Z. BELLER,
march 24-iw. Recorder.