The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-03-24
1naAr NOTICES.
WEST VIRGINIA. Il n ii,


\ a meeting Of the Council Of the
IA Town Of Point Pleasant, In Mason
County, held on the nd day Of March.
1885, at The mayors Office in said town:
Change Of Corporate Limits.
This day i. sebon, John @. Stot1.
j. W. Bryan, Baptiste Gilmore, A. 7,
McCOwn and 7. siribIing, six freehold.
crs residing in this town, tiled their pc.
tition with the Council praying fur a
changein the corporate limits 81 said
town by including additional territory
within said limits, accompanied with i
survey and plat Of the proposed change,
SLOWING the Notes and bounds thereof
aS follows Beginning at point on the
kanawha river where a stake Is called
for corner to the lands Of c. O, Miller
and Samuel Thomas, thence with tliyis.
ion line OF said Miller and Thomas, \.
2e' IS east 2Ol poles - links to stake,
thence By same course S. poles 4 links
10 stake corner 10 lands OF q. @. Miller,
Samuel Thomas and ]. D. McCuIloch,
thence n. 5S' W. 2g7 poles to stake on
South side Of Clarksburg road, thence
cruising lands u II. j. Fisher, N. 7O' ".
80 poles ~ links to stake ON south side
Of road, thence n. $40 3O' W. 81 poles to
large cedar tree on hill side, thence u.
20s l5' i. III poles 10 chestnut oak on
hill side, thence n. 2S' SV u. 1874 poles
II links to small black oak on top OF
ridge on lands Of PC. Eastman, thence
n. IS' SV W, passing top Of river bank
" lBS poles, i'll all $40 poles to Ohio and
West Virginia State line, thence with
said State line by meandering Of Ohio
river 40 poles to q point Opposite the
rentero OF kanawha river, thence cross.
Ing the 0lli0 river aud Up the center Of
kanawha river passing the Nest Viz.
GINA shore Of the Ohio river at 100 feet,
thence By same course, via: center Of
kanawha river 500 poles TO point oppos.
lie division line Of &c. Miller and Sam.
uel Thomas, thence N. 90 49, Z. 1926 feet
TO place OF beginning.
Therefore, On motion OF D. W. POlsley,
II is ordered that a 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, at the Court House Of Mason
county, in said town, on Saturday,
the 18th bay 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 Ellinipsiro School
House, Sub. District No. Z, Of Lewis Dis.
trict, on said proposed additional terri.
tory, on the same day, tO.wit Sutur.
the 18th Day Of April, 1856.
The ballots cast on said question shall
have written or printed on them the
words For change Of corporate limits
or Against change Of corporate limits"
US the voter may choose.
II Is further ordered that NJ. NJ. Laid.
ley, J, W Bryan and j. II. Stone, be
and they are here appointed Commits.
sioners to hold and superintend said
election at said Court House in said
town, and that G. G Bowyer, j. NJ. Ad.
kins and Rankin Wiley, Jr., be and they
are hereby appointed Commissioners to
mold and superintend said election at
EllinipsiCo School House, Sub. District,
No. !, Of 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 commissioner 10 act
in the room aud stead Of such as refuse
or fail to act.
1t is further ordered that this order he
published for four successive weeks in
the WEEKLY REGISTER and Weekly Ga
sstIc, newspapers published in said town.
Copy Teste:
JOHN Z. BELLER,
march 24.4w. Recorder.