Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-03-04
MOUSE BTLL NO. 100.
Passed, February ssth, 1891.

L, Is, 10, 80 aud 80, Of an Act passed on
the enty-fourth day of February, 1872,
entitled, AN Act to amend and re-enact
the charter Of the town of Charlestown,
in the county of Jeflerson," and adding
thereto an additional section numbered
"43."
january y, 1891 By Mr. Gibson. Jan
uary y. referred 10 Committee on Counties,
Districts and Municipal Corporations. Re
ported back TO pass. February ,, read first
time aud ordered 10 second reading
BE il enacted by the Legislature oil west
Virginia;
]. That sections ,, 3, /, 5,6,7 S. II, l6,
Il. Is. 10, 33 and IS of an Act passed on the
twenty fourth day of February, 1872, en-
utled. "An Act u amend and re enact the
charter of the town of CnarleStown, in The
county of jefferson" be aad are amended
aud re-enacted aud that one additional see
ton numbered -, be aud is added thereto,
so as TO read rs follows:
>. The municipal authorities of said town
SHAH be a mayor, aud two councilmen from
each ward, who together shall be common
council
3. The mayor and c0uncilmen, so soon rs
they have been elected and qualified, as here
I'm provided shall be a body polite and cor
porate by the name of The corporation Of
Charlestown" and shall have perpetual sue
cession and a common seal and by that
name may sue and be sue O., plead and be-
implicated. contract and be contracted with
aud may purchase aud hold real estate and
other property necessary, the better to ena-
BILE them % discharge their duties, and need
ful for the good order, government aud vel
fare of said corporation.
4 An the corporate powers of the said
Town shall be exercised by the said council.
or under their authority, except when 9th
erwise provided.
> The mayor shall b elected by the quail
fled voters of said corporation; and the
councilmen by the qualified voters Of each
ward
6. Their Term Of Office shall be, Except
when 10 fill vacancies) for TWO years. and
until their successors are elected and quail
fled rs hereinafter provided; except that at
the election u be held on the fourth Thurs
dav IN Nav 1892, there shall be elected from
each ward TWO councimen, one of whom
for one wear; the terra of Office of said cOun-
cilmen to be determined by lot at the first
meeting of the council held after such cleo
ton in 1892 Annually thereafter on the
fourth Thursday in May, there shall be
elected one couucilmen from each ward.
he Mayor shall be elected on the fourth
Thursday in May, 1892, and every two years
thereafter on such Thursday.
T. The mayor and councilmen must be at
the time Of their election, aud during their
term of Office owners in fee OF real estate in
said corporation Of the value of TWO hun
dred and fifty dollars over and above all in
cumberances thereon, and be entitled to vote
f1r members of Its common council.
S. The said town shall consist of three
wards located and bounded as follows: the
first ward shall include all the territory with
lu the corporate limits lying north OF Wash
iugton street aid Summit Point road and
west of George street the second ward all
therritory lying south OF Washington Street
and Summit Point road and west of
George street; the third war. all the
territory within said corporate limits lying
east of George street. Elections in said cor
poration under this act shall be held on the
fourth Thursday in May, 1892 aud annually
thereafter on such Thursday, and shah be
under the supervision OF three inspectors at
each election precinct in said town, who are
TO be appointed by the council, and who
shall be governed by such rules and regua-
tious rs the council may prescribe The
council shall select and designate the voting
place in each ward of said town.
@. A. soon as the result of such election for
-.
the inspectors Of election shall sign Ger
ufcMe containing complete returns of the
polls taken at their place Of voting, for all
of. said offices, and shall inclose the certifi-
cate, in AN envelope, wIich shall be sealed
up and endorsed by each of such inspectors.
The inspectors or one of them, shall within
three DAYS after the day on which such cleo
ton was held, deliver said certificates to the
mayor OF said town NJ the Gext meeting Of
The council thereafter the mayor shall pre-
sent such certificates 10 the council, who
shall examine the same and ascertain the
true result OF such election in said town and
the persons respectively appearing to have
received the highest number of votes for the
several offices mentioned i'm this section shall
be declared elected and q certificate thereof
signed by The mayor shall be granted to the
persons collected.
II. An vacancies occurring, from any
cause in any Office provided for in this act,
shall be flied by appointment by the coun-
cil for The unexpircd term, but in case of q
councilman, such appointment shall be made
only of a resident of the ward in which such
vacancy has occurred aud such appointees
shall be otherwise qualified as required by
this act.
IS There shall be one or more sergeants,
q clerk, a treasurer aud assessor and three
commissioner, of roads. streets and alleys Of
said town. who shall be appointed by the
council thereof, and hold Office during the
pleasure of said council The duties Of
clerk. treasurer and assessor NAV be dis
charged 10y the same person, or otherwise
us the council may from time 10 time deter
mine. but no member of the council shall
hold any OF said Offices
Il The MAYOR and councimeu, and all
officers herein provided tor, shall each. be-
fore entering upon the duties Of his Office,
and within ten DAYS of the time of his cleo
ton or appointment. take and subscribe an
oath 10 faithfully and impartially discharge
the duties of his office. and the oath to sup
port the constitution of the United States,
and the constitution Of the State of West
Virginia. The mayor, having taken such
oath OF affirmation, may administer the same
10 the councilmen and other officers Ger
tificates of said oath~ OF affirmation shall be
recorded I'm the journal of said council. and
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