The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-01-22
FRIDAY. Jan. 90, 1897.
City Charter.
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without the affirmative vote of at least
six councilmen, entered OF record, in
each case. No such licenses shall be
granted until after the first election OF
councilmen under this act.
& DOCKET.
80. A book, we'll bound and indexed,
to be denominated the docket" shall
be kept in the Office of the mayor, in
which shall be noted each case brought
before or trial by him, together with
the proceedings therein, including u
statement of the complaint the sum-
mons. the return, theiac Of appearance
or non-appearance. the defense, the
judgment, the costs. and in case the
judgment be one of conviction, the act
ion taken to enforce the same. The
record OF eacn case shall be signed by
the mayor, and the original papers
thereof. if no appeal be taken, shall be
kept together and preserved in his
office.
81. The council shall cause to be
made up annually and spread upon its
minute book an accurate estimate OF oil
sums which are or may become lawfully
chargeable against the city, and which
ought to be paid within one year; and
it shall order al levy of SO much as will
in its judgment be necessary to pay the
same. Such levy shall be upon all tith-
ables and upon all real and personal
! property therein subject to State and
county taxes, including poll tax Of
one dollar upon each male resident Of
SAID corporation over 81 years of age.
Provided that such levy does not ex-
coed one dollar on each tithable and one
dollar on every one hundred dollars of
the ascertained value of such property.
At least once in each year the council
shall cause to be made up and pub
lished in one or more newspapers of the
city statement of the revenue received
from the different sources, aud of the
expenditures upon the different ac-
counts for the preceding year or por-
ton of the year as the case may be.
80. 1t shall be the duty of the assessor
to make an assessment of the property
within the city subject to taxation, sub
stantially in the manner and form in
which assessments are made by the as
SCISSOR of the county, and return the
same to the council on or before the Let
day of June in each year, and for this
purpose he shall have all the powers
conferred by law on county assessors.
He shall list the number of dogs in the
city and the numes of persons owning
the same, which list shall be returned
to the council. tSee chapter 30. section
100. code of West Virginia,) In order
to aid the said council in ascertaining
the property and tithables subject to
taxation by said city, the assessor OF
said city shall have access to all books
and public records OF Harrison county
without expense to said city or assessor,
aud he shall also have the same power
and besubiect to the same penalties in
ascertaining and assessing the property
and subjects OF taxation in said city as
IRE granted and imposed upon the
county assessors throughout the State
by general law, and the council shall
also have authority to prescribe by or
dinance such other rules aud regula-
tons as may be necessary to enable and
to require such assessor to ascertain and