The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-01-22
Proposed City Charter!
Bill to Amend and Re-enact and to Reduce
into one the Several Acts Incorporating
the Town of Clarksburg. in the County OF
Harrison, Defining the Powers thereof and
Describing the Limits of said Town.


scr, city collector and treasurer. city
surveyor and city clerk of said city who
at the time Of their election or appoint
ment shall be entitled to vote for the
members of its common council The
city attorney. city physician and city
surveyor shall be appointed by the COM
mon council to hold their respective Of
fees for term of one year from the
third Monday in April or until their
successors shall have been appointed
and qualified.
8. Or the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in April. 1895. and on said day
of every succeeding year there shall be
elected by the qualified voters of said
city mayor, chief of police, superin-
tendeut OF streets aud water works, as
SCISSOR, city collector and treasurer and
city clerk who shall hold their respective
Office for one year and until their sue
cessors shall be elected and qualified.
o On the same day first mentioned
in the preceding section two members
of the council shall be elected In each
ward in said city, who shall reside in
the ward for which they are elected.
and the candidate rceIving the highest
number of votes shall be elected for two
years from the third Monday in April
succeeding his election, and thecandi-
date receiving the next highest number
Of votes shall be elected for one year
from the third Monday in April sue
eeeding his election. and on the same
day Of each Succeeding year one meme
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each vard N sid city. whose term Of
ONCE shall be for two years nom the
third Monday in April succeeding his
election, and until his successor shall
be elected and qualified.
Each ward shall constitute an election
precinct, and the council shall establish
voting place in each, and the election
of councilmen shall be by wards. No
voter shall be entitled to vote at any
city election except in the ward In
which he resides. and if any voter shall
vote for any person for councilmen, who
is not resident of the ward in which
he is voted for, such vote or votes shall
not be counted for such person or per-
sons.
10. Every male person residing in said
city shall be entitled to vote for ali Of
ticers elected under this act; but no per-
son who is minor or of unsound mind.
or pauper, or who is under convic-
tion of treason. felony or bribery in an
election; or who has not been resident
of this State for one year, and Of tine
city of Clarksburg for six months. and
is not 5oaa Jste resident of the ward in
which he offers to vote, or who has not
been assessed with corporation taxes in
the last preceding year, or who has not
paid the same. shall be permitted to
vote at any election under this act while
such disability continues. Provided,
this section shall not apply to persons
who have been residents of the State.
city and ward the time above prescrib-
ed and are otherwise qualified voters Of
said city, but have not paid nor been
assessed with city taxes by reason of
having become residents of the city af-
ter the laying of the city levy and as
sessment.
IL. In all elections by the people the
mode of voting shall be by ballot !; but
the voter shall be left free to vote by
open, sealed or secret ballot as he may
elect. The elections in said city shall
be held and conducted and the result
thereof certified returned and finally
determined under the laws in force in
this State, relating to general elections.
on the 10th day of March. 1891. The
corporate authorities of said city shall
perform the duties in relation to such
election required by general law of
county courts and officers on March
10th. 1891, and the provision of chapter
8, of the code of West Virginia, in effect
on that date concerning elections by
the people shall govern such elections
and be applicable thereto. and the PEN
Alties therein prescribed for ofenses re-
latine to elections shall be enforced
against the offenders at such corporate
elections and said act shall have the
same force and effect as II it were speci-
ally applicable to such corporate cleo
tons
IL. Whenever two or more persons
shall receive an equal number of votes
for councilmen the persons under whose
supervision the election is held shall
decide which Of them shall be returned
as elected, and shall make return ac-
coryIinsiy. and IN case Of any officer
elected By the voters of the city, such