The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-03-06

ulaue 10 Tue legislature OF W est VIZ
ginia for the creation of new
county, to be called the county oil
Augusta, of the territory of Marion,
Monongalia and Wetzel counties.
and
WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as
to whether the proposed boundaries
of the said new county include an
area of as much as 400 square miles
and also whether by the formation
of said new county as proposed the
counties of Marion, Monongalia and
Wetzel, or any or either of them,
will be reduced in area below 400
square miles; and
WHEREAS, 1t is important that the
legislature should have accurate in
formation upon these questions be
fore acting upon the application for
the creation of said new county
finally;
Therefore. Be it enacted BY the
legislature of West Virginia:
/. That Thomas +. Barrett and
A. b. Fleming, of Marion county.
George c. Sturgiss of Monongalia
county, and T. F. Jacobs, of Wetzel
county be and they are hereby APP
pointed and constituted commission
to have the exterior boundary lines
of each of the said counties of Mar
ion, Monongalia and Wetzel survey
ed, and the area of each of said
counties calculated and ascertained:
and also to have the boundaries of
the proposed new county of Augusta
surveyed as set forth and described
in House bill No. SO now pending in
the house of delegates of West Vir-
ginia, and the area of said new
county within said boundaries cal
cnlated and ascertained, and if it
shall be ascertained by said survey
ing and calculation, that the area of
any or either of the said counties of
Marion, Monongalia or Wetzel will
be reduced below 400 square miles
by the formation of said county of
Augusta as contained in said pro
posed boundaries that said new
county can be formed without re-
ducing the area of any of the said
counties below 400 square miles by
changing the boundaries of said new
county, the said commissioners are
authorized to change the boundaries
of said new county so as to avoid
reducing the area of either of the
other of said counties below 400
square miles, and to survey such
changed boundaries and calculate
and ascertain the area of said new
county according to such changed
boundaries.
2. If any Of such commissioners
decline or fail to act as such. the
powers thereby conferred may be
exercised by the remaining com
missioners, and if all decline or fail
to act except one, such one shall
have full power and authority to
carry out the provisions of this act.
3. The said commissioners. or
those of them who shall act here
under, shall employ one or more
competent engineers or surveyors to
do the surveying authorized to be
done under this act, together with
such assistance as may be neces-
sary, and the engineer or engineers.
or surveyor or surveyors, so en-
ployed shall proceed as expeditions
ly as possible to do the surveying
required by this act, and to ealcu-
late and ascertain the areas above
mentioned. and shall make a cor
rect map of the said three counties
of Marion, Monongalia and Wetzel,
and show thereon the boundaries
and location of the proposed new
county as surveyed, and shall also
make a report to said commissioners
of the surveying done and of the cal
culation of said areas. And that as
soon as said word is completed and
maps and reports made to the salts
faction of said commissioners shall |
file the same in the office of the sec
rotary of the state of West Virginia,
for the use of the Legislature.
4. No engineer or surveyor shall
be employed upon said work, who is
a resident of either of the counties
of Marion, Monongalia or Wetzel,
or who is in any way interested in
said counties. The said commits
sioners shall meet for the purpose of
said work within thirty
days after the passage of this act,
at such time and place as shall be
appointed by the said Thomas f.
Barrett, and the said Barrett shall
give to each of the other commits
sioners at least fifteen days notice
Of the time and place of such meet
ing. The said commissioners shall
be allowed s. per day for their
services hereunder for every day
they may be necessarily employed.
The expenses incurred under the
provisions of this act, including the
compensation of said commissioners,
shall be as follows: One-fourth by
each of the counties of Marion, Mon
ongalia and Wetzel, and one-fourth
by the persons applying for the
creation of said new county of Au-
gusta, which latter fourth shall be
paid, or secured to be paid, before
any surveying is begun under this
act, and upon estimate to be made
in advance by said commissioners,
and in case the amount so estimated
shall afterwards prove to be made
luate, the work shall not proceed :
further until one-fourth of the adj
litional expense shall be paid, or
secured to be. Maid hu said an,,E |