The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-03-13
Senate Bill No. 1874.
BY MR.. FAST.

BY MR.. FAST.
A Bill to amend and re-enact chap
ter fifty of the Acts of the Legislature
of West Virginia, of one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight, Great
ing the Independent School District
of Morgantown.
February 2, Is97--By Mr.. Fast.
Reference to Committee dispensed
with. Constitutional rule dispensed
with and the bill read first time by
its title and ordered to second read
ing.1
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
West Virginia:
That chapter fifty of the Acts OF
West Virginia of one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight be amended
First-The town of Morgantown
and parts of school districts, contained
within the following boundaries, shall
constitute one independent school dis
trict, to be known as The Morgan
town, School District, to-wit: Begin
ming at Target Rock, large rock in
the Monongahela river below Morgan
town. said Target Rock being nearest
right bank of said river thence n So
degrees Z 293.0S rods to a locust on
the northeast side OF the Collins
Ferry road, opposite the entrance to
a lane leading to o. III. Dille's farm
house: thence S 81 degrees 15' e 1853.
I rods to post on the southeast side
Of the Stewartstown road opposite the
intersection Of lane leading to the
Hoffman farm house and the old and
new Stewartstown roads; thence S SIS
degrees q e 20l.5 rods TO a stone on
the southeast side of Ices Ferry pike,
at its intersection with the old Robin
son road; thence S ii degrees 81 e
219.5 rods TO stone on the southwest
side of The Decker's Creek road, oppo-
site its intersection with the Sturgiss
road; thence S "a degrees IS w 231. 5
rods to large stone on the top Of hill
on land OF George Harner; thence So
degrees % w 223.5 rods TO a stone
on the north side of the Kingwood pike
at its intersection with a lane leading
TO the William Wells farm house;
thence S 81 degrees So w 344 rods to
a stone at the intersection OF the old
Evansville pike with the Morgantown
and Fairmont road; thence N SO de-
grees 25' w 17.8S rods TO sycamore
on the right bank of the Monongahela
river; thence with the shore line of
said river and down same 100 rods TO
a white walnut; thence N So degrees
40' w 30.6 rods crossing aforesaid
river to sycamore on the left bank
near upper end of shelving rocks;
| thence the same course IN So degrees
40 W) continued 37.75 rods to white
oak on top of hill, on the Lowe land;
thence N degrees To- L 304 rods to a
white oak stump on the north side OF
the Morgantown and Fairmont pike
near the head of a rayine west Of the
residence Of the Garrison fam; thence
N degree 3 w III rods to sugar
on the left bank OF the Monongahela
river, near the mouth of small run:
thence N So degrees 92' e Si.5 rods
crossing aforesaid river to Target rock
the place of beginning.
Twenty-Fourth-The provisions of
section Of this Act shall not apply to
the new territory annexed from Grant
district until the people of said Grant
district by majority Of the votes
cast at an election to be held in West
Morgantown within 60 days after this
act takes effect declare in favor there
Of; nor shall the provisions Of section
apply to the new territory annexed
from Morgan district until a majority
of the votes cast In said Morgan dis
trict at an election to be held within
so days after this Act takes effect at
the usual voting places In said district
shall declare in favor thereof; but il
the majority of the votes at the cleo
tion to be held in Grant district be
against the provisions Of section l Of
of this Act, then the boundaries of
the independent district as to Grant
dis trict shall be as the same has
heretofore existed, and if majority of
the votes at the election to be held in
Morgan district be against the provis-
the boundaries of the independent dis
trict as to Morgan district shall be as
the same have heretofore existed.
Twenty -sixth-The elections provi-
ded for in section twenty -four OF this
act shall be held at the places therein
specified and shall DE by ballot, and
those voting in favor of the establish
ment of said independent district shall
have written or printed on their tick
cts the words, "For Independent Dis
trict," and those voting against the
establishment thereof shall have writ
ten or printed on their tickets the
words, against Independent Dis
trict." The election shall be superin-
tended, conducted and the result
thereof ascertained and declared by
officers appointed for that purpose by
the board and notice thereof shall be
published once week for two success
sive weeks next prior to the time of
holding said election in some weekly
newspaper published in Monongalia
county; and the provisions of the cleo
ton laws in this State, so far as ap-
| plicable, shall be in force and govern
such election, unless otherwise pro-
vided.