The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-09
Salem Charter
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before mentioned Is granted by said
council said council may impose a tax
thereon for the use of said town in
conformity with the State law. and
f1all also require license bonds payable
20 The said town in its corporate name,
with good security, such bonds to be
approved by said council, to be in the
same penalty as required by the State
law, and the said council may revoke
SUCH license at any time the condition
OF the bond shall be broken, upon ten
days previous notice to the person,
persons or corporation holding the
same, and suits may be prosecuted and
maintained on such bond as is pre-.
scrtbed in section twenty-one of chap
ter thirty-two or the Code of West
virginia, by the same person, In the
same manner and 20 the same extent
as upon the bonds mentioned In the
said section, and all the provisions of
SAID section in relation to the bonds
therein mentioned shall be applicable
TO the bonds required by { lis section.
The said common council, by ma
jority vote of all its members, may
grant licences to sell hrandies, liquors,
wine, porter, ale, beer and all drinks
OF like nature or character, within the
limits OF said town, and the county
court OF Harrison county shall issue TO
such licensees a proper State license.
IL being the intention of this act 10
vest 10. the common council of said
town full power TO grant licen SEES for.
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors, and to
make 1T mandatory upon the county
court OF Harrison county to issue TO
the licenses of said town the proper
State license for said business.
said council shall also have power To
levy, assess and collect taxes upon the
real ana personal property within said
town, but such taxes shall be uniform
with respect to persons and property
within the Jurisdiction of said town:
and the said council as soon as con-
venient after the first day OF May, in
each year, and after the annual assess
ment shall cause to be made up and
entered upon its journal an account
and estimate OF sums which ought to
be paid within one year; and it shall
order levy of so much as in its opin-
lon may be necessary TO pay the same
not exceeding that allowed by law.
The levy so ordered shall be upon all
male persons, residents of said town,
all real and personal estate within the
said town subject to State and County
taxes, but In no year shall such levy
exceed one dollar on each enc hundred
dollars of valuation. Such levy shall
also include poll tax of not more
than one dollar upon each male resi-
dent OF said corporation over twenty
one years OF age.
contract for the paving of its streets
and alleys; to establish and regulate
the grade thereof; and to provide for
the maintenance and repair of the
same; to provide for the maintenance,
continuance and enjoyment of its
water works; to provide for the main
tenance, establishment and enjoyment
OF fire companies for the purpose of
protecting the property Of the citizens
damage by fire.
Provided, that no debt shall be con-
tracted under this charter unless all
questions connected with the same
shall have been first submitted to a
vote OF the people and have received
three fifths OF all the votes cast for
and against the same. Said council
shall not grant any franchise to any
person, or corporation within said
town limits, which shall be either ex-
elusive or perpetual, but all such
grants shall have annexed to them
the power to rescind, revoke, alter,
modify or regulate the exercise there
of; and the said council shall
have power upon ten days notice
and for cause to revoke, rescind, alter
or modify the exercises Of any
odSh lidh1IioG6s aub III
volving the use of any of the public
property, streets, alleys, sidewalks,
cross walks, or involving the use or
occupancy OF the same, shall be grant,
ed except by an ordinance TO that eff
feet.
%. 1t shall be, the duty of the as
SCISSOR OF said town, who shall be elect
ed by the council, on or before the first
day OF April OF each year, to make an
nGEnCcnnnnf nf tho fNrnnnrtU within
said town subject to. taxation,
substantially in the manner and
form in which assessments are
made by the assessor for the county,
and to return the same TO the council
on or before the tirst day of May in
each year, and for this purpose he
shall have all power conferred by law
the number of dogs, IN the town and
the names OF the persons owning the
same, which list shall be returned to
the council, In order to aid said coun-
Gil in ascertalninR the property of
persons subject to taxation by said
town, the assessor of the same shall
have access to all the books and pub
lie records of Harrison county without
expense to said town or assessor, and
he shall also have the same power,
and be subject to the same penalties,
in aScertaining and assessing the
property and subjects OF taxation
In said town, as are granted and i'm
posed upon the county assessor by a
general law: and the council shall also
have authority to prescribe by ordi-
nance such other rules and regula-
tions as may be deemed necessary to
enable and require such assessor To
ascertain and properly assess all prop
erty and persons liable to be taxed in
said town, SO that such assessment
and taxation shall be uniform; and to
enforce such ordinances by reasonable
fines and penalties. Upon the return
OF the assessors book to the council,
as herein provided, with the list and
valuation of the personal and real
property and all other subjects of tax
atioa, the same shall be laid before