Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-17

Full Text of the New Charter Under
Which Bluefeld Will Be
Governed After
June LIST.

county jail for not more than one
year or by fine OF not les than
I've hundred dollars, nor more than
Two thousand dollars. or by both.
Bh' the board OF affairs shall pay
any just obligation made by the city
arc keep and perform all contracts
az reemSnts and Obligations made
under the law as II was the day be-
fore this act goes into effect. aad
10 which and on which the city Is
liabie or obligated when the board
of affairs herein provided for goes
into office.
FILLING VACANCIES IN BOARD
OF AFFAIRS
SEC. Al. Wherever q vacancy fro.r
any cause whatever. shalt oc,ur In
the office of member of the board 90
affairs and the time for regular
mum cipal election. az provided for
in section twenty-four horeln. Is MOI
within six months therefrom, then
IL = board OF affairs shall call
81, cal election. at which the quail
fed voters OF the city as shown BIZ
the last city regf Grafton shall NIL
such vacancy by the election OF some
person therefrom, but the person so
elected must be eligible to hold saia
office and shall not be of the same
pol tical party and OF the same po-
atfcal Faith any two members
81 the board who at the time are
members thereof Such special elec
dCl sha be governed by the laws
OF the state relating to elections
ard as pescribed in this act for reg
ulai election,
Sec. AZ. III there shall occur at
ar one time 'wo or more vacancies
on the board Of affairs, the counc
b. a majority vote OF all the mem
eers elected thereto, shall fill sues
vacancies for the time being, but
the person 20 appointed shall be
oil the same political party as tn
nrt mber of aid board whose office
was vacated and s being filled; and
Ia no event shall such appointments
b. made to give any political party
a majority on the beard of affairs.
Provided, before any such appoint
ment sha / become final, the person
50 appointed shall make and fle
the oath req red by eection TWEEN
ty six Of this act; and after the filing
o. said oath the council may, II 1.
80 elects, by a majority vote OF al
members elected thereto, recall said
APP ointments, or any one thereof.
ard such ,ppo nlbment from that
tine shall be void and OF no effect,
and the vacancy thereby shall be
flied in the anne manner and under
the condition prescribed ia tho first
il fdance:
Members Of the board OF affairs
tfus appointed by the council to III
vacancies on the board of affairs.
shalt, before entering upon the dis.
charge of their duties, take the oath
req ,ired Of other officers OF thu cit;
bat shall not be required to give
any cffidal bond; and they shall
hold their said offices on'y untu
thei' successors hall have been elect
Cd and qualified as prescribed in sec
tion forty-one of this act.
ATT ENHANCE OF WITNESSES
FURNISHING CoNTEMPTs, ETC
SEC. 43. The board of affairs AMI
the council N the exercise Of their
RESPECTIVE powers and the perform
aAce of their duties, as prescribed b.
this act and by the laws Of the state
shall have the power to enforce the
attendance of Witnesses, the produc-
tion OF books, and papers, and the
Pow er to administer oaths in the
s%me manner and with Ike effect,
and under the same penalties, as no
tai les public. Justices OF the peace