Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-12

revenue Sor the city and appropriate
the same TO its expenses; to adopt
rules for the transaction OF business
for its own regulation and govern
ment; TO promote the general we'-
fare of the city, and to protect the
persons and property OF citizens
therein to regulate and provide for
weighing OF produce and other ar
ticles sold in said city and TO reg
ulate the transportation thereof, and
other things, through the streets,
alleys and public places; TO have
the sole and exclusive right to grant,
refuse or revoke any and all licens-
es for the carrying on OF any bust
ness within said city on which the
state exacts or may expect a license
tax; TO establish and regulate mar,
kets and to prescribe the time for
| holding the same, and what shall be
od in such market, and to let stalls
or apartments and regulate the same
and TO acquire and hold property for
market purposes; TO regulate the
placing OF signs. bilI-boards, posters
and advertisements, in or over the
streets, alleys. sidewalks and public
grounds Of said city; to preserve and
protect the peace, order and safety
and health of the city and it's inhab-
In hn torI,t
late the sale and use of cocaine,
morphine, opium and poisonous or
dangerous drugs; to appoint and fix
the places Of no ding city elections;
TO erect, own, lease, regulate, au-
thorlze or prohibit the erection OF
gas works, electric light works or
water works. telephone plants, and
other public utilities in or near the
city, and TO operate or to regu7 ate
! The operation of the same, and sell
the products or services thereon,
and TO do any and all things nee
essary and incidental to the conduct
Of such business; to provide for the
purity OF water, milk, meats and pro-
visions offered for sale I'm said city,
and TO that end provide for q system
| of 1nrpecting the same and making
and enforcing rules for the regula-
ton Of their sale, and to prohibit
the sale of any Unwholesome or
tainted milk, meats, fish, fruit, veg
etables, or the sale OF milk contain
ing water or other things not con
rtituting a part Of pure milk; 10
provide for inspecting diaries and
slaughter houses, whether In or out
side OF the city, where the milk and
meat therefrom are offered for sale
within said city, and to prohibit the
sale Of any article deemed unwhole-
some, and to condemn the same or
destroy or abate It as a nuisance;
TO provide for the regulation OF
public professions so as to prevent
Interference with public traffic, and
to promote the good order of the
city; 70 prescribe and enforce ordi-
nances and rules for the purpose OF
protecting the health, property, lives
decency, morality, cleanliness and
good order OF the city and it inhab-
itants, and 10 protyct places OF di-
vine worship in aud about the prem
iset where held, and to punish vio-
lations OF ali ordinances even n the
ohenses under and against the same ,
shall also constitute offenIe under
the law OF the state OF West Virginia |
or the common law; to provide fof
the employment and safe keeping |
OF persons who may be committed in |
default OF the payment OF fines, pen !
alties, or cots under this act. who |
are otherwise unable to fail to dis |
charge the same, by putting them |
to work for the benefit OF the city |
upon the streets or other places IN |
or out OF the city provided by said |
city, and to use such mean5 to pre- |
vent their escape while at WORK az
the board of affairs may deem ex-
pedient; and the board OF AFFAIR."
may fix q reasonable rate per day as
wages to be allowed such peHon I'M
til the lne and costs against him
are thereby discharged; to compel
The attendance at public meetings cs
the members OF the board OF az.
fairs and council; to have and ex-
ercise such additional rights, priv
ileges and powers as are granted 10