Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-13

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

ticket On any ballot to be voted at
the municipal election for the cleo
ton OF officers OF the city, more
names for the Office of members of
the board OF Affairs and council, than
provided or in this section.
See. IL. In case of the nomina-
ton OF candidates to be voted for
TO fill the vacancres on the board OF
affairs, no political party and no pc
tition shall nominate more than dou-
bic the number TO be elected, and
7uch nominations shall be certified
and the names of the nominees print
Cd n the ballot, in the manner pre-
scribed in the section next preced-
ing.
Sec. l2.-Every person so nomina-
ted for member OF the board OF af-
fairs. shall, within five days AFTER
his nomination has been certified by
he political party making the nom
nation, or a petition therefor shall
have been filed, make, under oath,
and file with the recorder a state
meat of the political party to which
he claims allegiance, or If he be-
long, to no party shall so state; and
z nominated by two or more parties
ne shall state to which of them he
belongs. IL such person fail to make
he oath. and fi-e the same, ais here
n prescribed, the ballot commits
sionerj shall not place his name on
the ballot TO be voted at the APP
preaching election.
ART. VII. COUNCIL
Section 13. The city of Bluefield
shat have a council, to be known
and styled the council OF the city
Of BlNeheld," and which shall be
com prsed OF four persons from
each ward of the city, and who
shall be voted for and elected by
the voters OF each ward respective
~, and in the manner hereinafter
prescribed.
Sec. Il. No per-on sha1 be eligi-
bic to the office of council, except
citizens entitled to vote at city cleo
ton at which the are elected. Mem
bers ef the present council of the
city Of Blueheld, entitled under the
present charter to serve until June
LIST, 1910, shall each be members
OF the council provided for herein.
and entitled to serve az such until
the first day OF June 1911, or until
their successors shall be elected and
qualified. At the first election here
under only one member OF the polit-
zeal party casting the greater num-
Der Of votes in each of the several
wards at the city election held In
May, 1908, shall be elected In wards
Nos. one, two, four, six and eight
and two pertons Of said party in
each Of the remaining wards: and
two persons, not Of said party, shall
also be elected in each ward. And
at the election Oh 1911, and there
after, four persons shall be elected
from each ward. not more than two
of whom shall belong to the came
political party At the first cleo
ton hereunder, the candidate be-
longing to the same party casting
The greater number of votes in each
OF the several wards at the city
election held in May, 1908, receiv-
ing the highest number of votes for
council in wards numbers one, two,
four, six and eight shall be declared
elected, and if more than one candi-
date belonging to such party receive
the same number of votes, the coun-
Gil sitting as a ca1vassing board
shall elect one OF them as council
man, and the two persons belong
ing to said party receiving the high
est number of votes in wards num-
bers three, FIVE, seven and nine shall