The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-05

OF The Amendment To The
Cry Charter as Appoint
ed BY The Governor
|IEXI IS GIVEN IN Full
Certificate Of The Secretary
Of STATE is Also Append
ed To The Copy

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Eoilowing + q certified cosy 81
fthe charter amendment q Clark
burg:
Ansact 70 samend and rs-eliact see
ton Of clapter il1 of the Sess 81
4 ss7, as amended ~ chap D 81
the Acts 1908! III relation tp hs
city Of glarksburg; ana to fugfher
amend said chaDter 1eI by adding
thereto section s7a. abolishing me
office Of commissioner Of water
works and creating in lieu
thereof q water works ana sever
iage board and for other purposes.
BE IL enacted by the Legislature of
West Virginia
That section seven OF chapter
one hundred and one Of the Arts OF
fis95 IN relation 10 the City 81
cIarksburg, be amended and re.en.
acted $50 as to reada foilo@s
Sec Z. There shall be Chief Of
Police. City Attorney. superintends
.ent Of Streets. City Physician. As
SCISSOR, City Collector ana Treasurer,
City Surveyor, City Clerk. and three
atSl members of the Water Works
and Sewerage Board, of said city, All
OF whom shall at the time OF their
election, or appointment be- duly
qualified voters in said City ana en-
titled to vote for the members OF its
Common Council; and not more than
two of the members of said Water.
Works and Sewerage Board shall be
members of the same political party:
nor shall they during their term of
service be eligible to any other mus
nicipal Office in said city. The city
Attorney, City Physician. and city
Surveyor shall be appointed By the
said Common Council, to- hold their
respective Offices FOR the term os one
year from the third Monday in
April or until their successors shall
have been appointed. ana qualihed.
2. That section eight of chapter
one hundred and one Of the Acts Of
1897, as amended and re-enacted by
section one chapter seventy, 81 the
acts Of 1903, be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows.
Sec; s. On the Tuesday alter the
first Monday in April, one thousand
nine hundred and nine. and on said
day of. every succeeding year. there
shall be elected by the qualifed
voters of said city, Mayor, Chief OF
Police. Superintendent of Streets,
Assessor. City Collector and Treas
urer, and City Clerk, who shall hold
and until their successors shall be
and until their successor shall be
elected and qaalifed. And on the
said Tuesday after the first Monday
In ApNl, one thousand nine nun
dred and nine, there shall likewise
be elected three members Of the
Water Works and Sewerage Board.
OF the members of said board So
elected on said date, the one re-
cefying the highest number OF votes
shall hold office for three years; the
one receiving the next highest nnm=
.ber OF votes for two years; and the.
one qualified as provided by section
seven, and receiving the next high-
est number of votes for one year. re-
spectfyely,and each until his sue
cessor shall be elected and.
qualified. But at no time, as herein
before provided. shall more than two
members Of the said Board belong
to the same political party,
3. The said chapter one tundred
and one OF the Acts OF 1887, be ana.
1t Is hereby further amended 81 add-
ing thereto section eight-a as f5l-.
lows:
Sec. s-a. The Water Works ana.
Sewerage Board Of sald City shan
have general charge Of the Wate
Works and Sewerage Systems 81 the
said city Of cfarksbura they shan
bs and with the approval of the
City Council ftix ana fegdlate tls
tes.and charges for water supplied
TO ali customers, and shall prsscfilie
such reasonable rules and regula-
tons IS may be deemed proper with
reterelee to the use ana censumbaon
Of water taken frenf tiie City mains:
the terms and conditions dpod which
connections y tie said MAINS and
% the sewerazs teia 81 said sits
shan he permit ala ths biscs and
manner thereof ana shan fari s.
haae he power. nifl me apbfosss
. provide penalties 8 way 81 aadl.
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