Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-23

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

each OF sad departments belongiu2
TO opposite dominant political par
Ues shall be equal or within one %
equal II there be an odd numb r
on the department: and, after the
number OF members belonging "a.
each party shall be equal, then all
vacancies thereafter occurring shall
be filled by the board. by the an
pointment of the applicant who ha>
the highest standing ON the eligible
list and i5 an adherent OF she po,iti
cal party to wbch the person be-
longed. whose death. resignation. ar
removal caused the vacancy. Provid-
ed. IL at the time any appointm m.
is to be made from the eligible Ia
the civN service board, in It's Is
erection, may make another exau /
nation OF such parson before making
the appointment. and may on suck
examination change the grade OF
such applicant for good cause. And
in event OF the board mailing an o. G
ina appointment II shall be The dr.y
OF the board to select the applicant
having the highest standing on I e
eligible list, at arl times giving due
consideration to the intent and spirit
OF this act, that the numbers OF n,an
in the police force and fire depa -
ments belonging to the opposite and
dominant pc itical parties shall be
equal.
In the event the number OF m ar
in either departm mt is not suscep-
IDLE OF being divided by two, then
In the event Of vacancy the ,di
man chan be selected from the polit /.
cal party to which the then may r
belongs.
Sec. 79. No member OF the polio
or fire department SHAH actively en-
gage in any primary election, con-
vention or election in which any 81
ffcer m the city. county or state IL
to be nominated or elected. nor shall
any such member, directly or indi.
rectly. give or offer TO give. con,rib-
ute any money or thing OF value O
profit to any political committee or
party organization 20 be expended n
behalf OF any political party, nor
to any candidate or candidates for
nomination for or election TO aaI
office In the city, county or state
The violation of any of the prov s.
ions OF this section by any member
of the policd or fire department,
shall be deemed misconduct in Of
fee, and any member OF the pol %
or fire department may be dismiss
ed from the service OF the city IT.
the manner and form IA prescn bed
in the next succeeding eection for
the violation of any OF the provls-
ions OF this section shall not be ELI
gible to reappointment TO any ap-
pointive office n the city.
Sec. so. All persons now mem
bers OF or hereafter appointed TO n
position in the police department an I
the fire department, under this Or
any previous act shall hold tihe.I
office or positions during good De-
haviouf. and shall not be removed
from their Office or positions except;
for misconduct or failure to per
fornt their duties; provided, that
by the unanimous vote of the boar
of affairs any such person may BE-
removed from his said office or D =
sition for the good OF the service.
The board OF affairs shall hear
and determine all charges against
any officer OF or person holding n
position in the po'ice departing t
and the fire department, after ten
days written notice to the accuse
OF the charges preferred against
hun, and Of the time and place 4 a
hearing OF said charge, and an o.
portunity to the accused TO hav