Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-20

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

property. and he may recover the
amount so paid from the owner. nm
less otherwise especially agre d no.
on The laying or construction Of
any such sidewalks by said city shall
be prima facie proof THAI the said
notice. &C the owner (residcat or non
resident) or occupier. or Their agent.
was given az hsrein required.
ART XVII. TAXES
Sec. Ga. ,rhe board OF affairs sha,l
have the power and authority 10 LEVY
taxes on al property subject TO tax
alton within the ty in accordance
with the provisions of chapter nine
OF the acts of the iegi lature OF Wos.
Virginia, special session Of 1898.
and as it may be amended. and in
The making of such ewes the said
board of affairs shall comply with
al the provi ions OF said act as ~
anne now exists or as II may herecs
ter be amended In so far as II ap-
plies to the laying of leyies by mu-
nicipa tt.es, and Che said lsyies 30
made by sad board OF affairs shall,
be upon the values OF rean and por.
sonal property situate within said
city, as the caid values may be ascor-
tanned by the assessors OF Merccr
county fer The pu. pose of laying
county and district taxes.
Sec. 65 The board OF affairs shall
have authority 70 levy and cocieai
an annual tax on real e-tate and per-
sonal property in said city, and 10
impose license and assess a tex
thereon on wheeled vehicles for pub.
lie hire and FOR all dogs kept with
in said city, and to impo a TAX ND
on all other subjects of taxation un-
der the several K WIS of the state
which taxes shah lie uniform with
respect TO persons AM property with
In the juri diction of said city, and
SHAH only be levied on such prop
erty, real, personal and mixed. and
on capital on which the state irapos-
es tax; provided. that no creator
levy shall be laid by sail board of ar
fairs on the taxab'e property of said
city than is permitted to be latd
under any state law relating TO raa-
nicipalities. There shall be a tax Of
one dollar annually .,sssed on each
and every male inhabitant of said
city over the age of tweaty-one years
who Is subject to a capitation tax
under the Jaws OF the state OF West
Virginia. The same shall be set out
and included in the pers nal proper
ty book against every such inhab-
liant, and shall be collected unde.
the authority OF the board of affairs
at the time of collecting other iey.
les and taxes.
Sec. Sc. The taxes levieI by IN,
BOARD of affairs for che use OF the
city shall become due at the same
time as taxes levied for the use CT
the county OF Mercer an,
the treasurer OF said city, or such
other person as the board of Affairs
may direct. shall collect the san,e
az the same time and in the same
manner of the taxss are collected by
the sheriff Of Mercer county for
county purposes, and the same dis
counts shall be allowed 20 tho e pay
inE taxes to the city and the sam,
penalties added as in the case OF
taxes collected by the sheriff of Mer-
Ger county. IT being the intention of
this act to make the collection Of
taxes levied for the purpo-es OF the
city uniform in all respects with the
collection OF taxes for county pur-
pcces. and the treasurer OF said city
or such other person as may be de1.
igreted by the bard OF affairs for
the collection o1 taxes, is hereby
clothed with AN the power within