Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-19

Full Text of the New Charter Under
Which Blue6eld Will Be
Governed After
June Ist.

thereof and of III other matters per
tanning TO his onfics to the board
Isence OF the police Judge the record
er Of uhe cry shall act as such pc.
Ice Judge with the Same power
and authority
Soc. 5s. The police Judge II an
attorney at law, shall not practice
ia sad police cor TT or as attorney
or counselor IN any care appealed or
removed therefrom, but shall have
the right TO practice law as attorney
in other courts and cases: provided.
that he shall not practice 'aw In
criminal cases in Mercer county.
ART. XIV. LICENSES.
Sec. SO. Whenever anything for
which a state license is or may be
required Is 10 be done within said
city or within two miles OF the cor
pcrate limits thereof. the board OF
Affairs AS herein provi led may by
ordnance require a city license 10
be had for doing the same, the
amount Of which incense shall be
fixed by the board OF Affairs, In no
ca,e, however. to be less than the
amount charged by the state for a
license for doing the same thine.
aid may in any case, require from
the person licensed a bond, with
snreties and In such penalty and.
with such conditions cet may deem
proper, and the board OF affairs on
notice. may revoke such license ST
any time if.the condition of the said
bond be broken; and no license TO
sell strong or spirituous liquors or
wine or beer, ale, porter or drinks
Of like mature, within said city. or
within two miles OF the corporate
limits thereof, shall be granted by
the county court OF Mercer county.
unless the pepbn applying therefor
shaf produce no said county court
the certificate OF the board or affairs
OF said city. that said board OF af-
fairs has granted city license au.
thorizinz said pen pn to SELL as afore-
said and the same has not beea
vetoed by the council as herein pro-
vided for.
"A person assessed with a city Ii
cerse for the lale Of strong or spi:-
ituous liquors. or wine or beer, ale,
porter or drinks OF like nature with
in said city or Within two miles OF
tho corporate limits thereof, shall
pay said tax to the treasurer OF the,
city before any such licen be
granted to him by said board OF af-
flairs. The board of affairs may
Impose license and assess a tax
thereon on all wheeled vehicles for
public hire and upon all doabJ kept
within said corporate limits. The
board OF affairs may prescribe, i'm
pose and enforce reasonable fines
and penalties, Including imprison-
ment, under the order OF the police
Judge of said city, or the persona
lawfully exercising his functions,
upon any person carrying on, or at
tempting to carry on, any business
for which city license is required,
without fir't obtaining city license
therefor and paying the city license
tax assessed theron. All licenses
provided for IN this act shall be paid
to the treasurer of the city, and for
the purpose of enforcing the pro-
vii ions Of this section the city shall
have police jurisdiction for two
miles beyond the corporate limits
Ghereof.
Sec. 60. The license OF any per-
son issued by said city who shall be
convicted ia any court OF competent
jurisdiction OF the illegal sale OF
cpirituous liquors or drinks of ike
nature, may be revoked at the peas
ure of the board of affairs. and in