Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-24

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

municipal auth ,>ity OF said city AS
the clerk OF the county cours oil
Mercer county performs. under state
laws. il relation 30 state. county and
district elections in said county: and
he sha likewise be the Gu toSsan @.
ali bsGIcts. tally sheets. etc, pa.
tanning 20 all municipal e'ect;ons.
EXISTING OFFICERS AND oRDI.
NAlNCES.
Sec. 80. The mayor, board OF IT.
fairs. council and all other officers
ageat1 aad employees OF the city
OF Blueied. shat remain in ana
hold their offices and discharge the
duties thereof until the first day OF
June, 1909, and thereafter unit.
their successors are elected and quail
iied. as provided by this act. and
all existing offices not provided f,f
by this act. shat be abolished as { ?
the first day OF J ne, 1909, EXCEPT
the present treasurer shall hold his
Office for the term for which he was
eiectei and the present recoi der
shsf, hold his office and perform the
dnt es OF police Judge under this
charter from the first day OF June
1909. until the first day of June
1910, the time for which he was
elected recorder. and their immedi-
ate successors shall be appointed 70
me year and thereafter such offcs -
shall be appointed for the regu ar
term of two years; and further this
section shall not apply to councilmsn
elected On the first Tue day OF May
1908. and those appoir:cd to a.
their vacanc es. holding over as here
nbefore provided for and fl-.mer
and policemen who shall hold the r
Offices during god behavior. and
thall not be removed from the ocices
or positions, except as provided A.,
this act
All valid ordinances and regula-
lions passed and adopted BY the
council on or before the frt day
OF April 1909 and not inconsistent
with this act, shall be and rema y
In fun force unless and until re-
pealed, and the council now in office
shall continue to exerci-e it's powers
az such until the first day OF Juls
one thousand nine hundred and nine
and untfl the officers elected in 1909
shall be qualified.
Sec. 100. All the provisions of
general law governing the issuance
and sale fbonds by municipal 'ities
and the investment OF sinking funds
shall be applicable to the issuance
and sale OF bonds and the inve l.ment
Of sinkin gfunds by said city OF Blue
field. except as herein otherwise pro-
vided. Al the provisions of general
law governing the levying and col
teoting OF taxes for the use and ben
ent CT municipal corporations shall
be enforced and applied by The board
Of affairs in the leyyng and collect.
Ing OF taxes for the use and benefit
Of said city of Bluefield, except as
herein otherwise provided, and the
provisions Of general law requiring
the making and publishing Of est
mates OF expenditure in advance OF
the laying of levies therefor, and
Emit ng the amount of such 'evies
shall be enforced and complied with
by the board of affairs OF said city.
Sec. 101. The accounts of the
city shall in the month of January
Of each year. be audited by some
expert accountant, who shall. while
20 engaged. be under the supervision
OF the board Of affairs, and the re-
su't of said accounting shall be GER
tified to the board, and the same
published with the annual statement
OF the city's accounts
Sec. 1O2. Al acts TN conflict or