Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-11

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

The Daily Leader, in response TO
the wishes OF it's CITY readers. will
publish the city charter In full, Civ
ing daily instaum until the pub
hcation Ia complete AS the charter
fllls sixty-three pages OF typewrit-
ten legal cap. our readers can read
lily understand why We do not print
II all in one issue.
Preserve your copies until the Sc
ries Is complete and you will have a
complete copy OF the charter.
A bill to amend and re-elact chap
ter three OF the acts. of the legisla-
ture OF West Virginia, session 1905,
granting a charter to the city OF
Bluefeld, as amended by chapter
two OF the acts of the legislature of
West Virginia. 0ession 1907.
Be 1t enacted by the legislature
OF West Virginia.
That chapter three of the acts OF
the legislature OF West Virginia,
session OF 1907. granting a charter
to the city OF Bluefield as amended
by chapter two of the acts of the
legislature OF West Virginia, session
OF 1907. be. and the same is hereby
amended and re-enacted to read as
oollows:
ART. 1. THE CITY OF BLUEFIELD
Sec. 1. The inhabitants of all
that part OF the county Of Mercer
Included and centered within the
limits hereafter prescribed In arti-
Gle IL is hereby made city corpo-
rate and body polite by the name Of
The City OF Bluefield' and as such
shall have perpetual succession and
a common seal, and by that name
may sue and be sued, implead and
be lmp!eaded, and may purchase,
hold lease or sell real estate aad
personal property necessary to the
discharge OF It's corporate duties.
or needful or convenient for the
good order. government and well
rare OF said corporation.
ART. 2. CORPORATE LIMITS
Sec. B. The corporate territorial
limits Of the city of B'uNheld shall
comprise all that district OF country
situate in the county of Mercer and
state OF West Virginia, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection OF
the state line between Virginia and
West Virginia with the center of
the county road between BIuefleld,
West Virginia, and Graham, Virgin
la, known as Graham avenue; thence
with the state line N. 40 degrees
and "a minutes W. 3,058 IT, to a
stone corner TAO f.. N. of the Stony
Ridge; thence NJ '66 degrees and 35
minutes q. 2,727 IT. to a stone cor
ner on the north side OF Stony Ridge;
thence 8. % degrees, 20 minutes e.
crossing Stony Ridge at asa IT.
1856 IT: to a stone corner on top
OF the Valley Ridge; thence s. 25
degrees and SO minutes w 1914 IT.
TO a stone corner on the south side
OF the Wilson Valley; thence 8. Sc
degrees, rs minutes w. 2,446 IT. to
the center OF the county road lead
ing from Bland county to the City
OF Bluefeld; thence with the center
OF said road in a southerly direc-
ton 1928 II. 30 It's intersection with
the Cumberland Gap and Prices
turnpike; thence, with tho center Of
said turnpike IN westerly direction
6.1e1 TT. to a point opposite the di.
vision line between the lands of Al
exander Bailey and James r. Calfee,
and also opposite the entrance to
what Is known as the Beaver Pond
road, leading 20 the city of Bluefeld;
thence N. 20 degrees w. 7,271 IT..
TO stone corner on the first ridge
south OF the Valley Ridge on the
rtate line between Virginia and West
Virginia; thence with the said state