The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-14
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lcontlnasd from Paas FIveli

And the board of affairs shall have
the right to establish constrtfst and
MAINTAIN landings, ferries, whaTves.
and docks on any ground which does
Or shall belong to said city, or which
1t shall acquire, and to sell, lease,
repair. alter, or remove any such
landings, ferries, wharves, buildings
or docks which have been or shall be
constructed, and to levy and collect
reasonable duty on vessels and other
crafts coming to or using said land.
rgs, ferries, wharves, docks and
buildings, and to preserve aud protect
the peace and good order A. the same,
and regulate the manner In which
hey shall be used and to have the
sole right under state laws and In the
same manner as now control county
courts, to establish, construct, main.
tain, regulate and control all such
Iwharves, docks, ferries and landings
within the corporate limits of said
city: to enter into article Of agree.
ment with the county court OF Marion
county for joint action on. behalf Of
the city OF Falrmont or any portion
thereof with the magistcrial district
Or district adjacent to said city Of
Fairmont, for the permanent improV.
ement OF streets and roads within said
city or magisterlal districts, said ar.
tIcle of agreement may provide for
tho selling OF bonds OF said magiste.
rial district or districts including the
city OF Fairmont or any portion
thereof upon an affirmative vote of
threertifths OF all the votes cast at a
special election called for this purpose
by, the authority OF said county court.
And the board Of affairs Is hereby
authorized and empowered 10 sell and
convey by proper deed The certain lot
Or parcel OF land situate near Fair.
mont, in the county of Marion, known
as and called the "old Fai"mont Ceme-
terry" being the land granted to the
borough OF Fairmont as public
bnrylng ground by w Barns and wife
by deed bearing date the twentieth
day OF March, one thousand eight
hundred and Gfty-one, anG Of record
in the clerks Office of the county
court OF said county in deed book NO.
six, page one hundred ami sixty nine,
and the land adjoining the same
acquired for the use of the borough
Of Falrmont, or the town Of Fairmont,
as burying ground or graveyard.
ARTICLE III.
Common Council.
Sec. Z. The city of Fairmont shall
have an additional board 10 that
provided in article two, section four
Of this act, to be known and styled
the common council OF the city of
.FairlEont," and which shall be com.
prtSed OF two persons from each ward
Ct the city, and who shall be voted
FOR and elected by the voters Of each
ward respectively and in the manner
heretnafter prescribed.
Sec. s. The common council shall,
al its first meeting after a majority
Of the nowly elected members thereof
shall have qualified, elect one of its
members president Of the body, whose
term Of Office shall run with the term
OF the members CT the body electing
him.
Sec 8. The city clerk chall be ex
offlcio clerk OF the common council,
and shall perform such duties pertain
ing thereto as the council may require
Of him.
Sec. 10. Whenever a majority of
the newly elected members Of tle
common council shall have qualified,
they shall enter upon the duties of
their offices, as a body, ana supersede
all the former members of said
council.
Sec. IL. If any person elected to
tho common council fail to quality as
herein provided within sixty days
after his said election, Or shall after
having qualified, resign from, the
council, or move from the city, his
office shall be vacated. and the com.
mon council shall, by a majority vote
of the members voting thereon, fill
such vacancy fer the uncxpired term
with some person from the same ward
and of the same political party as the
person whose vacancy o. Office 10
being filed.
Sec. ~. The common council,
shall, likewise by majority vote of
the members voting thereon fill any
vacancy in the Office Of president Of
its body by electIug another member
Of the council to the Office OF presi.
dent for the npeSpired term.
Sec. 13. The right of veto on any