The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-19


cohstitnted siall COM inue y tlielt,
respecsfye 6fIicets until their speees S
ors shall have been elected and quail
[ tied and entered onthe discharge Of
their duties as provided by this act,
aud shan exercise their rights, powers
and duties over the territory OF thu
city Of Fairmopt, as heretofore consti.
tuted, as prescribed by chapter eleven
of tho acts OF one thousand eeight
hundred aud ninety:ntne, as amended
and re.enaeted by chapter one hun.
! bred and fortyfhree OF the acts Of
one thousand nine hundred and one,
Of the Legislature Of West Virginia.
Sec. IS. The common council OF
the city Of Fairaent as constituted
before this act becomes effective,
shall within ten days after this act
takes effect, divide the territory en-
braced in section two Of this act, and
each ward thereof, into election pre-,
cincts, and designate a voting place
therein, to be published for at lest ter
day in two daily newspaper Of said
city, OF opposite politics, before tho
election to be held under this act, all
in the manner and according to the
provisions OF the laws OF the state re,
lating to such matters, aud not in
conflict with the provisions of this act.
And said common council Of said
city of Fairmont shall be, and Is here.
by constituted, the canvassing board,
and before which the election returns
of said first election under this act
shall be canvassed, and the result the
reof declared, inthe manner prescrlb.
ed by state laws, for like purpose, re.
Elatlng to municipal elections. And
thereafter the board OF affairs shall be
ex ofHcJe q board Of conyassers and
as such perform said duties.
III at any time a commissioner Is a
candidate for reelection to said Office.
the common council may appoint so.
me person to act in his stead on the
canvassIng board, or IL two or more
commissioners are candidates for re-
election, the common council may ap-
point a person for each candidate for
reelection to act lnhis stead on the
canyassing board, aud the person or
persons SO appointed shall, with the
othe members of the board, II any.
who are not candidates for reelection,
canvass the returns Of said election
and make declaration of the result
thereof; and in htat event each COM
|lsissIoner who is candidate for re.
election shall not, for that election
have anything to do with the canvass
Of said election returns or the making
Of the declaration Of the result there.
|of.
The city clerk, acting under slate
laws In SO for as they are not in con-
lict with his act, shall perform such
duties relating to all municipal cleo.
tons held under the municipal autho'
rites OF said city as the clerk ofthe
county court of Marion county perfor'
ms. under state laws, in the relation 10
state, county and district elections
in said county and he shall likewise
be thee custodian OF all ballots, tally
sheets, ETC., pertaining to all munich
pal elections.
Existing Ordinances and Records,
Sec. 80. All valid ordinances eIae..
ed by and now in force in said town
O! Evansville as heretofore constitute
ed, shall remain in full force and et..
feet therein, except where the same
ere in conflict or inconsistent with
this act, until the members OF the
board Of commissioners shall have
been elected and qualified under the
first election provided by this act
and whenever d majority Of said COM
missioners shall SO qualify, all Of san
ordinances shall ipso faeto be repeal
ed. Tie orders OF the circuit court Of
Marion county Incorporating Barn
svllle hall be considered recinded and
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