The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-15

latter being corrected shall be signed
lby the mayor and city clerk, anu il
thus recorded and signed, they shall
be admitted as evidence in any court
of record in this State.
Meetings of the Common Council.
Sec. 50. The common council shall
meet OIL the first Monday of each
month, at an hour and at a place to be
fixed by it by the rules governing its
body
Sec. IL. Special meetings Of the
common council may be called by its
president, or any six members there.
of, or by the board of affairs, or by
the mayor by notice published IN
two daily newspapers Of the city oil
opposite politics, on three successive
days, stating the time and object Of
the meeting. The holding Of special
Injecting of the common council shall
be prlma facie evidence that the said
notice required therefor was given as
prescribed in this section.
Attendance Of Witnesses, furnishing
Contempts, Etc.
Sec. 50. The board Of affairs and
1.-The common council in the exercise
1 or their respective powers and the per-
formante OF their respective duties, as
prescribed by this act and by the laws
OF the State, shall have the power to
enforce the attendance OF w.mc~z>s :,
1.-THE production of books and papers,
land The power to, administer 0aths in
ltliG same manner and with like effect,
aud under the same penalties. as no
tarles, public justices of the peace, and
other officers OF the State authorized
to administer oatllseunder State laws,
and said board Of affairs and SaiG
common council shall have such power
to punish for cORtempts as is con.
rcrred on countyHCourts by section
thirteen of chapter thirty.One Of the
code All process necessary to CHI
force the powers conferred by this ar;
Gu the board of affairs and common
council shall be signed by the mayor
Tor acting mayor, and the president
of the common council, respectively,
and shall be executed by any member
OF The police force.
Quorum.
Sec. SO. A majority of the members
of the board OF affairs and majority
of the members Of the common coun-
ell shall be necessary for the trOnsac-
ton Of business before said respective
boards.
Filling Vacancies in Office of Com
missioner.
Sec. 81. Whenever Il vacancy or
vacancies, from any cause whatever,
shall occur in the Office OF commits
sioncr, and the time for regular mu'
nicipa election, as provided for in
section thirty herein, is not within two
years thercfrOm, then the board Of AT |
fairs shall call u special election at
which the qualified voters of the city
shall rlll such vacancy or vacancies ny
the election Of some person or persons
but the person or persons 50
elected must be eligible to hold said
office, and shall be OF the same poIttl' |,
cal party MS the person lie succeeds in
office. Such special election shall be
governor by laws Of the State reIat-
ing to elections and as prescribed IN
this act for regular elections.
Sec. SIS. If there shall occur ut any
one time more than Two vacancies OF
tae board OF affairs, tho common coun'
Gil, by a majority vote of all tho mem.
bcrs elected thereto, shall fill such
vacancies for the time being, but the
person so appointed shall be OF tn"
same political party as the commits
sioner whose office was vacated and
is being filled: and in no event shall
such appointment be made so as 10
give any political party majority on
the board of affairs; provided, before
any such appointment shall become :,
final the person so appointed shall .
make and file the oath required by
section twenty.ninC OF this act; and,
after the filing OF said oath the cont
mon council may, II Il so elects, BY ii
majority vote Of all members elected ,
thereto recall said appointments, or
any one thereof, and such appoints
nent from that time shall be void aud
Of no effect, and the vacancy caused
thereby shall be filled in the same
manner and under the conditions pre-
scribed in the first instance.
Commissioners thus appointed by
the common council to fill vacancies
on the board Of affairs shall. before