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

correctness, and llley as % recorded
shall be admitted as evidence in an
ihe courts or tie state The clty clerk
shall be The custodian q AZ bonds
except dose slyen 81 HIM atd Is r
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bonds, obligations ~ other
writing taken IN pursuance Of any
provisions 81 this act shall be made
payable to "the city of Fairm6n!," and
the respective persons and their heirs
executors, administrators and assigns
bound thereby, shall be subject to
the same proceedings on said bonds,
obligations and other writings. for
enforcing the conditions OF the terms
thereof, by motion or otherwise, be-
fore an ycourt Of record held in and
for the county Of Marion, that collect
ors OF county leyles and other surities
are or shall be subject to on their
bonds for enforcing the payment of
the county levles.
Term and Salary Of Officers.
Sec. 40. The term Of office Of 4
member of the board OF affairs and
a member OF the Comon council shall
be for four years, commencing on the
first day OF January next after the
general election, and ending on the
thirty-first day Of December In the
third year thereafter, that is, the third
year after said year, and until their
successors are elected and qualified
Sec. Al. All appointive officers
Except those who may be under civ il
service) shall hold for the term OF
four years (uness sooner removed by
and at the pleasure Of the. board OF
aftairs) and until their successors
are appointed and qualified.
Sec. 40. The salary of the COM
missioners shall be two thousand
dollars each per annum, payab!s
monthly as their services shall have
been rendered, but the commissioner
who shall be designated mayor shall
lecieve five hundred dollars in adj
ditlon to his salary as commissioner,
which shall be paid monthly as his
services shall have been rendered.
Provided, however, that whenever the
'nitCd States census OF said city shall
show its population to be as much as
wenty thousand people, then each
commissioners salary shall be advam'
led TO twenty-five hundred dollars;
and thereafter no advance in theil
salary shall be made except by an
ordinance passed by the board OF
tffairs making such advance, which
II no event shall exceed four thou
and dollars and which shall be sub
cct to the veto of the common council
IS provided in section thirteen of this
,ct; and, provided further, that If the
;oard of affairs fail or refuse to make
heir appointments OF all appointive
Ulcers for u period of thirty days,
aid commissioners thereafter and
.atil such appointments shall have
)een made, shall forfeit their salary;
nd the mayor, city clerk and treas
ire shall take official notice of such
allure to fill said appolntivc offices
nd shall not issue any order for nor
thcrwisc pay 10 the commissioners
heir salary for the period OF their
allure to make said appointments.
Sec. 43. The board Of affairs NAV
" ordinance, fix the salaries OF all
ppointive officers, which shall be
ublect to the veto of the common
ouncil, as provided in section thirt-
zen.
Sec A. Laborcrs by the day ana
hose doing special work may be
)ald by the board Of affairs without
liking the price therefor by ordinance.
Duties o. Appontive Officers.
Sec. As. The duties. III addition TO
hose prescribed herein, OF all appoint
We officers named or authorized in
bis act, shall b eprescribed by the
BOARD Of affairs.
ARTICLE x
Meetings Of Board Of Affairs
Sec. 46. The board Of affairs shall
meet at some place provided for that
purpose ut least once each week, on a
;tated day and ut an hour fixed by
ordinance or rules governing tile
board.
Sec. Al. Special meetings OF inc
,oard may be called by the mayor or |
ny Two members Of Tho board by
PERSONAL notice given to the othei
members thereof, and like notice to
he public through aud by at least one
utilization in two daily newspapers
the city of opposite politics, stat
e the time aud object Of the meeting