The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-01
THE NEW FAIRMONT CHARTER

lFE NEW
A bill to amend and 8re:enact chap.
terieleven OF the acts Of one housand
eight hundred and sninety.nine, incor:
porating the city of Fairmont as.
amended by chapter one hundred and
forty.three OF the acts of one thous.
and nine hundred and one. and as fur.
ther amended by chapter eighty:one
OF the acts OF one thousand nine hun.
bred and thirteen. OF the Legislature
OF West Virginia; defining the corpor.
ate limits OF said city amending the
present charter. providing for regis
tration OF voters and prescribing the
manner of holding city elections there.
In and to repeal all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with the provi-
sions OF this act.
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of
West Virginia:
That chapter eleven OF the acts Of
one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.nine, as amended by chapter
one hundred and forty.three OF the
acts Of one thousand nine hundred and
one. and as further amended by chap.
ter. eighty.one OF the acts OF one thous.
and nine hundred and thirteen, of the
legislature OF West Virginia be amend.
ed to read as follows:
4 Is ARTICLE 0.
The City Of Falrmont.
Section 1. That part Of the county
OF Marion included IN the limits here.
after mentioned In section two is
hereby made city corporate and
body polite by the name Of "the city
of Fairmont," and as such shall have
perpetual succession and a common
seal, and by that name may sue and
be sued, plead and be implicated, pur.
chase, lease, sell and hold land and
personal property necessary to the
purposes Of said corporation.
Corporate Limits.
tSame as before)
Wards.
Section 3. The territory OF said city
shall consist of eight wards, which
shall be designated and known respec.
lively as first, second. third. fourth,
fifth. sixth, seventh and eighth wards,
as they are at present bounded and
defined. 1t is provided, however, that
the hoard of directors hereinafter
provided for, after the expiration Of
two years from the time this act takes
effect, may by ordinance fix the boun.
darfes and increase or decrease the
number OF wards.
Municipal Acknowledgement Pow.
SEGA. The municipal authorities OF
the city of Fairmont shall be three
directors, nominated and elected at
large, who shall constitute board OF
directors and shall he known as "the
board ofidirectors ofsthe city OF Fair.
mont The directors shall be voted
for and elected at the general munic.
ipal election In the same manner as
nominations are made in the primary
election hereinafter provided for. At
such primary election and general
municipal election. all OF the electors
may vote for three candidates. and
only three, and on each primary and
general election ballot shall be printed
at the bottom Of the list Of candidates,
the words, vote for three
All the corporate powers OF said
city shall be vested In. and exercised
by. the said hoard OF directors, or un.
der its authority, except as otherwise
provided in this act.
Powers Of Board Of Direetors.
Section 5. The board OF directors
OF said city shall and are hereby
granted power TO have said city sur.
veyed: 10 open. vacate, broaden,
change grade Of, and pave streets,
sidewalks and cutters for public use,
and to alter. improve, embellish and
ornament and light the same. and to
construct and maintain public sewers
and laterals; and shall, in all cases.
have power andI authority Ito assess
upon and collect from the property
benefited thereby such part OF the
expense thereof as shall be fixed by
ordinance, except as hereinafter pro-
vided: TO have control Of all streets,
avenues. roads. alleys and grounds
for public use in said city. and to reg.
ulate the use thereof and driving there.
on. and to have the same kept in good
order and free. from obstruction, pol.
luton or litter on or over them; to
have the right to control all bridges
within said city, and the traffic pass.
ing thereover: to change name Of any
street. avenue or road within said city.
and to cause the REMEMBERING OF
houses on any street, avenue or road
therein; to regulate and determine the
width OF streets, sidewalks, roads and
alleys; to order and direct the curbing
and paving of sidewalks. roads and
footways for public use in said city
to be done and kept clean and In good
order by the owners Of adjacent prop.
erty; to prohibit and punish the. abuse
OF animals; to restrain and punish
Migrants, mendicants, beggars, tramps.
prostitutes, drunken or disorderly per.
sons, within the city, to provide. for
their arrest and manner OF punish
ment: to prohibit and punish by fine
the bringing into the city by steam.
boats. railroads or other carriers, OF
paupers, or persons afflicted with con.
tagious diseases; to control and sup.
press disorderly houses, houses OF pros.
titution or III fame. houses OF ,assigna.
ton, and gaming houses or any part
thereof, and to punish gaming: to pro.
hibit within said city, or within one