The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-02
THE. NEW FAIRMONT CHARTER

election, the said supervisors shall
canvas said returns so received from
all the polling precincts, and shall
make and publish In all the daily news
papers OF said city at least once, the
result thereof. Said canvass by the
supervisors shall be publicly made.
The six candidates receiving the high.
est number OF votes for member OF
board of directors. shall be the candi.
dates, and the only candidates, whose
names shall be placed upon the ballots
at the next succeeding general cleo
ton containing In all the names OF
sir candidates for board OF directors.
Provided; That any qualified person
or persons, not exceeding three In
number. who were not candidates and
who did not participate In the primary
election. desiring his or their names
placed on the ballot as candidates In
such general election, may file with
the proper election officers. not later
than Monday following such primary
election, a petition signed by at least
one hundred qualified voters in said
city who did not vote or participate
In said primary election. requesting
that the name of the person or names
OF the persons mentioned as candidates
In said petition. be placed on the bal.
lot and voted In said general election:
in which event 1t shall be the duty OF
said election officers to so place said
name or names on the ballot to be
voted in said general election. But
no voter shall sign more than one
such petition" In the event Of tho
death or resignation Of a nominee for
member Of board OF directors before
the election, the candidate receiving
the next highest number OF votes in
the primary election for said place,
shall be placed on the ballot.
Ballot for General Election.
Section 13. The ballot at such gen.
eral municipal election shall be in The
same general form, and shall be print.
ed In a series, and distributed as pro.
vided for such primary election, as for
as applicable. and in all elections In.
said city the election precincts, voting
places. and announcing of results shall
be the same as by law provided for
the election Of officers of said city as
far as the same are applicable to and
not inconsistent with the provisions
of this act.
No names shall be printed on the
ballot for any general election except
those nominated at the primary cleo.
ton, or selected 10 fill vacancy in
said ballot as herein provided. The
ballot for all general municipal cleo.
lions shall be published for at least
three days prior TO the general cleo.
ton In all the daily newspapers pub.
lished In said city. '18r
Resignation or Vacancy.
Section "A. II any person elected
as a member OF the board of directors
fail to qualify as herein provided
within thirty days after his said cleo.
ton. or shall, after having been quail.
flied, resign his Office or move from
the city, his Office shall be vacated: or
IL a vacancy in his Office occur from
any other cause. the two remaining
members Of said board OF directors
shall fill such vacancy for the unexpir.
ed term with some person aualiiied
to hold said office.
Removal Of Directors on Charges.
Section Is. The board OF directors
shall have the right to hear, consider
and act on charges against any mem.
Der Of said board. and after having
heard such proof OF such charges. may
remove such member OF the board OF
directors, and declare his office va.
cant. But before such director shall
be put to trial on said charges, he
shall have at least ten days written
notice Of the charges and the time and
place OF hearing thereon, before said
board Of directors.
8. No director shall be removed
from his Office by the board OF direc.
tors except for one OF the causes men.
toned in section six OF article four of
the constitution Of West Virginia.
Rules for Directors.
Section 16. The board OF directors
shall make proper rules for its gov.
eminent not contrary or inconsistent
with any Of the provisions OF this
act; and It shall cause q record Of its
meetings and proceedings to be kept
and recorded by its clerk in well
bound book, which shall remain in
the custody and at the office OF the
city clerk open to public inspection,
The minutes OF the meetings and pro.
ceedinss Of the said board OF directors
after recordation and when signed by
Its presiding officer, shall be admit.
ted as evidence in any court OF record
In this state.
Additional Officers.
Section II. In addition to the board
OF directors, said city shall have
city clerk. city attorney. chief OF DO.
lice, chief Of fire department, health
officer, and such other officers and
agents as the board OF directors may
create or employ. The appointment
and removal Of all appointiye officers
named or provided for In this section
shall be vested In the board OF direc.
rectors.
Qualification Of Voters.
Section IS. No person shall be en-.
titled to vote at any city election here.
under unless he shall have resided in
the state for one year. in the city six
months. and in the ward for thirty
days.
Manner Of Holding Elections.
Section ~. All elections Of whatso.
ever kind, held under this act shall
be conducted. returned and the result
thereof ascertained and declared in
the manner prescribed by the laws OF