The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-03
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Vote on Franehlses or ordina,ln,,c,.eas,;


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Vote on Franchises or Ordinances; !
Officers, Etc. NJ
Section %. No franchise or ordi.
nance shall be passed. and no contract.
shall be awarded. nor any money APP
.propriated for any one purpose in a
greater sum than one hundred dol:
lars; and no appointment OF any OIL.
Ger shall be made, nor any vacancy
In office declared without the affirma.
tive vote OF at least two members OF
| the. board Of directors.
Notice for Franchise.
Section 81. Publication Of notice
to present franchise. and other pre-.
liminaries prescribed by the laws OF
the state relating thereto, shall be
! had In the manner prescribed by the
state laws, before the board of direc.
tors shall act on any such franchise:
but the passage Of any franchise shall
be prima facie proof that such notice
was given as prescribed By Law.
The word franchise" whenever
used in this act. shall include every
special privilege In. under and over
the streets, highways and public
grounds Of the city which does not
belong TO the citizens generally by
common right. .l'a
Salaries.
Section IS. The members OF the
board OF directors shall each, receive
one thousand eight hundred dollars
/ per annum.
The mayor, in addition TO his sal.
airy az member OF the board OF direc.
tors, shall receive o salary. OF two hun.
dred dollars per. aunum. All salaries
shall be paid monthly, as the services
shall be rendered.
Salaries Of Appointive Officers.
Section 20. The salaries OF all ap.
potntive officers shall be Fixed by the
board OF directors and paid monthly,
as the services shall have been rem.
dered. The salary Of the city clerk
shall not exceed one thousand two
hundred dollars per year: the salary
of the city physician shall not exceed
five hundred dollars per year: tho sal.
airy OF the city attorney shall not eS.
coed $500 per year; the salary OF tina
chief OF police shall not exceed one
thousand one hundred and forty dol.
lars per year: the salary OF the chief
OF the fire. department shall not exceed
one thousand and eighty dollars per
year: the salary OF the city engineer
shall not exceed one thousand five
hundred dollars per year; and the sal
AIRY Of no.otller appointive officer or
agent not herein specifically limited
shall exceed one thousand two hun.
drel dollars per year. provided. how.
ever. that whenever the United States
census OF said city. shall show its pop
piation TO be.as much as twenty thous.
aud people. then the board OF direc.
tors may by ordinance provide an In.
crease In all salaries not to exceed
twenty-five per cent.
Section 20. The hoard of directors
shall by ordinance Ak the salaries OF
all appointive officers. subject 10 the
Limitations herein prescribed.
Supervisors Of Elections.
Section 81. The board of directors
\ (the board of AFFAIRS in the first In
stanco) shall, on or before the first
day of March OF each year. biennially.
when city election Is to be held !
the city OF Fairlnont. appoint four. com.
petent electors and free holders OF
said city as board Of election super.
visors--two from each of the political
parties which at the last preceding
state or county election cast the high.
es:. pumber Of votes in the city OF Fair.
mont. But II ut any time during said
session the city executive committee
Of either political party from which
said supervisors are to be selected,
through its chairman or secretary,
shall present to the board of directors.
or shall before, any appointments are
made ut any time. file in the office OF
the city clerk OF said city. writing
signed by the chairman Of said COM
mittee on their behalf. requesting the
appointment OF qualified voter and
free holder OF their political party. and
who shall appear 10 be competent to
said board Of directors, the board shall
appoint the persons named In such
writing as such supervisors, or it the
board reject any one so named, or
recommended 1t shall notify the chair.
man Of the committee OF said rejec.
ton, and such chairman shall recon-.
mend another to be so appointed. until
a competent person is accepted by the
board. Every writing so presented
shall be fled, preserved and kept by
the clerk Of said city In his office.
The penalty for forging any such
writing shall be the same as herein
after provided in relation to the ap.
pointment of REGISTRARS and other cleo.
tion officers. The same qualifications
applying to registrars shall apply to
the office OF supervisor OF elections,
with the additional requirement that
such supervisors be freeholders own.
ing real estate within the city OF Fair.
mont.
Organization Of Supervisors.
Section SO. Within three days af.
ter their appointment the board Of
election supervisors shall meet at
their office and organize by electing
one OF their members chairman. The
election ot-the chairman OF the board
shall he by ballot, aud at least one
ballot shall be taken every ten minutes
until an election is made; and at the
erd Of three ballots. II no choice Is
: t''er~'rction OF chairman shall
az !ot. Upon any question which
results In tie vote before the board,
the tie shall DO decided by lot II 1T
cannot be settled in any ether man.