Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-04-19
CHARLES TOWN TO VOTE ON
CHANGE OF NAME.

Charles Town" or Charles City"
The Charles Town Charter bill has
been amended and reported to the
State Senate by the Committee on
Counties and Municipal Corpora
tions, and as amended by the Com
mittee, is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West
Virginia:
That sections one. three and sixteen OF
chapter sixteen of the actes of the legisla-
ture Of one thousand nine hundred and fif-
teen. regular session, relating to the charter
of Charles Town, jefferson county, West
Virginia, be amended and re-enacted and
that sections forty-seven, forty-eight and
follows:
Section 1. On and after this act takes eff
feet, the incorporated town of Charles Town,
Jefferson County. West Virginia, shall be
town of Charles City, jefferson county, the
corporate limits of which shall be as follows.
to-wit:
Beginning at the corner of William H.
Travers and Andrew Hunter, on the north
side of Smithfeld, Charles Town and Har-
per's Ferry turnike, being ALL poles from
the east side to town alley Figure / in plat
of s. Howell Browns survey of January
eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy -two); running thence with the line
of said Travers and Hunter, and also the line
OF Richard Hessey and the said Hunter N
~ degrees, 20 minutes, w. to the Winches-
ter and Potomac railroad, and extending the
same course in all 1913 poles to stake in
James M. Ransom's field; thence parallel to
Washington street S. 50 degrees, 40 minutes
W. z90 poles to stake at the prolongation
OF the line Of Mrs. Buskirk and Henry B.
Davenport; thence in the direction of said
line ). 20 D., 20 M, E. los poles to stake
at the west side of new road, where the
same intersects the ''old mill road thence
with the west side OF new road S. 20 degrees
10 minutes. w. 52.9 poles crossing the
aforesaid turnpike to stake in the line of
said Davenportt5) and thence with the said
line ). IL degrees, SO minutes, E. 500 poles
70 the south line Of the odd Winchester
road; thence with it N. SO degrees, 40 min
utes. f. 36.05 poles to a point at the pro-
longation of the aforesaid line of Buskirk
and Davenport; thence extending said course
;. ~ degrees, 20 minutes. e. 14712 poles
to a stake in William Drew's field; thence
parallel to Washington street N. 60 degrees.
Az minutes, E. 122 poles to stake. thence
>. 20 degrees, 20 minutes E. 1915 poles to
q Z. stake; thence NJ SO degrees. 40 minutes.
Z. 1923 poles to stake thence NJ 20 de-
grees, 70 minutes. w. 45.45 poles to stake:
thence N. SO degrees, 40 minutes E. 52.75
poles to stake in George H. Tate's field
90 thence NJ 20 degrees. 20 minutes w.
1913 poles to beginning containing 460
acres.
Sec. g. The mayor and councilmen as
soon as they shall be elected and qualified.
as herein provided, shall be a body polite
and corporate by the name of s.The corpora
ton of Charles City" and shall have perpet
ual succession and a common seal; and by
that name may sue and be sued plead and
De implicated, contract and be contracted
with, and may purchase and hold real estate
and other property necessary or proper to
enable 1T to discharge its duties and need
fui for the good order. government and well
fare of said corporation.
Sec. AZ. The said town of Charles City
succeed a he riO 70 md Eal
OF the town of Charles Town, and it shall
be liable for all the debts and obligations
OF the said town Of Charles Town. the same
as If such indebtedness were created by the
said town of Charles City.
Sec 49, The ordinances in force in the
said town of Charles Town at the time this
act goes into effect. SO far as they are not
inconsistent with this act, shall continue in
force as ordinances of the said town of
Charles City. until amended or repealed by
the council of said Charles City, and the
mayor and councilmen now in office in the
town OF Charles Town, shall continue in
once as mayor and councilmen of Charles
City, until the end of their present term
and until their successors shall have been
elected or appointed and qualified unless
sooner removed from Office in manner pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 40. After this act becomes effective.
wherever the name Charles Town is used in
the charter of said town as amended and re-
enacted by chapter sixteen of the acts of
nine hundred and fifteen, regular session. it
shall be taken and held to mean Charles
City.
q Provided however. that the portion of
this act which changes the name of the cor
poration of Charles Town to the corporation
of Charles City, shall not be in effect unless
and until the same is ratified by majority
vote of the qualified voters of the said cor
poration of Charles Town, which shall be
submitted at the regular municipal election
TO be held in said town the fourth Thurs
day In May, one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-one, the ballot for which vote shall
be in form as follows:
For changing name of Charles Town to
Charles City"
Against changing name of Charles Town
to Charles City"
There has been considerable agi-
tation for change of name, as well
as violent opposition to the same, and
it is perfectly fair and proper that
the question shall be settled by a vote
of the people of the town, and that
all should abide by the result of the
vote in the future. The columns of
the Spirit of Jefferson will be open
for full discussion of both sides of
the question.
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