Section 2. The corporate limits of the city of Grafton shall 2 hereafter be as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of 3 Roger's mill; thence in a southerly direction to the eastern 4 pier of the boom; thence crossing the Valley river to a point 5 on the west bank thereof, where the boundary line of the for6 mer town of West Grafton intersected said river, at a point 7 near said boom; thence with the former boundary line of the 8 western portion of Grafton, formerly West Grafton, to a spring 9 in Warder's field; thence in a straight line to the county road 10 at the southwestern corner of Cobb's lot; thence with the 11 county road to Amon Martin's line, corner of Beaumont ad12 dition to the corner of Judkin's land; thence in a straight line 13 southwesterly to three service bushes, corner to McWilliams; 14 thence in a straight line to Bartlett creek, where the branch 15 railroad built to the box factory crosses said creek; thence with 16 the meanderings of said creek to the western line of the At17 lantic Refining company's tank property; thence in a straight 18 line to a chestnut on the ridge in Willhide's field; thence in a 19 straight line to the Tygarts Valley river near three linns, 20 corner to St. Clair and Yates; thence with the last men21 tioned line extended to a point on the opposite side of said 22 Tygarts Valley river; thence with the meanderings of said 23 river, following low water on the eastern side thereof, to a 24 willow on the river edge, corner of the former corporation of 25 Fetterman, below the old Huffman mill dam; thence following 26 the northerly boundaries of the former corporation of Fetter27 man to the big spring at the Northwestern turnpike; thence in a 28 straight line to the intersection of the county road and the said 29 turnpike, near the old John K. Knotts residence; thence with 30 the southern meanderings of said turnpike to the intersection 31 with the Grafton road near the dwelling of the late John W. 32 Blue; thence to the eastern boundary line of said Grafton road; 33 thence with the eastern boundary line of said Grafton road to 34 the point of intersection of the western line of the Anna V. L. 35 Drennan lot now owned by Mary E. Sommerville with the 36 eastern line of said Grafton road; thence in a southerly direc37 tion to the railroad bridge at the cut-off; thence with the 38 northern bank of Three Fork creek to the beginning. CHAPTER 68 (Senate Bill No. 92-Mr. Yoho) AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections two, three, four-a, seven, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, forty, forty-one, forty-seven, forty-eight and fifty-one of chapter eighteen of the acts of legislature for the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen as amended and re-enacted by chapter twelve of the acts of legislature for the year one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and adding thereto additional sections to be known as two-a, three-a, and thirty-three-a relating to the charter of the city of Cameron, in the county of Marshall, granting to said city additional charter powers. [Passed January 23, 1923. In effect from passage. the approval of the Governor] Became a law without Duties and salary of clerk. 33-a. Salary chief of police. Clerk ex officio collector. Amends section 37 of chapter 18 of acts of 1915; striking out certain lines relative to salary. Amends section 38, acts of 1915. Water rents. 3. 3-a. Representation on council; qualification of councilmen; vacan 35. 37. cies. 4-a. Elections; when held; officers to be elected; terms. 38. 40. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That section two, three, four-a, seven, twenty-nine, thirty, 2 thirty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, forty, forty-one, forty3 seven, forty-eight and fifty-one of chapter eighteen of the 4 acts of the legislature of West Virginia for the year one thousand 5 nine hundred and fifteen, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 6 twelve of the acts of one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, 7 be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows: and that 8 sections two-a, three-a, thirty-three-a be added thereto, the same 9 relating to the charter of the city of Cameron, county of Mar10 shall. Section 2-a. The territory of said city is hereby divided in2 to three wards as follows: 3 First Ward-All that part of the city lying south of the 4 Baltimore & Ohio railroad right-of-way. 5 Second Ward-All that part of the city lying east of Bridge 6 street and North avenue and north of the Baltimore and Ohio 7 railroad right-of-way. 8 Third Ward-All that part of the city lying west of Bridge 9 street and North avenue and north of the Baltimore and Ohio 10 railroad right-of-way. 11 The council may change the different wards, but regard 12 shall be given to equality of population in making such 13 changes. Officers. Sec. 3. The officers of said city shall be mayor, clerk, chief 2 of police, and six councilmen. The clerk shall be ex-officio assessor and collector, and the chief of police shall be er-officio 4 street commissioner for said city. The said officers shall be 5 elected by the cualified voters of the said city. The mayor, clerk. 6 and the six councilmen shall constitute the commcn council of 7 said city, which council, may at its discretion, appoint a super3 tendent of water works, city solicitor and such other officers as 9 may be deemed necessary from time to time, and fix the term, 10 duties and compensation thereorf. No person shall be eligible 11 to any elective office in said city unless he is a qualified voter 12 thereof, nor unless he has resided therein for at least one year 13 next preceding his election, nor who shall not have been assessed 14 during the current year for taxation with real estate or per15 sonal property of the value of at least five hundred dollars. Sec. 3-a. Each ward shall be represented by two councilmen, 2 who shall be nominated and elected by the voters of the ward 3 they are to represent; but no person shall be a candidate for 4 councilman unless he is a bona-fide resident of the ward in 5 which he was elected shall vacate his office; and no person 6 shall be eligible to any city office unless he is a taxpayer and a 7 qualified voter thereof. Sec. 4. The municipal authorities of said city shall consist 2 of the mayor, clerk, and six councilmen, who, together, shall 3 constitute a common council as herein before set out; and all 4 the corporate powers of said corporation shall be exercised by 5 said council, or under its direction, except where otherwise 6 provided herein. Elections Sec. 4-a. At the election to be held in the month of January 2 in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, the 3 mayor, clerk, and chief of police shall be elected for a term of 4 two years; three councilmen shall be elected for a term of two 5 years; and three councilmen for a term of four years, that is 6 to say, one councilman from each ward shall be elected for a 7 term of two years, and one councilman from each ward shall 8 be elected for a term of four years, and the term to be held 9 shall be determined by the number of votes each received, that 10 is to say, the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes 11 in his ward shall be elected for the long term and the candidate 12 receiving the next highest number of votes in his ward shall 13 be elected for the short term. After the election before men14 tioned, all councilmen shall be elected for a term of four years, 15 and the mayor, clerk, and chief of police shall be elected for 16 the terms hereinbefore provided. Term of Office Sec. 7. The term of office of the mayor, clerk, chief of police 2 and the councilmen shall begin on the first day of February next 3 succeeding their election and shall continue as hereinbefore pro4 vided. The appointive officers herein mentioned shall hold their 5 offices during the pleasure of the council. Any former incum6 bent shall be ineligible for reappointment unless he shall have 7 settled up the business of his former term or terms as far as 8 possible at the time such re-appointment is made. Taxes Sec. 29. The clerk shall, when the extended copies of the as2 sessor's books are completed and returned to the clerk of the 3 county court, have access to the same for the purpose of making 4 out tax bills of the taxes therein exxtended, and it shall be the 5 duty of the clerk, who shall be the ex-officio assessor of said city, 6 to make out all tax tickets, and, when the same have been ex7 amined, compared and approved by the finance committee of the 8 council and found to be correct, the said clerk, who is the ex9 officio collector, shall proceed to collect said taxes. Sec. 30. The clerk shall prepare bills for all license taxes due 2 said city, whenever the same shall become due and payable, and 3 he shall then proceed to collect the same. The clerk shall ac4 count to the treasurer therefor, as required herein for other 5 collections. All provisions in section thirty-three of chapter 6 eighteen of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, one 7 thousand nine hundred and fifteen, in conflict herewith are 8 hereby repealed. 9 The said clerk shall keep his office at the office of the mayor, 10 unless otherwise ordered by council, and shall keep his office 11 open for the transaction of business during such business hours 12 as may be necessary for the proper performance of his several 13 duties. It shall be his duty to prepare the annual financial 14 statement of said city, and when approved by the committee on 15 finance, cause same to be published in some newspaper pub16 lished in said city; and if there be no newspaper so published, 17 then in some newspaper published in Marshall county, West 18 Virginia. 19 The said clerk shall receive such compensation as may be 20 fixed by council from term to term, which shall not be less than 21 six hundred nor more than one thousand dollars per annum. Chief of Police Sec. 33-a. The chief of police shall receive such compensation 2 as may be fixed by council from term to term, which shall not be 3 less than one thousand dollars nor more than sixteen hundred 4 dollars per annum. Clerk-Ex-Officio Collector Sec. 35. The clerk as ex-officio collector, shall give notice that 2 the tax bills are in his hands for collection, stating the penalty 3 for non-payment thereof and the time and the place where the 4 same may be paid, which notice shall be given by publication in 5 some newspaper published in said city, or in Marshall county 6 should there be none in said city, and by notices carefuly posted. 7 in public places therein; to all persons who shall pay their taxes 8 in full before the first day of December next succeeding said 9 levy, there shall be allowed a discount of two and one-half per 10 centum on the whole amount of taxes so paid, and not otherwise. 11 The said collector shall proceed immediately to collect from 12 the persons so charged, by distraint or otherwise, the entire 13 amount of taxes with which they are severally charged therein, 14 and remaining unpaid on the first day of January next suc15 ceeding said levy, with interest at the rate of one per centum 16 per month from said first day of January until they are fully 17 paid. Sec. 37. Amending section thirty-seven of chapter eight2 een of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia one thou3 sand nine hundred and fifteen, by striking out the words "chief 4 of police" in line thirty-one and substituting therefor the 5 word "clerk"; and by striking out lines thirty-four, thirty-five, 6 thirty-six and thirty-seven, relating to salary. Sec. 38. Section thirty-eight of the acts of the legislature 2 of West Virginia one thousand nine hundred and fifteen chap |