13 years, or until their successors are elected and qualfied. After 14 the first election provided for the term of office shall begin 15 the first day of July following the election of said member. 16 No two members of the board shall be residents of the same 17 magisterial district. Sec. 8. But before this act shall take effect, it shall be sub2 mitted to the voters of Wirt county at a general or special 3 election ordered by the county court of said county of Wirt 4 and general notice of said election shall be published in two 5 newspapers of opposite politics and general circulation in said 6 county, for four successive weeks preceding said election, if 7 there be two such newspapers that will publish the same at the 8 legal rate for such publications; but if there be no such news9 papers that will publish such notice at such rate, then such 10 notice shall be posted at three of the most public places in 11 each magisterial district in said county for a like period of 12 time. CHAPTER 105 (Senate Bill No. 30-Mr. Marsh) AN ACT authorizing a special bridge levy in Wood county for the purpose of erecting a bridge across the Little Kanawha river at Parkersburg, West Virginia.. [Passed April 17, 1923. In effect ninety days from passage. Governor April 24, 1923] Approved by the and specifications; separate account of receipts and disbursements. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. For the purpose of constructing a public 2 bridge across the Little Kanawha river, at the county seat of 3 of the county of Wood, the county court of said county is here4 by authorized to lay a special levy on all taxable property within 5 the said county for the year one thousand nine hundred and 6 twenty-three, and, if necessary, for the year one thousand nine 7 hundred and twenty-four, and, if necessary, for the year one 8 thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, and, if necessary, for 9 the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, and, if 10 necessary, for the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty 11 seven, not to exceed in any year five cents on the one hun12 dred dollars valuation of said property as assessed for regular 13 state, county, and district taxation. Said levy shall be called 14 a "Special Bridge Levy" and the funds derived therefrom 15 shall be used for said purpose and for no other. 16 Sec. 2. Said bridge shall be constructed according to such 17 plans and specifications as said county court may decide upon 18 and all moneys realized from said special levy shall be kept 19 in a separate fund and a separate account kept of the receipts 20 and disbursements of the same. CHAPTER 106 (Senate Bill No. 88-Mr. Herold) AN ACT to authorize the municipal corporation of the town of Addison, (Webster Springs) in the county of Webster, to vote upon, issue and sell its bonds to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate not to exceed five per centum of the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes, the proceeds of the sale of such bonds to be applied in and used for an installation and construction of an electric light system and power plant for said town. [Passed March 20, 1923. In effect from passage. April 11, 1923] SEC. 1. Electric light system and power plant; corporation authorized to vote, issue and sell bonds; Approved by the Governor amount of; council of town may acquire site, machinery, etc.; powers and duties of council under act. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. That the municipal corporation of Addison (the 2 town of Webster Springs) in the county of Webster, be and it 3 is hereby authorized, in the manner provided by law, to vote, 4 issue and sell its bonds to an amount, including existing indebt5 edness, not to exceed five per centum on the value of the tax6 able property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment 7 for state and county taxes. The proceeds from the sale of the 8 bonds are hereby authorized to be used for the installation of an 9 electric light system and power plant for said municipality. 10 The common council of said town shall have authority to ac 11 quire by purchase or condemnation and hold sites for generating 12 hydro electric or steam power and for purposes incident there13 to; to purchase and install all necessary machinery, appliances, 14 equipments, wires and any and all things necessary or conven15 ient for a complete power plant and lighting system for the use 16 of said municipality. Said council shall possess power to dis17 pose of, lease, rent or sell any power generated by said plant, 18 and to furnish lights to the citizens of said town and to other 19 persons upon such terms and at such rates as it may ordain. 20 This act shall not be deemed or construed as restrictive of the 21 powers of said municipality and its common council and officers 22 under general law, but supplemental thereto. CHAPTER 107 (Senate Bill No. 106-Mr. Helmick) AN ACT authorizing and empowering the council of the town of Thomas in the county of Tucker, to lay a special levy in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and if necessary, for the year following, for improving and extending the water system of the town of Thomas. [Passed March 27, 1923. In effect from passage. SEC. April 11, 1923] Approved by the Governor Water works improvement; spec- Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The council of the town of Thomas in the county 2 of Tucker, is hereby authorized to lay a special levy, in addition 3 to all other levies authorized by law, of not to exceed thirty-five 4 cents on the one hundred dollars valuation on all the taxable 5 property within the town of Thomas, for the year one thousand 6 nine hundred and twenty-three, and if found necessary for the 7 year following, for the purpose of improving and extending the 8 water system of said town, to the end that service may be ren9 dered in an adequate manner to the users of said system, the 10 same being owned by said town. 11 Such levy shall be called a special levy for water works im12 provement and the funds derived therefrom shall be used for 13 the purposes herein specified and no other, and a separate ac14 count shall be kept of all receipts and disbursements of said 15 fund. CHAPTER 108 (Senate Bill No. 108-Mr. Suddarth) AN ACT authorizing the county court of Taylor county, to lay a special levy for the purpose of purchasing a site and building a court house and jail, including a jailer's residence, and to use any funds now available for court house and jail purposes, and to sell and convey the present court house and lot, and to use the proceeds arising from such sale, for the purposes aforesaid. [Passed April 21, 1923. In effect from passage. April 26, 1923] Approved by the Governor ity of voters; county court may submit question at general or special election. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The county court of Taylor county, West Vir2 ginia, is hereby authorized to lay a special levy on all the taxable 3 property within said county for the purpose of building a court 4 house and jail, including a jailer's residence, in said county, 5 but not to exceed, in any one year, twenty cents on each one 6 hundred dollars valuation of the taxable property in said county; 7 and the said county court is hereby empowered to purchase a 8 suitable site for said court house and jail and jailer's residence, 9 and to use any funds now or hereafter available for court house 10 or jail purposes in the purchase of such site and the erection of 11 such court house and jail, and for such purpose, may also sell 12 and convey the present court house and lot, and use the proceeds 13 arising therefrom for the purposes aforesaid. Such levy and all 14 such funds shall constitute and be called a special court house 15 and jail fund, and shall be used for the purposes herein speci16 fied and no other; and a special account shall be kept of all the 17 receipts and disbursements of said funds and properly accounted 18 for. 19 Provided, however, that the amount of money hereby author20 ized to be collected from all sources, and to be used for the pur21 poses aforesaid, shall not exceed in the aggregate, the total sum 22 of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; provided, further, 23 that the levy provided for in this act shall not be laid by said. 24 county court until after this act shall have been ratified by a 25 majority of the voters of said Taylor county voting upon the 26 question, at a general or special election at which the question 27 of its ratification or rejection shall have been submitted to the 28 voters. The county court of said Taylor county is hereby given 29 authority to submit said question either at a general election, or 30 at a special election, which it may call for the purpose. CHAPTER 109 (Senate Bill No. 138-Mr. Helmick) AN ACT authorizing the town of Davis, in the county of Tucker, to lay a special levy for the purpose of raising sufficient additional funds to enable said town to pay indebtedness existing on the first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, other than bonded indebtedness, as shown by a report of the auditor of this state, certified to on the twentyeighth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, by W. S. Hallanan, state tax commissioner and exofficio chief state inspector of public offices under the provisions of chapter thirty-three, acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and eight. [Passed March 27, 1923. In effect from passage. Approved by the Governor April 11, 1923] SEC. 1. Corporation authorized to lay special deby levy; amount of; purpose of; levy to run four years. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: Section 1. The town of Davis, a municipal corporation, in 2 the county of Tucker, is authorized to lay annually an addi3 tional levy, to be called "Special Debt Levy," over and above 4 and in addition to all other authorized levies, of not exceeding 5 twenty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation of 6 all the assessable property within the said town of Davis, for 7 the purpose of paying the debts owing by and existing against 8 said town of Davis, other than bonded indebtedness, on the first 9 day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, 10 as shown by a report of the auditor of the state, certified to by 11 W. S. Hallanan, state tax commissioner and ex-officio chief in12 spector of public offices under the provisions of chapter thirty13 three, acts of the legislature of one thousand nine hundred and 14 eight, on the twenty-eighth day of December, one thousand 15 nine hundred and twenty-two, not to exceed, however, eight 16 thousand dollars, which shall include interest on said indebted17 ness, said levy not to continue longer than four years. |