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(House Bill No. 211.)

CHAPTER 37.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact section one of chapter one hundred and twenty-nine, Code of West Virginia.

[Passed January 30, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved February 11, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

amended.

That section one of chapter one hundred and twen- Code ty-nine of the code of West Virginia be amended so that the entire section when amended shall read as follows:

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1. Each circuit court and every court of limited Commisjurisdiction now existing, or which may hereafter be chancery: established for any incorporated city, town or village, copoint, how may from time to time appoint not more than four many. commissioners in chancery or for stating accounts, except that the circuit court of any county whose population exceeds fifty thousand may appoint not more than eight of such commissioners, who shall be re-removable. movable at its pleasure, with power to take depositions-power and and to swear and examine witnesses and to certify their testimony. The judge of any court empowered to ap--powers of point commissioners in thancery or for stating accounts judge to may in vacation appoint such commissioners with as much vacation. effect as if appointed by the court, and they shall have the like powers.

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(House Bill No. 200.)

CHAPTER 38.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact section one of chapter seventeen of the Acts of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, entitled "An Act authorizing the formation of corporations for the purpose of constructing booms or dams for the purpose of stopping and securing boats, rafts, logs, masts, spars, etc., in certain counties of the State."

[Passed February 22, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved February 23, 1901.]

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tion of booms

rivers, etc.

-in what .counties.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section one of chapter seventeen of the Acts of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

1. That any number of persons not less than five, and dams, in may become an incorporated company for the purpose of constructing any boom or booms with or without piers, dam or dams, in the rivers, creeks or other streams, within any of the following counties in this State, to-wit: Gilmer, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Putnam, Summers, Raleigh, Fayette, Mineral, Pocahontas, Pleasants, Nicholas, Webster, Lewis, Wetzel, Jackson, Wyoming, Tucker, Preston, McDowell, Randolph, Barbour, Mercer, Logan, Calhoun, Braxton, Cabell, Boone, Upshur, Monroe, Wood, Ritchie, Kanawha and Wirt (except Elk river and its tributaries exception within the limits of Kanawha county, and Cheat river Cheat rivers. within the boundaries of the county of Monongalia), which may be necessary for the purpose of stopping and securing boats, rafts, logs, masts, spars, lumber, and other timber.

as to Elk and

-in what streams prohibited.

No such boom or dam shall be constructed in any of the rivers, creeks or other streams of the State, which are navigable by steamboats at an ordinary stage of water above the places where such boom or dam is proposed to be located.

Assessment districts and assessors,

(House Bill No. 66.)

CHAPTER 39.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact section one of chapter twenty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, concerning assessment of taxes.

[Passed January 23, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved January 30, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section one, of chapter twenty-nine of the code. of West Virginia, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

1. That there shall be two assessment districts in each of the counties of Barbour, Berkeley, Braxton,

each county.

Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Harrison, Jack number in son, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mason, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe, Ohio, Pendleton, Preston, Putnam, Randoplh, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, Wood, Wayne, Wyoming and Mercer. Every other county shall constitute one assessment district, and the voters of each county shall hereafter elect one assessor for each district therein.

(House Bill No. 62.)

CHAPTER 40.

AN ACT to repeal Section sixty-six of Chapter thirtytwo of the Code, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, in relation to licenses.

[Passed February 11, 1901.

Takes effect from passage. Approved February 18, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

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1. That section sixty-six of chapter thirty-two of the Sec. 66, chap. code of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, repealed. reading "On every license to sell, at retail, domestic wines, ale, beer, or drinks of like nature, one hundred dollars," is hereby repealed.

(Senate Bill No. 101.)

CHAPTER 41.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections two, nine and forty-nine of chapter forty-seven of the Code of West Virginia, of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "Of Cities, Towns and Villages, incorporation of without special charter; amending charter where population less than two thousand."

[Passed February 21, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved February 22, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

1. That sections two, nine and forty-nine of chap- Acts ter forty-seven of the code of West Virginia of one amended.

Incorpora

villages;

thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "Of cities, towns and villages, incorporation of without special charter; amending charter where population is less than two thousand," be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

tion of cit- 2. Any part of any district or districts not inies, towns, or cluded within any incorporated town, village or city required and containing a resident population of not less than and territory. One hundred persons, and if it shall include within its

population

-certificate

tion, when and how issued.

boundaries a territory of not less than one quarter of one square mile in extent, and not more than a reasonable amount of territory proportionate to the number of residents therein (the exact extent of the territory to be included therein, to be within the discretion of the circuit court granting the charter), may be incorporated as a city, town or village, under the provisions of this chapter.

9. Upon the filing of such certificate and upon of incorpora- satisfactory proof that all the provisions of the foregoing sections of this chapter have been complied with, the circuit court may, at its discretion, by an order entered of record, direct the clerk of the said court to issue to issue a certificate of the incorporation of such city, town or village, in form or in substance as follows: "A certificate under oath of A B, C — D-, and E F- was this day filed, showing that a majority of all the qualified voters residing in the following boundary, to-wit:

-form of certificate.

Beginning, etc., (here recite the boundaries), have been given in due form of law in favor of the incorporation of the city (town or village) of in the county of bounded as herein set forth. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that all of the provisions of chapter forty-seven of the code of West Virginia have been complied with by the applicants of said corporation, and said city (town or village) is duly authorized within the corporate limits aforesaid to exercise all the corporate powers conferred by the said chapter from and after the date of this certificate.

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And from and after the date of such certificate, the territory embraced within the boundary mentioned in said certificate, shall be an incorporated city, (town or village), by the name specified in the said notice and certificate."

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cuit court.

49. The council of such city, town or village, shall Council to enter the result of such vote upon its minutes, and when change to cirthe change proposed is adopted, as provided in the next preceding section, they shall certify the same to the circuit court of the county, and the said court may thereupon, at its discretion, enter an order in substance as follows:

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"A certificate of the council of the city (or town or form of village, as the case may be) of was this tered by such

day filed showing that a change has been made, in the court.
manner required by law, in the corporate limits thereof,
and that by such change the said corporate limits are as
follows:

as

Beginning at (here recite the boundaries, changed.) It is therefore ordered that said change in said corporate limits be, and the same is hereby approved and confirmed, and the clerk of this court is directed to deliver to the said council a certified copy of this order as soon as practicable after the rising of this court." And from and after the date of such order the corporate limits of such city, town or village, shall be as set forth therein.

2. All acts and laws inconsistent with this chapter, as Acts amended by this act, are hereby repealed.

repealed.

(Senate Bill No. 65.)

CHAPTER 42.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact paragraphs seven, thirteen, sixteen and seventeen of Section 56a. Chapter forty-three of the Code of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, concerning the alternate road law of 1872-3.

[Passed February 13, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved Februruary 15, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That paragraphs seven, thirteen, sixteen and seventeen of section 56a, chapter forty-three of the Code of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, be amended and reenacted so as to read as follows:

VII. Any person or persons purchasing a or contracts at said sales shall give bond with security, or by some Fidelity, Guaranty or

contract Alternative freehold purchaser of Security

road system;

contract to

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