department abolished.

13. The Preparatory Department of the West Vir- Preparatory ginia University is hereby abolished to take effect on at university, the first day of July, 1904.

(House Bill No. 115.)

CHAPTER 141.

AN ACT to make Davies' "Facts in Civil Government" a supplementary and optional text book in the free schools of the State, and fixing the price thereof.

[Passed January 25, 1901. In effect 90 days from passage. Approved January 30, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

book in

1. That Davies' "Facts in Civil Government" be Optional text and the same is hereby made a supplementary and schools. optional text-book for use in the free schools of the State, the same to contain the constitution of West Virginia. The price at which such book shall be fur--price. nished to be fifty-five cents per copy.

(House Bill No. 216.)

CHAPTER 142.

AN ACT authorizing the county court of Kanawha county to take up from Peter Silman, late sheriff, orders allowed on the school fund and allow in lieu thereof orders on the general fund of the county.

[Passed February 22, 1901. In effect 90 days from passage. Approved February 23, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

authorized to

orders al

1. That the county court of Kanawha county be County court authorized and empowered to take up from Peter Sil- substitute man, late sheriff, orders heretofore allowed by said school fund court out of the school fund, to the amount of three lowed Peter hundred dollars, and allow to him in lieu thereof an order on the general fund of the said county for said amount.

Silman for

orders on general fund.

Acts amended.

City of Fairmont; cor

porate lines of changed.

(House Bill No. 153.)

CHAPTER 143.

AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections one, two, seven and twenty-four of chapter eleven of the Acts of the Legislature of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "An act to amend and re-enact the Charter of the City of Fairmont, and to change the Corporate limits of said city, so as to include Palatine and West Fairmont."

[Passed February 11, 1901. In effect from passage. Approved February 12, 1901.]

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That sections one, two, seven and twenty-four of chapter eleven of the acts of the legislature of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

1. The corporate limits of the city shall be as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at a point on the west side of the Monongahela river, that bears south sixty-nine degrees forty-five minutes east, seven hundred and sixty-two feet distant from a point on the east side of the alley between Parks avenue and Minor avenue, as laid down on the map of the Fairmont Development Company's addition to the town of Fairmont, and which is a corner of Joseph M. Fleming's reservation, and running thence north sixty-nine degrees fortyfive minutes west, seven hundred and sixty-two feet, and running on the line between Joseph M. Fleming's reservation and the lands of the Fairmont Development Company's addition to the town of Fairmont, to the east side of said alley south twenty-nine degrees forty-five minutes west, seven hundred and sixty-one feet, crossing Eighth street to the south side of Ninth street, and thence along the south side of Ninth street north sixty degrees fifteen minutes west, one thousand eight hundred and ten feet to the west side of Benoni avenue; thence along the west side of Benoni avenue north twenty-nine degrees forty-five minutes east, one thousand one hundred and sixty feet to the south side of Seventh street; thence along the south side of Seventh street, north sixty degrees

fifteen minutes west, and the same course continued for a total distance of one thousand one hundred and thirteen feet to the corporation line of West Fairmont; and thence with the lines of said West Fairmont corporation south forty-nine degrees west, three hundred and thirteen feet; thence north seventynine degrees fifty minutes west, two hundred and sixty-five feet to a corner of lands formerly owned by W. R. White; thence north forty-two degrees forty minutes west, one thousand one hundred and five feet to a hickory on a ridge south of the pike and above Locust avenue school-house; thence north seven degrees fifteen minutes west, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five feet to a stake on a point in the field; thence north eighty-one degrees ten minutes east, two thousand five hundred and eighty-five feet to a large white oak on a ridge in William Ridgely's field; thence leaving the lines of the West Fairmont corporation and running north fifty-three degrees east, two thousand four hundred and thirteen feet to a stake, corner to the lands of C. B. Carney and F. C. Fisher; thence north eighty-five degrees thirty minutes east, one thousand three hundred feet to a post, corner to the Arnett addition to the town of Fairmont; thence north sixty-six degrees east, one thousand three hundred and forty-one feet to a stake in William Gaskill's field; thence south twenty-six degrees thirty-five minutes east, running with the eastern line of Woodlawn cemetery and the same course continued for a total distance of three thousand three hundred and seventy-five feet to the said Monogahela river; thence the same course (south twenty-six degrees thirty-five minutes east,) continued, crossing the river to the east side thereof; thence the same course (south twenty-six degrees thirty-five minutes east,) continued (from said point on the east side of said river) one thousand six hundred feet to a stake in Mary Morrow's field and north of the Morgantown and Bridgeport turnpike road; thence south thirty-three degrees west, crossing said turnpike road and to drain in lands of R. E. Harr; thence south with the meanders of said drain to Haymond street; thence with said street to Walnut street; thence with and including said street to Clay street; thence with and including said street to Strodes coal mine; thence with the meanders of the

Wards.

-first ward.

-second

ward.

-third ward.

-fourth word.

-fifth ward.

-power to change

and how.

drain of said mine to the Monongahela river; thence up the river with its meanders on the east side thereof to a point that bears south sixty-nine degrees forty-five minutes east from the beginning corner thereof; and thence north sixty-nine degrees forty-five minutes west re-crossing said river to the beginning.

2. The territory of said city shall consist of five wards, and such division shall be as follows:

The First ward shall include all the territory lying within said corporate limits on the east side of the said Monongahela river.

The Second ward shall include all that territory within the said city, beginning at the suspension bridge crossing the Monongahela river, and extending north with the middle of Madison street to Jackson street, west with the middle of Jackson street to Jefferson street, north with the middle of Jefferson street to the corporation line, thence in an easterly direction with said corporation line to the Monongahela river, thence up the same to the place of beginning.

The Third ward shall include all that territory within said city lying north of the Monongahela river and between Second ward on the east and the Fifth ward on the west.

The Fourth ward shall include all that territory ly ing west of Coal run, and south of Tom Black's run, and heretofore known as the South Side or new addition to the town of Fairmont.

And the Fifth ward shall include all that territory lying within said city heretofore known as the town of West Fairmont.

But the city council may during the year next sucwards; when ceeding any census that may be taken by order of the city council, by a two-thirds vote of the members elected, so change the boundaries of said wards as to make the population of said wards more nearly equal; and may in the same manner increase the number of wards in said city: provided, the number of wards shall not at any time exceed nine.

-proviso.

Who entitled to vote.

7. Every male person residing in said city shall be entitled to vote for all officers elected under this act; who not to but no person who is a minor or of unsound mind, or pauper, or is under conviction of treason, felony or

vote.

bribery in an election or has not been a resident of this State for one year, and the city of Fairmont for six months and of the ward in which he offers to vote for thirty days, next preceding such offer, shall be permitted to vote at any election under this act while such disability continues.

what.

license.

24. Whenever anything for which a State license Licenses; for is required is to be done within said city, the council may require a city license therefor, and may impose a tax thereon for the use of the city; and whenever-liquor said city license is granted by the council for the sale of brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, wines, porter, ale or beer, or any other spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or drinks of like nature, the county court shall grant a State license for the sale thereof within the corporate limits of said city. The council shall-bond. require from every person so licensed, a bond with good security, to be approved by the council, in a penalty of at least three thousand five hundred dollars, payable to said city, by its corporate name, conditioned as prescribed in section twenty-two of chapter thirty-two of the code of West Virginia, and may revocation revoke such license at any time the condition of said bond be broken, upon ten days' previous notice to the person holding the same.

of license.

bonds.

bonds, gen

And suits may be prosecuted and maintained on -suits on such bonds as prescribed in said section of said chapter, by the same person in the same manner and to the same extent as upon the bonds mentioned in said section, and all the provisions of said sections in relation to the bonds therein mentioned shall be applicable to the bonds required by section thirty-three of chapter forty-seven of the code of West Virginia. The council may require from any person so licens--license ed a bond with approved security, payable to said erally. city in such penalty and with such conditions as it may think proper, and may revoke such license at any time, if the conditions of the bond be broken; and the council shall have the authority to subject any person or persons, who, without having paid the taxes -doing busiimposed by the said council for the privilege, shall paying license do any act or follow any employment or business in tax; what said city upon which the council are or shall be authorized to impose a tax, to any fine or imprisonment which they are or may be authorized to impose or inflict for the enforcement of their ordinances.

ness without

then.