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An Act to establish the town of Moundsville, in the county of Ohio. 1831 290 (1831)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0432 and id is 1 raw text is: Towns. CHAP. CCXVI.-An nct to authorize the meyor and commonalty otho town of Wheeling to borrow money, and to pledge their property and revenues tbr its pryinent. (PasIsed January Ell, 18:12.) Corp0rotion of 1. Be it enacted by the gencral assemblyg, That it shall and may eiid,'Iig , ,iiilOW. he lawftI for the mayor n(d commonalty of the town of' Wheeling, onty, in the county of Ohio, and their suec essors, at any time hereafter, : wheu they shall deem it to be for the interest of the in it ahitants of said corporation, to borrow money for the uses of said corporation, ant to pledge the funds, property and revenues of tite said corpo- ration as security, for the paymnent of the principal I and interest o% the lioley so borrowed. Comoloncet orIt.l . This act shall commence and e iii fbrce from the passing thereof. CHAP. CCXVI L-Anct ,to establish the town o Moundsville, in the county of Ohio. (l'agmed Jautary QStlh, 18312.) T'ow, of htlou,- 1. Be it rnatted b, the general assembly, That not exceeding yile oetablihwt.d, seventy-three acres of land, the property of Simon Purdy, lying near the mouth of Big Grave creek on tite Ohio river, in the county of Ohio, shall he, and tih satie is hereby established a town, by the niame of Moundsville, so soon as the same shall be laid off into 'I'rumtees. lots with convenient streets and alleys ; and that JIohn Riggs, ILewis I). Purdy, John B. Itoberts, Iliair Mhoran, Samuel o)nrsey, Samnuel Tomi ilIstll, Davit I ockwood, Christohl ier Parriott atnd .James Ram- sey, gentlemen, be, aid they are hereby appointed trustees thereol, who shall, lelbre they oni er on the duties of their appointment, take an oath before somle justice of the peace for the county of Ohio, to execute tile same aithfitlly and impartially, according to the best of their skill id judgment, any three of whoin may fbrmi a quorum and proceed to business under the authority of this act. P'oworto makehy- b ). Be it.further enacted, That the trustees of said town, or any law, &C. three of them, shall be, and they are herehy empowered to make such by-laws and ordinances for regulating the police thereof, and fbr the regular building of houses therein, as to then shall seem best, and the same to amend, enforce, alter or repeal: Provided, however, That such by-laws and ordinances siall not le repugnant to, or inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States, or of this cominonwealth. Gonoral powero. 3. lie it further titrtled, That the said trustees, or any three or more of them, shall have power to remove or abate nuisances, or cause the same to le done, and to improve and repair the public streets and alleys, and to do or cause to be done, all other things necessary or proper for the general good of the said town, within the limits of the powers conflerred by this act; and to enable the said trustees, to carry into effect the said powers, they are hereby atithorized, annually to levy a tax, if deetned necessary, on the houses, lots, slaves and horses within the litits of said town ; and to appoint a clerk and collector, (taking from tle latter, bond and security, for the due aid faitthfitl discharge of his duties, as they shall be prescribed by the trustees:) Provided, however, That the said tax shall not exceed, in any one year, one dollar on each one hundred dollars value of such property.

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