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1869 City Charter Minutesa ORDINANCES of the TOWN OF BLAIR Number One Au ordinance to provido for tho UPPOintment of sul"irdinate orrjeery of the corportion and prow.ribe their dutioo. lot, 14c it ordain -ed by the trumt".6 it the incorp#ir.itetl town tjof Blair, "t at the ti"t regular meeting after the amual town election, for the election of Truotees of said town. trug- tees shall have been duty elected and ijuolifieat,] at-vortiolp '! !,hall appoint a constable, collectur, assexiow atid tittorney 2nd, It shall be the duty of the cons -table 6, aervc,ajjjj !,%oct all warrants,, wnitx, preirepts, excCUU011.9 "M4 -4her At-# Itim chrec-ttA and delivered. anil it, all all things pertaining to his office ant] t, t*r %varrant, or (,-sn knowlege .,.nd bring lo iv-0r0o�A$4 wl disturb,ers, and is. too of -my rif the�,1 ow any v#f the criminal lavvs of this Stiitt% Ami q'upprvos all ritits, affmyp and unlawful uslo-f-r1hUes, lxhit-h ttlov knowlodge. And shrlf have (+.arge and of 14ide vvdti"4 and grading and improven-sents of street,%., and *Al . withiii the ci# rp � rut under the direction of the trastoes of said town, 3rd, It shall he the duty *,,bf the Treamurer to rtweive and safe4y keep all moneys which may- renis to 4inq J*y virtue of his t4fice, and pay out the sarne on order csf the trus-tees- ul-",#n which treasurer. an order shall tw drawn by tier vlt�rk, tta tn,. c-oun- tt-rsig-ned by the chairman. 4th, It shall lAe the duty of the Asmes!44,tr t -o ;u4sess *,aol town the avv�untprescritwwd by, Paid trustee -s. and tweparv- sard snesstrent ws by luu- preacrihefl,, and dellver the %amo ti, the ec-Hectfir of staid town. 501. It It bee the duty of the ()#114-ctAtr is. ,44—t all . id taxes as by haw pre rib void vooke monthly returns tit th*-* treas- urer of a -aid town. 6th. The treasurer, ,4 to anti shall, befoTe en- tering upo'n tbe ,wiles of their t,ffiveN, e0er int,) a hond, %vith said tvoo-ri, the ano-i'Unt t., he 6'Kefl J4,14 14pjorl�ve-j by *aid h-vvOt,ot, coonditiovott ft�r the faithfut perf-miutnvai sof their duties. .Xnd tfie lrva�&mrer. cidirctiti-, ws�vsscjr, c4insI.Ai1c, skrid att�t,'"iryshrall �wrore enterfng upon the sluties o-4 Owir offs t«, take and oubscribo, nit t-tath, f,w the faithful p4-t-forinance of the duties of theit Seveml, ('bff ives, rA *147-17 a t7k V1190 Lk?W4 .19 41 33. 333371'L UL US IU, I- Ct 13.33F6 t,5-V4"- ,irer%4 offiep of Washington court in '%Aid t,-�Wvl, 4"", 0-40 first, 4onday 4 each month. at -k o"clock p.m,. MIS, The above by laws un d cor4inanves to Cake errect froul 4ft knd after their pubfir-aticon, on the 2nd day of Svptetriber. ISOM Signed this 27th day of August. IS69. J. H, 1,-4(,)ST, Chairmim. 1 @V06ker Newspapers.com iy -I ancesfiy https://www.newsp#WfftAglopi1iMg ` Mair its 1 l..now n � iJ�laut, is t7o�n tAhra�u#t#u� Copying tilreatiy team the records. sof the first medting of the city of"Sl sir I give you the fol. lowingt ) The first meeting of t 7th, trustees ofthe town of Blair, who, being duly appointed by..: the county eacandaaloners and having':': taken their allies, called this meeting,te I nt P. H. Langley, M, D.'1 A. Read; J. H, Post; C. B. Harman and M, V, Wilson• On motion, proceoded to a permanent organ- isation. The olertion of effieare resulted In the ,unanimous election of J. H. Post., chairnrant John A. Rhoades C. B. Merman. treasurer, M. V, Wilson, elork, W. C. Walla waw appointed attorney for .thetown and A. T. Mora-, can -table. On motion, a committea of three :was appointed by the chair t,, submit for adoption at' the .next meriting a form of by -lows and ordinances for the town government wesloting of A, Reed, F, 1t. Longley and W. C. Walton Also a committee on grades can. sitting of F. H. Langley and M. V. Wilson. No further baslneaa being before the board a motion to adjourn was ontartaind, Signed: M. iv,, WILSON, Clark. Approved; .I. M; POST, Chairman, p' During the following meetings by-laws and ordinances were 1 ppmead for the government of the town. The firet ordhasore la here reproduced and is taken directly from the town records of that date. ORDINANCES. et the TOWN OF BLAIR Number Ono An ordinance to provide for the appointment of mWeilinale offirara of the corportion and preterite, their duties. 1st, Be it ordained by the tnmtOiat of the ineorpor ed town of Blair, that at the brat regular meeting after the annual town election, for the election of Trustc>es of said town, "flan, said trait. tons shall have been duly elected and yuolined ou,n,oling to law,. shall appoint n constable, collector, usxeasor and attorney. a 29d, It shall be the duty of the aunstable to eerve, and oxarytto all umrranta, writs, precepts, executions and other pre,(_ lq him directed and dolivorcd, nod in all rrrpert.+, t, to and tre re,ot ell things pertaining to his office sod to apptohevd oo view, r warrant, or an knowlegc rand bring to juwtire all fclouea .cad disturbers, find violators ,f ,any of they,by,l 9 or _diuuwa, r or any of the criminal I ws of this Stat*. Arl l tuppnes .11riots, affrays end unlawful na—m iie hirh t .vole to his knowledge. And shall havr charge and supenl Ln if vld, walks ' and grading and improvements of slra+:,is, and allays, within tho corporation, under the direction of the tntsteaa of said town. ' i 3rd, It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to re.civ. and safely keep all moneys which may come to Nm by virtu,i of ')its office, and pay out the same an order of the trustees, ulwn which treasurer, an order shall he deacon by the clbrk, to im coun. tars Fnod by the chairman. 4th, It shall be the duty of the Asseasor to oases mid town the amennt prescribed by said trastaas, and prepare suhi r.=awsmetrt us by law prescribed, and deliver the smut lu the enllortor of said town. 6th, It shall ,be lim duty of the Collcv,tor to collcet all said taxes as by law prescribed and ..he monthly returns in the trots. uror of avid town. lith, The treasurer, collecte, and ranrtnhle, shall before co- toring upon the duties of their uffhws, each enter into a bond with i nld town, the amount to bo Closednd avrd by sold lruslres, conditioned for the faithful parfonnwael oppruf their duttaa. And the lrrasurnr, coliecrtor, asacxsor, ronstithle end nUoa7royy shah before entering upon the duties of their office, take tint] subseritw nn .nth, for the faithful perkrreomw. of the duties of their several offie.s: 7th, The trustees of this town "hull meet al the courtly trans. urce. office of Washington county, in said town, on the first Monday of each month, at 7 -"lock p.m. ' ", Tito above by laws and notInirnees to take effcet front and after their publieution, on the 2nd day of Sopletnber, 1869. Signed thle 27th day of August, 1869. J. H. POST, Chairman. Printed on Dec 13, 2022 Clipped By: Blair charter trina_greathouse Mon, Dec 12, 2022 Io,41 K=Ir a, t' Copyright © 2022 Newspapers.com. All Rights Reserved. eWS: 1 of 1 12/13/2022,10:08 AM