Chap. 28.—An ACT to incorporate the town of Mineral City, in th
county of Wise.

Approved April 7, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the town o
Imboden in the county of Wise, as the same has heretofors
been or may hereafter be laid off into lots, streets and alleys
shall be and the same is hereby made a town corporate by
the name of Mineral City, and by that name shall have an:
exercise the powers conferred upon towns by the fifty-fourt’
chapter of the Code of Virginia of eighteen hundred an
seventy-three, and be subject to all the provisions of said
Code, and to all laws now in force, or which may hereafter
be enacted in reference to the government of towns of less
than five thousand inhabitants, so far as the same are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

2. The boundaries of said town shall be as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on a large spruce pine, on the north bank of
Powell river on some rocks, and near a large birch on the
south bank of said river; thence south twenty-three degrees,
east to the middle of Little river, and with the meanders of
said last mentioned river to where the Wild Cat road
crosses said river; thence witb the meanders of said road to
Gilley’s house; thence a straight line, to a double Sycamore
on the bank of Elkanah Gilley’s mill-pond; thonce north
three degrees, east fifty-two poles, to a small sourwood on a
ridge, north twenty-five degrees, cast twenty poles, to a small
dog-wood on top of a ridge; thence with the top of said
ridge, north seventy-seven degrees, cast forty-one poles to a
dog-wood, north fifty-two degrees, east fifty-four poles and
seventeen links, to a stake on the Preston line; thence a
straight line, to Widow Gilley’s house; thence a straight
line along the foot of Stone mountain, to a large spring run-
ning out of a cliff, on the bank of Powell river; thence
across said river, to the corner of the fence on the west side
of the road on « spur of said mountain; thence a straight
line to the beginning.

3. The officers of said town shall consist of a mayor, four
trustees, a recorder and a sergeant. The mayor and trustees
shall compose the council of said town; the said officers shall
hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified.

4. The recorder shall keep an accurate record of the pro-
ceedings of the council, its by-laws, acts, and ordinances;
which record shall be open at all times to the inspection of
any voter of the town, and the recorder shall be ex-officio
treasurer of said corporation, whose dutics and compensation
shall be prescribed by the council; and the council may
appoint such other officers as they may deem proper, and de-
fine their duties, powers, and compensation.

5. The sergeant of the said town shall be a conservator of
the peace, and invested with the full powers of a constable
within the limits of said town; he shall collect the town
taxes, and may distrain and sell therefor, in like manner as
state taxes are enforced and collected; he shall perform such
other duties and receive such compensation as the council
may prescribe.

6. The election for the officers provided for by this act
shall be held on the fourth Thursday in May, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-three, and on the same day in each year
thereafter; and the judge of the county court, either in term
time or vacation, shall, not less than twenty days before any
election under this charter, appoint one registrar and three
judges of election. The registrar shall, in the manner pre-
scribed by law, make and rovise lists of all persons qualified
to vote, and who reside within the corporate limits of said
town.

7. Should any of the officers hereby appointed, refuse or
fail to accept and qualify within six months after the passage
of this act, then it shall be the duty of the county judge of
Wise county to fill such vacancy, or vacancies, by ap oint-
ment. After the board of trustees is thus filled, should any
other vacancy occur therein, it should be the duty of the
remaining trustees to fill such vacancy or vacancies.

8. Until an election shall be held, Elkanah Gilley shall be
the mayor; Jerome H. Duff, recorder; James W. Williams,
sergeant, and Munroe J. Flanery and John B. Gilley shall be
the trustees for said town, until the election in May, eighteen
hundred and eighty-three, provided for in the charter, and
until their successors are duly qualified.

9.-This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 28.—An ACT to incorporate the town of Mineral City, in th
county of Wise.

Approved April 7, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the town o
Imboden in the county of Wise, as the same has heretofors
been or may hereafter be laid off into lots, streets and alleys
shall be and the same is hereby made a town corporate by
the name of Mineral City, and by that name shall have an:
exercise the powers conferred upon towns by the fifty-fourt’
chapter of the Code of Virginia of eighteen hundred an
seventy-three, and be subject to all the provisions of said
Code, and to all laws now in force, or which may hereafter
be enacted in reference to the government of towns of less
than five thousand inhabitants, so far as the same are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

2. The boundaries of said town shall be as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on a large spruce pine, on the north bank of
Powell river on some rocks, and near a large birch on the
south bank of said river; thence south twenty-three degrees,
east to the middle of Little river, and with the meanders of
said last mentioned river to where the Wild Cat road
crosses said river; thence witb the meanders of said road to
Gilley’s house; thence a straight line, to a double Sycamore
on the bank of Elkanah Gilley’s mill-pond; thonce north
three degrees, east fifty-two poles, to a small sourwood on a
ridge, north twenty-five degrees, cast twenty poles, to a small
dog-wood on top of a ridge; thence with the top of said
ridge, north seventy-seven degrees, cast forty-one poles to a
dog-wood, north fifty-two degrees, east fifty-four poles and
seventeen links, to a stake on the Preston line; thence a
straight line, to Widow Gilley’s house; thence a straight
line along the foot of Stone mountain, to a large spring run-
ning out of a cliff, on the bank of Powell river; thence
across said river, to the corner of the fence on the west side
of the road on « spur of said mountain; thence a straight
line to the beginning.

3. The officers of said town shall consist of a mayor, four
trustees, a recorder and a sergeant. The mayor and trustees
shall compose the council of said town; the said officers shall
hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified.

4. The recorder shall keep an accurate record of the pro-
ceedings of the council, its by-laws, acts, and ordinances;
which record shall be open at all times to the inspection of
any voter of the town, and the recorder shall be ex-officio
treasurer of said corporation, whose dutics and compensation
shall be prescribed by the council; and the council may
appoint such other officers as they may deem proper, and de-
fine their duties, powers, and compensation.

5. The sergeant of the said town shall be a conservator of
the peace, and invested with the full powers of a constable
within the limits of said town; he shall collect the town
taxes, and may distrain and sell therefor, in like manner as
state taxes are enforced and collected; he shall perform such
other duties and receive such compensation as the council
may prescribe.

6. The election for the officers provided for by this act
shall be held on the fourth Thursday in May, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-three, and on the same day in each year
thereafter; and the judge of the county court, either in term
time or vacation, shall, not less than twenty days before any
election under this charter, appoint one registrar and three
judges of election. The registrar shall, in the manner pre-
scribed by law, make and rovise lists of all persons qualified
to vote, and who reside within the corporate limits of said
town.

7. Should any of the officers hereby appointed, refuse or
fail to accept and qualify within six months after the passage
of this act, then it shall be the duty of the county judge of
Wise county to fill such vacancy, or vacancies, by ap oint-
ment. After the board of trustees is thus filled, should any
other vacancy occur therein, it should be the duty of the
remaining trustees to fill such vacancy or vacancies.

8. Until an election shall be held, Elkanah Gilley shall be
the mayor; Jerome H. Duff, recorder; James W. Williams,
sergeant, and Munroe J. Flanery and John B. Gilley shall be
the trustees for said town, until the election in May, eighteen
hundred and eighty-three, provided for in the charter, and
until their successors are duly qualified.

9.-This act shall be in force from its passage.