The City of Wellsburg shall be divided into four wards as nearly equal in population as practicable. The members of Council from each ward shall be elected by the voters thereof and the Council shall establish one or more voting places in each ward, and when more than one voting place shall be established in a ward, the Council shall establish as many precincts as there are voting places numbering the same and establish the boundary line thereof. Council shall have authority to alter the boundaries of any of the wards of said City and to increase the number of said wards keeping in view the equality of population.