§1-1-1. Counties Comprising State of West Virginia
The state of West Virginia includes all the territory formerly belonging to the state of Virginia and now comprising the following counties, to wit: Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, […]
§1-1-2. Jurisdiction Over Rivers
The jurisdiction of this state also extends over all the rivers which are boundary lines between this and any other state, to the opposite shore, where there is no statute or compact to the contrary.
§1-1-3. Acquisition of Lands by United States; Jurisdiction
The consent of this state is hereby given to the acquisition by the United States, or under its authority, by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, of any land acquired, or to be acquired in this state by the United States, from any individual, body politic or corporate, for sites for lighthouses, beacons, signal stations, post […]
§1-1-4. Execution of Process and Other Jurisdiction as to Land Acquired by United States
The state of West Virginia reserves the right to execute process, civil or criminal, within the limits of any lot or parcel of land heretofore or hereafter acquired by the United States as aforesaid, and such other jurisdiction and authority over the same as is not inconsistent with the jurisdiction ceded to the United States […]
§1-1-5. West Virginia Coordinate Systems; Definitions; Plane Coordinates, Limitations of Use; Conversion Factor for Meters to Feet; Official Geodetic Datum
(a) The following acronyms used throughout this section shall have the following meanings: (1) “FGDC” means the Federal Geographic Data Committee or its successors; (2) “NSRS” means “The National Spatial Reference System” or its successors;