§1-3-12. Officers of Old County Required to Reside Therein
In any case where the residence of a sheriff or other officer required to reside within the county is, by the creation of a new county, included within the limits of the new county, such sheriff or other officer may retain his office provided he change his residence, within fifteen days after the act creating […]
§1-3-13. District Offices Not Vacated
The creation of a new county shall not vacate the office of any justice, constable, or other officer of any district which is included in whole or in part in the new county, provided such justice, constable, or other district officer resides within the limits of such new county.
§1-3-14. Notice and Survey in Case of Changing County Line
When it is proposed to change a county line, a notice thereof shall be published prior to the application for a survey of the proposed change as a Class II legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the […]
§1-4-1. Relocation Due to Emergency Caused by Enemy Attack or Threat Thereof
Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of local government at the regular or usual place or places thereof, the governing body of each political subdivision of this state may meet […]
§1-4-2. Conduct of Public Business and Exercise of Governmental Functions at Temporary Location; Validity of Acts
During the period when the public business is being conducted at the emergency temporary location, or locations, the governing body and other officers of a political subdivision of this state shall have and possess and shall exercise, at such location, or locations, all of the executive, legislative and judicial powers and functions conferred upon such […]
§1-4-3. Provisions of Article to Control and Supersede Statutory and Charter Law
The provisions of this article shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed notwithstanding any statutory, charter or ordinance provision to the contrary or in conflict herewith.
§1-5-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose
This article is enacted to facilitate and expedite the acquisition and disposition of real property by and between the state and its political subdivisions and county boards of education and by and between such political subdivisions and county boards of education, it being determined by the Legislature that through the evolution and growth of governmental […]
§1-5-2. Scope of Article; Public Body Defined
The provisions of this article shall apply to the State of West Virginia, its agencies, departments, boards and commissions of whatever description, county courts or tribunals in lieu thereof, county boards of education, incorporated municipalities or any other political subdivisions. For the purpose of this article, the term “public body” shall mean the State of […]
§1-3-6. Payment of Expenses
All the expenses attending the publication of the notices, the surveying, and the taking of the census, as required in sections one and two of this article, shall be paid by the parties applying for the proposed new county. The expenses incident to the election in each county shall be paid by it and the […]
§1-3-7. Filing Plat of New County After Its Creation; Change of Boundaries
If the proposed new county be created with the boundaries specified in the plat and certificate of survey mentioned in section four of this article, a copy of such plat and certificate showing the courses and distances of the boundary line of such new county, and the streams and other natural objects or points referred […]