§10-3A-4. Funding for the Monument; Authority for Obtaining Additional Funds to Complete or Enhance the Monument
The Division of Labor shall allocate funds in the amount of $500,000 toward the completion of the monument from any available funds that are managed or utilized by the Division of Labor. The commission shall have the authority to obtain funding through grants, charitable donations, or other appropriate means for the completion or enhancement of […]
§10-3A-5. Memorial Inscription or Plaque
The following text shall be inscribed or engraved upon the monument, or otherwise permanently affixed by means of a plaque: “On December 6, 1907, an explosion destroyed the Number 6 and Number 8 mines of Fairmont Coal Company in Monongah, West Virginia. The official death toll was 362, but this did not account for miners […]
§10-3A-6. Conclusion of the Commission S Work
(a) The Commission shall be disbanded on December 31, 2023: Provided, That the monument has been completed as outlined in this article, and that the monument has been appropriately dedicated. If the monument is not completed or dedicated by December 31, 2023, the commission shall continue until such time as the monument is completed and […]
§10-3A-7. Return of Monument to State Administration
If at any time after the completion and dedication of the monument, the City of Fairmont is unable or unwilling to continue maintaining the monument and its attached greenspace, then ownership of the property shall revert to the Department of Arts, Culture, and History.
§10-4-1. Preparation and Publication; Supervision by Adjutant General
The Adjutant General of West Virginia is hereby authorized to prepare and secure the publication in book form of a complete roster of all West Virginia soldiers, sailors and marines who entered the service of the United States in the war with Spain in eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and in the war with the central […]
§10-3-1. Monuments for Pioneers and Historic Localities
In order to perpetuate the memory of the pioneers of this state, the county courts of the several counties are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to cause to be erected monuments or tablets in memory of any person or persons engaged in the Indian wars, to mark the sites of the frontier forts and blockhouses […]
§10-3-2. Memorials to Soldiers and Sailors; Sale of Existing Memorials; Memorial Fund; Levies; Board of Directors; Report of Board to County Commission; Use of Memorial; Itemized Report for Public Inspection; Itemized Budget Estimate
(a) The county commission of any county shall have the power, upon petition of twenty percent of the voters of such county, based on the number of votes cast at the last general election for Governor, to acquire and establish at the county seat, or at any other suitable place within the county, by purchase […]
§10-3A-1. Legislative Findings, Purposes, Intent, and Short Title
(a) The Legislature finds that child labor in hazardous industry was commonplace in West Virginia and the United States until state and federal laws prohibited such labor in the early 20th century. Throughout West Virginia, children worked in coal mines, factories, salt works, and other inherently dangerous places. Due to their diminutive size and because […]
§10-3A-2. Monument Construction Commission
(a) A commission shall be established on July 1, 2022, to oversee construction of the monument. The commission shall be comprised of: (1) The Curator of the Department of Arts, Culture, and History, who shall serve as chairperson;
§10-3A-3. Design, Construction, and Administration of the Monument
(a) The commission shall choose a design for the monument by December 31, 2022, that: (1) Adheres to the principles described in 10-3A-1,