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§7-1-4. County Commission Authority to Enact Ordinance; Ordinance Provisions Defining Terms; Restricting Certain Activities in Relation to Obscene Matter; and Establishing Penalties for Violations

(a) In addition to all other powers which county commissions now possess by law, county commissions may adopt the ordinance provided in subsection (b) of this section. A county commission when adopting this ordinance may delete therefrom such portions of paragraph (A), subdivision (4), subsection (b) of this section that it deems appropriate. (b) The […]

§7-1-5a. Excusal of Commissioner From Voting Where Conflict of Interest Involved

Each county commissioner present during any county commission meeting when any question is put shall vote unless he is immediately and particularly interested therein. Before such question is put, any member having a direct personal or pecuniary interest therein should announce this fact, and request to be excused from voting. The disqualifying interest must be […]

§7-1-6. Power to Punish for Contempts

The county court of every county shall have the same power to punish for contempts as is conferred by law upon circuit courts, but the penalty imposed for such contempts shall not exceed $50 for any one offense.

§7-1-7. Record Books

(a) Beginning on July 1, 2017, the county commission shall, within sixty days of adoption, through the clerk of the commission, enter into a separate book the complete record of all ordinances adopted by the county commission. The clerk shall list, along with each ordinance in the book, the provision of the West Virginia Code […]

§7-1-3s. Authority to Govern Traffic and Parking; Rules and Regulations; Penalties

County courts are hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, governing (1) the movement, regulation or control of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on property owned by or leased by such county courts, or (2) the regulation or control of vehicular parking on such property. […]

§7-1-3tt. Restriction on the Regulation of Trades, Occupations, and Professions

Unless specifically authorized under this code, a county commission shall not enact, and shall not enforce, any law, ordinance, regulation, or rule, requiring the licensing, certification, or registration of any person or business in order to practice or conduct a trade, occupation, or profession within the jurisdiction of the county: Provided, That this section shall […]