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- W. Va. Code § 8-4-7 · Revising or amending a charter — generally.
- W. Va. Code § 8-4-8 · Same — An alternate plan.
- W. Va. Code § 8-4-9 · Submission of alternative provisions.
- W. Va. Code § 8-4-10 · Conduct of elections; general provisions concerning canvass and declaration of results; election supplies; election officials.
- W. Va. Code § 8-4-11 · Special election and special municipal election officials.
- W. Va. Code § 8-4-12 · Expenses.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-1 · First election of officers of a city; terms of first officers.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-2 · First election of officers of a town or village; commissioners of election.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-3 · When first election of officers of a town or village held; notice.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-4 · Conducting first election of officers of a town or village; certificate of election; terms of first officers.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-5 · Regular election of officers; establishment of longer terms.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-5a · §8-5-5a.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-6 · ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-7 · Certain officers; wards or election districts; residency and other requirements.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-8 · Oath of office.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-9 · Terms of office.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-10 · Vacancies in elective offices; how filled.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-11 · Municipal officers and employees generally.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-12 · Compensation of officers and employees.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-12a · Public carriage for officers and employees.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-13 · Integration of municipal elections with system of permanent registration.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-14 · Municipal executive committees; election expenses; applicability of state primary and general election laws; election days.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-15 · Tie vote.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-15a · Special municipal elections not otherwise provided for.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-16 · Judicial review.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-17 · Canvassing of elections; contested elections.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-18 · Determination as to sufficiency of a petition filed under this chapter.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-19 · Charter or ordinance provisions pertaining to conflict of interest; penalties for violation thereof.
- W. Va. Code § 8-5-20 · Triennial audits of certain associations and organizations.
- W. Va. Code § 8-6-1 · Annexation of unincorporated territory.
- W. Va. Code § 8-6-2 · Petition for annexation.
- W. Va. Code § 8-6-3 · Governing body of municipality to certify annexation; order.
- W. Va. Code § 8-6-4 · Annexation without an election.
- W. Va. Code § 8-6-4a · Annexation without election for municipalities in counties that have an adopted countywide zoning ordinance which includes urban growth boundaries.
- W. Va. Code § 8-6-5 · Annexation by minor boundary adjustment.
- W. Va. Code § 8-6-6 · ON PROPERTIES IN NEWLY ANNEXED AREAS.
- W. Va. Code § 8-7-1 · Decrease of corporate limits.
- W. Va. Code § 8-7-2 · Procedure to decrease corporate limits.
- W. Va. Code § 8-7-3 · Governing body of municipality to certify decrease in corporate limits; order.
- W. Va. Code § 8-7-4 · BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
- W. Va. Code § 8-8-1 · §8-8-1.
- W. Va. Code § 8-9-1 · Who to preside at meetings of governing body; quorum; interested member of governing body not to vote.
- W. Va. Code § 8-9-2 · Mayor and recorder may vote; tie vote.
- W. Va. Code § 8-9-3 · Governing body to keep records; minutes of proceedings; voting.
- W. Va. Code § 8-9-4 · Reporting of fraud and misappropriation of funds.
- W. Va. Code § 8-10-1 · Powers and duties of mayor.
- W. Va. Code § 8-10-1a · Authority to hire special counsel; consent to other representation.
- W. Va. Code § 8-10-1b · Authority to appoint police chief; reinstating to previous rank.
- W. Va. Code § 8-10-2 · Municipal court for municipalities.
- W. Va. Code § 8-10-2a · Payment of fines by electronic payments, credit cards, cash, money orders, or certified checks.
- W. Va. Code § 8-10-2b · Payment plan; failure to pay will result in late fee and judgment lien; suspension of licenses for failure to pay fines and costs or failure to appear in court.
- W. Va. Code § 8-10-3 · Powers and duties of recorder.
- W. Va. Code § 8-10-4 · Powers and duties of recorder or clerk relating to warrants, oaths, sureties and bonds.
- W. Va. Code § 8-11-1 · Ordinances to make municipal powers effective; penalties imposed under judgment of mayor or police court or municipal judge; right to injunctive relief; right to maintain action to collect fines; additional assessment of costs.
- W. Va. Code § 8-11-1a · Disposition of criminal costs into State Treasury account for Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority fund.
- W. Va. Code § 8-11-1b · Additional costs in certain criminal proceedings.
- W. Va. Code § 8-11-2 · Validity of ordinances delegating discretion.
- W. Va. Code § 8-11-3 · Cases requiring enactment of ordinance.
- W. Va. Code § 8-11-4 · Ordinance procedures.
- W. Va. Code § 8-11-5 · Prejudgment alternative disposition of certain traffic offenses.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-1 · General corporate powers of all municipalities.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-2 · Home rule powers for all cities.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-3 · Creation by charter provision of certain independent city boards.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-3a · Cities authorized to create department of development and transfer planning functions of certain independent agencies to such department; authorizing related ordinances and resolutions.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-4 · Power to provide by charter for initiative, referendum and recall.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-5 · General powers of every municipality and the governing body thereof.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-5a · Limitations upon municipalities’ power to restrict the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, transport, sale, and storage of certain weapons and ammunition.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-5b · Municipal authority to enact ordinance; ordinance provisions defining terms; restricting certain activities in relation to obscene matters and establishing penalties for violations.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-5c · Authority to enact ordinance restricting the location of businesses offering exotic entertainment.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-5d · Regulation of amateur radio antennas.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-5e · Authority to enter into energy-savings contracts.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-5f · Regulation of taxicabs and taxi stands.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-5g · Authorizing municipalities to hold motor vehicle racing events on public roads, municipal streets or runways.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-6 · AND GOVERNING BODIES.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-7 · Power and authority to purchase insurance and to indemnify officers, agents and employees.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-8 · Group insurance programs authorized.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-9 · Power and authority to enact ordinance prohibiting discrimination with respect to housing accommodations.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-10 · Purchasing; competitive bidding.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-11 · Lease agreements for equipment or materials with option to cancel or renew for one year authorized.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-12 · Power and authority to lease, establish, maintain and operate off-street parking facility.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-13 · Building regulation; general and special codes; state building code.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-14 · Permits for construction and alteration.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-14a · §8-12-14a.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-15 · Municipal inspection.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-16 · Ordinances regulating the repair, alteration, improvement, closing, demolition, etc., of structures, dwellings, or buildings that are unsafe, unsanitary, dangerous, or detrimental to the public safety or welfare; procedures.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-16a · Registration of uninhabitable property.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-16b · Special litter prevention officers.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-16c · Registration of vacant buildings; registration fees; procedures for administration and enforcement.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-16d · Additional powers and duties of municipalities; areas of special or unique interest.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-17 · Sale or lease of municipal public utility.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-18 · Sale, lease, or disposition of other municipal property.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-19 · AND AUTHORITY.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-20 · Authorizing municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-21 · Restriction on the regulation of trades, occupations, and professions.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-22 · Foreclosure actions involving abandoned properties.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-23 · Limitations on municipalities, political subdivisions, and local governing bodies’ authority over energy usage and development.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-24 · Dedication to or naming municipal property for office holder prohibited.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-25 · Authorizing certain municipalities to create a pension funding program.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-26 · Authorizing municipalities to create private outdoor designated areas.
- W. Va. Code § 8-12-27 · Prohibiting municipalities from imposing additional alcohol licensure fees.