{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-4-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 8-4-6","heading":"New charter supersedes existing charter; effect on ordinances and administrative law.","body":"A new charter shall entirely supersede the prior charter of a city. All ordinances and administrative acts or rules theretofore adopted by the governing body or administrative agencies of a city which are in conflict with or are inconsistent with a new charter shall continue in force for sixty days after the effective date of the new charter, unless sooner modified or repealed by competent authority; but at the end of this period shall, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, be of no further force or effect.","path":["CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.","ARTICLE 4. FRAMING AND ADOPTING A CHARTER OTHER THAN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INCORPORATION; REVISING OR AMENDING A CHARTER; ELECTIONS AND EXPENSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/8-4-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:44Z","sha256":"28741317920225a27ac83be74468afe9604ce3653aa5296efe1ed5e5826adfa4","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-4-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-8-4-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}