West Virginia § 1-3-3 Submission of question of creation of new county to voters; copies of surveys, census and declaration of result of election

West Virginia Statutes

§ 1-3-3 — Submission of question of creation of new county to voters; copies of surveys, census and declaration of result of election

West Virginia § 1-3-3

Ch. 1THE STATE AND ITS SUBDIVISIONS

Art. 3CREATION OF NEW COUNTY; CHANGE IN COUNTY LINE

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If it appear, by such surveys and census, that there are within the limits of the proposed new county at least four hundred square miles of territory and at least six thousand population, and that no county is thereby reduced below four hundred square miles of territory or below six thousand population, and that no part of any county having a population of not more than six thousand, or a territory of not more than four hundred square miles, is included within such proposed new county, the county court of each of the counties from which such new county is proposed to be taken shall order a vote of the qualified voters of such county within the lines of such proposed new county to be taken on a day named for the purpose, which shall be on the same day in each county and on the fourth Tuesda

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If it appear, by such surveys and census, that there are within the limits of the proposed new county at least four hundred square miles of territory and at least six thousand population, and that no county is thereby reduced below four hundred square miles of territory or below six thousand population, and that no part of any county having a population of not more than six thousand, or a territory of not more than four hundred square miles, is included within such proposed new county, the county court of each of the counties from which such new county is proposed to be taken shall order a vote of the qualified voters of such county within the lines of such proposed new county to be taken on a day named for the purpose, which shall be on the same day in each county and on the fourth Tuesday after the day of the return of such reports and census to the county court of the county where such reports and census are returned last, at each place of voting within the lines of such proposed new county, or, if there be no place of voting therein, at such place or places therein as the court may direct, of which time and place a notice shall be posted by the sheriff of each of such counties at each place of voting therein as provided by such order, at least fifteen days before such election. The court shall, at the same time, appoint commissioners of election for each of such places of voting, and all the laws relating to a general election shall, as far as applicable, govern and control the holding of such election at the several places of voting, the ascertaining of the result thereof at each of such places and the returns thereof, and the declaring of the general result of such election at all the places of voting in each of such counties. The ballots used at such election shall have printed on them the words “For new county,” and “Against new county.” And it shall be the duty of the clerk of the county court of each of such counties to deliver to any person who may demand the same, and pay or tender his legal fees therefor, copies of such surveys, census and declaration of the result of such election in his county, duly certified by him to be true copies. The fees for such copies shall be the same as are allowed by law for other copying done by such clerk.