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Code of West Virginia, 1931
Official Recodification - Enacted December 31, 1930 - Effective January 1, 1931
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24-1-6 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION General Provisions Place and Manner of Hearings; How Many Commissioners Must Act The general office of the commission shall be kept at the capitol of the State, and kept open on each working day between the hours of nine o’clock a. m., and f… Proofed
24-1-7 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION General Provisions Rules of Procedure; Commission Not Bound by Rules of Evidence or Pleadings; Seal The commission shall prescribe rules of procedure and for taking evidence in all matters that may come before it, and enter such orders as may be just and lawfu… Proofed
24-2-1 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission Jurisdiction of Commission The jurisdiction of the commission shall extend to all public utilities in this State, except vehicles operated upon streets and roads, and shall include any ut… Proofed
24-2-2 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission General Power of Commission to Regulate Public Utilities The commission is hereby given power to investigate all methods and practices of public utilities subject to the provisions of this chapter; to require them to … Proofed
24-2-3 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission General Power of Commission With Respect to Rates The commission shall have power to enforce, originate, establish, change and promulgate tariffs, rates, joint rates, tolls and schedules for all public utilitie… Proofed
24-2-4 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission Procedure for Changing Rates No public utility subject to this chapter shall change, suspend or annul any rate, joint rate, charge, rental or classification except after thirty days’ notice… Proofed
24-2-5 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission Supervision of Public Utilities Licensed by Municipalities, County Courts or Otherwise; Right to Enter Premises, Inspect and Correct Meters The commission shall have general supervision of all public utilities having authority under any charter or franchise of any city, town or municipality, county … Proofed
24-2-6 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission Power as to Connecting Telephone and Telegraph Services Whenever, after hearing, upon notice, the public service commission shall determine that public convenience or necessity requires that conduits, subways, poles … Proofed
24-2-7 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission Unreasonable Regulations, Practices and Services Whenever, under the provisions of this chapter, the commission shall find any regulations, measurements, practices, acts or service to be unjust, unreasonable, … Proofed
24-2-8 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission System of Accounts Established by Commission The commission may establish a system of accounts to be kept by public utilities or classify public utilities and establish a system of accounts for each class,… Proofed
24-2-9 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission Information Concerning Public Utilities May be Required and Published by Commission The commission may at any time require persons, firms, companies, associations, corporations or municipalities, subject to the provisions of this chapter, to fu… Proofed
24-2-10 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Powers and Duties of Public Service Commission Power to Subpoena Witnesses, Take Testimony and Administer Oaths; Contempt; Self-Crimination The commission shall have power, either as a commission or by any of its members, to subpoena witnesses and take testimony, and administer oaths to any witness … Proofed
24-3-1 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Duties and Privileges of Public Utilities Subject to Regulations of Commission Adequate Facilities; Reasonable Rates; Discontinuing Service Every public utility subject to this chapter shall establish and maintain adequate and suitable facilities, safety appliances or other suitable devices, and sha… Proofed
24-3-2 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Duties and Privileges of Public Utilities Subject to Regulations of Commission Discrimination Prohibited No public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback or other device or method, char… Proofed
24-3-3 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Duties and Privileges of Public Utilities Subject to Regulations of Commission Connecting Carriers; Common Use of Terminals; Terms and Compensation; Damages; Tap Lines; Plant Facilities All common carriers subject to this chapter shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper and equal facilities for the interchange … Proofed
24-3-4 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Duties and Privileges of Public Utilities Subject to Regulations of Commission Passes; Reduced Rates; Exchange of Services and Privileges Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any common carrier from furnishing free transportation to its officers, attorneys, agents and employees, a… Proofed
24-3-5 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Duties and Privileges of Public Utilities Subject to Regulations of Commission Schedule of Rates to be Filed With Commission Every public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter shall file with the commission, and keep open to public inspection, schedules showing all the rat… Proofed
24-3-6 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Duties and Privileges of Public Utilities Subject to Regulations of Commission Special License Fee There shall be paid by all public utilities subject to the provisions of this chapter a special license fee in addition to those now required by law. Such fees … Proofed
24-4-1 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Violations of Provisions of This Chapter or Orders of Commission General Penalties for Violating Provisions of This Chapter Every officer, agent, employee, or stockholder of any public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter, and every patron, passenger, shipper or consigne… Proofed
24-4-2 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Violations of Provisions of This Chapter or Orders of Commission Penalty for Falsifying, Destroying or Altering Entries and for Making False Statements Any person, officer, agent or employee of any public utility subject to this chapter who shall willfully make any false entries in the accounts, account books, … Proofed
24-4-3 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Violations of Provisions of This Chapter or Orders of Commission Additional Penalties for Violating Certain Orders of Commission If any public utility or other person shall fail or refuse to comply with the order of the commission under sections three, seven or nine of article two, such p… Proofed
24-4-4 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Violations of Provisions of This Chapter or Orders of Commission Penalty for Violating Orders of Commission for Which no Other Penalty is Provided If any person, firm, corporation or officer of a corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter shall fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of th… Proofed
24-4-5 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Violations of Provisions of This Chapter or Orders of Commission Violation of Commission’s Orders as Contempt Punishable by Commission Any person or public utility who shall violate any of the orders or findings of the commission shall be guilty of contempt, and the commission shall have the sa… Proofed
24-4-6 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Violations of Provisions of This Chapter or Orders of Commission Procedure Before Commission as to Violations Any person, firm, association of persons, corporation, municipality or county, complaining of anything done or omitted to be done by any public utility subject … Proofed
24-4-7 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Violations of Provisions of This Chapter or Orders of Commission Damages Recoverable for Violations Any person, firm or corporation claiming to be damaged by any violation of this chapter by any public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter, may mak… Proofed
24-4-8 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Violations of Provisions of This Chapter or Orders of Commission What Constitutes Separate Violation Every day during which any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent or employee thereof, shall fail to observe and comply with any order or direction … Proofed
24-5-1 Ch. 24 — PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Review of Commission’s Action Review of Final Orders of Commission Any party feeling aggrieved by the entry of a final order by the commission, affecting him or it, may present a petition in writing to the supreme court of appe… Proofed
25-1-1 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions State Board of Control; Appointment of Members; Term of Office; Salary; Secretary and Assistants; Oath and Bond of Members There shall be a state board of control, known as the “West Virginia Board of Control,” which shall be a corporation, and as such may contract and be contracted… Proofed
25-1-2 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Deeds and Contracts of Board of Control All deeds, contracts, agreements and other such writings may be executed by the state board of control by the signing of the name of the board thereto by the pr… Proofed
25-1-3 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Institutions Managed by Board of Control The state board of control shall manage, direct, control and govern the West Virginia children’s home, West Virginia colored children’s home, West Virginia home… Proofed
25-1-4 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Financial and Business Management of Educational Institutions Except as otherwise provided in section one, article eleven, chapter eighteen of this Code, the state board of control shall have charge and control of the fina… Proofed
25-1-5 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Rules and Regulations The state board of control is authorized to make rules for the proper execution of its duties and powers. It shall also have the power to adopt rules and regula… Proofed
25-1-6 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Title to Property of State Institutions; Custody of Deeds and Other Muniments of Title The title to all property constituting or belonging to the several institutions named in sections three and four of this article shall be vested in the state bo… Proofed
25-1-7 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Condemnation or Sale of Property The state board of control shall have power to acquire by condemnation land or buildings for the use and benefit of any of the state institutions subject to its… Proofed
25-1-8 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Gifts to State Institutions The state board of control is hereby empowered to accept any gift or devise of any property or thing which lawfully may be given. If such gift or devise is to a… Proofed
25-1-9 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Construction and Repair of State Buildings The state board of control shall have authority to employ competent architects for the preparation of plans and specifications for all new buildings to be built… Proofed
25-1-10 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Insurance of State Buildings and Property The state board of control shall have charge and control of the insurance of all buildings and property of the State, and shall keep the same properly insured a… Proofed
25-1-11 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Officers and Employees of Certain State Institutions The governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a superintendent for the West Virginia children’s home, a superintendent for the W… Proofed
25-1-12 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Bonds of Officers of State Institutions and of Employees of Board of Control The state board of control shall have authority to cause the head officer or any other officer of any institution, department, board, commission, or other state… Proofed
25-1-13 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Moneys Belonging to State in Hands of Officers of State Institutions to be Paid Through Board of Control into State Treasury; Appropriations; Deficiency; How Met All moneys and funds belonging to the State which shall come into the possession or under the control of the superintendent, head officer, or other officer, of … Proofed
25-1-14 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Visitation and Inspection of State Institutions The state board of control, or one or more of its members, shall visit each of the institutions under its control and management in whole or in part as often as… Proofed
25-1-15 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Purchase of Supplies for State Institutions The state board of control shall purchase all supplies for the proper support and maintenance of the institutions named in sections three and four of this artic… Proofed
25-1-16 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Transfer of Inmates of State Institutions The state board of control shall have authority to cause the transfer of any patient or inmate from any state institution, except the penitentiary, to any other… Proofed
25-1-17 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Books and Accounts of Board of Control and State Institutions The state board of control shall cause to be kept at its office a proper and complete set of books and accounts with each institution, which shall clearly show … Proofed
25-1-18 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Records of State Institutions for Statistical and Other Purposes; Conference of Chief Officers The state board of control shall prescribe the records to be kept for statistical and other purposes in the several institutions named in sections three and fo… Proofed
25-1-19 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Reports by Board of Control and Chief Officers of Institutions to Auditor The state board of control shall, from time to time, as may be necessary, make a report to the auditor, which shall state the name of each person employed at an… Proofed
25-1-20 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Reports by Board of Control to Governor On the first day of October, nineteen hundred and thirty-one, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and biennially thereafter, the state board of control shall … Proofed
25-1-21 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Special Investigation of Any State Institution by Governor or Committee Appointed by Him The governor is hereby empowered to make a special investigation, either in person or by a committee appointed by him, of the condition, management or affairs o… Proofed
25-1-22 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Board of Control to Perform Duties Required by Governor The governor may require the state board of control to perform any duty or work pertaining to the management and control of any of the institutions named in sec… Proofed
25-1-23 Ch. 25 — BOARD OF CONTROL Organization; General Powers and Duties; Supervision of State Institutions Appropriations for Officers, Commissions, Boards or Institutions Not Having Office at Capital; How Expended All appropriations now or hereafter made for officers, commissions, boards, or institutions, public or private, other than those mentioned in sections three and… Proofed
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