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29-3-14 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Contempt by.. Witness |
Any witness who refuses to be sworn, or refuses to testify, or who disobeys any lawful order of the state fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or assistant fire ma… |
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29-3-15 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Right to Enter Buildings Wherein or Near Which Fire has Occurred |
The state fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or assistant fire marshal shall have authority, at any time, in the performance of the duties imposed by this articl… |
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29-3-16 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Right to Enter Buildings for Purpose of Examination |
The state fire marshal, his deputy or assistant, the chief of the fire department of each city or town where a regularly organized fire department is establishe… |
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29-3-17 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Exit Doors of Public Buildings; Regulation of Unsafe Premises; Appeals |
All the exit doors of all school houses, churches, theatres, and all other buildings used for public assemblages, or which are open to the general public, excep… |
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29-3-18 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Fire Escapes for Factories, Hotels and Tenements |
Every building or structure in this State of three or more stories in height, used as a factory or workshop, and in which ten or more persons are employed above… |
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29-3-19 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Inspection of Fire Escapes; Notice to Provide Adequate Fire Escapes |
It shall be the duty of the officers named in section sixteen annually to inspect every such building described in the preceding section within their respective… |
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29-3-20 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Fire Escapes in General |
If any officer named in section sixteen shall find any building or other structure of three stories or more in height, except private dwellings, which, by reaso… |
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29-3-21 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Moving Picture Theaters; Appeals |
Any officer named in section sixteen shall have the power to issue regulations and orders to owners and proprietors of moving picture theaters providing for nec… |
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29-3-22 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Failure to Comply With Order; Penalty; Nuisance |
Any owner or occupant of a building or premises failing to comply with any reasonable order of the authorities above specified shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,… |
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29-3-23 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Neglect of Duty by Officers |
Any officer who shall fail to perform any duty required of him by this article, or shall violate any of its provisions, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, u… |
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29-3-24 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Fund for Maintenance of Office of State Fire Marshal |
For the purpose of maintaining the office of state fire marshal and paying the expenses incident thereto, every fire insurance company doing business in this St… |
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29-3-25 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Surplus in Such Fund |
Whenever at any time there shall accumulate in the special fund a surplus sufficient to maintain the office of state fire marshal for the period of one year, th… |
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29-3-26 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Statement and Payment of Expenses |
The state fire marshal shall file in the office of the insurance commissioner an itemized statement of all expenses incurred by his office, and all vouchers iss… |
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29-3-27 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Fire Marshal; Protection Against Fire |
Annual Report of State Fire Marshal |
The state fire marshal shall submit to the insurance commissioner annually, as early as consistent with full and accurate preparation, a detailed report of his … |
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29-4-1 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Notaries in Office When Code Takes Effect |
The notaries in office on the date this Code takes effect shall continue therein until their respective terms of office shall expire, unless otherwise sooner re… |
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29-4-2 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
New Appointments; Removal or Vacation of Office |
The governor shall appoint and commission so many notaries in this State, and for such counties, as he may deem proper, who shall hold their office respectively… |
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29-4-3 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Power as to Oaths, Affidavits and Depositions |
When any oath may lawfully be administered, or affidavit or deposition taken, within any county, it may be done by a notary thereof, unless otherwise expressly … |
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29-4-4 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Power to Take Acknowledgments and as Conservator of Peace |
A notary, under the regulations prescribed by law, may take, within his county, acknowledgments of deeds and other writings. He shall also be a conservator of t… |
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29-4-5 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Necessity for Seal |
The certificate of a notary of this State, in cases specified in the two preceding sections, may be under his signature, without his notarial seal being affixed… |
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29-4-6 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Powers as to Protests and Other Matters |
Notaries shall have authority to demand acceptance of foreign and inland bills of exchange, including checks, and to demand payment thereof, and of negotiable p… |
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29-4-7 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Powers of Notaries Connected With Banks or Other Corporations |
It shall be lawful for any notary who is a stockholder, director, officer or employee of a banking institution, including national banking associations, or othe… |
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29-4-8 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Signature of Notary to State Date of Expiration of Commission |
The official signature of any notary shall state the date of expiration of his commission, but a misstatement of such date shall not invalidate any official act… |
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29-4-9 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Disposition of Records on Death of Notary or Termination of Office |
On the death of a notary, or the termination of his office by resignation, removal from office or otherwise, his records and official papers shall be deposited … |
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29-4-10 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Violation of Preceding Section; Penalty |
A notary who, for three months after the termination of his office, neglects so to deposit his records and official papers, and the personal representative of a… |
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29-4-11 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Destruction or Defacement of Notarial Records; Penalty |
Whoever knowingly destroys, defaces or conceals the records or official papers of a notary shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall… |
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29-4-12 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Commissioners Out of the State |
The governor shall appoint out of this State, and within the United States, so many commissioners, and for such states, territories and districts as to him shal… |
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29-4-13 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Power of Commissioner as to Oath, Affidavits and Depositions |
When any oath may lawfully be administered, or affidavit or deposition taken, within the State, territory or district for which any such commissioner is appoint… |
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29-4-14 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Power of Commissioner to Take Acknowledgments |
Such commissioners, under the regulations prescribed by law, may take, within the states, territories and districts, respectively, for which they are appointed,… |
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29-4-15 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Seal of Commissioner |
Every such commissioner shall provide an official seal, in which shall be designated his name and residence, and the words (either at length or by intelligible … |
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29-4-16 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Notaries Public and Commissioners |
Authentication of Commissioner’s Certificate |
Every certificate of such commissioner shall be authenticated by his signature and official seal. |
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29-5-1 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics |
Director |
The bureau of negro welfare, and statistics, heretofore established, shall be continued. It shall be in charge of a director who shall be a member of the negro … |
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29-5-2 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics |
Duties |
The duties of the director shall be to study the economic condition of the negro throughout the State; to inspect negro hotels, restaurants, pool rooms and barb… |
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29-5-3 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics |
Salary |
The salary of the director shall be three thousand six hundred dollars per annum and actual necessary traveling expenses, to be paid in the same manner as other… |
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29-5-4 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics |
Office of Bureau |
The board of public works shall provide an office for the bureau and provide such clerical assistants as may be necessary. |
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29-6-1 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Veterans’ Service Officer |
Qualifications; Appointment; Bond; Salary; Expenses; Office; Assistance |
There shall be a state veterans’ service officer, who shall be a citizen of this State entitled to vote and a veteran of the world war. The service officer in o… |
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29-6-2 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
State Veterans’ Service Officer |
Duties |
The duties of the state veterans’ service officer shall be to assist all veterans who have participated in any of the wars of the United States of America as so… |
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29-7-1 |
Ch. 29 — MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS |
Poet Laureate |
Appointment; Qualifications; Salary |
There shall be a poet laureate of West Virginia, who shall be appointed by, and serve during the will and pleasure of the governor. No person shall be eligible … |
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30-1-1 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
In General |
Unless otherwise specially provided, every board of examination or registration referred to in this chapter, including the state public health council, shall co… |
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30-1-2 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Oath |
Every person appointed as a member of any board referred to in this article, before proceeding to exercise the authority or discharge the duties of the office, … |
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30-1-3 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Officers; Bond of Secretary |
Every such board shall elect annually from its members a president and a secretary who shall hold their offices for one year and until their successors are elec… |
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30-1-4 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Official Seal; Rules and Regulations |
Every such board shall adopt an official seal which shall be affixed to all licenses or certificates of registration issued by it, and shall make such rules and… |
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30-1-5 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Meetings; Quorum; Power to Compel Attendance of Witnesses and to Take Testimony |
Every such board shall hold at least two meetings each year, at such times and places as it may prescribe by rule, for the examination of applicants who desire … |
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30-1-6 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Application for License or Registration; Examination Fee; Reexamination |
Every applicant for license or registration shall apply therefor in writing to the proper board at least ten days before the date of any examination, and shall … |
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30-1-7 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Contents of License or Certificate of Registration; Fee |
Every license or certificate of registration issued by such board shall bear a serial number, the full name of the applicant, the date of issuance, the seal of … |
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30-1-8 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Proceedings for Suspension or Revocation of License or Registration; Effect of Suspension or Revocation; Transcript; Report |
Except as otherwise provided for the suspension or annulment of the license of an attorney, in all proceedings before a board for the suspension or revocation o… |
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30-1-9 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Review by Circuit Court and Supreme Court of Board’s Refusal to Issue, Suspension or Revocation of License or Registration |
A person, not an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law, who has been refused a license or registration for any cause other than failure to pass t… |
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30-1-10 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Disposition of Moneys; Report to Auditor |
The secretary of every such board shall receive and account for all moneys derived by virtue of the provisions of this chapter applicable to such board, and sha… |
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30-1-11 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Compensation of Members; Expenses |
Each member of every such board shall receive ten dollars for each day actually spent in attending the sessions of the board, or of its committees, and in neces… |
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30-1-12 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Record of Proceedings; Register of Applicants; Certified Copies of Records Prima Facie Evidence; Report to Governor |
The secretary of every such board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for license or registration, showing for each the date… |
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30-1-13 |
Ch. 30 — PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS |
General Provisions Applicable to All State Boards of Examination or Registration |
Roster of Licensed or Registered Practitioners |
The secretary of every such board hall also prepare and maintain a complete roster of the names and office addresses of all persons licensed, or registered, and… |
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