The sheriffs and other officers of the counties from which a new county is formed shall, until the sheriff and other officers of the new county are appointed in the manner provided by law for the filling of vacancies in such offices, continue to have and exercise all the jurisdiction, power and authority which they had at the time of the passage of the act creating such new county.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 1. The State and Its Subdivisions
Article 3. Creation of New County; Change in County Line
§1-3-1. Notice of Intention to Create New County
§1-3-2. Survey and Census; Area and Population
§1-3-5. Certificates to Accompany Application to Legislature
§1-3-7. Filing Plat of New County After Its Creation; Change of Boundaries
§1-3-8. Collection of and Accounting for Public Funds; Officers' Fees; Execution of Process
§1-3-9. Jurisdiction of Courts; Transfer of Cases
§1-3-10. Transfer of Proceedings Pending Before a Justice
§1-3-11. Jurisdiction of Old Officers to Continue Until New Officers Appointed
§1-3-12. Officers of Old County Required to Reside Therein