A copy of each of the delinquent lists shall be posted at the front door of the courthouse of the county at least two weeks before the session of the county commission at which they are to be presented for examination. At the same time a copy of each list shall be published as a Class I-O legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the county. Only the aggregate amount of the taxes owed by each person need be published. To cover the costs of preparing, publishing and posting the delinquent lists, a charge of $20 shall be added to the taxes and interest already due on each item listed.
Any person whose taxes were delinquent on May first may have his name removed from the delinquent lists prior to the time the same is delivered to the newspapers for publication by paying to the sheriff the full amount of the taxes and costs owed by such person at the date of such redemption. The sheriff shall collect a charge of only $3 if redemption is made before the list is delivered for publication. Costs collected by the sheriff hereunder which are not expended for publication shall be paid into the general county fund.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 11A. Collection and Enforcement of Property Taxes
Article 2. Delinquency and Methods of Enforcing Payment
§11A-2-1. Duty of Sheriff to Enforce Payment of Delinquent Taxes
§11A-2-2. Collection by Civil Action; Fees and Costs Not Required of Sheriff
§11A-2-4. Abatement of Distress
§11A-2-5. Distraint of Encumbered Property
§11A-2-6. Distraint Where Land Lies in More Than One County
§11A-2-7. Summary Procedure for Collection Out of Money Due From or Property Held by Another
§11A-2-8. Remedies Against Vendee in Possession Without Deed
§11A-2-9. Remedies of Sheriff Paying Over Taxes Not Collected
§11A-2-10. Sale of Tax Liens on Real Estate
§11A-2-10a. Notice of Delinquency
§11A-2-11. Delinquent Lists; Oath
§11A-2-12. Penalty for Inclusion of Taxes Paid in Delinquent Lists
§11A-2-13. Publication and Posting of Delinquent Tax Lists
§11A-2-15. Examination of Lists by Auditor; Credit to Sheriff
§11A-2-16. Effect of Irregularity as to Delinquent Lists on Later Tax Enforcement Procedure
§11A-2-17. Presumption of Payment Based on Omission From Delinquent Lists