It shall be the duty of the governing body of any political division, at or before the time of issuing bonds under this article, to provide for the imposition and collection annually of a tax, in excess of all other taxes, on all property subject to taxation by the political division under the Constitution and laws of this state, sufficient in amount to pay annually the interest on such debt and the principal thereof falling due in each year, such tax to be levied and collected by the same officers, at the same time and in the same manner as the general taxes of the political division. Should any political division neglect or fail for any reason to impose or collect such tax for the payment of the principal or interest of any bonded indebtedness incurred under this article, any person in interest or the State Tax Commissioner may enforce the imposition and collection thereof in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, and any suit, action or proceeding brought for such purpose shall be heard and disposed of with reasonable dispatch.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 13. Public Bonded Indebtedness
Article 1. Bond Issues for Original Indebtedness
§13-1-1. Political Divisions Authorized to Issue and Sell Bonds
§13-1-1a. Exemption From Interest Rate Ceilings
§13-1-2. Purposes for Which Bonds May Be Issued
§13-1-3. Amount and Purpose of Indebtedness for Which Bonds May Be Issued
§13-1-4. Bond Issue Proposal to Be Submitted to Voters; Election Order
§13-1-6. Bonds May Be Specified for More Than One Purpose; Single or General Purpose Defined
§13-1-6a. When Proceeds of Bond Issue Specified for One Project May Be Used for Another Project
§13-1-7. When Election to Be Held
§13-1-8. Publication of Notice of Election
§13-1-9. Registration of Voters
§13-1-11. General Election Laws to Apply; Recorders and Secretaries to Act in Lieu of Circuit Clerks
§13-1-13. Time and Manner of Canvassing Returns
§13-1-14. Resolution Authorizing Issuance and Fixing Terms of Bonds
§13-1-15. Bonds to Be Payable in Annual or Semiannual Installments
§13-1-15a. Bonds May Be Subject to Redemption
§13-1-17. Bonds Shall Be Registered
§13-1-19. Signing, Sealing and Delivery of Bonds
§13-1-20. Imposition and Collection of Tax to Pay Bonds and Interest
§13-1-21. Advertisement and Sale of Bonds
§13-1-22. Purposes for Which Proceeds to Be Used; Purchaser Need Not See to Application Thereof
§13-1-24. Legal Status of Bonds
§13-1-26. Review in Supreme Court of Appeals of Action of Attorney General
§13-1-28. Indorsement on Bonds by Attorney General
§13-1-30. Files and Records to Be Kept by Attorney General
§13-1-31. Proceedings to Issue Bonds Under Authority of Prior Statutes; Debts Heretofore Incurred