The sheriff, for performing the duties required of him by this article, shall be allowed five per cent on the first $100 and two per cent on the residue, which commission shall be deducted from the purchase money and the balance credited on the debt due the state. The costs of publishing notice in a newspaper shall be paid out of the proceeds of such sale.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 14. Claims Due and Against the State
Article 1. Claims Due the State
§14-1-1. Who May Prosecute Debt Proceedings
§14-1-2. Method of Proceeding; Jurisdiction; Venue; Suing in Name of State
§14-1-3. Parties Defendant; Form of Judgment
§14-1-4. Expedition of Proceedings
§14-1-5. Form of Writ of Fieri Facias; Sale of Real Estate
§14-1-6. To Whom Execution Directed
§14-1-8. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Notice; Place
§14-1-9. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Conduct; Sale of Parcels
§14-1-10. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Terms of Sale
§14-1-11. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Conveyance
§14-1-12. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Execution of Deeds in Certain Cases
§14-1-15. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Property Unsold for Want of Bidders
§14-1-16. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Purchase of Lands for State
§14-1-17. Sale of Real Estate Under Execution -- Return of Execution Where Property Encumbered
§14-1-18. Settlement or Dismissal of Claims
§14-1-18a. Consignment of Claims to Debt Collector
§14-1-18b. Regulations Applicable to Debt Collectors
§14-1-18c. List of Eligible Debt Collectors; Statutory Limitations Applicable to Debt Collectors
§14-1-19. Appointment of Collection Agents by Auditor
§14-1-20. Lands of State List by Clerk
§14-1-21. Lands of State Registration by Auditor
§14-1-22. Lands of State -- Sale
§14-1-23. Lands of State -- Record of Sale
§14-1-24. Compensation of Auditor's Agents for Collection of Debts
§14-1-25. Execution of Deeds in Certain Cases
§14-1-26. Reports to Legislature
§14-1-27. Debts Due State From Sheriffs or Other Officers -- Sale
§14-1-28. Debts Due State From Sheriffs or Other Officers -- Notice of Sale
§14-1-29. Debts Due State From Sheriffs or Other Officers -- Mode and Terms of Sale
§14-1-33. Debts Due State From Sheriffs or Other Officers -- Rights of Purchaser of Such Debts
§14-1-34. Commissions to Sheriff; Payment of Publication Costs
§14-1-35. Transfer by Defaulting Officer or Surety
§14-1-36. Settlement With Sureties
§14-1-37. United States Treasury Offset Program Authorized; Setoff of Federal Debts