West Virginia Code
Article 21. Drainage Districts
§19-21-8. Oath of Supervisor; Effect of Failure to Qualify

Each supervisor before entering upon his official duties shall take and subscribe to an oath before some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, that he will honestly and impartially perform the duties devolving upon him in office as supervisor of the drainage district in which he was elected, and that he will not neglect any of the duties imposed upon him by this article. Any supervisor-elect who fails to qualify by taking such oath and filing the same in the office of the secretary of the drainage district within ten days after his election shall be deemed to have declined such election, and the vacancy shall be filled as herein provided.

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Chapter 19. Agriculture

Article 21. Drainage Districts

§19-21-1. Jurisdiction of Circuit Courts to Organize Drainage Districts; Definition of Terms

§19-21-2. Proceedings Under Article Have Precedence Over Other Cases; Exceptions; Mandamus

§19-21-3. Petition to Establish District

§19-21-4. Appointment of Engineer; Duties and Compensation Thereof; Notice of Application to Form Drainage District

§19-21-5. Objections to Formation of Drainage District; Action of Court; Appeal; Filing of Decree in Office of Clerk of County Court [County Commission]

§19-21-6. First Meeting of Owners; Election of Board of Supervisors

§19-21-7. Annual Meeting of Owners; Election of Supervisor

§19-21-8. Oath of Supervisor; Effect of Failure to Qualify

§19-21-9. Organization of Board of Supervisors; Duties and Compensation

§19-21-10. Appointment, Powers and Duties of Chief Engineer; Adoption of Plan for Reclamation

§19-21-11. Tax Levy to Pay Preliminary Expenses; Delinquent Tax as Lien on Property; Disposition of Funds

§19-21-12. Board of Appraisers

§19-21-13. Assessment of Benefits and Damages; Extension of District to Include Other Lands; Report of Appraisers; Compensation

§19-21-14. Publication of Appraisers' Report

§19-21-15. Exceptions to Appraisers' Report; Action of Court Thereon; Review of Assessments

§19-21-16. Assessment of Damages by Jury

§19-21-17. Powers of Board of Supervisors; Letting of Contracts; Persons to Whom Contract May Not Be Awarded; Payments to Contractors

§19-21-18. Levying of Tax to Pay Costs of Completion; Tax Lien

§19-21-19. Annual Installment Tax; Certification Thereof to Sheriff

§19-21-20. Collection of Taxes

§19-21-21. When Taxes Payable; Suit by Supervisors to Collect Delinquent Taxes; Suit by Bondholder

§19-21-22. General Conduct of Suit; Purchase by Commissioner in Name of Board of Supervisors; Redemption

§19-21-23. Lien of Bonds; Collection of Annual Tax to Pay Bonds; Nonpayment of Bond; Receiver

§19-21-24. Treasurer of District; Salary, Bond and Duties; Audit of Books

§19-21-25. Powers of Board of Supervisors to Drain, Protect and Reclaim Land

§19-21-26. Employment of Attorney

§19-21-27. Record of Board of Supervisors

§19-21-28. Right to Enter and Appropriate Land; Vesting of Title in District; Compensation of Owner

§19-21-29. Cost of Constructing Ditch or Drain Across Highway; Constructing, Enlarging or Changing Bridge, Culvert or Trestle; Removal of Structure for Passage of Boat or Equipment

§19-21-30. Unpaid Warrants to Draw Interest

§19-21-31. Surety Bonds to Be Made Payable to District; Persons Covered by Bond

§19-21-32. No Action to Abate on Account of Death or Disability; Service of Summons; Notice to Nonresidents

§19-21-33. Definition of "owner"; Effect of Failure to Summon Owner

§19-21-34. Petition to Amend Former Decree; Notice; Objections to Amendments; Hearing by Court; Appointment and Duties of Appraisers

§19-21-35. Serial Bonds

§19-21-36. Formulation of New Plans; Additional Assessments and Levy

§19-21-37. Removal of Officer or Employee

§19-21-38. Connection of Ditches or Drains; Consent of Supervisors Thereto; Circuit Court to Decide Disputes

§19-21-39. Maintenance and Preservation of Ditches, etc.; Maintenance Tax; Collection Thereof by Sheriff

§19-21-40. Consolidation of Adjacent Districts

§19-21-41. Penalty for Obstructing Drain or Damaging Drainage Work