An indictment for keeping a house of ill fame, assignation house or house of like character, shall be sufficient if it be in form, tenor or effect as follows (after following the form in section one):
That A .............., on the ........ day of ........, nineteen ........, in the said county of ........, and within one year before the finding of this indictment, did unlawfully keep and maintain a certain house of ill fame, assignation house or house of like character, resorted to for the purposes of prostitution and lewdness, against the peace and dignity of the state.
And for letting a house for like purposes, the indictment shall be sufficient if it be in the following form, tenor or effect (after following the form in section one):
That A..............., on the ............ day of ................, nineteen ............, in the said county of ............., and within one year before the finding of this indictment, being the owner of a certain house then and there situate in said county at ........, did then and there unlawfully and knowingly lease, let, rent and permit the same to be rented, leased and used , unlawfully and knowingly, by B ............... for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness, against the peace and dignity of the state.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 62. Criminal Procedure
Article 9. Forms of Indictments
§62-9-1. General Form of Indictments
§62-9-2. Indictment for Treason
§62-9-3. Indictment for Murder
§62-9-4. Indictment for Voluntary Manslaughter
§62-9-5. Indictment for Abortion
§62-9-6. Indictment for Robbery
§62-9-9. Indictment for Burglary
§62-9-10. Indictment for Larceny
§62-9-11. Indictment for Embezzlement
§62-9-12. Indictment for False Pretenses
§62-9-13. Indictment for Taking, Injuring or Destroying Property
§62-9-14. Indictment for False Statement of Financial Condition
§62-9-15. Indictment for Giving Worthless Check
§62-9-16. Indictment for the Forgery of Writings
§62-9-17. Indictment for Perjury
§62-9-18. Indictment for Disturbing Religious Worship
§62-9-19. Indictment for Bigamy