No words in any devise or conveyance of real estate to a county, or the county court thereof, or in any contract for the conveyance of real estate to a county or the county court thereof, expressing the purpose for which such real estate is devised, conveyed or sold, or is to be used, shall limit or impair the power of such county court to dispose thereof absolutely or use the same for another purpose, unless it be expressly declared in such instrument that whenever the said real estate shall cease to be used for the purpose, or in the manner therein specified, it shall revert to the former owner, his heirs or assigns. Every devise or conveyance of, or contract to convey, land within the limits of a county, heretofore or hereafter made, in any manner to or in trust for or for the use or benefit of such county, its people or inhabitants, shall have the same effect as if made to the county court of such county.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
§7-3-1. Conveyances or Devises to County
§7-3-2. Courthouse, Jail and Offices
§7-3-2a. County Commissions to Purchase and Display Flags
§7-3-3. Sale of County or District Property
§7-3-4. Leasing of County Lands for Oil, Gas or Minerals
§7-3-6. Annual Levy for Rentals
§7-3-7. Bonds for Cost of Real Estate and Public Buildings
§7-3-7a. Bonds for Construction or Renovation of County Jail or Regional Correctional Center
§7-3-8. Creation and Enforcement of Lien of Bondholders
§7-3-9. Form and Payment of Bonds; Use of Proceeds of Bonds
§7-3-10. Limitation on Character of Debt Incurred
§7-3-11. Powers Conferred Are Additional
§7-3-13. Limitation on Amount of Debt; Increase of Levies
§7-3-14a. "Hospital," "clinic" and &Quot;long-Term Care Facility" Defined
§7-3-15. Board of Trustees for Hospital, Clinic or Long-Term Care Facility
§7-3-16. Operation With Bonds Outstanding
§7-3-18. Insuring of Moneys Collected by County Officers
§7-3-19. Dedication to or Naming County Property for Office Holder Prohibited