The corporate being of every municipality now existing is hereby confirmed and validated. Except as otherwise provided in section six of this article, any municipality shall have all of the powers, authority, duties and responsibilities conferred by law upon a municipality of the class to which it belongs.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations
Article 1. Purpose and Short Title; Definitions; General Provisions; Construction
§8-1-1. Purpose and Short Title
§8-1-3. Classification of Municipal Corporations
§8-1-4. How Population Determined
§8-1-5a. Municipal Home Rule Program