When it shall have completed its draft of a charter, the charter board shall conduct a public hearing thereon. The county court shall cause notice of the date, time, place and purpose of the hearing to be given by publication thereof at least ten days prior to the date set for the hearing as a Class I legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the incorporated territory. The notice shall state where copies of the draft of the charter may be obtained. The hearing may be continued by the charter board by adjournments over a period not exceeding fourteen days.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations
§8-3-3. City Charters -- Approval and Certification by Attorney General
§8-3-4. Same -- Hearing and Notice
§8-3-5. Same -- Changes; Time for Changes; Signatures; Filing
§8-3-7. Same -- Approval; Effective Date; Certification; Judicial Notice; Recordation
§8-3-8. Same -- Rejection; Rewriting or Altering Draft; New Charter Board
§8-3-9. Continuing Duties of Charter Boards; Revising or Amending a Charter