17-10-1 Power over bridges, approaches and public landings; relinquishment of authority over county-district roads; commissioner may purchase or rent road equipment and material from county court
17-10-2 Extent of power over roads, bridges and public landings
17-10-3 Exercise of power of eminent domain
17-10-4 Records
17-10-5 Protection of roadbeds
17-10-6 Inspection, condemnation, closing or repair of bridges
17-10-7 Elimination of grade crossings
17-10-8 Contracts — Advertisement for letting
17-10-9 Same — Opening bids; award or rejection of bids; contractor’s bond; publication of information as to bids; reserving portion of payment for work; penalties for unlawful conduct as to bids
17-10-10 Same — Prohibited contracts
17-10-11 Same — Certificate of purity of materials; false statements or representations; cancellation of contract
17-10-12 Same — When work not done by contract; appointment and compensation of superintendent to supervise work
17-10-13 Only standardized, tested and approved materials to be used
17-10-14 Supervision of employees
17-10-15 May establish stone quarries, stone crushing plants, etc
17-10-16 Claims of contractors and others
17-10-17 Action for damages occasioned by defective road, bridge, street, etc
17-10-18 Action for damages occasioned by defective turnpike, road or bridge, belonging to any company, etc
17-10-19 Determination of requirements for succeeding fiscal year
17-10-20 Amount to be included in general county levy
17-10-21 Existing bonded indebtedness to remain debt of property originally pledged as security; levies for payment; transfer of funds
17-10-22 Counties and political subdivisions voting bonds for paving state road
17-10-23 Levy tax on property outside municipalities
17-10-24 Delinquent lists of taxes; collection of delinquent taxes
17-10-25 Penalties
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 17 > Article 10 - County Courts; Municipalities; General Authority and Duties as to Roads, Etc

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • state road commission: when used in this chapter, shall refer to and mean the West Virginia commissioner of highways, created by section one, article two-a of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 17-1-2
  • Town: includes a city, village or town, and the word "council" any body or board, whether composed of one or more branches, which is authorized to make ordinances for the government of a city, town, or village. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.