17-1-1 Rules of construction generally
17-1-2 “Commission”; “road commission”; “state road commission.”
17-1-3 “Road”; “public road”; “highway”
17-1-4 “Vehicle.”
17-1-18.”State.”
17-1-19.”Political subdivision.”
17-1-20.”Local authorities.”
17-1-21.”Open country highway.”
17-1-22.”Urban street.”
17-1-23.”Suburban street.”
17-1-24 “Stand.”
17-1-28 State and public roads

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 17 > Article 1 - Definitions

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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