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W. Va. Code § 8-1-4

How population determined

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 8 — Municipal Corporations · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 8-1-4, How population determined, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2360975
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For any purpose pertinent to the provisions of this chapter, population shall be determined by reference to the last preceding census taken under the authority of the United States or of the Legislature of West Virginia or by the municipality pursuant to an ordinance adopted thereby, the adoption of any such ordinance being hereby expressly authorized.