W. Va. Code § 10-1-9
Library board to be a corporation; vesting of title to bequests or donations
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 10 — Public Libraries; Public Recreation; Athletic Establishments; Monuments and Memorials; Roster of Servicemen; Educational Broadcasting Authority · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 10-1-9, Library board to be a corporation; vesting of title to bequests or donations, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2362201
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The board of directors of each public library shall be a corporation; and as such it may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall have and use a common seal.
The title to all bequests or donations of cash or other personal property or real estate for the benefit of such library shall be vested in the board of directors to be held in trust and controlled by such board according to the terms and for the purposes set forth in the deed, gift, devise or bequest: Provided, however, That the person making the bequest or donation of cash or other personal property or real estate for the benefit of such library shall have the right and privilege to vest the title thereto in a trustee, or trustees, of his own selection, and to provide for the selection of successor trustees, and to designate the manner in which said fund or property shall be invested and used.