W. Va. Code § 59-3-5
Mandamus to compel publication
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 59 — Fees, Allowances and Costs; Newspapers; Legal Advertisements · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 59-3-5, Mandamus to compel publication, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2391799
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Any citizen, taxpayer, or the publisher or proprietor of any qualified newspaper entitled by law to have any legal advertisement published in his qualified newspaper, which any county court or tribunal created in lieu thereof, Board of Education, governing body of any municipal corporation, or public officer, shall fail or refuse to make, may have a writ of mandamus to compel such publication, if a qualified newspaper is willing to accept the legal advertisement for publication at the rates prescribed in section three of this article.