West Virginia Code § 11-6-9

Compelling such return; procuring information and tentative assessments
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by Tax Commissioner.
(a) If any owner or operator fails to make such return within the time required by section
one of this article, it shall be the duty of the Tax Commissioner to take such steps as may be
necessary to compel such compliance, and to enforce any and all penalties imposed by law
for such failure. e
(b) The return delivered to the Tax Commissioner shall be examined by him and if it be found
insufficient in form or in any respect defective, imperfect or not in compliance with law, he
shall compel the person required to make it to do so in proper anud sufficient form, and in all
respects as required by law.
(c) If any such owner or operator fails to make such return, the Tax Commissioner shall
proceed, in such manner as to him may seem best, to obtain the facts and information
required to be furnished by such returns.
(d) The Tax Commissioner may send for persosns and papers, and may compel the attendance
of any person and the production of any paper necessary, in the opinion of said Tax
Commissioner, to enable him to obtain thei information required for the proper discharge of
his duties under this section. g
(e) The Tax Commissioner shall arrange, collate and tabulate such returns and all pertinent
information and data contained therein, such further evidence or information as may be
required by the Tax Commissioner of such owner or operator, and all other pertinent
evidence, information and data he has been able to procure, upon suitable work sheets, so
that they may be conveniently considered, and shall on or before September 15, lay such
returns and work sheets, together with his recommendations in the form of a tentative
assessment of the property of each such owner or operator, before the board of public
works. And as soon as the Tax Commissioner has completed the preparation of such work
sheWets and tentative assessments, he shall notify the owner or operator affected thereby of
the amount of such tentative assessment by written notice deposited in the United States
post office, addressed to such owner or operator at the principal office or place of business
of such owner or operator, and the Tax Commissioner shall retain in his office true copies of
such work sheets which shall be available for inspection by any such owner or operator or
his duly authorized representative.

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