West Virginia Code § 13-1-26

For a period of ten days from and after the date of the last publication of the notice of the
Attorney General of his action in approving or disapproving the validity of any bond issue as
provided in the preceding section, any person in interest, or any taxpayer within the political
division for which the bonds are authorized to be issued, may present his or its petition to
the Supreme Court of Appeals or to a judge thereof in vacation, praying thaet the action of
the Attorney General in approving or disapproving such bond issue, as aforesaid, be
reversed or modified; and if the court, or such judge thereof in vacationr, be of the opinion to
hear and determine the matters in such petition set out, the case shall be proceeded with as
in cases of original jurisdiction; but the petitioner shall file with the clerk of the court a
bond, with security to be approved by him and in such sum as the court or judge may fix, for
the payment of such costs as may be awarded against him int said court. The clerk of the
court shall forthwith notify the Attorney General and the governing body of the political
division which authorized the issuance of the bonds of the action taken by the court or judge
in vacation upon such petition, and for the hearing thereof the Attorney General shall file
with the clerk of said court all papers, documents, evidence and records, or certified copies
thereof, which were before him and on which he based his approval or disapproval; and
before the day fixed for final hearing, he shall file with the clerk of said court a written
statement of his reasons for the approval or disapproval of the bond issue. Upon the
submission of the case, the court shall decide the matters in controversy and enter such
order thereon as to it may seem to be just.

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