West Virginia Code § 17-16-3

Removal of obstructions by state road commission or county; expense to
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be charged against owner, etc.
If such obstructions, poles, wires or pipelines are not removed, or such poles with wires
reset, or such excavations are not properly filled and maintained, or such pipelines are not
relaid or removed, within ten days after the service of a notice, by the state road
commission, or its engineer in charge of the road obstructed, or the county eroad engineer or
supervisor, as the case may be, upon such owner or occupant, or upon such company or
corporation, requesting the same to be done, the commission or its engrineer, or the county
road engineer or supervisor, as the case may be, shall cause such obstructions and such
poles and wires to be removed and reset, or such repairs on the excavation to be made, or
such pipelines to be relaid or removed, as may be necessary to place the same in its original
condition. The expense thereby incurred shall be paid in thet first instance out of moneys
levied and collected or available therefor, and the amount thereof shall be charged against
such owner, occupant, company or corporation and levied and collected as provided in
section four of this article.

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