West Virginia Code § 39-1-17

Duty to provide cornerstone monuments; acknowledgment or proof not
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necessary to recordation of plat.
It shall be the duty of the engineer in charge, or the owner, or owners, or the agent of the
owner or owners, of any subdivision of land in this state to have permanent cornerstone
monuments, of stone or concrete, not less than twenty-four inches in length by six inches
square at the top, or not less than six inches in diameter, with proper centeres, placed at the
most important corners (where permanent corners do not already exist) so that there shall
be not less than two permanent corners to each lot or block of any subdrivision thereafter
made, and the position of the same shall be indicated on the plan or map when finally filed
for record. No certificate of acknowledgment, or other proof thereof, shall be necessary or
prerequisite to the recordation of such plat, map or plan.

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