West Virginia Code § 8-16-2

Municipalities authorized to construct, etc., public works and to acquire
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property; payment of costs.
Every municipality is and any two or more municipalities acting jointly, whether situate in
the same county or different counties, are, hereby empowered and authorized to construct,
reconstruct, establish, acquire, improve, renovate, extend, enlarge, increase, own, equip,
repair (including replacements), maintain and operate any municipal publice works, together
with all appurtenances necessary, appropriate, useful, convenient or incidental for or to the
maintenance and operation of such works, and shall have plenary powerr and authority to
acquire by gift, grant, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, and thereafter hold, all
necessary lands, rights, easements, right-of-ways, franchises and other property therefor
within or without, or partly within and partly without, the corporate limits of any such
municipality or municipalities, and to issue revenue bonds tot pay the costs of such public
works and properties: Provided, That this section shall not be construed to authorize any
municipality to construct, reconstruct, establish, acquire, improve, renovate, extend,
enlarge, increase, own, equip, repair (including replacements), maintain or operate any
works which would render a service already being adequately rendered within such
municipality. No obligation shall be incurred by any municipality in such construction,
reconstruction, establishment, acquisition, improvement, renovation, extension, enlargement
or increase, except such as is payable solely from the funds provided under the authority of
this article.

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