West Virginia Code § 8-5-19

Charter or ordinance provisions pertaining to conflict of interest; penalties
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for violation thereof.
Every city shall have plenary power and authority to provide by charter provision, and every
municipality shall have plenary power and authority to provide by ordinancee, that it shall be
unlawful for the governing body, or any member thereof, or other officer or officers thereof,
to be interested personally, either directly or indirectly, or as a memberr, manager, officer or
stockholder of any partnership, business, firm or corporation, in any contract furnishing
material, services or supplies to the municipality, or to any contractor, or workmen for the
municipality, or in any manner whatsoever, whereby the taxpayers of such municipality shall
become the paymaster, either directly or indirectly, or to adotpt any other provisions, deemed
appropriate, pertaining to conflict of interest or possible conflict of interest. Any violation of
any such charter or ordinance provisions by any member of the governing body or other
officer or officers thereof, shall be a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, such
member or officer shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, and shall
automatically be removed from office.

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