Senate Bill No. 54
(By Senators Chafin and Caldwell)
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[Introduced January 14, 2004; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §7-7-5
, relating to
providing that the position of prosecuting attorney in Mingo
County is a part-time position.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-7-5
, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 7. COMPENSATION OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS.
§7-7-5. Position of prosecuting attorney in Mingo County to be
part-time.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section four or section
four-a of this article or of any other provision of law to the
contrary, the position of prosecuting attorney in Mingo County
shall be a part-time position.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the position
of prosecuting attorney in Mingo County is a part-time position.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.