§39-3-6. When books or papers deemed lost.
Where any book or paper is obliterated, defaced or injured so as to be in whole or in part illegible, or is destroyed, or carried away and concealed, or is in the possession or control of armed rebels or a public enemy, it shall be deemed lost for the purposes of this article.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session