Historic West Virginia Statutory Law

Welcome to my library of historic West Virginia statutory law and more! Linked digitized law books include constitutions, session laws, and some topical statute books. The West Virginia Legislature has a good collection of session law books online. A link to their collection also linked volumes outside of their collection are below.

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I wrote a blog post introducing the collection.

West Virginia Statutory Law

Year

Title

Statutory Law Online

1863–2022 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia West Virginia Legislature
1861–1866 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1863 Amended Constitution of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1863 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1864 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1865 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1865 State of West Virginia School Laws Internet Archive
1866 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1867 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1868 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Extraordinary Session Hathi Trust
1868 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1869 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1870 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1871 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1872–1873 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Constitution Hathi Trust
1872 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1873 School Law of West Virginia Passed April 12, 1873 Internet Archive
1875 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1877 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1877 School Law of the State of West Virginia Internet Archive
1877 Delinquent and Forfeited Lands: Acts of the Legislatures of Virginia and West Virginia Constitutional Provisions, and Decisions of the Court of Appeals Respecting Same Hathi Trust
1879 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1881 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1882 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Adjourned Session Hathi Trust
1883 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1885 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1887 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1889 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1891 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1891 Law and Regulations Concerning the Sale of Commercial Fertilizers in the State of West Virginia Internet Archive
1891 Compilation of the Corporation Laws of West Virginia Google Books
1892 Law and Regulations Concerning the Sale of Commercial Fertilizers in the State of West Virginia Internet Archive
1893 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1894 School Law of the State of West Virginia Internet Archive
1894 Compilation of the Corporation Laws of West Virginia Embracing the Full Text of the Statutes of the State Relating to the Formation and Regulation of all Classes of Corporations and Joint Stock Companies: In Force Jan. 1, 1894 Internet Archive
1895 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1896 Compilation of the Corporation Laws of West Virginia Google Books
1897 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1897 The School Law of West Virginia and Opinions of the Attorney-General and Decisions of the State Superintendent of Free Schools Internet Archive
1899 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1899 West Virginia Corporations: How to Incorporate, Organize and Manage Them with Forms for By-laws, Agreements, Powers-of-Attorney, Notices of Meetings, Changing of Name, Increasing and Decreasing Capital Stock, New Agreement, &c,; Also the Corporation Statutes of West Virginia and Notes of All the Decisions of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Concerning Such Corporations Internet Archive
1900 Constitution of the State of West Virginia Internet Archive
1901 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1901 The New Fertilizer Law Internet Archive
1901 The Laws of West Virginia Concerning the Formation and Regulation of Private Business Corporations Google Books
1901 Laws Relating to Insurance, Surety, Telegraph, Telephone and Express Companies Google Books
1903 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1903 The School Law of West Virginia Internet Archive
1904 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Extraordinary Session Hathi Trust
1906 Foods and Food Control. Revised to July 1, 1905. VIII. Laws of Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Internet Archive
1907 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular and Extra Sessions Hathi Trust
1907 The School Law of West Virginia and Opinions of the Attorney-General and Decisions of the State Superintendent of Free Schools Internet Archive
1907 Mining Laws of State of West Virginia Internet Archive
1908 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Extra Session Hathi Trust
1908 The School Law of West Virginia Internet Archive
1908 The Election Laws of West Virginia, Including “Registration Act” of 1908 and “Corrupt Practices Act” of 1908 Internet Archive
1909 West Virginia Forest, Game and Fish Laws and the Lacy Bird Law (Federal Law), 1909 Internet Archive
1909 Supplement to the Revised School Law of West Virginia Internet Archive
1911 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1911 The Revised School Law of West Virginia Internet Archive
1911 West Virginia Forest, Game and Fish Laws and the Lacy Bird Law (Federal Law) Internet Archive
1913 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1913 West Virginia Forest, Game and Fish Laws and Federal Laws, 1913 Internet Archive
1914 1914 Election Laws of West Virginia, Including “Registration Act” of 1911 as Amended in 1913 and “Corrupt Practices Act” of 1908 Internet Archive
1914 State of West Virginia, Department of Forestry, Game and Fish. A Handbook of Forest Protection. Forest Laws, Instructions to Fire Fighters; Lookout Stations and Equipment; List of Deputy Forest, Game and Fish Wardens. Internet Archive
1915 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1915 Forest, Game and Fish Laws and Federal Laws, 1915 Internet Archive
1915 The School Law of West Virginia Internet Archive
1915 General Corporation Laws of West Virginia Google Books
1915 An Act of the Legislature of West Virginia Providing for a Workmen’s Compensation Law Hathi Trust
c1915 A Bill to Prevent Fraud in the Sale and Disposition of Stocks, Bonds, Notes, Contracts, or Other Securities, and Certain Real Estate, Sold or Offered for Sale, Within the State of West Virginia Internet Archive
1916 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Extraordinary Session Hathi Trust
1917 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1918 West Virginia Law Relative to Idleness and Vagrancy Hathi Trust
1918 State of West Virginia State Council of Defense Charleston, Report of Secretary on the Operation of the Compulsory Work Law for the Year Ending June 19, 1918 Internet Archive
1919 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1919 The School Law of West Virginia Internet Archive
1919 Forest, Game and Fish Laws, 1919 Edition Internet Archive
1919 The Workmen’s Compensation Laws of Virginia and West Virginia Google Books
1920 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Extraordinary Session Hathi Trust
1920 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Second Extraordinary Session Hathi Trusts
1920 Organization and Execution of the Selective Service Act in the State of West Virginia Internet Archive
1921 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1921 The School Laws of West Virginia Internet Archive
1921 Game and Fish Laws and Forest Protective Acts of West Virginia Internet Archive
1921 General Corporation Laws of West Virginia Internet Archive
1923 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1924 General Election laws of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1925 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions Hathi Trust
1925 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions, Municipal Charters Hathi Trust
1925 The School Law of West Virginia Google Books
1927 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions Hathi Trust
1927 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular, Extended, and First Extraordinary Sessions Hathi Trust
1929 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular and Extended Sessions Hathi Trust
1932 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Extraordinary Session Hathi Trust
1933 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Second Extraordinary Session Hathi Trust
1937 Acts and Resolutions of the Forty-Third Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1937, and First and Second Extraordinary Sessions, 1936 Hathi Trust
1939 “Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1941 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1943 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1945 Workmen’s Compensation Law in Effect as of June 5, 1945 Hathi Trust
1947 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1947, Extraordinary Session 1947, Extraordinary Session 1946 Hathi Trust
1949 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1950 Summary of State Nursery-Stock Shipping Requirements and Plant Quarantines and Regulations Affecting Interstate Shipments: West Virginia Internet Archive
1955 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions Hathi Trust
1955–1956 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1955, First Extraordinary Session 1955, Regular Session 1956 Hathi Trust
1957 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1957, First Extraordinary Session 1957, Regular Session 1958, First Extraordinary Session, 1956 Hathi Trust
1958–1959 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1959, First Extraordinary Session 1958, Regular Session 1960 Hathi Trust
1963–1964 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1963, First Extraordinary Session 1963, Regular Session 1964, First Extraordinary Session 1964 Hathi Trust
1969–1970 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1970, First Extraordinary Session 1969, First Extraordinary Session 1970 Hathi Trust
1970 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia Hathi Trust
1971–1972 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1972, Second Extraordinary Session 1971 Hathi Trust
1972–1973 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1973, First Extraordinary Session 1973, First Extraordinary Session 1972 Hathi Trust
1974–1975 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1975, Second Extraordinary Session 1974 Hathi Trust
1975–1976 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1976, Extraordinary Session 1975, First Extraordinary Session 1976 Hathi Trust
1976–1977 Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, Regular Session 1977, Second Extraordinary Session 1976, First Extraordinary Session 1977 Hathi Trust