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- Title: Charles O. Ellison v. City Parkersburg
- Author : Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Release Date : January 11, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
Description
Parkersburg Code 955.07 [1979], which provides in pertinent part: "(a) Each property owner or occupant of a residential unit shall be responsible for the payment of a charge of Forty-eight Dollars ($48.00) per year for solid waste collection and disposal service per residential unit. . . . (b) The rates and charges specified by Section (a) herein shall be billed to the owners of each and every residential unit provided, that upon application by the occupant of any residential unit, filed with the Director of Finance and accompanied by an appropriate affidavit showing the occupants status as such, such bills may be rendered to the occupant. . . ." does not exceed the grant of authority given to municipalities in this State by the legislature in W.Va. Code, 8-13-13 [1971], which provides, in pertinent part: "Notwithstanding any charter provisions to the contrary, every municipality which furnishes any essential or special municipal service, including . . . the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, waste, ashes, trash and any other similar matter, shall have plenary power and authority to provide by ordinance for the installation, continuance, maintenance or improvement of such service, to make reasonable regulations with respect thereto, and to impose by ordinance upon the users of such service reasonable rates, fees and charges to be collected in the manner specified in the ordinance. . . ."
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