§ 7-b. Regulation of operation of motor vehicles.  


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  • The council of the City of Charleston is hereby granted power, in addition to the powers heretofore granted it, to regulate by ordinance the operation of motor vehicles and other vehicles in said city, and the speed at which the same may be driven, and to provide for the punishment of violations of such ordinances; and said council is given specific authority to punish the violation of ordinances relating to the speed of such vehicles, or the operation thereof, by impounding or taking possession of such vehicles and retaining the same for such time as may be prescribed by ordinance not to exceed thirty days.

Editor's note

The provisions of Charter § 7-b appear superseded by W. Va. Code §§ 8-11-1, 8-23-5(57), 17C-2-7, 17C-2-8. See W. Va. Code § 8-1-6.