The commissioner of labor may accept cooperation from the federal government in the establishment and maintenance within the state of such employment agency.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 21-2-2

  • Commissioner: means the labor commissioner or his designated agent. See West Virginia Code 21-3A-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

The state of West Virginia hereby accepts the provisions and requirements of federal act public number thirty, seventy-third Congress, known as the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the state department of labor is hereby designated as the state agency to cooperate with the United States employment service, in accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in the said act. The treasurer of West Virginia is hereby authorized and empowered to receive the grants of money appropriated under said act, and for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section the sum of $5,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1934, and June 30, 1935, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.