19-23-18 Horse and dog racetrack construction permits; application therefor
19-23-19 Tentative approval of application for construction permit; denial of application; publication of notice
19-23-20 Petition for local option election
19-23-21 Local option election procedure; form of ballots or ballot labels
19-23-22 Issuance or nonissuance of construction permit; duration of construction permit; transfer and assignment of construction permit
19-23-23 Further elections restricted
19-23-24 §§19-23-18 to 19-23-23 inapplicable to horse racetracks already constructed and established

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 19 > Article 23 > Part XI - Construction and Establishment of Horse and Dog Racetracks

  • Applicant: means any racing association making application for a license under the provisions of this article or any person making application for a permit under the provisions of this article or any person making application for a construction permit under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Code: means the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as heretofore and hereinafter amended. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • Construction permit: means the construction permit required by the provisions of section eighteen of this article. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dog racing: means any type of dog racing, including, but not limited to, greyhound racing. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • License: means the license required by the provisions of section one of this article. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • Pari-mutuel: means a mutuel or collective pool that can be divided among those who have contributed their wagers to one central agency, the odds to be reckoned in accordance to the collective amounts wagered upon each contestant running in a horse or dog race upon which the pool is made, but the total to be divided among the first three contestants on the basis of the number of wagers on these. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Permit: means the permit required by the provisions of section two of this article. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • Permit holder: means any person holding a permit required by the provisions of section two of this article and issued under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • person: means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or other entity or organization of whatever character or description. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Racing commission: means the West Virginia Racing Commission. See West Virginia Code 19-23-3
  • 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