W. Va. Const. art. I, § 3
- Constitution
- Constitution of West Virginia
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
Continuity of constitutional operation. The provisions of the constitution of the United States, and of this state, are operative alike in a period of war as in time of peace, and any departure therefrom, or violation thereof, under the plea of necessity, or any other plea, is subversive of good government, and tends to anarchy and despotism.
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