W. Va. Code § 5-1-24
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§5-1-24. Appointment of assistant Attorney General to perform duties for Governor; compensation.
Official statutory text
The Governor, if he deem such action necessary, may request the Attorney General to appoint an assistant Attorney General, who shall perform, under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General, such duties as may be required of him by the Governor. The Attorney General, in pursuance of such request, may select and appoint an assistant Attorney General, to serve during the will and pleasure of the Attorney General, and the salary of such assistant shall be paid out of any funds made available for that purpose by the Legislature to the office of the Governor.
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