When land levied on under execution on behalf of the state will not sell for the amount thereof, the Auditor, or such agent as is mentioned in section nineteen of this article, may purchase such land for the state.
W. Va. Code § 14-1-16
Sale of real estate under execution -- Purchase of lands for state
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