Amendments

1954
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-582 of the Code of Virginia, relating to instalment sales of motor vehicles so as to provide that certain information shall be made to appear on certain papers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 9 of Chapter 18 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved February 18, 1946, which provided a new charter for the town of Wytheville, the section relating to the licensing of motor vehicles of residents of the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-239, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of clerks of boards of supervisors in certain counties.
An Act to give the County of Henrico and its courts complete jurisdiction and control over a certain parcel of real estate.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-784.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the postponement of general reassessments of real estate in counties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10-64.1, to prohibit the throwing of certain inflammatory objects from a vehicle while in or near certain lands; providing penalty for violation thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 685 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 4, 1952, relating to the season in which squirrels may be lawfully taken in certain counties, and providing penalties for violations, so as to provide when squirrels may be taken an certain other counties; and to repeal Chapter 198 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 5, 1952, relating to the same matters.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.54 of the Code of Virginia, relating to service retirement of persons attaining age seventy.
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-35 of the Code of Virginia, exempting women engaged in certain employment from the requirements as to maximum hours.
An Act to provide for the submission of a proposed amendment to § 115-4 of the Constitution of Virginia to the qualified voters for ratification or rejection, and to prescribe when and how such referendum shall be had, and the manner in which the results thereof shall be ascertained and certified, the returns canvassed, and the vote thereon proclaimed by the Governor.
An Act to amend and reenact § 26-40 of the Code of Virginia, relating to securities in which certain fiduciaries may invest, so as to include certain additional securities therein.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-487 of the Code of Virginia, relating to interrogatories and answers to be returned to court.
An Act to amend the Code of Vérginia by adding a new section numbered § 14-155.8, to provide salaries and expenses for certain clerks; to provide an appropriation therefor; and to repeal § 14-42, relating to the salary of the clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of rier sat
Proposing amendment to § 115-a of the Constitution of Virginia
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 20 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved February 17, 1950, relating to acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of swimming pools in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-195 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain records kept by certain courts and the Division of Motor Vehicles.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 88.1-202.1, relating to certain investments which may be made by certain insurers.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.01, 4.02, 6.05, 6.06, 18.06 and 14.08 of Chapter 9 of the Acts of Assembly of the Extra Session of 1952, approved December 16, 1952, being the charter of the City of Hampton.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8, 4, 5, 12, and 18, as amended, of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, being the charter of the city of Portsmouth, the sections relating to the vesting of legislative powers and composition of council; to the qualifications, elections, terms of office and the filling of vacancies in the offices of Councilmen of the city; to provide for appointment of a mayor; to provide when such amended sections become effective; to provide for a referendum thereon under certain conditions and to provide for the effect of such referendum and to repeal § 11 of such Chapter, relating to the election of mau
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-124 of the Code of Virginia, relating to oyster-planting grounds.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section, numbered 58-484.1, relating to the taxation of the stockholders of banks, so as to provide when a bank may omit filing a list of its taxable stockholders for any tax year, prescribing the effect of such omission, and declaring when such list must be subsequently filed.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55-189.2, relating to recordation of statements certifying satisfaction or release of federal estate tax liens.
An Act to amend and reenact § 63-58 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local boards of public welfare in cities of the second class.
An Act to amend and reenact Section 54-276.6 of the Code of Virginia, providing when commissioned or contract medical officers in active service are exempt from certain provisions of the statutes regulating the practice of the healing arts.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding three new sections, numbered 26-7.1 through 26-7.8, to provide that by executing the bond required of him any one who qualifies in a court or clerk’s office of this State as personal representative of a decedent, guardian, curator, committee, trustee or receiver, and the surety on such bond shall be deemed to have designated the clerk of the court in which he qualifies, and his successor in office, as a person on whom service of any notice, process or rule issuing from a court of this State or a commissioner of such court may be executed whenever the said person can not be found and served within the State of Virginia after the exercise of due diligence.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-443, 54-444 and 54-445 of the Code of Virginia, relating to dangerous drugs and medicines.
An Act to amend and reenact § 63-119, as amended, § 68-145, and § 68-209, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the determination of amount of Ol Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief so as to exempt certain income in making such determinations and so as to provide how such determinations shall be made for aid to the permanently and totally disabled.
Joint Resolution Proposing amendment to § 169 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact. Chapter 206, of the Acts of Assembly of 1982, approved March 28, 1982, authorizing the county of Rockingham to levy an additional license tax on dogs.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 44-117.1, so as to provide that certain persons shall be officers of the Virginia militia, unorganized.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-418 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the revocation of motor vehicle operators’ and chauffeurs’ licenses.
An Act to amend and reenact § 29-169 of the Code of Virginia, relating to trespass on certain lands in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 6 of Chapter 288 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, which provided a charter for the town of Salem, the section relating to election and composition of council, and vacancies thereon.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 46-241.1, relating to the operation of vehicles under the direction of police officers and of vehicles used for fighting fire and resuscitation of persons under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-570 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the authority or jurisdiction of special policemen appointed by circuit courts.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered §1-111.8:1, so as to authorize the extension of benefits of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance System to certain persons upon amendment of the Federal Social Security Act.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4.14, as amended, 5.06, 18.02 and 20.02 of Chapter 328 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, which provided a charter for the city of Falls Church, and to amend the said chapter by adding a section numbered 4.17, the amended and new sections relating, respectively, to appointments by council, the relations of the city manager with boards, commissions and agencies, condemnation proceedings, the school board, and to charter amendments proposed by council.
An Act to amend and reenact § 55-59, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to deeds of trust on real estate; the duties and rights of parties; and to validate certain sales.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-127 and 63-191 of the Code of Virginia, relating to recovery of old age assistance and aid to the blind from the estates of the recipients.
An Act to amend Sections 54-298, 54-800, 54-805, 54-806, 54-807, 54-808 and 54-810 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding four new sections numbered Sections 54-306.2, 54-306.8, 54-806.4 and 54-807.1, the amended and new sections relating to the powers, duties and functions of the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Virginia in the giving of examinations, the requirements for admission to examinations, and the granting of licenses by endorsement or reciprocity; and to repeal Section 54-277 of the Code of Virginia prescribing requirements for admission to medical colleges in Virginia.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 82-120.1, to amend and reenact 8§ 32-125 and 32-129 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal §§ 32-123 and 32-124 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating generally to bedding and upholstered furniture and more specifically to licensing of manufacturers of bedding and upholstered furniture, bedding renovators and reupholsterers; bedding stamps and penalties for violations of the article.
Proposing amendments to §§ 155 and 161 of the Constitution of Virginia.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 3 of Chapter 194 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 27, 1984, which provided a new charter for the town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, so as to change the power of the town to tax real and personal estate.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chapter 877 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which chapter provided a new charter for the Town of Chase City and which section set forth the corporate limits of the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-201.1 of the Code of Virginia, as to leasing of certain bottoms in James River prohibited.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-222, 68-228, 63-224, and 63-227 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 68-222.1, 68-228.1, 68-228.2, and 63-224.1 through 68-224.4, and to repeal §§ 68-225 and 63-226 of the Code of Virginia, all providing for the establishment and operation of certain homes, for the purpose of providing for the licensing of such homes.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-215.2, to provide for checking the speed of motor vehicles by certain methods, the use in evidence thereof, the arrest of motor vehicle operators under certain conditions, and how certain highways should be marked.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-55 of the Code of Virginia, relating to associate trial justices in certain counties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 46-209.1, to provide that driving in excess of a prescribed speed shall constitute reckless driving, and, to provide for the suspension of an operator’s or chauffeur’s license of a person found guilty of such offense.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19-269.1, providing for the sequence of confinement of persons convicted of a combination of felony and misdemeanor offenses.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-81.1, authorizing an accelerated amortization rate, upon certain facilities designed to control pollution, for income tax purposes.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4, 6, 7, 14 and 27 as amended, of an act entitled “An act to amend and reenact the charter of the town of Culpeper’, approved January 11, 1898, relating to the officers of the town and their terms of office and oaths, so as to provide that the treasurer of the town shall be appointed by the council.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to limitation of entry on or actions for land.
An Act to amend Sections 54-316 and 54-317 of the Code of Virginia, prescribing under what conditions the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Virginia may refuse to admit candidates to examinations, and refuse to grant licenses to practice; and prescribing grounds for the suspension or revocation of licenses, and defining unprofessional conduct in the practice of the healing arts.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 62-106.1 through 62-106.8, 62-106.7, and 62-106.8 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 62-106.10 through 62-106.19, the amended and new sections relating to the Virginia State Ports Authority; the new sections relating specifically to the custody of funds, Authority accounts and records and the issue of revenue bonds.

An Act to amend and reenact § 46-861, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the issue of instruction permits.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-198 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the arrest for misdemeanor under certain circumstances, release on summons and promise to appear subsequent thereto, and the penalty for violation thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-48.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to dissolution of special town school districts in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-241.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the incompetence of certain judicial officers to testify under certain circumstances.
An Act to provide for determining the validity of certain bond issues; and to repeal certain acts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-818 of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedure for the approval of certain equipment required to be approved by the Superintendent of the Department of State oie
An Act to amend and reenact § 18-114 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the penalty for profanity, cursing or being drunk in public, so as to increase the penalty for the latter offense.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia, by adding thereto a section numbered 14-195.1, so as to provide that the premium or cost of certain bonds shall be taxed as part of costs of court.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 58-266.4, relating to local license taxes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 45 of an act entitled, “An Act to incorporate the City of Newport News in the County of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-122, and 8-810 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to motions to strike answers in equity, and taking and preserving oral evidence in chancery causes; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 8-122.1, so as to provide the effect of overruling a defendant’s motion to strike evidence in a chancery cause; and to repeal § 8-124 of the Code of Virginia, relating to proceedings when a demurrer or plea in equity is overruled.
An Act to amend and reenact Sections 54-818 and 54-820 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the right of applicants who are refused admission to examinations given by the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Virginia or are refused certificates to practice, and the rights of practitioners whose licenses have been suspended or revoked by the Board, the amendment authorizing appeals from decisions of circuit and corporation courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-86.4 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to certain credits allowed on income tax.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17.22 of Chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1948, providing a new charter for the City of Richmond, relating to appeals from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15-358.2, providing, in certain counties, for the certification and payment of certain bills and vouchers for materials, supplies and services.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-186 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, as to oyster barrelers, shuckers and packers.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4-45 and 4-46 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to the holding and the effect of local option elections on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-866, 68-868 and 68-869 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain industrial schools.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-58 of the Code of Virginia, relating to mileage allowed to members of board of supervisors.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-58 of the Code of Virginia, relating to how summons for witnesses or jurors may be served.
An Act to amend and reenact § 6 as amended of Chapter 44 of the Acts of Assembly, Extra Session of 1936-7, approved January 18, 1987, which provided a new charter for the town of Front Royal, the section relating to the terms and compensation of the mayor and town councilmen.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 20-88.21 and 20-88.22 of the Code of Virginia, relating to contents of petitions and duties of courts of this State as an initiating state under the uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support of Dependents Act; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding §§ 20-88.21-1, 20-88.22-1 and 20-88.22-2, relating respectively to provision of counsel for certain petitioners, bringing of petitions with the appointment of guardians ad litem, arresting of defendants in certain cases, and duties of the Department of Welfare and Institutions as the State Information Agency.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-359 of the Code of Virginia, relating to license taxes on slot machine operators and exemptions.
An Act to amend and reenact Sec. 144(c) of Chapter 34, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, which chapter provided a new charter for the City of Norfolk, and which section relates to the powers and duties of the Norfolk Port Authority.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-628.1 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal § 8-628 of the Code of Virginia, both relating to surviving rights of action.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-22.1 of the Code of Virginia which was enacted by Chapter 675 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, relating to special tags for certain radio operators, fees for issuing such tags, and the disposition of revenues therefrom.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-766 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain permits for repair, improvement or construction of certain buildings or structures.
An Act to amend Chapter 64 of the Acts of Assembly of 1896, approved January 16, 1896, which provided a charter for the city of Newport News by adding thereto sections numbered 188 and 184 relating to retirement funds.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-242.1, making it unlawful to drive vehicles over fire hose under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-10.1 of the Code of Virginia, as to when licenses terminate; proration.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-427.1, prescribing the time for the commencement of statutory periods for suspension or revocation of operators’ and chauffeurs’ licenses, registration certificates or license plates.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 38.1-881.1, to require that notices of cancellation of motor vehicle insurance policies be given in certain ways.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-758 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the assessment of real estate for local taxation, so as to define the term 'taxable real estate' as including a leasehold interest in every case in which the land or improvements, or both, as the case may be, are exempt from assessment for taxation to the owner.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-170 of the Code of Virginia, as to licenses to take crabs; amount of tax; restrictions on privilege.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3-45 through 3-63 of Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 3 of the Code of Virginia, concerning produce market authorities, and to repeal §§ 3-52.1 and 3-64 through 3-67 of said article and all of Article 2 of said chapter, being §§ 3-68 through 8-79.
An Act to provide for the continuation of certain agency powers under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24-845.8 and 24-845.8 of the Code of Virginia, which were enacted by Chapter 509 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, relating to facilities and opportunity for absentee voting by Virginia members of the armed forces of the United States.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 42-66.1 and 42-66.2, authorizing the erection of highway historical markers under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-239 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 8-289.1 and 8-239.2, all relating to payment, set-off and counterclaim so as to conform proceedings therein to Rules of Court.
An Act to amend and reenact § 29-15 of the Code of Virginia, relating to employment of assistants by Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.80, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to travel expenses of certain persons.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18, as amended, of Chapter 440 of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-90, approved March 8, 1890, which provided a new charter for the town of Liberty, extended its limits, and changed the name to Bedford City, the section relating to certain powers of the town council.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18-829 of the Code of Virginia, relating to working or transacting business on Sunday.
An Act to amend and reenact Chapter 197 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved March 14, 1950, as amended by Chapter 195 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 5, 1952, which was incorporated by reference by § 29-86.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to game wardens in certain counties.