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1942
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 13 of Chapter 489 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1922, approved March 27, 1922, as heretofore amended, relative to the employment of children.
1944
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 198 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to slot machines.
1946
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Chase City, in the County of Mecklenburg, and to repeal the existing charter of the town, and all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to authorize the governing body of any county to prescribe hours and times when certain public dance halls shall not be kept open; a to prescribe penalties for violations.
An ACT to amend Chapter 34, Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, as amended, which provided a charter and special form of government for the City of Norfolk by adding a new section numbered 2-a to empower the City of Norfolk to impose, levy and collect an admission tax on admissions to any public amusement, entertainment, performance, exhibition, sport or athletic event, and validating any such tax heretofore imposed, levied and collected by an ordinance which became effective on and after January 1, 1946.
1948
An ACT to amend Chapter 375 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, and being a new charter for the city of Radford, by adding a section numbered 48-a, authorizing the city to levy and collect taxes on admissions to amusements and to ratify any such levy and collection heretofore made.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 44 of Chapter 393 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 29, 1932, which provided a new charter for the city of Williamsburg, the section relating to taxation.
An ACT to prohibit, with certain exceptions, the sale, the offering and exposing for sale, and the use of, fireworks; to provide for the issuance of permits for the use of fireworks, under certain conditions, and to prescribe penalties, and to repeal Chapter 102 of the Acts of Assembly ‘of 1942, approved March 3, 1942, relating to prohibiting with certain exceptions, the sale, the offering or exposing for sale, and the use of fireworks and prescribing penalties for violations.
An ACT to Vireiie a charter for the town of Warsaw, mn. the county of Richmond
An ACT to provide a new Charter for the town of Claremont, in Surry county, and to repeal Slane e 32, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1885-86, approved January 16, [S 203]
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 20, as amended, and Section 9, of Chapter 52 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887-88, approved January 30, 1888, being the charter of the town of South Boston, Virginia, and to add thereto a section numbered 30, so as to authorize the appointment and fix the powers of a police justice for the town, to provide a maximum tax rate and to authorize the levy and collection of taxes on amusements and electric light.
An ACT to amend Chapter 396 of the Acts of Assembly of 1899-1900, approved February 17, 1900, which provided a new charter for the town of Smithfield, by adding a new section numbered 16-a, relating to power of council as to taxation, and validating certain ordinances and acts
1950
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia; to repeal all acts, or parts of acts in conflict therewith; to validate all contracts heretofore or hereafter made by the present council and government while in office not inconsistent with this charter or the Constitution and general laws of this State; and to repeal all former charters of the town of Parksley, including Chapter 362 of the Acts of Assembly of 1916, approved March 20, 1916, as amended.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 18-317 of the Code of 1950 relating to license taxes on dance halls so as to permit certain counties to increase the maximum tax applicable thereto.
AN ACT to authorize the governing bodies of counties to prohibit the possession, sale, storage, or use of certain fireworks, and to provide penalties for violations,
An ACT to provide a charter for the town of Pound.
1952
An Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Coeburn, in the county of Wise; to validate all contracts heretofore or hereafter made by the present Council and Government while in office, inconsistent with this new charter or the Constitution and general laws of this State; and to repeal all acts, or parts of acts, in conflict with this act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-412 of the Code of Virginia, relating to what not included as capital for State property taxation.
An Act to authorize the governing bodies of the several counties and cities to levy certain license taxes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-855 of the Code of Virginia, relating to license taxes on coin-operated machines and devices.
An Act to provide a charter for the town of Mt. Jackson, in the county of Shenandoah; and to repeal Chapter 141 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887-1888, as amended, which chapter provided a charter for the town of Mt. Jackson.
An Act to provide a charter for the town of Emporia, in the county of Greensville, and to repeal Chapter 178 of the Acts of Assembly of 1897-1898, approved January 31, 1898, as amended.
1954
An Act to regulate the manner of erection of moving picture screens connected with open air theaters; to require provision of certain space adjacent to highways approaching the entrances to such theaters; and to require certain lighting and marking of the area immediately adjacent to such entrances.
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Middletown; and to repeal Chapter 870 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which provided a charter for the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-412 as amended of the Code of Virginia, relating to what is not included as capital for State property taxation.
1956
An Act to authorize the governing bodies of counties to provide for the licensing, inspection and regulation of horse riding schools.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44 Proposing amendments to §§ 155 and 161 of the Constitution of Virginia.
1958
An Act to require the State Library Board to erect at Pungoteague in Accomack County an historical marker commemorating the first recorded public performance of a stage play in the United States.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-855, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to taxes on machines operated on the coin-in-the-slot principle.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 9-29 as amended, and 9-38 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to certain reports to be submitted to the Virginia Athletic Commission and taxes on certain activities connected with wrestling, sparring and boxing matches, contests and exhibitions, and to licenses and fees for matchmakers, referees, physicians, boxers and others.
1960
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-268 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the license taxation of amusement parks.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to crimes and offenses generally; to that end to repeal Title 18 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 11 and §§ 18-1 to 18-366, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to crimes and offenses generally; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act a new title numbered 18.1, which title includes eight new chapters numbered 1 to 8, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 18.1-1 to 18.1-429, both inclusive, relating to crimes and offenses generally; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 9-16.2, to prohibit interference with or restraint of the conduct of professional boxing or wrestling matches or exhibitions.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-855 and 58-3862, relating, respectively, to taxes on machines operated on the coin-in-the-slot principle and to taxes on persons engaged in the business of selling goods, wares and merchandise through use of such machines.
1962
An Act to authorize counties, cities and towns to acquire and preserve places and things of historical interest.
An Act to amend and reenact § 3, as amended, of Chapter 194 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 27, 1984, which provided anew charter for the town of Lawrenceville, so as to provide for the levy of certain tazes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-354, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to dance halls and regulation and operation thereof in counties, cities and towns.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 9-29.1, to provide a tax upon admission charges and moneys received from subscriptions for the showing of closed circuit and subscription telecasts of boxing, sparring and wrestling matches, exhibitions and performances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-355, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the license taxation of coin-operated machines and devices.
1964
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-855, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the license taxation of coin-operated machines and devices.
An Act to amend and reenact § 9-29.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to taxation of moneys received from subscription for the showing of certain televised sporting events, so as to require the procurement of certain licenses and the sanction of the Virginia Athletic Commission to show such events.
An Act to authorize certain cities to expend funds in furtherance of the use of certain property owned by the city.
An Act to amend and reenact § 59-216 of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalties for violations in the sale and use of fireworks.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-855, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to taxes on coin-operated machines.
1968
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.1-849.1, so as to permit counties, cities and towns to adopt ordinances regulating minors in public poolrooms or billiard rooms; providing penalties.
Act to create the Tidewater Recreation and Stadium Authority, embracing the cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Norfolk and Virginia Beach, and to authorize such Authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain and operate an athletic stadium and the usual facilities related thereto, parking facilities or parking areas in connection therewith, recreation and sports centers and areas, including but not limited to exhibition, concert and entertainment halls, athletic fields, parking facilities or parking areas in connection therewith, club houses, gymnasiums and related buildings and the usual and convenient facilities appertaining to such undertakings, and extensions and improvements of such facilities; to acquire the necessary property therefor, both real and personal, and to lease, sell or operate any or all of such facilities, including real property; to confer powers and to impose duties on the Authority; to provide for the membership and for the appointment of members of the Authority and their terms of office and compensation; to authorize the Authority to contract with others pertaining to the use of its facilities and to execute leases of such facilities and to convey title to real property in fee simple of the Authority and to do all things deemed necessary or convenient for the operation of such undertakings; to authorize the issuance of revenue refunding bonds, providing that no debt of the Commonwealth or of any county, city, district or political subdivision thereof shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the powers granted by this act; to provide for the collection of revenues to pay such bonds and the interest thereon and the cost of maintenance, repair and operation of such project; to exempt from taxes and assessments such project and such bonds and the income therefrom; to provide for the execution of a trust agreement to secure the payment of such bonds without mortgaging or encumbering such project; and to prescribe the powers and duties of the Authority in connection with the foregoing and the rights and remedies of the holders of bonds issued under the provisions of this act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-355, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to taxation of coin-operated machines; machines and devices excepted.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-849 of the Code of Virginia, relating to minors in public poolrooms.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-849 of the Code of Virginia, relating to minors in public poolrooms or billiard rooms. CH 884
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-896, of the Code of Virginia, relating to pool and billiard rooms.
1966
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-355, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to taxes imposed on coin-operated machines and devices.
1889/1890 Private Laws
An ACT to incorporate the Hope fire company of the town of Berkley.
1878/79
An ACT to authorize the supervisors of the county of Augusta to purchase the property of the Baldwin-Augusta Fair,
An ACT authorizing the renting of the ecourt-house of Prince Iidward county for lectures and exhibitions, and for other purposes.
1879es
An ACT to incorporate the Harmony Club of Richmond.