Boundaries
| An ACT to provide a charter for the town of Pound. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chap 225 of the Acts of Assembly of 1984, as amended, so as to make more definite the bounds of the town of Independence. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 21-116.1, which was added to the Code of Virginia by Chapter 549 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950 and was incorporated by reference by § 21-116.1 of the Code, relating to the contraction of sanitary districts in certain counties. |
| An Act to provide a charter and form of government for the city of South Norfolk; and to repeal Chapter 91 of the Acts of Assembly of 1919, approved September 11, 1919, which act provided a charter for the 'own of South Norfolk, all acts amendatory thereof, and certain other acts. |
| An Act to provide, subject to a referendum, for the incorporation of the town of Poquoson in York County; to provide for the creation of a special school district therein and prescribe its powers and duties; and to provide for such referendum. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 24-3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to apportionment of State for representation in the House of Representatives. |
| An Act to revise the statutes relating to boundary changes of cities and towns; to this end and to repeal §§ 15-125 to 15-152.1, both inclusive of the Code of Virginia and all amendments thereof; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding, in Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 15, new sections numbered §§ 15-152.2 to 15-152.28, to provide how annexation proceedings shall be instituted and conducted, how the court hearing such proceedings shall be constituted, the powers and duties of such court, the effect of decisions rendered thereby and how the same may be enforced; to provide for appeals in such cases; to limit certain proceedings hereunder; and to repeal certain acts |
| An Act to amend and reenact Section 2 of Chapter I; Section 4 of Chapter IV; Section 2 of Chapter VIII; and Section 2 of Chapter IX all of Chapter 481 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 6, 1950, which provided a new charter for the city of Hopewell, relating to boundaries of the city, organization and duties of the council, contributions toward salary of judge of Circuit Court, and appointment of substitute civil and police justice. |
| An Act to provide for the creation and incorporation of the City of Elizabeth City, including the Town of Phoebus, to provide a charter and form of government therefor; to prescribe its confines; to transfer certain powers, rights, duties, obligations, property and other matter: to provide how the foregoing may be accomplished; to continue certain ordinances and acts, and preserve certain rights. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Danville, Virginia; and to repeal Chapter 262 of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-90, approved February 17, 1890, which provided a charter for said city, and amendments thereof. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the town of Stuart, in the county of Patrick, and to repeal Chapter 60 of the Acts of Assembly of 1884, approved November 22, 1884, as amended, providing a charter for the town of Stuart, in Patrick county. |
| 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 § 8 of Chapter 528 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, approved April 5, 1948, creating Weber City Sanitation District in Estillville Magisterial District of Scott County, Virginia, so as to extend and enlarge the boundaries of said district to embrace certain territory adjacent to the district. |
| An Act to define the correct boundaries of territory annexed to the city of Fredericksburg by order of the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania County entered December 21, 1950, in the case of city of Fredericksburg v. county of Spotsylvania. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 28-240 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the use of gill nets in the waters of the Potomac River. |
| An Act to provide a charter and form of government for the city of Warwick, and to provide for the adoption thereof. |
| An Act to provide a charter and special form of government for the City of Harrisonburg; and to repeal Chapter 291 of the Acts of Assembly of 1848-49, passed March 16, 1849, which chapter incorporated the Town of Harrisonburg and provided a charter therefor, and all amendments to such chapter; and to repeal certain other acts. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1, and 65 as amended, of Chapter 467 of the Acts of Assembly of 1901-2, approved April 2, 1902, which chapter provided a new charter for the town of Covington, Virginia, and which sections relate to the boundaries and the powers of taxation of said town, respectively; to further amend the chapter by adding thereto a section to be numbered 71, which section relates to the transition of the town of Covington to a city; and to repeal § 29, as amended, of said chapter which relates to the manner of filling vacancies on the Council. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the first class city of Hampton; to ratify, confirm and validate a certain consolidation agreement and ratify, confirm and validate all official acts of the council and all duly qualified officers of the first class city of Hampton. |
| An Act to incorporate the city of Covington. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 18-224 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain unlawful acts as to certain property, monuments or boundary markers and providing penalties for violations. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1.8, 2.204, 2.420, 2.427, 3.4, 3.601, 3.604, 3.901, 3.902, 3.923, 3.927 through 3.930, 8.944, 4.14, 4.2, 5.1 through 5.7, and 8.5 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, being the charter of the city of Buena Vista, the sections relating respectively to city boundaries, taxation, courts, planning, council, appointments, boards, ordinances, action on ordinances, city attorney, counsel, judges, firemen, circuit court clerk, appropriations, bids and purchases, circuit court, civil jurisdiction, criminal jurisdiction, local actions, vacation powers, compensation, trial justice, and citation of the charter; to amend Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952 by adding thereto sections numbered 4.5, 5.102, 5.103, 5.201, 5.202 through 5.215, 5.217 through 5.223, 5.301 through 5.3803, 5.501, 8.6 and 8.7, the addition of such new sections together with the amendment of §§5.2 through 5.7, being in order to provide concerning tax rates, pay of judge, municipal court, judge thereof, qualifications, bond, removal, jurisdiction, venue, procedure, process, supplies, fees and fines, executions, opening municipal court, pay, vacancy, acting judge, substitute, other acting judge, clerk, substitute, bailiff, juvenile and domestic relations court, judge, clerk, bailiff, justices of the peace, joint trial justice system, validation, Code reference construction, charter reference construction, to provide that §§5.907 through 5.910 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, be designated as a separate Article 5A of the Chapter to repeal §§5.8, 5.9, and 5.901 through 5.906 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, relating respectively to bond of trial justice, pay, holding court, costs and fines, supplies, removal, vacancies, and the juvenile and domestic relations court. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding three new sections numbered 15-161.1 through 15-161.8 to authorize the governing bodies of cities to establish the true boundary line between such cities or counties and cities by agreement when a doubt or dispute exists as to the true boundary line or when such cities wish to relocate a boundary line under certain conditions. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Broadway in the county of Rockingham and to repeal Chapter 226 of the Acts of Assembly of 1885-1886, approved February 26, 1886, which incorporated the town of Broadway in the county of Rockingham, and all amendments thereof. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-886, 8-887, 8-838, and 8-841 of the Code of Virginia, relating to actions to establish boundaries. |
| AN ACT to authorize the duly constituted authorities of the Mattaponi Indian Tribe to convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia, an ease-ment of right of way for the construction, reconstruction and main-tenance of a certain highway on the Mattaponi Indian Reservation; and to authorize the State Highway Commission to construct, recon-struct and maintain such highway. |
| An Act to declare certain areas in Pocomoke Sound, Accomack County, as natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals and to provide certain exceptions thereto. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-828 of the Code of Virginia, relating to changes of zoning regulations in cities and towns. |
| An Act to repeal §§ 15-27 through 15-37 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the creation of new counties. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 62-69 of the Code of Virginia, defining "waters of the State’ so as to include certain other waters. |
| An Act to amend and reenact 8§ 8, 5, 8 and 19 of Chapter 887 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, approved March 1, 1948, which provided a new charter for the town of Pulaski, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the town boundaries, town powers, councilmen, and the town manager. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1, 28, 25, 81, 84, 44, 45, 51, 59, 66, 88, 84, 86, 88, 89, 90, 104, 105, 109, 110, 112, as heretofore amended, 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 §§ 5 and 6 of Chapter 698 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, known as the “Chesapeake Bay Ferry Revenue Bond Act”, by enlarging the boundaries of the Chesapeake Bay Ferry District and by increasing the membership of the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commission, and redefining the incidental powers of the Commission. |
| An Act to declare certain areas adjacent to the mouth of the Poquoson River, in York County, as natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15-152.29, to provide that all wharves, piers, docks and certain other structures shall be included within the boundaries of every county, city or town, on certain conditions. |
| AN ACT to declare certain areas in Hill’s Bay, Mathews County, as natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals. |
| An Act to create a commission to study and report on the boundary line between Alleghany County, Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia; and to appropriate funds for the use of the commission. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 83 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved March 2, 1950, relating to open season on bear and deer in certain counties so as to change the boundaries therefor. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 2, as amended, of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, which provided a new charter for the city of Portsmouth, so as to increase the number of wards in the city. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 15-152.25 of the Code of Virginia, relating to period during which counties not to be subject to annexation. |
| An Act to authorize the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries to convey its interest in certain property and to take certain other property in exchange. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Marion and to repeal Chapter 294 of the Acts of Assembly of 1848-1849 |
| An Act to establish the boundary between certain properties owned by the city of Staunton and the State, respectively. |
| An Act to create a commission to determine and establish a part of the boundary line between Henry and Patrick counties; to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the filing of a description of such boundary when established, and the effect thereof; and to provide for the payment of certain costs. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the city of Colonial Heights, and to repeal Chapter 144 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, entitled 'An act to provide a new charter for the city of Colonial Heights ...', as amended. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Colonial Beach |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2, 4, 5 and 9 of Chapter 857 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 2, 1954, which provided a charter for the town of Fairfax, the sections relating respectively to the corporate limits, compensation of the mayor and the officers of the town, certain zoning requirements and certain taxes on all property within the town. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 1, as amended, of Chapter 486 of the Acts of Assembly of 1891-92, approved February 29, 1892, which provided a charter for the town of Glasgow, the section relating to the corporate limits. |
| An Act to provide a charter and form of government for the city of Arlington, and to provide for the adoption thereof; to repeal Chap. 464, Acts of Assembly 1942, approved April 6, 1942, and Chap. 367, Acts of Assembly 1946, approved March 28, 1946, incorporating the city of Arlington. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 7-1.1 to Chapter 1, Title 7, to establish the jurisdiction and ownership of the Commonwealth over offshore waters along the coasts of the Commonwealth and the lands lying thereunder. |
| An Act to change a certain agreement made by the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Commission of Fisheries. |
| An Act to effectuate the consolidation of Princess Anne County and the city of Virginia Beach, a city of the second class, into the city of Virginia Beach, a city of the first class; and to this end to validate, ratify and confirm the consolidation agreement between Princess Anne County and the city of Virginia Beach; to provide a charter for the new city of Virginia Beach, and to repeal Chapter 38 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved February 14, 1952, which incorporated the city of Virginia Beach, and all amendments thereto. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Franklin; and to repeal Chapter 128 of the Acts of Assembly of 1875-1876, approved March 15, 1876, which provided a new charter for the Town of Franklin, in the County of Southampton, and all amendments thereof. |
| An Act to authorize the State Board of Welfare and Institutions to sell and convey certain real property, in exchange for other real property, with the approval of the Governor, in order to straighten a boundary line between land of the State Farm in Goochland County, and land owned by C. F. Richmond. |
| An Act to effectuate the consolidation of the city of South Norfolk and Norfolk County into a new consolidated city of the first class; and to this end to validate, ratify and confirm the consolidation between the city of South Norfolk and Norfolk County; to provide for certain pending annexation suits; to provide a charter for the new consolidated city; and to repeal Chapter 215 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952 which incorporated the city of South Norfolk and all amendments nee |
| An Act to provide a charter for the Town of Manassas Park in Prince William County; and to repeal the existing charter of the Town. |
| An Act to prohibit the institution of annexation proceedings, by cities and towns, and consolidation of counties, cities and towns, from the effective date of this act until ninety days after the adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1964; and to provide for a study and recommendations by the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council concerning the laws relating to annexation and consolidation. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 381 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, approved April 1, 1948, which provided a charter for the town of New Market, in Shenandoah County, Virginia, relating to the boundaries of the town, so as to correct an error. |
| An Act to authorize the Council of the City of Alexandria and the County Board of Arlington County to negotiate a specific mutual boundary line dividing such city from such county; and to repeal certain acts. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chapter 150 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980, approved March 20, 1930, which provided a new charter for the town of Bluefield, the section relating to boundaries of the town. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Fries; and to repeal Chapter 42, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1901-02, approved December 21, 1901, which provided a charter for the town of Fries. |
| An Act to create a commission to complete a study and report on the boundary line between Alleghany County, Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia; and to appropriate funds for the use of the Commission. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the town of Leesburg in the county of Loudoun, Virginia, and to repeal Chapter 408, Acts of Assembly of 1936, approved March 380, 1986, and all amendments thereof. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Fairfax |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 27-26.4, as to permit the exclusion of certain areas from fire districts and to exempt such areas from certain levies. |
| An Act to Provide a Charter for the Town of Onancock, in Accomack County, and to Repeal Chapter 127 of the Acts of Assembly of 1881-82 |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Urbanna in the county of Middlesex and to repeal Chapter 682 of the Acts of Assembly of 1901-02, which provided a charter for the said town, with certain exceptions. |
| An Act to provide for the acceptance of jurisdiction over federal lands whenever the federal government relinquishes its jurisdiction or a portion thereof over such lands located in certain cities. |
| An Act to create a Commission to study and report on the boundary line between Carroll and Grayson Counties, Virginia and Surry and Alleghany Counties, North Carolina; and to appropriate funds for the use of the Commission. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2a, 2b, and 12a, as amended, of Chapter 161 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, which chapter was continued in force by § 21-120 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sanitary districts in certain counties. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Vienna, in Fairfax County, Virginia and to repeal Chapter 456 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, as amended, which provided a new charter for the town of Vienna in Fairfax County. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 24-8, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Congressional districts. |
| Act to amend and reenact § 24-8, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Congressional districts. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the city of Radford and to repeal Chapter 875 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, as amended, which provided a charter for the city of Radford. rH 882] |
| An Act to provide a charter for the town of Culpeper in Culpeper County, Virginia, and to repeal Chapter 60 of the Acts of Assembly of 1898, approved January 11, 1898, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Culpeper. rH 97 |
| An Act authorizing the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries to exchange for other land certain of its lands in Highland County. |
| An Act to provide a new Charter for the town of Saltville, Virginia, and to repeal Chapter 254 of the Acts of Assembly of 1895-96, approved February 7, 1896, as amended, which provided a Charter for the town of Saltville, Virginia. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §14.1-20, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to distances between Richmond and the courthouses of counties and certain cities. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 25 of Title 15.1, a section numbered 15.1-1067.1, relating to validation of boundary proceedings in cities and towns. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the town of Dendron; and to repeal Chapter 265 of the Acts of Assembly of 1906, approved March 15, 1906, which provided a charter for the town of Dendron. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chapter 568 of the Acts of As- |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24-8, 24-12, and 24-14, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Congressional districts, House of Delegates districts, and State Senatorial districts, respectively. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 8-817 of the Code of Virginia, relating to perpetuation of testimony. |
| An Act to provide a new Charter for the town of Herndon, in the county of Fairfax, and to repeal Chapter 876 of the Acts of Assembly of 1988, approved March 1, 1938, as amended, which provided a Charter for the town of Herndon, in the county of Fairfax. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 7.1-10, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Washington National Airport. |
| An Act to authorize the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries to exchange certain land with the approval of the Governor in the counties of Greene and Madison for land owned by the United States for certain purposes. |
| An Act to authorize the boards of supervisors of certain counties to acquire land outside the boundaries of such counties for certain purposes. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the city of Salem, and to repeal Chap. 288 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Salem, Virginia. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1.02, 2.08, 2.04, 2.05, 2.07, 2.08, 2.14, 2.15, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 2.20, 2.28, 2.29, 2.31, 2.32, 3.05, 3.18, 3.20, 3.21, 4.06, 6.02 and 7.01, and to repeal § 2.30, of Chapter 240 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved March 13, 1954, which provided a charter for the town of Christiansburg in the county of Montgomery, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the boundaries of the town, municipal offices, town manager, removal of officers and employees, officers may fill more than one office; what offices mayor and councilmen not eligible for; duties of mayor; vice-mayor; salaries of council; meetings of council; quorum; special meetings of council; signing of minutes; duties of town clerk; duties of town treasurer: duties of chief of police; control of police force; assessment of real and personal property; temporary borrowing power of council; sinking fund; audit of financial records: power and authority to establish certain authority plants and facilities; certain powers and authority of council with respect to sewer and water lines and pipes; certain contracts to be let to bidders, and the repealed section relating to the duties of the town sergeant. |
| An Act to provide for the survey and establishment of the Upper Pocomoke Sound portion of the Virginia-Maryland boundary line. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact the 25th section of the act passed January 25th, 1806, entitled an act to amend the Charter of the City of Alexandria |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact the act entitled an act amending the Charter of the Town of Danville, passed March 4, 1854, and incorporating into one all acts amendatory thereof. |
| An ACT incorporating the Town of Port Republic. |
| An ACT to repeal the 2d section of an act passed on the 13th day of May 1862, entitled an act giving the Consent of the Legislature of Virginia to the formation and erection of a new State within the Jurisdiction of this State; also, repealing the act passed on the 3lst day of January 1863, entitled an act giving the Consent of the State of Virginia to the County of Berkeley being admitted into and becoming part of the State of West Virginia; also, repealing the act passed on the 4th day of February 1863, entitled an act giving Consent to the admission of certain Counties into the new State of West Virginia upon certain conditions, and withdrawing Consent to the Transfer of Jurisdiction over the several Counties in each of said acts mentioned. |
| An ACT for Processioning and Settling the Boundaries of vands in this Commonwealth. |
| An ACT prohibiting further Entry of Waste and Unappropriated Lands, or any Grant of such. |
| An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and codify the general laws of Virginia relating to boundaries, jurisdiction and emblems of the Commonwealth; to that end to repeal Title 7 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 5 and §§ 7-1 to 7-86, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to boundaries, jurisdiction and emblems of the Commonwealth; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto, in lieu of the foregoing title, a new title numbered 7.1, which title includes new chapters numbered 1 to 5, inclusive, and new sections numbered 7.1-1 to 7.1-88, inclusive, relating to boundaries, jurisdiction and emblems of the Commonwealth; 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 provide a new charter for the city of Fairfax und to repeal Chapter 468, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1962, approved March $1, 1962, which act provided a new charter for the city of Fatrfaz. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the town of Hurt. |
| An Act to create a Commission to study and report on the boundary line between Loudoun County, Virginia, and Jefferson County, West Virginia; and to appropriate funds for the use of the Commission. |
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