Budget

1920
An ACT to authorize the school board of Pleasant Grove magisterial district, No. 3, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not exceeding $50,000.00 in amount.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Halifax county to borrow money and issue notes therefor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 28 of the charter of the city of Richmond, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 11 of an act entitled an act to create for the county of Norfolk a commission of roads and bridges, and to prescribe the powers and duties of such commission, and thereby to provide for controlling, constructing and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges within said county, and for acquiring, establishing, altering and vacating roads and bridges therein; and to repeal an act entitled an act for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Norfolk county, approved February 18, 1890, as amended by acts approved February 26, 1908, and March 14, 1910, respectively, and also to repeal an act entitled an act for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Norfolk county, approved February 1, 1894, approved February 1, 1915, and to add to said act two new sections, designated sections 7-a and 13-a.
An ACT to provide for the payment of the general and the contingent and incidental expenses of the general assembly and to appropriate money for the same.
An ACT to authorize the submission to the legal voters of the city of Winchester, Virginia, of the question whether or not they will favor the issuance by said city of not more than $75,000.00 of sanitary sewage extension bonds; and to authorize the issuance by said city of not more than $75,000.00 of said bonds, the proceeds whereof shall be used for the extension of the existing sewer system and disposal plant if a majority of those voting vote in favor of such issuance.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Princess Anne county, Virginia, to borrow money and issue bonds for the purpose ef completing the Nortk Landing road in Kempsville magisterial dis- trict from the village of Kempsville to Salem church.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the 28th day of February, 1921, and the 28th day of February, 1922.
An ACT to authorize the county of Louisa to borrow money and issue bonds for a sum not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00)
An ACT authorizing the school board of Plymouth school district, in the county of Lunenburg, to borrow money, not to exceed $30,000, for the building, repairing and equipment of school houses in said district.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Fauquier county to erect a county building to contain the offices of the treasurer and clerk, and other county officers; and to contract a loan and issue bonds for said purpose upon the approval of the judge of the circuit court for said county ; and to levy an annual tax to pay interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund for their payment at maturity or before.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of King and Queen county to borrow the sum of $4,000.00, and issue bonds therefor, for the permanent improvement, repairing and tonstruction of the roads and bridges in Buena Vista magisterial district of said county.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Nelson county to issue bonds, not exceeding in amount $15,000.00, for road and bridge purposes in Massie’s Mill magisterial district.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Dickenson, Virginia, to lay a special county levy to raise money for the purpose of providing for the construction of a county memorial, industrial and high school building, to be built in the town of Clintwood in Dickenson county, Virginia, and providing for the securing of land upon which to erect said building, and to erect and equip said building, and to authorize and empower the said board of supervisors of said county to lay a special district levy in the Clintwood magisterial district in said county to raise money for the purpose of supplementing said special county levy, and also to authorize and empower the town council of the said town of Clintwood to lay a special town levy in the said town to raise money for the purpose of also supplementing said special county levy.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section nine of an act entitled an act to provide for the issuing of county bonds for permanent road or bridge improvement in the magisterial districts of the counties of the State, and repealing all acts in so far as the same are in conflict herewith, approved September 5, 1919, in relation to King William county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 19 of an act entitled an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions as authorized by section 189 of the Constitution
An ACT to amend and re-enact section three thousand and eighty-two of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 6 of an act entitled an act to provide for improving the public roads and bridges of Floyd magisterial district in the county of Scott and to authorize the board of supervisors to borrow money by the issue of bonds, and to build bridges, grade and macadamize the roads in Floyd district.
An ACT to authorize the city of Suffolk to issue bonds to redeem bonds maturing during the years nineteen hundred and twenty and nineteen hundred and twenty-one.
An ACT to amend section 2726 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2543 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 7, 1918, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 26 of an act entitled an act to amend sections 16, 21, 23, 26 and 28, of the charter of Suffolk, approved February 3, 1888.
An ACT to provide for a special election in the town of Boykins, upon the question of issuing bonds for the purpose of improving the streets of said town, and installing a water and sewerage system in said town, and install lights in said town,
An ACT to authorize the mayor and council of the town of Clarksville, in the county of Mecklenburg, to issue bonds and borrow money for the purpose of constructing, improving and maintaining the roads and streets of said town.
An ACT authorizing the creation of a road commission for Halifax county; to provide for the appointment of the members of satd commission; to prescribe their terms of office, their compensation, and their powers and duties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 54 and 70 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Martinsville, in the county of Henry, approved March 3, 1892, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3437 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the county of Albemarle to borrow money and issue bonds for a sum not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars
An ACT to amend sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, and 103 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor, and to repeal sections 2 and 93 of said act and to add thereto sections 14a, 55a, 99a, 116a, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132, which deal with and provide for vacancies in the council; the initiative and referendum; the general powers and duties of the department of public welfare; the division of the city into school districts and the election of trustees therefor; the creation of a civil service commission and its rules and regulations; the jurisdiction of courts to enforce ordinances; rules and regulations upon city owned property outside of the city; continuance of present officers in office until January 1, 1921, and the vacating of certain offices at that time; the penalties for violation of certain sections; the working of prisoners; the appointment of boards and the creation of pension funds.

1922
An ACT to authorize and empower the council of the town of Manassas, Virginia, to negotiate a loan for the purpose of paying off and discharging the floating debts of the said town, caused by the urgent and necessary repairs and materials for the streets and public utilities owned by the town; to issue bonds for said loan; to provide for the payment of principal and interest thereof and to provide a sinking fund.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to prescribe conditions under which county roads, not part of the State highway system, may be built and maintained from funds derived exclusively from local bonds or taxes provided for such purposes
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections seven (7), nine (9) and ten (10) of an act entitled an act to provide for the issuing of county bonds for the permanent road or bridge improvements and upkeep and maintenance in the magisterial districts of the county of Scott, approved March 13, 1918, and amended by an act approved March 23, 1920.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 11 of an act entitled an act to provide for the preparation and review of estimates for expenditures and revenue, and to establish a budget system for all State departments, bureaus, divisions, officers, boards, commissions, institutions, and other agencies and undertakings receiving or asking financial aid from the State of Virginia, approved February 19, 1918.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3486 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Halifax county to borrow $60,000 and to issue notes therefor, for the purpose of paying off the indebtedness existing against the county road fund and the general county fund of said county; and to repeal an act entitled an act to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Halifax county to borrow $40,000 and to issue notes therefor for the purpose of paying off the indebtedness existing against the county road fund and the general county fund of said county, approved February 17, 1922.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 10, 1920, entitled an act to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Dickenson, Virginia, to lay a special county levy to raise money for the purpose of providing for the construction of a county memorial, industrial and high school building, to be built in the town of Clintwood, in Dickenson county, Virginia, and providing for th~ securing of land upon which to erect said building, and to erect and equip said building, and to authorize and empower the said board of supervisors of said county to lay a special district levy in the Clintwood district in said county to raise money for the purpose of supplementing said special county levy, and also to authorize and empower the town council of the said town of Clintwood, to lay a special town levy in said town to raise money for the purpose of also supplementing said special county levy.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Washington magisterial district, No. 5, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not exceeding $125,000.000 in amount.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled an act to provide for the issuing of county bonds for permanent road or bridge improvement in the magisterial districts of the counties of the State, and repealing all acts in so far as the same are in conflict herewith
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 7, 9 and 48 of an act entitled an act to define the corporate limits and charter of the city of Williamsburg
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1, of chapter 8, of the charter of the city of Danville, Virginia, approved February 17, 1890, entitled an act to incorporate the city of Danville, relating to temporary loans, the borrowing of money, the limit of outstanding indebtedness, the issuing of certain bonds in serial form, to be made payable in annual instalments, to the right of the city council to create debts and to the maintenance of a sinking fund for certain bonds of said city; as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 19, 1900, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 1, 1901, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 8, 1902, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved December 12, 1903, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved on the fifth day of February, 1916, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 16, 1916.
An ACT to create a State highway commission; to provide for a chairman thereof; and to prescribe the powers, duties and the compensation of the commission and chairman; and to provide for a State highway commissioner; to create road construction districts; to provide for the apportionment among them of road construction funds, and to provide for road construction, improvement, maintenance and preservation, also to repeal sections 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974 and 1975 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to establish a State highway commission; to define its powers and duties; the term of office, salary and qualifications of the commissioner; to authorize the commission to call into consultation the professors of engineering in certain State institutions, and appropriating money to carry the provisions of this act into effect, approved March 6, 1906; to provide for the appointment of a commission, and fixing their term of office; to give to said commission the power of eminent domain, the power to make and enforce rules and regulations governing the traffic and use of the State highway system, not in conflict with the laws of this State, and to prescribe penalties for the violation of such rules and regulations, approved September 5, 1919, and to repeal all other sections of the Code and acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2775 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to validate the issuance of $200,000 of bonds by the town of South Boston, Virginia, and to authorize the issuance of the same and to provide for the levy of a tax to pay the interest on said bonds and provide for-a sinking fund.
An ACT to provide for building and permanently improving the public roads and bridges in the magisterial districts of Washington county, Virginia, or any magisterial district therein; to authorize the board of supervisors of Washington county to issue bonds for permanent road and bridge improvement or construction in any or all of the magisterial districts in said county, on a petition signed by a majority of the qualified voters in such district or districts; and to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds; and a levy for maintenance of the sinking fund and maintenance and upkeep of said roads, and to provide for the construction or improvement of such roads and bridges.
An ACT to authorize the district school board of Big Stone Gap school district, No. 5, of the county of Wise, in the State of Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not to exceed the sum of $15,000 in amen
An ACT authorizing the town council of the town of Eastville in Northampton county to borrow not exceeding $15,000, and to issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of grading, draining, paving and otherwise improving the streets in the said town.
An ACT authorizing the boards of supervisors of Accomac and Northampton counties to make appropriations for the expenses of the judge of the thirty-first judicial circuit.
An Act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for working, building and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges in Grayson county
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the town of Blacksburg, in Montgomery county, to issue bonds and to borrow money for the purpose of improving the streets of the said town
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of South Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk
An ACT to authorize, empower and direct the board of supervisors of the county.of Princess Anne to borrow money by the issue of bonds in the aggregate sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), for the purpose of building and improving school buildings in Pungo magisterial district in said county; to sell the said bonds; to provide for the payment of interest thereon and principal thereof and to authorize the school board for Pungo district of Princess Anne county to dispense the funds so obtained.
An ACT to authorize and empower the town of Orange to borrow not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars to be used for street improvement purposes, and to issue bonds therefor; and if such bonds be issued, to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal: thereof at maturity.
An ACT authorizing the boards of supervisors of Alleghany, Botetourt, Bath and Craig counties and the council of the city of Clifton Forge to make appropriations for the expenses of the judge of the nineteenth judicial circuit.
An ACT to amend and re-enact all acts creating and amending the charter of the city of Charlottesville, and to provide a charter and special form of government for the said city, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, so far as they relate to the city of Charlottesville.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2726 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 10, 1920, entitled an act to amend section 2726 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Craig county to borrow money and issue notes therefor.
An ACT to authorize and provide for the expenditure of the surplus of the proceeds of the road bonds issued by the county of Henry, pursuant to the road bond election held on the twenty-eighth day of June, 1921, in the construction and improvement of public roads in said county, in addition to those designated in the order of election; and for the construction of bridges on the aforesaid designated roads and on the said additional roads; and for the appointment, by the circuit court of Henry county, of a commission to act jointly with the State highway commissioner or road engineer, in inspecting and receiving any work done under or by virtue of this act.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Botetourt county to construct the uncompleted portion of the Eagle Rock to Fincastle permanent road in Botetourt county, and to provide for issuing warrants on levies for not exceeding fifteen years in the Fincastle magisterial district to pay the expenses thereof.
An ACT requiring county and city treasurers to account for interest received upon funds of the State, or of any political subdivision thereof, and providing penalty for violation.
An ACT to provide for the appointment of a commission on simplification of State government; to prescribe the powers and duties of the commission, and to make an appropriation to enable it to ce the work assigned to it.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to provide for the issuing of county bonds for permanent road or bridge improvement, in the magisterial districts of the counties of the State, and repealing all acts in so far as the same are in conflict herewith
An ACT to validate bonds under chapter 28 of the acts of 1919, in the county of Albemarle.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Franklin county, Virginia, to borrow money and issue bonds for the purpose of constructing and improving a road from the State highway near Sontag, Virginia, via Snow Creek store to the Henry county line near Shady Grove, in Snow Creek magisterial district, and requiring the said board to levy a tax for the purpose of paying the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5, 6, 15, 18-b, 19-h, 19-i, 29, 30, 40, 43, 44, 65 and 78 of the charter of the city of Richmond, as the same may have been heretofore amended.
An ACT to prevent the maintenance of suits for the purpose of restraining the assessment or collection of taxes.
An ACT to provide for the audit by the State accountant or his assistants of the accountants and records of city and county officials and agencies handling State funds; to make an appropriation therefor, and to provide how the expense of such audit shall be borne; and to repeal an act entitled an act to provide for the inspection by the office of the State accountant of the accounts of city and county officials handling State funds, approved March 19, 1920.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2110 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by chapter 402, Acts of Assembly 1920, and to amend and re-enact sections 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121 and 2122 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to county bonds for road and bridge construction and improvement, and to repeal all acts in so far as the same are in conflict.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 308 of the Code of Virginia of 1919.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 7 and 27 to 34, inclusive, and 35 to 40, inclusive, of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Farmville, approved February 10, 1890, as amended by an act to amend and re-enact section 18 of the charter of the town of Farmville, approved February 8, 1898, and amended by an act to amend and re-enact sections 1, 13 and 21 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Farmville, approved February 20, 1900, as amended by an act to amend and re-enact section 21 of the charter of the town of Farmville, approved February 8, 1901, as amended by an act to amend the charter of the town of Farmville, approved March 12, 1912, as amended by an act to amend section 15 of the charter of the town of Farmville, approved March 20, 1916, as amended by an act to repeal section 3, to amend and re-enact sections 4 and 5 and to enact sections 5-a and 2l-a, and to amend and re-enact sections 34, 39, 44, 49 and 57 of an act to provide a new charter for the town of Farmville, approved March 4, 1920.
An ACT authorizing the town council of the town of Halifax in Halifax county to borrow not exceeding $45,000, and to issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of improving streets in the said town; also authorizing the said council to levy a tax on the property in said town to pay the interest on and principal of said bonds.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Wise county to issue bonds or other obligations of said county on behalf of Roberson magisterial district thereof for a sum not exceeding $100,000.00, for the purpose of financing the construction of that section of the secondary line of route number eleven of the State highway system from Pound to the Dickenson county line at George’s Fork Gap, and to levy taxes to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of said bonds at maturity.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Page county to issue time warrants for a sum not exceeding $10,000, and to provide for the cashing of same.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section seven of an act entitled an act to provide for the issuing of county bonds for permanent road or bridge improvement in the magisterial district of the counties of the State, and repealing all acts in so far as the same are in conflict herewith
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Tazewell county to borrow $15,000.00 for the purpose of permanently improving and re-surfacing and maintaining certain roads in Jeffersonville magisterial district in said county.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Warwick county to distribute certain portions of the general county levy funds among the various districts for road purposes.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Halifax county to borrow not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars and to issue notes therefor for the purpose of improving, constructing or reconstructing any section or sections of the State highway system within said county in accordance with the provisions of chapter 184 of the acts of assembly of 1920,
An ACT to authorize the boards of supervisors of Wise county to issue bonds or other obligations of said county for a sum not exceeding $185,000.00 for the purpose of financing road construction in said county, and to levy taxes to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for the paymnt of the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 381, 382, 384 and 385 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal section 399 of the Code of Virginia
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Suffolk and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts amendatory thereof and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act so far as they relate to the said city of Suffolk.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Botetourt county to borrow ten thousand dollars for the purpose of refunding bonds issued by said board of supervisors January 1, 1904, for the purpose of building a bridge across James river in that county, and to issue bonds of the said county therefor.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Richmond district, number one, of the county of Wise, to issue and sell bonds to an amount not exceeding $60,000, for the purpose of paying off the floating indebtedness of said school district, and to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT authorizing the town council of the town of Wachapreague in Accomac county to borrow not exceeding $10,000, and to issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of improving’ streets and sidewalks in the said town; also authorizing the said council to levy a tax on the property in said town to pay the interest on the principal of said bonds.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Surry county to contract a loan and to issue bonds of said county for the purpose of providing a portion of the money necessary for rebuilding the courthouse of said county and furnishing the same, and for making needful and necessary improvements to the county jail.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2431 of the Code of Virginia as amended by an act approved March 16, 1920.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Strasburg, in the county of Shenandoah, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Russell county to borrow money, not to exceed $50,000, for the purpose of making improvements to the court house and jail in said county.
An ACT to validate, ratify, approve and confirm an election held by the qualified voters of the county of Madison, Virginia, on the eighteenth day of May, 1920, in pursuance of an order of the circuit court of Madison county, Virginia, on the ninth day of March, 1920, and to validate, ratify, approve and confirm certain bonds issued and to be issued in pursuance thereof, for the purpose of building, macadamizing or otherwise permanently improving certain roads in Madison county as set out in the order of the circuit court of Madison county entered on the ninth day of March, 1920.
An ACT to authorize cities and towns to lay an additional levy over and above any other amounts authorized by law for the purpose of providing a sinking fund for payment of principal and interest on its bonded indebtedness.
An ACT authorizing the district school board of Sussex Court House school district, in Sussex county, to borrow money for the purpose of paying the existing indebtedness of said board; and to require the board of supervisors to levy a tax to pay the interest thereon, and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2854 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 16, 1920.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 48 of an act entitled an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions as authorized by section 189 of the Constitution, approved April 16, 1903, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to authorize and empower the council of the town of Altavista, in the county of Campbell, to borrow money and issue bonds for the enlargement and other improvement of its water supply system, sewers and streets.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Botetourt county to borrow $10,000 for the purpose of refunding bonds issued by said board of supervisors January 1, 1904, for the purpose of building a bridge across James river in that county, and to issue bonds of the said county
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 12 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 12 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Wakefield, approved February 10, 1920, as heretofors amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2780 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2698 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Pittsylvania county to borrow a sum not exceeding $250,000.00 to be used for general county purposes, including public free schools, public roads and bridges, and to pay the indebtedness of said county incurred under act of the general assembly, approved February 4, 1920.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Nottoway county to levy a sufficient tax in addition to all other levies authorized by law to be laid for general district or county school purposes to pay the interest on and principal of certain bonds, and money borrowed from the literary fund, as the same shall become due.
An ACT to amend sections 80, 81, and 82 of the charter of the city of Portsmouth approved March '10, 1908, to provide for a sinking fund and the management thereof by a board of sinking fund commissioners.
An ACT validating certain negotiable notes issued by the board of supervisors of the county of Shenandoah, and authorizing said board to issue additional negotiable notes of said county.