Budget

1926
An ACT to authorize the town of Blackstone to erect, purchase, or otherwise acquire a municipal building to be used as a council chamber, court room, jail, house for the fire department and its equipment, mayor’s office, and other town officers, and for other municipal purposes; to authorize the said town to issue bonds in a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2767 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the board and city councils providing books, seals, etcetera, for the clerks and treasurers, as amended by an act approved March 15, 1920.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3516 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the compensation of clerks of courts, treasurers, commissioners of the revenue, sheriffs, high constables, city sergeants, attorneys for the Commonwealth, examiners of records, civil justices, justice of a juvenile court, justices of the peace and clerk of a civil justice court; and to repeal an act entitled an act to create a commission to consider the compensation of court clerks, examiners of records, treasurers, commissioners of the revenue, sheriffs, high constables, and city sergeants, and until action upon the report of said commission to fix the maximum amount of the compensation of said officers, approved March 27, 1914, as heretofore ae
An ACT to authorize the council of the town of Clintwood in the county of Dickenson to borrow a sum of money, not in excess of $30,000.00, and to issue the bonds of the said town therefor, for the purpose of constructing a water supply system and sewerage system, and for the purpose of improving the streets in the said town, and requiring the said council to annually levy a tax upon all property subject to local taxation in the said town, sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to provide for a commission of roads and bridges for Kempsville magisterial district, in the county of Princess Anne, and to prescribe its powers and duties.
An ACT to authorize the town of Cape Charles to borrow $70,000.00 and issue bonds therefor for the purpose of refunding outstanding notes or certificates of indebtedness.
An ACT requiring all county funds to be paid to the treasurer of the county and expended through his office on legally authorized warrants.
AN ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Halifax county to borrow money and to issue time warrants therefor.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Norfolk to borrow money by the issuance of bonds for the purpose of building and improving roads and bridges in the said county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 13 of an act entitled an act to provide for opening and keeping in repair the public roads of Pulaski county
An Act to Amend and Re-enact Subsection 7 and 11 of Section 2 and Section 56 of an Act Entitled an Act to Provide a New Charter for the City of Roanoke 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 City of Roanoke
An ACT to validate notes or certificates of indebtedness or any renewals thereof of the town of Cape Charles aggregating one hundred and eighty-nine thousand, forty-four dollars and fifty-six cents ($189,044.56), and providing for the payment thereof.
An ACT to authorize the county school board of Northampton county in behalf of the several school districts therein, to borrow money and to issue its refunding bonds therefor, for the purpose of paying a like amount of outstanding bonds of the several school districts in said county, or any of them, and to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT authorizing the county school board of Craig county to borrow money, not in excess of $50,000.00, and to issue its bonds therefor, to be used for the construction and permanent improvement of public school property in the county of Craig, and requiring the board of supervisors of the said county annually to levy taxes 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 an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Herndon, in the county of Fairfax, approved January 14, 1879.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Pittsylvania county to provide for the preparation and review of estimates for expenditures and revenue, and to establish a budget system for all departments, divisions, officers, commissions, boards and agencies receiving or asking financial aid from the county of Pittsylvania, and to provide for the proper control and supervision of the budget accounts and of the accounts relating to the financial affairs of the county.
An ACT to provide for budgeting the funds of the department of game and inland fisheries.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of the county of Warren county to prorate the dog license fund in payment of damages for bonds of the said county therefor, for the purpose of building a bridge across the Shenandoah river at Morgan ford in said county; and authorizing the board of supervisors to annually levy a tax to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to authorize the county school board of Arlington county to borrow a sum not in excess of one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars and to issue its notes therefor, and providing for the levy and collection of a tax for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity, and declaring an emergency. {H B 79}
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2116 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 28, 1922, in relation to the issuance of county bonds for road and bridge construction and improvement.
An Act to provide for the annual preparation and review of estimates for expenditures and revenues, and to establish a budget system for Shenandoah county
An Act to amend and re-enact 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, and to authorize renewals thereof, and to provide for the keeping of a record of such negotiable notes and certificates of indebtedness.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 27 of the act entitled an act to raise revenue for 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 repeal an act entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of Isle of Wight county to issue bonds or other obligations of said county, for the purposes of reimbursing certain road associations and of financing the construction of certain sections of the State highway system in said county; to levy taxes to pay the interest on and to create a sinking fund for said bonds, approved March 14, 1924; and to repeal an act entitled, an act to authorize the county school board of Isle of Wight county to borrow money not in excess of $20,000, and to issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred and to be incurred in erecting and furnishing a new public school building at Carrsville in Windsor school district; and to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity, approved March 14, 1924.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to provide for the issuing of county bonds for permanent road or bridge improvement.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Amherst to borrow money not in excess of $20,000.00, and to issue its time warrants therefor, for the purpose of refunding certain road bonds of the said county which mature on January 1, 1927.
An ACT to provide for the creation of road subdistricts in the county of Chesterfield; to prescribe the powers and duties of the board of supervisors of such county as to the construction of streets and sidewalks in such subdistricts; and to provide for the issuance of county bonds to provide funds for constructing such streets and sidewalks.
An ACT to authorize the city of Williamsburg to borrow a sum of money not exceeding $25,000.00, and to issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of refunding certain water and sewer system and public school bonds which were issued but not sold, and to pay off the floating indebtedness of the said city.
An ACT authorizing the county school board of Madison county to borrow money for the purpose of paying off existing indebtedness of said board, and to issue its bonds therefor, and to require the board of supervisors of said county to levy a tax to pay the interest thereon, and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT requiring each local road board in the county of Surry to publish annually a detailed statement showing the receipts and expenditures of public money for highway construction and maintenance in its respective magisterial districts, and providing a penalty for failure.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2726 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, which said section is in chapter 109 of the sand Code on the subject of boards of supervisors.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 25, 1922, chapter 92, acts of 1922, page 129, which act provides for the working and keeping in repair the public roads of Buchanan and Dickenson counties
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Grundy, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to section 184 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT authorizing the county school board of Lee county to borrow money, not in excess of $65,000.00, and to issue its bonds therefor, for the purpose of erecting, repairing and improving school buildings in Rocky Station school district; and requiring the board of supervisors of the said county annually 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 authorize the county school board of Charlotte county to borrow money not in excess of $40,000.00, and to issue bonds therefor, for public school purposes in the said county and in certain school districts thereof; and requiring the board of supervisors of said county to levy annually 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 2769 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to the compensation of supervisors.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Botetourt county to construct, as hard surface roads, the uncompleted part of the Fincastle-Springwood road within the Buchanan magisterial district, and the road from Springwood to Buchanan, on the north or east side of James river, both in said county; and also to authorize said board to issue and sell warrants on the county treasurer to provide for all the costs thereof, and to make provisions for the payment of the interest on said warrants and the retirement of the principal thereof at maturity.
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 one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000.00) for the purpose of purchasing, building and improving roads and bridges in Seaboard 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 commission of roads and bridges of Princess Anne county for Seaboard magisterial district, to dispense the funds so obtained.
An ACT to appropriate the sum of $1,080.00 for each year of the biennium ending February 29, 1928, to increase the compensation of certain employees in the State office building and library building.
An ACT to appropriate to the commission on conservation and development the sum of $50,000.00 for each of the years of the biennium ending February 29, 1928, the same to constitute a State advertising fund.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Culpeper to employ a superintendent of roads for the districts of Catalpa, Cedar Mountain, Jefferson and Stevensburg, in the said county; to prescribe the powers and duties of such superintendent and authorize the levy of a tax in said districts to pay the expenses incident to the employment of such superintendent, approved March 3, 1924.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 552 of the Code of Virginia, requiring the State accountant to devise a system of bookkeeping and accounting for State and local officers.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Patrick county to borrow money for the purpose of loaning same to the State for the construction of route No. 23 of the State highway system.
An ACT to authorize, empower and require the board of supervisors of Grayson county to borrow the sum of sixty thousand ($60,000.00) dollars, and to issue bonds therefor, for the surveying, repairing, improving, constructing and hard-surfacing certain roads and bridges in Old Town magisterial district of said county
An ACT to provide for the election by the board of supervisors of Arlington and Alleghany counties of a county manager and providing for the duties of said manager and method of election; and providing an election by the people in said county to determine whether a county manager shall be employed or not in case the board of supervisors fail to comply with this act, by the adoption of same by a suitable resolution and the employment of a county manager.
An Act to authorize the County School Board of Lunenburg County to borrow not in excess of $12,000.00 on behalf of Brown Store and Plymouth school districts for the purpose of refunding certain bonds of the said school districts maturing June 1, 1926.
An ACT to authorize and direct the board of supervisors of the county of Southampton to pay into the treasury of the county of Nansemond the sum of $3,000.00 due the latter county under an agreement entered into in the year 1921.
An ACT to require the boards of supervisors of the counties and the councils or other governing bodies of cities and towns to prepare and publish annual budgets, to hold public hearings thereon, and to give publicity to proposed increases in the local tax levies; to provide for regular audits by the State accountant in the counties, and to prescribe the duties and powers of such accountant in reference thereto.

1928
An ACT to authorize the town of Martinsville, in Henry county, Virginia, to issue bonds for the purpose of retiring, paying off or refunding certain bonds of said town, dated on May 1, 1894, payable May 1, 1928, for the purpose of constructing a system of water works for said town, pursuant to sections 29 and 77 of an act, approved March 3, 1802, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Martinsville, in Henry county,
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 11 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Washington, in the county of Rappahannock, approved February 12, 1894, as amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact article 3 of section 3, and section 6, and article 8 of section 8, and articles 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 and 13 of section 9 and article 11 of section 10 and article 13 of section 11 of an act entitled an act to extend the limits of, and provide for electing trustees for, the town sof Marion, in the county of Smyth, and vesting them with certain corporate powers, approved March 24, 1920.
An ACT to authorize the board of visitors of R. E. Lee Camp, Soldiers Home, to renew a certain note for ten thousand dollars.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 387 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, of 1926, entitled “an act requiring all oysters from the public rocks of the Commonwealth to be inspected when loading on vessels ; measurements; tax; penalties,” approved March 24, 1926, as amended, so as to include all oysters, taken from such public rocks.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the 28th day of February, 1929, and the 28th day of February, 1930.
An ACT to authorize the city of Newport News to borrow a sum of money not exceeding forty-five thousand dollars and to issue bonds therefor to be used for the establishment of a public library and reading room in the said city.
to validate, ratify and confirm the issue of bonds made in pursuance of an act to authorize the city of Williamsburg to borrow a sum of money not exceeding twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars, and to issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of refunding certain water and sewer system and public school bonds, which were issued, but not sold, and to pay off the floating indebtedness of the said city
An ACT to make certain appropriations from the general funds of the State treasury, to the State board of health, to be used at the Medical College of Virginia for the treatment of orthopedic cases.
An ACT to prescribe the compensation of commissioners of the revenue, and to repeal sections 2337 and 2349 of the Code of Virginia, as amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 27 and 28 of chapter 64 of the acts of 1922, entitled: “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 create an advisory and research commission to investigate and report upon the question of freight rates, freight rate discriminations, and the development of water-ways; to prescribe its powers and duties, and to make an appropriation to pay the expenses of the said commission.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 and section 47 of an act entitled, an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts amendatory thereof and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act so far as they relate to the city of Roanoke, approved March 22, 1924, subsection 10 of section two of which as amended, and subsection 11 of section two of which, as amended.
An ACT to authorize the registration of bonds by counties and cities, and to provide for the delivery of such bonds when the officers signing the same are no longer in office.
An ACT to reimburse the town of Wakefield for interest paid on money loaned to the State of Virginia, under the Robertson act, in excess of the amount required for construction of projects 459, route 392.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1983 of the Code of Virginia, relating to paying of viewers, commissioners and surveyor; mileage.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 23 of the acts of assembly, 1922, entitled an act to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Cumberland county to levy a special district road tax for Hamilton district in Cumberland county, Virginia, and to pay out of the same certain debts due to contractors for work done on roads in said district
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Luray, Virginia.
An ACT to provide the method of collecting delinquent local taxes and levies in cities adjoining counties having a density of population equal to five hundred or more to the square mile.
An ACT authorizing the boards of supervisors of the counties of Brunswick, Greensville, Sussex, and Prince George, to make appropriations for the expenses of the judge of the third judicial circuit.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2002 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the pay of clerks of boards of supervisors.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Carroll to borrow the sum of seventy-five thousand ($75,000.00) dollars, and to issue bonds therefor for the surveying, repairing, constructing, improving, and hard-surfacing certain roads, and repairing and building bridges thereon, in Pine Creek magisterial district, of the county of Carroll;
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Scott county to issue bonds of Scott county to refund outstanding bonds of said county issued on behalf of Estillville magisterial district, and to authorize the levy of a tax for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, and to validate said outstanding bonds.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5431 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to investments that may be made by executors and other fiduciaries.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act to create the city of Hopewell, in the county of Prince George; to provide temporary and permanent officers for its organization and management and to authorize the assessment and collection of revenue necessary for the permanent improvement and government of said city, approved February 26, 1916, as amended by an act approved March 20, 1920, as amended by an act approved March 20 1922.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors ot Nansemond county to make an appropriation to J. P. Dalton to reimburse him for extra-ordinary expenses in connection with the treasurer's othce of said county.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of the county of Wise to make appropriations for the expenses of the judge of the thirty-third judicial circuit.
An ACT to authorize, empower and require the board of supervisors of the county of Carroll to borrow money, not in excess of $60,000.00, and to issue bonds of the county therefor, for the purpose of surveying, constructing, repairing and improving certain roads and bridges, and for the completion of certain contracts for the surveying, constructing, repairing and improving certain roads and bridges in Sulphur Springs magisterial district of said county, and to provide for the payment of the interest on such bonds and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to authorize the city of Newport News to borrow eighty thousand dollars and to issue bonds therefor, to be used by said city in making public improvements in territory annexed to the city of Newport News, under Provisions of section 2958 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by act of general assembly of Virginia, 1924, chapter 441.
An ACT to authorize the governing boards of the University of Virginia, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute and the State teachers colleges at Farmville and Harrisonburg to issue and sell, through the commissioners of the sinking fund, certificates of indebtedness in the name and on behalf of their institutions, respectively, to raise funds for dormitory construction purposes and for the construction of a power and heating plant at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this act; to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Mathews to appoint each member of the board of supervisors as supervisor of roads for his magisterial district; to provide for their compensation, and to prescribe their duties and powers, approved March 14, 1924, as amended.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Vinton, Roanoke county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to authorize the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to borrow a sum of money not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) and issue bonds therefor, to cover the cost of addition to the high school building in said city.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section twenty-five hundred and fifty of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted, in relation to fines.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2181 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of chapter 392 of the acts of assembly of 1924, known as the centralized purchasing law, as amended.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Norfolk to borrow money by the issuance of bonds in a sum no to exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for the purpose of building and improving roads and bridges in the said county, and to sell the said bonds and to provide for their payment, and to authorize the commission of roads and bridges to expend the said funds when appropriated to it by the said board of supervisors.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Grayson to borrow a sum of money, not in excess of $6,000.00, in behalf of Wilson magisterial district, and to issue bonds of said county therefor, for the purpose of constructing the road in Wilson magisterial district recently surveyed from White Top to connect with route No. 12, at a point near Grant, via Cabin Creek, Helton and Rugby, and to provide for the payment of the interest on such bonds and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February twenty-first, nineteen hundred and twenty, entitled an act to encourage thrift and savings amongst industrial classes, similar to the encouragement afforded by building and loan associations and to authorize the incorporation of industrial loan associations for the purpose of making small loans to industrial classes on security and at a low rate of interest.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2769 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, concerning the pay of supervisors.
An ACT to authorize the city of Hopewell to borrow money and issue bonds therefor for permanent public improvement in said city.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Dickenson to borrow a sum of money not exceeding $12,000.00 and to issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness of the said county therefor, for the purpose of constructing and repairing the bridges in Willis magisterial district of said county; and to provide for the payment of the interest upon said
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Grayson county to borrow the sum of $39,000.00, and to issue bonds therefor for the repair, improvement and construction of certain roads and bridges in Elk Creek and Providence magisterial districts of said county; to provide for the expenditure of the funds raised by such bond issues; to employ a competent road engineer, whose selection shall be approved by the chairman of the State highway commission, to make plans and specifications of all roads and bridges thereon, to be built or permanently improved from the proceeds of such bond issues, and to supervise the building of same; to employ and pay for the labor for construction of the roads mentioned; to specify the roads and parts thereof to be constructed, and the amounts to be expended thereon; to provide for imposing a tax on all property, county and district, including property in any incorporated town situated within the above-named districts, for the purpose of paying the interest and principal of such debt; to do all things necessary, needful or incidental to the main purpose of this act; and to declare an emergency.
An ACT to reimburse John FE. Ross for a certain sum improperly paid into the treasury of the State of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 10, subsection (b) of section 11, and section 13 of an act entitled an act to reorganize the administration of the State government, in order to secure better service, and through co-ordination and consolidation, to promote economy and efficiency in the work of the government; to create and establish or continue certain departments, divisions, offices, officers and other agencies, and to prescribe their powers and duties; to abolish certain offices, boards, commissions and other agencies, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act to the extent of such inconsistency
An ACT to provide a general road law applicable in all the counties
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 208 of the acts of 1926, entitled an act to authorize, empower and direct the board of supervisors of the county of Princess Anne to borrow money by the issuance of bonds in the aggregate sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) for the purpose of purchasing, building and improving roads and bridges in Seaboard 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 commission of roads and bridges of Princess Anne county for Seaboard magisterial district, to dispense the funds so obtained, approved March 18, 1926, by adding thereto two new sections to be numbered sections 8a and 8b, providing for the expenditure of the surplus of the funds raised under this act.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Carroll to borrow money, not in excess of $75,000.00, and to issue bonds of the county therefor, for the purpose of surveying, constructing, repairing and improving certain roads and bridges, for Piper's Gap magisterial district of said county, and to provide for the payment of the interest on such bonds and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to provide a legislative committee to consider and investigate all matters relating to the apportionment of that portion of the motor vehicle fuel tax appropriated for the maintenance of the roads and bridges in the several county highway systems, and for the construction and reconstruction of roads and bridges in such systems, and to prescribe the powers and duties of said committee.
An ACT to authorize and empower the district road board of Ashby magisterial district of Shenandoah county to borrow a sum of money not exceeding $7,000.00, and to issue notes of the board therefor, for the purpose of paying the existing road indebtedness of. and to do necessary road work in, said Ashby magisterial district in said county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3464 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the retirement of judges of the supreme court of appeals.