Business

1899/1900
An ACT to incorporate the Saltville railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the city trust company of Newport News.
An ACT to incorporate Bay Shore terminal company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 9 of an act approved March 3, 1898, entitled an act to incorporate the mutual benefit insurance association of Virginia, so as to change the location of the principal office of the association.
An ACT to authorize the Norfolk and Southern railroad to purchase or consolidate other railroad properties and franchises and to sell its own.
An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk and Lynnhaven railroad and terminal company.
An ACT to incorporate the Piedmont railway company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 11, 1898, entitled an act to impose additional duties upon the examiner of records of the several judicial circuits, with reference to ships, tug-boats, barges, boats, or other water craft.
An ACT to provide for the payment of charter fees, when charters granted by the courts are ratified in whole or in part by the general assembly of Virginia.
An ACT to incorporate the Portsmouth and Pinner’s Point bridge company.
An ACT to prohibit telegraph companies operating in the state of Virginia from contracting against their own negligence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act entitled an act to authorize the construction by the Piedmont soapstone company of tramways or railroads not exceeding twenty-five miles in length, and the encumbering and disposal of the same, approved February 6, 1896, and to confirm the charter of the said company and authorize a change of its name.
An ACT to incorporate the mutual homestead fire insurance association.
An ACT to incorporate and enlarge the powers of the Richmond passenger and power company.
An ACT to prevent the sale of adulterated and misbranded food
An ACT to provide for the decrease of the nominal amount of the common capital stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway company.
An ACT for the relief of James T. Noell, of the city of Radford
An ACT to permit J. E. Payne, of Bath county, Virginia, to register as a pharmacist without examination, and to practice pharmacy within the county of Bath.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act entitled “an act to incorporate the Walkerton and Mattaponi bridge company,” approved February 24, 1898.
An ACT for the relief of W. R. Coulbourne, of the city of Roanoke.
An ACT to incorporate the Westhampton park railway company.
An ACT to provide for the reduction of the capital stock and the issue of special stock of the southern railway company.
An ACT to authorize the Atlantic coast line railroad company of Virginia to change its name, and to increase the number of its directors and officers: to authorize said company to increase its capital stock, and to issue bonds and secure the same by one or more mortgages, and to authorize the leasing by it and the consolidation therewith of other corporations; and otherwise to enlarge its powers.
An ACT for the relief of A. B. Cook.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 6 of an act to incorporate the town of Coeburn, in Wise county, approved February 23, 1894.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2940 of the code of Virginia, in relation to warrants for small claims, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 74 of acts of assembly 1889-90, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 541 of acts of assembly 1893-94, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 898 of acts of assembly 1897-98, approved March 3, 1898.
An ACT to refund to W. C. Andrews $150 erroneously paid into the treasury.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the united land and investment company, approved February 10, 1896.
An ACT to refund to the American cement company excess of tax for recordation of deed.
An ACT to ratify and confirm the charter of the citizens’ telephone and telegraph company, and to give it additional powers.
An ACT to establish a dispensary for the sale of intoxicating liquors in Franklin magisterial district, Southampton county, Virginia, to prohibit all persons, firms, corporations to sell, barter, or exchange such liquors in said district, and to repeal all laws in conflict with this act, so far as they apply to the said magisterial district.
An ACT to incorporate the Petersburg development and loan company.
An ACT for the relief of I. Greenspon.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Charlottesville,
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 17.
An ACT to ratify, confirm, and amend the charter of the Norfolk county water company, and to give it additional powers.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2131 of the code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 2131 of the code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 2131, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2137, 2148, 2151, 2153, and to repeal sections 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, and 2147 of chapter 97 of the code of Virginia, in relation to oysters and to add independent sections thereto
An ACT to amend sections 13, 17, and 18 of the charter of the town of Suffolk.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the iron belt building and loan association of Roanoke, Virginia.
An ACT to amend the ninth and eleventh sections of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to amend the charter of the town of Warrenton, passed April 9, 1852.
An ACT to prescribe the qualifications of arbitrators and umpires
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1243 of the code, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled “an act to amend and re-enact section 1243 of the code so as to allow the counties of Floyd, Carroll, and Grayson to subscribe to the capital stock of the Blue Ridge railroad company,” approved February 17, 1898.
An ACT to incorporate the Independence and Grayson railroad company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to require the payment of fees on certain charters
An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk gas, light and fuel company of Norfolk, Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the Virginia-Carolina railway company to sell or lease its railroad property and franchises to, and to consolidate or merge its stock, railroad property, and franchises with any other railroad company operating or authorized to operate a connecting line of railroad,
An ACT to protect the interest of the state of Virginia in the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad company, by inhibiting the execution of certain traffic contracts.
An ACT to allow Coulbourn brothers to build a pier in Rappahannock river, near Whealton wharf, in Lancaster county.
An ACT to incorporate the eastern shore of Virginia produce exchange.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 17, 1898, entitled an act to convert the Lakeside wheel club from a joint stock company into a social corporation without stock; to extinguish the existing stock of said corporation; to declare those now entitled to membership to be members of said corporation; to continue and to validate the said corporation, its acts, and contracts; to enlarge its powers and authorizing it to change its name to Lakeside country club.
An ACT for the relief of Kretol chemical company.
An ACT to incorporate the Spotsylvania telephone company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1271 of the code of 1887, in relation to the securities to be deposited with the treasurer by foreign and home insurance companies.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia automobile company.
An ACT to prevent any fire insurance company, association or partnership authorized to do business in this state from entering into any compact or combination with other fire insurance companies, associations or partnerships, to make or require their agents or employees to enter into any compact, agreement or pledge for the purpose of governing or controlling the commissions or compensation paid said agents.
An ACT to lease for a term of years ten acres of land lying under the waters of the York river, below low-water mark, in the county of Gloucester, including an artesian well thereon, and to provide for a survey of same and for fixing the price to be paid therefor per annum; and to permit said company to erect buildings and make improvements thereon, and to provide for the determination of all proper questions which may arise between the parties to any suit brought under this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act approved December 19, 1893, entitled an act to change the name of the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, and to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 9 of an act approved March 4, 1890, entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, and also to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3, 5, and 15 of an act approved January 19, 1892, entitled an act to amend sections 2, 3, 5, 11, and 15 of an act to incorporate the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, approved March 4, 1890, and also to amend and re-enact section 8 of an act approved March 4, 1890, entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, and also to amend and re-enact section 11 of an act approved January 19, 1892, entitled an act to amend sections 2, 3, 6, 11, and 15 of an act to incorporate the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, approved March 4, 1890.
An ACT providing for connection of railroads in the state of Virginia.
An ACT for the creation of a corporation to be known as the Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News railway company by the consolidation of the Port Norfolk electric railway company, the Portsmouth and Smithfield railroad company, and the Portsmouth, Pig’s Point and Newport News railway, ferry and hotel company, and to define its powers.
An act to amend and re-enact section two of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Point Comfort Beach railway company
An ACT to allow A. S. Mitchell and A. Somers to build a pier in Rappahannock river, near Whealton wharf, in Lancaster county.
An ACT authorizing the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina railroad company, as successor of the Virginia and Carolina railroad company, to exercise the franchises, powers, and privileges of the Virginia and Carolina railroad company, to change its name, and to possess and exercise general powers, and authorize leases, purchases, sales, or consolidations between it and other railroad or transportation companies.
An ACT to incorporate the Hairston mining company.
An ACT to allow the directors of the Ohio and Big Sandy coal company to change the name of said company.
An ACT to incorporate the state ferry company of Virginia.
An ACT to incorporate the James river railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the New River, Holston and western railroad company.
An ACT in relation to special damages recoverable of a telegraph company.
An ACT confirming the action of the city council of Alexandria, Virginia, authorizing the use of certain of its streets by the southern railway company and other railroad companies for the tracks, switches, and turnouts of said companies, and confirming to certain firms, individuals, and corporations rights with respect to the same, as herein particularly set forth.
An ACT to incorporate the Whitlock-Hanson pump-dredge company; to define its powers and privileges.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia sewerage company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 7, 1894, which amended and re-enacted section 106 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 6, 1890, in relation to license to be paid by persons keeping livery stables.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia, entitled an act to regulate the granting of licenses to sell wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof in the town of Blackstone, Nottoway county, Virginia, or in two miles thereof.
An ACT to permit E. E. Slaight to erect a wharf on Back creek, in the county of York.
An ACT to renew, re-enact, and extend the charter of the Longdale iron company for the period of thirty years from the expiration thereof.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia club.
An ACT to empower the board of supervisors of Wise county to settle, by compromise or otherwise, delinquent county and district taxes charged against the Fayette land company and successors in interest.
An ACT to change the name of the Elizabeth night ferry company to the Elizabeth river ferry company, and to amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, and 3 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Elizabeth night ferry company, approved January 15, 1896.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 103 of chapter 533 of acts of general assembly of Virginia of 1895-96, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke.
An ACT to incorporate the Richmond and Washington air-line railway company.
An ACT to amend the charter of the Pulaski and Giles insurance company, approved February 20, 1900.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3830 of the code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend sections 5, 6, and 7 of the charter of the Piedmont lumber and warehouse company, approved February 10, 1900.
An ACT to permit the registration of W. W. Childs as a pharmacist.
An ACT to ratify, confirm, and amend the charter of the Norfolk electric company.
An ACT to authorize and permit the old dominion land company to erect wharves or piers, and to construct bulkheads in the James river along the water fronts of the lands owned by it in the city of Newport News, Virginia, and to issue bonds and negotiable notes secured by mortgage or deeds of trust to pay for the same.
An ACT to authorize the town of Lexington to impose a license tax on the manufacture or distillation or sale of wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, within the corporate limits of the town of Lexington, or within one mile of the corporate limits of the said town.
An ACT to confirm the action of the city council of Alexandria of May 12, 1868, granting permission to construct the side-track or switch on Wilkes street, between Washington street and Saint Asaph street, Alexandria, Virginia
An ACT to confer upon the Atlantic and Danville railway company additional powers and privileges.
An ACT authorizing the Dan river power and manufacturing company to sell, transfer and dispose of its property, assets and rights, and thereupon surrender its charter.
An ACT to authorize the Hampton villa company to grade a fill in its water-front, erect a pier, wharf, and bulkhead, and charge to therefor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 23 of an act entitled an act to provide for the assessment of taxes on persons, property and incomes, and on licenses to transact business and imposing taxes thereon for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and prescribing the mode of obtaining licenses to sell wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, in cases where a court certificate is required, approved March 6, 1890, and also to amend and re-enact section 25 of the same act as amended by an act approved March 3, 1898, so as to impose an additional tax upon telegraph and express companies.
An ACT to validate all the acts of the parties availing themselves of, and associating themselves under the act incorporating the farmers’ benevolent fire association.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the second sub-division of section 833 of the code of Virginia, so as to provide for the assessment of capital used or employed in the mercantile business for local taxation.
An ACT to incorporate the farmers’ fair association.
An ACT to incorporate the Tidewater insurance company of Virginia.
An ACT to incorporate the agricultural fair association of Northern Virginia.
An ACT to incorporate the fire insurance salvage corps of Richmond.
An ACT to incorporate the Franklin county telephone company.
An ACT to amend section 3 of the charter granted the Manchester paper twine company by the judge of the hustings court of the city of Manchester on the 30th day of May, 1891, during the vacation of said court, so as to authorize said company to issue twenty-one thousand five hundred dollars of its second mortgage bonds and a like amount of its authorized capital stock at a price or for a consideration below the par value of said bonds and stock in payment for the repair and restoration of its plant; and to declare the stock so issued fully paid and non-assessable.