Business

1895/1896
An ACT to repeal the charter of the Westmoreland insurance company of Colonial Beach, Virginia, which was granted by the judge of the circuit court of Westmoreland county, on the 16th day of July, 1892, under section 1145 of the code of Virginia and amendatory acts.
An ACT to regulate the sale of goods marked “ sterling,” “ sterling silver,” or “coin silver,’ and to regulate the sale of merchandise made of gold.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3225 of the code of Virginia, in relation to the service of process against or notice to a corporation
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1792 of the code of Virginia, in relation to the issue of licensed warehouse and other licensed storage receipts, and to provide penalties in respect thereto.
An ACT to incorporate the Pacific company.
An ACT to authorize and empower the auditor of public accounts to collect taxes heretofore assessed upon bank stock held by resident and non-resident stockholders.
An ACT to incorporate the ‘Southeastern and Atlantic railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Nassawadox lumber and barrel manufacturing and building company, in the county of Northampton.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Belle Haven, Accomac county.
An ACT to authorize the United security life insurance and trust company of Pennsylvania to do business in the state without the deposit of securities with the treasurer.
An ACT to repeal the charter of the Phenix fire and marine insurance company of Alexandria, Virginia, which was granted by the judge of the corporation court of the city of Alexandria, on the 26th day of March, 1895, under section 1145 of the code of Virginia and acts amendatory thereof.
An ACT to prescribe the mode by which unpaid subscriptions to joint-stock companies may be recovered by said companies, their receivers, or assignee.
An ACT to extend the time for commencing and completing the construction of the Saltville and Mendota railroad company, and to legalize the payment made by said railroad company of the fee required by law.
An ACT to revive, amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the Portsmouth, Smithfield and Western railway company, approved March 2, 1892, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 1,10,and 12 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Portsmouth, Smithfield and Western railway company, approved March 2, 1892, and to add an independent section thereto, approved March 2, 1894.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled “An act to incorporate the Alexandria and Fairfax passenger railway company,” approved February 18, 1890, and to amend and re-enact an act entitled “An act to amend and re-enact the first section of an act approved February 18, 1890, entitled an act to incorporate the Alexandria and Fairfax passenger railway company,” approved February 25, 1892.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 28, 1894, entitled “an act to amend and re-enact section 10 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Chesapeake and West Virginia railroad company, approved February 16, 1892.
An ACT to incorporate the Southern improvement and terminal company.
An ACT to incorporate the Occoquan and Mount Vernon passenger railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the Manchester light and fuel company.
An ACT to incorporate the Tobacco warehousing and trading company.
An ACT to change the name of the Norfolk and Ocean View railroad and hotel company to the Norfolk and Ocean View railroad company, and to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 166 of the acts of assembly of 1878-79, entitled an act to incorporate the Norfolk and Ocean View railroad and hotel company.
An ACT to ratify, confirm and enlarge the charter of the Norfolk wharf, warehouse and terminal company, to confer upon it the rights and obligations of a railway and transportation company as prescribed, and to change the name thereof to the Norfolk terminal and transportation company.
An ACT to repeal the charter of the Planters insurance company of Alexandria, Virginia, which was granted by the corporation court of the city of Alexandria, on the 22d day of May, 1893, under section 1145 of the code of Virginia and amendatory acts.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Potts Valley railroad and iron company, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 140 of the session acts of 1893-’84
An ACT to amend and re-enact the second section of an act entitled an act to incorporate the John L. Roper lumber companv
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 17 and 18 of an act entitled ‘“‘an act to provide a new charter for the town of Waverly,” approved February 29, 1892, and to validate certain taxes and assessments levied and imposed by the council of said town.
An ACT to amend the charter of the Newport News ship-building and dry-dock company, by amending and re-enacting section 2 of chapter 51 of acts of assembly, 1885-86, entitled “An act to incorporate the Chesapeake dry-dock and construction company,” as amended and re-enacted by chapter 22, acts of assembly, 1891-92, entitled “An act to amend the charter of the Newport News ship-building and dry-dock company, by amending and re-enacting section 2 of chapter 51 of acts of assembly, 1885-86, entitled an act to incorporate the Chesapeake dry-dock and construction company, and section 4 of chapter 51 of acts of assembly, 1885-86, entitled an act to incorporate the Chesapeake dry-dock and construction company, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 235, acts of assembly, 1889-90, entitled an act to change the name of the Chesapeake dry-dock and construction company to Newport News ship-building and dry-dock company, and to amend and re-enact sections 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8 of chapter 51 of acts of assembly, 1885-86, entitled an act to incorporate the Chesapeake dry-dock and construction company, approved December 22, 1891, so as to authorize said Newport News ship-building and dry-dock company to increase its capital stock, provided said capital stock shall not exceed in the aggregate six millions of dollars.
An ACT to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery in the state of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved Fehruary 23, 1888, as amended by an act entitled “ an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Waynesboro,” approved January 26, 1992, and to authorize said town to issue bonds for water and cemetery purposes.
An ACT to incorporate the Waynesboro and Basic City railway company and to authorize and empower the said company to acquire and operate the street railway and franchises constructed and operated by J. W.
An ACT to amend section 2 of a charter granted to The John G. Hurkamp Company on the 7th day of August, 1895, by the judge of the circuit court of Fredericksburg, in vacation, and to confirm and approve and ratify such charter, as amended, and all its provisions.
An ACT to incorporate the Lake Drummond railway and hotel company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1, 3, 9 and 10 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, entitled an act to incorporate the Buckroe, Phoebus and Hampton railroad company.
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to impose a special license on dealers in cast-off clothing in the counties of Accomac and Northampton.
An Act making it unlawful for insurance companies, not incorporated by the laws of the state of Virginia, but legally admitted to do business therein, to place, or cause to be placed, insurance on property in this state in offices outside of the state in violation of the tax laws of the state of Virginia, and prescribing penalties for violation of the same, and prescribing the duties and compensation of the auditor of public accounts in relation thereto, and providing for renewal of license privileges of companies doing business in this state.
An ACT to incorporate the United land and investment company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1135 of the code of Virginia relating to the issuance of new certificates of stock of chartered company when former one is lost.
An ACT to prohibit any fire insurance company, incorporated or licensed in this state, from issuing a policy or policies of insurance on any single risk for more than ten per cent. of its capital stock and assets; or, if a mutual company, for more than five per cent. of its cash assets; and providing the penalty for so doing.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section eight of an act entitled “ an act to incorporate the Potomac and Great Falls railroad company”
An ACT to incorporate the Elizabeth night-ferry company.
An ACT to enable the rector and board of visitors of Virginia agricultural and mechanical college to procure a supply of water, and to construct and maintain a system of water works, and to appropriate money therefor, as a sinking fund.
An ACT to incorporate the Fredericksburg telephone company
An ACT to confirm the organization and corporate existence of and to grant certain powers to the Washington, Arlington, and Falls Church railway company.
An ACT to authorize the Crockett Springs company to appoint police agents.
An ACT to repeal the charter of the Farmers and mechanics fire insurance company of Alexandria county, Virginia, which was granted by the judge of the circuit court of Alexandria county on January —, 1895, under section 1145 of the code of Virginia and amendatory acts.
An ACT to repeal the charter of the “ Monarch fire insurance com-
An Act to incorporate the Sabine development company.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginid telephone manufacturing company.
An ACT to incorporate the Portsmouth, Pig’s Point, and Newport News railway, ferry, and hotel company.
An ACT to allow A. S. Matthews to erect a wharf on Pocomoke sound in Accomac county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of a charter granted to the Chase City mineral water and development company on the 16th day of June, 1890, by the judge of the circuit court of Mecklenburg county in vacation.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 100, chapter 244 of the acts of assembly, session of 1889-90, approved March 6, 1890, entitled an act to provide for the assessment of taxes on persons and property, &c.
An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk lumber company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the Southwestern railroad company, approved February 27, 1894.
An ACT to incorporate the Chesterfield railroad company.
An ACT to repeal the charter of the Provident fire insurance company of Richmond, Virginia, which was granted by the judge of the circuit court of the city of Richmond, on the 21st day of November, 1893, under section 1145 of the code of Virginia and amendatory acts.
An ACT to re-instate and amend the charter of the Atlantic, Staunton and West Virginia railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk and Newport News ferry company.
An ACT to incorporate the Bristol terminal company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 4 and 10 of the charter of the town of Shenandoah, Page county, Virginia, approved February 12, 1884, as amended by acts approved February 86, 1890, and to add thereto sections 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
An ACT to incorporate the Frederick electric railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the American stemming machine company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to require the payment of fees on certain charters, approved February 10, 1890, as amended by an act approved February 28, 1890, and further amended and re-enacted by an act approved January 22, 1994.
An ACT to incorporate the Southside finance company of Virginia
An ACT to incorporate the New river bridge company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 15 of an act entitled an act to amend the following acts: An act to incorporate the town of Rocky Mount, approved February 17, 1873; an act to amend the act of February 17, 1873, approved April 28, 1874, and an act amending and re-enacting section 2 of the act approved April 28, 1874, approved March 4, 1884, approved February 18, 1888.
An ACT to repeal the charter of the Atlantic fire insurance company of Richmond, Virginia, which was granted by the judge of the circuit court of the city of Richmond, on the 2d day of February, 1894, under section 1145 of the code of Virginia and amendatory acts.
An ACT to incorporate the board of trade of Martinsville, for the purpose of encouraging, promoting, and regulating the sale of and trade in leaf tobacco in said town.
An ACT to incorporate the Nansemond and Warwick ferry company.
An ACT to protect sub-contractors, supply men and laborers.
An ACT to authorize Z. R. Coats to erect a toll-bridge over the Piankitank river at Turk’s Ferry, in Middlesex county.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Iron Belt building and loan association of Roanoke, Virginia.
An ACT authorizing the purchasers of the railroads and property of the Norfolk and Western railroad company, sold by foreclosure of a deed of trust or mortgage thereon, to become and be a corporation, to adopt a name therefor, and to possess and exercise general and other powers.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of an act entitled an act to prescribe the mode of applying for and obtaining a license (other than a license for which the certificate of a court is required by law before it is granted) the tax on which, but for this act would be fifty dollars or more were it issued for the period of one year, approved February twenty-two, eighteen hundred and ninety.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 28 of chapter 244 of an act approved March 6, 1890, imposing a tax on peddlers of coal and wood in the city of Richmond and Henrico county.
An ACT authorizing the purchasers of the property and franchises of the South Atlantic and Ohio railroad company, their assigns and successors to become a corporation, to adopt a name therefor, and to possess and exercise general powers, and authorizing the leasing to or by and the consolidation therewith of other corporations.
An ACT to incorporate the American central trunk line railroad company.
An ACT to repeal the charter of the German-American fire insurance company of Virginia, which was eramiec by the judge of the circuit court of the city of Richmond, on the 7th day of July, 1892, under section 1145 of the code of Virginia and amendatory acts.
An ACT to incorporate the Herndon and Aldie railway company
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the Chesapeake and Ohio railway company to construct, operate and maintain a branch or connecting line between its railroads, in the counties of Goochland and Henrico, or either of them.
An ACT to incorporate the Interstate railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Falls Church and Potomac railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the Potomac river railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Citizen’s league of America.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Citizens’ bank in the city of Norfolk," approved April 20th, 1867, as amended by an act entitled "an act to amend and re-enact section 2 of the charter of the Citizens’ bank of Norfolk, Virginia," approved January 16th, 1890, and to give said bank the powers of a trust, guarantee and safe-deposit company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1145 of the code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled 'An act to amend and re-enact section 1145 of the code of Virginia as to how certain charters of incorporation granted, altered, or amended by circuit or corporation courts, and where to be recorded; validating all charters to build and operate railroads heretofore granted by a circuit or corporation court, but forbidding said courts to grant such charters in the future,' approved February 20, 1892, so as to forbid courts and judges to grant charters of incorporation to fire insurance companies or life insurance companies.
An ACT to impose a special license on dealers in cast-off clothing
An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk electric light and power company.
An ACT to amend the charter of the Chesapeake land and improvement company.
An ACT to repeal the charter of the First national fire insurance company of Fredericksburg, Virginia, which was granted by the judge of the corporation court of the city of Fredericksburg, on 22d day of July, 1893, under section 1145 of the code of Virginia and amendatory acts.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 9 of “an act entitled an act to incorporate the Gladeville railroad company, in Wise county,” approved February 20, 1892.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the 14th section of an act entitled an act to amend and consolidate into one act the laws relating to the public printing, and binding and defining the duties of the superintendent of public printing, and to repeal chapter 185 of the acts of assembly of 1879-’80, approved May 23, 1887.
An ACT to amend the charter of the Mercantile publishing company, of Norfolk city.
An ACT to allow W. P. Wilson and W.T. Fergusson to erect a pier or wharf at Fergusson’s wharf, in James river.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2500 of the code of Virginia, and to amend and re-enact section 2501 of the code as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 10, 1890, entitled “An act to amend and re-enact section 2501 of the code, in relation to certificates of acknowledgment.”
An ACT to authorize the Progressive endowment guild of America to deposit securities with the state treasurer, and to make annual reports to the auditor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 17 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 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.
An ACT to incorporate the Tidewater telephone company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2476 of the code of Virginia of 1887, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend sections 2475 and 2476 of the code of Virginia, with reference to liens for work done and material furnished by artisans, mechanics, lumber dealers and others, approved January 16, 1896, and to amend and re-enact section 2477 of the code of Virginia of 1887, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend section 2477 and 2479 of the code of Virginia in relation to the lien of mechanics, approved February 28, 1894.
An ACT in relation to the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad company.