Business

1968
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-491, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to permitted provisions in zoning ordinances and amendments of regulations, district boundaries or classifications of property.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-1 and 46.1-193, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to definitions and speed limits.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-266 of the Code of Virginia, relating to evidentiary effect of certain public records.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 15.1-724, 15.1-727, 15.1-729, 15.1-734, 15.1-785, 15.1-787, 15.1-768, 15.1-769, 15.1-770, 15.1-778, 15.1-779, 15.1-788, 15.1-784, 15.1-785, 15.1-787 and 15.1-791, as severally amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to effecting change to urban county forms of government; powers of board of supervisors in executive form of government; tenure of county officers and employees; departments of education, assessments and law enforcement; and districts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-50 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special kinds of businesses.
An Act to provide a charter for the city of Salem, and to repeal Chap. 288 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Salem, Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-112.9, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses of members of the Virginia State Board of Registered Professional Hairdressers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-20 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the composition, appointment of members, compensation, and powers and duties of the Safety Codes Commission.
An Act to prohibit the disclosure by certain persons of certain information concerning customers of telephone companies; to prohibit the inducement of such employees to make such disclosures; to prohibit the taking, copying or compiling any lists therefrom without authorization; to prohibit the conspiracy to commit such act; and to provide a penalty for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-112.19, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for renewal of certificates of registered professional hairdressers.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-710.2, 58-710.8, 58-739.3 as amended, and 58-748.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain records kept and reports filed by peddlers covering motor fuel and special fuels, and by users and user-sellers covering certain fuels.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-795, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the regulation of certain auction sales.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-857, 46.1-868, 46.1-878, 46.1-875 and 46.1-879, as severally amended, of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 46.1-357.2, 46.1-865, 46.1-870.1, 46.1-875.1, 46.1-880.1 and 46.1-880.2; and to repeal § 46.1-880, as amended, of the Code of Virginia; relating generally to the Virginia Operators’ and Chauffeurs’ Licensing Act and to the issuance and renewal of such licenses, examinations and re-examinations in connection therewith, classifications of such licenses, content and form of such licenses and applications therefor, and penalties and fees in relation thereto.
An Act to permit certain banks to utilize armored trucks to pick up the deposits of its customers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-86, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the number of corporation directors required.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18.1-68 and 18.1-69 of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedures for mergers amd consolidations of stock corporations.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.1-98.1, and to repeal § 46.1-98 of the Code of Virginia, both the new and repealed sections relating to the disposition of certain motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers; disposition of title certificates.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.1-88, as amended, 2.1-51.2, 2.1-64 as amended and 55-297 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Divisions in the Governor’s office, supervision by the Commissioner of Administration, the Division of Industrial Development, and the D+-vision of Planning; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 2.1 thereof a chapter numbered 6.1 containing sections numbered 2.1-68.1 through 2.1-68.8, relating to the Division of State Planning and Community Affairs, its powers and duties, including studies and services relating to State-wide planning, Planning Districts and Service Districts, establishing boundaries of Virginia Standard Metropolitan Statistical areas, and charges for planning services; and to repeal 8§ 2.1-64.1 through 2.1-64.8, relating to the Director of Planning and charges for planning services.
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-85, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exceptions from regulations as to hours of work for women.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-155, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for certificate of registration and license plates for certain trailers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-550 of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedure for allowance of claims by county board of supervisors.
An Act to amend and reenact § 6.1-63, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to loans secured by real estate.
An Act to amend and reenact the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 26 of Title 8.1, an article numbered 3, containing sections numbered 8.1-722.1 through 8.1-722.11, relating to requirements of licenses and bonds for dealers in agricultural products; application requirements; records and information to be kept; reasons for revoking licenses; and, to provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend Chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1948 approved March 5, 1948, providing a charter for the City of Richmond, by adding sections numbered 17.87:1 and 17.87:2 granting the Council authority to create a Department of Planning and Community Development and prescribing the functions of the said department and the qualifications of the director thereof, and to amend and reenact §§ 2.04, 4.01, 5.08, 5.1.1, 7.02, 9.08, 9.07, 9.08, 17.02, 17.08, 17.11, 18.08, 19.02 and 19.04, as severally amended, of said Chapter concerning the removal of inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicles or parts thereof from public or private property; salaries and allowances for members of the Council; the title of the head of the Budget Bureau and the classification of such person; the classification and qualifications of the Director of General Services; the purposes for which bonds or notes may be issued; the employment of trainees; the classification of the Budget Officer; notice to be given by persons desiring a hearing before the Personnel Board and the time within which such hearing shall be held; the composition of the Planning Commission; the employment of the Director of Planning and employees by the Planning Commission; special permits for the use of land, buildings and structures; eminent domain proceedings; the appointment of judges of the municipal courts, and the filling of vacancies in the offices of judges of the municipal courts.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 13.1-75 and 18.1-78, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to rights of dissenting stockholders in mergers or consolidations or upon sale or exchange of assets of stock corporations.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 6.1-818 and 6.1-819, of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal rate of interest; contracts and assurances for more than legal rate of interest; maximum interest rate fixed.
An Act to amend and reenact § 13.1-94 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the liquidation of assets and business of a Virginia stock corporation or to the appointment of a custodian therefor.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-762, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to investigations by the Real Estate Commission; grounds for suspension or revocation of licenses. rH 63
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 15.1 thereof chapters numbered 84 and 85 containing, respectively, sections numbered 15.1-1400 through 15.1-1452, 15.1-1500 through 15.1-1505, to provide for the establishment of Planning District Commissions and prescribe their powers and duties, including preparation and periodic review of District comprehensive plans; to provide for State financial aid to such Commissions; to provide for merger, under certain conditions, of Regional Planning Commissions; to provide methods for the creation of Service Districts, including referenda on the creation thereof, and for election of certain members of Service District Commissions, and the merger of Planning District Commissions with Service District Commissions; to authorize Service Districts to make assessments on governmental subdivisions, to charge and collect fees, rents and charges for services, and to issue bonds for certain purposes; to create an Urban Assistance Incentive Fund and for making of grants therefrom to assist in local and area-wide approaches to common problems.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-874 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain definitions in The Professional Association Act. rE 60)
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.1-196.1, authorizing insurance companies to invest in obligations of Inter-American Development Bank.
An Act for the relief of Paul C. Simpson, Sr.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 27 of Title 8.1 an article numbered 9 containing sections numbered 8.1-796.1 through 3.1-796.11, relating to establishment of a quality mark by the Virginia Poultry Products Commission to control quality of eggs using mark, where and how mark to be used, license required of those using mark and the use of the mark to be reviewed by Commission; records are to be kept with supervision and control of the quality mark by Department of Agriculture and Commerce; subpoena power is given the Commission and penalties for violation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 48-84, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to enforcement of certain liens, and to provide for certain effects thereof by amending and reenacting §§ 46.1-56, 46.1-88, and 46.1-98 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certificates of title of motor vehicles.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to workmen’s compensation
An Act to amend and reenact § 62-194 of the Code of Virginia, relating to discharge of oil in certain waters, and providing a penalty.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-896, of the Code of Virginia, relating to pool and billiard rooms.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 54 a chapter numbered 7.1, consisting of articles numbered 1 and 2 and of sections numbered 54-145.11 through 54-145.20, creating a Board for Commercial Driver Training Schools; providing for the licensing of such schools and for standards, fees and penalties in connection therewith; and providing for the approval of courses offered by such schools by the State Department of Education for certain purposes. rH 205
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-383, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to examination of certain persons with records at the Division of Motor Vehicles of motor vehicle accidents or violations, or otherwise believed incompetent to be licensed to drive; license applications.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia, by adding a new section num-bered 38.1-295.1 empowering the Commission to examine and n-vestigate into the affairs of insurance companies and agents thereofand to provide penalties for such companies or agents who fail orrefuse to permit such examination or investigation. CH 726]
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-61.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to violations of certain safety provisions; appeals to the Safety Codes Commission and the courts; and penalties for violations.
An Act to prohibit the use of plastic cleaning bags; providing a penalty.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-45, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemption of certain motor vehicles from registration and licenses when used for certain purposes.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 6.1-68.1, relating to the power of banks to lease property.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 6.1-48.1 providing for the report to the State Corporation Commission of certain information concerning bank directors and establishing a penalty for knowingly making false statements therein.
An Act to amend and reenact certain sections of the charter for the city of Danville, relating to the powers of the city, limitations on contracts, and issuance of bonds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 6.1-284 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charges of interest in advance by an industrial loan association, installment payments, acceleration upon default, fees and duration and amount of loans.
An Act to amend and reenact § 13.1-78 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certificates of merger or consolidation of stock corporations.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-275, 46.1-281.1, 46.1-282, 46.1-298, 46.1-295.1, 46.1-808 and 46.1-811, as severally amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to standards for various items of equipment on motor vehicles, to provide that such standards conform to those set by the federal Department of Transportation. rH 874 i
An Act to amend and reenact § 38-279.8, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the regulation of junkyards and automobile graveyards in areas adjacent to highways within the State.
An Act to amend and reenact § 6.1-25 of the Code of Virginia, relating to common trust funds and investments authorized therein.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-481, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to advertisement of "plans, ordinances, and amendments thereto by local and regional planning commissions in counties and cities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-77, as amended, of the Code of
An Act to amend and reenact certain sections relating to the incorporation of credit unions, their powers, and other related provisions.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 4-98.18, 4-98.19 and 4-98.20, relating to license taxes for the sale of mixed beverages and taxes on certain alcoholic beverages.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-444.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to disclosure and prohibition against voting on or participating in certain proceedings by members of local planning commissions under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-412, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to property not included as capital for purposes of taxation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-76, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedures for the merger of domestic stock corporations with certain subsidiaries. CH 256
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1.02, 2.08, 2.04, 2.05, 2.07, 2.08, 2.14, 2.15, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 2.20, 2.28, 2.29, 2.31, 2.32, 3.05, 3.18, 3.20, 3.21, 4.06, 6.02 and 7.01, and to repeal § 2.30, of Chapter 240 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved March 13, 1954, which provided a charter for the town of Christiansburg in the county of Montgomery, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the boundaries of the town, municipal offices, town manager, removal of officers and employees, officers may fill more than one office; what offices mayor and councilmen not eligible for; duties of mayor; vice-mayor; salaries of council; meetings of council; quorum; special meetings of council; signing of minutes; duties of town clerk; duties of town treasurer: duties of chief of police; control of police force; assessment of real and personal property; temporary borrowing power of council; sinking fund; audit of financial records: power and authority to establish certain authority plants and facilities; certain powers and authority of council with respect to sewer and water lines and pipes; certain contracts to be let to bidders, and the repealed section relating to the duties of the town sergeant.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to corporate names.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to definitions under the Motor Vehicle Code.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-124 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance of temporary license plates for vehicles.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.1, 4.8, 4.4 as amended, 4.5, 6.16 as amended, 7.4, 7.8, 10.5, 19.4, 20.2, and 20.80 as amended, of Chapter 218 of the Acts of Assembly of 1960, approved March 9, 1960, which provided a new charter for the city of Colonial Heights
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-88.9 and 54-88.19 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board of Barber Examiners; applications thereto for examinations; and fees payable thereto.
An Act to amend and reenact § 6.1-57 of the Code of Virginia, relating to bank investments in bank building.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-1, 46.1-444, 46.1-450, 46.1-472, 46.1-485 and 46.1-504, as severally amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to definitions under the Motor Vehicle Code and coverage of motor vehicle owners liability insurance; when judgments for damages in motor vehicle accidents deemed satisfied; persons to whom security for damages and proof of financial responsibility not required; proof of financial responsibility by nonresidents; powers of attorney; proof of financial responsibility by delivering cash or securities.
An Act to create a Rural Affairs Study Commission, provide for its membership, delineate its powers and duties, and appropriate funds.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18.1-98 and 13.1-256, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the reinstatement of corporations dissolved for failure to maintain a registered office or a registered agent.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.1-807, 3.1-809, 3.1-814 as amended, and 3.1-821, of the Code of Virginia, relating to marking bags or other containers of commercial feed, the termination of the requirement of the power of attorney for out-of-state firms, notice of tax due and increase in the penalty for mislabeling.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-118 and 46.1-115 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance and use of dealer’s motor vehicle license plates.
An Act to amend and reenact § 62-106.7, as amended, of the Code of Virginia to authorize the expenditure of funds appropriated to the Virginia State Ports Authority and the incurring of indebtedness by such Authority with the consent of the Governor in certain instances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2.02 of Chapter 211 of the Acts of Assembly of 1962, approved March 9, 1962, which provided a charter for the consolidated city of Chesapeake, the section relating to additional powers of the city.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 8 of Title 18.1 an article numbered 4.1, containing §§ 18.1-119.4 through 18.1-119.18, so as to define certain words and phrases in connection with the use of credit cards; to define credit card theft; to create prima facie evidence of such theft; to define the crime of credit card forgery; to define the crime of credit card fraud; to define the crime of criminal possession of credit card forgery devices; to provide for the crime of criminal receipt of goods and services fraudulently obtained by the use of a credit card; and to provide penalties for violations; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith; and to repeal § 18.1-119.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same matters.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 48-2 as amended, 48-8, 48-4, 48-4.1, 48-5, 43-8, 48-10, 48-11, 48-13, 48-20 and 48-21 of the Code of Virginia, relating to mechanics’ liens, structures, etc. subject thereto, creation, recordation and perfection thereof, sufficiency of forms for affidavits, etc., personal liability of owner and general contractor, misuse of funds and punishment therefor, extent of lien when owner has less than fee simple, and priorities between such liens and other liens; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding, in Chapter 1 of Title 48 thereof, sections numbered 43-13.1, 43-14.1, 43-23.1 and 43-23.2, to prescribe punishment for forging or signing name of another without authority on lien waiver form, methods for service of notice and acts effecting forfeiture of lien, and to deem certain remedies cumulative; and to repeal §§ 48-6, 43-12 and 43-14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to validation of certain prior recordations, and certain requirements for recordation and service of notice.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-859, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to license taxes for certain coin machine operators.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 15.1-1874, 15.1-1879 and 15.1-1882 of the Code of Virginia, relating to industrial development authorities, bonds issued thereby, and rents, fees and other charges to be paid by such authorities to the political subdivisions with respect to which they were created.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-85 and 54-87 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the issuance of certificates of registration to certain architects, professional engineers and land surveyors, and providing certain exemptions to this chapter.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 18.1 a chapter numbered 6, consisting of sections numbered 18.1-528 through 18.1-541, to regulate certain offers to purchase securities of Virginia stock corporations and to provide penalties for violations. rH 681
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 32, 41, 50, 119 and 188 of Chap. 158 of the Acts of Assembly of 1916, approved March 11, 1916, which provided a charter for the town of Victoria, the sections relating to Journal to be kept of Council Proceedings; the purposes for which the town council may make and raise revenue by levies, taxes and assessments; the dates when the town treasurer shall receive tax payments; and to repeal § 115 of said chapter relating to reserves for certain debts of the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-149 of the Code of Virginia, relating to boards of directors of stock corporations. rH 553
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.1-701 and 8.1-716 of Article 2, Chapter 26 of Title 8.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to schedule of commissions and charges to be filed and the keeping of records by commission merchants.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-355, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to taxation of coin-operated machines; machines and devices excepted.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 6.1-249, 6.1-271, 6.1-272, 6.1-276, 6.1-277, 6.1-280, 6.1-282, 6.1-285, 6.1-286, 6.1-287, 6.1-288, 6.1-291, 6.1-294 and 6.1-801, as severally amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Small Loan Act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-73.2, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to restrictions upon and requirements of members of the governing bodies of political subdivisions having interests in pending zoning cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-266.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the imposition of local license taxes by cities, towns and counties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954,as amended, relating to the Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission, confirming the creation of such Commission relating to the term of existence of said Commission; permitting the election of certain additional officers, and defining a quorum; relating to the powers and functions of the Commission, including the power of condemnation; validating and ratifying certain property transfers made by the city of Portsmouth to the Commission; relating to the amount of money the city of Portsmouth will receive from the Commission in lieu of taxes; authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes and refunding bonds and certain aspects thereof; relating to the establishment of rates by the Commission; relating to the power of the Commission to accept grants; and to amend such chapter by adding §§ 22, 23 and 24 relating to, respectively, exemption of the Commission from taxation, permitting bonds issued by the Commission to be approved securities; and relating to the police powers of the Commission, the jurisdiction and trial of certain cases and disposition of fines collected therefrom.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 5.1 a chapter numbered 7, containing sections numbered 5.1-77 through 5.1-81, relating to proof of financial responsibility with reference to the operation of aircraft.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-151.183 of the Code of Virginia, relating to employer’s returns and payments of withheld income taxes.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 58-441.49:1, so as to authorize the councils of cities and the governing bodies of counties to levy a city or county use tax, under certain conditions and to what extent; and to provide for its collection and the distribution of the revenue derived therefrom.
An Act to amend and reenact § 6.1-157, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to investments by savings and loan associations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-775.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for registration and examination of Registered and Associate Social Workers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 48-33, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the maximum amount of mechanic’s lien on personal property with security instrument.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-721 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the waiver of penalties under certain conditions for failure to file certain reports and pay certain taxes on the sale of motor fuel.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by amending and reenacting § 18.1-8, as amended, relating to general powers of stock corporations, and by adding a section numbered 13.1-3.1, to provide for indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents and for insurance on their behalf.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-863, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the requirement that apartment house, trailer camp and trailer court operators and certain others file lists of tenants.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-205 of the Code of Virginia, relating to general powers of non-stock corporations; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.1-205.1, to permit indemnification of officers, employees, etc., and purchase of liability insurance for same by such corporations.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia, by adding a section numbered 15.1-78.4, relating to certain disclosures to be made by urban county boards of supervisors in certain zoning application hearings.
An Act to amend and reenact § 88.1-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Secretary of Commonwealth being appointed attorney for service of process and the procedure and fees therefor.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 144 (c), as amended, 144 (d), 144 (e) and 144 (f) of Chapter 34 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, which provided a charter and special form of government for the city of Norfolk, which sections relate to the powers of the Norfolk Port and Industrial Authority, the transfer of city’s facilities and contributions by the city to said Authority and bonds issued by said Authority. tH 461
An Act to amend and reenact § 6.1-156, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the reserves of savings and loam associations.