Civil Rights

1960
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-288, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the testimony of husband and wife in criminal cases.
An Act for the relief of Norfolk General Hospital.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-182, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to lists of jurors.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-188, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees in civil cases in county and municipal courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-639 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compromise of a claim for death by wrongful act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-293, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to contradiction of a witness by prior inconsistent writing.
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1961, and the thirtieth day of June, 1962.
An Act to provide a charter for the city of Colonial Heights, and to repeal Chapter 144 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, entitled 'An act to provide a new charter for the city of Colonial Heights ...', as amended.
Proposing amendments to Sections 110, 118, 119 and 120 of the Constitution of Virginia
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 18.1-227 through 18.1-286.8, relating to obscenity, defining the word 'obscene', providing that certain obscene acts and conduct, and certain acts and conduct in connection therewith, shall be unlawful, making it a felony to commit a second or other subsequent offense thereof, providing for the issuance of certain orders and judgments as to obscene books; and to repeal §§ 18-113 and 18-118.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same matters.
Proposing an amendment to Section 30 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-639 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compromise of claims for death by wrongful act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-186, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exclusion from jury of persons living within two miles of place felony committed, and exceptions thereto.
An Act to amend Chapter 385 of the Acts of Assembly of 1958, approved March 29, 1958, which created the Virginia Civil War Commission, by adding sections numbered 5-a and 5-b, authorizing the Commission to form or participate in the formation of a nonprofit corporation or corporations, and to contract with and grant funds to public and private agencies to effectuate its objectives.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 9.10, as amended, 9.11 and 9.18 of Chapter 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, being the charter of the city of Alexandria.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to crimes and offenses generally; to that end to repeal Title 18 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 11 and §§ 18-1 to 18-366, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to crimes and offenses generally; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act a new title numbered 18.1, which title includes eight new chapters numbered 1 to 8, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 18.1-1 to 18.1-429, both inclusive, relating to crimes and offenses generally; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 18-7.1, to prohibit a person from conspiring, confederating or combining with another or others to trespass upon certain property and to provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-548 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the punishment for violations of §§ 15-546 and 15-547 of the Code.
An Act to amend and reenact § 20-48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the minimum age of marriage with the consent of one’s parents.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to criminal procedure; to that end to repeal Title 19 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 13 and §§ 19-1 to 19-342, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to criminal procedure; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act a new title numbered 19.1, which title includes fifteen new chapters numbered 1 to 15, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 19.1-1 to 19.1-878, both inclusive, relating to criminal procedure; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 23-36.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nursing scholarships.
An Act for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.02, 4.01 as amended, 4.12, 4.17, 6.02 as amended, 6.09, 6.19, 17.02, 17.06, 17.07, 17.08, 17.18, 19.01 as amended, 19.02, 19.08, 19.04, 19.05, 19.06, 19.07 as amended, 19.08, 19.09, 19.10, 19.12, 19. 18 and 20. 02 as amended, of Chap. 328 of the Acts of Assembly 'of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, which provided a charter for the city of Falls Church, the sections relating to nomination of candidates for council; composition of council; certain referenda; procedure concerning charter amendments; submission of budgets and hearings thereon; composition and certain functions and duties of the planning commission; adoption of master plan; district boundaries; municipal courts and judges and officers thereof and election of the school board.

1962
An Act to provide for the submission of a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Virginia to the qualified voters for ratification or rejection, and to prescribe when and how such referendum shall be had, and the manner in which the results thereof shall be ascertained and certified, the returns canvassed, and the vote thereon proclaimed by the Governor.
An Act to amend Chapter 412 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887-1888, approved March 5, 1888, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Gate City, formerly Estillville, in Scott County, by adding a section numbered 2.2, providing certain powers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 63-162, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to The Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped, the appointment, terms and qualification of its members.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-658, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to notice to be given cities and towns of claims for damages for negligence.
An Act to amend and reenact certain sections of the charter for the City of Danville, relating to the powers of the city, the election of city officials, the Department of Finance, and to add a Department of Purchasing and a Department of Tax Assessment.
An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect four historical markers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-207 of the Code of Virginia, relating to written contracts with public school teachers.
An Act to limit the authority of the State Corporation Commission in issuing certificates of incorporation in certain instances and repealing the charter or articles of incorporation of The American Nazi Party.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-228 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain conduct with respect to obscene items or materials and penalty therefor.
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1968, and the thirtieth day of June, 1964.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18.1-58, 46.1-16, 46.1-62, 46.1-177, 46.1-192, 46.1-805, 46.1-850 and 46.1-851 as amended, and 46.1-898 and 46.1-495, of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalties for violating certain motor vehicle laws, so as to revise the minimum penalties therefor.
An Act Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia
An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and erected an historical marker commemorating the Leedstown Resolutions.
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 28 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact § 3, as amended, of Chapter 194 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 27, 1984, which provided anew charter for the town of Lawrenceville, so as to provide for the levy of certain tazes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-35.9, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the value of nursing scholarships.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-421 of the Code of Virginia, relating to advocacy of change in government by unlawful means.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 59-21.1, prohibiting certain wilful and malicious actions to injure others in their reputation, trade, businesses or professions, and to provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-30.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to recording evidence and incidents of trial and costs thereof, and costs of transcripts; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17-30.2, providing for payment of expenses of appeals of indigent defendants.
An Act to appropriate, subject to certain conditions, funds to the Virginia Civil War Commission for a monument to Sgt. Richard Kirkland, C.S.A., “The Angel of Marye’s Heights’.
An Act to amend and reenact various sections of the Charter for the City of Roanoke, relating to city powers, council composition, qualifications, elections, city manager, budget, and school board.
An Act to amend and reenact § 5 of Chapter 60 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, as amended, the chapter providing a charter for the town of Brookneal and the section relating to election of mayor and council and the powers of council.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-182, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to lists of jurors.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-116 and 16.1-118 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance of executions upon and abstracts of judgments in civil actions in courts not of record, and destruction of papers in such cases.
An Act to provide for the submission of proposed amendments to Section 20 of the Constitution of Virginia to the qualified voters for ratification or rejection, and to prescribe when and how such referendum shall be had, and the manner in which the results thereof shall be ascertained and certified, the returns canvassed, and the vote thereon proclaimed by the Governor.
An Act to authorize the performance by physicians and surgeons of certain operations upon the reproductive organs of certain persons; to prescribe the consent which shall be required to be given for the performance of such operations, the time within which the same may be performed, and the conditions which shall be complied with; and to provide for exemption from liability for the nonnegligent performance of such operations.

1963es
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24-17, 24-67, 24-78, 24-79, 24-120, as amended, § 24-121, as amended, §§ 24-122, 24-123 and 24-124 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 24-17.1, 24-17.2, 24-28.1, 24-67.1, 24-87.1, 24-119.2 and 24-128.1, all of which amended and new sections relate to registration and voting in State, local and Federal elections, and to the duties of certain election officials; and to make an appropriation to the State Board of Elections.

1964
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.04, 4.08, 6.07, 7.05, 9.09, 9.11, 9.12, 10.02, 13.03, 14.038 and 15.10, as severally amended, of Chapter 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, as amended, which chapter provided the charter for the city of Alexandria, the sections relating to powers of the City Board of Review of real estate assessments, appropriation and tax ordinances, form of bonds, zoning powers, duties of city planning commission concerning zoning, powers of council in relation to zoning, vacancies on council, alternative condemnation procedures, powers and duties of city collector, and school board; and to further amend chapter 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, by adding a section numbered 5.28 providing for a deputy city treasurer.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10 Proposing amendments to Sections 148, 145 and 146 of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-628.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to survival of causes of action for personal injury.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 18 of Title 28 sections numbered 28-165.1 through 28-165.9, to create a corporation composed of the Board of Visitors of Virginia State College; to provide for the appointment, terms of office, powers and duties of the members thereof and of the Board; to prescribe the curriculum of the College; and to amend and reenact §§ 23-166 through 23-170, and 28-173, as severally amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia State College, Norfolk Division, students, contributions and education of medical and dental students; and to repeal §§ 238-165, 28-171 and 28-172 of the Code of Virginia, relating to name of school, curriculum, and certain powers of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-293, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to contradiction of witnesses by prior inconsistent statements.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.04, 4.08, 6.07, 7.05, 9.11, 9.12, 10.02, 13.03, 14.03 and 15.10, as severally amended, of Chapter 536 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, as amended, which Chapter provided the charter for the city of Alexandria, the sections relating to powers of the City Board of Review of real estate assessments, appropriation and tax ordinances, form of bonds, duties of city planning commission concerning zoning, powers of council in relation to zoning, vacancies on council, alternative condemnation procedures, powers and duties of city collector, and school board; and to further amend Chap 536 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, by adding a section numbered 5.28 providing for a deputy city treasurer.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-115, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to disposition of papers in civil matters in courts not of record.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 80 thereof a chapter numbered 2.1, containing sections numbered $0-28.1 through 80-28.11, to regulate the employment of persons, and the activities of persons employed by others, in connection with promoting, advocating or opposing legislation before the General Assembly of Virginia; to provide penalties for violation of this act; and to repeal §§ 80-20 through 80-28 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same matters.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-229 of the Code of Virginia, relating to riding or driving on sidewalks.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-80.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to recording evidence and incidents of trial in certain cases and the cost thereof; and to provide how the cost of transcripts shall be paid.
An Act to amend and reenact § 24-23.1, as amended, and §§ 24-28.2 and 24-28.8, of the Code of Virginia, relating to waiver of poll tax registration by certain voters.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 24-884.1, relating to assistance of certain voters in the preparation of absentee ballots; and providing a penalty.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-2388 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of certain language over telephone and penalty therefor.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-410 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the unauthorized wearing or display on motor vehicles of certain insignia or emblems.
An Act to authorize the Governor to restore the privilege of registering and voting to persons convicted of certain felonies.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.1-237 and 46.1-288 of the Code of Virginia, relating to blind or partially blind pedestrians crossing certain public streets or highways, and unlawful use of certain indicia of blindness.
An Act to amend and reenact § 24-245 of the Code of Virginia, relating to manner of voting.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19.1-227 through 19.1-231, 19.1-284 and 19.1-289 of the Code of Virginia, relating to persons charged with crime who are, or are suspected of being, insane or feeble-minded; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.1-280.1, to provide for a commission to inquire into the mental condition of such persons under certain conditions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-687 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil service commissions in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18.1-57 and 18.1-59 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 18.1-55.1, the new and amended sections relating to consent for the taking of blood samples of persons arrested for operating motor vehicles while under the influence of intoxicants or drugs; how such consent shall be implied; procedure for taking and testing blood samples for alcoholic content; consequence of refusal to consent; suspension of driving privileges and licenses by the court for failure to consent; administration of test; costs; admissibility in evidence of results of analysis; evidentiary effect of test; terms of suspension of such privileges and licenses under certain circumstances; and to repeal §§ 18.1-55 and 18.1-56 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same subjects.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ $7-1.1, 87-61, 87-61.1, 87-62, 87-62.1, 87-68, 87-64, 87-69, 87-728, 37-75, 37-78, 37-79, 87-99, 87-100, 87-102, 37-108, 87-105 through 37-109, 87-111, 87-118 through 837-117, 87-119, 87-126, 87-128, 37-180, 37-181, and 87-186.1 of the Code of Virginia, as severally amended, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 87-71.2, 37-71.8, 87-180.1, and 87-280.2, the amended and new sections relating to the commitment or admission of persons to public and private institutions for the care and treatment of mentally all and mentally deficient persons, care and treatment of patients in such institutions, and release from such institutions; and to repeal §§ 87-6, 87-110, $7-110.1, 87-118, 37-154, 87-156 through $7-168, 87-171 through 87-187, 37-189, 37-190, 37-198 through 37-209, 37-212, 87-214 through 37-215.1, 37-217 through 37-222, 87-224 and 87-225, as severally amended, relating to the same matters.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-182, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to lists of jurors.
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1965, and the thirtieth day of June, 1966.

1968
An Act to amend and reenact § 82-424 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual sterilization of persons under the age of twenty-one: 1009
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24-8, 24-12, and 24-14, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Congressional districts, House of Delegates districts, and State Senatorial districts, respectively.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18.1-425 and 18.1-427 of the Code of Virginia, relating to mutilating or committing other acts to flags or similar standards; penalties for violation.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to welfare
An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-865, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the offense of placing burning or flaming crosses on the property of another.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-178, as amended, of the Code of Virginia. relating to guardians ad litem of certain children; attorneys to be appointed in certain cases; compensation of such attorneys.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-80.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to recording and transcripts of proceedings in certain cases and the costs thereof.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.1-254.1, relating to the obstruction of free passage.
An Act to amend and reenact §15.1-489, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the purpose of zoning ordinances.
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 the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 63-165.1, to provide for confidential nature of register maintained by Commission for the Visually Handicapped; conditions under which information released; and to amend and reenact § 63-204 of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalty for disclosure of such information.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19.1-283, and 19.1-239 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses, of physicians and clinical psychologists in proceedings on question of insanity, and commitment and release procedures when defendant acquitted by reason of insanity or feeblemindedness.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 15.1-514.1 to enable the governing bodies of counties, cities and towns, to authorize the regulation, restriction, or prohibition of the assembling of persons or movement of persons or vehicles under certain circumstances.
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 the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 18.1 an article numbered 1.1 containing sections numbered 18.1-254.1 through 18.1-254.12, to define riots, routs and unlawful assemblies; to prescribe penalties for participating therein and for certain activities relating thereto including failure to disperse upon command; to exempt private citizens called upon by law enforcement officers to disperse or arrest persons unlawfully or riotously assembled from civil or criminal liability under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 82-428 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual sterilization of persons over the age of twenty-one.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 20-45, 20-46 and 87-281, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to marriage of habitual criminals, insane persons, and mental defectives; sexual sterilization of epileptics and others.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-227, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the commitment of the mentally all charged with a felony.
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 the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 18.1-880.1 and 18.1-880.2 so as to define the term “clandestine organization”; and to require these and certain other organizations to register with the State Corporation Commission. rH 9011
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to insane, epileptic, feeble-minded and inebriate persons; to that end to repeal Title 87 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 11 and §§ 87-1 to 37-260, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and relates to insane, epileptic, feeble-minded and inebriate persons; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto, in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act, a new title numbered 87.1 which new title includes new chapters numbered 1 to 10, inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 37.1-1 to 37.1-202, inclusive, relating to institutions for the mentally ill; and to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective.
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 require that meetings and official records of agencies, boards, commissions, etc., of the State and local governments, and certain public organizations, be open to the public; to provide for exceptions; to prescribe remedies; and to repeal acts in conflict.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-12, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to what property is exempt from State and local taxation.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14.1-184, as amended, and 19.1-241.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of court-appointed counsel.
An Act to amend and reenact § 24-194.8 os amended, of the Code of Virginia. relating to annointment of additional judges and clerks of election in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-636, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, to provide for amounts and distribution of damages recoverable under actions for death by wrongful act.