Civil Rights

1930
An ACT to provide for a trial justice in counties having a population of not less than forty thousand nor more than forty-six thousand, and to prescribe the term of office, the jurisdiction, duties and compensation of such trial justices.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5335 of the Code of Virginia as amended by acts of assembly of 1922, chapter 113.
An ACT to provide for the separation of white and colored passengers in passenger motor vehicle carriers within the State; to constitute the drivers of said motor vehicles special policemen, with’the same powers given to conductors and motormen of electric railways by general law.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4909 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relative to committal, for observation of persons charged with crime whose mental condition is questioned.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Bluefield, Virginia,
AN ACT to authorize the State highway commission to include in the State highway system certain streets and roads in incorporated towns and cities of thirty-five hundred (3,500) inhabitants or less.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new chapter numbered 243-a and nine new sections, numbered 5904-a, 5904-b, 5904-c, 5904-d, 5904-e, 5904-f, 5904-g, 5904-h and 5904-i, providing for the establishment of a county court in each county of the Commonwealth having a population greater than 500 inhabitants per square mile as shown by the last United States census; to provide for its jurisdiction; to provide for the officers of said court and fix their duties; to provide for the pleadings in said court; to provide for appeals from decisions of said court; to provide for its terms; to fix the compensation of the judge and the court officers; and to abolish in the counties in which such courts are established the offices of justices of the peace, trial justices, and juvenile and domestic relations justice; and to transfer the powers of such courts to the county court.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 67 of the Code of Virginia defining colored persons and American Indians and tribal Indians.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6017 and 6028 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appeals and removals of cases from justices courts, [H B 349]
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 8 and 12 of an act entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Portsmouth, approved March 10, 1908, by adding a new chapter, in the place of chapter 9 of said charter, in relation to civil and police justice, providing for his election and qualifications, and prescribing his powers, duties, jurisdiction, term of office, and compensation, and repealing chapter 9 of said charter, as provided by an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 12, 1912, as amended by an act approved March 16, 1918, and repealing all acts, parts of acts, and charter provisions inconsistent with this act, so far as they relate to the city of Portsmouth, and to abolish the offices of civil justice and police justice in said city, approved March 23, 1926, and to add a new section thereto to be known as section 18, providing for the appointment of a clerk to the civil and police justice and prescribing the powers and duties of such clerk.
An ACT requiring the clerks of courts of records and the bureau of vital statistics to furnish to honorably discharged members of the United States military or naval forces, copies of records without charge.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1640, 1641, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1646, 1647, 1648, 1649, 1650, 1651, 1652, 1653 and 1654 of the Code of Virginia, relating to and regulating the practice of dentistry.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Colonial Heights, Chesterfield county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Stony Creek, in the county of Sussex, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith, and to declare all contracts and obligations heretofore or hereafter made by the council and government of the town of Stony Creek and all powers heretofore or hereafter exercised by them, while in office, to be legal and valid.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5984 of the Code of Virginia, in respect to those liable to serve as jurors.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6252 of the Code of Virginia, relating to bills of exceptions.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of chapter 85 of the acts of assembly of 1918, entitled “An act to amend and re-enact an act, approved March 21, 1916, relating to Confederate pensions,’ approved February 28, 1918, as amended.

1932
An ACT to provide for the licensing of chauffeurs, and other motor vehicle operators, and for the suspension and revocation of such licenses for certain causes; to fix liability on certain persons for negligence in the operation of motor vehicles on the public highways; and to prescribe penalties for violations of certain provisions of this act.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Williamsburg, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 5 of article II of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus in Elizabeth City county, approved January 22, 1900, as heretofore amended, and to amend said act by adding thereto a new section numbered section 7.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 4851, 4852, 4853 and 4860 of the Code of Virginia, section 4853 of which has heretofore been amended, relating to regular and special terms of grand jurors.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 4426 and 4427 of the Code of Virginia, and to further amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 4426-a, said sections relating to fights between men and fights between men and animals and amateur boxing matches and exhibitions.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 154 of the Code of Virginia as heretofore amended, relating to duties of candidates for office and of person: to whom abstracts of primary elections are furnished.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6020 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section (z) of section 2, and section 7 of chapter sixty-four of the Acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-two, 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 appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1933, and the thirtieth day of June, 1934.
An ACT to prevent and punish the desecration, mutilation, defacement and improper use of the flag of the United States of America, and of this State, and of any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield authorized by law; and to repeal an act entitled “An act to prohibit the public mutilation, defacement, defilement of, or casting contempt upon flags of the United States or of the State of Virginia, and providing penalties,” approved February 16, 1928.
An ACT to prescribe the jurisdiction of the State of Virginia over lands in Virginia, acquired by, and/or under the control of, the United States, over matters and things arising on, and over persons and property of persons residing on, such lands.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4546 of the Code of Virginia, relating to marriages of white persons to colored persons.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Gordonsville, Virginia; to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith; and to validate all contracts heretofore or hereafter made by the present council and government while in office not inconsistent with this charter or the Constitution and general laws of this State.
An ACT authorizing the State commission on conservation and de-
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5134 of the Code of Virginia, relating to rights of married women.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by enacting, and incorporating therein, a new section to be designated as section 1080-a, providing for the appointment of guardians, or committees, for persons mentally and physically incapacitated, but not feeble minded.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to permit the filing and trials of certain cross-claims in certain cases for torts, approved March 24, 1926, as amended by an act approved March 17, 1928.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Falls Church, in the county of Fairfax, approved March 30, 1875, as heretofore amended, said section being in relation to the town council.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3488 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to fee of officer for making return on executions when no levy or forthcoming bond taken.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6000 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to selection and peremptory challenge of jurors in civil cases.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5904-b, 5904-c, 5904-e, 5904-f and 5904-g of the Code of Virginia, which are in relation to county courts in counties having a density of population in excess of 500 inhabitants per square mile as shown by the last United States census; and to repeal section 5904-d of said Code relating to said courts.

1933es
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 30 of an act entitled an act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the thirtieth day of June, 1933, and the thirtieth day of June, 1934

1934
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to qualifications and disqualifications of voters at general elections.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 93 of the Code of Virginia, relating to registration of voters and who to be registered.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1935, and the thirtieth day of June, 1936.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Hopewell 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 Hopewell.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5, 8, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24 of chapter 385 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, entitled an act to provide for the licensing of chauffeurs, and other motor vehicle operators, and for the suspension and revocation of such licenses for certain causes; to fix liability on certain persons for negligence in the operation of motor vehicles on the public highways; and to prescribe penalties for violations of certain provisions of this act, approved March 29, 1932.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5335 and 5340 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to estates of persons under disability.
An ACT to provide for commencing civil actions to be tried by civil and police justices, civil justices and trial justices by notice of motion, and to repeal an act entitled an act to provide for the trial of civil cases by a civil and police justice on motion, approved March 15, 1924.
An ACT to amend sections 4, 5, 11, 14, 17, 20, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 38 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of South Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk, approved September 11, 1919, as heretofore amended, which town has since become the city of South Norfolk and to provide a charter for the city of South Norfolk, approved March 20, 1924, and to further amend said act by adding thereto two new sections numbered ll-a and 24-a.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 109 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to lists of persons who have paid poll taxes, etc.
An ACT to permit the trial together of cases for personal injury of infants, with claims for the expenses of curing or attempting to cure infants from such injury.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4896 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to the selection and summoning of jurors.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Lawrenceville, Virginia; to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith; and to validate all contracts heretofore or hereafter made by the present council and government while in office not inconsistent with this charter or the Constitution and general laws of this State.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of chapter 5, and section 2 of chapter 10, of an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Danville, approved February 17, 1890, as heretofore amended, relating to the civil justice and justices of the peace for said city.
An ACT to amend section 3106 of the Code of Virginia, which said section is in chapter 124 of the said Code, on the subject of civil and police justices and civil justices.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5758 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to public holidays.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6092 of the Code of Virginia, relating to statements of contributory negligence.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 6240-a, permitting the introduction of evidence in mitigation of damages in actions against publishers, owners, editors, reporters and employees of newspapers, magazines and periodicals under section 5781 of the Code of Virginia or for libel or defamation.

1936
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to chapter 124 thereof a new section numbered 3105-a, prescribing the conditions upon which warrants or other process, issued upon certain claims or causes of action of which civil and police justices are given jurisdiction, may be made returnable before such justices; and providing that such warrants or other process may be directed to a constable, sheriff or sergeant of any county or city wherein the defendant resides or may be found, and prescribing in what instances such warrants may be served in a county or corporation other than that in which the action is brought.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3102 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to civil and police justices, civil justices and judges of municipal courts, so as to provide for the payment of certain taxes and costs in removals.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3106 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to appeals and removals from civil and police justices and civil justices.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1080-a of the Code of Virginia, providing for the appointment of guardians, or committees, for persons mentally and physically incapacitated, but not feebleminded.
An ACT to define who are to be deemed Virginia citizens and residents within the purview of the laws conferring upon them certain privileges in relation to the State institutions of higher learning.
An ACT to provide equal educational facilities for certain persons denied admission to Virginia State colleges, universities, and institutions of higher learning.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5904-b, 5904-c and 5904-e, of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to county courts, so as to provide for jurisdiction and procedure in actions in detinue, attachments and garnishments, and to provide for the disposition of fees collected by, and for the expenses of, the clerk of such court.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 63 and 64 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, Virginia, as amended by act approved March 24, 1920, as amended by act approved March 10, 1928, and to add thereto a new section to be known as section 64-a.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto fifteen new sections, numbered 4987-a to 4987-0, both inclusive, providing for the appointment of trial justices and substitute trial justices in counties and in certain counties and cities; providing for the appointment of clerks for such trial justices, and prescribing the terms of office, jurisdiction, duties and compensation of such trial justices, substitute trial justices and clerks; providing that trial justices, substitute trial justices, and their clerks, selected and functioning under other acts, shall be subject to the said fifteen new sections as if appointed thereunder; providing for the appointment of associate trial justices in certain counties and prescribing their terms of office, jurisdiction, duties and compensation; providing for continuity between this and prior trial justice systems; enlarging authority of justices of the peace and mayors to issue attachments, warrants and subpoenas and as issuing officers; prescribing fees to be charged and collected by trial justices and clerks and providing for the disposition of moneys collected by such officers; appropriating for such purposes the sum of $60,000 annually for distribution among the counties; and exempting certain counties until they adopt the provisions of the foregoing sections; and to repeal Sections 4983 and 4988-a to 4988-p, both inclusive, of the Code of Virginia and certain other acts providing for the appointment or selection of trial justices, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6012 of the Code of Virginia, relating to juries for the trial of, and the waiver of trial by jury in, civil cases.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-sections (f), (i), (j) and (k) of section 29 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 or parts of acts inconsistent with this act so far as they relate to the said city of Suffolk
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1077 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, in relation to State Colony for Epileptics and Feeble-minded.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Leesburg, in the county of Loudoun, Virginia. and to repeal all prior acts and amendments thereto creating a charter for the said town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4895 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to venire facias in felony cases and the trial of persons jointly indicted for a felony, so as to provide that juries summoned as herein provided may be used for the trial of civil cases as well as felonies and misdemeanors.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Altavista, Campbell county, Virginia; to repeal all acts, or parts of acts in conflict therewith; and to validate all contracts heretofore or hereafter made by the present council and government while in office not inconsistent with this charter or the Constitution and general laws of this State.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 247, as heretofore amended, and section 267 of the Code of Virginia, relating to how primary elections, and elections of county, corporation and district officers contested, respectively, so as to provide for the taxing of costs in such contests.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 27 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, as heretofore amended, said section relating to the civil and police justice.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Vinton, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5, as heretofore amended, of an act entitled an act to regulate the confession of judgment in the office of the clerk of any court of record in the Commonwealth of Virginia and to prescribe the procedure thereon, approved March 27, 1922, in relation to notice to be given after judgment confessed.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 4899-a, providing for the disqualification, in felony cases in counties, of jurors who reside within two miles of the place where the felony is alleged to have been committed, upon objection of the Commonwealth or the accused.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5984 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to who are liable to serve as jurors.
An ACT to amend the title of chapter 291, Acts 1930, by substituting the word 'airmen' for the words 'aircraft pilots' therein, and to amend and re-enact sections 3775-a to 3775-h, inclusive, and sections 3775-k, 3775-1 and 3775-n, of 'An act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto fourteen new sections, numbered 3775-a to 3775-n, both inclusive, providing for the safety of aircraft passengers, for the licensing and inspection of aircraft and of aircraft pilots; authorizing the State Corporation Commission to promulgate rules and regulations governing the operation of aircrafts, providing for the issuance of permits for the establishment of airports; providing for the supervision of said airports; fixing penalties for violation of the sections embraced in this bill, and to repeal chapter 463 of the Acts of 1928,' being chapter 291, Acts 1930, approved March 24, 1930, by omitting and repealing sections 3775-i and 3775-j and by adding thereto section 3775-0; providing for the issuance of cease and desist orders, or injunctions, by the State Corporation Commission to prevent violations or further violations of this act and/or of its rules and regulations in pursuance of this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 15 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact all acts creating and amending the charter of the city of Charlottesville, and to provide a charter and special form of government for the said city, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, so far as they relate to the city of Charlottesville, approved March 24, 1922, relating to certain powers of the city council, and to further amend the said act by adding thereto a new section to be numbered section 26%, authorizing the city council to appoint a city jailor and such deputy jailors as may be necessary and to fix their compensation, and prescribing the powers and duties of such jailors.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 6218 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, in relation to securing attendance of certain witnesses.

1936/1937es
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of chapter 12 of an act entitled "An act to provide a new charter for the city of Portsmouth"
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Norton, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith, and all former charters and amendments thereof, of said town.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Front Royal, Virginia, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act.

1938
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3 of an act entitled “An act to define a ‘mob’, and a ‘lynching’; to provide for the punishment of persons composing a ‘mob,’ the actions of which result in the injury or death of another person; to prescribe penalties therefor; to provide for the recovery -of damages therefor from any person or persons composing the mob; to prescribe the jurisdiction of courts in actions and prosecutions under the provisions of this act”
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled “an act to provide equal educational facilities for certain persons denied admission to Virginia State colleges, universities and institutions of higher learning”
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3487 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to fees of sheriffs, sergeants, criers coroners and constables.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 38, as amended, of an act entitled “An act to provide a new charter for the city of Lynchburg, Virginia”, approved March 21, 1928, relating to the powers of the council of the said city, so as to authorize the prohibition of lotteries and raffles therein, the fixing of certain penalties for violation of city ordinances, and prescribing the manner in which certain city ordinances shall be published.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1, as amended, of an act entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of special justices of the peace in cities of less than 25,000 inhabitants and in counties, to be known as judges of juvenile and domestic relations courts; to prescribe their jurisdiction, powers, duties, and compensation; and to provide for the maintenance of juvenile and domestic relations courts in such cities and in counties"
An ACT to amend chapter 94 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1934, approved March 7, 1934, and known, designated and cited as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, by adding thereto a new section numbered section 49-b, so as among other things, to provide that it shall be a misdemeanor for an infant to represent himself to be twenty-one years of age or older for the purpose of purchasing or attempting to purchase alcoholic beverages, and for any person to purchase alcoholic beverages for another person to whom alcoholic beverages may not be sold; and providing punishment for the violation of the provisions of this section.
An ACT to provide that the State of Virginia may enter into a compact with any of the United States for mutual helpfulness in relation
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto two new sections, numbered 4407-a and 4407-b, prohibiting the payment of money or the giving of pecuniary benefit, and requiring the disclosure of information and the rendering of assistance, by certain persons, in event any person be taken, seized or secreted by another, or in event of any threat or attempt to take, seize or secrete any person.
An ACT to appropriate the sum of $220,000.00, or so much thereof as may be required, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1938, for the purpose of paying retirement compensation to judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals, and of other courts of record, and to members of the State Corporation Commission, who may retire, and to supplement other appropriations made for the purpose of paying salaries of such judges and of members of the said commission.
An ACT requiring notice to be given to cities and towns as to claims for damages for negligence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5758 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to public holidays.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 16 of an act entitled ‘An act to provide a new charter for the city of Alexandria, Virginia”
An ACT to authorize boards of supervisors, councils and other governing bodies of counties, cities and towns to permit blind persons to construct, maintain and operate, under supervision of the Virginia Commission for the Blind, on certain public property stands for the sale of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco and other similar articles.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 395 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to delinquent State taxes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4987-f of the Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of trial justices.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 7 of chapter 5, and Section 2 of chapter 10, of an act entitled “An act to incorporate the city of Danville”