Civil Rights

1938
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 64, as heretofore amended, of an act entitled “An act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor, approved January 16, 1896”, in relation to the civil justice and substitute civil justice said city.
An ACT prohibiting the entry by courts of judgments in certain cases where service of process or notice is accepted by another than the defendant, unless notice thereof shall have been mailed to such defendant.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5995 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, in relation to persons incompetent to serve as jurors at more than one term during any one year period, and where persons may not be compelled to serve.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Cape Charles, Northampton 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; and to repeal all former charters of the town of Cape Charles.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Herndon, in the county of Fairfax, and to repeal an act entitled “An act to incorporate the town of Herndon, in the county of Fairfax”
An ACT to enact a uniform law to secure the attendance of witnesses from without a state in criminal proceedings.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3422 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to unauthorized practice of law and penalties therefor, and to repeal an act entitled “An act to extend the time within which a person to whom license had been issued prior to March 15, 1918, to practice law in Virginia, but who had been prevented from qualifying and commencing said practice within two years after the granting of said license by his entry into the military or naval service of the United States may qualify and commence said practice without further examination”, approved February 17, 1920.

1940
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.”’
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Gate City, in the county of Scott, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith, and to provide for a referendum.
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 4987-f, as heretofore amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of a trial justice, so as to require any officer making an arrest, upon the request of the person arrested, to take him before a justice of the peace or other officer having power to grant bail for the purpose of being admitted to bail for his appearance before such trial justice.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 979, 982 and 983 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia State School for Colored Deaf and Blind Children, so as to abolish the board of visitors of said school and place the same under the control, management and supervision of the State Board of Education, and to repeal Section 984 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same subject.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5781 of the Code of Virginia, relating to insulting words.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4987-a of the Code of Virginia relating to the appointment and qualification of trial justices, and of associate trial justices in certain counties
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4987-f of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to the jurisdiction of trial justices.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 6046 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to notices of motion in lieu of action at law; when notice to be returned to clerk’s office; rules applicable thereto.
An ACT to amend an act entitled ‘‘An act to provide a new charter for the town of Herndon, in the county of Fairfax, and to repeal an act entitled ‘An act to incorporate the town of Herndon, in the county of Fairfax’
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1941, and the thirtieth day of June, 1942, to prescribe the provisos, terms, conditions and provisions with respect to the items of appropriation, and their payment, and to repeal all acts wholly in conflict with this act, and all parts of all acts inconsistent with this act to the extent of such inconsistency.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Holland, in the county of Nansemond, and to repeal the charter provided for said town by chapter 1047 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1899-1900, approved March 7, 1900, and all amendments thereof, or of any part thereof.

1942
An ACT to create the Negro Memorial Commission and prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the appointment of the members of such commission; to authorize the said commission to erect a suitable memorial of the landing of the first permanent group of African Negroes in Virginia; and to appropriate funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
An ACT concerning arrests of peace officers, providing for the questioning and detention of suspects, searching suspects for weapons, the force permissible in making and resisting arrests, arrests without a warrant, the release and detention of persons arrested and the identification of witnesses, and prescribing penalties and making uniform the law relating thereto.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Kenbridge, in the County of Lunenburg, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 4987-a as amended, 4987-b as amended, 4987-c, 4987-e, 4987-g as amended, 4987-1 and 4987-m, of the Code of Virginia, so as to provide for the fixing of the salaries of trial justices and their associates, substitutes, clerks, deputy clerks and clerical assistants, by a committee of judges of circuit courts; to provide for the appointment of such committee; to provide that such salaries shall be paid wholly by the State; and to provide for the disposition of fees and fines collected by the trial justices.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 19b, 28, 28a, 80 and 105 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Richmond, approved March 24, 1926, as heretofore amended, and to amend said act by adding thereto seven new sections numbered 63a, 63b, 63c, 63d, 63e, 96a and 96b so as to provide for leave of absence for officers and employees of the city of Richmond serving: in the military and naval forces of the United States of America, the production of books and records of taxpayers for examination by assessing officers of the city of Richmond for the purpose of enforcing the tax and revenue laws of the State and ordinances of the City of Richmond, the refund of taxes and charges erroneously assessed by the city of Richmond and paid and the exoneration from the payment of unpaid erroneous assessments and the assessment of omitted taxes, penalties and interest, the creation of a separate department of the government of the city of Richmond to secure and promote public health and sanitation and to prescribe its powers and duties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5, as heretofore amended, of Chapter 385 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1932, approved March 29, 1932, and therein designated as the Virginia Operators’ and Chauffeurs’ License Act, relating to persons to whom a license shall not be issued.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5786 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to actions for wrongful death, so as to eee the time within which any such action may be instituted.
An ACT to provide that certain desk sergeants of the City of Danville shall have power to admit persons to bail; to prescribe the amount of bail fee and provide that all such fees be paid into the city treasury; to require certain records to be kept by such sergeants; to require them to secure certain information from professional bondsmen; to prescribe penalties for false information or for refusal to give information; to authorize such sergeants to issue processes of arrest and search warrants; to provide for penalties and punishment for issuing a search warrant without the affidavit required by law; and to repeal Chapter 108 of the Acts of the General Assembly of nineteen hundred and twenty-six, approved March sixth, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, relating to a bail commissioner for said city.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to Chapter 199 thereof, eight new sections numbered 4987-f 1 to 4987-f 8, both inclusive, relating to jurisdiction of trial justices, justices of the peace and mayors, and to repeal Section 4987-f of the Code of Virginia, and all acts amendatory thereof, relating to the same subjects.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 684, as heretofore amended, of the Code of Virginia, providing methods for enforcing attendance of certain children at public schools.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1, as heretofore amended, of Chapter 303 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, relating to female deputy clerks.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2, as heretofore amended, of Article II of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of Phoebus, in Elizabeth City County."
An ACT to amend and re-enact Chapter 430 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1924, approved March 21, 1924, as heretofore amended, relating to the preparation of transcripts of records on application to the Supreme Court of Appeals for writs of error or appeals, and costs and charges.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 7 of Chapter 5, and Section 2 of Chapter 10, as heretofore amended, of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the City of Danville."
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Chincoteague, Accomack 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; and to repeal all former charters of the town of Chincoteague.
An ACT to authorize the Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute to dispose of its property and distribute its assets.
An ACT to provide for and make effective a system of probation and parole in Virginia; to that end to provide for a Parole Board, Director of Parole, probation and parole officers, and officers, agents and employees to carry into effect the provisions of this act, and to prescribe and provide for the appointment, suspension, removal, compensation, functions, powers, and duties of the said Board, of the said Director, of the said probation and parole officers, and of the other said officers, agents and employees; and to prescribe the powers, and duties of certain other boards and officers with reference to the ree
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Chatham, in the County of Pittsylvania; to validate all contracts heretofore or hereafter made by the present governing body and council while in office, not inconsistent with this new charter or the Constitution and general laws of this State; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, as attended, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 18, 20 and 21 of Chapter 12 of an act entitled ‘““An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Portsmouth.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 11, 63 and 64, as heretofore amended, of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the City of Newport News, in the County of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor."
An ACT to provide a summary remedy, in addition to existing remedies for trespass, for redress on the part of any landowner whose trees are cut by any person cutting timber, under certain circumstances, on adjoining lands.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 2 and 47, as heretofore amended, and Sections 29 and 48 of Chapter 473 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1924, approved March 22, 1924, the said chapter providing a new charter for the City of Roanoke, and the said sections relating to the powers of the city, the issuing justice, and the issuance of bonds therein
An ACT to provide for the establishment of air raid precautions, the ordering of blackouts, the making of certain regulations, and the appointment of certain special officers, under certain circumstances and, incidental to such object to provide for non-liability for damage to persons and property under certain circumstances, to prescribe penalties for violations of any regulations imposed in pursuance of this act, to provide for the automatic termination of the effect of the act, and to declare an emergency.
Proposing amendment to Section 73 of the Constitution of Virginia:
An ACT to amend Chapter 342 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1932, approved March 26, 1932, and known as the Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia, by adding thereto a new section numbered 61-a, to provide for seizing and impounding, under certain circumstances, motor vehicles in cases where the violation by some person, of any of the provisions of said chapter resulted in damages to another person; to provide that any motor vehicle so seized and impounded be held until after the trial of a civil action for the recovery of such damages; and to provide for the sale of such vehicle where the plaintiff in such action recovers damages and costs; and to repeal Sections 2146 and 2147 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same matters.
An ACT to provide for the supervision, regulation and control of rents and rental agreements in certain areas of the State affected by the war and defense program; to authorize the Governor, under certain conditions, to appoint local emergency rent boards for Certain areas, and to prescribe the powers, duties, and functions of such boards, and of the Governor in connection therewith; to prohibit recovery of possession by landlords in certain instances ; and to prescribe penalties for violations of the provisions of this act.

1942es
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 6, and Section 31 as amended, of Chapter 309 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, which provided a new charter for the City of Bristol, to provide for the continuation of the City Manager Form of Government; to provide for a civil and police justice for the city ; and to declare the existence of an emergency

1944
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 1808-a 1 to provide for certain hours of work for women for a certain limited duration of emergency.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1950 of the Code of Virginia as amended, relating to jurisdiction of juvenile and domestic relations courts so as to broaden the jurisdiction in certain cases.
An ACT to repeal sections 1608 to 1623, both inclusive (including sections 1614-a and 1615-a), of the Code of Virginia, as amended, the said sections relating to the practice of medicine, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto and inserting in chapter 68 thereof in lieu of the sections herein repealed 17 new sections numbered 1608 to 1623, both inclusive, and section 1613-a, defining and regulating the practice of the healing arts ia the State of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the title of Chapter 41 of the Code of Virginia; and to amend and re-enact Sections 939, 942 and 943 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 49, as amended, of the Game.
An ACT to provide facilities and opportunity for absentee voting by members of the armed forces and certain affliated services by making certain temporary changes in the primary and general election laws of the State relating to the nomination and election of Senators and Representatives in Congress, and the election of Electors for President and Vice-President, with respect to (a) the effect of failure to register and pay poll taxes by said members upon their eligibility to vote and the furnishing of absentee ballots to them; (b) the time within which candidates for said offices shall qualify so as to have their names printed on the official ballots, and (c) the time for and method of printing said ballots, and to provide for compliance by State and local officers with the provisions of certain Federal statutes relating to absentee voting by members of the armed forces in such elections, and to limit the duration of this act.
An ACT to create a fund for the benefit of and as part of the estate of Virginia members of the armed forces of the United States and certain affiliated services; to provide for the payment, out of said fund, upon written request of any such member, of his poll tax or taxes necessary to enable such member to vote in elections for members of the General Assembly, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and all county and city officers ; to provide for the registration for such elections by mail by such members who are physically unable, by reason of service in the armed forces, to appear in person before the registration officer for the purpose of registering under the provisions of Section 20 of the Constitution of Virginia; to make similar provision for registration and poll tax payments to enable such members to vote in elections for Presidential and Vice-Presidential electors and Senators and Representatives in Congress under certain conditions, and to provide certain conditions and limitations with respect to the taking effect of and duration of this Act.
An ACT to provide facilities and opportunity for absentee voting by Virginia members of the armed forces of the United States and certain affiliated services by making certain temporary changes in the primary and general election laws of the State relating to the nomination and election of members of the General Assembly, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, and all county and city officers, with respect to (a) the effect of failure to register and pay poll taxes by said members upon their eligibility to vote; (b) the furnishing of absentee ballots to all qualified members; (c) the time within which candidates for said offices shall qualify so as to have their names printed on the official ballots, and (d) the time for and method of printing said ballots and the distribution thereof; and to limit the duration of this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 683, 684, 685 and 686, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compulsory school attendance, providing methods for enforcing attendance of certain children at public schools, records and reports and the duties of certain officers relating thereto, and providing penalties for violation.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4987-f 1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to jurisdiction of trial justices.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 108-c, relating to registration of voters in certain cites.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for tt
A Joint RESOLUTION proposing amendment to Section 183 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 20 of an act entitled “An act to yncorporate the town of Franklin, Southampton County.”
An ACT to authorize the governing board of the Virginia State College for Negroes to contribute to the cost of the education of certain medical and dental students.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 175 of the Code of Virginia, relating to trial of challenge of right to vote, and declaring an emergency.
An ACT to authorize the Virginia State College for Negroes to establish a division of the College in the City of Norfolk, and for that purpose to accept on behalf of the Commonwealth conveyances of certain property in that city, and to authorize the City of Norfolk to convey, lease or grant to the Commonwealth of Virginia, without cost, certain property for the use of such division.

1946
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5 of Chapter 483 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved March 27, 1922, which chapter provided for the appointment, in the counties and in certain cities, of special justices to be known as judges of juvenile and domestic relations courts and prescribed their jurisdiction, powers, duties and compensation, Section 5 relating to powers and jurisdiction of such special justices.
An ACT to provide for the creation and incorporation of the City of Arlington; to provide a charter and form of government therefor; to prescribe its confines; to transfer certain powers, rights, duties, obligations, property and other matters; to provide how the foregoing may be accomplished; to continue certain ordinances, and acts, and preserve certain rights, and repeal certain acts.
An ACT to provide for the control, management, maintenance and operation of the DeJarnette State Sanatorium; to provide how patients may be received therein; to prescribe the purposes for which the revenues derived therefrom shall be used; to appropriate the same for such purposes; and to repeal Chapter 360 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 29, 1934, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the City of Radford and to repeal the existing charter of the said city and the several acts amendatory thereof and all other acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act so far as they relate to the said City of Radford.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Clintwood, in the County of Dickenson, and to repeal the charter provided for said town by Chapter 616 of the Acts of Assembly of 1893-4, approved March 3, cig and all acts amendatory thereof, or of any part thereof.
An ACT to provide a new charter and special form of government for the City of Charlottesville ; to provide for continuation of certain ordinances ; to repeal Chapters 109 and 411 of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred twenty-two, approved, respectively, February 28 and March 24, 1922, and all acts amendatory thereof, to repeal Chapter 1012 of the Acts of Assembly of 1899-1900, approved March 3, 1900, and all acts amendatory thereof, all relating to the same matters; and to repeal certain other acts and parts of acts.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 118, 119, 122 as amended, 150, 152, 154 as amended, 157 as amended, 159, 163, 166, 176, 179, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196 and 201 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the election franchise and qualifications for office; and to repeal Section 169 of the Code of Virginia relating to penalties.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1947, and the thirtieth day of June, 1948.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4987-{ 1 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the jurisdiction of trial justices.
An ACT proposing amendments to Sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 31, 35, 38 and 173 of the Constitution of Virginia and by adding two new sections numbered 31-a and 38-a.
An ACT to declare unlawful certain acts and conduct in preventing or attempting to prevent persons from pursuing their lawful vocations and in-<br />ducing or attempting to induce persons to quit their employment or refrain from seeking employment; to make certain kinds of picketing unlawful; to prohibit picketing by certain persons; and to prescribe penalties.
An ACT proposing an Amendment to Section 51 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT for the relief of Oscar R. Mundy.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the title of Chapter 42 of the Code of Virginia; to amend and re-enact Sections 947, 948, 954, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to name of Virginia State College for Negroes, name and style, powers and duties of governing board, and scholarships; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto two new sections numbered 969-a and 969-b, relating to powers of the governing body of the institution: and to repeal Chapters 72 and 86 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved February 28, 1944 and February 29, 1944, respectively, relating to the same matters.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 5760-a relating to certain written instruments executed to obtain benefits under federal legislation.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 4548-g relating to commitment of certain misdemeanants to State Board of Public Welfare and powers of Board; and to repeal Chapter 428 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved March 24, 1922, relating to the same matters.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5090 of the Code of Virginia
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 979 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the Virginia State School for Colored Deaf and Blind Children, so as i shange the name of such institution to Virginia State School at Newport News.
An ACT for the relief of the Gus Dull Transfer Company.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Pearisburg, in the County of Giles, and to repeal the existing charter of the town, and all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 30 of Chapter 481 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved April 7, 1942, which provided a new charter for the City of Fredericksburg, the section relating to the civil and police justice of the city, his qualifications, duties, powers, compensation and Jurisdiction.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5985 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to who are exempt from jury service.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 7, as amended, of Chapter V of Chapter 262 of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-90, approved February 17 1890, which incorporated and provided a charter for the City of Danville, the section relating to civil and police justices, salary of clerk and deputy and related matters.

1948
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 1021 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, in relation to fees and costs of commissions on questions of insanity, inebriacy, feeble-mindedness and epilepsy, by increasing the fees of justices of the peace from two to five dollars in cities having a population of more than forty thousand.
An ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 244 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved March 15, 1918, relating to boating, fishing, hunting, gunning and skating in, or over waters as or in connection with the public water supply of certain cities.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4900 of the Code of Virginia dealing with constitution of jury in felony cases and trials on pleas of guilty by omitting requirement that such pleas be tendered in person and consented to by the Commonwealth’s attorney.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 3, 10, 11, 17, 20, 23, 27, 28, 29, 33, and 42 of Chapter 473 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved April 6, 1942, which chapter provided a new charter for the town of Blacksburg in the county of Montgomery, and the amended sections relating to the powers, duties, functions and procedure of the council, the annual budget, the appointment of town officials and employees, audits of the town’s finances, the subdivision of lands, and town planning and zoning.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 5904-a, 5904-b, 5904-e, and f, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to trial justice courts in certain counties.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Grottoes, in Rockingham County, Virginia; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 23 of Chapter 280 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 24, 1932, and providing a new charter for the city of Alexandria, by empowering the city manager to employ department heads and by authorizing the council to make grants in aid of the Alexandria Bicentennial Commission.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5054 of the Code of Virginia, relating to additional terms of confinement of convicts who have previously confined in penitentiary.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4852 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to grand juries.

An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Richmond; to Section 5931 of the Code of Virginia relating to compensation of certain officers, er 90 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 2, 1926, relating to civil justices in certain cities, and Chapter 318 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 24, 1926, which provided a new charter for the city of Richmond and all amendments thereto.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 5222-b, 5222-c, 5222-d, 5222-e, and 5222-f of the Code of Virginia, and to further amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto two new sections numbered 5222-j and 5222-k, the amended and new sections relating to the subdivision of lands, authorizing regulations providing for public improvements on lands to be subdivided, and providing for the enforcement of the requirements of the chapter and to except certain counties from the provisions of this act and of pter 211-A of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to prohibit the advocacy of any change in government by force or violence; and to prescribe penalties for violations.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4222 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain insurance companies doing business in the state.