Education

1920
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to section 138 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT to provide for a commission to study the condition of the blind in the State of Virginia, to ascertain their number, both infant and adult, so far as practicable, and the provision made under existing law for their educational and vocational training and assistance, and to report its findings to the next general assembly, together with such recommendations for the revision of existing laws and the enactment of new laws as will best promote their interests, and to make appropriation for the costs of said commission.
An ACT to provide that the University of Virginia, the College of William and Mary, the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, and the several State normal schools for women shall be placed on the year-round basis of instruction as soon as their financial resources will warrant
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Prince Edward county to levy a capitation tax for school and road purposes.
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendments to sections 18, 20, 21, and 173 of the Constitution of Virginia, so as to extend the rights of suffrage to women.
An ACT to appropriate the sum of forty thousand dollars for the erection of a fire-proof building in the Capitol square, at Richmond, for the safekeeping of State archives.
An ACT to amend section 741 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Newsoms school district No. 8, the county of Southampton, Virginia, to issue bonds of the school district for the purpose of erecting a public high school building at Newsoms, Virginia, for the said district.
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment to section 132 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide a cottage at Catawba sanatorium for tubercular teachers, approved March 14.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Pleasant Grove magisterial district, No. 3, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not exceeding $50,000.00 in amount.
An ACT to provide for the appointment of a commission on medical education in Virginia; to define its powers and duties; to provide how the University of Virginia and the Medical College of Virginia may be consolidated and prescribing the effect thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 645 and 658 of the Code
An ACT to erect a library building and auditorium as a memorial to the soldiers, sailors, marines and women who served in the world war, and to appropriate money therefor; to dedicate as and for public streets and highways upon certain conditions a strip of land fifteen feet in width lying on the southern side of the Capitol square in the city of Richmond,
An ACT to authorize the school board of Butts road magisteria district, No. 4, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpos of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not exceeding $50,000.00 in amount.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Luray corporation school district, No. 5, of the county of Page, to borrow money and issue bonds therefor for the purpose of enlarging school buildings, etc., etc.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act entitled an act appropriating the proceeds of the Glebe lands, and other property, belonging to the parishes of Abingdon, Ware, and, Petsworth, in the county of Gloucester, and for other purposes, passed January 25, 1814.
An ACT to permit children over the age of twelve years to work
An ACT to authorize the school board of Fairfield school district No. 3 of Henrico county to borrow money to retire outstanding bonds and pay off present indebtedness.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Tanner’s Creek magisterial district, No. 6, of the county of Norfolk, Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not to exceed the sum of $300.000 in amount.
An ACT to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Williamsburg, in the county of James City, State of Virginia, to borrow money, issue bonds therefor, for the purpose of completing a public school building, and providing for submission of the issuance of bonds for this purpose to the qualified voters of the said city.
An ACT in relation to local school taxes; and repealing sections 740 and 2721 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize and require the board of supervisors of Page county to levy a sufficient tax in addition to the levy authorized by law, to be laid for general district school purposes, to pay the interest on and principal of certain bonds as the same shall become due.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Cobham district, No. 4, of the county of Surry, to borrow money and issue bonds for the purpose of erecting and furnishing one or more school houses, and to purchase sites therefor, and to provide for the payment of such bonds and the interest to accrue thereon.
An ACT to provide for submission to the people for approval and ratification the proposed amendments to section 32 of article 2, section 117 of article 8, section 133 of article 9, section 136 of article 9, section 138, and section 184 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT to amend section 659 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Carroll county to levy a capitation tax for schools or other county purposes.
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to section 136 of article 9 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT authorizing the school board of Plymouth school district, in the county of Lunenburg, to borrow money, not to exceed $30,000, for the building, repairing and equipment of school houses in said district.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Drewryville school dis- trict, of the county of Southampton, Virginia, to issue bonds of the school district, for the purpose of erecting a public high school building at Drewryville, Virginia, for the said district.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 15, 1904, authorizing the board of supervisors of Patrick and Grayson counties to levy a capitation tax for school or other county purposes.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Pittsylvania county to borrow the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars to be used for general county purposes, including public schools and public roads and to issue notes or bonds therefor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 853 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal sections 926, 927, 928, 929 and 930 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Winningham school district, of the county of Nottoway, Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of erecting a high school building at Crewe in said district, and to issue bonds therefor not to exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars in amount.
An ACT to amend section 719 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the town of Narrows to appropriate $7,500.00 towards the erection by the Pearisburg school district, of a public high school building in said town, and to provide for the issuing of the bonds of the town to raise the money for the said purpose.
An ACT to amend section 626 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal sections 604, 605 and 606 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend section 604 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend section 703 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal sections 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717 and 718 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Dickenson, Virginia, to lay a special county levy to raise money for the purpose of providing for the construction of a county memorial, industrial and high school building, to be built in the town of Clintwood in Dickenson county, Virginia, and providing for the securing of land upon which to erect said building, and to erect and equip said building, and to authorize and empower the said board of supervisors of said county to lay a special district levy in the Clintwood magisterial district in said county to raise money for the purpose of supplementing said special county levy, and also to authorize and empower the town council of the said town of Clintwood to lay a special town levy in the said town to raise money for the purpose of also supplementing said special county levy.
An ACT to provide for public health nursing, health examinations and physical education of school children, and to repeal an act entitled an act to provide for public health nursing and medical inspection and health inspection of school children, approved March 15, 1918.
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Norfolk county to levy a capitation tax for school purposes.
An ACT to amend section 615 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to provide for an election by the qualified voters of Grafton magisterial district, in the county of York, State of Virginia.
An ACT to provide for the examination and certification of professional engineers, architects and land surveyors; and to regulate the practice of engineering, architecture and land surveying; to establish their relation to public works and the surveying and platting of land.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to extend the limits of, and provide for electing trustees for, the town of Marion, in the county of Smyth, and vesting them with certain corporate powers, passed March 15, 1849, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to provide for the conveyance by the Industrial Home School for Wayward Colored Girls of its property, real and personal to the Commonwealth of Virginia; that the Commonwealth will assume control, operation and management of the same.
An Act to amend section 1646 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Madison magisterial district, No. 1, of the county of Orange, Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor not to exceed the sum of $20,000.00 in amount.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Floyd magisterial district, of the county of Scott, Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of erecting a school building in Dungannon, in the said district, in said county of Scott, and to issue bonds therefor, not to exceed the sum of $50,000.00
An ACT concerning the Virginia Home and Industrial School for Girls.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section 14 ot section 9, chapte 133, of the acts of the general assembly, approved March 13, 1918, entitle an act to amend and re-enact all acts creating and amending the charte: of the city of Lynchburg.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Bellefonte school district, of the county of Nottoway, Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of erecting a high school building at Blackstone in said district, and to issue bonds therefor not to exceed the sum of forty thousand dollars in amount.
An ACT to amend sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, and 103 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor, and to repeal sections 2 and 93 of said act and to add thereto sections 14a, 55a, 99a, 116a, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, and 132, which deal with and provide for vacancies in the council; the initiative and referendum; the general powers and duties of the department of public welfare; the division of the city into school districts and the election of trustees therefor; the creation of a civil service commission and its rules and regulations; the jurisdiction of courts to enforce ordinances; rules and regulations upon city owned property outside of the city; continuance of present officers in office until January 1, 1921, and the vacating of certain offices at that time; the penalties for violation of certain sections; the working of prisoners; the appointment of boards and the creation of pension funds.
An ACT to amend section 669 of the Code of Virginia.

1922
An ACT to provide for the training and licensing of attendants for the sick under certain conditions.
An ACT to provide how the school board of the Rose Hill district No. 1, of Lee county, may issue bonds of the Rose Hill district not exceeding forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000.00) for the purpose of paying off the indebtedness of said school district, and how the said bonds shall be issued and payable, and to provide that said bonds shall be a lien on all the school property of said district.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 13 and 37 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Liberty, to extend its limits and change its name to Bedford City, Virginia, approved March 3, 1890; and to change the name of the town of Bedford, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 12, 1912.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1039 and 1075 and 1077 of title 12, chapter 46, of the Code of Virginia, 1919, relative to the insane, epileptics, feeble-minded, and inebriates.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Nottoway county to levy a sufficient tax in addition to all other levies authorized by law to be laid for general district or county school purposes to pay the interest on and principal of certain bonds, and money borrowed from the literary fund, as the same shall become due.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6 and 7 of an act to ratify, confirm and validate all the acts of the present de facto trustees of the school district of the town of Leesburg, and their predecessors in office; for the appointment of the present de facto trustees as trustees de jure; to ratify all the acts, proceedings and resolutions of said de facto trustees, acting as the school board of said district, also the acts, orders and resolutions of the board of supervisors of Loudoun county,-and all other officials, relative to the issuance of bonds by said school district for the purpose of erecting a school building and equipping the same in said school district; to validate an election held in said school district on Thursday, March 3, 1921, authorizing the said board to issue bonds in the aggregate amount of seventy-eight thousand dollars; to validate the bonds issued or to be issued by the said board in pursuance of said election; to authorize the said board to prescribe the denomination of and maturities of said bonds; to provide for levy of taxes, and their collection, sufficient to maintain the schools of said district, to pay the interest on said bonds annually, and to provide for an annual sinking fund to pay the bonds as the same shall mature in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, approved February 17, 1922.
An ACT authorizing the school board of South Hill school dis- district, in the county of Mecklenburg, to borrow money, not to exceed $45,000, for building a school house in the town of South Hill, in said ws
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the school board of Bellefonte school district, of the county of Nottoway, Virginia to borrow money for the purpose of erecting a high school building at Blackstone in said district, and to issue bonds therefor not to exceed the sum of forty thousand dollars in amount, approved March 19, 1920, and to increase the amount of bonds authorized by said act to sixty thousand dollars.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 10, 1920, entitled an act to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Dickenson, Virginia, to lay a special county levy to raise money for the purpose of providing for the construction of a county memorial, industrial and high school building, to be built in the town of Clintwood, in Dickenson county, Virginia, and providing for th~ securing of land upon which to erect said building, and to erect and equip said building, and to authorize and empower the said board of supervisors of said county to lay a special district levy in the Clintwood district in said county to raise money for the purpose of supplementing said special county levy, and also to authorize and empower the town council of the said town of Clintwood, to lay a special town levy in said town to raise money for the purpose of also supplementing said special county levy.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Galax, situated in part in the county of Carroll and in part in the county of Grayson, and to repeal all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1704, 1706, 1708 and 1714 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to validate the issuance of $200,000 of bonds by the town of South Boston, Virginia, and to authorize the issuance of the same and to provide for the levy of a tax to pay the interest on said bonds and provide for a sinking fund.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Woodstock and
An ACT to authorize and empower the town of Richlands, in Tazewell county, Virginia, through its mayor and town council, to sell and convey all school property, situate in said town, belonging to it, to Maiden Spring district school board.
An ACT to accept the provisions of an act of the Congress of the United States, approved November 23, 1921, entitled an act for the promotion of the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy, and for other purposes.
An ACT to authorize the district school board of Big Stone Gap school district, No. 5, of the county of Wise, in the State of Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not to exceed the sum of $15,000 in amen
An ACT to amend and re-enact all acts creating and amending the charter of the town of Waynesboro.
An ACT to create county school boards; to prescribe the powers, duties, obligations and compensation of such boards; to provide that, in counties, the county school board shall be the unit of operation of the public free school system; and to abolish district school boards in counties, and county school boards as they may exist on September 1, 1922.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 15, 1904, and further amended and approved by an act of February 17, 1920, authorizing the board of supervisors of Patrick and Grayson counties to levy a capitation tax for schools or other county purposes.
An ACT authorizing the school board of Jerusalem school district, in the county of Southampton, to borrow money, not to exceed $25,000, for the purpose of paying off the existing indebtedness of said district
An ACT to authorize, empower and direct the board of supervisors of the county.of Princess Anne to borrow money by the issue of bonds in the aggregate sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), for the purpose of building and improving school buildings in Pungo magisterial district in said county; to sell the said bonds; to provide for the payment of interest thereon and principal thereof and to authorize the school board for Pungo district of Princess Anne county to dispense the funds so obtained.
An ACT to authorize the postponement of the payment of the sum of $16,000.00 and interest due by the school board of Ettrick sub-school district, of Chesterfield county, to the literary fund.
An ACT to appropriate the proceeds of the Glebe lands and other properties belonging to the parishes of Abingdon, Ware and Petsworth districts in the county of Gloucester, and to create a corporation to hold and invest said funds and all other funds now held by the Gloucester charity school, and other donations; also to repeal all general and special laws heretofore passed in any way affecting or pertaining to the Gloucester charity school.
An ACT to validate the issuance of $200,000 of bonds by the town of South Boston, Virginia, and to authorize the issuance of the same and to provide for the levy of a tax to pay the interest on said bonds and provide for-a sinking fund.
An ACT authorizing the school board of Kinderhook school district, in the county of Washington, to borrow money, not to exceed $15,000, for the purpose of paying off the existing indebtedness of arin district.
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to constitute the town of Salem and adjoining territory a separate school district, approved February 23, 1888, as amended by an act approved February 9, 1900.
An ACT to effect the separation of the schools for the deaf and the blind at Staunton, and to provide for a commission to make recommendations concerning the establishment of a separate school for the education of the white blind children of Virginia, and appropriating one thousand dollars for the expenses of said commission.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 18 of an act entitled an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions, as authorized by section 189 of the Constitution, approved April 16, 1903, and acts amendatory thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the school board of Bellefonte school district, of the county of Nottoway, Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of erecting a high school building at Blackstone in said district, and to issue bonds therefor not to exceed the sum of forty thousand dollars in amount, approved March 19, 1920, and to increase the amount of bonds authorized by said act to sixty thousand dollars.
An ACT to prohibit the baiting of wild turkeys in this State for the purpose of killing or capturing same.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the school board of Butts road magisterial district, No. 4, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not exceeding $50,000.00 in amount
An ACT to authorize and empower the governor, with the advice of the attorney general, to employ special counsel or attorneys for the State of Virginia to prosecute and recover any claims that may be due this State from the United States of America, on account of putting the public school system of the State of Virginia on an equal basis with other States of the Union that have received public lands from the United States of America for the maintenance of their public school system.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2775 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the school board of Tanner’s creek magisterial district, No. 6, of the county of Norfolk, Virginia, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district and to issue bonds therefor, not to exceed the sum of $300,000.00 in amount
An ACT to provide how the school board of the Yokum station district, No. 5, of Lee county, may issue bonds of the Yokum station district, No. 5, not exceeding $15,000.00 for the purpose of paying off the indebtedness of said school district and how the said bonds shall be issued and payable, and to provide that said bonds shall be a lien on all the school property of the said district.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 4804 and 4805 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1905 to 1922, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Washington magisterial district, No. 5, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not exceeding $125,000.000 in amount.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 10 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of South Hill, Mecklenburg county, Virginia, approved February 16, 1901, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to prohibit members of the governing boards of institu-
An ACT to regulate the employment of children
An ACT to authorize the school board of Western Branch magisterial district, No. 1, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not exceeding $80,000.00 in amount.
An ACT authorizing the school board of Mt. Gilead school district, in the county of Loudoun, with the approval of the board of supervisors of said county, to borrow a sum not exceeding $37,000 for the purpose of erecting school buildings in the said district.
An ACT authorizing the district school board of Sussex Court House school district, in Sussex county, to borrow money for the purpose of paying the existing indebtedness of said board; and to require the board of supervisors to levy a tax to pay the interest thereon, and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to validate, ratify, approve and confirm bonds issued on election heretofore held authorizing the issuance of such bonds by any school district of the State for the purpose of building, rebuilding, or otherwise permanently improving the school buildings of said school district or for original equipment therefor.