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Fence Laws

1869/1870
An ACT Declaring New River, in the County of Wythe, a Lawful Fence from Andrew S. Fulton's Ferry to the Ferry of Samuel J. Williams.
An ACT Declaring the Shenandoah river a Lawful Fence, &c.
An ACT Declaring Certain Portions of the South Branch of the Shenandoah river, and of its South Fork, and of Middle river, a Lawful Fence.

1867 Extra Session
An ACT declaring a certain portion of Meherrin river a lawful fence.

1870/1871
An ACT to Repeal the Fence Law in Lee and Dranesville Townships, Fairfax County.
An ACT Declaring a Portion of Clinch River a Lawful Fence
An ACT to Make Staunton River a Lawful Fence from the Gap of Smith’s Mountain to Turner’s Ford.
An ACT Declaring Smith’s River a Lawful Fence in the County
An ACT Authorizing the County Courts of Certain Counties to Rescind an Order Heretofore Made by said Courts in Regard to Fences.
An ACT making Certain Portions of the Rappahannock river a Lawful Fence.
An ACT Declaring the Robertson River a Lawful Fence.
An ACT Declaring the Rapidan River, from Liberty Mills to Booton’s Water Rack, a Lawful Fence.

1871/1872
An Act Authorizing the County Court of Spotsylvania to Re-arrange the Boundaries wherein the Fence Law shall be Operative.
An ACT to Declare Pigg River, in Pittsylvania County, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Chapter 186 of the Acts of Assembly of 1871—an Act to make Clinch River a Lawful Fence
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the Ist Section of Chapter 99 of the Code of Virginia of 1860, in Relation to Fences.
An ACT to Declare New River, from the County Line between Giles and Pulaski, to the County Line between Wythe and Pulaski Counties, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT Declaring the Rapidan River, from its Junction with the Robertson River to a Point known as Willis’ and Hansborough's Ford, a Lawful Fence.

1872/1873
An ACT Declaring Thornton’s River a Lawful Fence.
An ACT to make James River a Lawful Fence in the County
An Act to Amend the fifty-eighth Section of the Act passed at the Present Session of the General Assembly, entitled an Act for the Preservation of Oysters and to Obtain a Revenue for the Privilege of taking them Within the Waters of the Commonwealth.
An ACT Repealing the Act Passed March 28th, 1871, Declaring Smith’s River, in the County of Henry, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT to Declare New River, from the County Line between Giles and Pulaski Counties, to the County Line between Giles and Mercer Counties, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT to Empower the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County to Erect a Fence on and Change the Line of the District
An ACT to Declare Hardware River, in Fluvanna County, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT Declaring Smith’s River in the County of Henry a Lawful Fence.
An ACT Declaring a Portion of Smith’s Creek and Cohoon’s Creek a Lawful Fence.

1874
An ACT to Repeal an Act Declaring a Portion of Smith's Creek and Cohoon’s Creek a Lawful Fence
An ACT constituting a portion of the Rappahannock River a Lawful Fence.
An ACT declaring Bull Run a lawful Fence, from its Junction with the Warrenton Pike to its Junction with Occoquan Run.
An ACT to Prevent Pulling and Leaving Fences down, and of opening and Leaving open Gates without Permission of Owner.
An ACT to repeal the Act approved March 27, 1874, entitled an Act Requiring the County Judges of the Counties of Albemarle, King William, Sussex and Surry to submit the question of Continuing or Repealing the Fence Law, to the Voters of their Townships in their respective Counties, on Certain Conditions.
An ACT Providing for the Submission of the Repeal of the Fence Law in Mount Vernon Township, Fairfax County, to the Voters
An ACT Declaring a Portion of Chappawamsic Creek a Lawful Fence.
An ACT Requiring the County Judges of the Counties of Albemarle, King William, Sussex, and Surry to submit the questions of Continuing or Repealing the Fence Law to the Voters of Townships in their respective Counties upon certain conditions.
An ACT to declare Staunton River between Certain Points a Lawful Fence.

1874/1875
An ACT Declaring South Anna River, in the County of Louisa, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an Act approved March 8th, 1873, declaring Smith's River, in the County of Henry, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT to require the County Judge of Princess Anne to Submit the Question of Continuing or Repealing the Fence Law wp the Voters of the County.
An ACT to Repeal Fence Law in Staunton Township, in Halifax County.
An ACT requiring the County Judge of Sussex to submit the Question of Continuing or Repealing the Fence Law to the voter: of Wakefield Township in said County.
An ACT Providing for Submitting of Repeal of Fence Law in Centreville Bistrict, in whole or in part to Voters of Fuirfa:
An ACT declaring the South Fork of North Anna River, in Spotsylvania County, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT to repeal the Fence Law in Red Bank Township

1875/1876
An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of an act approved February eleven, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, entitled an act to Prevent Pulling and Leaving Fences Down, and of Opening and Leaving Open Gates, without Permission of Owner.
An ACT providing for Submitting of Repeal of Fence Law in Bruton District, in whole or in part, to Voters of York County.

1876/1877
An ACT to repeal the fence law in Gainesboro’ district, in Frederick county.
An ACT requiring the county judge of Stafford to submit the question of continuing or repealing the fence law to the voters of Aquia district, in said county.
An ACT to repeal the fence law as to a part of Clresa-peake magisterial district, in the county of Elizabeth City.
An ACT to‘abate the rigors of the fence law on the line of two counties, one only of which has adopted its provisions.
An ACT to submit the question of repealing the fence law to the voters of Brentsville and Manassas districts in Prince William county.
An ACT to provide for keeping in repair partition fences
An ACT to amend an act declaring Clinch river a lawful fence

1877/1878
An ACT for the protection of crops in Rockbridge county.
An ACT for the protection of crops in the county of Augusta.
An ACT declaring the Virginia bank of Potomac river in Loudoun county a lawful fence.
An ACT to repeal the fence law in a portion of Byrd magisterial district in the county of Goochland.
An ACT to repeal the fourth section of an act requiring the officers conducting the elections in Dinwiddie county to submit the question of continuing or repealing the fence laws to the voters of the voting districts of Dinwiddie county
An ACT to amend and re-enact the act approved March S31, E875, entitled an net declaring the South fork of North Anna river, in Spotsylvania county, a lawtal fence
An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of an act approved January 20, 1877, relative to the ferce law.
An ACT to provide a fence law for the county of Loudoun, and to repeal an act entitled an act relating to fences and for the protection of crops, approved January 26th, 1866, in so far as it applies to the county of Loudoun.
An ACT declaring the Meherrin river a lawful fence in certain portions of Lunenburg county.
An ACT to submit the question of repealing the fence law to the voters of Brentsville and Manassas districts in Prince William county.
An ACT relating to fences and for protection of crops in Madison district, county of Orange.

1881/1882
An ACT to incorporate the Henrico Railroad Company.
An ACT to authorize the trustees of the Presbyterian church, in the town of Jonesville in the county of Lee, state of Virginia, to make sales of certain property belonging to said church, and for other purposes.
An ACT in reference to fences in Princess Anne county.
An ACT requiring the county judge of Brunswick county to submit the question of continuing or repealing the fence law to the voters of Totara and Red Oak magisterial districts in said county, upon certain conditions.
An ACT to make Otter river, in the county of Campbell, between certain points, a lawful fence.
An ACT to provide for the purchase of corn by the supervisors of Patrick and Franklin counties.
An ACT authorizing the voters of Dinwiddie county to vote for a fence law by magisterial district.
An ACT for making or repairing division fences between coterminous land owners in the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Highland, Rockbridge, Loudoun, and Frederick.
An ACT requiring the judges of Nottoway and Amelia counties to submit the question of fence law to the voters of said counties.
An ACT requiring the county judges of Norfolk and Dinwiddie counties to submit the question of continuing or repealing the fence law to the voters of the magisterial districts in said counties, upon certain conditions.

1882es
An ACT to extend the time for the repeal of the present fence law in the magisterial district of Belfield, in the county of Greenesville.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act for making or repairing division fences between co-terminous land owners in the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Highland, Rockbridge, Loudoun and Frederick, approved March 6, 1882.
An ACT to declare Little river a lawful fence from its mouth to Alley’s ford in Montgomery county.

1866/1867
an ACT declaring the Rapidan River a lawful fence from Raccoon ford, on the line between Culpeper and Orange Counties, to its junction with the Rappahannock river.
An ACT Establishing a part of Holladay Creek a Lawful
An ACT Declaring Certain Portions of Banister river a Lawful Fence.
An ACT declaring Hazel River in Culpeper County a lawfal fence.

1883/1884
An ACT to make Middle river, in the county of Augusta, between certain points, a lawful fence.
An ACT amending an act passed January 16, 1878, entitled an act declaring Smith’s river, in the county of Henry, a lawful fence.
An ACT to repeal the act passed January 26, 1866, relating to fences, so far as said act applies to the Little Mill election district, in the county of Sussex.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act for making and repairing division fences between co-terminous land-owners in the counties of Northumberland, Page, Wythe, and Tazewell, approved March 6, 1882.
An ACT in regard to repeal of Fence Law in the county
An ACT to extend the time for restoring fences in Bellfield district of Greenesville county.
An ACT authorizing the voters uf a certain section of Chesapeake district, Elizabeth City county, to vote fora fence law and gate across the public road.
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act declaring the James river to condemnation line of the James river and Kanawha canal and the dividing lines of the farms, within certain limits, and in the county of Amherst, a lawful fence

1884es
An ACT in relation to fences in Berkley District in the county of Spotsylvania.
An ACT for making or repairing Division Fences between co-terminous land-owners in the county of King George.
An ACT to submit to the qualified voters of Northampton county, the question of abolishing the present fence law in said county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 6, 1882, in reference to the Fence law of Dinwiddie and Norfolk counties.

1885/1886
An ACT requiring the county judge of Brunswick county to submit the question of continuing or repealing the fence law to the voters of Sturgeon magisterial district in said county, upon certain conditions.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to repeal the act
An ACT to prescribe a fence-law for the district of Red Bank, and a part of the district of Black Walnut, in the county of Halifax.
An ACT to declare Smith’s river, in the county of Henry, between certain points, a lawful fence.
An ACT to make Jackson’s river, in the county of Alleghany, a lawful fence between certain points.
An ACT to authorize the voters of Pittsylvania county, to vote for or against the repeal of the present iaNICe law, by magisterial districts.
An ACT to allow the voters of Blackwater voting precinct, in the county of Princess Anne, to vote on the question of continuing or repealing the present fence law.