Fence Laws

1887es
An ACT to authorize the qualified voters of Omega precinct, in the county of Halifax, to vote on the question of a fence law Within certain boundaries in the Red Bank magisterial district.
An ACT to prescribe a fence law for Newport News election precinct, in the county of Warwick.
An ACT defining a lawful fence for Bedford county.
An ACT to allow the voters of Black Water voting precinct, in the county of Princess Anne, to vote on the question of continuing or repealing the present fence law.
An ACT defining a lawful fence for Nelson county.
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to define a lawful fence for Nelson county.
An ACT to amend an act approved March 23, 1887, entitled an act to define a lawful fence for Amherst county.
An ACT defining a lawful fence for Amherst county.

1887/1888
An ACT; to require the county judge of Greensville county to submit the question of continuing or repealing the fence law, to the qualified voters of Belfield magisterial district, in said county, upon certain conditions.
An ACT declaring boundary lines legal fences in that por-tion of Manassas district, in Prince William county, lying north of Warrenton turnpike.
An ACT to allow the voters in Carrollton precinct, Isle of Wight county, to vote on the adoption of the no-fence law.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to prescribe a fence law for Newport News election precinct in the county of Warwick, approved May 2, 1887, and to add an additional section thereto.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2042 of the Code in relation to trespass by cattle, &c.
An ACT to allow the voters of Berkley magisterial district, Spotsylvania, to vote upon a fence law on certain conditions.
An ACT to allow the qualified voters of Dranesville dis-
An ACT to make Jackson’s river in the county of Alleghany, a lawful fence between certain points.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 376 of Acts of Assembly 1885-86, entitled an act to authorize the voters of Pittsylvania county to vote for or against the repeal of the present fence law by magisterial districts.
An ACT to make Nansemond river in the county of Nansemond, between certain points, a lawful fence.

1889/1890 Public Laws
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2048 of the code of Virginia of 1887, relative to what constitutes a lawful fence.

1891/1892
An ACT to authorize the voters of Stanton River district, Pittsylvania county, to vote on the fence law.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Bedford to determine what shall be considered a lawful fence in the county of Bedford.
An ACT making the middle and south fork of Holston river a lawful fence in certain portions of Washington county.
An ACT repealing the act making Neabsco and Powell’s creeks, in Prince William county, a lawful fence.
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An ACT to define a lawful fence for the county of Warwick.
An ACT to allow the voters of the several voting precincts of Nelson county to vote on a fence law.
An ACT to make the boundary lines of lots and tracts of land in Pleasant Grove magisterial district, Lunenburg county, a lawful fence.
An ACT to allow the voters of Locust Dale township, in Madison county, to vote on fence law.
An ACT defining a lawful fence for the county of Essex.
An ACT to make the boundary lines of lots and tracts of land in Lunenburg county a lawful fence.
An ACT to allow the voters of Red bank district, Halifax county, to vote on a fence law.
An ACT to repeal chapter 575, session act 1889-’90, entitled an act defining a lawful fence for Nelson county.
An ACT to re-enact section 9, of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Bridgewater
An ACT to declare Rockfish river, in Nelson county, between certain points, a lawful fence.
An ACT to define a lawful fence in the county of James City.
An ACT to amend section 3730 of the code of Virginia, in relation to pulling down fences or leaving gates open
An ACT to make the north fork of Holston river, in the county of Washington, between certain points, a lawful fence.

1893/1894
An ACT to make Neabsco and Powell’s creeks, in Prince William county, within certain limits a lawful fence.
An ACT to make the north folk of Holston river in the county of Scott, between certain points, a lawful fence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act passed March 4, 1871, and March 20, 1871, declaring Robinson river and Rapidan river, in Madison county, to be a lawful fence.
An ACT to submit to the qualified voters of the magisterial districts of Poquosin and Grafton, in the county of York, the question of a lawful fence in said districts.
An ACT to determine the necessity of a lawful fence and establish same between adjoining lands in Rockingham county.
An ACT to repeal an act to amend section 2038 of the code as to fence laws, as regards Orange county, Virginia.
An ACT to define what shall be a lawful fence in Virginia.

1897/1898
An ACT to provide a lawful fence for the county of Essex.
An ACT to declare the Conway river a lawful fence between the counties of Greene and Madison from mouth of Pocosan creek, on said river, to where said river empties into the Rapidan river.
An ACT defining what shall be a lawful fence in the county of Campbell.
An ACT in relation to fences in Mount Vernon magisterial district, Fairfax county.
An ACT to declare Tye river a lawful fence in Nelson county from its mouth to Gulf ford.
An ACT to allow the voters of Chesterfield county to vote on a fence law.
An ACT to authorize the voters of Mavo river district, in Patrick county, to vote on the fence law.
An ACT to allow the freehold voters of Charlemont district in Bedford county to vote on a fence law.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2038 of the code, defining a lawful fence for the county of Accumac.
An ACT in relation to what lines in the county of Pittsylvania shall be a lawful fence.
An ACT to make Big Falling river, in the county of Campbell, a lawful fence
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to authorize the voters of Mayo river district, Patrick county, to vote on the fence law
An ACT to make South river, in the county of Augusta, between certain points, a lawful fence.
An ACT to declare Clinch river and Clinch mountain a lawful fence
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved February 9, 1598S, entitled an act to allow the voters of Chesterfield county to vote on a fence law.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to define a lawful fence for the county of Warwick

1899/1900
An ACT to allow the voters of union hall magisterial district, in Franklin county, to vote upon the question of the no-fence law, and to fix the rights of all parties concerned, should it be adopted.
An ACT to define a lawful fence in a portion of Massie’s mill district, in Nelson county.
An ACT making the injury to or destruction of fences or cattle stops along the line of railroads a misdemeanor, and prescribing the penalty therefor.
An ACT to declare Rapidan river a lawful fence from Liberty mills to the line of Greene county.
An ACT to prescribe a fence law for Cedarville district, in the county of Warren.
An ACT to declare Rose river, in Madison county, a lawful fence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act approved January 29, 1898, entitled an act to declare the Conway river a lawful fence between the counties of Greene and Madison.
An ACT to declare the Robertson river, in Madison county, a lawful fence.
An ACT to declare Tye river a lawful fence between Amherst and Nelson.
An ACT to authorize the voters of James river district in Buckingham county to vote on fence law.
An ACT to declare the lines of landowners in a portion of Nelson county a lawful fence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to declare Clinch river and Clinch mountain a lawful fence in the county of Russell, approved March 3, 1898.
An ACT to declare Hughes’ river a lawful fence from Mitchell’s ford to Nethers’ mills, in Rappahannock and Madison counties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2048 of the code of Virginia, as amended by an act of the general assembly, approved February 26, 1896, so as to omit the words “ except the county of Alleghany.”
An ACT to permit the qualified voters of any magisterial district of Floyd county to vote on a fence law.
An ACT defining a lawful fence for Charlemont district, Bedford county.
An ACT to define a lawful fence for the county of Campbell.
An ACT to ratify and confirm the action of the board of supervisors of Greenesville county regarding lawful fence in the Belfield magisterial district.
An ACT to allow the voters of Brown Hill magisterial district in Franklin county to vote upon the question of the no-fence law, and to fix the rights of all parties concerned, should the same be adopted.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to define a lawful fence for the county of Warwick
An ACT to declare the boundary line between the counties of Greene and Albemarle a lawful fence.
An ACT to provide a special fence law for the county of Lee, state of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of session 1897 and 1898, making Tye river, in Nelson county, a lawful fence from its mouth to Gulf ford.

1895/1896
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act in reference to persons in Princess Anne county, approved February 3, 1882, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter 56 of the acts of 1881-82, entitled an act in reference to fences in Princess Anne county, approved March 8. 1890.
An ACT to define a lawful fence for the county of Princess Anne.
An ACT to prescribe a fence law for part of Curdsville magisterial district,in the county of Buckingham.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2048 of the code of Virginia in relation to how boundary lines of lots and tracts of lands made a lawful fence, and excluding the county of Alleghany from the operation thereof.

1901/1902
An ACT to define a lawful fence in Little River district, in the county of Floyd.
An ACT to define a lawful fence for Chickahominy magisterial district, in the county of Charles City.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2038 of the Code, defining a lawful fence.
An ACT to make the boundary lines of lots and tracts of land in Greenesville county a lawful fence.
An ACT to provide for a lawful fence in the county of Russell.
An ACT to declare Cripple creek and Reed creek, in the county of Wythe, a lawful fence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to declare Clinch river and Clinch mountain, Russell county, a lawful fence
An ACT to declare Hughes river and Hazel river a lawful fence in the counties of Rappahannock and Culpeper.
An ACT to define a lawful fence in New Market precinct, in Nelson county.
An ACT to define a lawful fence for the county of Scott.

1901es
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 5, 1900, entitled an act to prescribe a fence law for a part of Cedarville district, Warren county.
An ACT to define a lawful fence in Orange county.

1902/1904
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2048 of the Code of 1887, as amended by act of the general assembly approved February 26, 1896, as amended by an act approved March 7, 1900, so as to provide how the present existing fence law in any county, magisterial district, or selected portion of any county, other than such as now have the no-fence law, may be changed by the board of supervisors of such county.