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Fence Laws

1904
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 28, 1902, entitled “an act to amend and ‘re-enact an act entitled an act to declare Clinch river and Clinch mountain, in Russell county, a lawful fence,” approved January. 22, 1900.

1912
An ACT to prescribe a fence law for Fork Magisterial District of Warren county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2048 of the Code of Virginia, 1887, as amended by an act of the general assembly, approved December 31, 1903, entitled “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 no fence law, may be changed by the board of supervisors of such county.”

1914
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to define a lawful fence for Washington county
An ACT to repeal section 2 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to define a lawful fence for the county of Warwick
An ACT to make designated portion of Hughes’ river, in Madison county, a lawful fence.
An ACT to make a portion of the Robertson river, in Madison county, a lawful fence.

1916
An ACT to make the north fork of the Holston river in North Fork district of Washington county a lawful fence
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2048 of the Code of Virginia, 1887, as amended by an act of the general assembly, approved December 31, 1903, entitled 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 no fence law,

1918
An ACT to make the north fork of the Holston river in Saltville district of Washington county, a lawful fence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend section 3730 of the Code of Virginia. In relation to pulling down fences or leaving gates open, and so forth

1922
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3555 of the Code of Virginia; and to repeal sections 3556, 3557, 3558, 3559, 3560 and 3561 of the Code of Virginia.

1932
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act authorizing the voters of a certain section of Chesapeake district, Elizabeth City county to vote for a fence law and gate across the public road

1946
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3538 of the Code of Virginia, relating to lawful fences.

1865/1866
An ACT declaring Neabsco and Poweil’s Creeks Lawful
An ACT declaring the James River and Kanawha Canal a Lawful Fence within the limits of the Counties of Albemarle and Flu- vanna
An ACT to make portions of Banister River and White-thorn Creek, in the County of Pittsylvania, a Lawful Fence.
An ACT declaring Hyco River to be a Lawful Fence in the County of Halifax.
An ACT relating to Fences, and for the Protection of Crops.

1889/1890 Private Laws
An ACT to make North Meherrin river, Ledbette creek, and Tussikiah creek in Lunenburg county lawful fences.
An ACT defining a lawful fence for Amherst county.
An ACT to incorporate the Legislative investment company of Roanoke.
An ACT to make Aquia creek in the county of Staf.
An ACT to allow the voters of Red Bank district, Halifax county, to vote on fence law.
An ACT to provide a special fence law for Northampton county.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Halifax county to borrow money to build a jail.
An ACT to define a lawful fence for the county of Powhatan.
An Act to amend and re-enact chapter fifty-six of the acts of assembly of eighteen hundred and eighty one-two, entitled an act in reference to fences in Princess Anne county.
An ACT relating to taxing, uuder conditions, cer-
An ACT ‘defining a lawful fence in Washington county.
An ACT defining a lawful fence for Chesterfield county.
An ACT to make the boundary line between the county of Charlotte and the county of Campbell a lawful fence.

1878/79
An ACT to amend and re-cnaect section 1 of an act ap-
An ACT declaring Meherrin river, North Meherrin river, South Meherrin river, and Middle Meherrin river, respectively, a lawful fence.
An Act to extend the time for the repeal of the present fence law in the magisterial district of Sappony, in the county of Dinwiddie.
An ACT declaring New river a lawful fence in parts of Wythe, Carroll, and Grayson counties
An ACT to extend the time for the repeal of the present fence Jaw in gle magisterial district of Rowanty, in the county of Dinwiddie.
An ACT to declare a portion of Rockfish river, between Nelson and Albemarle counties, a lawful fence.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 23, chapter 97, Code of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, relating to repeal of fence law in counties that have adopted it, so far as said section applies to the county of Greensville.

1879/80
An ACT to authorize the county court of Stafford to appoint commissioners to rearrange the boundaries of the fence law in said county.
An ACT to prescribe a fence law for the district of Guilford, in the county of Surry.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 360 of Acts of 1876-7, approved April 4, 1877, for keeping in repair partition fences in the counties of Rockbridge, Pulaski, Rockingham, Lancaster, Augusta, King and Queen, Westmoreland and Clarke.
An ACT authorizing the Board of Supervisors of Frederick county to declare inoperative as to said county or any district thereof the act relating to fences and for the protection of crops
An ACT to prohibit the pulling down and leaving down of fences in the county of Princess Anne.

1879es
An ACT to provide for keeping in repair partition fences in the county of Fauquier.
An ACT declaring sections 1,2 and 8 of chapter 97 of the Code of 1873, in relation to fences, in force in certain districts of Dinwiddie county.
An ACT to postpone for eighteen months the repeal of the present fence law in Dinwiddie Courthouse, Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, Oak Grove and Church Road voting districts.