Jails
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2868 of the Code of Virginia relating to jailors and jails in the Commonwealth. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4942 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the transfer of certain persons to the penitentiary, how death sentence shall be executed and who shall be present and the duties of the superintendent of the penitentiary relating thereto. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 15 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact all acts creating and amending the charter of the city of Charlottesville, and to provide a charter and special form of government for the said city, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, so far as they relate to the city of Charlottesville, approved March 24, 1922, relating to certain powers of the city council, and to further amend the said act by adding thereto a new section to be numbered section 26%, authorizing the city council to appoint a city jailor and such deputy jailors as may be necessary and to fix their compensation, and prescribing the powers and duties of such jailors. |
| An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Independence, in the county of Grayson, approved March 27, 1934, by adding thereto a new section numbered 7-a, providing how persons convicted of violating town ordinances may be required to work on the streets and roads in said town. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2075 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, so as to provide for working certain prisoners confined in jail. |
| An ACT to provide for the compensation of city sergeants in cities having a population of not less than 120,000 nor more than 150,000 according to the last United States census; and cities having a population between 40,000 and 44,000; to prescribe the method of fixing and paying salaries and the expenses of the operation of their offices; to provide for the payment of such salaries and expenses; to provide for the collection of certain fees and charges by and for city sergeants and for the disposition of the same; to provide for the maintenance of prisoners in jails in cities and for food, clothing and medicine for such prisoners |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5019 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, in relation to confinement in jails and in the penitentiary, so as to allow credit for certain time spent in the penitentiary. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2872 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to jails and accounts of jailers. |
| 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 provide a new charter for the town of Iron Gate, Alleghany 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 Iron Gate. |
| 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 provide for the payment of salaries to sheriffs of counties and, with certain exceptions, sergeants of cities, and to their full-time deputies, and for the payment of expenses incurred by such officers: to abolish the fee system as a method of compensating such officers; to provide for payment of the cost of the feeding and clothing of, and medicines and medical attention for, persons confined in jails and on jail farms; to make certain other provisions incident to the abolition of the said fee system; and to repeal certain acts in conflict with the provisions of this act. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2854 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to courthouses, clerks’ offices, jails, and other public property. |
| An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of North Tazewell, in the County of Tazewell, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith. |
| An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 4508-a, to provide for punishment of a prisoner escaping, before or after conviction, without force, violence, or by setting fire toa jail. |
| An ACT to provide for the administration, control and supervision of the penal system of the Commonwealth and of the political subdivisions thereof, to that end to establish a Department of Corrections to consist of a State Board of Corrections, a Commissioner of Corrections, and the officers, agents and employees of the Board and the Commissioner, and to prescribe the functions, powers and duties thereof and of certain other officers and of the subdivisions of the State with reference to the foregoing matters. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Chapter 404 of the Acts of 1918, approved March 23, 1918, entitled “An Act to provide for the examination and punishment of persons convicted of prostitution, or of keeping houses of ill fame or assignation, and for commitment of such persons to city farms or hospitals.” |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 13 of Chapter 217 of the Acts of Assembly ot 1942, approved March 13, 1942, relating to consolidated jails and jail farms. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 4, 6, 8 and 9 of Chapter 386 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved April 2, 1942, relating to the compensation and expenses of sheriffs and sergeants, the feeding and care of jail prisoners and the payment of the costs thereof, the method of keeping and certifying accounts covering such costs, the furnishing of unusual medical, hospital and dental service to prisoners, and prohibiting the use of prisoners in certain instances. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 2, 4, 11 and 13, as amended, of Chapter 214 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 19, 1926, relating to the State Farm for Defective Misdemeanants and other State farms, so as to permit persons confined in local jails to be transferred to and maintained at such farm or farms, to provide a per diem allowance for certain prisoners confined at State farms, and to prescribe the daily per capita allowance for maintaining prisoners at the State Farm for Defective Misdemeanants and other State farms. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5017 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the record to be kept of conduct of convicts and the credit to be allowed convicts for good conduct; and to repeal Section 7 of Chapter 218 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved March 13, 1942, relating to abolition of time off for good behavior. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3487, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to fees of sheriffs, sergeants, criers and constables. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4440 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to grand and petit larceny. |
| An ACT to amend and reenact Section 2854 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to courthouses, clerks’ offices, jails, and other public property. |
| An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 4, 5, 10, 15, 16, 17, Ca 24, rele and 45 of ee id 91, as amended, of the Acts ‘of. Assembly of 1919 ap |
| An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5988 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to jury lists in counties and cities, so as to limit the frequency of jury service in certain counties. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 2.05 of chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1948 providing a new charter for the City of Richmond concerning certain powers of the City so as to authorize the City to acquire and provide for the preservation and maintenance of places of old and historic interest, |
| AN ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Parksley, Accomack County, Virginia; to repeal all acts, or parts of acts in conflict therewith; 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 Parksley, including Chapter 362 of the Acts of Assembly of 1916, approved March 20, 1916, as amended. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 53-140 of the Code of 1950 relating to designation of jails to provide for the designation by a trial justice instead of a justice of the peace. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 37-97 of the Code of 1950, relating to arrest of escapees from any hospital for the insane or colony for the feeble-minded so as to make the issuance of a warrant of arrest mandatory. |
| An Act to provide a charter and form of government for the city of South Norfolk; and to repeal Chapter 91 of the Acts of Assembly of 1919, approved September 11, 1919, which act provided a charter for the 'own of South Norfolk, all acts amendatory thereof, and certain other acts. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-151 of the Code of Virginia, relating to records of jail prisoners, and good time allowance. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-142.1, relating to the adopting of jatls of another county or city so as to confer concurrent jurisdiction in certain instances. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14-86 and 14-95 of the Code of Virginia, relating to factors to be considered in fixing salaries of sheriffs and sergeants, and effect of the same in certain cities. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the consolidated City of Newport News, to provide, under certain conditions, for the holding of a referendum to determine whether the same shall be adopted; and to provide the effect of such charter if adopted. |
| An Act to permit the giving of evidence by certain prisoners and to prescribe the conditions thereof. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-185.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the transfer of certain jail inmates and to provide for parole of such inmates. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 53-195 of the Code of Virginia, relating to county and city farms and persons who may be confined thereon. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 56-884 of the Code of Virginia as to opening and maintenance of express offices so as to make the statute apply only to railroad companies operating their own express business. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 7, as amended, and 67, 78, 77 and 112 of Chapter 84 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, as amended, which chapter provided a charter and special form of government for the City of Norfolk, and which sections, respectively, relate to vacancies in the council, the annual budget, money in fund, the city purchasing agent, and rules of the civil service commission; and to amend said chapter by adding thereto four sections to be numbered 2 (e), 2(f), 74(a) and 75(a), relating, respectively, to penalties for violation of ordinances, city jail, supplementing the salary of the city treasurer, and supplementing the salary of the commissioner of the revenue. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 10, as amended, of Chapter 180 of the Acts of Assembly of 1884, approved February 19, 1884, amended and reenacted by Chapter 52 of the Acts of Assembly of 1888, approved January 30, 1888, which chapter provided a charter for the town of South Boston, so as to provide for the assessment of the cost of making and improving the walkways upon then existing streets, and improving and paving then existing alleys, and for either the construction, or for the use of sewers. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the establishing of, and constructing buildings for, farms for misdemeanants and felons. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18-252 and 18-258 of the Code of Virginia, relating to escape from custody of persons charged with criminal offenses and providing penalties therefor. |
| An Act to amend Chapter 7, Title 58, of the Code of Virginia 1950 by adding §§ 58-206.1, 58-206.2, 58-206.8, 58-206.4, 58-206.5, 58-206.6, 58-206.7, 58-206.8, 58-206.9, 58-206.10 and 58-206.11, relating to the establishment of regional jails or jail farms. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 19-288 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain circumstances under which jailers, sheriffs and city sergeants shall summon or employ certain guards and other peng. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-251 of the Code of Virginia, relating to eligibility for parole. |
| An Act to repeal §§ 58-149, 58-154 through 58-160, 58-162.1, 58-177, 58-189 through 58-194, and 58-200 of the Code of Virginia, relating generally to city and county jails. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 46-395 and 46-396 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to the revocation of certain motor vehicle licenses, registration certificates and registration plates, and to the general penalty for violation of the provisions of Chapter 6 of Title 46 of the Code. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 68-878.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to offenses committed by juveniles in the custody of the Department of Welfare and Institutions. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 54-516, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalties for violations of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act. |
| An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of Essex County to transfer and convey to the trustees of Beale Memorial Baptist Church a parcel of land owned by the county and constituting a part of the “Court Green” in the town of Tappahannock, in exchange for two parcels of land adjacent to the “Court Green” in the town of Tappahannock, and owned by the said church. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-198.1, providing for the jurisdiction of courts as to offenses committed by jail farm prisoners. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-142 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the commitment of prisoners to jatls of other counties or cities for safekeeping. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-188 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the control, management and supervision of jail farms of counties and cities. |
| An Act to provide a charter for the Town of Manassas Park in Prince William County; and to repeal the existing charter of the Town. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 15-686, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to real estate for certain county and city purposes. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-135.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to eligibility for parole of certain jail inmates, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-185.2, relating to certain other jail inmates. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 3, as amended, of Chapter 194 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 27, 1984, which provided anew charter for the town of Lawrenceville, so as to provide for the levy of certain tazes. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-122.1, relating to the use of prisoners in the performance of work for counties, towns and cities. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-889, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the commitment of defendants to jail on non-payment of fines or costs; fiert facias; capias pro fine. [H 269] |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-38 of the Code of Virginia, relating to outside employment of convicts. |
| An Act to authorize the Director of the Department of Welfare and Institutions to develop a system of halfway houses for adults in the penal system. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 53-100.1, changing the name of the State Convict Road Force to the Bureau of Correctional Field Units. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-138.1, relating to State reimbursement of localities for construction of jails. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-888 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fines and costs in cases before courts not of record. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-108, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to sentencing certain persons to serve on the State convict road force. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8-596.1, relating to the form and contents of certain petitions for writs of habeas corpus. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to punishment for misdemeanors. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-206.9, 53-206.10 and 58-206.11 of the Code of Virginia, relating to expenses of regional jails and jail farms; transportation of prisoners thereto; contributions thereto by the State. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-147 of the Code of Virginia, relating to consolidated jails and jail farms. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 14.1-80 of the Code of Virginia, relating to manner of payment of certain items in budgets of sheriffs and sergeants. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-88.5 and 54-88.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from registration as registered barbers and schools of barbering. |
| An ACT to provide for the Erection and Maintenance of Jails |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact the act entitled an act amending the Charter of the Town of Danville, passed March 4, 1854, and incorporating into one all acts amendatory thereof. |
| An ACT to authorize the County Court of Washington County to sell the Stock owned by said County in the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company. |
| An ACT to authorize the County Court of Washington County to borrow a sum of Money. |
| An ACT to amend the 24th and 29th sections of chapter 85, and the 17th section of chapter 208 of the Code of Virginia, in reference to the Confinement and Trial of Persons charged with Crime, who may be insane or who may be alleged to be insane. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-9 and 58-291 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to the definition of “penal institution” and to certain offenses committed by convicts deemed: felonies, providing punishment therefor; and to repeal § 58-298 of the Code of Virginia relating to punishment of crimes of convicts. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 58 a chapter numbered 5.1, consisting of sections numbered 58-128.1 through 58-128.5, directing the Department of Welfare and Institutions to establish a penal institution for the purposes of confining and rehabilitating certain persons and having certain diagnostic and treat- |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-104 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for physical examinations of prisoners transferred from jail to road force. |
| An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Halifax county to borrow money to build a jail. |
| An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Madison county to borrow money. |
| An Act to amend and re-enact section 19 of chapter 18 of an act approved March 4, 1872, revising the criminal law of this state |
| An ACT to incorporate the town of Columbia, in Flu- Vanna county. |
| An ACT for the establishment of a workhouse of correction in the city of Norfolk. |
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