Judicial

1948
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 4824-a requiring duplicate process to be left with accused in certain oral cases.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5958 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of courts of record over certain waters, so as to give similar territorial jurisdiction to courts not of record.
An ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 326 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, approved March 29, 1938, as amended, relating to omnes of deputy clerks in counties of less than a certain population.
An ACT relating to the compensation for a judge holding the terms of a corporation court of a city of the second class having no circuit court under certain circumstances
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.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6102 of the Code of Virginia relating to joinder.
An ACT to amend the Tax Code of Virginia by adding fifteen sections numbered 119-a 1 through 119-a 15 authorizing compromise or arbitration of death taxes when there are conflicting claims as to decedent’s domicile making uniform the law relating thereto.
An ACT for the relief of Mrs. Blanche M. Shifflett.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 5321-a, relating to fiduciary funds.
An ACT to amend and reenact an act entitled “An Act to prescribe the time for the holding of courts of the sixth judicial circuit.”
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 3, 10, 11, 17, 20, 23, 27, 28, 29, 33, and 42 of Chapter 473 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved April 6, 1942, which chapter provided a new charter for the town of Blacksburg in the county of Montgomery, and the amended sections relating to the powers, duties, functions and procedure of the council, the annual budget, the appointment of town officials and employees, audits of the town’s finances, the subdivision of lands, and town planning and zoning.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 1 of Chapter 384 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, relating to compensation of clerks of courts in certain cities.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 4149-f, relating to opening safe deposit boxes under certain conditions.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4987-e of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the salaries and expenses of office of trial justices
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6477 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to limitations of proceedings to enforce judgment and to executions.
An ACT to provide for the supervision, regulation and fixing of premiums, rates and charges for and with respect to insurance against loss or damage by, from or as a result of fire, windstorm, tornado, hail, lightning, explosion, riot and civil commotion on and with respect to risks protected in whole or in part by automatic sprinklers when such risks are insured in connection with an inspection service, other kinds of insurance which fire insurance companies and insurers writing fire insurance are authorized to write on or with respect to such risks, and inland marine insurance on or with respect to risks located in Virginia.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6235, as amended, of the Code of Virginia providing for perpetuation of testimony.
An ACT to authorize clerks of courts to make and certify copies of certain instruments filed for record in their offices, and to use such copies for making permanent photostat records of such instruments.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6509 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to when by lien of fieri facias there is a claim on any person other than judgment debtor, summons may be sued out against him; how issued, served and return
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5978-a, as amended, of the Code of Virginia providing for the retirement of certain judges; and the compensation to be paid such retired judges.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 6061-a in order to require plaintiffs to furnish full name and last known address of each defendant or other identification upon institution of any proceeding.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 4987-g 2, relating to powers of clerks of trial justices in certain counties and to validate certain actions.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 5904-a, 5904-b, 5904-e, and f, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to trial justice courts in certain counties.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 396 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the custody, disposal and sale of published reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
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 Section 4548-g of the Code of Virginia relating to commitment of certain misdemeanants and to powers of the State Board of Public Welfare.
An ACT to validate and provide for the legal effect of certain records in the offices of the clerks of courts of certain cities.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 2708 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by the Acts of the General Assembly of 1936, Chapter 232, prohibiting city and town officers from being interested in contracts with their city or town.
An ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 452 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 24, 1926, relating to commutation of certain estates so as to regulate the procedure therein.
An ACT to amend Chapter 232 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved March 14, 1942, which created the Department of State Police and provided for the respective powers and duties of such Department and of the Division of Motor Vehicles, by adding a new section numbered 3-a, authorizing

An ACT to authorize the acquisition by the Governor for the Commonwealth of certain real estate in the city of Richmond, and to provide for the improvement and use of such property when acquired; to authorize the opening and closing of certain streets adjoining such property; to make available funds for the purposes of this act; and to prescribe conditions under which funds already appropriated may be used in acquiring all of any portion of such property.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 1050-a of the Code of Virginia relating to trustees for certain incompetent persons.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5898, as amended, of the Code of Virginia providing for the designation, jurisdictions, duties, powers and compensation of judges appointed to hold courts for or assist a ies.
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 provide for the supervision, regulation and fixing of premiums, rates and charges for and with respect to casualty insurance, including fidelity, guaranty, indemnity and surety bonds and all forms of motor vehicle insurance; to prescribe penalties for violations; and to repeal Chapter 231.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 3419-a, dealing with certificates of good character in the case of certain applicants for examination for admission to the bar.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1949, and the thirtieth day of June, 1950.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Bowling Green, and to repeal Chapter 144 of the Acts of Assembly of 1902-3-4, approved April 10, 1903, which provided a charter therefor, and all amendments thereto.
An ACT to provide the regular terms of the circuit court of Franklin County.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 4, 11, 15, and 23%, as amended, and Sections 5, 6, 7, and 20 of Chapter 230 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 16, 1920, and being the charter of the city of Hampton, Virginia, which sections deal with the election and organization of the council, the election of certain city officers, their bonds, the police justice, the treasurer and his duties, the lien of city taxes and choad wai
An ACT for the Relief of Mrs. Mont Gilbert.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter 160 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 11, 1946, relating to the police department and police forces in certain counties, and to further amend the chapter by adding a new section numbered 3-a, providing for a trial board.
Proposing amendments to Section 98 of the Constitution
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 3, as amended, of Chapter 144 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 22, 1934, relating to drunk driving.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the City of Waynesboro, Virginia; to establish courts of justice and officers therefor; to provide for continuation of certain ordinances; and to repeal Chapter 482 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928; approved March 26, 1928, and all acts amendatory
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 23 of Chapter 280 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 24, 1932, and providing a new charter for the city of Alexandria, by empowering the city manager to employ department heads and by authorizing the council to make grants in aid of the Alexandria Bicentennial Commission.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6l-a of the Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia relating to impounding of motor vehicles.
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 number of jurors to be selected for the courts in the city of Lynchburg.
An ACT to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to provide for the abandonment and closing of certain roads and railway crossings.
An ACT to amend and reenact 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.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 2-b of Chapter 400 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, which became a law March 21, 1918, so as to include forest wardens within the provisions of the section.
An ACT to amend Chapter 280, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 24, 1932, and being the charter of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, by adding a new section numbered 16-d relating to a clerk and other employees of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and their powers and duties.
An ACT to amend and reenact sections 1656, 1657, 1659, 1661, 1662 as amended, 1663 as amended, 1663-a, 1664 as amended, 1664-a, 1664-b, 1669, 1671, 1674 as amended, 1681 as amended, 1686 as amended, 1687 as amended, 1688, 1690, 1691, and 1692 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the practice of pharmacy, and the composition, branding, possession, dispensing, sale and inspection of alg ce drug ied cosmetics and poisons, and to repeal section 1658 of the Code of Virginia relating to rules and regulations of the Board of Pharmacy.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 4537-c to prohibit the giving of certain false reports to police officers and to provide a penalty for violations.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4987-g, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to appointment, compensation, powers and duties of clerks of trial justices ; and disposition of fees collected by such clerks.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 3395 of the Code of Virginia relating to appointment of committee to inquire into necessity of general indexes in clerks’ offices.
An ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 326 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, approved March 29, 1938, as amended, relating to compensation of deputy clerks and other employees of the circuit court in counties of less than a certain population.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6046 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to notice of motion for judgment.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 3409-a of the Code of Virginia, relating to the admission to practice law, with examination, of certain persons.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 4, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 32, 34, 35, 37, 55, 56, and 87 of Chapter 384 of the Acts of the Assembly of 1944, as amended, known and designated as the “Virginia Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act”.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6172 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, authorizing courts to strike certain cases from its docket, and prescribing how such cases may be reinstated.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section thereto numbered 1945-a relating to juvenile and domestic relations courts in cities containing more than one hundred and ninety thousand population according to the last United States census and providing for associate judges of said courts.
An ACT to provide for the enrollment of an act to codify the laws of the State, and to relieve the Clerk of the House of Delegates, as Keeper of the Rolls of the State, and the Director of the Division of Purchase and Printing from certain duties in connection with an act to codify the laws of the State.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6510, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, in relation to answer to garnishment process.
An ACT to amend and reenact ‘Sections 1565, ee 1567, 1568 - as .amended,. 1569 as amended, 1577, 1578 as amended, 1579 as amended, and 1581 ‘as amended, of the Code of. Virginia, relating to the powers, duties, functions and activities of the Bureau of Vital Statistics, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, local registrars and others with respect to births and deaths ; to amend ‘the. Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 1572-a, providing for the registration of foundlings; and to repeal section 1584 of the Code of Virginia, authorizing certain expenditures.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 94, as heretofore amended, of an act entitled, “An Act to incorporate the city of Newport News in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor”, approved January Sixteen, 1896, the said section relating to the election of the city attorney; powers and duties generally; statements of claim against city for negligence; and empowering the city, in its discretion, to elect an assistant city attorney; powers and duties generally.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5189 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to docketing conditional sales contracts, and certain other contracts, so as to increase docketing fees.

1950
AN ACT to provide for the selection of an additional corporation court judge for certain cities, his powers, and jurisdiction.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a section numbered 8-878.1, to provide for the docketing and indexing of judgments in the new name of the judgment debtor, where the debtor’s name is changed, regardless of the date of the judgment; how execution may issue thereafter.
AN ACT to provide the regular terms of the circutt court of Dickenson county; and to repeal acts in conflict therewith.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 14-97 of the Code of 1950 relating to what officers not to be paid fees in criminal cases and exceptions thereto, so as to increase the allowance in certain of the exceptions.
An Act for the relief of Allen B. Turpin.
AN ACT to consolidate, subject to certain conditions, the county of Warwick, the county of Elizabeth City, including the town of Phoebus, the city of Hampton, and the city of Newport News, or certain of such political subdivisions and to provide, subject to certain conditions, a charter for the consolidated city of Virginia, Virginia.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 1-13 of the Code of 1950 relating to rules of construction by reenacting it in 35 sections as follows: 1-13 through 1-13.34 so as to make certain verbal changes and to add a rule of construction.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 17-186 of the Code of 1950, relating to corporation or hustings courts in certain cities so as to designate a certain court.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 19-165 of the Code of 1950 relating to the time an indictment for a felony must be tried.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Abingdon; and repealing all former charters and all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the new charter.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 38-49 of the Code of 1950, relating to payment of claims out of deposit by insurance companies so as to provide for notice of hearing to the insurance company.
Proposing amendment to Section 98 of the Constitution of Virginia
AN ACT to provide for the submission of proposed amendments to § 98 of the Constitution of Virginia to the qualified voters for ratification or rejection, and to prescribe when and how such referendum shall be had, and the manner in which the results thereof shall be ascertained and certified, the returns canvassed, and the vote thereon proclaimed by the governor.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 19-11 of the Code of 1950, relating to enforcement of forfeitures.
AN ACT to provide for a special police force in certain counties; to prescribe the manner of their appointment and removal; to provide for their compensation; and to define their powers and duties.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 26-37 of the Code of 1950, so as to allow clerks of court to destroy certain papers under certain conditions.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a section numbered 19-94.1, relating to when bail may be granted in certain cases.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 20-104 of the Code of 1950 relating to orders of publication against nonresident defendant, to provide that publication may be had in case of a suit for annulment of marriage.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 14-116 of the Code of 1950 relating to costs charged for certain services.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 14-181 of the Code of 1930 relating to compensation of attorneys appointed to defend certain persons so as to require the State to pay such compensation,
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 16-70 of the Code of 1950, relating to attachment proceedings in trial justice courts so as to dispense with orders of publication and publication thereunder.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 4-81 of the Code of 1950, relating to maintaining common nuisances and the punishment therefor and to giving of bond to prevent padlocking or to lift padlocking.
AN ACT to amend Chapter 196 of the Acts of Assembly of 1890, entitled “An Act to provide for a new charter for the town of Farmville”, approved February 10, 1890, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, numbered 11-c, authorizing the appointment and firing the compensation of justices of the peace therein.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia 1950 by adding five new sections numbered 54-280.1 to 54-280-5, both inclusive, providing temporary licenses for certain chiropractors and naturopaths, creating a Special Board to give examinations on certain subjects to holders of temporary licenses, and prescribing how such chiropractors and naturopaths may obtain permanent licenses.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 5, 6, 10,11, 18, 20, 21, 31, 88, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 50, 51, 60, 66 and 67 of Chapter 3 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, approved February 11, 1948, which provided a new charter for the city of Waynesboro, the sections relating, respectively, to powers of the city; zoning; disqualification for office; regulation of meetings of the council; appointment of certain officials; appointment, term of office and removal of city manager; powers and duties of city manager; election, terms of office, powers and duties, and compensation of certain officers of the city; the annual budget; sinking fund; bond issues; appropriation ordinance and levy of taxes; unencumbered balances in treasury; how claims against the city are paid; how special assessments made; audit of accounts of city officers; conducting of investigations by the council; planning for future development for the city; and powers of city policemen; and to repeal §§ 22, 39 and 46 of such act relating, respectively, to assigning of administrative duties by the council; contracts for public improvements and certain limitations on contracts, agreements or other obligations.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding thereto a section numbered 8-468.1 to provide a scale of fees for clerks for making up and certifying the original records of cases on applications to the Supreme Court of Appeals for writs of error or appeals.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 14-66 of the Code of 1950, relating to salary of attorneys for the Commonwealth.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 4-59 of the Code of 1950 relating to sale of alcoholic beverages by fiduciaries or officers acting under authority of court.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 13 of Chapter 278 of the Acts of Assembly of 1898-94, approved February 15, 1894, being the charter of the town of Ashland, the section relating to powers and authority of the mayor, so as to provide for a police justice and his powers and jurisdiction,
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 54-824 and 54-825 of the Code of Virginia 1950, relating to the use of injunctive pro-ceedings in cases of unlawful practice of medicine, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy or chiropody, and the suspension or revocation of licenses because of such unlawful practice.
AN ACT to direct the Virginia Code Commission to include the Rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Appeals on October 18, 1949, in the 1950 pocket supplement to the Code of 1950 and to provide that such rules shall supersede statutory provisions in conflict therewith.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Martinsville, Virginia; and to repeal Chapter 69 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved February 25, 1942, which provided a charter for such city.