Judicial

1950
AN ACT to prescribe the compensation of clerks of courts in cities of this Commonwealth having a population of not less than 85,000 inhabitants nor more than 40,000 inhabitants, according to the United States census of 1940; to provide for the payment of such compensation and the expenses of office of such officers, and to impose certain duties on the State Compensation Board.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 8-266 of the Code of 1950 relating to when copies of certain records may be admitted in evidence.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-1104 of the Code of 1950 relating to the conduct of proceedings to subject lands to tax liens, to make it discretionary with the court as to whom he will appoint a special commissioner to sell and make the deeds, in case a sale is necessary.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and to repeal Chapter 280 of the Acts of Assembly of 1982, entitled “An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Alexandria, Virginia”, approved March 24, 1982, and acts amendatory thereto.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 8-88 of the Code of 1950, relating to venue, so as to provide therefor in cases involving certain policies of insurance.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-876 of the Code of 1950, so as to provide for different license taxes for engineers and to make presentation of certification of professional registration prerequisite to issuance of the license.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-555 of the Code of 1950, relating to relief of officials and employees of counties, cities and towns and to add relief for their dependents; and to repeal §§ 15.24.1 and 27-88 relating in part to the same subject.
AN ACT for the relief of Floyd Harris.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 39-4 of the Code of 1950, relating to jurisdiction of justices of the peace, so as to enlarge the powers of justices of the peace on county property within the corporate limits of certain cities under certain conditions.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 54-751 of the Code of 1950, relating to the application for license as a real estate broker or salesman.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8, 4, 5, as amended, and §§ 9, 18, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 88, 50, 51, 65, 67, 68, 71, 78, 75, and 79-A of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, as amended, which provided a charter for the city of Portsmouth, relating to administration, and government, composition of council, terms of elective officers, the mayor, procedure for removal of a mayor, vacancies in the council, election and appointment of officers and boards by the council, officers of the council, restrictions on legislative powers of the council, powers of council and boards, use of streets, public ways and grounds, sale of city rights, assessment of property, taxation of abutting land owners, liens upon abutting land, the fire department, investigation of fires, destruction of buildings to prevent the spread of fires, city officers, officers of the council, justices of the peace, and deputy high constables; to amend such chapter by adding a section numbered 35-A and chapters numbered IX, consisting of sections numbered 1 through 26, and XIV, consisting of sections numbered 1 and 2, for the regulation of taxicabs, for the election, qualification, powers, duties, jurisdiction, and procedure of, and clerk to, the civil and police court, and to prescribe the duties and powers of a city manager, respectively; and to repeal §§ 6, 8, 21, 22, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 68, 64, 66, 70 and 72, and Chapter IX, consisting of sections numbered 1 through 17, of such Chapter.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-371.2 of the Code of 1950 authorizing certain counties to require a license of professional bondsmen so as to extend the application thereof.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a section numbered 27-85.1, to provide that the person officially in charge at scenes of fires may take and preserve certain property, and conditions of restitution.
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 § 16-91 of the Code of 1950, to require the defendant to pay all costs, including the writ tax, in case of removal.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Blacksburg in the County of Montgomery, and to repeal the existing charter of the Town, and all former charters and amendments thereto.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-454 of the Code of 1950 relating to revocation of motor vehicle operators and chauffeurs licenses and registration certificate and plates of motor vehicles.
AN ACT to amend § 8-794 of the Code of 1950, relating to appeal from judgment of a trial justice.
AN ACT to provide a trial board for members of fire departments of certain counties.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding two sections numbered 19-75.1 and 19-75.2 to require a distinctive uniform to be adopted for and worn by State police officers under certain conditions, and to prohibit the wearing of the same or similar uniforms by any other persons, and to provide penalties.
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 for the relief of Reba Chandler and others.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 8-288 of the Code of 1950, relating to testimony of husband and wife in criminal cases.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 52-20 of the Code of 1950, relating to arrest without warrant so as to extend such power to additional officer's.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 17-41 of the Code of 1950, relating to certain days on which clerks’ offices are to be kept open, so as to include certain cities in a special provision.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-193 of the Code of 1950, relating to the release on summons of persons arrested for certain offenses.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-850 of the Code of 1950, relating to county boards of zoning appeals and appeals therefrom and to amend the Code by adding a new section numbered 15-850.1 providing for appeals in certain counties to the governing body of the county.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 26-6 of the Code of 1950 relating to entry of judgment or decree against a personal representative in certain cases, so as to enlarge the scope of the
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 18-160 of the Code of 1950, relating to burglary and punishment therefor.
An Act to provide a State-wide system of juvenile and domestic relations courts with probation officers and juvenile detention facilities, to define their powers and duties and to repeal §§ 116-130-172, inclusive; §§ 63-257 through 63-288 inclusive; §§ 63-294 through 63-307 inclusive of the Code of 1950.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding three sections numbered 53-278.2, 53-278.3 and 53-278.4, to provide for an examination to determine whether a person convicted of an offense is mentally ill or mentally deficient, though not insane, and the powers of the judge in case of being so found.
AN ACT to provide a charter for the town of Exmore, and to repeal acts in conflict therewith.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a section numbered 17-119.1, as to provide for an additional circuit court judge in certain judicial circuits.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Colonial Heights, Chesterfield County, Virginia; to repeal chapter 186 of the Acts of Assembly of 1930, approved March 21, 1980, as amended, which provided a ‘charter for the town of Colonial Heights, the existing charter of the city and amendments thereto; and to validate all contracts and obligations of the city.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 8-174, 8-178 and 8-182 of the Code of Virginia, which sections relate to the liability for and the exemptions from jury service and preparation of jury lists by the jury commissioners.
AN ACT to amend § 82-3387 of the Code of 1950 and to reenact same in the form of four sections, with amendments, numbered 32-837, 32-887.1, 32-887.2 and 32-8337.3, to provide for the issuance of a short form of birth certificate and imposing limitations on the issuance of full birth certificates.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-210 of the Code of 1950, relating to the penalty for reckless driving.
AN ACT to amend and reenact Title 37 of the Code of 1950 containing sections numbered 37-1 through 37-260, the title and sections relating to insane, epileptic, feebleminded, inebriate and drug addicts; the Department and Commissioner of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals; and the State Hospital Board; to amend the Code of 1950 by adding in Title 37 sections numbered 37-1.1, 37-34.1, 37-61.1, 37-71.1, 37-110.1, 37-126.1, 37-132.1, 37-185.1, 37-153.1, 37-254.1, 37-257.1 and 37-257.2 relating to the same matters and to repeal §§ 37-43, 37-82 and 37-179 of the Code of 1950.
AN ACT to appropriate funds for payment of the salaries of the judges of certain courts.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a new section numbered 8-701.1, to provide for attorneys fees to be allowed upon unrepresented shares in case of a partition suit.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 3-82, 3-83, 3-89, 3-95, and 3-116, of the Code of Virginia of 1950, concerning the registration of commercial fertilizers, and providing a new method for paying inspection fees.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 28 of Chapter 875 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which provided a new charter for the City of Radford, the section relating to civil and police justice; and to amend such Chapter by adding a section numbered 28-a providing for the appointment of a special justice of the peace and setting forth his powers, duties and compensation.
AN ACT for the relief of O. R. Williams.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 17-7 of the Code of 1950, relating to the designation, jurisdiction, duties, powers and expenses of judges sitting for other judges, so as to provide that the expenses of such judges shall be paid by the State.
AN ACT for the relief of Roger B. Lang.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 8-76 of the Code of 1950, relating to publication of notices, so as to provide for the dispensing with the publication in cases in which the person is legally served with process.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 14-51 of the Code of 1950 relating to salaries of trial justices.
AN ACT to amend Chapter VI of Chapter 168 of the Acts of Assembly of 1874-75, approved March 11, 1875, as amended, which provided a charter for the city of Petersburg by adding a section numbered 8 providing for appointment of a civil and police justice for the city.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 8-61, § 8-62 and § 8-65 of the Code of 1950, relating to filing of power of attorney for service upon cooperative nonprofit life benefit corporations and service of process under same and how process 1s otherwise served.
AN ACT to amend Chapter 18 of the Acts of the Assembly of 1946, approved February 18, 1946, which provided a new charter for the town of Wytheville, by adding two sections numbered 2-a and 2-b, providing for the fixing of bail, issuance of certain process and approval of sureties by the mayor and other designated persons.
An Act to amend an act entitled “An Act to incorporate the City of Danville’, approved February 17, 1890, by adding a section in Chapter V numbered 7-a, relating to trial of misdemeanors by police justice in absence of accused.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a section numbered 8-628.1 to provide for the survival of certain actions.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 2-244 of the Code of Virginia concerning the custody and distribution of reports of the Supreme Court of Appeals so as to provide for the distribution of the reports and decisions of the Court to judges or justices of municipal courts.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 2-29 of the Code of 1950, relating to certain United States officers and employees holding certain State offices.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 18-59.1 of the Code of 1950, relating to trials for unlawful carnal knowledge of female children who are of bad repute or lewd.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 19.22 of chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1948, providing a new charter for the City of Richmond, concerning the holding of sessions of the municipal courts.
AN ACT to provide for the admissibility in evidence of certain photostatic or photographic reproductions, and the effect thereof.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 5, 14, 15, 20, 22, 27 and 82 of Chapter 384 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946 approved March 28, 1946, which provided a new charter for the City of Charlottesville, as amended, relating to the duties of the Council, the mayor and city manager of the city; the powers of taxation thereof; the assessment of real estate for taxation; the issuance of bonds by the city; the creation of a floating debt, and borrowing in anticipation of revenue.
AN ACT to amend § 46-418 so as not to require the revocation of a driver's license of a person discharged or released from an institution within thirty days after admission or commitment to the same.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 11, 54, 68, 68-a, and 64, as amended, of Chapter 64 of the Acts of Assembly of 1896, approved January 16, 1896, which provided a new charter for the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, § 11 relating to certain officers of the city, § 54 relating to powers of the city generally; and §§ 68, 68-a, and 64 relating to certain justices of certain courts, so as to provide for a change in titles of certain justices; to provide for forfeiture of certain money and equipment to the city of Newport News; to designate the duties of certain officers; and to add a new section, numbered 64-a, so as to provide a bailiff for a certain court.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 24-251 of the Code of 1950 to provide assistance to a blind voter, by a person of his choice, in preparing his ballot.
AN ACT to authorize and empower the governing body of certain counties to appoint an executive secretary; to prescribe the powers and duties of such executive secretary; to prescribe the powers and duties of the governing body and certain other county officers in relation thereto.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 19-78 of the Code of 1950, relating to flight, pursuit, and arrest of an accused, so as to extend the section to cover certain additional situations.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 3 of Chapter 261 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1936, approved March 25, 1936, which was continued in effect by § 58-769 of the Code of 1950 providing for the assessment of real estate in cities containing more than one hundred and seventy-five thousand inhabitants so as to provide for the appointment of boards of review of real estate assessments in such cities and to prescribe their powers and duties.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 5904-c, 5904-e, 5904-f, 5904-g and 5904-h of the Code of 1919, as amended, which were continued in force by § 16-50 of the Code. of 1950, the sections generally relating to courts in certain counties, and, respectively, to fees of clerks, procedure in such courts, substitute justices, compensation of officers of such courts, and special magistrates.
AN ACT to establish the Judicial Conference of Virginia, to define its membership, and to provide for the duties and payment of the expenses of its members.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 88-495 of the Code of 1950 relating to suits or actions against cooperative life benefi companies.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 2.08, 3.05, 5.05, 5.09, 5.11, 6.19, 6.20, 7.05, 8.08, 9.14, 9.15, 12.05, 12.06, 17.12, 19.10 and 20.06 of Chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1948 providing a new charter for the City of Richmond concerning the powers of the Council of the City of Richmond relating to public works, utilities and properties; the nomination and election of clerks of courts of record in said city; the duties of the city manager; the functions of the bureau of purchasing; the sale of property by the purchasing agent; the capital budget; the certification of funds; the authentication of bonds; the powers and duties of the director of finance; residence of officers and employees; the preference allowed in the employment of war veterans and promotions thereof; the grading of streets; the assessment of the cost of certain public improvements against abutting landowners; the changing of district boundaries established by zoning regulations; the jurisdiction of the traffic court; and the interest of city officers and employees in contracts with the city.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 14-123 of the Code of 1950 relating to fees charged by clerks of courts.
AN ACT to permit civil proceedings to compel the support of dependent wives, children, and poor relations within and without the State of Virginia and to prescribe the procedure therefor.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-338 of the Code of 1950, relating to certain officers in counties operating under certain forms of county government.
AN ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1951, and the thirtieth day of June, 1952.

1952
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-178, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from jury service, so as to provide exemptions as to certain persons.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-1385 of the Code of Virginia, relating to cities of the first class for purposes of establishment of corporation courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 84-80 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the exemption of wages of certain judgment debtors, so as to provide that in cities containing more than two hundred twenty-five thousand population certificates of exemption shall be issued without charge.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-189 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the manner and expense of keeping jury together so as to increase the allowance for expenses.
An Act to provide for the service of process or notice in civil suits on nonresident operators and nonresident owners of aircraft operating within or above the Commonwealth of Virginia and on the personal representative of any such nonresident; and making such operation thereof to constitute the appointment of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia as the attorney and agent of said nonresident or personal representative thereof upon whom civil process or notice may be served; and providing for further notice to the defendant in any such suit.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-158 of the Code of Virginia, relating to jurisdiction of Hustings Court of the City of Richmond.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46-409, 46-421, 46-428 and 46-424, of the Code of Virginia, relating to accident reports by investigating officers, notice and hearings required with reference to revocation of operators and chauffeurs licenses, when such licenses and registration certificates and plates may be revoked, and appeals from acts or orders of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; and to amend the Code by adding new sections numbered 46-422.1 and 46-422.2, providing how such hearings shall be conducted and the manner of rendering decisions or orders.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 5904-a and 5904-b, as amended, of the Code of 1919, which were continued in effect by § 16-50 of the Code of Virginia, and §§ 5904-e and 5904-h, as amended, of the Code of 1919, which was incorporated by reference by § 16-50.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to county courts in certain counties.
An Act to amend Title 87 of the Code of Virginia, relating to insane, epileptic, feeble-minded and inebriate persons and drug addicts, by adding thereto a new section numbered 87-61.2 so as to provide for the appointment of special justices to perform the duties of the justice or trial justice under the title, and to amend and reenact § 87-62 of the Code of Virginia, concerning duties of the judges, trial justices and special justices in dealing with such persons and addicts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-296 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance of summons for witness.
An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke; and to repeal Chap 478 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 22, 1924, which provided a new charter for said city, and all amendments thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 127 of Chapter 34 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 section relates to the police justice and assistant police justice of the city, and to amend the chapter by adding thereto a section numbered 11(a), to provide for the appointment of an additional police justice and an additional assistant police justice.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-51 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to salaries of trial justices.
An Act to amend and reenact § 65-85 of the Code of Virginia, relating to medical attention under Workmen’s Compensation.
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 provide a new charter for the town of Smithfield, and to repeal the existing charter and amendments thereto.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-198, relating to recovery of costs in certain cases in the Supreme Court of Appeals.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-187 of the Code of Virginia, relating to allowances to certain witnesses.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-1038 of the Code of Virginia, relating to confirmation by court of reports of certain delinquent real estate.
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 prescribe the regular terms of the courts of the nineteenth judicial circutt.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19.01, 19.07, 19.11 and 19.13 of Chapter 823 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, providing a charter for the city of Falls Church, which sections relate to the civil and police justice.
An Act for the relief of Wilbur Wright
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 65-18.1, relating to certain witnesses and to provide a means of enforcing their attendance.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-60, 54-61, 54-61.1 and 54-62 of the Code of Virginia, relating to requirements for admission to certain examinations; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54-62.1, relating to the effect and effective date of amendments to such sections.
An Act to amend and renact § 8-310 of the Code of Virginia, relating to taking and preserving oral evidence in chancery causes, so as to provide certain notices and to provide for certain procedures as to motions to strike out all the evidence in chancery causes.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 9 a chapter numbered 1.1 containing fourteen sections numbered 9-6.1 through 9-6.14, so as to regulate administrative agencies in their functions of rule-making and adjudication, and to provide for appeals from such agencies, and to repeal Chapter 1 of Title 9 of the Code, containing §§ 9-1 through 9-6, relating to the Administrative Code of Virginia, and Chapter 2 of Title 54 of the Code, containing §§ 54-2 through 54-16, relating to the regulation of certain agencies and to the Commission on Administrative Agencies.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-182, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to selection of jurors so as to provide for an increase in the number thereof in certain counties and cities.