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1952
An Act to amend and reenact § 25 of Chapter 150 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980, approved March 20, 1980, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Bluefield, which section relates generally to trial justices, substitute trial justices, so as to provide for a committing justice; to provide for the issuance of process by the substitute trial justice, and to grant such trial justice the power to try certain civil cases.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-444 and 8-445 of the Code of Virginia, relating to judgments against garnishees and exemption ol coe
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 54-868.1 through 54-868.4, providing for injunctive relief in case of certain violations of the statutes of this State; through the procedure therein; and requiring certain reports.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-128 of the Code of Virginia, relating to grand jurors.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-686 of the Code of Virginia, relating to amount and distribution of damages in actions for death by wrongful act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-485 of the Code of Virginia, relating to proceedings by interrogatories to ascertain estate of debtor.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-485 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment, duties, qualification and removal of deputies of certain
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 65-48 and 65-49 of the Code of Virginia, relating to notification of employers by employees in cases of occupational diseases covered by the Virginia Workmen’s Compensation Act and to when claims in such cases shall be barred.
An Act to provide that certain persons shall be incompetent to testify in criminal proceedings under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-78 of the Code of Virginia, relating to keeping of papers in offices of trial justices.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-628.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to loss of action by death of person liable or persons having right of action.
An Act to amend and reenact 8§ 54-487, 54-499 and 54-516 of the Code of Virginia, so as to include certain substances within the provisions of the “Uniform Narcotic Drug Act’, and to increase penalties for violation of the Act; and to repeal Article 7 of Title 54 of the Code, containing §§ 54-457 to 54-460, inclusive.
An Act for the relief of Mrs. J. Bowman Webster and others
An Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Coeburn, in the county of Wise; to validate all contracts heretofore or hereafter made by the present Council and Government while in office, inconsistent with this new charter or the Constitution and general laws of this State; and to repeal all acts, or parts of acts, in conflict with this act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 12.01 of Chap 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, being a new charter for the city of Alexandria, the section relating to the qualifications, manner of election, terms of office, duties, powers and compensation of civil and police justices and substitute civil and police justices of that city.
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An Act to amend and reenact § 46-210, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the penalty for reckless driving.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17-136.1, relating to a corporation court for the city of South Norfolk.
An Act to prescribe the compensation of clerks of courts of record in certain cities, to provide the method of payment of compensation and expenses of such officers, to impose certain duties on the State Compensation Board, and to provide for the payment of all fees and commissions of such officers into the treasury of such cities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Article III of Chapter 540 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, the section relating to powers of the council of the town of Haymarket.
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Kilmarnock in Lancaster County, and to repeal all former charters of the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-240, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to how tie breakers are appointed.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1, and 65 as amended, of Chapter 467 of the Acts of Assembly of 1901-2, approved April 2, 1902, which chapter provided a new charter for the town of Covington, Virginia, and which sections relate to the boundaries and the powers of taxation of said town, respectively; to further amend the chapter by adding thereto a section to be numbered 71, which section relates to the transition of the town of Covington to a city; and to repeal § 29, as amended, of said chapter which relates to the manner of filling vacancies on the Council.
An Act to amend Chapter 184 of the Acts of Assembly of 1988, approved March 18, 1988, which incorporated the town of Manassas, in the county of Prince William, by adding sections numbered 29-a and 29-b, providing for a justice of the peace for the Town and providing for the compensation of persons acting as justice of the peace or as trial justice for the town.
An Act to amend Chapter 64 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved February 25, 1922, which provided a charter for the city of Suffolk, by adding a section numbered 2914, providing for an additional substitute civil and police justice.
1954
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 84-29 and 84-30, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions of certain wages and salaries and proceedings in relation thereto.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4-86 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation into the State, holding in warehouses, and delivery from the warehouses in the State.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-414.1, requiring clerks of court and trial justices to make certain certifications as to the forwarding of certain abstracts of judgment to the Motor Vehicle Commissioner.
An Act to amend and reenact § 32-885 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain duties of local registrars of vital statistics.
An Act to amend Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 40 of the Code of Virginia, by adding five new sections numbered §§ 40-74.1 through 40-74.5, relating to the denial or abridgement of the right to work and service of process.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16-172.4, 16-172.6 and 16-172.9, as amended, and §§ 16-172.18, 16-172.15, 16-172.16 and 16-172.84 of the Code of Virginia, relating to juvenile and domestic relations courts and judges.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-786 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the power of cities and incorporated towns to adopt subdivision regulations to be effective in certain counties under certain conditions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-482 of the Code of Virginia, relating to lens on property not capable of being levied on.
An Act for the relief of Mrs. Hazel D. Jackson.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19-181 and 19-183 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the number of jurors and challenges of jurors in misdemeanor cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-418 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the revocation of motor vehicle operators’ and chauffeurs’ licenses.
An Act to provide for the retirement, under certain conditions, of trial justices in the counties, and for the compensation of such justices on retirement and how the same shall be paid; to require certain deductions from the salaries of trial justices; to provide for the creation and disbursement of the Trial Justices’ Retirement Fund; and to make an
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Fairfax, in the county of Fairfax, and to repeal Chapter 282 of the Acts of Assembly of 1891-92, entitled ‘an Act to incorporate the town of Fairfax, in the county of Fairfax’, approved February 16, 1892, and all acts amendatory thereof.
An Act for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Poole Cox.
An Act to authorize the closing on Saturday of certain courts in cities having a population in excess of two hundred and twenty-five thou-
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-24 of the Code of Virginia, relating to limitation of time within which certain actions must be Hens
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-468.1 and 8-471 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 8-466, 8-467, 8-468, 8-469, 8-470, and 8-472 of the Code of Virginia, all relating to the record in appeals, writs of error and supersedeas.
An Act for the relief of Mrs. Gladys C. Gilley.
An Act to amend and reenact § 17.22 of Chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1948, providing a new charter for the City of Richmond, relating to appeals from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-186 of the Code of Virginia, relating to jurors in certain cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-202 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the commitment before trial of certain persons when question of sanity is raised.
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Richlands, in the county of Tazewell, Virginia; and to repeal Chapter 289 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 28, 1934, which provided a charter for such town, and all amendments thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14, as amended, of Chapter 465 of the Acts of Assembly of 1901-2, approved April 2, 1902, which provided a charter for the town of Wakefield, the section relating to powers of the mayor and appointment of a trial justice.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 14-155.8, relating to compensation of clerks of courts of record in certain cities.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 1-18.23:1, so as to define the word "process"; and to amend and reenact §§ 8-54, 8-55, and 8-56 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to how notice, summons and sctre facias served in certain cases.
An Act to amend § 54-62.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the effective date of certain amendments to sections covering application for examinations and issuance of licenses to practice law.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-241 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the special plea of setoff.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-181, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of attorneys appointed to defend poor persons.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14.06 of Chapter 706 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 8, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of Warwick, the section relating to sessions of court of
An Act to amend and reenact section 17-7 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, relating to designation of judges to hold court and assist other judges so as to provide for the payment of the actual expenses of judges designated to sit in certain cases.
An Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Rural Retreat, in the county of Wythe; and to repeal prior charters of the town and certain acts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8, as amended, of Chapter 208 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved March 14, 1950, relating to licenses to hunt certain wild animals in certain counties, and to authorize certain payments from the special fund created by that chapter.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-77 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain supplies for trial justices.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-188, 8-189 and 8-190 of the Code of Virginia, relating to summonsing of juries for the trial of civil and misdemeanor cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-49 of the Code of Virginia, relating to when officers to get process, orders and decrees from the ert ee se 832
An Act to repeal §§ 8-45, 8-46, 8-48, 8-82 through 8-86, 8-100, 8-101, 8-103, 8-104, 8-107, 8-108, 8-110, 8-112, 8-113, 8-117, 8-121, 8-125 through 8-127, 8-182, 8-186, 8-187, 8-151, 8-210, 8-222, 8-242, 8-248, 8-830 through 8-842, 8-345, 8-851, 8-474, 8-481, 8-488, 8-492, 8-508, 8-515, 8-516, 8-565, 8-717 through 8-719, 8-722 through 8-724, 8-790, 8-806 to 8-808, and 8-868 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil remedies and procedure.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-848 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the correction of errors by courts.
An Act to amend the Code of Vérginia by adding a new section numbered § 14-155.8, to provide salaries and expenses for certain clerks; to provide an appropriation therefor; and to repeal § 14-42, relating to the salary of the clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of rier sat
An Act to amend and reenact § 17-118.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clerks of certain courts.
An Act to provide for the effect of certain methods of service of process or giving of notice by publication under certain conditions.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 54, a Chapter numbered 14.1, containing 28 Sections numbered 54-898.1 to 54-898.28 inclusive; to create the “Virginia State Board of Opticians”, and prescribe its powers, duties and compensation; to provide for the examination, licensing and registration of “Opticians”, and for the renewal and revocation of such registrations; to provide for the collection of certain fees and to appropriate the same; to prohibit certain acts and to provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.71, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to how probation service provided under the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Law.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1.8, 2.204, 2.420, 2.427, 3.4, 3.601, 3.604, 3.901, 3.902, 3.923, 3.927 through 3.930, 8.944, 4.14, 4.2, 5.1 through 5.7, and 8.5 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, being the charter of the city of Buena Vista, the sections relating respectively to city boundaries, taxation, courts, planning, council, appointments, boards, ordinances, action on ordinances, city attorney, counsel, judges, firemen, circuit court clerk, appropriations, bids and purchases, circuit court, civil jurisdiction, criminal jurisdiction, local actions, vacation powers, compensation, trial justice, and citation of the charter; to amend Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952 by adding thereto sections numbered 4.5, 5.102, 5.103, 5.201, 5.202 through 5.215, 5.217 through 5.223, 5.301 through 5.3803, 5.501, 8.6 and 8.7, the addition of such new sections together with the amendment of §§5.2 through 5.7, being in order to provide concerning tax rates, pay of judge, municipal court, judge thereof, qualifications, bond, removal, jurisdiction, venue, procedure, process, supplies, fees and fines, executions, opening municipal court, pay, vacancy, acting judge, substitute, other acting judge, clerk, substitute, bailiff, juvenile and domestic relations court, judge, clerk, bailiff, justices of the peace, joint trial justice system, validation, Code reference construction, charter reference construction, to provide that §§5.907 through 5.910 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, be designated as a separate Article 5A of the Chapter to repeal §§5.8, 5.9, and 5.901 through 5.906 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 12, 1952, relating respectively to bond of trial justice, pay, holding court, costs and fines, supplies, removal, vacancies, and the juvenile and domestic relations court.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-85 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain fees paid from State Treasury to certain sheriffs and sergeants for attending certain courts.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 8-140.1 and 8-140.2, so as to require certain notice to be given before certain motions are made, and so as to provide for the giving of judgment on certain bonds on motion; and to repeal §§ 8-715 and 8-716, relating to the same matters.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.61 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance of warrants for children.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-899 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance by clerk of writ of fiert facias, and to repeal § 8-409 of the Code of Virginia, relating to issuance of executions during terms of court.
An Act to amend and reenact § 63-119, as amended, § 68-145, and § 68-209, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the determination of amount of Ol Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief so as to exempt certain income in making such determinations and so as to provide how such determinations shall be made for aid to the permanently and totally disabled.
An Act to amend and reenact § 88-76.6 as amended of the Code of Virginia relating to the sale and exchange of certain portions of roads of the State Highway System which have been abandoned and other real estate acquired by the State Highway Commission incidental to construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance and repair of the State Highway System.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-195 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain records kept by certain courts and the Division of Motor Vehicles.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-751 as amended of the Code of Virginia, relating to moneys under control of court so as to provide for the payment of certain small amounts to certain persons.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.68 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the cost of maintenance of certain children in certain hot 79)
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-55 of the Code of Virginia, relating to associate trial justices in certain counties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 26-10.1, to provide for appointment of deputy commissioners of accounts in certain cities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-67.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to continuance of certain actions under certain circumstances and to certain judgments.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 17-127.4, relating to the terms of court for Pulaski County.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-154 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the striking of certain cases from the docket and their reinstatement, and to repeal § 8-144 of the Code of Virginia, relating to dismissal of suits and actions when lis pendens has been
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-155, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the maximum fees for court clerks, high constables and certain sergeants.
An Act to amend Chapter 64, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved February 25, 1922, which provided a new charter for the City of Suffolk, by adding sections numbered 29.01 to 29.17, inclusive, and to repeal §§ 29, as amended, and 29% of said chapter, all relating to the civil and police justice of the city; and to amend the same charter by adding a section numbered 29.18, to provide for the appointment of bail commissioners.
An Act to amend and reenact § 57-26, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to restrictions on location of cemeteries and exceptions thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-870 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vacation powers of chancery judges and the effect of vacation decrees and orders.
An Act to give the County of Henrico and its courts complete jurisdiction and control over a certain parcel of real estate.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-183 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees of trial justices and clerks in civil cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-818 of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedure for the approval of certain equipment required to be approved by the Superintendent of the Department of State oie
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19-269.1, providing for the sequence of confinement of persons convicted of a combination of felony and misdemeanor offenses.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-299 of the Code of Virginia, relating to recovery of fines.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.42 as amended of the Code of Virginia, relating to transfer of cases involving certain children to certain courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-487 of the Code of Virginia, relating to interrogatories and answers to be returned to court.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-66, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to salaries of Commonwealth’s attorneys.
An Act to provide for a police department and a Police and Trial Board in certain counties, and to provide their powers and duties and the powers, duties and rights of policemen serving in such police department.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-198 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the arrest for misdemeanor under certain circumstances, release on summons and promise to appear subsequent thereto, and the penalty for violation thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter IX and 8§ 8, 9 and 10 of Chapter XXIII of Chapter 481 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 6, 1950, which provided a new charter for the city of Hopewell, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the civul and police justice and to the planning commission and board of zoning appeals.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 61, 62 and 68 of Chapter 888 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 21, 1928, being the charter of the town of Luray, the sections relating to the election, term of office and compensation of a justice of the peace, and providing for the appointment, duties and compensation of a trial justice.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-58 of the Code of Virginia, relating to how summons for witnesses or jurors may be served.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia, by adding thereto a section numbered 14-195.1, so as to provide that the premium or cost of certain bonds shall be taxed as part of costs of court.