Law Enforcement

1869/1870
An ACT Concerning the City Serg:ant of Alexandr a.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 37, Chapter 184 ot the Code of Virginia, with Regard to Jailors’ Fees.
An ACT to change the name of Fairfax to Culpeper, and to provide a new charter for the same.
An ACT for the Relief of Thos. R. Beasley and C. Tompkins, fureties of Wm. H. Mansfield, late Sheriff of Spotsylvania County.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act entitled an act to Incorporate the town of Goodson, in the county of Washington, passed March 5, 1856.
An ACT Authorizing the Council of the Town of Staunton to Appoint a Constable and three Justices of the Peace for each Ward of said Town.
JOINT RESOLUTION requesting the President of the United States to employ forces of the United States to assist the civil officers of this Commonwealth in enforcing the legal writs of the civil courts in certain counties.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the Third Section of an act in relation to Commissioners of the Revenue
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section Twenty-Three of Chapter Forty-Nine of the Code of Virginia of 1860.
An ACT for the Relief of Francis V. Sutton, Sr., of the city
An ACT for the relief of Samuel Kello, late sheriff of Southampton county.
An ACT in relation to the Sale, Use, and Disposition of Butts, Hogsheads, Barrels, Casks, and Kegs, used by the manufacturers of malt liquors.
An ACT Conferring Judicial Powers on Mayors of Towns having less than Five Thousand Inhabitants, and investing the Sergeants of said Towns with the Powers and Duties of Constables.
An ACT for the Relief of H. L. Hathaway and others, Sureties of C. C. Cundiff, late Sheriff of Lancaster county.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections Four, Five, Six, Seven, Thirteen, Fourteen, Sixteen, Twenty-nine, Thirty-one, Forty-six, Forty-seven, Fifty, Fifty-four, Fifty-nine, Sixty-two, Sixty-eight, Eighty-four, Eighty-six, One Hundred and Six, and One Hundred and Seven of an Act entitled an Act Providing a Charter for the City of Richmond, approved May Twenty-fourth, Eighteen Hundred and Seventy.
JOINT RESOLUTION in regard to a Temporary Guard for the Penitentiary.
An ACT for the Relief of the Sureties of James C. Robertson, late Sheriff of Page county.
An ACT authorizing Hustings Court, city of Richmond, to impanel a grand jury, &c.
An ACT to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 204 of the Code of 1860 as Amended by Chapter 118, passed 27th April, 1867, in Relation to Arrest.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 7, Chapter 195 of the Code of 1860, with Regard to Carrying Concealed Weapons.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 108, Chapter 36 of the Code of 1860, as to Offences of the Revenue Laws by Commissioners of the Revenue.
An ACT for Payment of Rent of Rooms used by the Circuit Court for the city of Richmond.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the First Section of an Act entitled an Act Prescribing the Duties and Compensation of County Offi-
An ACT to prescribe and define the Jurisdiction of the County and Corporation Courts of the Commonwealth, and the Times and Places of Holding the same.
An ACT providing a Charter for the City of Richmond.
An ACT to Secure Identification of Persons Convicted of Criminal Offences.

1867 Extra Session
An ACT amending and re-enacting section 7. chapter 165, as heretofore amended, concerning Compensation of Commonwealth's Attorneys,
An ACT to revise and amend the Criminal Procedure.
An ACT to prevent Drunkenness and Disorder at Public Elections.
Joint Resolution in response to Communication of General Schofield
An ACT to amend the charter of the city of Richmond.
An ACT to repeal the act passed February 16, 1866, entitled an act to authorize a special police to search for stolen property, so far as it applies to the city of Alexandria.

1870/1871
An ACT to Amend the 138th Section of Chapter 207 of the Code, with Regard to Discharge of Accused from Imprisonment, if not Indicted in a Certain Time.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections 4 and 5, Chapter 50, Code of 1860, in Relation to Inspection of Jails.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections 1, 4, 5, 9,14, 25, and 26, of Chapter 208 of the Code of Virginia, as to Juries in Criminal Cases and Change of Venue.
An ACT to Extend the Jurisdiction of Police Justices and Justices of the Peace in Certain Cases.
An ACT Authorizing the Payment of a Sum of Money to Albert H. Gibboney, Legal Representative of Hamilton R. Bogle, Late Sheriff of Tazewell County.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections 1, 2, 19, 20, 27, 30, 31, 35, 37, 40, 42, 49, 54, 56, 57, and 58, of Chapter 213 of the Code of Virginia (Edition of 1860), and to Repeal Section 41 of same Chapter, in Relation to the Penitentiary.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections 2, 3, and 4, of Chapter 209 of Code of 1860, as heretofore Amended, as to Suspension of Execution of Judgment and Writ of Error in Criminal Cases.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 2, Chapter 391, Acts 1869-70, entitled an Act to Secure Identification of Persons Convicted of Criminal Offences
An ACT to Legalize the Election of Attorney for the Commonwealth for the Counties of Wise and Buchanan.
An ACT Amending Section 31, Chapter 184 of Code of Virginia (edition of 1860), in Relation to the Fees of Clerks in Criminal Cases.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act approved November 1, 1870, entitled an Act to Amend and Re-enact the Ist Section of an Act entitled an Act Prescribing the Duties and Compensation of County Ofli-
An ACT Providing a Charter for the City of Norfolk
An ACT to Amend Section 23, Chapter 176 of the Code of Virginia, (Edition of 1860), as to Compelling Attendance of Witnesses.
An ACT Providing a Charter for the City of Staunton.
An ACT to Amend the Charter of the Town of Fredericksburg.
An ACT for the Protection of Religious Meetings and Preservation of Order at the Same.
An ACT to Provide a New Charter for the Town of Charlottesville.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 4, Chapter 86 of Code of Virginia (Edition of 1860), as to Qualification of Deputy Sheriffs and Collectors.

1871/1872
An ACT for the Relief of Thomas Jennings, Acting Jailor of Pittsylvania County.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the 3d Section of Chapter 48, of the Code of 1860, in Relation to the Compensation of Justices of the Peace.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act Prescribing the Duties and Compensation of Vertain Township Officers, Approved July 11th, 1870, and Acts Amendatory Thereof.
An ACT for the Relief of the Sureties of James S. Barksdale, late Sheriff of Albemarle County.
An ACT to Provide for the Organization of the Volunteer Militia of the State, and to Repeal Existing Laws Concerning the Same.
An ACT to Authorize the Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechanical Society to Appoint Police, &c.
An ACT to Amend the Sixth and Ninth Sections of Chapter 204 of the Acts of 1866-7, Relative to Arrest, Commitment and Bail.
An ACT Authorizing Stephen Bond, late Sheriff of Carroll County, to Collect Taxes Advanced and Paid into the Treasury by him, which were Assessed for the year 1869.
An ACT for the Relief of Frederick Griffith, of the County of Westmoreland.
An ACT to Amcnd and Re-enact Chapter One Hundred end Thirty-five of the Acts of 1870-71, in Relation to the Relief of the Sureties of William Sample, late Sheriff of Russell County.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Newport, in the County of Giles.
An ACT to Extend the Time for the Sheriff of New Kent County to give Bond and Qualify.
An ACT to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Russell County to Borrow Money to Re-build the Court-house and Jail of said County.

1872/1873
An ACT to Provide Compensation to the Sheriff of the City of Richmond for Attending the Special Court of Appeals, the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, and the Chancery Court of the City of Richmond.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 3, Chapter 48, Code of 1860, as Amended by an Act approved March 18th, 1872, in Relation to the Compensation of Justices of the Peace.
An ACT to Provide for the Removal of certain Criminal Causes from the County Court to the Circuit Court.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the Charter of the Town of Salem, in the County of Roanoke.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Martinsville, in the County of Henry.
AN ACT for the Relief of the Sureties of John Thompson, late Sheriff of Tazewell County.
An ACT to Constitute Conductors and Agents of Railroads Conservators of the Peace
An Act to Prevent the Conversion of Moneys received by the Collecting Officers of the Commonwealth into Coupons, and for other purposes.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 41 of an Act entitled an Act Prescribing the Duties and Compensation of County Officers
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of New Market, in the County of Shenandoah.
An ACT to Provide a New Charter for the City of Portsmouth.
An ACT to Authorize the Second Auditor to Issue Duplicates of certain Warrants on the Treasury Lost or Destroyed before Payment.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section Four of Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-six of the Code of 1860, in Relation to Docketing Judgments and other Liens of a like nature.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section Seventeen of an Act approved March 21, 1871, entitled an Act to Amend and Re-enact an Act entitled an Act to Incorporate the Town of Liberty, in the County of Bedford, and to Add to said Charter Sections 24, 25, 26 27 and 28.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 33 of Chapter 184 of the Code of Virginia (edition 1860), and to Provide for a more Economical Mode of Transportation of Convicts to the Penitentiary.

1874
An ACT for the relief of William W. Phelps, late Sheriff of Wythe County.
An ACT to incorporate the Town of Lawrenceville, in Brunswick County.
An ACT to increase the Fees of Sheriffs and other Officers, and to amend and re-enact the 13th section of chapter 180 of the Code of: 1873.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Town of Culpeper.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 8, of Chapter 46, of the Code of 1873, in Relation to Sheriffs’ Bonds.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5 of an Act entitled an Act to Incorporate the Town of Luray.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact section 45, chapter 49, of the Code of 1878, in relation to Motions against Officers and their Deputies.
An ACT for the relief of the Sureties of John R. Pharr, late Sheriff of Alleghany County.
An ACT to Amend the 84th Section of Chapter 202, Code of 1878, with Reference to the Trial of Felonies.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact section 86 of chapter 18 of the Code of 1873, in relation to Pay of Sheriffs and Sergeants, and to Repeal section 50 of chapter 49 of the Code of 1873.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 of the 200th chapter of the Code of 1878, in Relation to Grand Juries.
An ACT to Release the Securities of Joseph Charlton from the Payment of a Forfeited Recognizance.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the 15th and 16th Sections of Chapter 201 of the Code of 1878, in Relation to Process on Presentments, Indictments or Informations.
An ACT for the Relief of Sheriffs in the Service of Civil Process of other Counties than the one in which they Reside.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Charter of the Town of Ashland.
An ACT to Amend Section 10, Chapter 202, Code of 1878, with Reference to Jurors in Criminal Cases.
An ACT for the Relief of the Sureties of John D. Templeton, late Sheriff of Scott county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the Charter of the Town of Woodstock, in the County of Shenandoah.
An ACT to amend Section 21 of Chapter 196, Code of 1878, Concerning Conservators of the Peace.
An ACT to protect Mocking Birds in the Commonwealth
An ACT to provide a Charter for the Town of Waynesboro’ in the County of Augusta.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4, Chapter 129, Acts of 1871-72, Entitled an Act to Incorporate The Town of Newport in Giles County, Virginia.