Law Enforcement

1928
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3511 of the Code of Virginia as to fees in criminal cases.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 4830, 4831, 4833, and 4834 of the Code of Virginia, and section 4835 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by chapter 231 of the acts of assembly of 1922, page 417, all relating to bail and authorizing clerks of courts of record to admit to bail.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 404 of the Acts of 1922, entitled an act to provide for a special police force in certain counties, prescribing the manner of their appointment and removal, providing for their compensation and defining their powers and duties
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3504 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 25, 1924, relating to fees of certain officers.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Vinton, Roanoke county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 17, 18, 21, 25, 34, 39, 42, 56%2, and 73 of chapter 474 of the acts of 1926, entitled an act to regulate the operation of vehicles on, public highways, to govern and protect pedestrians while using such highways, to provide penalties for violating the provisions of this act and the disposition of fines and forfeitures collected hereunder, to make uniform the law relating to the subject matter of this act, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, approved March 25, 1926, and to repeal section 57 of said chapter 474 of the acts of 1926, approved March 25, 1926.

1930
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Burkeville, Nottoway county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6043 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of le II of chapter 96 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session of 1899-1900, approved January 22, 1900, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus.
An ACT to authorize the councils of cities and boards of super- visors of counties to make appropriations for the relief of police officers totally and permanently disabled by injury received in the line of duty.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3, 4, and 5 of chapter 321 of the acts of assembly of 1928, entitled an act to provide for a special police force for the county of Fairfax, appointment and compensation,
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4450 of the Code of Virginia of 1919, relating to the sale and purchase of second-hand metals.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1, chapter 10, of an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Danville, approved February 17, 1890, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 18 of an act, approved March 20, 1922, entitled “An act to provide for the consolidation or annexation of cities.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 14 and 52 of chapter 482 of the acts of assembly of 1928, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Waynesboro, Virginia, and repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 9 of an act of the general assembly, approved March 17, 1926, and designated as chapter 149; to add a new section to be numbered 23-a.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 140 of the acts of assembly of 1906, entitled ‘an act to incorporate the town of Cambria, in Montgomery county’
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4767 of the Code, in relation to the punishment for attempts to commit offenses.
An ACT to provide for the election of a police justice for the town of Amherst, and to prescribe the jurisdiction of such police justice.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 4829-a, authorizing police justices, justices of juvenile and domestic relations courts, civil and police justices, and the clerk of the police court of any city having a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants to admit persons charged with criminal offenses to bail and to repeal chapter 433 of the acts of 1922.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia chartering the city of Buena Vista
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3944 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of police agents by public service corporations and making conductors and operators of motor buses and station agents, conservators of the peace.
An Act to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of Virginia Beach and to define its boundaries, provide for a town school board, and to levy taxes for school establishment and maintenance.
An ACT to provide for the relief of the family of S. M. Watts, a special prohibition officer, killed while in the discharge of his duty as such.
An ACT to amend chapter 141 of the acts of assembly of 1875, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Glade Spring, in the county of Washington, by adding thereto three new sections, to be numbered 8, 9 and 10.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2702 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 20, 1924.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 14 of chapter 465 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session of 1901-1902, chartering the town of Wakefield.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Stony Creek, in the county of Sussex, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith, and to declare all contracts and obligations heretofore or hereafter made by the council and government of the town of Stony Creek and all powers heretofore or hereafter exercised by them, while in office, to be legal and valid.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 299 of the tax Code of Virginia, in relation to the furnishing of supplies and equipment by counties and cities for certain State officers.
An ACT to appropriate $60,000.00 annually, payable out of the State highway maintenance and construction fund, to enable the director of the division of motor vehicles to employ twenty-two additional inspectors, to aid in the enforcement of the laws relating to motor vehicles.
An ACT to amend section 7 of the charter of the town of Norton and to add a new section thereto to be known as section 7-A.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3487 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for sheriffs, sergeants, criers, coroners and constables.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 33 of chapter 161 of the acts of assembly of 1918, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Pocahontas, in the county of Tazewell, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of chapter 473, of the acts of assembly of 1924, entitled “an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts amendatory thereof, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act, so far as they relate to the city of Roanoke,” as last amended by chapter 333 of the acts of assembly of 1928
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 8 and 12 of an act entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Portsmouth, approved March 10, 1908, by adding a new chapter, in the place of chapter 9 of said charter, in relation to civil and police justice, providing for his election and qualifications, and prescribing his powers, duties, jurisdiction, term of office, and compensation, and repealing chapter 9 of said charter, as provided by an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 12, 1912, as amended by an act approved March 16, 1918, and repealing all acts, parts of acts, and charter provisions inconsistent with this act, so far as they relate to the city of Portsmouth, and to abolish the offices of civil justice and police justice in said city, approved March 23, 1926, and to add a new section thereto to be known as section 18, providing for the appointment of a clerk to the civil and police justice and prescribing the powers and duties of such clerk.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6218 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to securing the attendance of witnesses.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4865 of the Code of Virginia, relating to prosecutions for crime and prescribing the form of indictment for murder and manslaughter
An ACT to amend and re-enact section six thousand and thirty-six of the Code of Virginia, relating to the duties of the justice and clerk when an appeal is allowed.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6022 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to justices of the peace, as amended by chapter 515 of the acts of assembly of 1926.
An ACT to repeal section 102 of chapter 64, acts of 1895-96, entitled an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor, approved January 16, 1896, relating to the disposition of money to the credit of the sinking fund; and to amend and re-enact section 91 of said act, relating to the election and duties of the constable; and to amend and re-enact section 103 of said act, as amended by an act approved March 24, 1920, relating to contracts for the erection and construction of public improvements.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 422 of the acts of assembly of 1926, concerning elk in the counties of Giles, Bland, Pulaski, Montgomery and Craig, as amended by chapter 202 of the acts of assembly of 1928.

1932
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the relief of volunteer firemen killed or injured while engaged in fighting fires or in going to or returning therefrom in Arlington county and the city of Alexandria, approved April 11, 1927, as heretofore amended by enacting, and adding thereto, a new section, to be designated as section 9, providing for similar relief of city sergeants and their deputies, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, policemen and special policemen.
An ACT to amend an act entitled “an act to incorporate the town of Appalachia, in the county of Wise,” approved March 1, 1906, by enacting, and incorporating therein, a new section to be designated as section 3-b, relating to the appointment of a police justice for said town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1, chapter 10, of an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Danville, approved February 17, 1890, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 5 of article II of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus in Elizabeth City county, approved January 22, 1900, as heretofore amended, and to amend said act by adding thereto a new section numbered section 7.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3, 20 and 31 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Bluefield, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith
An ACT for the relief of Norella J. Wood, Mary Norella Wood, James Newton Wood and John Edwin Wood.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sectiom 332 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment of officers by the governor.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts amendatory thereof, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act, so far as they relate to the city of Roanoke, approved March 22, 1924, by adding thereto a new section numbered section 17-a prescribing the duties of the attorney for the Commonwealth in certain cases.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 20, 28 and 46 of chapter 407 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, as heretofore amended, which chapter is an act concerning intoxicating liquors.
An ACT to authorize the appointment of an assistant attorney for the Commonwealth for Roanoke county; to prescribe his powers and duties, and to provide for his compensation.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5-a and 6 of an act entitled "an act to provide a new charter for the town of Shenandoah, Virginia, and to repeal all other acts inconsistent with this act,’ approved March 17, 1926, as heretofore amended, and to further amend said act by adding thereto a new section to be numbered section 26-a.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4988 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to trial justices.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Big Stone Gap, Wise county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts, or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5429 of the Code of Virginia, relating to confirmation of reports of fiduciaries.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 291 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to disabilities to hold office.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5017 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to record to be kept of conduct of convicts; to have credit for good conduct; record of punishment, etc., of convicts; inspection of same.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Lexington, Rockbridge county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2733 of the Code of Virginia, relating to rewards and employment of detectives in felony cases.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6022 of the Code of Virginia, as last amended by an act approved March 24, 1930, in relation to justices of the peace.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2702 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section (z) of section 2, and section 7 of chapter sixty-four of the Acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-two, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Suffolk and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts amendatory thereof and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, so far as they relate to the said city of Suffolk
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4989 of the Code of Virginia, relating to right of appeal in certain cases.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled "an act to incorporate the town of Norton, in Wise county"
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Remington and to repeal all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to revise, simplify, rearrange and consolidate into one act which shall constitute and be designated and cited as “The Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia,” the various statutes of the Commonwealth, concerning the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, the licensing of chauffeurs, the collection of fees and disposition of funds collected, the operation of vehicles on the public roads, highways, streets, and alleys, the division of motor vehicles and the director of said division, the powers and duties of said division and director, and the penalties for violations of the provisions of certain such statutes; and to repeal all statutes and acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Gordonsville, 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.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Scottsville.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 362 of the Tax Code of Virginia, relating to the use by county and city treasurers of public money in their possession, and by other persons handling public money.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1698-a, 1698-b, 1698-c, 1698-d and 1698-e of the Code of Virginia, relating to the sale of hypnotic drugs.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4797 of the Code of Virginia relating to the appointment of special policemen.
An ACT to provide a police commission for Norfolk county, to appoint and have supervision and control of the police force in said county; to prescribe the powers, duties and compensation of such commission and of such police force, and of the members of each; and to repeal chapter 404 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1922, approved March 24, 1922, and all amendments thereof.
An ACT requiring nonresident persons, associations, partnerships and corporations establishing and/or maintaining a place of business in this State for the advertising, offering and/or sale of securities to appoint, by written power of attorney, the secretary of the Commonwealth and his successors in office, as the agents of such nonresidents, upon whom may be served an process against, or notice to such nonresident; to provide for the admissibility in evidence of certified copies of the power of attorney provided for; to empower the State corporation commission to enjoin or restrain the advertising, offering and/or sale of securities by such nonresidents, and their agents and employees and to prescribe penalties.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Williamsburg, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to define runners and cappers and prohibiting the solicitation of business by runners and cappers for attorneys at law; providing that contracts secured by them shall be void, and providing penalties for any violation of the provisions of this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4960 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation for officers for services in certain cases where no other compensation is provided, and to amend and re-enact section 2860 of the Code of Virginia, relating to records to be kept by jailors; how time deducted or added.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered section 4439-a, prescribing penalties for breaking open or opening, with intent to commit larceny therefrom, pumps, tanks and containers used for storing or dispensing kerosene, gasoline or motor oils.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2850 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment, terms of office and bonds of notaries public.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 25 of chapter 407 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, concerning intoxicating liquors, as heretofore amended, the section here amended relating to driving while intoxicated.
An ACT to prescribe the compensation of clerks of courts, attorneys for the Commonwealth, commissioners of the revenue, city sergeants, and city treasurers in cities of this Commonwealth having a population of over sixty-five thousand and not exceeding one hundred thousand inhabitants, according to the United States census of 1930; to provide for the payment of such compensation and the expenses of office of such officers; to impose certain duties on the State fee commission; to provide for the appointment and compensation of jailors in such cities; to prescribe the powers and duties of such jailor, and to confer certain powers on the city manager in such cities in relation to the jail and jailor.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section,

1933es
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 20 and 28 and to repeal section 46 of chapter 407 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, as heretofore amended, which chapter is an act concerning intoxicating liquors.

1934
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 9 of chapter three hundred and forty-two of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred and thirty-two, entitled an act to revise, simplify, rearrange and consolidate into one act, which shall constitute and be designated and cited as “The Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia,” the various statutes of the Commonwealth concerning the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, the licensing of chauffeurs, the collection of fees and disposition of funds collected, the operation of vehicles on the public roads, highways, streets and alleys, the Division of Motor Vehicles and the director of said division, the powers and duties of said division and director, and the penalties for violations of the provisions of certain such statutes; and to repeal all statutes and acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 191 of the Tax Code of Virginia in relation to pawn-brokers.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of chapter three hundred and forty-two of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred and thirty-two, entitled an act to revise, simplify, rearrange and consolidate into one act, which shall constitute and be designated and cited as “The Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia,” the various statutes of the Commonwealth concerning the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, the licensing of chauffeurs, the collection of fees and disposition of funds collected, the operation of vehicles on the public roads, highways, streets and alleys, the Division of Motor Vehicles and the director of said division, the powers and duties of said division and director, and the penalties for violations of the provisions of certain such statutes ; and to repeal all statutes and acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to chapter 169 thereof, a new section numbered 4257-d, prohibiting officers and directors of insurance companies from being pecuniarily interested in certain transactions.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the circuit cour of Prince George county, or the judge thereof in vacation, to appoint a special police force for said county and to provide for the compensation of person: appointed as such special police force, approved March 16, 1920.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 109 of chapter three hundred and forty-two of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred and thirty-two, entitled an act to revise, simplify, rearrange and consolidate into one act, which shall constitute and be designated and cited as “The Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia,” the various statutes of the Commonwealth concerning the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, the licensing of chauffeurs, the collection of fees and disposition of funds collected, the operation of vehicles on the public roads, highways, streets and alleys, the Division of Motor Vehicles and the director of said division, the powers and duties of said division and director, and the penalties for violations of the provisions of certain such statutes; and to repeal all statutes and acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Independence, in the county of Grayson.

An ACT to prohibit persons from releasing or causing or procuring tc be released in any private home or place of public gathering, tear gas.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 22 of the Game, Inland Fish and Dog Code of Virginia, relating to persons entitled to county and State license.
An ACT to prohibit sheriffs, sergeants, constables and high constables or any of their deputies from purchasing effects sold by them under writs and to prohibit any such officers from acting as an auctioneer or common crier unless he first obtains a license to act as such.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 4997-a, providing for the taking of fingerprints, photographs and descriptions of convicts received in the penitentiary.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2773-n 40 of the Code of Virginia, as enacted into law by chapter 368 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1932, approved March 26, 1932, relating to the department of law enforcement in counties adopting the county manager form of organization and government.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Boone Mill, in the county of Franklin, Virginia, approved April 11, 1927, by adding a new section thereto to be designated as section 8-a, providing how persons convicted of violating town ordinances may be punished ; to amend and re-enact section 9 of the said act, said section being in relation to the rate of tax the town may levy; and to provide for a referendum on the question of the adoption of said amendment.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of chapter 294 of the Acts of Assembly of 1849, entitled an act to extend the limits of, and provide for electing trustees for, the town of Marion, in the county of Smyth, and vesting them with certain corporate powers, passed March 15, 1849, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 38 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Lynchburg, Virginia, approved March 21, 1928, as heretofore amended, defining the powers of the council of said city and relating to when certain ordinances shall be published and take effect.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 375 of the Code of Virginia of 1930, concerning the duties of the Attorney General.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4786 of the Code of Virginia, relating to terms of imprisonment.