Legislative Amendments

1944
An ACT to provide for the publication and distribution, under certain conditions, of certain of the rules and regulations promulgated by certain administrative agencies.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 56 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the location of cemeteries, to provide that the prohibitions and restrictions as to location or establishment of cemeteries shall not apply to the Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg nor to any residence in Norfolk County separated from the proposed cemetery by a State highway, river, creek, tributary branch or marsh lands, if such residence is not less than two hundred fifty feet therefrom at its closest point.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for tt
An ACT to provide for the registration of persons qualified to vote, and transfer of persons who have theretofore registered to vote in lieu of such registration, in cities containing more than 190,000 population according to the last United States census, in the year following the termination of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President of the United States on May 27th, 1941, and to provide for such registration thereafter, or transfer in lieu thereof, in the year succeeding each United States census; to provide for defraying the cost and expense of such registrations and transfers; to define persons who may register or transfer registrations and who shall be qualified to vote after such registrations or transfers; to prescribe the duties of general registrars in such cities with respect to such registrations and transfers; to provide for the form of records of such registrations and transfers; and to require persons registered or transferred in such cities to give written notice to general registrars therein of changes in their names and residences; and to provide for the assignment of such persons to proper wards and precincts.
An ACT to provide for the editing, publication and distribudiore oF periodical for the dissemination, upon certain conditions, of certain official mat-
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 653-a 2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school districts and special school districts, and school boards.
An ACT to amend Chapter 16 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved February 13, 1924, providing a new charter for the town of Edinburg, by adding a new section numbered 4-a making certain changes as to selection of certain officers of the town.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 2773-1 1 so as to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to appoint a civil service commission charged with the establishment of a classified civil service system for county employees.
An ACT to provide that certain assignments of accounts receivable and of contracts, without notice to the debtors thereon, shall be valid and enforceable and to prescribe the rights of parties with respect to such assignments.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 3457, 3458, 3459, 3460, 3461, and 3462 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to compensation of certain officers and employees of the General Assembly ; and to repeal Chapter 196 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 14, 1928, relating to the same subject.
An ACT to provide the procedure for releasing of powers of appointment in whole or in part.
An ACT to create the Virginia World War II History Commission
An ACT to consolidate the State Teachers College at Radford with the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute to serve and to be known as “Radford College, Woman's Division of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute”
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 22 of Chapter 396 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, the chapter relating to County Board Form of government, and the section relating to certain officers under this form of county government.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 155, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the preparing and printing of election ballots.
An ACT to provide for the regulation of certain administrative agencies
An ACT to authorize the Governor of Virginia and the State Hospital Board, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to convey to the College of William and Mary in Virginia, as a gift and without any consideration paid therefor, certain property of the Eastern State Hospital in the city of Williamsburg and the county of James City.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 395 of the Code of Virginia
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 5889 as amended and 5889-a of the Code of Virginia, relating to vacancies in judicial circuits, the creation of new circuits, election of judges, their terms of office and conditions as to filling vacancies, to make certain changes as to filling vacancies under certain circumstances.
An ACT to provide for payment of certain per diem compensation and expenses to certain members of the Virginia Parole Board for a certain period, and declaring an emergency.
An ACT to authorize the Governor, with the approval of the Virginia Art Commission, to accept on behalf of the Commonwealth a tablet commemo- rating Thomas S. Bocock and have it placed on the wall of the old Hall of the House of Delegates; to authorize the Governor, with the approval of the Virgima Art Commission, to have made and placed on the wall of the old Hall of the House of Delegates, tablets bearing the names of certain Speakers of the House of Delegates, and of the presiding officers of certain State Con- ventions; and to appropriate money for that purpose.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to sell and convey a farm belonging to it, commonly known as the Vincent property, and to repeal Chapter 285 of the Acts of Assembly of 1930, approved March 24, 1930, relating to the same
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 657 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to making of annual estimate of expenses of operation of public schools and levies therefor.
An ACT to validate acknowledgments to deeds of trust, taken by persons named as trustees therein and who were also officers authorized by law to take acknowledgments.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 8 of Chapter 382 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 29, 1934, providing a new charter for the City of Hopewell, Section 8 relating to composition of the council.
An ACT to authorize and regulate the use of trust receipts and pledges of personal property unaccompanied by possession in the pledgee, and to enact a law with respect thereto which shall be uniform with those of other States.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 242 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to general reassessment of real estate in cities and counties under certain circumstances.

1944/1945es
An ACT for the relief of Robert O. Norris, Jr.

1945es
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3 of Chapter 181 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 22, 1932, the act and section relating to school indebtedness and levies for public free schools in Washington SBS
An ACT to provide facilities and opportunity for absentee voting by Virginia members of the armed forces of the United States by making certain temporary changes in the primary and general election laws of the State relating to the nomination and election of members of the General Assembly, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General, and all county and city officers
An ACT to provide for inclusion of the natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals in a certain portion of the Machadoc River in Westmoreland county in a certain survey of the natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals of the Commonwealth, to provide for appeals in certain cases, and to repeal inconsistent acts.

1946
An ACT to declare the necessity of creating public bodies corporate and politic to be known as hospital authorities to engage in hospital construction, maintenance and operation, to provide for the creation of such hospital authorities; to define the powers and duties of hospital authorities, and to provide for the exercise of such powers, including acquiring property by purchase, gift or eminent domain, and borrowing money, issuing revenue and credit bonds and other obligations, and giving security therefor; and to confer rights upon and provide remedies for obligees of hospital authorities.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 247, as amended, 264, 265, and 267 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal Section 266 of the Code of Virginia, the amended and repealed sections relating to contests of certain elections.
An ACT to authorize the State Hospital Board to grant and convey unto Appalachian Electric Power Company, its successors and assigns, certain easements of right of way on, over and across the property of Lynchburg State Colony in the County of Amherst near the City of Lynchburg, Virginia.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 3409-a, authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to grant, without examination, licenses to practice law to certain persons who served in the armed forces of the United States.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 425l-c 2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to non-forfeiture benefits under life insurance poles:
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 774, 783, and 786 as here- tofore amended, of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the receipt, custody and disbursement of State funds apportioned and designed for public schools in cities and towns.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Chapter 14 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, approved February 24, 1938, relating to the making of tax bills by the Commissioner of the Revenue in certain counties, so as to make the chapter applicable to certain other counties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3388 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to when clerks’ offices shall be kept open, and when they may be closed.
An ACT to provide for increases in the grades or ratings on examinations given by the Merit System Council to applicants for positions in State service who have served in the armed forces of the United States in World War World War I and/or World War II.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 203 as amended, 205 as amended, 207, 208 as amended, 210, 211 as amended, 212, 213 and 216 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voting without personal appearance at the polls.
An ACT to authorize the College of William and Mary in Virginia to sell and convey certain real estate in the City of Williamsburg
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3847 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to corporations.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Chapter 155 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1942, being “an act to authorize the State Highway Commission to provide by-passes through or around cities and incorporated towns, and to make the provisions of general law with respect to certain roads and highways applicable to such by-passes”
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 27 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, approved March 7, 1934, as heretofore amended, in relation to excise taxes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 8, as amended, of Chapter 364 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 29, 1934, relating to compensation of Attorneys for the Commonwealth of Virginia and certain other officers, Section 8 relating to population.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Wachapreague
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 30 of Chapter 94 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1934, approved March 7, 1934, and known, designated and cited as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, so as to provide for local option in certain towns upon the question shall the sale of beer and wine be permitted in said town; and to provide how and when said election may be held.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5, 8, 10 and 11 of Chapter 406 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, said chapter of said act being known, designated and cited as the “Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Act”, relating to license fees, use of unimproved lots and premises, grounds for denying, suspending or revoking licenses, and refusal of license; noties is hearing.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 58, as amended, of Chapter 507, of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 27, 1928, known as the Virginia Banking Act, relating to fees for examinations.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3409, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to when license to practice law may be granted without examination
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 3386-a, relating to the storage of certain recorded instruments and other records.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1 of Chapter 396 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, relating to an optional form of county organization and government, so as to permit the adoption of such form by any county in the State having a density of population of 500 or more inhabitants per square mile of highland, and to validate the adoption
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 98 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to the registration of voters, the duties of registrars and their pay.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 306, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to the duties of the Clerk of the House of Delegates.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 3822-b so as to provide for service of notice of dissent from mergers or consolidations of corporations before presentation of the agreement to the State Corporation Commission in certain cases.
An ACT to provide for the regulation of the subdivision and use of certain lands in the unincorporated areas of certain counties, to confer certain powers upon the governing bodies of such counties, to prescribe conditions under which such regulation shall become effective, and to prescribe penalties ; and to repeal Chapter 189 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 14, 1928, relating to the same matters, and all acts amendatory thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 44 of Chapter 507 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 27, 1928, and known as the Virginia Banking Act, as heretofore amended, relating to the payment of forged or raised checks, notes and acceptances.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2925 of the Code of Virginia so as to provide the manner in which certain cities may request the General Assembly to grant to them a special form of government.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 2769-a relating to the compensation and mileage of members of boards of supervisors and to repeal Section 2769 on the same subject.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 10 of Chapter 3 of the Acts of Assembly, Extra Session, 1933, known as the 3.2 Beverage Act, as heretofore amended, in relation to excise taxes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3121 of the Code of Virginia relating to formation of fire companies.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5789 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compromises of claims for damages for wrongful death, and distribution of amounts paid under such compromises.
An ACT to add a new section to the Code of Virginia to be numbered Section 5194-a, relating to the recordation of bills of sale, contracts and other instruments affecting the title to or an interest in civil aircraft of the United States.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1947, and the thirtieth day of June, 1948.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 48 of Chapter 507 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 27, 1928, and known as the Virginia Banking Act, as heretofore amended, relating to the limit of liability of borrowers to banks.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 11 and 12-a of Chapter 364 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 29, 1934, relating to fixing of salaries and allowance to certain county and city officers by the Compensation Board, and the giving of notices of hearings by the board
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 396 of the Code of Virginia in relation to the duties of the Director of the Division of Purchase and Printing in the distribution of volumes of Virginia Reports.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Chapter 306 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved March 29, 1944, relating to appointment of general registrars in certain counties and duties thereof.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 3516-1, relating to compensation of certain clerks of courts.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1486 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the State Board of Health, so as to add a Member of the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association to the Board.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 5016-a, to prohibit punishment of any prisoner by whipping, or other similar corporal punishment.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 6 of Chapter 160 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved March 8, 1944, which chapter relates to the regulation of certain administrative agencies and which section relates to the notice to be given as to hearings upon proposals on the part of agencies included within the provisions of the act; and to repeal. Chapter 218 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved March 15, 1944, relating to the same matter.
An ACT to provide for a revision and recodification of the Code of Virginia and to that end to provide for a Commission charged with the duty of performing such work, authorizing it to enter into contracts for the necessary work and directing it to report to the General Assembly for adoption or rejection of its work; providing for the numbering to be employed in the Code, providing certain authority as to the arrangement of subject matter, the number of volumes, the distribution of the finished work; to provide for a continuing system of keeping such revision current; and to make an appropriation.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 9 of Chapter 3 of the Acts of Assembly, Extra Session 1933, known as the 3.2 Beverage Act, approved August 29, 1933, so as to authorize cities and towns, in imposing local merchants’ and local restaurant license taxes, to include 3.2 beverages in the base for measuring such taxes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 5887 and 5888 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to circuit courts and judicial circuits, and to further amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 5887-b, abolishing the circuit court of the City of Danville, and transferring the jurisdiction, records, property and equipment of such court and the proceedings therein to the corporation court of the City of Danville.
An ACT proposing an Amendment to Section 51 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 14 and 15 of an act to provide a new charter for the City of Richmond, approved March 24, 1926; to amend and re-enact Section 27-a of said act, as amended by an act approved March 22, 1930; and to amend and re-enact Section 29 of said act, as amended by an act approved March 19, 1942; in relation to the composition of the City Council and terms of office of members thereof, the powers and duties of the city purchasing agent and heads of departments, and the number and election of trustees of the city school board.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 230 of the Code of Virginia relating to filing declarations of candidacy in certain elections.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Chapter 69 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved February 27, 1932, as amended, conferring certain powers on boards of supervisors of certain counties, and giving publicity to ordinances proposed to be enacted under the authority of this act, so as to confer like powers on boards of supervisors of certain other counties.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Wytheville, in the County of Wythe, and to repeal the charter which was provided for said town by Chapter 56 of the Acts of Assembly of 1910, approved February 26, 1910, and all acts and parts of acts amendatory thereof, or of any part thereof, and all other acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto three new sections numbered 83-a, 83-b and 83-c, creating a State Board of Elections and prescribing its powers, duties and functions; to repeal Sections 94 and 188 of the Code of Virginia relating to the powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and of the Board of State Canvassers; and to appropriate funds to carry out the provisions of this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3, as amended, of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Medical College of Virginia."

1948
An ACT to amend Chapter 94 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 7, 1934, and known, designated and cited as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, by adding thereto a new section numbered 31-c, prescribing how the court may determine the validity of petitions filed for local option elections on the sale of certain alcoholic beverages in counties, cities and towns.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 2773-g 1 relating to bonds of county officers and employees in certain counties.
An ACT to provide for the creation of a metropolitan commission for certain areas of the State; to prescribe its powers and duties; to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties, cities and towns to enter into certain contractual relations with and contribute funds to such commission; to provide for the entry of certain other political subdivisions into such commission; to authorize certain school boards to enter into certain contractual relations with such commission.
An ACT to provide for a study by the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council of the insurance laws of Virginia; and to appropriate to the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council certain funds to carry out such me ea
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 and reenact Chapter 225 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved March 16, 1940, as amended, relating to general registrars in certain counties.
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 203 and 205, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to voting without personal appearance at polls,
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 9 of Chapter 129 of the Acts of Assembly of 1936, approved March 9, 1936, relating to brokers’ licenses.
An ACT to authorize the Secretary of the Commonwealth to transfer certain completed records relating to absentee ballots, required to be kept
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 148-a, providing for the appointment of additional clerks for voting places in certain cities.
An ACT for the relief of C. K. Grannis.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 1 of Shape 239 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1940, approved March 27, 1940, providing for the reproduction of certain records by photography and microphotography
An ACT to authorize the town of Lawrenceville in the county of Brunswick to grant and convey, in exchange for other property, certain real estate no longer needed for town purposes; and to repeal chapter 50, Acts of Assembly, Extra Session, 1947, approved January 30, 1947, relating to the same matters.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 83-a of the Code of Virginia
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 94-b requiring registration books to be closed for a certain period prior to and including special elections and referendums.