Monuments and memorials
| An ACT to name the bridge across New River, at Barren Springs, in Wythe County, on State Highway 100, the “Leander Sanders Calfee Memorial Bridge”. |
| An ACT to name the system of bridges and roadways connecting the island of Chincoteague with the mainland, The John B. Whealton Memorial Causeway. |
| 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 appropriate certain sums of money in aid of certain Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for the graves of and cemeteries wherein are buried Confederate soldiers and sailors, and in erecting and caring for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. |
| An ACT to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of certain Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for the graves of and cemeteries wherein are buried Confederate soldiers and sailors, and in erecting and caring for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. |
| An ACT to authorize the governing body of the County of Prince Edward to appropriate county funds for the purchase or erection and maintenance of certain property as a memorial to certain war veterans. |
| To authorize the council of the Town of Farmville to appropriate town funds for the purchase or erection and maintenance of a memorial to certain veterans. |
| An ACT to authorize the governing bodies of counties, cities and towns to appropriate funds for erection and maintenance of certain memorials. |
| An ACT to provide for the development, use and maintenance of a war memorial in the City of Radford, and to that end to authorize and empower, the City of Radford and the School Board of such city to contract with each other and with certain associations in relation to a certain athletic field as a memorial; to prescribe the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the parties to, and under, such contract; to authorize contributions and donations to be made to, and accepted for, such memorial and to prescribe how same shall be disposed of; and to authorize the city to provide for the use of such memorial. |
| AN ACT to name State Highway Number 626, in Patrick and Henry Counties, the Abram Penn Highway. |
| AN ACT to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of certain Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for in cemeteries, and in erecting and caring for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. |
| AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding in Chap 6 of Title 42 a new Article numbered 6 containing two sections numbered 42-66 and 42-67, relating to permits to erect historical markers and penalties for violations; and to repeal Chap 10 of Title 10 of the Code of 1950, containing §§ 10-133 and 10-134, relating to the same matters. |
| AN ACT to provide for the furnishing and improvement of certain facilities at the Appomattox Surrender Grounds; and to appropriate funds. |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of certain Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for in cemeteries, and in erecting and caring for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 18-224 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain unlawful acts as to certain property, monuments or boundary markers and providing penalties for violations. |
| An Act to provide for the construction by the State Department of Highways of a road from the State highway in Westmoreland County to the birthplace of James Monroe; and to appropriate funds. |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of certain Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for in cemeteries, and in erecting and caring for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 42-66.1 and 42-66.2, authorizing the erection of highway historical markers under certain circumstances. |
| An Act to amend Chapter 184 of the Acts of Assembly of 1984, approved March 27, 1984, as amended, which provided for the management, control, maintenance and operation of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, by adding a new section numbered 1-b conveying certain rights to the Museum. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 15-16.8, relating to the authority of the governing bodies of counties, cities and towns to make donations to Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 9-11 of the Code of Virginia, relating to approval and display of certain works of art. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15-27.1 so as to restrict the use of certain names. |
| An Act to authorize the Governor to accept conveyance to the Commonwealth of the Old Staunton River Battle Field; and to authorize the Board of Conservation and Development to establish and maintain a State park thereon, and to expend certain funds for such purpose. |
| AN ACT to require the State Library Board to erect an historical marker to Katy Sage in Grayson County. |
| An Act to provide for a commission to provide specifications for, and to approve, a suitable marker or other memorial to Chief Justice John Marshall and to select a site therefor, and prescribe the powers and duties of the commission; to authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development to acquire and maintain such memorial and site; and to appropriate funds. |
| An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Virginia to transfer and convey to the City of Richmond easements in certain property in the City of Richmond; and to impose certain restrictions in connection with such easements. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to erect a historical marker for St. Luke’s Church in Isle of Wight County. |
| AN ACT to provide for the acceptance and placement of a statue of Edgar Allan Poe, the same being contributed by Dr. George Edward Barksdale; and to appropriate funds. |
| AN ACT to name the bridge over the Rappahannock River, between Greys Point and White Stone, The Robert Opie Norris, Jr. Bridge. |
| An Act to create a commission to commemorate the centennial of the American Civil War; to provide for the selection and terms of office of the members of such commission; to provide for the duties and powers of such commission; and to appropriate funds for the use of such commission. |
| An Act to designate June 2, 1958, and the same date on each succeeding year as First Lady’s Day in Virginia. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect on State Highway No. 29 in Nelson County, an historical marker commemorating the early boyhood home of Colonel John Singleton Mosby. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to erect an historical marker for Buck Marsh Baptist Church in Clarke County. |
| An Act to provide for the erection of historical marker near the grave of John Weatherford. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to erect an historical marker to the twenty-seven unknown Confederate soldiers killed in the battle of Haw’s Shop in Hanover County; and to appropriate funds. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 601 of the Acts of Assembly |
| AN ACT to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of certain Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for and in erecting and caring for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 15-16.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to contributions by governing bodies of counties, cities and towns. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect an historical marker near the home of Judge Paul Carrington in Charlotte County. |
| An Act to designate a portion of United States Highway No. 840 as “The Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway” and to provide for marking same. |
| An Act to authorize the city of Richmond to convey certain real estate to the Commonwealth. |
| An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect a marker commemorating Operation Torch 1942. |
| An Act to amend Chapter 385 of the Acts of Assembly of 1958, approved March 29, 1958, which created the Virginia Civil War Commission, by adding sections numbered 5-a and 5-b, authorizing the Commission to form or participate in the formation of a nonprofit corporation or corporations, and to contract with and grant funds to public and private agencies to effectuate its objectives. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and erected on the southwest corner of Crawford and Queen Streets and in the Court House yard at High and Court Streets in the City of Portsmouth, historical markers, respectively, commemorating Crawford House and Norfolk County Court House. |
| An Act to appropriate, subject to certain conditions, funds to the Virginia Civil War Commission for a monument to Sgt. Richard Kirkland, C.S.A., “The Angel of Marye’s Heights’. |
| An Act to appropriate funds for the repair of a monument to the memory of James Pleasants. |
| An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect four historical markers. |
| An Act to appropriate fifteen hundred dollars to a Commission to prepare a bust of George Wythe. |
| An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect a certain historical marker and to appropriate funds therefor. |
| An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect three markers designating the line of Benedict Arnold’s defenses in the City of Portsmouth. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect a historical marker near the plantation of Colonel George Eskridge in Westmoreland County; and to make an appropriation. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and erected an historical marker commemorating the Leedstown Resolutions. |
| An Act to direct the State Library Board to erect certain highway markers in Prince George and Sussex counties designating the route of the “Beefsteak Raid”. |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for and in erecting and caring for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. |
| An Act to establish a Commission to commission a bust of George Wythe, to provide for the powers and duties of the Commission so established, and to provide for the placement of the bust. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 42-66 of the Code of Virginia, relating to approval of highway historical markers; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 42-66.8, 42-66.4 and 42-66.5, authorizing creation of an Advisory Committee on Historical Markers, authorizing erection of markers by local governing bodies, and expressing the sense of the General Assembly as to bills relating to historical markers. |
| An Act to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of Confederate M ial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for and in erecting and caring for markers and monuments to such soldiers and sailors. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect an historical marker at or near St. Stephen’s Parish. |
| An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of Northumberland County to take certain measures to perpetuate and preserve certain monuments. |
| An Act to direct the State Library Board to erect a certain historical marker and to appropriate funds therefor. |
| An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect a certain historical marker at Elk Creek in Grayson County. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect certain historical markers in the city of Chesapeake; and to make an appropriation. |
| An Act to provide for a memorial to Dr. Jack W. Witten; and to this end to authorize the Department of Conservation and Economic Development to accept and maintain certain property in the town of Tazewell; to authorize the State Library Board to erect a marker thereon; and to authorize certain other agencies to participate in such undertaking. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect an historical marker near Tye River in Amherst or in Nelson County, and to appropriate funds. |
| An Act to invest the Attorney General with the power of eminent domain to preserve certain monuments and memorials |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 8-817 of the Code of Virginia, relating to perpetuation of testimony. |
| An Act to transfer ownership of the Merrimac-Monitor diorama from the Virginia Civil War Commission to the Mariners Museum. |
| An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect an historical marker at the site of Moomaw’s landing on the North River Canal; and to appropriate funds. |
| An Act to designate a certain portion of State Primary Route 460 as the Charles T. Moses Memorial Highway, and to provide for marking the same. |
| An Act to authorize the Governor to accept, on behalf of the Commonwealth, certain properties of the Confederate Memorial Literary Society; and to provide for the creation of a Board of Trustees to administer such properties and to take, hold and expend certain funds in connection therewith. |
| An Act to appropriate funds for Confederate Memorial Associations and the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia |
| An ACT ratifying and confirming the action of the city council of Alexandria, allowing R. E. Lee camp of Confederate veterans to erect a monument to the Confederate dead at intersection of Prince and Washington streets, in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, |
| JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the governor, on behalf of the state, to accept the gift of the Lee monument. |
| An ACT to incorporate the Jefferson Davis Monument Association. |
| An ACT to amend sections 7 and 9 of an act approved December 29, 1877, entitled an act to amend the act entitled an act to incorporate the Lee Monument Association, approved January twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one |
| JOINT RESOLUTION returning thanks to W. W. Corcoran, Esq., of Washington city, for the gift of a valuable painting. |
| An ACT to furnish material and convict labor in aid of the Lee Monument Association. |
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