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Municipal charters

1906
An ACT to provide for the organization and government of incorporated communities which shall become cities of the second class under the provisions of section 1013b of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 22 of an act approved January 30, 1888, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 3, 1900, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 22 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, approved the 30th day of January, 1888, as further amended by an act approved March 25, 1902, entitled an act to amend the charter of the town of South Boston, in Halifax county, Virginia, as further amended and re-enacted by an act approved April 20, 1903, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 22 of the charter of the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 12, 1894, incorporating the town of Tappahannock, in the county of Essex.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of article 4 of an act entitled “an act incorporating the town of Barton Heights, in Henrico county”
An ACT authorizing the borrowing of money and issuing of bonds therefor by the towns in this Commonwealth, etc.
An ACT to amend the charter of the city of Bristol, Virginia, so as to authorize said city to acquire an additional source of water supply, and to enlarge its water works system, and to maintain and operate the same, and to protect the same by proper ordinances, and to join, or in any way contract, with the city of Bristol, Tennessee, or with any other corporation, person, or persons, for said purposes.
An ACT to authorize the council of the town of Phoebus to borrow money and issue bonds therefor.
An ACT conferring upon the common council of the city of Winchester power to elect a police justice for said city, and defining his duties and jurisdiction.
An ACT to incorporate and provide a charter for the town of Troutdale, Virginia.
An ACT to establish a dispensary for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of Emporia, Virginia.
An ACT to provide for the holding of an election in the town of Abingdon on the question of a liquor dispensary in said town, and to provide for the establishment of such dispensary.
An ACT to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Williamsburg, in the county of James City, Virginia, to issue bonds and borrow money for the purpose of establishing a system of water works and fire department, a jail, general lighting system, and street improvements for said city.
An ACT to provide for the election and compensation of a police justice for the city of Staunton.
An ACT to amend and re-enact clauses 7 and 39, chapter 5, of an act entitled ‘an act concerning corporations’
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6, chapter 3, and section 9, chapter 3, of an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg, approved March 11, 1875, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 3, 1898.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 27 of an act entitled ‘“‘an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions, as authorized by section 189 of the Constitution,
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Prince George county to lease a portion of the county land in Templeton district.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to provide for creating, working, and maintaining public roads in Fairfax county, and defining the boundaries of the same
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia, in force January 21, 1884, entitled 'an act providing a charter for the city of Norfolk, and repealing the existing charter, approved April 21, 1882,' as amended by the several acts of the general assembly of Virginia, approved, respectively, April 6, 1887, April 28, 1887, May 14, 1887, February 14, 1900, February 21, 1900, February 26, 1900, February 2, 1901, February 15, 1901, March 15, 1902; and to define the boundaries of the said city of Norfolk, as extended by the several acts of the general assembly, approved April 6, 1887, February 22, 1890, and March 14, 1902, and by an order of the circuit court of Norfolk county, which was entered on the 9th day of January, 1906.
An ACT to authorize the several cities and towns of this Commonwealth to appoint officers and employees in addition to those expressly authorized in their respective charters and provide for the filling of vacancies in all municipal offices for the unexpired term.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Princess Anne county to donate the sum of $300 for the completion of payment of contract for the erection of Confederate monument at Princess Anne Court-ouse.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Appalachia, in the county of Wise.
An ACT to authorize the county of Norfolk to acquire the toll roads and toll bridges in said county, and to issue bonds for that purpose.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Tangier, in Accomac county.
An ACT to incorporate and provide a charter for the town of Dry Fork, in the county of Pittsylvania.
An ACT upon the subject of county roads, causeways, and bridges, etc., and providing for the further division of counties into road sub-districts; for additional road tax therein; for election and appointment of officers of same, providing for their terms of office, powers, duties, etc., and duties of the State engineer in connection with the carrying into effect of this act.
An ACT to authorize the issuance of one hundred thousand dol-
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act in relation to changing the boundaries of wards in cities and to prevent gerrymandering.
An ACT to provide for establishing, working, and keeping in repair the roads and building and repairing the bridges in the county of Prince George.
An ACT to repeal sections 1501 and 1504, and to amend and reenact sections 1432, 1433, 1434, 1438, 1447, 1450, 1451, 1454, 1460, 1462, 1465, 1466, 1474, 1476, 1481, 1489, 1496, and 1497 of an act of assembly, entitled “an act to amend and re-enact chapter 66 of the Code of Virginia relating to public free schools for counties and to the literary fund,” approved December 28, 1903, as amended by an act approved March 11, 1904.
An ACT to amend section 12 of the charter of the town of Windsor, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 21, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36, 39, 40 and 41 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved January 11, 1898, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Culpeper.
1908
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 19 of the charter of the city of Richmond as heretofore amended, in relation to the powers of the city council; and to amend and re-enact section 64 of the said charter in relation to the duties of the city engineer.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 8 of an act entitled: An act to establish a corporation court for the city of Bristol, in Washington county, as approved February 12, 1890.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved December 10, 1903, entitled “an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 7, 1903, entitled an act to authorize municipal corporations to issue bonds for the redemption of outstanding bonds.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3 and 6 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, entitled “an act to provide a new charter for the town of Pulaski,” approved February 2, 1898.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6, 10 and 11 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 30, 1871, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Strasburg, in Shenandoah county, approved March 19, 1884.
An ACT to authorize the council of the town of Chase City
An ACT to incorporate the town of Branehville, Southampton county, Va.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 14, 1904, entitled an act to provide a charter for the town of Narrows, in Giles county, Virginia,
An ACT to incorporate the town of Pureelville, in the county of Loudoun.
An ACT to provide, in cities containing 70,000 inhabitants or more for the election of a special justice of the peace, to be known as the civil justice, to prescribe his jurisdiction and duties and to fix his compensation and to authorize the issue by other justices of the peace in said cities warrants cognizable by said civil justice.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 515 of acts of the assembly of 1902-3, entitled an act to work and keep in repair roads and bridges in the county Stafford.
An act to provide for the incorporation by the courts of towns of more than two hundred and less than five thousand inhabitants, and conferring upon said towns, when incorporated, certain powers of taxation.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Highland Park, in the county of Henrico, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of chapter 3 of an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg, approved March 11, 1875, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 3, 1898, and an act approved March 15, 1906.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of King William county to build, construct and maintain a bridge over the Pamunkey river near Hanover town, between King William and Hanover counties.
An ACT to amend an act entitled: An act incorporating the town of Barton Heights, in Henrico county, approved January 30, 1896, by adding thereto an independent article relating to lien of and collection of town taxes, et cetera.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1021 of the Code of Virginia as amended by an act of the general assembly approved May 20, 1903.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 925 of chapter 42 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 10 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of South Hill, Mecklenburg county, Virginia
An ACT to authorize the United States government to acquire title to and jurisdiction over certain lands situated at Sewell’s Point in Tannar’s Creek magisterial district, Norfolk county, Virginia, including all or a portion of the land comprised in the site of the Jamestown Ter-centennial exposition and the improvements thereon.
An ACT to validate the acts of the councils of such of the towns in the State of Virginia as may be invalid by reason of the failure to conform to the general law in the election of town officers.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled: An act to allow the street mileage in the town of Chase City, county of Mecklenburg, Virginia, to be included in mileage of county public roads and to receive its proratable share of county road levies
An ACT to incorporate the town of Chincoteague, Accomac county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled: An act to amend and re-enact an act to provide for creating, working and maintaining public roads in Fairfax county and defining the boundaries of the same, approved March 14, 1904, approved March 8, 1906
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendments to sections 119 and 120 of article 8 of the Constitution of Virginia, and providing for publishing said amendments and certifying the same to the next general assembly.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Haymarket. in Prince William County, Virginia.
An ACT providing the method by which cities and towns in this Commonwealth may vote upon the issuance of bonds contemplated by clause “B,” of section 127, of the Constitution.
An ACT to provide for submitting the question of the removal of the court-house of any county to the qualified voters of such county, and in the event such removal is voted, to authorize the board of supervisors to acquire necessary land and erect buildings.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of article 2 of an act entitled: An act to incorporate the town of Phoebus, in Elizabeth City county,
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled: An act to validate the acknowledgment by mayors and members of councils who are ex officio justices of the peace and whose power to take such acknowledgment has been questioned.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3. 4, 5 and 9 of an act approved April 2, 1902, entitled: An act to incorporate the Manchester and Richmond Free Bridge Company, and granting certain powers to said company, and the city councils of the cities of Richmond and Manchester for public purposes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to ineor-porate the town of Milnes, in the county of Page, approved February 12, 1884, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 12 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Milnes, in the county of Page, approved March 7, 1884, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Milnes, in the county of Page, approved February 6, 1890, in which the name of the town was thanged from Milnes to Shenandoah, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 2, 4, and 10 of the charter of the town of Shenandoah, Page county, Virginia, approved February 26, 1896.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1017a, in relation to powers and duties of the police force of the cities and towns of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter 44 of the Code of Virginia, 1887, in relation to cities and towns, and to repeal sections 1039 and 1040 of the Code of Virginia, and section 1043 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 4, 1896, and as attempted to be repealed by an act approved March 7, 1900, and to repeal an act approved March 7, 1900, entitled an act to provide for local assessments in cities and towns, approved May 20, 1903.
An ACT to ‘incorporate the town of Brookneal, in the county of
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 14 of an act amending the charter of the town of Norton, in Wise county, entitled: An act to amend the charter of the town of Norton, Wise county, approved March 29, 1902.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled: An act to provide a new charter for the town of Emporia, approved January 31, 1898.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Potomac, in the county of Alexandria.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend section 3 of an act amending the charter of the town of Norton, in Wise county,
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled: An act to provide for the opening and working of roads and keeping the same in repair, and to provide for erecting and maintaining bridges in the county of Culpeper, approved January 25, 1898, and as amended and re-enacted March 14, 1906.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled: An act incorporating Pamplin City, Virginia, approved March 24, 1874, as amended by an act entitled: An act to amend and re-enact the third section of an act entitled: An act incorporating Pamplin City, Virginia, approved March 31, 1875.
An ACT to amend the charter of the town of Vienna, in the county of Fairfax, so as to conform the same to the general laws of this State for the government of cities and towns.
An ACT to authorize the town of Bridgewater in the county of Rockingham, Va., to issue bonds and borrow money for the purpose of establishing water works, ete.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Elkton, in Rockingham county
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 104la of the Code of Virginia, 1904, as amended by the act approved May 20, 1903, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact chapter 44 of the Code of Virginia (1887) in relation to cities and towns, and to repeal sections 1039 and 1040 of the Code of Virginia, and section 1043 of the Code of Virginia as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 4, 1896, and as attempted to be repealed by an act approved March 7, 1900, and to repeal an act approved March 7, 1900, entitled: An act to provide for local assessments in cities and towns.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 19 and 74, of an act entitled an act to provide a charter for the city of Manchester, approved March 20, 1874, as amended by an act approved February 27, 1878, and as further amended by an act approved March 3, 1900.
An ACT to authorize the council of the city of Portsmouth to issue bonds for school, sewerage, and paving and street improvements.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly approved March 4, 1894, entitled an act to provide for the working and keeping in order the public roads in the counties of Greene and Madison, as amended by acts approved May 14, 1903, so far as the same applies to Madison county, so as to provide for the opening, constructing, maintaining and keeping in order the roads, causeways and bridges of Madison county and creating the office of superintendent of roads and prescribing his duties and compensation; and to repeal any act in conflict herewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1038 of an act entitled chapter 269, an act to amend and re-enact chapter 44 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to cities and towns, and to repeal sections 1039 and 1040 of the Code of Virginia, and section 1043 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 4, 1896, and as attempted to be repealed by an act approved March 7, 1900, and to repeal an act approved March 7, 1900, entitled an act to provide for local assessments in cities and towns, approved May 20, 1903, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 15, 1906.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 92 and 98 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 14, 1906, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact sections 92 and 98 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved December 18, 1903, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact chapter 9 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved May 20, 1903, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact chapter 9 of the Code of Virginia of 1887, in relation to election of State, county, district and city officers, and the terms of their offices and filling vacancies.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Fredericksburg in relation to justices of the peace, police justice, constables, and the police of said city, and in relation to the mayor.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Portsmouth.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act entitled an act to repeal the charter of the town of Smithfield, and to grant a new charter to the said town, which took effect February 17, 1900.
An ACT to repeal an act approved December 18, 1903, to provide for the working and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges in the county of Patrick, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 14, 1906.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the title to an act entitled: An act upon the subject of county roads, causeways, bridges, etc., and , Providing for the further division of counties into road subdistricts, * etc.
An ACT to authorize the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to issue coupon or registered bonds of the city, for the purpose of erecting a public school building for said city.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Norfolk county to borrow a sum not exceeding $200,000, for the purpose of permanent road improvements in said county, and to issue bonds therefor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia approved March 3, 1900, and in force from its passage, entitled: An act to provide a new charter for the city of Charlottesville and to repeal all acts inconsistent therewith, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Kenbridge, in the county of Lunenburg, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 22 of an act approved January 30, 1888, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact an act entitled: An act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, as amended by an act approved March 3, 1900, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact section 22 of an act entitled: An act to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, approved the 30th day of January, 1888, as further amended by an act approved March 25, 1902, entitled: An act to amend the charter of the town of South Boston, in Halifax county, Virginia, as further amended by an act approved April 20, 1903, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 22 of the charter of the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, as further amended by an act approved March 15, 1906, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact section 22 of an act approved January 30, 1888, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact an act entitled: An act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 3, 1900, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact section 22 of an act entitled: An act to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, approved the 30th day of January, 1888, as further amended by an act approved March 25, 1902, entitled: An act to amend the charter of the town of South Boston, in Halifax county, Virginia, as further amended and re-enacted by an act approved April 20, 1903, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 22 of the charter of the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax, authorizing the town council to contract loans and issue bonds therefor, and providing a method for so doing.
An ACT to authorize the city council of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to use a portion of the lot in said city on which the city courthouse is located as a site for a public library building.
An ACT to provide for the organization and government of incorporated communities which have no corporation courts, contain less than ten thousand inhabitants, and are hereafter declared to be cities of the second class.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Bristol, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 55 and 58 of an act entitled: An act to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia, in force January 21, 1884, entitled an act providing a charter for the city of Norfolk, and repealing the existing charter, approved April 21, 1882
An ACT to amend section 103 of an act approved February 28, 1896, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke.
An ACT to empower the town of Colonial Beach, in the county of Westmoreland, to borrow money and issue bonds.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 27, 34, 36, 41, 45, 46, and 47 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 14, 1906, entitled: An act to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia, in force January 21, 1884, entitled: An act providing a charter for the city of Norfolk, and repealing the existing charter, approved April 21, 1882, as amended by the several acts of the general assembly of Virginia, approved, respectively, April 6, 1887; April 28, 1887; May 14, 1887; February 14, 1900; February 21, 1900; February 26, 1900; February 2, 1901; February 15, 1901, and March 15, 1902; and to define the boundaries of the said city of Norfolk as extended by the several acts of the general assembly and approved April 6, 1887; February 22, 1890, and March 14, 1902, and by an order of the circuit court of Norfolk county which was entered on the 9th day of January, 1906, and add an independent section thereto to be known as section 33-a.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 2, 1904, entitled "an act to provide for the opening, building and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges of Caroline county."
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3110 of the Code of Virginia, giving jurisdiction of courts of counties and cities over water courses.