Municipal charters

1908
An ACT to authorize the town of Berryville, Virginia, to borrow six thousand dollars to pay off the present floating indebtedness of said town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 3, section 1 of chapter 5, and sections 1 and 5 of chapter 8 of an act approved March 3, 1898, entitled: An act to provide a new charter for the town of Berryville.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to establish a general road fund for the permanent improvement of the roads and the bridges of Dinwiddie county, to create a road board for Dinwiddie county, and to prescribe its powers and duties, and to provide for the appointment of a county superintendent of roads, and to regulate his duties
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3 .4. 5, 7. 8. 10, 11, and 12 of an act entitled: An act to incorporate the town of Fairfax, in the county of Fairfax, approved February 16, 1892, and to add thereto sections 13, 14. 15 and 16.
An ACT to allow the board of supervisors of the county of Camp- bell to purchase or otherwise acquire the Lynchburg and Concord turnpike in the said county, and to operate the same as a turnpike or in its discretion convert it into a public road.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 35 of chapter 3, and sections 37 and 38 of chapter 4 of an act entitled an act to define the corporate limits and charter for the city of Williamsburg, approved March 17, 1884, as amended by an act approved March 5, 1900.

1910
An ACT to provide for an enumeration of the inhabitants of the city of Newport News.
An ACT to regulate the storage and distribution of ardent spirits by persons, firm, corporation or clubs in the city of Winchester and the county of Frederick.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6 and 30 of 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 authorize the councils of cities to make allowances or compensation to clerks of corporation or hustings court.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Elizabeth City to issue bonds not to exceed the sum of sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000.00) to refund certain bonds heretofore issued by that county pursuant to an act approved February 4, 1890, and to authorize and empower the said board to expend such portion as is necessary of a certain fund now in the hands of the treasurer of said county, and known as the “sinking fund,” to build a new clerk's office or to repair or enlarge the present clerk’s office in said county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6 and 12 of an act entitled an act to annex additional territory to the city of Norfolk, and provide for the government of said annexed territory, approved March 14, 1902.

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 9 of an act of the general assembly, entitled an act to provide a charter for the city of Winchester, approved April 2, 1874, as amended by an act approved April 30, 1874, as amended by an act approved February 26, 1896, as amended in section 9 and section 11 thereof by an act approved March 5, 1900.
An ACT to allow the board of supervisors of Pulaski county, Virginia, to fix the compensation of the Pulaski road district commission for services in the construction of macadam roads.
An ACT to amend section 8 of the charter of the town of Lawrenceville.
An ACT to authorize and empower the mayor and council of the city of Williamsburg, in the county of James City, Virginia, to sell and dispose of the lot of land situated on the west side of England street, in said city, known as a part of Ireland street, and to pass title to same.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 30, 1875, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Falls Church, in the county of Fairfax, as amended by an act approved February 27, 1879, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Falls Church, in the county of Fairfax, approved March 30, 1875, and as further amended by an act approved March 4, 1890, entitled an act to amend section 7 of chapter 316 of the Acts of Assembly, session of 1874-1875, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Falls Church, in the county of Fairfax, and as further amended by an act approved March 2, 1894.
An ACT to repeal an act to authorize and empower the county court of Cumberland county, and the judge thereof in vacation, to take charge and control of the clerk’s office, courthouse, public square and jail, and lot around the jail of said county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Carroll to let to contract the roads of said county, and to levy a tax to keep same in proper repair, as amended by an act approved February 29, 1892, and February 2, 1894, and acts amendatory thereof, respectively, January 22, 1898, March 7, 1900, as amended by an act approved March 14, 1906.
An ACT to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Williamsburg, in the county of James City, Virginia, to sell and dispose of the lot of land situated on Francis street, in said city, known as the “colored school lot,” and to pass title on same.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Graham, in the county of Tazewell, approved February 29, 1892
An ACT to amend section 9 of the charter of the town of Holland.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of an act approved November 24, 1884, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Boykins, in the county of Southampton, and amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 6, 1896, and amended by an act approved February 14, 1901, and amended by an act approved December 19, 1901.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 26, 1900, and entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 84 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor, approved January 16, 1896.
An ACT to amend and re-enact subsection 2 of section 2 and subsections 2, 5, 6, 8 and 10 of section 20, and sections 1, 5, 7, 19, 24, 25 and 26 of an act approved March 15, 1906, entitled an act to provide for the consolidation or annexation of cities, and to ratify and confirm notices already given which conform to the requirements of this act.
An ACT to have the treasurer of Princess Anne county sit regularly at the county seat.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1483 of the Code, as here- tofore amended, in reference to donations for schools, so as to extend its provisions to devises and bequests, and to make it apply also to city schools.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Alleghany county to borrow the sum of $80,000, to be used in building a new courthouse and in building bridges in each of the magisterial districts of said county
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 11 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 authorize the town of Eastville, in the county of Northampton, Virginia, to issue bonds and borrow money for the purpose of building macadamized or stone streets through the town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 of chapter 1 of an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg, approved March 11, 1875, to amend and re-enact chapters 2, 3 and 5 of said act, as amended by subsequent acts, and to amend and re-enact sections 4 and 5, and to repeal section 7 of chapter 6 of said act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the trustees of New London academy to lease said buildings to county superintendents of schools of Bedford and Campbell counties for school purposes, approved May 10, 1887, and authorizing the trustees of the New London academy to convey the real and personal property vested in them to the county school boards of Bedford and Campbell counties, and providing for the maintenance and management of the academy.
An ACT to amend section 80 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and provide a charter therefor, approved January 16, 1896.
An ACT to authorize cities and towns to permit, under certain conditions, awnings, fire escapes, shutters, and so forth, to overhang streets.
An ACT to enable incorporated towns and cities to contribute to the building or improvement of public roads and bridges leading to such towns or cities.
An ACT to provide for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the city of Roanoke, Virginia.
An ACT to confer upon the board of supervisors of Loudoun county all the authority vested in the local road authorities under an act to provide for State money aid in addition to convict labor for the improvement of public roads, approved February 25, 1908, except the power to levy taxes for road purposes and to prescribe certain duties of the road boards of said county.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Pulaski, Virginia, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend section six of an act entitled an act to provide a charter incorporating the town of Eastville, in Northampton county, approved February 6, 1896.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Basic City, approved December 19, 1891.
An ACT providing for the issue of bonds for the erection of twa iron bridges across New river, in Giles county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 35 of an act approved April 2, 1902, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Covington, in the county of Alleghany, and to repeal all other acts with reference thereto.
An AGT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incor-porate the town of Stuart, in the county of Patrick
An ACT to provide for the organization and government of incor-porated communities which shall beecome hereafter cities of the second class, as provided by law.
An ACT to amend an re-enact section 925 of chapter 42 of the Code of the Virginia, as amended by act approved March 5, 1908.
An ACT to authorize the council of the city of Portsmouth to issue bonds for grading, paving and other street improvements.
An ACT to provide for public playgrounds in certain cities and towns.
An ACT to amend the charter of the town of Salem.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section ninety of an act approved March fifteenth, nineteen hundred and six, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section ninety of an act approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke, in relation to justices of the peace In said city, as amended by an act approved March sixth, nineteen hundred, entitled-an act to amend and re-enact section ninety of an act approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke, in relation to justices of the peace in said city.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 815 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved December 10, 1903, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 812, 813, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819, &20, 821, 822 and S24 of the Code of Virginia, so far as the same relates to the bond of the treasurer of the city of Norfolk.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6, 11, 14 and 17 of an act approved March 15, 1906, entitled an act to provide for the consolidation or annexation of cities.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Radford, and
An ACT to prescribe the penalty of the bond of the treasurer of Norfolk to secure the State revenue, and to require weekly settlements of such treasurer.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Wytheville and to repeal its present charter.
An ACT to authorize turnpike companies and other corporations owning turnpikes to make changes in the alignment of turnpikes and to validate changes heretofore made.
An ACT to repeal chapter 176, acts of assembly, 1906, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Tangier, in Accomac county, approved March 14, 1906.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Alleghany county to borrow the sum of $80,000 to be used in building a new courthouse and in building bridges in each of the magisterial districts of said county, and, for that purpose, to issue the bonds of the county for the said sum of $80,000.
An ACT to dedicate as and for a public street or highway, upon certain conditions, a strip of the land composing the southwest corner of the Capitol Square not exceeding fifteen feet at the point of its greatest depth.
An ACT to authorize cities to create, improve and develop harbors within the corporate limits, or within two miles thereof.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Butts’ Road magisterial district, No. 4, of the county of Norfolk, to borrow money for the purpose of school improvements in said district, and to issue bonds therefor, not exceeding $5,600 in amount.

1912
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of chapter 8 of the charter of the city of Lynchburg, providing for the creation and investment of a sinking fund by the said city, as amended by an act of April 2, 1902.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to provide a new charter for the town of Liberty, to extend its limits and change the name to Bedford City, approved March 38, 1890; and to change the name of the town to Bedford."
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 34 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 12, 1908, entitled 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 provide for a compromise and settlement of certain contentions and differences between the commonwealth and its political subdivisions, upon the one part, and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad company, on the other part.
An ACT to authorize the county of Louisa, Virginia, to borrow temporarily not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
An ACT to prohibit driving and riding on side-walks in unincorporated towns and villages.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled “an act to provide a new charter for the city of Portsmouth,” approved March 10, 1908, by adding a new chapter thereto, to be known as chapter 9, in relation to a civil and police justice, providing for his election or appointment and qualifications, describing his powers, duties, jurisdiction, term of office and compensation, and repealing section seven of chapter two of said city charter.
An ACT to authorize the town of Pocahontas, in Tazewell county, to sell and convey the fee in the part of a certain street.
An ACT conferring upon the respective councils of the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth the power to acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease or otherwise the property in whole or in part of any private or public service corporation operating a water-works system, or chartered for the purpose of acquiring or operating such a system; and providing for condemnation proceedings in regard thereto.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 16 of the charter of the city of Suffolk as heretofore amended.
An ACT to pay D. D. Talley and W. A. Crenshaw for extra services rendered by them as assistant assessors of real estates for the city of Richmond during the year 1910.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1041-a of the Code of Virginia, 1904, as amended by an act approved March 14, 1910, entitled "an act to amend and re-enact section 1041l-a of the Code of Virginia, 1904, as amended by an act approved February 25, 1908, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 1041-a of the Code of Virginia, 1904, as amended by an 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 10438 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, entitled an act to provide for local assessments in cities and towns."
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act approved February 7, 1901, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 3, 1896, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to regulate the salary of the police justice of the city of Norfolk, approved February 18, 1896, and also in relation to the said police justice and to the clerk of the corporation court of the city of Norfolk, in connection with fines imposed by said police justice.
An ACT in relation to the hustings court, part two, of the city of Richmond.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 14 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of LaCrosse, Mecklenburg county, Virginia, which took effect February 15, 1901.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 8, 1908, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 10, 1904, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved April 2, 1902, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide a road law for Campbell county, approved March 5, 1900.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections four, twelve, the first sub-section of section twenty-three, sections fifty-three and seventy-six of the charter of the city of Portsmouth, approved March tenth, nineteen hundred and eight, in reference to the time of election of councilmen, the number of councilmen, the power to establish and enlarge water works, printing of ordinances, the pay of councilmen and other city officers, and to add to the said charter a new section, to be known as section thirty-two-a, in reference to the issue of bonds.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 15 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, 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 ninth day of January, 1906.'
An ACT to provide for submission to the people for approval and ratification the proposed amendment to section 117 of article 8 of the constitution of Virginia.
An ACT conferring upon the councils of cities having, by the fast United States census, a population of more than sixty thousand, and cities within five miles thereof the power to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, lease or otherwise, the property, in whole or in part, of any private or public service corporation operating a waterworks system, or chartered for the purpose of acquiring or operating such a system; and providing for condemnation proceedings in regard thereto.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 37 and 39 of the charter of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, as amended by an act of the general Assembly of Virginia approved February 20, 1871; by an act approved March 22, 1871; by an act approved March 17, 1876; by an act approved March 20, 1877; by an act approved January 25, 1879; by an act approved March 1, 1888; by an act approved February 25, 1892; and by acts approved February 26, 1894; March 1, 1894; March 8, 1894; February 27, 1896; March 3, 1896; March 4, 1896; and by an act approved February 7, 1898.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide a charter for the town of Warrenton, Virginia
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 71-a of 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 an act approved March 13, 1908, entitled ‘“‘an act providing the method by which cities and towns in this commonwealth may vote upon the issuance of bonds contem- plated by clause ‘B’ of section 127 of the constitution.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact section three of an act to incorporate the town of Elba, Pittsylvania county, approved February 2, 1901, as amended by an act approved February 16, 1901.
An ACT to submit to the qualified voters of the town of Warrenton, in the county of Fauquier, at a special election to be held therefor, when the town council so directs, the question of the establishment of a dispensary for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of Warrenton, and in the event of a majority of those voting at said election for said dispensary, then further to provide for the establishment and conduct of the same, and to prohibit thereafter within said town, or within one mile of its limits, the sale, barter or exchange of intoxicating liquors by all persons, firms or corporations, except as provided herein.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act approved April 10, 1903, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Bowling Green, in the county of Caroline.
An ACT to amend section 17 of the charter of Suffolk.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 16 of an act entitled "an act to amend an act 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; approved March 14, 1908.
An ACT to amend section thirty-seven of an act approved January cleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Culpeper, Virginia, as further amended by an act approved March the third, nineteen hundred and six.
An ACT to allow the council of the town of Rocky Mount, Virginia, to appropriate from the town revenues a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars to be used in the construction of a high school building in said town.
An ACT to invest in boards of supervisors of counties having a population greater than 300 inhabitants per square mile as shown by United States census, the same powers and authority now vested or hereafter conferred upon common councils of cities and towns.
An ACT to authorize the city council of Fredericksburg to issue its coupon or registered bonds for the purpose of improving its streets in said city.
An ACT to validate a certain bond issue had in the town of Virginia Beach, authorized by an election held November 20th, 1906.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6, chapter 240, of an act approved March 12, 1908, to incorporate the town of Branchville, Southampton county, Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the town of Cape Charles, in Northampton county, to issue bonds and borrow money thereon for the purpose of erecting, equipping and operating a plant for the manufacture, distribution and sale of electricity.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section twenty-one (21) of the charter of the town of Lexington, approved April 28, 1874, to validate and confirm all bonds heretofore issued by the town, and to authorize the mayor and the council of the town to issue bonds to the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars for the purpose of supplying the town with water.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Kenbridge, in the county of Lunenburg, and to repeal an act approved March 14, 1908, incorporating the town of Kenbridge, Virginia.
An ACT to establish on the farm of the Virginia State epileptic colony, the Virginia colony for the feeble minded and to provide for the commitment of feeble minded persons to such colony.