Municipal charters

1872/1873
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections seventeen and twenty-two of an Act Amending the Charter of the Town of Harrisonburg, Passed July ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the 7th Section of an Act approved April 2nd, 1870, to Provide for Dividing the several Counties of this State into Townships.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the Charter of the Town of Salem, in the County of Roanoke.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections 1, 3, 16 and 17, of Chapter 130 of Acts of 1866-7, in Relation to the Charter of the Town of Jonesville.
An ACT to Regulate the Working of the Roads of Rockbridge and Lee Counties
An ACT to Amend the Title of an Act approved March 19th, 1873, entitled an Act to Amend and Re-enact sections 6, 14 and 27 of an Act Providing a Charter for the City of Norfolk, in force March 16th, 1871, as Amended by an Act in force March 4th, 1872.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Rocky Mount, in the County of Franklin
An ACT in Relation to the Records of Alexandria County.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Martinsville, in the County of Henry.
An ACT to Extend the Time within which Spencer D. Fletcher, late Sheriff of Accomack County, may Collect the Taxes for the years 1867 and 1868.
An ACT to Annex a Portion of the Territory of the County of Franklin to the County of Floyd.
An ACT to Authorize the Trustees of the Town of Manchester to issue Bonds for Improvements in said Town.
An ACT to Change and Define the Corporate Limits of the Town of Stanardsville, in the County of Greene, and for other Pur-poses.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Lebanon, in Russell County.
An ACT to Repeal an Act passed May 19th, 1852, entitled an Act to Provide for the Election of Certain Officers of the City of Norfolk by the Qualified Voters thereof.
An ACT to Amend an Act entitled an Act to Amend an Act passed the 29th of May, 1852, entitled an Act to Prescribe the Mode of Electing Trustees for the Town of Farmville, in the County of Prince Edward, and Vesting them with Corporate Privileges, approved July 11th, 1870; to Provide for the Election of Certain Officers by the Town Council.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Chase City, in the County of Mecklenburg.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Louisa, in Louisa County.
An ACT to Authorize the Town of Manchester to Construct a Free Bridge over James River.
An Act to Establish a High School in the Town of Jeffersonville, and to Constitute said Town and the County for Three Miles around the same a Sub-School District, and for other purposes.
An ACT to Amend the Charter of the Town of Seddon, in the County of Bland.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the first, second, third, fourth and eighth Sections of an Act entitled an Act to Amend the Charter of the Richmond and Lynchburg Railroad Company, approved July eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy, so as to Change the Name of the said Company and Extend the Time within which it may Commence and Complete the said Railroad.
AN ACT in Relation to the Aaron Hall Free School Fund of the County of Hanover.

1874
An ACT in Relation to the Records of Alexandria County.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 4, 17, 23. and:
An ACT to Provide for the Collection of Taxes and Ooanty Levy in the Township of Manchester, Chesterfield County, Asaasced for the year 1873.
An ACT to Incorporate The Rappahannock Banking and Insurance Company.
An ACT to provide a Charter for the Town of Waynesboro’ in the County of Augusta.
An ACT Providing for the Submission of the Repeal of the Fence Law in Mount Vernon Township, Fairfax County, to the Voters
An ACT for the Appointment of Trustees
An ACT to Provide a Charter for the Town of Lexington
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Gladeville, in the County of Wise.
An ACT to establish Corporation Courts for the Cities of Manchester and Winchester.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an Act to authorize the Common Council of Winchester to borrow money
An ACT to amend and re-enact the Charter of the Town of Woodstock, in the County of Shenandoah.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the City of Richmond.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4, Chapter 129, Acts of 1871-72, Entitled an Act to Incorporate The Town of Newport in Giles County, Virginia.
An ACT to Regulate the Granting of Ordinary and Other License in Bland and Giles Counties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 21, 88 and 44 of an Act entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the City of Lynchburg, Approved March 6, 1872.
An ACT to Incorporate The Augusta Fire Company of the City of Staunton.
An ACT to repeal Chapter 89 of Acts of Assembly, Session of 1872-78, Entitled an Act to Authorize the Board of Supervisors for Wythe County, to Contract for Keeping in Repair Certain Public Roads in said County.
An ACT to Authorize the Trustees of the Town of Banister to elect a President, who shall act as Mayor, and to elect a Sergeant for said Town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 28 and 42, Act providing a Charter for the City of Staunton.
An ACT to incorporate the Town of Lawrenceville, in Brunswick County.
An ACT to Prevent Dogs from Running at Large in the town of Winchester, in Frederick County, Virginia.
An ACT Providing a Charter for the City of Manchester.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Town of Chatham, in Pittsylvania County.
An ACT to Incorporate The Richmond Hotel and Dramatic Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an Act Entitled an Act Authorizing Certain Commissioners to sell a Certain Lot of Land in Winchester, Belonging to the Winchester Academy.
An ACT to Amend Ist section of an Act approved March 29, 1871, concerning the Town of Columbia, Fluvanna County.
An ACT to Incorporate The Town of Banister, in the County of Halifax.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Town of Culpeper.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Female Humane Association of the City of Richmond.
An ACT Incorporating Pamplin City, Virginia.
An ACT for the Assessment, Levy and Collection of Taxes.
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing and requiring the Governor and Treasurer to continue the investigation into the condition of the Basement Offices, and report thereon to the next general assembly.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Big Lick.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 3, 4, 6, and 12 of Chapter 164 of the Code of 1878, in Relation to the Jurisdiction of County Courts.
An ACT to enlarge the corporate limits of the Town of Goodson, Virginia.
An ACT to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Town of Scottsville
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act entitled an Act to Incorporate the Town of Newbern, and to Repeal Act of 27th of May, 1852, entitled an Act to Incorporate the Town of Newbern, in the County of Pulaski, in force March 4th, 1872.
An ACT to Provide a Charter for The City of Winchester.
An ACT to Provide for the Completion of the Black Lick and Cove Plaster Bank Turnpike in Wythe County.
An ACT to amend an Act entitled an Act to Provide a Charter for the City of Winchester
An ACT to Relieve Henry G. Wax, late Township Collector of the Township of Estillville, Scott County, from Payment of Damages.
An ACT to Authorize the Township Board of Western Branch Turnpike, Norfolk County, to make a Special Levy for costs of Re-building Scott’s Creek Bridge or Causeway.
An ACT to Incorporate the town of Smithville, in the County of Charlotte.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Occoquan.
An ACT to Amend section 41 of an Act entitled an Act Providing a Charter for the City of Norfolk, in force March 16, 1871.
An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Mechanicsburg, in the County of Bland.
An ACT to authorize the Mayor and Council of the Town of Suffolk, to borrow money.
An ACT Authorizing the Division of Cities and Towns of more than 5,000 Inhabitants, into Wards.
An ACT to Provide for the Payment of the Indebtedness of Harrisonburg Township, in the County of Rockingham.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Charter of the Town of Ashland.
An ACT to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Rocky Mount, in the County of Franklin, in force February 17th, 1878.
An ACT to Authorize the Qualified Voters of the County of Chesterfield, to vote upon the question of the Removal of the County Courthouse.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Town of Potomac.
An ACT to Provide for the Collection of the Revenue of the City of Norfolk for the Year 1873.
An ACT to incorporate the Marion High School.

1874/1875
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 4, 17, 23, and 24 of the Act, approved March 28, 1871, providing a New Charter for the Town of Charlottesville.
An ACT to provide the manner in which Property mav be held and disposed of, for the benefit of the Magisterial Districts in which such Property is situated.
An ACT to amend an Act approved March 27, 1873, entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act, passed the twenty-ninth of May, 1852, entitled an Act to Prescribe the Mode of Electing Trustees for the Town of Farmville, in the County of Prince Edward, and vesting them with Corporate Privileges, approved July.11, 1870, to Provide for the Election of Certain Officers by the Town Council.
An ACT to amend and re-enact second section of an Act entitled an Act to amend the Charter of the Town of Chatham, in Pittsylvania County.
An ACT to authorize the Town of Danville to issue it: Bonds in Payment ef certain Indebtedness.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of an Act entitled an Act to incorporate The Southside University, and to Change its Name.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Town of Suffolk.
An ACT to Establish a Separate Circuit Court in and for the City of Fredericksburg, and to Prescribe where the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania County shall be kept.
An ACT amending and re-enacting secfion 15, chapter Code of Virginia (edition of 1873), in relation to the Remova! .: Voters from Wards in which they are Registered.
An ACT to incorporate the Town of Glade Spring, in the County of Washington.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the City of Richinend.
An ACT to incorporate the Town of Fairfax, in the County
An ACT to provide for determining the respective terms of office of the several Members of the City Council of the City of Manchester.
An ACT to authorize a Subscription of the City of Richmond to the Capital Stock of the Richmond and Trans-Alleghany Narrow-Gauge Railway Company, on Certain Conditions.
An ACT to authorize a new election in the Town of Farmville, Virginia, on the question of a Subscription to the Farmville, Charlottesville and Stanardsville Narrow Gauge Railroad.
An ACT to incorporate the Town of Waterford, in Loudoun County.
An ACT to authorize the City of Richmond to subscribe to Western Railroad Connections with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act for Working the Roads of Loudoun County, passed 1856, and to repeal certain acts amendatory thercof.
An ACT to provide a Charter for the City of Petersburg.
An ACT to authorize The James River and Kanawha Company to execute a Mortgage, and to subscribe to the Capital Stock of The Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railroad Company, and to authorize the City of Richmond to guarantee such subscription, in whole or in part.
An ACT to limit the Indebtedness of Cities and Towns.