Municipal charters

1912
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 14, 1902, entitled an act to annex additional territory to the city of Norfolk, and to provide for the government of said annexed territory.
An ACT authorizing the council of the city of Radford, Virginia, to have issued and sold bonds of the city of Radford, Virginia, to the amount of $35,000.00 for general public improvements for school purposes.
An ACT to authorize any city, town or county of this Commonwealth to use the waters of Lake Drummond for the purpose of a supply of water to itself or its inhabitants, and to acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise sufficient lands along the shores of said lake and water, and water rights for the establishment of its water works, pumping stations and other necessary works.
An ACT authorizing the submission to the legal voters of the city of Winchester of the question whether or not they will favor the issuance by said city of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars of Town run improvement bonds, and to authorize the issuance by said city of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars of said bonds, if a majority of those voting, shall vote in favor of such issuance.
An ACT to authorize the county of Elizabeth City to expend certain money in the sinking fund of said county for the repair of Hampton bridge.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 13 and 16 of an act approved March 12, 1904, entitled an act to incorporate and provide a charter for the town of Damascus, Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the town of Eastville, in Northampton county, to issue bonds and to borrow money for the purpose of paying the balance due for completing the work of macadamizing the roads or streets through the town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 20 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 9th day of January, 1906.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of an act approved February 16, 1892, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Shendun, Virginia, as amended by an act approved February 5, 1896, entitled an act to amend section 2 of an act to incorporate the town of Shendun, Virginia, approved February 16, 1892, so as to change the name of the town to Grottoes, and to alter the boundaries thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2, chapter 230 of an act entitled ‘“‘an act to provide for the establishing, altering and building the public roads and bridves in the county of Shenandoah, and for working and keeping the same in repair,’ approved February 8, 1898.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment to section 117 of article 8 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of chapter 336 of Acts 1908, entitled an act to provide for submitting the question of the removal of the courthouse 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, and to empower councils of towns, when authorized by the vote of the people of such town, to issue bonds, the money derived from the sale of which may be donated as an inducement for the location of the county courthouse.
An ACT to change the time of holding the town election of the town of Branchville in Southampton county, Virginia, and extending the term of office of the present officers of said town.
An ACT to amend an act approved March 4, 1896, entitled "An act providing for the working, opening, and keeping in repair the roads in the county of Lunenburg, and for the building and keeping in repair the bridges in said county," by adding a new section (14-a) thereto, providing for submitting to the qualified voters of the several magisterial districts in Lunenburg county, the question as to the issuance of bonds by such magisterial districts for the construction and repair of the public roads in said magisterial districts.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to provide for the making and keeping in repair the roads and bridges of Charlotte county, approved March 6th, 1896,
An ACT to change the name of the wharf now called Whealton to Morattico, in the county of Lancaster, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 38, 42, 45, 47, 53, 54, 55, 60, 79, 80, 81, 82, 87, 88, 99, 101, of an act approved February 28, 1896, entitled an aet to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 11 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.'
An ACT to incorporate the town of Dillwyn, in Buckingham county, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to authorize the Washington and Leesburg turnpike company, a corpor-ation incorporated under the laws of Virginia, to take possession of certain turnpikes abandoned as such and now used as county roads, in the counties of Loudoun, Fairfax and Alexandria; and also to take possession of a portion of a county road in Fairfax county, and to improve said abandoned turnpikes or county roads, and said portion of a county road, and to convert the same into a modern and high class turnpike for the public convenience, whereon toll may be charged to pay for the construction, operation and maintenance of the same," approved January 31, 1910.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 13 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to provide in cities containing seventy thousand 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 of warrants cognizable by said civil justice, approved March 5, 1908, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 14, 1910.
An ACT to prohibit the opening, repairing or maintaining of any street or alley through, on or over any lands within any of the cities or towns of this Commonwealth, which belongs to the Commonwealth of Virginia, to the Confederate Memorial Association, or any agency of the State.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 18 of the charter of the town of Manassas, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 22, 1871, to incorporate the town of Blacksburg, Virginia, and to provide a new charter for same.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section five of the charter of the town of Highland Park.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act approved January 18, 1896, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act approved March 8, 1875, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Glade Spring, in Washington county.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Cedar Bluff, in Tazewell county, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 7, 1835, providing a charter for the town of Bridgewater, as amended by an act approved March 3, 1884, and as amended by an act approved August 26, 1884, and as further amended by an act approved February 16, 1901, and all other acts heretofore passed amendatory of said charter.
An ACT to provide for designation by cities and towns of segregation districts for residence of white and colored persons; for the adoption of this act by such cities and towns, and for penalties for the violation of its terms.
An ACT to repeal chapter 441, acts of assembly, eighteen hundred and ninety-five and ninety-six, entitled an act to incorporate
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 136 of an act of assembly of 1904, approved March 12, 1904, entitled 'an act to provide a new charter for the town of Vinton, in the county of Roanoke, Virginia,' and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the same.
An ACT to amend chapter 412. Acts 1887 and 1888, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Estillville (now Gate City), in the county of Scott, approved March 5, 1888, as amended by an act approved March 1, 1892, as amended by an act approved February 9, 1898.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled, “An act authorizing the Board of Supervisors of Henrico county to require osage orange hedges bordering on public roads of said county to be trimmed by owners of such hedges and to impose a fine for failure to comply,” which became a law December 20, 1897, by enlarging the powers of the said Board of Supervisors.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled “an act to pro-
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to change the name of the town of East Big Stone Gap, in Wise county, to East Stone Gap, and to amend and re-enact an act approved March 5, 1890, entitled an act to incorporate the town of East Big Stone Gap, in Wise county, Virginia, approved March 8, 1894.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 12 of the charter of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, approved February 20, 1871, as subsequently amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to incorporate the town of Dayton, Rockingham county," approved March 9, 1880, as amended by an act entitled '"an act to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of Dayton, approved March the 9th, 1880, and all acts amendatory thereof," approved February the 29th, 1892, as further amended by an act entitled "an act to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of an act to incorporate the town of Dayton, Rockingham county, approved March 9, 1880, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of Dayton, approved March 9, 1880, and all acts amendatory thereof, approved February 29, 1892, and to add an independent section and power in the town council of said town to negotiate a loan not to exceed $5,000.00," approved March 5, 1896.

1914
An ACT to amend and re-enact, so far as the county of Powhatan is concerned, an act of the general assembly of Virginia, entitled an act to provide for working of roads in the counties of Chesterfield, Powhatan and Goochland, approved March 3d, 1884.
An ACT to amend the charter of the town of Altavista, in Campbell county, Virginia, granted by the circuit court of Campbell county by an order duly entered of record pursuant to an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 14, 1908, entitled an act to provide for the incorporation by the courts of towns of more than 200 and less than 5,000 inhabitants, and conferring upon said towns when incorporated, certain powers of taxation.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 28 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 9th day of January, 1906.
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to prescribe the manner in which a county or city treasurer may, after the expiration of his term, secure final discharge from his liability as such treasurer, approved May 5th, 1903, and to provide for county, city, and town treasurers securing a final discharge from their liability, and to provide a period of limitation after which no suit or action shall be brought against a county, city, or town treasurer, his surety or sureties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for a road law for Spotsylvania county, approved February 21, 1898, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for a road law for Spotsylvania county, approved March 14, 1908.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 10, sub-section 3 of an act approved January 30, 1888, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of South Boston, in the county of Halifax.
An ACT defining the territorial jurisdiction of the chancery court of the city of Richmond as a court of probate and registry.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 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 prohibit the speeding of automobiles on the road between Big Stone Gap and Appalachia, in Wise county, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 11 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Waverly, approved February 29, 1892.
An ACT to authorize the town of Shenandoah, Virginia, to issue bonds not exceeding $50,000, for the purpose of building and maintaining a sewerage system, high school building, street paving and filtration plant.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Pearisburg, Virginia, and to repeal ail acts in conflict.
An ACT to amend and reenact an act of the general assembly of Virginia approved March 14, 1908, 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, (H. B. 486.)
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 11, 12, and 63 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor.
An ACT to authorize the Warrenton and Fairfax Turnpike Com- pany, Incorporated, to take possession of the turnpike leading from near Warrenton to Fairfax courthouse, and prescribing the terms and limitations of the same.
An Act to provide in cities containing 10,000 inhabitants and less than 45,000 inhabitants, for the election of a special justice of the peace to be known as the civil and police justice, to prescribe his jurisdiction and duties, to authorize the issue by other justices of the peace in said cities of warrants cognizable by said civil and police justice, and to abolish the office of police justice in said cities and towns and transfer the jurisdiction of such police justices in said cities to such civil and police justices.
An ACT to lega‘ize the donation of the sum of $1,500 by the council of the town of Claiksville, Virginia, to the district school board of Clarksville magisterial district, for the purpose of aiding in the con-struction of a public high school bui.ding in said town and district.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 2, 1894, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Singers’ Glen, in Rockingham county; also empowering the council of said town to issue bonds.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorpo-
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 or an act approved July 11, 1870, providing a charter for the town of West Point, in King William county, as amended by an act approved March 22, 1872, and as amended by an act approved March 1, 1884, and as amended by an act approved May 2, 1887, and as amended by an act approved March 1, 1892, and as amended by acts approved March 3, 1894, and by an act approved March 14, 1910, and to add additional sections thereto.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 804 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and reenact an act entitled an act establishing several towns, approved December 14, 1796, as amended by an act entitled an act concerning the town of New Market, in the county of Shenandoah, approved January 13, 1806, as amended by an act entitled an act appointing trustees for the town of New Market, in the county of Shenandoah, and prescribing their powers and duties, approved on the 16th day of March, 1840, as amended by an act to amend an act entitled an act enlarging the town of New Market, in the county of Shenandoah, approved March 28, 1871, as amended by an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of New Market, in the county of Shenandoah, approved December 25, 1872, as amended by an act entitled an act to enlarge the corporate limits of the town of New Market, in the county of Shenandoah, Virginia, approved January 31, 1890, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of New Market, in the county of Shenandoah, approved December 25, 1872, in relation to procuring council’s certificates to sell beer, wine, liquor, ardent spirits, or any mixture thereof, approved February 19, 1892; and to provide a new charter for said town of New Market.
An ACT to amend section 79 and section 100 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and provide a charter therefor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of article 1 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus, in Elizabeth City county, approved January 22, 1900; to amend and re-enact section 1 of article 2, as heretofore amended by an act approved February 20, 1908, entitled 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, approved January 22, 1900; and to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 5 of article 2, section 1 of article 3, and section 1 of article 4 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus, in Elizabeth City county, approved January 22, 1900.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 12, 1894, as amended by an act approved March 15, 1906, incorporating the town of Tappahannock, in the county of Essex.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-sections E, T and Z, of section 3059 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 3057 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended
An ACT to empower the board of supervisors of the county of Franklin to impose a capitation tax upon the residents of Franklin county, not to exceed $1.00 per annum for roads, or such other county purposes as the board may determine.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Leesburg, in the county of Loudoun, approved February 27, 1858, as amended by an act approved March 29, 1875.
An ACT to amend an act approved February 17, 1890, entitle: an act to incorporate the city of Danville by amending and re-enacting section 30, under chapter 6, for the purpose of prescribing the manner of election of a city constable, a collector of city taxes, a city attorney, and empowering the city council to prescribe the duties of the aforesaii officers, fix their salaries or compensation, and also permit the city cour- cil to appoint a clerk of the market, inspector of buildings, and such other employees as it may deem necessary and proper, and to define their term of office, powers, dutics and compensation, and providing for bonds for said officers, and the abolishment of any office appointive by the city council for good cause.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to establish the town of Monterey, at the seat of justice for the county of Highland, passed March 29, 1848, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend an act passed March 29, 1848, entitled an act to establish the town of Monterey, at the seat of justice for the county of Highland, approved March 17, 1876, and as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 4 of an act entitled an act to amend an act passed March 29, 1848, entitled an act to establish the town of Monterey as the seat of justice for Highland county, approved March 17, 1876, approved February 19, 1898; and to provide a new charter for the said town of Monterey.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 45 of an act entitled an act to provide a charter for the town of Lexington, approved April 28, 1874.
An ACT to provide a mode by which cities of this Commonwealth having a population in excess of 100,000 may request the general assembly to grant a special form of government for any such city.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter 256 of the acts of assembly, of 1855-6, as amended by chapter 123, acts of ussembly of 1883-4, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Orange, and to enable said town to borrow
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 515 of the acts of assembly of 1902-3 entitled an act to work and keep in repair roads and bridges in the county of Stafford, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 246 of the acts of 1908.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 138, 1912, entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of Rockingham county, in the State of Virginia, to establish toll gates for the purpose of maintaining the macadam roads in said county.
An ACT to authorize the school boards of Sulphur Springs school district, Piper Gap school district, and Fancy Gap school district, in Carroll county, to purchase and hold certain real estate.
An ACT to create a commission to consider the compensation of court clerks, examiners of records, treasurers, commissioners of the revenue, sheriffs, high constable, and city sergeants, and until action upon the report of said commissioner to fix the maximum amount of the compensation of said officers.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 4 and 19 of an act to provide for the immediate registration of all births and deaths throughout the State of Virginia, by means of certificates of births and deaths, and burial or removal permits; to require prompt returns to the bureau of vital statistics at the capitol of the State, as required to be established by the State board of health: to insure the thorough organization and efficiency of the registration of vital statistics throughout the State; to provide certain penalties; to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith, approved March 12, 1912.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5, of an act approved April 29, 1874, entitled an act to provide a charter for the town of Lawrenceville, in the county of Brunswick, in the State of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 46 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, approved March 14, 1908.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 41 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Basic City
An ACT to submit to the qualified electors of the city of Charlottesville, as to the abolition of the corporation court of said city, as provided in section 98 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT to allow the boards of supervisors of counties to establish and maintain public sewers where necessary.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 20 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 7, 1912, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 20 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act approved February 5, 1900, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Virgilina, in the county of Halifax.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 2, 1901, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Elba, Pittsylvania county, as amended by an act approved February 16, 1901.
An ACT defining the effect as constructive notice territorially
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of the charter of the former town, now city, of Hampton, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Hampton, in Elizabeth City county, Virginia. approved May 28, 1887, in relation to taxation. (H. B. 52.)
An ACT to discontinue the corporation of East Stone Gap, in Wise county, Virginia, incorporated by an act approved March 13, 1912, and to provide for the collection of levies already assessed therein.
An ACT to amend and reenact an act entitled an act to amend the charter of the town of Chatham, in Pittsylvania county, approved April 24, 1874, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and reenact the charter of the town of Chatham, approved February 21, 1882, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and reenact section 4 of the charter of the town of Chatham, approved March 16, 1908.
An ACT to constitute and create the towns of Hil'sboro and Waterford, in the county of Loudoun, separate road districts and to provide for the disposition of the road fund assessed and collected in said town.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Frederick county to borrow money for the purpose of improving the courthouse and clerk’s office of said county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, 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 qualification, describing his powers, duties, jurisdiction, term of office and compensation, and repealing section 7 of chapter 2 of said city charter, approved March 12, 1912.
An ACT to authorize and empower the boards of supervisors of counties and councils of cities and towns in the State to appropriate money for advertising their resources.
An ACT to create for the county of Norfolk a commission of roads and bridges, and to prescrive the powers and duties of such com- mission, and thereby to provide for controlling, constructing and keep- ing in repair the public roads and bridges within said county, and, for acquiring, establishing, altering and vacating roads and bridges there- in; and to repeal an act entitled, an act for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Norfolk county, approved February 18, 18909, as amended by acts approved February 26, 1908, and March 14, 1910, respectively, and also to repeal an act entitled, an act for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Norfolk county, approved February 1, 1894.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 39 of an act approved May 24, 1870, entitled an act to provide a charter for the city of Richmond.
An ACT to dedicate as and for a public street and highway upon certain conditions, a strip of land composing the northwest corner of the capitol aquare, not exceeding 15 feet at the point of its greatest depth.
An ACT empowering the school boards of 2 adjacent districts to establish joint schools for the use of both districts, and to purchase, take, hold, lease and convey school property for the joint use of the districts.
An ACT to amend the charter of the town of The Plains, in Fauquier county, Virginia, granted by the circuit court of Fauquier county by an order entered on the 26th day of April, 1910, pursuant to an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 14, 1908, entitled an act to provide for the incorporation by the courts of towns of more than 200 and less than 5,000 inhabitants, and conferring upon said towns, when incorporated, certain powers of taxation.
An ACT to amend and reenact 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 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, and to empower the common council of the city of Norfolk to provide and maintain an employment bureau.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 8 of an act approved March 13, 1912, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act for working and keeping in repair the roads of Tazewell county, approved February 24, 1888, and further to provide for permanent improvement of the roads in said county, approved February 29, 1892.
An ACT to provide for a change in the form of government of cities having a population of less than 100,000 and of towns, and to provide in what manner such cities and towns may adopt such form of government.
An ACT to amend the charter of the town of Eastville, Northampton county, Virginia