Property

1946
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of any county adjoining any city within or without this State having a population of more than one hundred twenty-five thousand, according to the last preceding United States census, to construct, reconstruct, maintain, alter, improve, add to and operate water supply systems; to acquire by gift, condemnation, purchase, lease or otherwise, water supply and water supply system or systems; to furnish water from any such system to any sanitary district, village, town, community, individual, firm, corporation or partnership; to make charge for the supply of water herein authorized as the board may from time to time determine upon; to lay a levy for the purpose of raising funds for the construction, maintenance, operation, improvement, reconstruction and extension of any such water supply system or systems or to appropriate from the general county fund for such purposes; to contract for a loan and to issue bonds for the purpose of construction, acquisition, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, extension and operation of any such water supply system on the credit of the county and/or on the basis of net returns from sale of water from such systems and without the credit of the county being pledged, provided that such borrowing power shall not exist, and the loan shall not be contracted for or bonds issued unless and until the action of the board of supervisors determining to construct, maintain and operate or acquire, reconstruct, improve or extend such water supply system shall be certified to the Judge of the Circuit Court of said county and petitioning the said Judge to call an election for the purpose of obtaining the sense of the qualified voters of the county on the question of such loan and bond issue, and prescribing the duties of the Judge of the said Circuit Court of said county; prescribing the duties of the County Electoral Board and the Judges of Election and other election officials and other public officers, and prescribing the duties and powers of the board of supervisors; exempting certain incorporated towns from the operation of this act; and to repeal Chapter 369 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1942, approved April 1, 1942.
An ACT to authorize the counties of Warwick, Elizabeth City and York, the cities of Newport News and Hampton, and the town of Phoebus, or any two or more of them, to create a commission, to be known as “The Peninsula Airport Commission”, for the purpose of establishing and operating airports and air navigation facilities for such counties, cities and towns; and to prescribe the rights, powers, duties and functions of such commission when so formed, and of the counties, cities and towns for which such commission is created.
An ACT for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Doss.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1, as amended, of Chapter 305 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved March 29, 1944, relating to assessments upon property owners in sanitary districts in certain counties to provide for certain public improvements.
An ACT to authorize the creation of certain districts in certain counties and authorizing the governing bodies thereof to exercise certain powers and perform certain acts therein and adjacent thereto, providing for elections on, and issuance of, bond issues; providing for the adoption of ordinances, levy and collection of taxes, assessments and charges, and the handling thereof; providing for appeals in certain cases to the courts; and authorizing the exercise by such governing bodies of certain powers in relation to public health and safety.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 6454-a, providing for the execution, filing and indexing of chattel deeds of trust on livestock, poultry, farm machinery, and crops; prescribing the kinds of indebtedness that may be secured by such deeds of trust and the character of the liens created thereby; providing how such deeds of trust may be assigned, how foreclosed, and how released; prescribing the fees to be paid clerks of courts for certain services in connection with such deeds of trust; and to repeal Chapter 336 of the Acts of Assembly of 1936, approved March 27, 1936, relating to borrowing money from production credit associations, and Section 5202-a of the Code of Virginia, relating to chattel mortgages on livestock or poultry.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4987-{ 1 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the jurisdiction of trial justices.
An ACT for the relief of James Arnold.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the City of Radford and to repeal the existing charter of the said city and the several acts amendatory thereof and all other acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act so far as they relate to the said City of Radford.
An ACT to authorize the sale and conveyance of certain county property by Franklin county.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Wytheville, in the County of Wythe, and to repeal the charter which was provided for said town by Chapter 56 of the Acts of Assembly of 1910, approved February 26, 1910, and all acts and parts of acts amendatory thereof, or of any part thereof, and all other acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An ACT to provide for the annual assessment and equalization of assessments of real estate in certain counties, by boards of real estate assessments; to provide for the appointment of the members of such boards and their terms of office; to prescribe their powers and duties, and provide for their compensation; and to prescribe remedies for persons aggrieved by any such assessments.
An ACT for the relief of J. H. Cash
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Chase City, in the County of Mecklenburg, and to repeal the existing charter of the town, and all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 673 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to loans contracted by school boards of counties for certain school purposes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5229-a of the Code of Virginia relating to certain wills.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1 of an act entitled “An Act to regulate investments of domestic life insurance companies”
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Falls Church, in the County of Fairfax, and to repeal the existing charter of said town and all other acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding 3 new sections numbered 5108-a, 5167-a 1 and 5439-a to provide forms that may be used in the publication of requisite notice in certain proceedings or under certain circumstances.
An ACT to validate certain land grants and to limit certale ee
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Pearisburg, in the County of Giles, and to repeal the existing charter of the town, and all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to provide for the regulation of the subdivision and use of certain lands in the unincorporated areas of certain counties, to confer certain powers upon the governing bodies of such counties, to prescribe conditions under which such regulation shall become effective, and to prescribe penalties ; and to repeal Chapter 189 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 14, 1928, relating to the same matters, and all acts amendatory thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 4 and 4-j of Chapter 310 of the Acts of 1938, approved March 29, 1938, as amended by Chapter 224 of the Acts of 1942, approved March 14, 1942, relating to the creation of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth with powers to undertake slum clearance and housing projects for persons of low income in urban and rural areas; to provide that such political subdivisions shall be known as redevelopment and housing authorities and to define “farmers of low income”; and to further amend said Chapter 310, as amended, by adding thereto eleven new sections numbered Sections 4-p, 4-q, 4-r, 8-a, 8-b, 8-c, 8-d, 8-e, 8-f, 8-g, and 8-h to clarify provisions relating to slum clearance and housing on farms and in other areas outside of cities; to authorize payments to other political subdivisions; to provide for housing research and study; to authorize redevelopment and housing authorities to clear slums and blighted areas, to acquire real property in connection therewith and make it available for redevelopment by private enterprise or public agencies; to confer certain powers relating to redevelopment projects on cities and other public bodies; and to make obligations issued in connection with redevelopment projects legal investments and security for deposits.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2503-a of the Code of Virginia, relating to proceedings to enforce tax liens on real estate.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 5131, 5132, and 5133, relating, respectively, to annuity tables, the rule of computation, and examples thereunder; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding four new sections numbered 5133-a 1 through 5133-a 4 relating, respectively, to a table of uniform seniority, the rule for calculation of the interest of joint life tenants in certain estates and examples thereunder, a rule for the computation of certain other interests, and a rule and example for the computation of the present cash value of certain contingent interests.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 39, 59, 60, 62, and 64 of an act entitled "An act to provide a new charter for the City of Lynchburg, Virginia."
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Wachapreague
An ACT to declare the necessity of creating public bodies corporate and politic to be known as hospital authorities to engage in hospital construction, maintenance and operation, to provide for the creation of such hospital authorities; to define the powers and duties of hospital authorities, and to provide for the exercise of such powers, including acquiring property by purchase, gift or eminent domain, and borrowing money, issuing revenue and credit bonds and other obligations, and giving security therefor; and to confer rights upon and provide remedies for obligees of hospital authorities.
An ACT to amend Chapter 101 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved February 25, 1922, which chapter provided a new charter for the town of Galax, by adding a new section numbered 67, relating to subdivisions within the town or within one mile thereof.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 47-a, relating to certain unincorporated associations owning, encumbering, selling and transferring real estate.
An ACT to provide a new charter and special form of government for the City of Charlottesville ; to provide for continuation of certain ordinances ; to repeal Chapters 109 and 411 of the Acts of Assembly of nineteen hundred twenty-two, approved, respectively, February 28 and March 24, 1922, and all acts amendatory thereof, to repeal Chapter 1012 of the Acts of Assembly of 1899-1900, approved March 3, 1900, and all acts amendatory thereof, all relating to the same matters; and to repeal certain other acts and parts of acts.
An ACT to authorize and empower the governing body of the College of William and Mary in Virginia to sell and convey a lot of land situate in the City of Williamsburg, Virginia.
An ACT to provide for the annual assessment and equalization of assessments of real estate in certain counties, by boards of real estate assessments; to provide for the appointment of the members of such boards and their terms of office; to prescribe their powers and duties, and provide for their compensation; and to prescribe remedies for persons aggrieved by any such assessments.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 5887 and 5888 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to circuit courts and judicial circuits, and to further amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 5887-b, abolishing the circuit court of the City of Danville, and transferring the jurisdiction, records, property and equipment of such court and the proceedings therein to the corporation court of the City of Danville.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 49, as amended, of the Game, Inland Fish and Dog Code of Virginia, relating to hunting, fishing or trapping on the property of another.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 37A entitled "Loan and Financing Organizations" (added to the Code by Chapter 370, Acts 1944), a new chapter numbered 166A 2 entitled "Virginia Building and Loan Law" consisting of 62 new sections numbered 4168-b 1 through 4168-b 61, to provide generally for the conduct of what is commonly known as building and loan business and for the authorization, regulation and supervision of everyone proposing to engage or engaging in such business; and to such end, to recodify the laws governing what are commonly known as building and loan associations; to provide for the administration of the laws governing the conduct of the business; to provide for punishment of, or penalties upon any person conducting such business without warrant of law, and also of or upon anyone for violations of certain provisions thereof or of lawful rules issued, orders entered or actions taken in the administration thereof; to provide for consolidation or merger of two or more such associations, for conversion from a State to a Federal association and vice versa, and for the respective rights, obligations and other consequences arising thereupon; to repeal certain specific designated act or acts relating to the same subject matter; and to repeal all other pertinent acts or parts of acts insofar as irreconcilably inconsistent.
An ACT to authorize the State Hospital Board to sell and convey certain real estate in the County of Amherst.
An ACT concerning blighted areas and substandard and insanitary buildings in certain cities of the Commonwealth; providing for the creation of corporations to clear such areas, demolish such buildings and undertake projects for the redevelopment thereof; providing for the supervision of such corporations and approval of such projects and plans for such redevelopment; granting such corporations the power to acquire property for such purposes, to exercise the power of eminent domain, and to sell, lease, exchange or donate such property; and prescribing the powers and duties of councils and city planning commissions of such cities with respect to such redevelopment projects
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5562 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to seals and sealed instruments and other writings purporting to convey real estate.
An ACT to authorize the Council of the City of Williamsburg and the Board of Supervisors of the County of James City to release to Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated, its successors and assigns, certain property located in the City of Williamsburg, and on which the said City and County now have a right of use pursuant to contract between the City, County and Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated.
An ACT to authorize the State Hospital Board to sell and convey certain property in the City of Richmond to J. Kennon Perrin and assignee.
An ACT to repeal Section 4440-a of the Code of Virginia prescribing punishment for larceny of certain rubber tires or tubes.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 5191-b, relating to the rights of the parties under certain contracts for the sale of personal property wherein the title thereto or a lien thereon is reserved to secure unpaid purchase money
An ACT to prohibit the using of certain kinds of materials in the making or remaking of mattresses and certain other articles of bedding; to prohibit the selling, leasing, et cetera, of such articles, which have not been sterilized and disinfected; to require every person engaged in sterilizing and disinfecting such articles to obtain a permit to do so; to provide for inspection of certain places; to require certain tags to be placed on certain articles of bedding and certain adhesive stamps to be placed on such tags; to provide for the sale of such stamps and how the proceeds thereof shall be disposed of; to charge the State Board of Health with the administration of this act; and to prescribe penalties for violations.
An ACT to authorize the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to sell a tract of land in or near Staunton, Virginia, and to hold the proceeds of sale as a permanent endowment for such school.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1 of Chapter 237 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved March 14, 1942, relating to continuing boards of real estate assessments in certain counties.
An ACT to describe, define, and officially adopt a system of coordinates for designating and stating the positions of points on the surface of the earth within the Commonwealth of Virginia
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 5401, 5404, 5408 as amended, 5409, 5409-a, 5420 as amended, and 5439 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fiduciaries and their accounts, and the handling and distribution of fiduciary funds and of estates, and to repeal Section 5410 as amended of the Code of Virginia providing how fiduciaries may be compelled to exhibit their accounts.
An ACT authorizing and empowering the Governor to execute in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia a deed conveying, subject to certain jurisdictional and other limitations, conditions and reservations, to the United States of America certain submerged lands containing 3,400 acres, more or less, situate in Hampton Roads, Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk County, Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the Town of Buchanan to sell and convey a small parcel of land to The Liberty Limestone Corporation.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 5334, and 5335 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to lands of persons under disabilities, and to further amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section, numbered 5334-a, making certain provisions of Chapter 217 of the Code applicable to the lands of certain ex-service persons.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5216 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the recordation of certain judgments, orders and decrees with respect to land.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Chapter 155, as amended, of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1932, approved March 22, 1932, relating to relief from certain erroneous or improper assessment of taxes.
An ACT to authorize the State Hospital Board to sell and convey certain lands, of the Western State Hospital in or near Staunton, Virginia.
An ACT to authorize the College of William and Mary in Virginia to sell and convey certain real estate in the City of Williamsburg
An ACT to provide that certain property occupied as a residence by a circuit judge and excluded from territory annexed to a city because of such residence, shall remain a part of the county as long as it is so occupied.

1948
An ACT to validate acknowledgments to deeds of trust, taken by persons named as trustees therein and who were also officers authorized by law to take acknowledgments; and to repeal Chapter 174, Acts of Assembly, 1944, approved March 10, 1944, relating to the same matter, (H 149)
An ACT to provide for the supervision, regulation and fixing of premiums, rates and charges for and with respect to insurance against loss or damage by, from or as a result of fire, windstorm, tornado, hail, lightning, explosion, riot and civil commotion on and with respect to risks protected in whole or in part by automatic sprinklers when such risks are insured in connection with an inspection service, other kinds of insurance which fire insurance companies and insurers writing fire insurance are authorized to write on or with respect to such risks, and inland marine insurance on or with respect to risks located in Virginia.
An ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 452 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 24, 1926, relating to commutation of certain estates so as to regulate the procedure therein.
An ACT to provide a new Charter for the town of Claremont, in Surry county, and to repeal Slane e 32, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1885-86, approved January 16, [S 203]
An ACT to provide for a continuing board of assessors of real estate in certain counties; to prescribe the term of office and the powers, duties and compensation of the members of such board; and to repeal Chapter 152 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved March 7, 1940, which provides for boards of equalization of real estate assessments in certain counties, and all amendments thereto.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Bowling Green, and to repeal Chapter 144 of the Acts of Assembly of 1902-3-4, approved April 10, 1903, which provided a charter therefor, and all amendments thereto.
An ACT for the relief of M. E. Weast.
An ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 395 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, so as to authorize consolidation of certain counties, cities and towns into a single city or a single county or a single city and one or more counties, and to add three new sections to such chapter numbered 3-a, 3-b and 6-a relating to the consolidation agreements and plans.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 5222-b, 5222-c, 5222-d, 5222-e, and 5222-f of the Code of Virginia, and to further amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto two new sections numbered 5222-j and 5222-k, the amended and new sections relating to the subdivision of lands, authorizing regulations providing for public improvements on lands to be subdivided, and providing for the enforcement of the requirements of the chapter and to except certain counties from the provisions of this act and of pter 211-A of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to provide a charter for the town of Damascus and to repeal Chapter 134 of the Acts of Assembly of 1904, approved March 12, 1904, sunt provided a charter for the town of Damascus, and all amening
An ACT to authorize the Rector and Visitors of the College of William and Mary in Virginia to subdivide and sell and convey the lot or parcel of land situate in the city of Williamsburg, known as the rd S. Opheim property.
An ACT for the relief of L. Hammer.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the Town of Grottoes, in Rockingham County, Virginia; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith.
An ACT to amend Chapter 266 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 25, 1946, which authorized the Governor to execute in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a deed conveying, subject to certain jurisdictional and other limitations, to the United States of America certain submerged lands containing approximately 3,400 acres, situate in Hampton Roads area, by adding a new section numbered Section 2, relating to claims for damages as may occur to public or leased oyster beds.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5958 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of courts of record over certain waters, so as to give similar territorial jurisdiction to courts not of record.
An ACT to validate a conveyance made by the College of William and Mary.
An ACT for the relief of B. S. Yeager
An ACT to amend Chapter 217, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved March 14, 1918, and being the charter of the city of Clifton Forge, by adding a section numbered 23-b authorizing purchase or condemnation by council of land within or without the city for certain purposes and under certain conditions.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 15 of Chapter 15 of the Acts of Assembly of 1927, approved April 11, 1927, relating to procedure on appeal from decisions of boards of zoning appeals in certain counties.
An ACT to authorize the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to convey certain lands to the city of Winchester.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 1 of an act entitled “An Act to regulate investments of domestic life insurance companies”
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 23 of Chapter 280 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 24, 1932, and providing a new charter for the city of Alexandria, by empowering the city manager to employ department heads and by authorizing the council to make grants in aid of the Alexandria Bicentennial Commission.
An ACT to repeal Section 549-a of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and Chapter 413 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved April 4, 1942, the section of the Code and act respectively relating to pine seed trees; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 549-a 1, relating to pine seed trees.
An ACT to authorize the Rector and Visitors of the College of William and Mary in Virginia to convey the title and interest of the College of William and Mary in that property known as the Matthew Whaley School property, situate in the city of Williamsburg.
An ACT to authorize counties, cities and towns to meet the require- ments of local cooperation as expressed in Acts of Congress and Congressional documents providing for River and Harbor and Flood Control projects of the United States; for such purpose to confer upon counties, cities and towns the power and authority to acquire by lease, purchase, gift or condemnation lands and rights in lands which land and rights may be provided, free of cost to the United States, for such projects to exercise certain additional powers and authority in connection therewith, to make contributions in money or property for certain purposes, and to save harmless the United States against certain claims for damages arising out of projects and work incident thereto; and to ratify and affirm resolutions and ordinances heretofore adopted by counties cities and towns with respect to such matters.
An ACT to authorize the City of Norfolk to set up a card system
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Chapter 379 of the Acts of Assembly, 1946, approved March 28, 1946, relating to subdivision and use of land in certain counties.
An ACT to amend Chapter 440, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-1890, approved March 3, 1890, which provided a new charter for the town of Liberty and changed its name to Bedford City (and which is now known as Bedford) by adding a new section numbered 3/-a, relating to care of cemeteries, and to validate certain acts.
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4 of Chapter 197 of the 1926 Acts of Assembly, approved March 18, 1926, as heretofore amended, entitled an act to authorize the councils or other governing bodies of cities and towns of the Commonwealth, to divide the municipal area into one or more districts, and in such districts to regulate the use of land and of buildings or other structures and the height thereof, and also to establish building lines and to regulate and restrict the construction and location of buildings and other structures, and to repeal an act entitled an act to authorize the councils or other governing bodies of cities of the Commonwealth to divide the municipal area into one or more districts, and in such districts to regulate the use of land and of buildings or other structures and the height thereof, and, also to establish building lines and to regulate and restrict the construction and location of buildings and other structures, approved February 17, 1922, in relation to the manner of effecting regulations by the council or other governing body of a city or town.
An ACT to authorize the town of South Hill in the county of Mecklenburg to convey real estate no longer needed for public Purposes
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 3484 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, in relation to fees of clerks of courts.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 1, 3 and 7 of Chapter 415 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, approved April 1, 1938, relating to regulation by governing bodies of the use of land and buildings in certain districts therein, so as to enable the regulation of the density and distribution of population therein, and to prescribe certain procedure relating to hearings and er
An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4366, as amended, of the Code of Virginia in relation to the exercise of the power of eminent domain and concerning the pay of commissioners.
An ACT to provide that all existing leases of lands for the operation and development of oil and gas in the State of Virginia shall be construed as if containing certain provisions with respect to offset wells.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the City of Waynesboro, Virginia; to establish courts of justice and officers therefor; to provide for continuation of certain ordinances; and to repeal Chapter 482 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928; approved March 26, 1928, and all acts amendatory
An ACT to authorize the State Hospital Board to sell and convey on behalf of the Commonwealth certain timber on the Dunbar Meadowfield tracts in James City County, and to appropriate the moneys derived from any such sale.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 669 and 670 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to condemnation of land for school purposes, and the establishment of and powers with respect to operation of joint schools for counties and for counties and cities.
An ACT to authorize the Governor on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia to convey to any responsible corporation, association or individual an easement over certain lands in the county of Accomack for the construction, operation and maintenance of electric power, transmission and distribution lines.
An ACT to amend Chapter 101, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved February 25, 1922, which provided a new charter for the town of Galax, by adding a section numbered 60-a relating to the special school district.
An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 357 of the Acts of Assembly, 1944, approved March 30, 1944, relating to special stamp for hunting deer or bear in certain counties.
An ACT ‘to provide a new charter for the town of New Market, in Shenandoah County, Virginia; and to repeal the existing charter of the town and all other acts in conflict herewith.
An ACT to validate the abandonment and relocation of a certain street and alley and conveyance thereof by the town of South Hill.
An ACT to provide that certain leases of lands for the operation and development of oil and gas in the State of Virginia shall contain certain provisions with respect to offset wells.
An ACT to amend Chapter 62, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1916, approved February 24, 1916, known as the Uniform Land Registration Act, by adding thereto a new section numbered 89-c, providing a method for the removal of property from the operation of the Act, and validating certain orders heretofore made removing property from the operation of the Act.