Property

1950
AN ACT to authorize the Board of Visitors of The Virginia Poly-technic Institute to sell certain lands at private or public sale, and to appropriate the proceeds from the sale of any such lands to the general fund of the State treasury.
AN ACT to provide additional methods of vacating certain streets or alleys or parts thereof; to establish certain presumptions in connection therewith; to prescribe the effect of such procedure, and to limit the effect thereof as to public streets or alleys.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 11, 54, 68, 68-a, and 64, as amended, of Chapter 64 of the Acts of Assembly of 1896, approved January 16, 1896, which provided a new charter for the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, § 11 relating to certain officers of the city, § 54 relating to powers of the city generally; and §§ 68, 68-a, and 64 relating to certain justices of certain courts, so as to provide for a change in titles of certain justices; to provide for forfeiture of certain money and equipment to the city of Newport News; to designate the duties of certain officers; and to add a new section, numbered 64-a, so as to provide a bailiff for a certain court.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-781 of the Code of 1950, relating to subdivisions of land.
An Act to amend and reenact § 26 of Chapter 809 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, which provided a charter for the city of Bristol, the section relating to the city treasurer of the city; and to amend said act by adding a new section numbered 4-a, conferring power on the city of Bristol to require connection with the sewerage system and to impose and collect fees, rents and charges for water and sewer services.
AN ACT to ratify and confirm a deed from Virginia Military Institute, dated February 8, 1927, conveying five acres of land, more or less, with improvements thereon, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, to Mrs. Martha Field Blair, of Rockbridge County, Virginia.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 15-798, 15-808 and 15-814 of the Code of 1950, relating to vacation of certain plats, so as to provide that the methods of vacation therein provided for shall not be exclusive.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled “An act to incorporate the town of Saltville’, approved February 7, 1896, by adding a section numbered 2-a, so as to provide for the dissolution of the special town school district, and how same may be accomplished; and to repeal certain acts.
AN ACT to incorporate and provide a charter for the Town of Whaleyville in the County of Nansemond.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a section numbered 18-74.1, requiring covers to be kept on certain icells, and prescribing penalties for violations.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Colonial Heights, Chesterfield County, Virginia; to repeal chapter 186 of the Acts of Assembly of 1930, approved March 21, 1980, as amended, which provided a ‘charter for the town of Colonial Heights, the existing charter of the city and amendments thereto; and to validate all contracts and obligations of the city.
AN ACT to vest in the governing bodies of certain counties additional powers and duties as to constructing, reconstructing, extending, altering, maintaining and repairing sewer systems, or sidewalks, and parts thereof; to authorize such governing bodies to levy certain taxes and assessments, and to provide for certain exemptions therefrom, for the construction, reconstruction, extension, alteration, maintenance and repair of sewer systems, or sidewalks, and parts thereof, to provide for the recordation and collection of the same and the handling and disposition of revenues derived therefrom; and for such purposes to vest in such governing bodies certain powers of eminent domain.
AN ACT to provide for the installation in the circuit court clerk's office of each county a book to be provided by the Department of Highways and known as “State Highway Plat Book’, provide for the clerk’s fee for filing highway plats therein iad not to mention the numbers of the State Highway Plat Book and page wherein such plats are filed; and validating plats heretofore filed.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-766 of the Code of 1950, relating to alteration and vacation of streets and alleys.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-1104 of the Code of 1950 relating to the conduct of proceedings to subject lands to tax liens, to make it discretionary with the court as to whom he will appoint a special commissioner to sell and make the deeds, in case a sale is necessary.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 38-218.10 of the Code of 1950,
AN ACT to consolidate, subject to certain conditions, the county of Warwick, the county of Elizabeth City, including the town of Phoebus, the city of Hampton, and the city of Newport News, or certain of such political subdivisions and to provide, subject to certain conditions, a charter for the consolidated city of Virginia, Virginia.
AN ACT to authorize the Department of Welfare and Institutions to sell and convey certain real estate, and to appropriate the funds received therefrom.
An Act to amend and reenact § 10-21 of the Code of 1950 in relation to the acquisition of lands of scenic beauty by the Director of Conservation and Development, so as to correct an erroneous cross reference therein.
AN ACT to authorize the Director of Conservation and Development, with the approval of the Governor, to convey to the United States certain lands or interests therein, within or appurtenant to Fairy Stone State Park.
AN ACT to repeal Article 6 of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Code of 1950 consisting of 6 sections and amend the Code of 1950 by adding three Articles numbered 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 in Chapter 1 of Title 33, such Article consisting of a total of 17 sections, the repealed and added Articles and sections relating to abandonments of certain roads; and to validate certain abandonments.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 29-151 of the Code of 1950, relating to dams and fish ladders, and to inspection of them.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and to repeal Chapter 280 of the Acts of Assembly of 1982, entitled “An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Alexandria, Virginia”, approved March 24, 1982, and acts amendatory thereto.
AN ACT to authorize consolidation of certain counties, cities and towns into a single city or a single county.
AN ACT to amend the Code of 1950 by adding a section numbered 58-834.2, relating to when certain property not deemed to have acquired a situs for taxation.
AN ACT to authorize the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to convey certain property in the city of Radford in connection with the improvement of Radford College, Woman’s Division.
An Act to authorize and empower the Governor to execute in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia a deed conveying, subject to the jurisdictional and other limitations and reservations contained in § 7-21 and § 7-25 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, to the United States of America, a certain parcel of land located at Dam Neck Mills, Princess Anne County, Virginia.
AN ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Franklin county to convey certain land to the Virginia Artificial Breeding Association, Incorporated.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §8§ 10-76, 10-79, 10-80 and 10-83 of the Code of 1950, relating to leaving trees unout for seeding purposes, penalties for violations, effectiveness of the article in counties, and exclusions from the provisions thereof.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Purcellville, in the County of Loudoun, and to repeal chapter 391 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, entitled “An Act to incorporate the town of Purcellville, in the County of Loudoun”, approved March 14, 1908, and acts amendatory thereto.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 6-148 of the Code of 1950, relating to restrictions and prohibitions upon conduct of the building and loan business.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 22-161 of the Code of 1950, relating to disposition of school property.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 29-202 of the Code of 1950, relating to compensation for livestock and poultry killed by dogs so as to provide when such compensation may be paid
AN ACT to authorize the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia to grant and convey, in exchange for such consideration and under such terms and conditions as the Board of Visitors may determine, certain property now owned by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, and to provide for an emergency.
An Act to amend an act entitled “An Act to incorporate the City of Danville’, approved February 17, 1890, by adding in Chapter VII thereof a section numbered 1-a, relating to the annual assessment and equalization of real estate, in lieu of methods prescribed by general law, and to repeal certain acts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 64-122 of the Code of Virginia relating to the transfer of corporate securities to administrators and executors of nonresident decedents.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Haymarket and to repeal Chapter 873 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, approved March 31, 1948.
AN ACT to authorize the Board of Visitors of the Medical College of Virginia to convey with certain covenants a parcel of land, with improvements thereon to the Richmond Eye Hospital, Incorporated.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 88-897, 38-898 and 88-412 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, relating to investment of funds by domestic life insurance companies.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-863 of the Code. of 1950 relating to lists to be filed by apartment house operators so as to permit certain counties to require like data from other lessors.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 15-824 and 15-825 of the Code relating to appointment of zoning commissions and boards of zoning appeals.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 5, 14, 15, 20, 22, 27 and 82 of Chapter 384 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946 approved March 28, 1946, which provided a new charter for the City of Charlottesville, as amended, relating to the duties of the Council, the mayor and city manager of the city; the powers of taxation thereof; the assessment of real estate for taxation; the issuance of bonds by the city; the creation of a floating debt, and borrowing in anticipation of revenue.
AN ACT to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to provide that certain charges and taxes shall be a lien on property served thereby and to provide for the enforcement thereof.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 3, as amended, § 18, and § 14, as amended, of Chapter 145 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887-8, which incorporated the town of Rocky Mount, and which sections related to administration, taxes, and powers of the mayor; and to add to such chapter a section numbered 3-a, providing under certain conditions for the adoption of the town manager form of government in such town.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 98 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved February 27, 1940, relating to the creation of mosquito control districts, so as to make the same applicable to all counties and cities of the State.

1952
An Act to authorize the Department of Welfare and Institutions to grant and convey all its right, title and interest in a certain parcel of land with improvements thereon.
An Act to amend Chapter 155 of the Acts of Assembly of 1912, approved March 12, 1912, which incorporated the town of Dillwyn in the county of Buckingham, by adding a section numbered 8-a authorizing the town to construct a water supply and sanitary sewer system, and to issue bonds therefor; and providing for a referendum.
An Act to amend and reenact § 55-24 of the Code of Virginia, relating to validation of certain deeds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 55-66.4 of the Code of Virgima, relating to partial satisfaction or release of certain liens.
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Smithfield, and to repeal the existing charter and amendments thereto.
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary to sell certain airport property; to provide for the conveyance thereof; and to appropriate the proceeds therefrom.
An Act to provide a charter and form of government for the city of Warwick, and to provide for the adoption thereof.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section, numbered 58-776.5, so as to authorize the governing bodies of certain cities of the second class to provide for reassessment of real estate.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-806 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of committees for convicts under certain circumstances.
An Act to provide for the service of process or notice in civil suits on nonresident operators and nonresident owners of aircraft operating within or above the Commonwealth of Virginia and on the personal representative of any such nonresident; and making such operation thereof to constitute the appointment of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia as the attorney and agent of said nonresident or personal representative thereof upon whom civil process or notice may be served; and providing for further notice to the defendant in any such suit.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-1107 of the Code of Virginia, relating to court proceedings for the enforcement of tax liens and the coverage of two or more parcels of real estate by one bill in certain or
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Ashland; and repealing all former charters and all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the new charter.
An Act to authorize, subject to certain conditions, the Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries to sell and convey certain property in Orange County.
An Act to provide a charter for the town of Monterey in Highland County, and to repeal Chapter 261 of the Acts of Assembly of 1914, approved March 25, 1914, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Monterey.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-274.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers of governing bodies regarding zoning in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-152, 58-156, 58-159, 58-178, 58-176 and 64-151 of the Code of Virginia, relating to inheritance taxes, the sections, respectively, relating to property subject to tax, property previously taxed, by whom tax paid and to whom charged, assessment and valuation of temporary and remaining interests, when payment of tax due, and the apportionment of death taxes; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding § 58-161.1 relating to how tax charged in case of temporary and remaining interests and by adding § 58-161.2 relating to how tax charged where a will or inter vivos instrument is contrary to the provisions of the Code; and to repeal §§ 58-168, 58-171 and 58-172 relating to how minimum tax is to be charged, and the appointment, duties, and compensation of inheritance tax commissioners.
An Act to appropriate funds to reimburse W. L. Seymour for excess auctioneer’s license taxes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of motor vehicles without owner’s consent, and punishment therefor; and to repeal § 18-286 of the Code relating to the same matters.
An Act to provide a charter for the town of Keysville, and to repeal Chapter 427 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887, approved May 24, 1887, which provided a charter for the town of Keysville, and all acts and parts of acts amendatory thereof, or inconsistent therewith.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-776.5, relating to the reassessment of real estate in certain cities so as to permit a general reassesment in certain years.
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1958, and the thirtieth day of June, 1954.
An Act to ratify, validate and confirm a conveyance made by the city of Radford.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8.06 of Chapter 323 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, being the charter of the city of Falls Church; the section relating to the sale of property for taxes by the city.
An Act to amend and reenact 8§ 3.02, 3.05, 4.01, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.14, 5.01, 7.02, 7.11, 10.08, 10.05, 13.05, 18.06, 14.08, and 17.07 of Chapter 823 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, which provided a charter for the city of Falls Church, the sections relating, respectively, to nomination of candidates for council, filing of certain offices, composition and pay of council, election of mayor, form of ordinances, passage of ordinances, appointments by council, city manager, borrowing by city, sinking fund, city attorney, filling vacancies in office of city attorney, collection of charges for use of city utilities, director of public health, and changes in master plan of the city; and to repeal §§ 9.10 and 21.03 of such chapter relating to prohibited practices and termination of office of former mayor andoune 5951
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors and the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia to transfer and convey all right, title and anterest of the Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, at Fredericksburg, in and to a certain parcel of land located in Spotsylvania County, comprising a portion of the property of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, to the State Highway Commission for the location, construction and maintenance of a section of State Highway Route 3, designated by the State Department of Highways as Project 3388-02.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 37-34.2 authorizing the State Hospital Board, under certain conditions, to cause to be torn down certain buildings; authorizing contracts to be entered into for such purpose; and providing for the disposition of materials composing such buildings.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-899 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the definition of certain terms.
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to convey certain property upon certain conditions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-82 of the Code of 1950 in relation to the disposition of property seized under search warrants, so as to restore certain language.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-750 and 8-751 of the Code of Virginia, relating to moneys under control of court to increase the amount payable without appointment of fiduciary.
An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke; and to repeal Chap 478 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 22, 1924, which provided a new charter for said city, and all amendments thereof.
An Act to give the consent of the State of Virginia to such individuals or company as may be granted a site or sites, leases and privileges by the Secretary of the Army of the United States to construct, maintain and operate permanent type rental housing facilities and buildings on the Fort Monroe Military Reservation at Fort Monroe
An Act to amend and reenact § 10-82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the clearing of certain land for certain purposes.
An Act to provide for the use of streams and low lands obstructed by newly constructed highways as fish ponds or water storage areas under certain conditions and circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1.01, 2.03, 2.05, 2.06, 3.04, 3.05, 3.07, 3.08, 8.09, 3.10, 8.11, 3.12, 4.02, 4.07, 5.01, 5.04, 5.08, 5.11, 5.18, 5.14, 6.01, 6.04, 6.05, 6.07, 6.14, 7.04, 7.06, 7.07, 8.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.06, 9.10, 9.12, 9.14, 9.18, 9.19, 10.01, 10.02, 11.01, 12.02, 14.01, 14.02, 14.03, 15.02, 15.05, and the caption title to Charter Chapter 16, and to repeal §§ 10.08, 10.04 and 10.05 of Chapter 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, being the charter of the city of Alexandria.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-158, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to dredging of oyster planting ground.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-85.1, prescribing the basis upon which gains shall be recognized upon disposition by sale, exchange or otherwise by a taxpayer of property used as his residence and acquisition by him of another residence.
An Act to amend and reenact § 57-26 of the Code of Virginia, relating to restrictions as to location of cemeteries and as to quantity a 2001
An Act to provide, subject to a referendum, for the incorporation of the town of Poquoson in York County; to provide for the creation of a special school district therein and prescribe its powers and duties; and to provide for such referendum.
An Act to authorize and empower the Board of Visitors and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia to grant and convey unto Virginia Electric and Power Company, its successors and assigns, a easement of right of way over, upon, and across certain property of The Rector and Visitors of the University in Spotsylvania County Virginia.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 a new section numbered § 10-74.1, providing for a declaration of policy as to the perpetuation of the forest resources of the State, and to amend and reenact 8§ 10-75, and 10-76 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to definitions of trees and to trees to be left uncut for seeding purposes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-295 of the Code of Virginia, relating to real estate assessments in counties having the county executive form of organization and government.
An Act to provide a charter for the town of Mt. Jackson, in the county of Shenandoah; and to repeal Chapter 141 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887-1888, as amended, which chapter provided a charter for the town of Mt. Jackson.
An Act to validate a conveyance to G. K. Massie, Jr.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-149 of the Code of Virginia, relating to condemnation of land for school purposes, so as to change the limitations on the acreage of land which may be condemned.
An Act to amend and reenact § 55-125 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain acknowledgments so as to change the period of its applicability.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18-802, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to forfeiture of property used for certain illegal purposes.
An Act to revise the statutes relating to boundary changes of cities and towns; to this end and to repeal §§ 15-125 to 15-152.1, both inclusive of the Code of Virginia and all amendments thereof; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding, in Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 15, new sections numbered §§ 15-152.2 to 15-152.28, to provide how annexation proceedings shall be instituted and conducted, how the court hearing such proceedings shall be constituted, the powers and duties of such court, the effect of decisions rendered thereby and how the same may be enforced; to provide for appeals in such cases; to limit certain proceedings hereunder; and to repeal certain acts
An Act to amend and reenact § 25, as amended, and 8§ 26 through 35 of Chapter 217 of the Acts-of Assembly of 1918, approved March 14, 1918, which provided a new charter for the city of Clifton Forge; the sections relating to taxation and the sale and redemption of land sold for taxes.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to disposition of abandoned vehicles.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-766, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to alteration and vacation of certain streets and alleys.
An Act for the relief of Frank D. Shrader.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4-a of Chap 309 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, which chapter provided a charter for the city of Bristol, the ‘section conferring power on the city of Bristol to require connection with the sewerage system and to impose and collect fees, rents and charges for water and sewer services
An Act to amend and reenact § 50, as amended, of Chap 8 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, approved February 11, 1948, which provided a new charter for the city of Waynesboro.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 55-181 and 55-184 of the Code of Virginia, validating certain acknowledgments so as to extend the application thereof.