Public expenditures

1930
An Act to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of Virginia Beach and to define its boundaries, provide for a town school board, and to levy taxes for school establishment and maintenance.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Amherst county to repair and maintain certain streets in the towns or villages of the county, and to appropriate money therefor.
An ACT for the relief of J. H. Corell. [S B 264] Approved March 24, 1930
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 180 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session of 1918, as amended, relating to the establishment of homes for the care and maintenance of the poor, by adding thereto a new section to be numbered. section 11 and changing the existing section 11 to section 12.
AN ACT authorizing the Standard Dredging Company to construct a bulkhead between Thirty-eighth and Forty-ninth streets, extended, in the city of Norfolk, and to deposit excavated material behind said bulkhead.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4211 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, in relation to deposit of bonds with the treasurer.
An ACT to repeal chapter 426 of the acts of the legislature, approved March 27, 1918, and amendments, providing State money aid in addition to convict labor for the improvement of public roads

1932
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1933, and the thirtieth day of June, 1934.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to create a State commission on conservation and development; to prescribe its powers and duties; to vest it with powers and duties now vested by law in the water power and development commission, the State geological commission, the State geological survey, the office of the State geologist, and the office of the State forester; and to vest it with power to condemn and acquire land and other property for public park purposes, approved March 17, 1926, as amended by an act approved March 26, 1928, by adding thereto a new section to be numbered 14-a, transferring to the said commission supervision and control of the State museum.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2854 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to courthouses, clerk’s offices, jails and jailors.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 656 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the duties and powers of county school boards.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled an act to provide for the organization or admission and the regulation and taxation of incorporated mutual insurance companies other than life, providing a penalty for any violation hereof, and repealing all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith, approved March 16, 1920, as amended by an act approved March 16, 1928.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Henrico to establish and maintain a fire department in sanitary district number one of said county, created and established by an act approved April 11, 1927, to acquire sufficient real estate upon which to construct an engine house and to equip the same with the requisite fire fighting engines and apparatus and to authorize said board to provide for the operation and maintenance of the same.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act entitled, an act to authorize issuance of bonds by county school boards of counties in the State of Virginia for the purpose of funding or refunding any of the current indebtedness of such counties incurred for school purposes, and for the purpose of constructing school buildings or additions thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3249 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation of Oysters—ewt of Virginia, imposing bushel tax on oysters to be taken out of the State, and providing penalties for failure to pay tax.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 2727-a, in relation to power of the Governor, upon default in payment of notes or bonds or interest thereon of any county or any district thereof to withhold from said county payment of certain funds appropriated by the State, and to direct payment thereof to holders of said notes or bonds.
An ACT to provide for the disposal of certain personal property coming into possession of coroners, where persons entitled to such property are known, and cannot by reasonable diligence, be ascertained.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 640 of the Code of Virginia, which was enacted into law by chapter 471 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1928, approved March 26, 1928, said chapter being an act revising, amending, consolidating and codifying the laws of Virginia relating to public schools, the section amended being in relation to approval of loans from the literary fund.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 675 of the Code of Virginia,
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto four new sections, numbered 2725-c, 2725-d, 2725-e and 2725-f, in relation to permitting counties to employ or designate and compensate county purchasing agents, and prescribing powers and duties of such agents when so employed or designated, and how in such cases purchases for the county and its officers shall be made.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 350 of the Tax Code of Virginia, relating to the receipt and disbursement of money paid to county treasurers for the accounts of the Commonwealth and the counties.
An ACT to authorize the city of Norfolk to issue bonds to fund cer-
An ACT validating certain outstanding school indebtedness of the city of Hampton, Virginia, and authorizing said city to borrow money and issue bonds for the purpose of refunding such indebtedness, and to require the council of said city annually to levy taxes to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund to redeem the principal thereof at maturity.
An ACT to provide for relief from taxes and levies erroneously or improperly assessed after July 10, 1902, and prior to March 31, 1926, against real estate in cases where such real estate was returned delinquent for the non-payment of such taxes and levies, was sold for the satisfaction thereof, and bought by the Commonwealth, and not thereafter redeemed, or purchased from the Commonwealth by any other person.
An ACT for the relief of county treasurers who have, prior to March 1, 1932, paid interest on school warrants issued by the school boards of their respective counties.
An ACT to provide for the suspension of operator’s and chauffeur’s licenses and registration certificate, and the right of non-residents to operate a motor vehicle, in certain cases; to prescribe procedure where damages to property and/or injuries to persons have been caused by the operation of motor vehicles, and to prescribe penalties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3168 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to license to catch fish.
An ACT to define motor vehicle carriers, to provide for the regulation, supervision and control of persons, firms, corporations and associations owning, controlling, operating or managing motor vehicles used as common carriers for the transportation of persons or property for compensation on the public highways of this State; to provide for the regulation of the rates thereof; and to provide for the enforcement of this act and for punishment of violations thereof.
An ACT for the relief of Norella J. Wood, Mary Norella Wood, James Newton Wood and John Edwin Wood.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 10 of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of Clover, in Halifax county," approved December 14, 1895, and any and all acts amendatory of said section, which relates to the rate of tax levy for said town.
An ACT for the relief of county treasurers who, when authorized by the board of supervisors of their respective counties, so to do, allowed taxpayers a discount on local levies for the years 1930 and/or 1931, when paid on or before December 5 of such years, respectively.
An ACT to provide that any bonds and coupons hereafter issued under the provisions of an act entitled “An act to provide for the retirement of registered certificates of the State issued to schools, colleges and other organizations, by authorizing and directing the issuance and sale of two million, four hundred and sixty-eight thousand, six hundred and five dollars and eighty-five cents ($2,468,605.85) of bonds of the Commonwealth of Virginia ; and to provide for the payment of the interest on such bonds and the principal thereof at maturity,” approved April 18, 1927
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act prescribing a time for catching shad in the Commonwealth, approved March 14, 1926, amended by an act approved February 28, 1928, and as further amended by an act approved February 20, 1930.
An ACT to invest the boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and abutting a city with a population of 25,000 or more inhabitants, as shown by the United States census, with the power to install and maintain proper lights on the streets and highways in the villages and built-up portions of such counties, and to pay for the same out of the county fund, and to repeal an act entitled an act to invest the boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and abutting a city with a population of thirty thousand or more inhabitants, as shown by the United States census, with the power to install and maintain proper lights on the streets and highways in the villages and built-up portions of such counties, and to pay for the same out of the county fund, approved February 16, 1918.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Lexington, Rockbridge county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to relieve the counties from matching any part of the motor vehicle fuel tax distributed to the counties for county road purposes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 20, 28 and 46 of chapter 407 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, as heretofore amended, which chapter is an act concerning intoxicating liquors.
An ACT to invest in boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and abutting any city, within or without this State, having a population of 125,000 or more, as shown by United States census, and in boards of supervisors of counties adjoining any county which adjoins and abuts any such city and has a density of population of 500 or more to the square mile, the same powers and authority now vested in, or hereafter conferred upon, common councils of cities and towns, and to repeal an act entitled an act to invest in boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and abutting a city with a population of 125,000 or more inhabitants, as shown by United States census, the same powers and authority now vested or hereafter conferred upon common councils of cities and towns, approved March 4, 1920, and any and all acts amendatory thereof.
An ACT empowering the councils of cities having a population of not less than 125,000 nor more than 150,000, according to the last United States census, to release the liability and liens for interest, penalties and accrued costs on unpaid taxes due such cities for any year or years to and including 1931, provided such taxes are paid within one hundred days after this act is in force.
An ACT to restrict the issuance of school warrants and the creation of school indebtedness by the county school board and other school officials of the county of Washington; to require the division superintendent of schools for said county to countersign all school warrants; to require such superintendent to give bond and to prescribe the liability of himself and his sureties under certain conditions; to authorize the board of supervisors of said county to provide for the payment of certain floating indebtedness of the said county school board by the issuance of new obligations therefor; to provide for certain levies for the final payment of such obligations; to limit the purposes for which the board of supervisors may make certain levies and the amount of such levies, and to provide for a referendum thereon in certain cases; to provide for the refund of certain school funds to the town of Abingdon; and to repeal an act of the general assembly entitled, an act to require the approval of the qualified voters of the county of Washington on certain local questions; to prohibit the board of supervisors of the said county from appropriating the county levy for certain purposes, to require the division superintendent of schools and members of the board of supervisors of the said county to be bonded, and to make them liable on their official bonds in certain cases; and to limit the rates of levy in the said county ; also, to authorize and direct the county school board of Washington county to borrow a sum not in excess of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and to issue its notes therefor, the proceeds to be used to pay the existing school indebtedness of the school districts of the county and to replace funds expended during the present year for indebtedness incurred during the last preceding year or years; and providing for the levy and collection of a tax for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 36, 36-a, 74, 76, 98, 140, 171, 197, 253, 255, 267, 336 and 418 of the Tax Code of Virginia, which sections are in chapter 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 22 and 27 of the Tax Code of Virginia on the subjects of income, intangible personal property, inheritance taxes, licenses, real estate assessments, examiners of records, and omitted taxes; and also to repeal section 328 of the Tax Code of Virginia requiring the commissioner of the revenue to send department of taxation copy of recapitulation sheets of land book.
An ACT to authorize co-operation on the part of the proper authorities of the State of Virginia with the National capital port authority for the purpose of promoting navigation and commerce in the area served and to be served by the National capital port.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4570 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to working or transacting business on Sunday.
An ACT requiring persons, firms, corporations and associations owning, controlling, operating or managing motor vehicles used as common carriers for the transportation of persons and/or property for compensation on the public highways of this State to obtain registration plates or markers, and prescribing and imposing certain taxes and/or license fees and/or charges and providing for the collection, payment and disposition of the same, and providing for the enforcement of this act and for punishment of violations thereof.
An ACT to provide a road board for Franktown magisterial district
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 638 of the Code of Virginia
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2726 of the Code of Virginia as last amended by an act approved March 27, 1930, in relation to boards of supervisors.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Remington and to repeal all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Gordonsville, Virginia; to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith; and to validate all contracts heretofore or hereafter made by the present council and government while in office not inconsistent with this charter or the Constitution and general laws of this State.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Alexandria, Virgin
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3244 of the Code of Virginia,
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 12 of an act entitled “an act requiring all oysters from the public rocks of the Commonwealth to be inspected when loading on vessels; measurements, tax; penalties,” approved March 24, 1926, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to create a fund for the relief of injured and disabled firemen; for the relief of the dependents of deceased firemen; to provide for the appointment of trustees to administer said fund; to levy a tax upon the premiums collected by all fire and lightning insurance companies doing business in this State, for the purposes aforesaid; to provide for reports of such business; to fix penalties for the violation of the requirements imposed upon the said business; and for other purposes in connection therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2162 of the Code of Virginia, relating to our public moneys transferred to depositories
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled an act to provide for the issuance of county bonds for constructing and operating water supply systems in the magisterial districts of certain counties of the State; to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity, and to provide for the construction and operation of such water supply systems, approved March 24, 1926, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 32 of an act approved March 10, 1908, providing a charter for the city of Portsmouth and relating to the collection of taxes and assessments.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 362 of the Tax Code of Virginia, relating to the use by county and city treasurers of public money in their possession, and by other persons handling public money.
An ACT to authorize the military board to lease a portion of the State military reservation at Virginia Beach, Virginia, for aviation purposes.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 2727-k relating to raising money for county purposes, so as to provide that certain counties may have a unit levy for certain purposes.
An ACT to create an armory commission for the State of Virginia and specify its authority and duties; to authorize said commission to construct and maintain armories, drill and training areas for the National Guard and Naval Militia and their various units; to authorize municipalities, counties, and the State and others to co-operate in and about the construction of armories and providing drill and training areas and to assist in paying therefor; and to authorize municipalities and counties to convey to the State of Virginia lands owned by them on which to construct armories, whether such lands already be used for parks or other purposes.
An ACT to relieve counties of Virginia of, and to assist certain cities and towns in, the maintenance and improvement, including construction and reconstruction, of certain roads, causeways, streets, bridges, landings and wharves; to establish a secondary system of State highways; for such purpose to prescribe the rights, powers, duties, and authority of the local road authorities, the State department of highways, the State highway commission, and the State highway commissioner; to prohibit certain local levies; to appropriate and allocate funds for the purpose of this act; to provide for elections in counties for withdrawal from the provisions of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith.
An ACT to validate and confirm the sale and grant from the town of Orange, Virginia, to J. Newton Marshall, of a certain lot of land in the town of Orange, Virginia, in consideration of money and the releases by said Marshall of certain rights and privileges, said property having ceased to be used for public purposes.
An ACT to validate the authorization of one hundred and ten thousand arp ($110,000) school bonds of the city of Hampton, Virginia, and provide for their issuance and sale and the payment thereof by an annual tax on taxable property in the city.
An ACT to provide for the issuance of bonds to carry into effect the purposes of any sanitary district heretofore or hereafter created by a special act of the general assembly.
An ACT to provide that during periods of unemployment citizens of Virginia shall be employed for the labor in connection with the work on roads, highways, etc., whenever and wherever the State highway commissioner deems the same available and efficient.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 69 of the Virginia workmen’s compensation act, which became a law March 21, 1918, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, 17 and 19 of an act entitled an act to create the Northern Virginia park and planning district; to provide for the creation and powers of the Northern Virginia park and planning commission, including the making of a plan for the development of said district; the regulation of the subdivision of land within said district; the regulation of buildings in planned streets within said district; and other matters relating to the making, protecting and preserving the integrity of and carrying out the said plan for the said district; and providing for the levying of a tax and the expenditure thereof for carrying out the purposes of said commission, approved March 25, 1930. fH B 392
An ACT to authorize the city of Fredericksburg to issue bonds for the
An ACT to authorize the county school board of any county to include in its budget an amount for the re-building and re-construction of any high school building heretofore destroyed by fire prior to July 1, 1930, and necessary in such county for proper school facilities, and at the same time furnish plans and specifications furnished by the superintendent of public instruction or State board of education, with the necessary levy to raise the said amount for re-building and equipping of said high school building not to exceed the sum of fifty cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation of real and personal property subject to local levy, and it shall not be levied for more than four years, commencing with the year 1932, and covering the years of 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935, if deemed necessary by the county school board to re-build and equip said school building, and it shall be mandatory upon the said board of supervisors to levy such levy as recommended by the said county school board not to exceed the sum of fifty cents, and not to extend over a period not to exceed four years, and there need not be any publication of notice or public hearing upon the laying or imposing of this levy.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 47 of the Virginia workmen’s compensation act, which became a law March 21, 1918.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 698 of the Code of Virginia
An ACT to authorize the council of the town of South Boston to issue bonds of the town of South Boston in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and to provide for the levy of a tax to pay the interest on said bonds and to retire the same as they mature, and to validate the issuance of all indebtedness of said town issued in anticipation of uncollected taxes in the years 1931 and 1932, to be funded from the proceeds of said bonds.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 35 and 65, as heretofore amended, of an act entitled “an act to provide a new charter for the town of Covington, in the county of Alleghany, and to repeal all other acts with reference thereto,” approved April 2, 1902, the sections here amended being in relation to the town council, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict.
An ACT to prevent fraud and deception in the offering for sale and sale of storage batteries, and prescribing penalties for violations.
An ACT to clarify and define the powers of the council of the city of Martinsville, in relation to the issuance of funding, or refunding bonds of said city generally, and particularly as to the issuance of its long term bonds for the purpose of funding, refunding or redeeming certain short term obligations for which said city is liable, for indebtedness incurred by the town of Martinsville prior to June nineteenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight.
An ACT to repeal an act entitled “An act to create for the county of Norfolk a commission of roads and bridges, and to prescribe the powers and duties of such commission, and thereby to provide for controlling, constructing and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges within said county, and for acquiring, establishing, altering and vacating roads and bridges therein; and to repeal an act entitled an act for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Norfolk county, approved February 18, 1890, 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,” approved February 1, 1915, and all amendments of such act; and to require the commission of roads and bridges for the county of Norfolk to turn over all equipment, materials, machinery, maps, plats, books, records, moneys and all other county property in its possession or under its control as such commission, including any money in its hands, to the board of supervisors of Norfolk county.
An ACT to authorize the boards of supervisors of counties to levy a tax for removal of night soil and to enter into contracts with persons, firms, or corporations to remove night soil and to prescribe how they shall be paid for said services; and to repeal chapter 28 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1930, approved February 20, 1930.
An ACT to provide for the refunding of bonds issued under an act entitled “an act to ascertain and declare Virginia’s equitable share of the debt created before and actually existing at the time of the partition of her territory and resources, and to provide for the issuance of bonds covering the same, and the regular and prompt payment of interest thereon.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2625 of the Code of Virginia, relating to commissioners of the sinking fund.
An ACT to provide for the creation of sanitary districts in the counties of this State; to prescribe the powers and duties of the boards of supervisors of such counties as to the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of water supply, sewerage, heat, light, power and gas systems in such districts; to provide for the issuance of bonds to raise funds for establishing of such public utilities in such districts, and to provide for the maintenance thereof, and for the payment of such bonds.
An ACT to provide for the letting of certain contracts to which the State of Virginia, or any department, institution or agency thereof is a party, upon the basis of competitive bids.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 413 of the Tax Code of Virginia, relating to correction by commissioner of revenue of erroneous assessments of certain local levies and licenses and State and local capitation taxes.
An ACT authorizing the State commission on conservation and development to acquire by gift, purchase or exercise of eminent domain, lands for park purposes and to convey or transfer such lands to the United States of America.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 8 of an act entitled an act to provide for the protection of wild water fowl in the public waters of Back bay and its tributaries and North Landing river, and along the shores thereof, in the county of Princess Anne, by prescribing the manner in which same may be killed; by regulating the number of batteries, sink boxes, mat blind rigs and other kindred devices which may be used on said waters and along the shores thereof in hunting said water fowl; by providing for the licensing of said batteries, sink boxes, mat blind rigs and other kindred devices; and by providing for the licensing of certain blinds on shore, at the option of the owners thereof, approved March 23, 1928, [H B 370]
An ACT to limit and reduce the fees, allowances, commissions, salaries and other emoluments of office, which certain officers named in section 3516 o of the Code of Virginia may receive for and during the year beginning January 1, 1933, and ending December 31, 1933; to require such officers to make statements and reports of their collections and expenses; and to require such officers to pay a portion of the fees, allowances, commissions, salaries, and other emoluments of office collected and received by them during the said year into the treasury of the State and/or of the counties and cities thereof.
An ACT to provide for the refunding of certain certificates of indebtedness of the par value of $2,000,000.00
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Big Stone Gap, Wise county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts, or parts of acts in conflict therewith.

An ACT for the relief of Henrico Lumber Company, Incorporated.
An ACT to authorize the acquisition by the town of Falls Church of that portion of the water system of Arlington county which lies within the limits of said town.
An ACT to regulate investments of domestic life insurance companies.
An ACT to authorize the town council of the town of St. Paul, Wise county, to refund outstanding bonds of said town, issued on behalf of said town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2194 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unpresented checks.
An ACT to provide fire protection and scavenger service in counties adjoining cities with a population of 170,000 or more.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 7, 23 and 27 of an act entitled "an act concerning weights and measures; and to repeal sections 1464 to 1470, both inclusive, and sections 1472 to 1485 both inclusive, of the Code of Virginia," approved March 14, 1924, and to further amend the said act by adding thereto a new section numbered 2-a.
An ACT for the relief of Emporia Furniture Company, Incorporated.
An ACT for the relief of Raymond C. Almond and Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 8 of an act entitled "an act to authorize the issuance of bonds by county school boards of counties in the State of Virginia for the purpose of funding or refunding any of the current indebtedness of such counties incurred for school purposes and for the purpose of constructing school buildings or additions thereof," approved March 24, 1930, so as to include existing obligations incurred for school purposes.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Scottsville.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Winchester and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts amendatory thereof, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act so far as they relate to the city of Winchester.