Public officers

1928
An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Pittsylvania, Henry and Patrick counties to make appropriations for the expenses of the judge of the seventh judicial circuit.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 16 of chapter 248 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia approved May 15, 1903, relating to the charter of the town of Big Stone Gap.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section thirteen of the charter of the town of Bedford, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6, 7 and 21 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Shenandoah, Virginia, and to repeal all acts inconsistent with this act, approved March 1/7, 1926, and to further amend said act by adding thereto a new section to be numbered section 5a.
An ACT to create a commission to examine records and papers in the offices of the comptroller, auditor of public accounts, State treasurer, and the State librarian, and to order the destruction of such as are not necessary to be kept as perpetual records.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section twenty-five hundred and fifty of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted, in relation to fines.
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendments to sections 80, 81, 131 and 145 of the Constitution of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Mathews to appoint each member of the board of supervisors as supervisor of roads for his magisterial district; to provide for their compensation, and to prescribe their duties and powers, approved March 14, 1924, as amended.
An ACT to repeal sections 3316, 3318, 3319, 3320, 3322, 3323, 3326, and 3342 of the Code of Virginia and to amend and re-enact subsections first, second and third of section 3306 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize and direct the board of supervisors of every county which alone constitutes a judicial circuit and which adjoins a city containing more than 100,000 inhabitants to fix the salary of the justice of the juvenile and domestic relations court of such county, approved February 18, 1924.
An ACT to establish the office of county road engineer for the county of Southampton; to provide for his appointment, compensation, and removal; and to prescribe his powers and duties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 291 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the disability of a person holding office or employ-ment under the United States government, to hold office in Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act to create the city of Hopewell, in the county of Prince George; to provide temporary and permanent officers for its organization and management and to authorize the assessment and collection of revenue necessary for the permanent improvement and government of said city, approved February 26, 1916, as amended by an act approved March 20, 1920, as amended by an act approved March 20 1922.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Henrico county to appoint special policemen for said county; to prescribe their compensation, and terms of office, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, insofar as they apply to the county of Henrico.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5898 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the compensation and mileage of a judge holding a court other than his own.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Roanoke county to enact an ordinance requiring building permits for the construction, repair or improvement of certain buildings located in subdivisions of land, and to prescribe penalties.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind to sell and convey certain land belonging to said school.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4555 of the Code of Virginia, of 1919, relating to officers and agents of societies for prevention of cruelty to animals, given power to arrest offenders.
An ACT to authorize the governing boards of the University of Virginia, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute and the State teachers colleges at Farmville and Harrisonburg to issue and sell, through the commissioners of the sinking fund, certificates of indebtedness in the name and on behalf of their institutions, respectively, to raise funds for dormitory construction purposes and for the construction of a power and heating plant at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this act; to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity.

1930
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 372 of the tax Code of Virginia, relating to the collection of taxes and levies.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 157 of the acts of 1916, titled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Front Royal, Warren county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Stony Creek, in the county of Sussex, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith, and to declare all contracts and obligations heretofore or hereafter made by the council and government of the town of Stony Creek and all powers heretofore or hereafter exercised by them, while in office, to be legal and valid.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Richmond county to settle by compromise or other agreement the lines between the court house bounds of Richmond county and the adjoining property owners and to make and execute proper conveyances to carry out these; or to make and execute quit claim deeds to such adjoining property owners where said lines are in doubt or dispute; and to authorize said board to acquire additional land adjoining said court house bounds.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2702 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 20, 1924.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto two new sections numbered 3516-a and 3516-b, relating to the compensation of fee officers and providing for the creation and expenses of a State fee commission.
An ACT to authorize the State highway commissioner to take road materials from streams, rivers and water courses, title to the bed of which is in the Commonwealth, and to prohibit the removal of materials from such streams, rivers and water courses without permit from the State highway commission.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 25 of chapter V 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 Burkeville, Nottoway county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 291 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the disability of a person holding office or employment under the United States government, to hold office in Virginia.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto fourteen new sections numbered 3775-a to 3775-n, both inclusive, providing for the safety of aircraft passengers; for the licensing and inspection of aircraft and of aircraft pilots; authorizing the State corporation commission to promulgate rules and regulations governing the operation of aircrafts; providing for the issuance of permits for the establishment of air ports; providing for the supervision of said air ports; fixing penalties for violation of the sections embraced in this bill, and to repeal chapter 463 of the acts of 1928.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of chapter 2 of the acts of assembly of 1915, 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
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3141 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fire escapes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3150 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the offices and employees of the commissioner of fisheries.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 127 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to election of district officers.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia, by adding thereto five new sections, to be numbered 1698-a, 1698-b, 1698-c, 1698-d and 1698-e, relating to the sale of hypnotic drugs.
An ACT to amend section 7 of the charter of the town of Norton and to add a new section thereto to be known as section 7-A.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 18 of an act, approved March 20, 1922, entitled “An act to provide for the consolidation or annexation of cities.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 15 of the charter of the city of Hampton
An ACT to revise, collate, and codify into one act the general statutes of the Commonwealth relating to the militia, which act shall constitute and be designated and cited as the military Code of Virginia, and to repeal all Code sections and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith, and to provide penalties for the violations thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3153 of the Code of Virginia relating to oyster inspectors.
An ACT to permit and authorize mutual building and loan associations to organize a jointly owned corporation for the purpose of promoting the welfare of said associations.
An ACT to provide a charter for the town of Glen Lyn.
An ACT to prohibit the taking and catching of fish, with certain nets, in the Potomac river.
An Act to amend and re-enact chapter 336 of the acts of assembly of 1926, entitled, “An act to create a commission to represent the State in arranging and carrying out a program for the celebration of the bi-centennial of the birth of George Washington, and to define the powers and duties of the commission.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 27 and 31 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the seal and the flag of the State.
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 amend and re-enact section 3146 of the Code of Virginia relating to the commissioner and commission of fisheries.
An ACT to provide for a trial justice in counties having a population of not less than forty thousand nor more than forty-six thousand, and to prescribe the term of office, the jurisdiction, duties and compensation of such trial justices.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of le II of chapter 96 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session of 1899-1900, approved January 22, 1900, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of chapter 473, of the acts of assembly of 1924, entitled “an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke 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 Roanoke,” as last amended by chapter 333 of the acts of assembly of 1928
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 859 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of the board of visitors for the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3006 of the Code of Virginia, concerning the jurisdiction of corporate authorities of cities and towns.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2726 of the Code of Virginia, as last amended by chapter 423 of the acts of assembly of 1928, in relation to boards of supervisors, and to add 12 new sections to the Code, to be designated as sections 2726-a to 2726-1, both inclusive, in relation to allowances to county officers.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section (a) of section 25 of chapter 474 of the acts of assembly of 1926, being an act entitled an act to regulate the operation of vehicles on public highways, to govern and protect pedestrians while using such highways; to provide penalties for violating the provisions of this act and the disposition of fines and forfeitures collected hereunder; to make uniform the law relating to the subject matter of this act, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act
An ACT to permit the board of visitors of the College of William and Mary to dispose of certain parcels of land.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1952 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to juvenile courts.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Occoquan and to repeal all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2002 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the pay of clerks of boards of supervisors.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections (d) and (n) of the definition clause defining “tractor trucks” and “highways” and sections 3, 9, 46, 47, 48, 51, 66, 67 and 71 of chapter 474 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session of 1926, relating to the operation of motor vehicles upon the public highways, and to repeal section 56%, as amended, of said chapter.
An ACT to authorize certain counties and/or cities, in this State, to establish a mosquito control district, or districts; to provide for a governing body or commission, its appointment and duties: for the creation, operation, and management of such district, or districts; and to provide for the issuance of bonds, and a sinking fund, and for financing the same, and to authorize the levy of a tax for carrying on the work of said commission and to appropriate funds therefor; and to repeal chapter 419 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session of 1928, which was issued March 23, 1928, relating to the establishment of mosquito control districts.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6 and 7 of chapter 29 of the acts of assembly of 1927, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Boone Mill, in the county of Franklin, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3, 4, and 5 of chapter 321 of the acts of assembly of 1928, entitled an act to provide for a special police force for the county of Fairfax, appointment and compensation,
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 18, 19-f, 22 and 27-a of an act entitled “An act to provide a new charter for the city of Richmond,” approved March 24, 1926, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 51 of the acts of assembly of 1922, entitled an act providing for the use of voting machines in cities of fifty thousand inhabitants or more, so as to provide for the use of voting machines in any city, town or county in the State.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 61 of the act of 1874, entitled an act to give effect to a compromise of litigation in respect to the construction and effect of the will of Samuel Miller, deceased, and to establish the manual labor school provided for in the twenty-fifth clause of said will
An ACT to amend chapter 24 of the Code of Virginia by adding thereto ten new sections, numbered 374-a and 378-a, 378-b, 378-c, 378-d, 378-e, 378-f, 378-g, 378-h, and 378-i, relating to the attorney general and the Division of Motion Picture Censorship; providing for the regulation of motion and sound films, reels or records used in connection with any motion picture; providing a system of examination, approval and regulation thereof, and of all matters connected therewith; providing for censors, their powers and duties; providing penalties for the violation of the sections embraced in this act; and to revise and codify the laws of this State relating to the censorship of motion and/or sound picture film, reel or record used in connection with any motion picture; and to repeal chapter 257 of the acts of 1922, as heretofore amended; to repeal sections 22-a and 22-c of chapter 33 of the acts of 1927, being an act to reorganize the State government.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 354 of the tax Code of Virginia, in relation to the treasurer of Augusta county keeping accounts and exhibiting statements, so as to provide for depositing certain balances in banks at interest.
An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 140 of the acts of assembly of 1906, entitled ‘an act to incorporate the town of Cambria, in Montgomery county’
An ACT to repeal chapter 508 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session of 1928, providing a county road board for the county of Princess Anne.
An ACT to provide for the employment of foremen to supervise the working of the roads of Louisa county, and to compensate them therefor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 611, 612, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 626, 629, 630, 642, 647, 649, 650, 651, 653, 655, 660, 673, 678, 682, 684, 695, 778 and 780 of the Code of Virginia as amended into law by ‘chapter 471 of the acts of 1928, which act revised, consolidated, amended and codified the school laws of Virginia relating to the public school system. [S B 168]
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of chapter 403 of the acts of assembly of 1922, being the act creating a State highway commission and prescribing its powers and duties, the section here amended, being in relation to adding additional mileage to the State highway system, as last amended by chapter 160 of the acts of assembly of 1928.
An ACT to authorize and require the director of the legislative drafting bureau, if such bureau is established independent of the department of law to collate, revise and codify the election laws of Virginia, and if such bureau is not so established, to authorize the governor to engage the services of an expert for the purpose; to provide for a commission to sit with the governor to consider such revision and recommend additional changes; to provide for their report and to appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Colonial Heights, Chesterfield county, Virginia, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5985 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from jury service.
An ACT to amend section 15 of chapter 433 of the acts of the general assembly of the session of 1928, approved March 26, 1928, entitled an act to provide for the organization, maintenance and supervision of a fire, windstorm, lightning, tornado, hail, and automobile fire and theft insurance rate making bureau; to provide for the making and filing of such rates by the bureau, insurance companies and other insurers; whether stock, mutual, reciprocal or inter-insurer; to generally regulate rate making agreements; to prohibit discrimination; and to empower the State corporation commission to fix, approve, alter or reduce such rates; providing penalties for violations; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith,
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section (c) section 21, chapter 33, acts of assembly, 1927, entitled an act to reorganize the administration of the State government, making the commissioner of public welfare, ex-officio, a member of certain boards and agencies.
An ACT authorizing the purchase by the Commonwealth of the land, with the building thereon, at the northeast corner of Main and Twelfth streets, in the city of Richmond, for uses as an office building, and the transfer of the division of motor vehicles thereto; and the repair and assignment of the offices vacated in the capitol, and making appropriations therefor, and for the purchase of the property within the limits of the capitol square known as the Davis property, in accordance with the option given thereon, and to make appropriation therefor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3388 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, which provides for clerk’s offices to be open certain days, records, etc., open to inspection; copies authorized.
AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of the charter of the town of Fairfax as originally enacted by chapter 282 of the acts of assembly of 1892, and last amended by chapter 476 of the acts of assembly of 1920 and to provide for a referendum on the question of the adoption of said amendments.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579 and 580 of the Code, relating to the legislative drafting bureau, re-establishing the same, providing for a director, his duties, his assistants and clerks, and to repeal sub-section (b) of section 22 of chapter 33 of the acts of 1927, commonly known as “an act to re-organize the administration of the State government.”
An ACT to authorize the board of directors of the Central State Hospital, at Petersburg, to convey a certain portion of the real estate belonging to said hospital to the United States for inclusion in the Petersburg national military park; to declare null and void the deed executed by the board of directors of the Central State Hospital to the United States, and to repeal chapter 294 of the acts of 1928, approved March 21, 1928.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Dickenson county, Virginia, to convey by proper deed all its title and interest in the Dickenson County Memorial and Industrial High School building and the grounds and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the Dickenson county school board.
AN ACT to authorize the State highway commission to include in the State highway system certain streets and roads in incorporated towns and cities of thirty-five hundred (3,500) inhabitants or less.
An ACT to repeal chapter 829 of the acts of 1899-1900, entitled an act to create Ettrick school district in Matoaca school district of Chesterfield county, approved March 6, 1900, and all acts amendatory thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia chartering the city of Buena Vista
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2756 of the Code of Virginia, providing for audit of accounts of certain officers, boards and commissions in certain counties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3008 of the Code of Virginia, so as to provide an assistant attorney for the Commonwealth for the city of Richmond.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 299 of the tax Code of Virginia, in relation to the furnishing of supplies and equipment by counties and cities for certain State officers.
An ACT to continue the present terms of oyster inspectors to September 1, 1930.
An ACT to authorize the mayor and council of the town of Bowling Green, in this State, to issue and sell bonds for the construction and maintenance of a water system in said town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 13 of an act approved July 11, 1870, providing a charter for the town of West Point, in King William county.
An ACT to create a continuing commission for the purpose of drafting and recommending to the session of the general assembly of 1932 a general law setting forth optional forms of county government.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4988 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to trial justices.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 408 of chapter 45 of the acts of 1928 entitled 'An act to revise, simplify, arrange and consolidate into one act the general tax and revenue statutes of the Commonwealth, which act shall constitute, and be designated and cited as ‘the tax Code of Virginia,’ approved February 21, 1928.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 7, 8 and 10 of chapter 450 of the acts of 1920, entitled “An act to provide a new charter for the town of Narrows, and to repeal all other acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act’
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Bluefield, Virginia,
An ACT providing a commission to be known as “The Potomac River Commission,” and to prescribe its powers and duties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of an act entitled “An act to provide for the organization, maintenance and supervision of a fire, windstorm, lightning, tornado, hail and automobile fire and theft insurance rate making bureau; to provide for the making and filing of such rates by the bureau, insurance companies and other insurers; whether stock, mutual, reciprocal or inter-insurer; to generally regulate rate making agree- ments; to prohibit discrimination; and to empower the State corporation com- mission to fix, approve, alter or reduce such rates; providing penalties for violations; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith,” approved March 26, 1928. [S B 238]
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3944 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of police agents by public service corporations and making conductors and operators of motor buses and station agents, conservators of the peace.