Public officers

1942
An ACT to revise and clarify certain provisions of law relating to the registration, taxing and licensing of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, and to arrange such provisions in orderly sequence; to provide a system of registering, taxing and licensing motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers not designed and used for the transportation of passengers, based on the gross weight of such vehicles when loaded; to impose a road tax on the gross receipts of persons operating certain motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers for compensation, under certain conditions and with certain exemptions; to provide a system for the registration of certain motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers not otherwise required by law to be registered in Virginia.
An ACT to approve and accept from Corinne Lawton Melchers, subject to a retained life estate in the grantor and to certain other conditions and limitations, a deed of gift, dated February 17, 1942, of the estate at Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia, known as “Belmont”; to provide that when possession is vested in the Commonwealth of Virginia the said property, and any additions thereto and any funds provided as-an endowment in connection therewith, shall be established and maintained in perpetuity as “The Gari Melchers Memorial”, and to provide for the management and control of the said memorial when established.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2773-n 55 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain county officers, so as to provide for the appointment of additional justices of the peace, by the judge of the circuit court of any county operating under the county manager form of government and organization adjoining a city lying wholly in the Commonwealth of Virginia having a population of more than 170,000 according to the last preceding United States census.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2702 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the holding of more than one office by certain officers, so as to provide that a deputy sheriff of a county may also be town sergeant of.a town within such county, and a county surveyor of one county may be county surveyor of another county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1, as amended, of “An Act requiring non-resident persons, associations, partnerships and corporations establishing and/or maintaining a place of business in this State for the advertising, offering and/or sale of securities to appoint, by written power of attorney, the secretary of the Commonwealth and his successors in office, as the agents of such non-residents, upon whom may be served any process against, or notice to such non-resident; to provide for the admissibility in evidence of certified copies of the power of attorney provided for; to empower the State Corporation Commission to enjoin or restrain the advertising, offering and/or sale of securities by such non-residents, and their agents and employees; and to prescribe penalties.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 394 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the printing and distribution of the reports of State departments and agencies.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2773-n 14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the department of law enforcement in counties having the county executive form of government.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to Chapter 109 thereof two new Sections numbered 2726 and 2726-a
An ACT to authorize and empower the State Prison Board to grant to Virginia Electric and Power Company certain easements of right of way on, over and across the State Penitentiary Farm in Goochland County, Virginia.
An ACT to authorize and direct the Director of the Division of Purchase and Printing to furnish the Law Library of the University of Virginia certain publications.
An ACT to amend, as heretofore amended, and to re-enact Section 15, Chapter 400, Acts of 1918, which became a law March 21, 1918, short title of which is “The Virginia Workmen’s Compensation Act.”
An ACT to amend an act entitled “An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Lynchburg, Virginia.”, approved March 21, 1928, as amended, by adding a new section numbered 38-a, so as to provide when publication of ordinances unnecessary.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 29 of an act to provide a new charter for the city of Richmond, approved March 24, 1926.
An ACT to establish a contributory retirement system for certain State employees, and for public school teachers and certain other employees of local public school boards; and to repeal Chapter 36 and Sections 787 to 805, both inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the retirement of teachers.
An ACT to provide for a temporary addition to the regular cash compensation of State officers and employees, and to prescribe how such additional cash compensation shall be computed and paid; to appropriate funds to carry out the provisions of this act; and to authorize the Governor by executive order to terminate all such payments.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 23, as heretofore amended, of Chapter 385 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1932, approved March 29, 1932, and therein designated as the Virginia Operators’ and Chauffeurs’ License Act, relating to violations of license provisions.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5 as heretofore amended, and Section 6 of an act approved March 21, 1930, providing a new charter for the Town of Colonial Heights, Chesterfield County, Virginia, relating to its administration and government, so as to graduate terms of office of members of the council, and to fix the term of office of mayor at four years.

1942es
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 127 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to election and term of office of certain district officers, to omit provisions as to constables; and to declare the existence of an emergency.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1, as amended, of Chapter 361 of the Acts of 1940, relating to police departments and police forces of certain counties; and to declare the existence of an emergency.
An ACT to amend Chapter 529, Acts of 1928, approved March 28, 1928, as amended, which amended and re-enacted, in its entirety, Chapter 408, Acts of 1918, approved March 23, 1918, pertaining to the offer, sale, et cetera, of securities, by adding a new section, numbered 5-a, defining certain terms, requiring any company proposing to sell, selling, or having sold certain kinds of securities, in Virginia, to make and maintain a deposit as security for the performance of the obligations assumed, or otherwise to provide security, as determined by the State Corporation Commission; providing for the appointment of a receiver for any such company under certain circumstances ; requiring certain steps to be taken, or certain conditions to exist, before application for a receiver for any such company by any person other than the State Corporation Commission as provided; providing for the custody, control, et cetera, of the deposit when made; and declaring an emergency.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Richmond, approved March 24, 1926, as heretofore amended, by adding thereto a new section numbered 29a so as to empower the council of the city of Richmond to provide for leave of absence for officers and employees of the city of Richmond serving in the military and naval forces of the United States and reinstatement of such officers and employees to positions in the government of the city of Richmond when released from such service.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 6, and Section 31 as amended, of Chapter 309 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, which provided a new charter for the City of Bristol, to provide for the continuation of the City Manager Form of Government; to provide for a civil and police justice for the city ; and to declare the existence of an emergency
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 19, as amended, of Chapter 230 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1920, approved March 16, 1920, to provide a charter and special form of government for the City of Hampton, et cetera, to increase the maximum of the school tax that may be levied, and to declare the existence of an emergency.

1944
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 200 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to compensation of certain election officials.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, and 16 of Chapter 1 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, extra session, 1936-1937, approved December 18, 1936, as heretofore amended, and known, designated and cited as the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 1, and 9 as amended, of an Act entitled “An act to establish a corporation court for the city of Newport News.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 5 and 6 of an act entitled "An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Alexandria, Virginia."
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 653-a 1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school trustee electoral boards, county school boards, and compensation of members.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 344 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to boards of equalization of real estate assessments.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2799 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to salaries of superintendents of the poor.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1274 of the Code of Virginia, relating to composition and appointment of the Board of Veterinary Examiners.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 6 of Chapter 44 of the Acts of Assembly of 1936-37, approved January 18, 1937, which provided a new charter for the town of Front Royal, and to amend the chapter by adding a new section numbered 70-a, Section 6 relating to salaries of mayor and councilmen, and the new section relating to the operation of public schools in connection with Warren county in the event of the town becoming a city.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4235-d of the Code of Virginia relating to domestic insurance companies of this State insuring the lives and persons of residents of certain other States.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 2698-a relating to surety bonds of public officials.
An ACT to permit members of the governing body of certain counties
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 396 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the custody, disposal and sale of published reports of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1625 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to composition and appointment of the Virginia State Board of Examiners in Optometry.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 20, 25, 37, 40, 47 and 49 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, relating to powers of council, taxation, issuance of bonds, disbursements, licenses and Commonwealth's Attorney.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5410 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fiduciaries exhibiting their accounts for settlement.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 3457, 3458, 3459, 3460, 3461, and 3462 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to compensation of certain officers and employees of the General Assembly ; and to repeal Chapter 196 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 14, 1928, relating to the same subject.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for tt
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Middleburg, in Loudoun County, Virginia; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict herewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1642 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to composition and appointment of the Virginia State Board of Dental Examiners.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5985, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from jury service.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 807 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5904-a, and Sections 5904-c, 5904-e, and 5904-f, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the county court in certain counties.
An ACT to amend Chapter 16 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved February 13, 1924, providing a new charter for the town of Edinburg, by adding a new section numbered 4-a making certain changes as to selection of certain officers of the town.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1006 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the State Hospital Board and certain of its powers and duties, so as to make certain changes in the per diem expenses of members.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1666 of the Code of Virginia relating to composition and appointment of the Board of Pharmacy of the State of Virginia.
An ACT to provide for the editing, publication and distribudiore oF periodical for the dissemination, upon certain conditions, of certain official mat-
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 835 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Military Institute.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 22 of Chapter 396 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, the chapter relating to County Board Form of government, and the section relating to certain officers under this form of county government.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4222 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to insurance companies, resident agents, countersignature of insurance contracts, and discriminations by insurance companies and agents, so as to prescribe how contracts issued by mutual companies may be countersigned, and to delete from the section certain language authorizing the Corporation Commission to issue refraining orders.
An ACT to provide for the registration of persons qualified to vote, and transfer of persons who have theretofore registered to vote in lieu of such registration, in cities containing more than 190,000 population according to the last United States census, in the year following the termination of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President of the United States on May 27th, 1941, and to provide for such registration thereafter, or transfer in lieu thereof, in the year succeeding each United States census; to provide for defraying the cost and expense of such registrations and transfers; to define persons who may register or transfer registrations and who shall be qualified to vote after such registrations or transfers; to prescribe the duties of general registrars in such cities with respect to such registrations and transfers; to provide for the form of records of such registrations and transfers; and to require persons registered or transferred in such cities to give written notice to general registrars therein of changes in their names and residences; and to provide for the assignment of such persons to proper wards and precincts.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1703 of the Code of Virginia relating to Composition and appointment of the State Board of Examiners of Graduate Nurses.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3464 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the retirement of judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 935 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
An ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1942, approved March 31, 1942, relating to the establishment of a contributory retirement system for certain State employees and for public school teachers and certain other employees of local public school boards, by inserting a new section numbered 24-a, providing for the voluntary participation in such system of such political subdivisions of the Commonwealth as shall elect to have their employees covered by such system, the expense on account thereof being’ paid by the political subdivisions so electing.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3035 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to pensions and group insurance for certain city officials and employees, so as to include death benefits.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 7, as amended, of Chapter 212 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 26, 1932, providing for licensing dealers in motor fuels, levying a tax upon motor fuels, et cetera, Section 7 relating to refunds of taxes paid on motor fuels.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3694 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the election, appointment and terms of office of members of the Corporation Commission.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding, in Chapter 109 thereof, a new section numbered 2726-a 1, relating to annual allowances to clerks of counties, and to repeal section 2726-a of the Code of Virginia, in Chapter 109, relating to annual allowances to sheriffs and clerks of counties.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 1 and 3, as amended, of an act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Medical College of Virginia.”
An ACT to amend Section 19 of an Act designated as Chapter 33 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1927, as amended by Chapter 390 of the Acts of 1942, so as to clarify the respective powers of the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Executive Director of said Commission.
An ACT to transfer the jurisdiction and control of a certain tract of land in Roanoke County from the State Board of Health to the State Highway Commission and to authorize the latter agency to use said land for highway purposes.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 1 and 3 of an act entitled "An Act to prescribe the form and require the use of a standard fire insurance policy in the State of Virginia."
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1716 of the Code of Virginia as amended, relating to composition and appointment of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 126, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to county surveyors, so as to provide for the appointment of superintendents of the poor for the several counties of the State.
An ACT to create a fund for the benefit of and as part of the estate of Virginia members of the armed forces of the United States and certain affiliated services; to provide for the payment, out of said fund, upon written request of any such member, of his poll tax or taxes necessary to enable such member to vote in elections for members of the General Assembly, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and all county and city officers ; to provide for the registration for such elections by mail by such members who are physically unable, by reason of service in the armed forces, to appear in person before the registration officer for the purpose of registering under the provisions of Section 20 of the Constitution of Virginia; to make similar provision for registration and poll tax payments to enable such members to vote in elections for Presidential and Vice-Presidential electors and Senators and Representatives in Congress under certain conditions, and to provide certain conditions and limitations with respect to the taking effect of and duration of this Act.
An ACT to authorize the county school board of Frederick county to lease certain public school property to the War Food Administration.
An ACT to provide the procedure for releasing of powers of appointment in whole or in part.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 6 of an act entitled “An Act to incorporate the town of Franklin, Southampton County.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1837 of the Code of Virginia, relating to composition and appointment of the Board of Examiners in the Division of Mines and duties thereof.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 859 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
An ACT to authorize the Attorney General to institute mandamus proceedings in the Supreme Court of Appeals in certain cases and under certain circumstances to secure an adjudication by said Court respecting the construction, interpretation or constitutionality of Acts of the General Assembly which direct or require the payment of appropriations of the State Treasury, and to empower said Court to render a final adjudication of said questions.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4258-h, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, defining group life insurance.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 155, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the preparing and printing of election ballots.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 7 of Chapter 325 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved March 31, 1942, short title of which is “Virginia Retirement Act”, relating to prior service credits.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1 of Chapter 328 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, relating to composition and appointment of the State Board for the Examination and Certification of Architects, Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
An ACT to authorize the Governor of Virginia and the State Hospital Board, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to convey to the College of William and Mary in Virginia, as a gift and without any consideration paid therefor, certain property of the Eastern State Hospital in the city of Williamsburg and the county of James City.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 5 as amended of an act entitled “An Act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union, and to authorize the purchase of a part of Mount Vernon, passed March 17, 1856.”
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2, as amended, of Chapter 129 of the Acts of Assembly of 1936, approved March 9, 1936, known as the Motor Vehicle Carriers Act, relating to certain exemptions from operation of act.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 4, as amended, of Chapter 335 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, approved March 31, 1938, known as the “Sanitation Districts Law of nineteen hundred thirty-eight”, relating to the incorporation of sanitation districts and the creation of sanitation district commissions.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 2773-1 1 so as to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to appoint a civil service commission charged with the establishment of a classified civil service system for county employees.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2 of Chapter 342 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, approved March 31, 1938, relating to composition and appointment of the State Board of Photographic Examiners.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 1 of Chapter 86 of the Act of Assembly of 1934, approved March 5, 1934, relating to cocaine and other similar drugs and mixtures thereof.
An ACT to provide that in counties having a certain density of population, persons engaged in the business of selling pistols or revolvers at retail shall register with and obtain certain permits from the chief of police; to require any person desiring to purchase any such weapon to obtain a permit so to do; and to provide that no person obtaining a permit to sell shall sell, give or furnish any such weapon to any person unless he delivers to the dealer a permit. obtained under the provisions of this act; and to prescribe penalties for violations.
An ACT requiring certain corporations and companies of other states to appoint the Secretary of the Commonwealth its attorney for certain purposes, to provide that transacting certain business or soliciting, making or delivering certain contracts in Virginia shall be deemed to be an appointment oi the Secretary of the Commonwealth as attorney for certain purposes, and to prescribe the duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth when notice or process is served upon him in such cases and the effect of such service.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 5889 as amended and 5889-a of the Code of Virginia, relating to vacancies in judicial circuits, the creation of new circuits, election of judges, their terms of office and conditions as to filling vacancies, to make certain changes as to filling vacancies under certain circumstances.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3405 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to reports by clerks of the business of courts of record.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 3387-a, providing for copying of certain records in office of clerks of court under certain circumstances.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 2 of Chapter 431 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, approved April 1, 1938, relating to composition and appointment of the State Registration Board of Contractors.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 3394 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to general and daily indexes in clerks’ offices.
An ACT to provide for the establishment, maintenance and administration of a system of pensions and retirements for the benefit of the personnel of police departments of any county adjoining a county having a population greater than a certain number of inhabitants a square mile.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 84 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 675 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to certain loans to school boards.
An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 2769, relating to compensation and mileage of members of boards of supervisors of counties, and to repeal Section 2769-a of the Code, relating to the same subject.
An ACT to provide for the regulation of certain administrative agencies
An ACT to repeal sections 1608 to 1623, both inclusive (including sections 1614-a and 1615-a), of the Code of Virginia, as amended, the said sections relating to the practice of medicine, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto and inserting in chapter 68 thereof in lieu of the sections herein repealed 17 new sections numbered 1608 to 1623, both inclusive, and section 1613-a, defining and regulating the practice of the healing arts ia the State of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 8 of Chapter 382 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 29, 1934, providing a new charter for the City of Hopewell, Section 8 relating to composition of the council.