Public officers

1956
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Farmville, in the county of Prince Edward, and to repeal all former charters and all amendments thereto.
An Act to amend and reenact § 24-194.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of additional judges of election and clerks in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-29, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to when search warrants may issue in er eain ete
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 4 of Chapter 407 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, which was continued in effect by § 21-291 of the Code of Virginia, relating to qualifications of members of Hampton Roads Sanitation Commission.
An Act to authorize the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System to hold, invest, and expend a certain bequest; and to direct the State Treasurer to credit the same to such Board
An Act to amend and reenact § 29-184.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to dog wardens in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 88-255.29 of the Code of Virginia relating to The Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority so as to provide certain additional rights for owners of property subjected to condemnation and to define the terms “appraised price” and “appraisement.”
An Act to amend and reenact § 37-27 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment and terms of the State Hospital Board.
AN ACT to repeal Chapter 24 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved February 20, 1950, which authorized the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to convey certain property; and 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, Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
An Act to amend and reenact § 62-106.2, as amended, relating to the Board of Commissioners, officers, agents and employees of the Virginia State Ports Authority.
An Act to amend Chapter 393 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 29, 1982, which provided a charter for the city of Williamsburg by adding sections numbered 84.1 through 84.6, providing for a Department of Finance and divisions thereof for the city, the director thereof, the powers and duties of the director, and to transfer certain duties of the treasurer to such department and director.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-247 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses of certain probation and parole oficen
An Act to provide for the submission of a proposed amendment to § 169 of the Constitution of Virginia to the qualified voters for ratification or rejection, and to prescribe when and how such referendum shall be had, and the manner in which the results thereof shall be ascertained and certified, the returns canvassed, and the vote thereon proclaimed by the Governor.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22 of Chapter 150 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980, approved March 20, 1980, which act provided a new charter for the town of Bluefield, the section relating to the town treasurer.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-714.5, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers of park authorities, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15-714.10, concerning the issuance of revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds by such authorities.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 51-111.2, 51-111.8, 51-111.8:1 and 51-111.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to federal social security for State and local employees, definition of terms, contents of agreements, extension of coverage to certain employees, and plans for coverage of local employees.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-35, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain officers who are ineligible to the office of division superintendent of schools.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-237 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clerks of boards of supervisors; and to validate the employment of such clerk in certain counties.

1956es
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-887.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to medical doctors’ revenue licenses.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4, as amended, of Chapter 64 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved February 25, 1922, which provided a new charter for the city of Suffolk, the section relating to composition and compensation of council, and filling vacancies.
An Act to amend and reenact § 87 of Chapter 216 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 7, 1952, which provided a new charter for the city of Roanoke, relating to the duties of the city treasurer.
An Act to promote interracial harmony and tranquility and to that end
An Act to create a joint committee of the General Assembly to study and report upon the administration and enforcement of certain statutes; to prescribe the powers of such joint committee; to provide for the selection, terms of office and compensation of the members of such committee; and to require reports from the committee to the General Assembly.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-168.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to allowances payable to clerks of counties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 47 and 52 of Chapter 712 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 8, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of Harrisonburg, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the powers and duties of the city manager and appointment, terms and duties of certain boards.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-289, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to salaries of the clerks of the boards of supervisors of certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Article III, and § 4, Article IV, of Chapter 288 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 8, 1952, which provided a charter for the town of Poquoson in York County, the sections relating to the election and compensation of the town council including the mayor; and to amend said chapter by adding in Article III thereof a new section numbered 10, to validate acts performed by the council of the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-72, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers and duties of the county school boards, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 22-72.1, authorizing county school boards to provide for transporta-tion of pupils.
An Act to provide for the employment of counsel to defend the actions of members of school boards and to provide for the payment of costs, exponnns and liabilities levied against such members out of local publie funds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-504, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, prohibiting certain county officials to have interest in contracts with counties.
An Act to create a Pupil Placement Board and confer upon it powers as to enrollment or placement of pupils in the public schools and determination of school attendance districts, and to provide for administrative procedure and remedies for pupils seeking enrollment in a school or a change from one school to another school.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-88, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to venue so as to provide therefor in cases involving recovery of a loss under a policy of insurance.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 716 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 31, 1956, relating to the appropriation of the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the thirtieth day of June, 1957, and the thirtieth day of June, 1958, so as to provide that the sums appropriated in Items 188, 184, 187, 188 and 148 shall be for the maintenance of an efficient system of elementary and secondary schools, respectively; to establish and define an elementary and secondary public school system; to prohibit the expenditure of any of the funds appropriated by such items in support of any system of public schools which is not efficient; and to provide for and prescribe the conditions under which such funds may be expended for educational purposes in furtherance of education of Virginia students in elementary and secondary nonsectarian private schools.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clerk of circuit court serving as clerk of county court in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-57, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of members of boards of supervisors.
An Act to authorize, with the prior written approval of the Governor, the increasing of certain appropriations out of certain special funds for the use of the State Corporation Commission.

1958
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-504, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to interest of certain officials in contracts with or claims against counties.
An Act authorizing the Governor to acquire by condemnation proceedings certain property for needed uses for the seat of government.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-258 of the Code of Virgnia, relating to the alteration of a license when the place of business is changed.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 18.1-407, relating to unauthorized wearing or displaying upon a motor vehicle of any button, insignia or emblem of any association or society.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 32-337, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to furnishing copies of records of births or deaths.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Irvington and to declare void all former charters thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-828 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the furnishing of certain certificates by the clerks of the courts.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 18-77, 46-416, 46-416.1 and 46-416.2, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the revocation of licenses to operate motor vehicles.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 2-135.1 of the Code of Virginia relating to reports to be filed by certain public bodies and political subdivisions with the Auditor of Public Accounts, so as to require financial statements to be published by such public bodies and political subdivisions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-a, as amended, of Chapter 875 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, being the charter of the city of Radford, relating to the appointment of special justices for the city.
An Act to amend and reenact § 5 of Chapter 303 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved March 29, 1944, relating to benefits payable under retirement and pension systems of certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-297 of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal investments for public sinking funds.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 54-273 and 54-274, as amended, 54-275, 54-276.6 as amended, 54-296 through 54-298, 54-802 as amended, 54-309, 54-310 as amended, 54-811, 54-313, 54-815.1, 54-817 as amended, 54-319, 54-822, 54-828, and 54-324 as amended, of the Code of Virginia; and to amend the Code by adding §§ 54-281.1, 54-281.2, 54-295.1 through 54-295.7, 54-801.1, 54-808.5, 54-810.1 and 54-819.1, relating to definition, examination, licensing and regulation of physical therapists, and creating an Advisory Committee on Physical Therapy to the State Board of Medical Examiners.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-155.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses of court clerks in certain cities.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-482 of the Code of Virginia, relating to premium on bonds required of city treasurers.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 37-34.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment by the Governor of a Business Manager for the Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals, and to the powers of the Governor to prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of such Business Manager.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 51-111.81 and 51-111.86, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to procedure for localities desiring to participate in the State Retirement System and to computation of employer rates of contribution to the retirement system so as to permit inclusion within the retirement system of certain public officials and employees; and to appropriate funds.
An Act directing the Secretary of the Commonwealth to report to the Governor and General Assembly on compacts to which the State is a party.
An Act to create the Jamestown Foundation; to provide for the appointment of the board of trustees thereof; to prescribe the powers, duties and functions of such Foundation; to authorize the use of money and property; to authorize the acquisition of property by lease, gift, purchase or condemnation by such Foundation; to provide for the receipt and disbursement of funds; to appropriate funds; and to repeal Chapter 449, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 8, 1954, creating the Virginia 850th Anniversary Celebration Commission.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 54-516, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalties for violations of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-168.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to allowances to be made to county clerks.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4, as amended, of Chapter 244 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887, approved May 16, 1887, which act provided a charter for the town of Banister, now the town of Halifax, the section relating to the mayor and council of the town; and to further amend such chapter by adding a section numbered 6-a, providing for a police court and police justice for such town.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 9.02, as amended, 9.18, as amended, and 15.01 of Chapter 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, which provided a new charter for the city of Alexandria, the sections relating, respectively, to the city planning commission, the powers of the board of zoning appeals and the transfer and destruction of books and papers; and to amend said chapter by adding thereto a section numbered 15.01:1, relating to the definition of officer of the city.
An Act to amend and reenact § 36-4.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections under the “Housing Authorities Law”.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-351, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the election of members of county boards in certain counties.
AN ACT to amend Chapter 47 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, Extra Session, approved September 29, 1956, which authorized the Virginia State Bar to make certain rules and regulations concerning legal aid societies, to provide for enforcement and to prohibit the operation of certain legal aid societies, by adding a section numbered $-a, to make it a misdemeanor and to provide penalties for any person, firm, corporation, association, or organization of any nature who or which renders the services of a legal aid society without complying with such rules and regulations, and to provide for the disbarment of and penalties for any attorney at law who assists in rendering such services; and to provide for enjoining violations.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 33-22 of the Code of Virginia increasing the compensation of members of the State Board of Health to ten dollars.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-68, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to salaries of city treasurers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-338 of the Code of Virginia, relating to interest of county officers and employees in contracts or transactions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-306.1 of the Code of Virginia, which was enacted by Chapter 19 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, relating to the preparation of certain textbooks for use in the public schools.
An Act providing for the organization of a Parking Authority as a public body and body politic and corporate by the town of Fairfax, in the Commonwealth of Virginia; authorizing and empowering the Authority to acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, improve, extend, enlarge, maintain, repair and operate off-street parking facilities; providing for the issuance of revenue bonds of the Parking Authority, payable solely from revenues, to pay all or any part of the cost of such parking facilities; granting to the Authority power to acquire necessary real and personal property and to exercise the power of eminent domain; providing for the imposition and collection of rates, rentals, fees and charges for the use of and for the services furnished by the parking facilities; authorizing the issuance of revenue refunding bonds; exempting from taxation and assessment such bonds and the parking facilities and the income therefrom; and prescribing the powers and duties of the Authority in connection with the foregoing and the rights and remedies of the holders of any bonds issued under the provisions of this act.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 24-114, 24-185, 24-210 and 24-285 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to delivery of registration books to judges of election; certification of candidates for election; pay of special messenger for the State Board of Elections; and meetings of the State Board of Elections; and to repeal § 24-84 of the Code of Virginia, relating to closing registration books in certatn oS 385
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 20-14.1, to provide that marriage licenses shall constitute authority for only sixty days from date of issuance for the solemnization of marriage ceremonies, to provide that the expiration dates of marriage licenses be placed on the face thereof, and to provide for the issuance of successive marriage licenses.
An Act to amend and reenact § 12.01 as amended, of Chapter 536 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, which chapter provided a new charter for the city of Alexandria, the section relating to the Municipal Court of the City of Alexandria.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 4-114, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the suspension and revocation of certain licenses issued by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, to provide for revocation or suspension of certain licenses under certain circumstances, to require notice and hearing before the Board may revoke and suspend certain licenses, and to permit the payment of costs by the licensee as a condition precedent to the removal of a license suspension.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-112 of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedure upon appeal from a judgment of a court not of record in a civil case, so as to require notice of appeal to the appellee or his attorney.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 22-166.8, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to the Advisory Research Committee on plans and specifications for school buildings.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 14-155, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to maximum compensation for court clerks, high constables and certain city sergeants.
AN ACT to create a joint committee of the General Assembly to study and report upon the observance, administration and enforcement of certain provisions of the common law and of certain statutes and the activities of certain persons, corporations, associations and other groups in relation thereto; to provide for the selection, compensation and terms of office of the members thereof; to prescribe the duties and powers of such committee; to require reports of the committee to the General Assembly; to provide that the Attorney General or other legal counsel shall represent said committee; and to repeal Chapter 87 of the Acts of Assembly of the Extra Session of 1956 which created a legislative committee of the House and Senate to investigate the activities of certain corporations, associations, organizations and other groups, and which was codified as §§ 80-85 through 80-41 of the Code of Virginia.
AN ACT to authorize the counties of Wise, Dickenson, Lee and Russell and the city of Norton, and the towns of Appalachia, Big Stone Gap, Wise, Pound, Coeburn, St. Paul, Clintwood, Haysi, Jonesville, Pennington Gap, Ewing, Rose Hill and Lebanon, or any two or more of them, to create a commission, to be known as “The Cumberlands Airport Commission”, for the purpose of establishing and operating airports and air navigation facilities for such counties, city and towns; and to prescribe the rights, powers, duties and functions of such commission when so formed, and of the counties, city and towns for which such commission is created.
An Act to amend and reenact § 64-25 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assignment of curtesy.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4 of Chapter $77 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which provided a new charter for the Town of Chase City, the section relating to administration and government so as to allow the council to appoint a justice of the peace.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 29-151, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to dams and other obstructions in watercourses.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 76, as amended, of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, which provided a new charter for the city of Portsmouth, and to add thereto a new chapter numbered 11.1, relating to the compensation of the mayor, councilmen and other city officers.
An Act to amend §§ 4, as amended, 5, 6, 7 and 8 and 9, as amended, 16, 17 and 44 of Chapter 423 of the Acts of Assembly of 1986, approved March 30, 1936, which provided a charter for the town of Vinton, the sections relating to the mayor and council of the town, appointment or election of officials, elections, and vacancies; and to further amend such chapter by adding a section numbered 10-a, providing for appointment of a police justice and justices of the peace.
An Act to amend and reenact § 11 as amended, of Chapter 808 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved March 29, 1944, which provided for a retirement and pension system for personnel of police departments in certain counties, the amended section relating to investment of funds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-121.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special justices in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 31 of Chapter 52 of the Acts of Assembly of 1887-1888, approved January 30, 1888, which provided a new charter for the town of South Boston, the section relating to the appointment of certain officers for the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-155.4, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses of clerks of courts of record in certain cities,
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 16.1-48.1, relating to supplemental salaries of judges, clerks, deputies and clerical employees of circuit and county courts in certain counties.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 22-82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment and term of school division superintendents.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 28-282.1, 22-282.2, 22-282.8, 22-282.5, 22-282.7 and 22-282.10 of the Code of Virginia, to repeal § 22-232.9 of the Code of Virginia, and to add a new section numbered 22-282.17, declaring the provisions of Article 1.1 of Chapter 12 of the Code of Virginia to be severable, to authorize issuance of subpoenas by the Pupil Placement Board or its agents and punishment as for contempt in the event of failure or refusal to obey such subpoenas; and to prescribe standards governing the Pupil Placement Board in the enrollment of pupils in the public schools and certain administrative procedures and remedies for pupils seeking enrollment in a public school or a change from one public school to another.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 2-87, 4-20, 33-11.1, 52-11 and 56-3384 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to defense of certain State officials and employees in certain civil litigation and certain criminal prosecution, and to appointment, powers and duties of certain agents, inspectors and investigators authorized to enforce the State motor vehicle laws, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-16.1, authorizing the appointment of counsel to represent certain guards in certain proceedings.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 52-28 and 52-24 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment by the Governor of investigators and temporary special police officers and their compensation.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 36-11 as amended, 36-13, 36-17 and 86-47 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment and removal of commissioners of housing authorities, and appointment of chairmen of such commissioners.
An Act to amend and reenact § 56-56 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of issuance of securities by public service companies.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-124, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to public oyster-planting grounds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 34-29, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to what wages or salary of laboring man exempt from garnishment and other process.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8.06 of Chapter 215 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 7, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of South Norfolk, said section relating to removal of officers and employees, and to amend said chapter by adding sections numbered 7.5 through 7.20, to create a civil service commission and provide compensation for members thereof; prescribe the powers and duties thereof; prescribe examinations for applicants for certain positions; provide certain exemptions; provide for payment of certain salaries; prohibit certain acts; impose penalties for violations; provide for appropriations; require certain reports; create a Division of Police and a Department of Fire and provide for the supervision thereof; and to prescribe the effective date thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24-8 as amended, 24-11, 24-12 as amended, and 24-14 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to congressional districts, when members of the House of Delegates elected, apportionment of such members and State senatorial districts.
An Act to provide for partial reimbursement by the State to certain counties and cities of funds contributed by such counties and cities to local retirement systems for the benefit of certain officials and employees; and to appropriate funds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-504, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to interest of certain officials in contracts with or claims against counties.
An Act to authorize the Division of Statutory Research and Drafting to destroy certain records.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 38-109 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the power of the State Highway Commissioner to close certain highways and prescribing penalties for violations.