Public officers

1958
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 2-139 and 15-588 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the performance of services by the Auditor of Public Accounts for counties and cities, so as to provide that the counties and cities shall reimburse the State for the actual cost to the State of such services.
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 amend and reenact § 15-291 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the department of law enforcement in certain counties.
Act to amend Chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1948, providing a charter for the City of Richmond, as heretofore amended, by adding two sections thereto numbered § 2.08.1 and § 11.11 granting certain powers to the city with respect to limited access or express highways within the city, and the establishment of a board of traffic review with power to affirm, reverse or modify rules, regulations or orders of the Director of Public Safety, relating to the use of streets by motor vehicles; and to amend and reenact §§ 5.1.1, 6.01, 6.02, 6.11, 9.08, 9.07, 9.09, 12.07, 12.08, 14.02, 15.02, 16.06, 17.08, 17.06 and 17.07 of said chapter, concerning the name of the Department of Purchases and General Services, the city’s fiscal and tax years, the submission of budgets to and their adoption by the city council, the powers and duties of the Director of Personnel, the appointment, powers and duties of a Director of City Planning, promotions of city officers and employees in the city’s service, the functions of the Departments of Public Health and Public Welfare, the composition of the Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks, and the adoption, amendment or extension of a master plan for the city.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55-106.1, providing for the recording and indexing of certain documents showing changes of names.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-860, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to procedures for the adoption of certain special forms of county government and the compensation of the boards of supervisors thereof.
An Act to designate June 2, 1958, and the same date on each succeeding year as First Lady’s Day in Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact Chapter 628 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 81, 1956, relating to Shenandoah Valley Joint Airport Commission, so as to permit the City of Waynesboro to become a member thereof, and to give the commission certain additional powers.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.1-349.1, to authorize the sale, under certain conditions, of accident air-trip insurance by means of vending machines, and to authorize the State Corporation Commission and the Commissioner of Insurance to regulate and supervise such sales and to adopt rules and regulations governing the same; and to provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-926.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to planning commissions in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 11.01 of Chapter 9 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, Extra Session, approved December 16, 1952, being the charter of the City of Hampton, the section relating to school board and superintendent of schools; and to amend such chapter by adding a section numbered 18.11, relating to associate civil and police justice.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 24-145 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointments by judges of certain courts to fill vacancies in certain offices.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-86, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the salaries of sheriffs and sergeants and their deputies, and certain factors to be considered in fixing such salaries.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-183 of the Code of Virginia, relating to recital on certain district school bonds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-156, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, providing maximum compensation for justices of the peace and other officers.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 8-85, 8-396 and 8-897 as amended, so as to prescribe the statute of limitations applicable to the Commonwealth in certain instances.
An Act to amend Chapter 9 of the Acts of Assembly, Extra Session, 1952, approved December 16, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of Hampton, by adding a section numbered $8.10, to permit members of the council of the city to act as commissioners of the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and to exercise the powers conferred on such Authority without a referendum thereon.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2 and 8 of Chapter 261 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1986, which was continued in effect by § 58-769 of the Code of Virginia, § 3 of which chapter was amended by Chapter 422 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1950, providing for the assessment of real estate in certain cities, in relation to the certification of real estate assessments on the land books and the composition of the board of review of real estate assessments.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 15-764.12, as amended, and 15-764.13 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers of water and sewer authorities and imposing certain limitations thereon.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1, as amended, of Chapter 161 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 17, 1926, which was continued in effect by § 21-120 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sanitary districts in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-64 of the Code of Virginia, relating to terms of members of county school boards.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 52-4.2, to require that the Division of Motor Vehicles furnish certain information to the Department of State Police; to prescribe the use that shall be made of such information; and to authorize the Department of State Police to conduct certain experiments.
AN ACT to establish by compact with the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact which creates the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit District and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission for the regulation of and planning for mass transit by a single agency in the metropolitan area of the District of Columbia;
An Act to amend and reenact § 44-145.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the acceptance by the State and its political subdivisions of certain gratuities for civil defense and the liability of donors, grantors and others in such cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-36 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the Governor's staff.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-10, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers of boards of supervisors in certain counties
AN ACT to create a Commission on Constitutional Government; to prescribe the membership, terms of office, compensation, and powers thereof; to impose certain duties upon the Commission in relation to developing and promulgating information concerning the establishment and methods of operation of the governments of the State and of the United States, the liberties preserved to the citizens and the rights reserved to the States by the Constitutions of the States and of the United States; to authorize the Commission to cooperate with like groups in this or other states.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-178, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relative to exemptions from jury duty.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 14-56.1, to prescribe the compensation of members of the board of supervisors of each county; and to repeal §§ 14-56 and 14-57, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of members of boards of supervisors of counties.
AN ACT to establish the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia with respect to public schools whenever under any Federal authority the operation thereof is policed by military troops or enforcement officers; to provide for the closing of such schools; to vest and confer certain powers in the Governor; to provide the conditions for return of such schools to the local authorities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-239, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to salaries of clerks in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 5 as amended of Chapter 12 of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, relating to certain qualifications required of applicants for rosea
AN ACT to require the Comptroller, through the Division of Purchase and Printing, to maintain a stock of flags of the Commonwealth of Virginia for sale to the public.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 22-218, 22-219 and 22-220 of the Code of Virginia, concerning persons who shall be admitted to public schools in counties, cities, and towns operating as separate school districts; and to add three new sections to the Code of Virginia, between §§ 22-218 and 22-219, designated §§ 22-218.1, and 22-218.2 and 22-218.8, concerning persons who may be admitted to public schools in counties, cities, and towns operating as separate school atte
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-50, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the board of visitors of the Medical College of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-115 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the disposition of papers in civil matters in courts not of record.
An Act to permit the joint exercise of powers by political subdivisions of this State; to provide for agreements to carry out such powers, and the contents thereof; to prescribe the effect of such agreements; and to permit the furnishing of funds, personnel and services to administrative agencies provided for by such agreements.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-28.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of members of the General Assembly; and to a
An Act to amend and reenact § 11, as amended, of Chapter 161 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 11, 1946, which provided for police and firemen’s pensions and benefits in certain counties, the section relating to investment of funds.
An Act to provide a charter for the town of Lebanon and to repeal Chapter 96, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1872-78, in force February 21, 1878, which incorporated the town of Lebanon.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-29, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to disabilities to hold office.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15-10.1:2, relating to procedure for adoption of revision and recodification of ordinances in certain counties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by inserting in Chapter 84 of Title 8 a section numbered 8-757.1, relating to courts in which claims, suits or proceedings may be asserted, instituted, or maintained against counties, cities, towns, districts, boards, commissions, officers, agencies and other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth and of counties, cities and towns.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 87-84.2:1 through 87-84.2:7, so as to authorize the State Hospital Board to declare property surplus under certain conditions and with the consent and approval of the Governor to sell the same; to provide for the disposal of the proceeds from any such sale; to prescribe the procedure for declaring property surplus, sales thereof and the preparation and execution of deeds incident to such sales.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 10 of Chapter 68 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, Extra Session, approved September 29, 1956, the chapter relating to operation of certain public schools under certain conditions and the powers of the Governor in connection therewith; the section, which was codified as § 22-188.12, relating to manner in which certain schools taken out of the public school system may be returned thereto and the effect thereof.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 38-279.2, to prohibit the establishment or maintenance of a public or private dump containing inflammable articles within five hundred feet of any public bridge constructed of wood and to prescribe penalties for violation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-29.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the retirement of Clerks of the Senate and House of Delegates.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4-111 of the Code of Virginia, relating to records to be kept by licensees of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, to require the keeping of separate records of purchases and sales of beverages by certain licensees.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8-24.1, relating to the time within which an action may be brought for damages suffered as the result of the treatment of public water supplies by fluoridation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 11, as amended, of Chapter 161 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 11, 1946, which provided for police and firemen’s pensions and benefits in certain counties, the section relating to investment of funds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-162 of the Code of Virginia, relating to withholding certain records of juvenile courts from public inspection.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.18 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to members of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 54-298, 54-299, 54-300 as amended, 54-302 as amended, 54-806 as amended, 54-306.3, 54-309, 54-316 as amended, 54-318 as amended, 54-319 and 54-320 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating generally to examinations and issuance of certificates to practice the healing arts; remedies for applicants refused examination; revocation or suspension of licenses; and appeals from such revocations or suspensions; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 54-817.1 and 54-321.2, to provide for immediate suspension of licenses or certificates to practice healing arts and for termination of such suspension.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54-145.2, 80 as to empower counties, cities and towns to license certain contractors engaging in or offering to engage in such business in such counties, cities and towns; to authorize the examination of applicants for such licenses; to establish the standards for such examinations; to authorize refusals to grant such licenses; and to authorize punishment for violations of ordinances adopted pursuant to such section.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 18.1-10, 18.1-12, 18.1-17, 13.1-20, 18.1-21, 18.1-26, 18.1-82, 18.1-49, 18.1-55, 18.1-58, 18.1-68, 18.1-64, 18.1-66, 18.1-67, 18.1-92, 18.1-104, 18.1-106, 18.1-110, 18.1-115, 198.1-120, 18.1-128, 18.1-204, 18.1-209, 18.1-211, 18.1-214, 18.1-281, 18.1-256, 18.1-269, 18.1-272, 18.1-278, 18.1-276, 18.1-278, 18.1-285, 18.1-$16, 18.1-887 and 18.1-517 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code by adding sections numbered 18.1-115.1, 18.1-188, 18.1-278.1, 18.1-294 and 18.1-845, the amended and new sections all relating to corporations.
AN ACT to provide for an inventory of existing facilities for training nurses, for a survey of the need for additional such facilities, for the development and administration of a construction program which will, in conjunction with existing facilities, provide for the training of sufficient nurses to serve all people of the State; to create an advisory council on nursing training and provide for the terms, powers and duties of the members thereof.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 2 of Chapter 4 and § 2 of Chapter 6 of Chapter 198 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved March 14, 1950, which provided a new charter for the city of Martinsville, the sections relating, respectively, to the trial justice and officers of the city.
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 § 4-55, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to proceedings for the confiscation of articles declared contraband and forfeited to the Commonwealth, to provide for the destruction of mash and nontaxpaid alcoholic beverages in addition to certain articles enumerated therein.
AN ACT to affirm and ratify the conveyance of certain State-owned lands to the United States of America.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 22-276 of the Code of Virginia, relating to rules and regulations governing school buses and the enforcement of
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-480, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to bonds of county treasurers so as to change the requirements as to payment of premium.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24-87 as amended, and 24-89 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to compensation of secretaries and members of electoral boards generally and compensation of such secretaries and members in certain cities and counties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 14-77.1, relating to the manner of payment of certain items contained in the budgets of county and city treasurers and commissioners of the revenue.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 5-24.1, providing for the creation of a board or body to exercise, on behalf of political subdivisions creating it, the powers, rights and authority conferred by Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the Code of Virginia.
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Boydton; and to repeal Chapter 114 of the Acts of Assembly of 1874, approved March 16, 1874, which incorporated such town, and all amendments thereof.
An Act to authorize the State Board of Health to make rules and regula-
An Act to amend and reenact § 8, as amended, of Chapter 457 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 24, 1920, which act amended and reenacted the charter of the town of Marion, and to amend said act by adding a section numbered 15, authorizing the town council to create a court of limited jurisdiction to be known as the police court of the town of Marion.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 3.02 as amended, 8.05 as amended, 4.06, 8.08, 8.04 and 8.05 of Chapter 828 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, which provided a charter for the city of Falls Church, the sections relating, respectively, to nomination of candidates for council, election of certain city officers, rules of procedure of the council, and the powers and duties of the director of finance, the city treasurer and the commissioner of revenue.
An Act to amend and reenact § 68-58.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to local boards of public welfare in certaw ea
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-182 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the pledge of securities held by another bank for a depository
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-8 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers of boards of supervisors so as to provide for the regulation of certain ambulance service.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.54, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to service retirement.
An Act to authorize the State Hospital Board under certain conditions to establish, construct, equip and operate a State hospital within the geographical limits of certain counties.
An Act to provide for the further gradual revision of the Code of Virginia, under the direction of the Virginia Code Commission; to direct the revision of Title 19, dealing with criminal procedure and to appropriate to the Virginia Code Commission certain funds to carry out the project.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 88.1-477.2, providing for the issuance of a policy of group life insurance upon certain veterans’ organizations.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 28-107, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to State cadets in Virginia Military Institute and to their obligations as such.
An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1959, and the thirtieth day of June, 1960.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-508 of the Code of Virginia, relating to interest of certain officials in contracts with or claims against cities or towns.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 80 of Chapter 548 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 3, 1952, which provided a new charter for the town of Smithfield, the section relating to employees of the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 62-117.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local cooperation in Federal river and harbor and flood control projects.
An Act to waive the sovereign immunity of the State in a certain case involving The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
An Act to amend and reenact § 3-35 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment and terms of office of the board of directors of the Virginia truck experiment station.
An Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Dublin, County of Pulaski, Virginia; and to repeal Chapter 206 of Acts of the Assembly of 1906, approved March 14, 1906, and all amendments thereof; and all other acts inconsistent with this act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-232, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to printing and distribution of the Acts of Assembly.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2-4.2 and 28-9.1 of the Code of Virginia, to authorize State departments, agencies and institutions to convey easements to political subdivisions of the State.
An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-24 of the Code of Virginia, relating to disqualification of judges of courts not of record and appointments of persons to hold courts not of record under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter XIV of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, which provided a charter for the city of Portsmouth, relating to the appointment of the city manager.
Proposing amendment to § § 110, 118, 119 and 120 to the Constitution of Virginia.
An Act to validate, ratify and confirm the consolidation of the cities of Warwick and Newport News into the Consolidated City of Newport News, together with the election of the council therefor; to provide a charter for the Consolidated City of Newport News, effective July 1, 1958; to repeal Chapter 64 of the Acts of Assembly of 1895-96 entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor’, approved January 16, 1896, and Acts amendatory thereof, effective July 1, 1958; and to repeal chapter 706, of the Acts of Assembly of 1952 entitled "An Act to provide a Charter and form of government for the City of Warwick, and to provide for the adoption thereof", approved April 8, 1952, and Acts amendatory thereof, effective July 1, 1958.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-75 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers, duties, functions and jurisdiction of Capitol Police.
An Act to amend and reenact § 63-78.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the acceptance and expenditure of certain funds on behalf of children entrusted to local boards of public welfare when no guardian has been appointed.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 30-6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to privilege of members of the General Assembly, clerks and assistants.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 28-1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to annual reports of boards of visitors and trustees of State educational institutions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-795 of the Code of Virginia, to provide that there may be, for town taxation and debt limitation, a general reassessment of real estate in any town, and to further provide for procedure to be followed.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter III and § 1 of Chapter IX of Chapter 552 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, which provided a new charter for the town of Pound, the sections relating, respectively, to the administration and government and municipal elections.
An Act to amend and reenact § 5 of Chapter XVI of Chapter 578 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 3, 1952, which provided a new charter for the city of Danville, the section relating to compensation of members of Electoral Board and election officials.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 59-191 through 59-195 and 59-198 of the Code of Virginia, relating to names, marks and devices on certain containers and other articles.
An Act to amend Chapter 22 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved February 18, 1946, as amended, which created the Peninsula Airport Commission, by adding a section numbered 3-a, to empower the Commission to lease, sell or encumber certain real property.
AN ACT to provide for the appointment by the Governor of a Secretary of the Commonwealth and to establish the term of office thereof; to provide for appointments to fill vacancies; and to fix the salary of such officer and to appropriate funds therefor.