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1916
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 13, 1914, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 20 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 7, 1912, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 20 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 14, 1906, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia in force January 21, 1884, entitled an act providing a charter for the city of Norfolk and repealing the existing charter, approved April 21, 1882, as amended by the several acts of the general assembly of Virginia, approved, respectively, April 6, 1887; April 28, 1887; May 14, 1887; February 14, 1900; February 21, 1900; February 26, 1900; February 2, 1901; February 15, 1901; March 15, 1902; and to define the boundaries of the said city of Norfolk, as extended by the several acts of the general assembly, approved April 6, 1887; February 22, 1890 and March 14, 1902, and by an order of the circuit court of Norfolk county, which was entered on the 9th day of January, 1906.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide fire escapes from buildings of over three stories
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to provide for altering and vacating certain streets and alleys in Norfolk county, not lying within the limits of any city or town, and to validate and confirm proceedings heretofore had in the county court of said county, for the purpose of altering or vacating any such streets or alleys and to limit the time within which remedies in respect thereto or to the closing or attempted closing thereof may be had
An ACT to provide for a temporary adequate administration and government of the local affairs of the unincorporated community known as Hopewell and adjacent territory, now a portion of the Bland magisterial district, in the county of Prince George, until such time as it becomes a city.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of North Tazewell, in the county of Tazewell; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Isle of Wight, in its discretion, to contribute out of the general county levy, a sum of money to be expended in the building and erection of a public service building to be erected at what is known as “Burwell’s Bay” in the county of Isle of Wight.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to authorize the cities and towns of this Commonwealth to acquire, by purchase, gift, or condemnation, property adjoining parks, monuments or other public property belonging to such cities or towns, or property in the vicinity of such parks, monuments, or other public property, which is used and maintained in such a manner as to impair the beauty, usefulness, efficiency, or convenience of said parks, monuments, or public property, and to dispose of the same, with proper limitations as to the future use thereof
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town, now city, of Hampton, in Elizabeth City county, Virginia, approved May 23, 1887, by adding thereto section 18, authorizing the council of said city to prescribe by ordinance the limits within which no buildings shall be constructed except of brick, stone or other incombustible material, with fire proof roof; and to impose a penalty for violation thereof.
An ACT to allow the Richmond Yacht Club, incorporated, to build a wharf in James river, on its property in Chesterfield county, Virginia.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Tazewell, in the county of Tazewell, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to change the name of Burton’s wharf at Urbanna, in the county of Middlesex, on the Rappahannock river to Urbanna wharf.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3702 of the Code of Virginia, regarding setting fire to woods and certain inflammable substances.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section 7 of section 2086 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Gloucester county to lease or rent out certain lands at Gloucester Point, and to validate certain leases heretofore made.
An ACT to make it unlawful to use the common or “roller towel” in any hotel, railway train, railway station, public or private school, public lavatory or washroom, and to provide punishment therefor.
AN ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of article 2, and section 1 of article 3, of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus, in Elizabeth City county
An ACT authorizing the city of Hampton, Virginia, to borrow money and issue bonds therefor to the amount of $75,000.00, for the purpose of extending and improving the present sewer system and of constructing a new sewer system and other permanent improvements.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to create the office of State forester under the direction and control of the State geological commission, and defining his duties, approved March 21, 1914, and to make provision for the prevention of fires.
An ACT for the protection of fish in Clinch river and its tributaries, in Russell county.
An ACT to authorize the town of Wytheville to sell and convey its real estate on Church street; and to ratify and confirm a certain deed made by it to M. L. Harrison, J. M. Suddeth and W. E. Fulton, trustees, and their successors lawfully appointed, for the Wytheville Baptist church of Wytheville, Virginia, bearing date the 16th day of September, 1915.
An ACT to prohibit the sale or offering for sale of any cider,
An ACT to prohibit the use of roller towels in public lavatories.
An ACT to authorize the sale of Cypress church and lot, in Surry county.
An ACT to prohibit the sale of any cider or of any other drink containing more than one-half of one per cent. of alcohol, within two miles of Seay’s chapel, a church located near Shores, in Fluvanna county.
An ACT making it unlawful to anchor small boats in the channels of Norfolk and Portsmouth harbors, or within three hundred feet thereof, above Craney Island, and prescribing punishment therefor.
An ACT to provide upon a petition of a majority of the patrons of any school in the State for placing a United States flag upon each public school house, or on the grounds thereof, in the State of Virginia, and authorizing the respective school authorities to make an appropriation to pay for same.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Crewe, in Nottoway county, Virginia.

1918
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 14, 1906, entitled an act to empower boards of supervisors to enact special und local legislation to protect the public roads and bridges from obstruction, encroachment and injury, to make violations of such enactment a misdemeanor, and to provided penalties, approved March 15, 1910.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 5, 1915.
An ACT prohibiting the use of public drinking cups.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two fiscal years ending, respectively, on the 28th day of February, 1919, and the 29th day of February, 1920.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Portsmouth, approved March 10, 1908, as amended by an act approved March 12, 1912, by adding a new chapter thereto, to be known as chapter 10, relating to the initiative, referendum and recall.
An ACT to prohibit the sale of water by one city to the inhabitants, firms, corporations or industries of another city; and the right to occupy and use the streets, lanes, parks or other public places in the latter city without the consent of the council of said city.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend section 3730 of the Code of Virginia. In relation to pulling down fences or leaving gates open, and so forth
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6, 11, 18, 18a, 18b, 19g, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 88, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89. 90, 91, 92, 98, 94, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 and 108, of chapter 101 of the acts of the general assembly, approved May 24, 1870, entitled an act providing a charter for the city of Richmond, as heretofore amended; to add to said charter, as a part of the charter of the city of Richmond, sections to be Kngwn as sections 18c, 18d, 18e, 27a, 27b, 27¢c, 27d, 28a, and Slu, and to repeal sections 13b, 30u, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30e, 30f, 30g, 30h, 301, 30j, 93a, 93b, 93c, 938d, 98e, 93f, 938g, 93h, 931, 93), 93k, 931, 93m, 93n, 9380, 9383p, 93q, B8r, 938s and 109 of said charter, the general object of which amendments, added sections and repeal of sections is to require claimants for damages occurring by reason of the negligence of the city to give notice of such claim; to limit the time in which suit shall be brought to recover land opened to and used by the public as a street or alley; to divide the government of the city of Richmond into six departments; to provide for the appointment, qualification and duties of the head of each of said departinents; to enlarge the powers and duties of the mayor; to create a bvard to be known as the advisory board of the city of Richmond, and define their powers and duties; to provide for the better assessment, collection and levy of taxes: to authorize the council of the city of Richmond to pass ordinances deemed necessary to cure defects in the making of such levies and assessments of taxes; to abolish the board known as the administrative board of city of Richmond; to abolish the board known as the board of fire commissioners of the city of Richmond, and to provide for the holding of an election by the people to finally determine whether or not the said amendments shall become effective as a part of the charter of the city of Richmond.
An ACT to amend and re-enact all acts creating and amending the charter of the city of Lynchburg.
An ACT to authorize the town council of the town of Waynesboro, to call a special election of the qualified voters of the said town, to determine whether or not all live stock shall be prohibited from running at large within, the corporate limits of the town of Waynesboro, Virginia
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Pocahontas, in the county of Tazewell, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act for working and keeping in repair the roads of Tazewell county, approved February 24, 1888, and further to provide for permanent improvement of the roads in said county, approved February 29, 1892, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 12, 1894, as amended by an act approved January 11, 1900, and as amended and re-enacted by an act approved January 27, 1900, and as amended and re-enacted by an act approved December 17, 1901, and as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 8, 1910, and as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 13, 1912, and as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 4, 1914, and as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 16, 1916, and to provide for the working, repairing, maintaining and improving the roads in Tazewell county.
An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Culpeper county, Virginia, to appropriate sufficient funds out of the county fund for the purpose of converting one of the floors of the old schoolhouse in the town of Culpeper, Virginia, into a public auditorium.
An ACT prohibiting boating, fishing, hunting, gunning and skating in, or over the waters of any lake, pond or reservoir used as, or in connection with, the public water supply of any city in this Commonwealth, having by the last United States census a population of more than nineteen thousand inhabitants, without the consent in writing of the city, or water supply company owning such lake, pond or reservoir, or entitled to use the waters of the same in connection with its water supply, and providing the penalties for the violation of the same.

1919es
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Wise county to borrow money and issue bonds of the Gladeville magisterial district thereof for a sum not exceeding $80,000.00 for the purpose of constructing and improving a public road and the necessary bridges on and along same, in the said Gladeville magisterial district along the Roaring Fork of Powell’s river and the Pot Camp Fork of said Roaring Fork, beginning at the Richmond magisterial district line at the northern end of the said district public road leading from the State highway between Appalachia and Norton, thence up and near Roaring Fork and Pot Camp Fork through the villages of Roaring Fork and Dunbar to the village of Pardee in said Gladeville magisterial district, and to levy taxes to pay the interest thereon and to create a sinking fund for the payment of such bonds at maturity.
An ACT to amend sections ten and eleven of the charter of the town of Salem, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to provide for improving the public roads and bridges of Floyd magisterial district in the county of Scott and to authorize the board of supervisors to borrow money by the issue of bonds, and to build bridges, grade and macadamize the roads in Flore Se

1920
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia approved March 3, 1900, and in force from its passage, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Charlottesville, and to repeal all acts inconsistent therewith; and also to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Charlottesville, approved March 14, 1908.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2854 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend section 582 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3173 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to provide for the appointment of a commission to be known as the University of Virginia and Richmond Memorial Road Commission; to prescribe its powers and duties; and to provide for the construction of the University of Virginia and Richmond memorial
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 11 of an act entitled an act to create for the county of Norfolk a commission of roads and bridges, and to prescribe the powers and duties of such commission, and thereby to provide for controlling, constructing and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges within said county, and for acquiring, establishing, altering and vacating roads and bridges therein; and to repeal an act entitled an act for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Norfolk county, approved February 18, 1890, as amended by acts approved February 26, 1908, and March 14, 1910, respectively, and also to repeal an act entitled an act for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Norfolk county, approved February 1, 1894, approved February 1, 1915, and to add to said act two new sections, designated sections 7-a and 13-a.
An ACT to authorize boards of supervisors to fell, or fell and remove, trees along public highways, and to keep the lands along such highways cleared of growing trees; also providing for procedure under, this act.
An ACT to provide for a special election in the town of Boykins, upon the question of issuing bonds for the purpose of improving the streets of said town, and installing a water and sewerage system in said town, and install lights in said town,
An ACT to authorize the county of Rockbridge and the town of Lexington to purchase a lot to be used for the parking of automobiles and to collect a fee for such parking.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate
An ACT to prohibit the obstructing of Pole Cat creek, Caroline county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 5 of article 2 and section 1 of article 3, of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Phoebus, in Elizabeth City county, approved January 22, 1900, as heretofore amended by an act approved March 2, 1914, and by an act approved March 1, 1916.
An ACT to erect a library building and auditorium as a memorial to the soldiers, sailors, marines and women who served in the world war, and to appropriate money therefor; to dedicate as and for public streets and highways upon certain conditions a strip of land fifteen feet in width lying on the southern side of the Capitol square in the city of Richmond,
An ACT to amend section 786 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3388 of the Code of Virginia, which provides for clerks’ offices to be open certain days, records, etc., open to inspection; copies authorized.
An ACT to prohibit the removal and carrying away of sand or gravel from the fast land, beach or bluff abutting upon any of the rivers, streams or other waters within the jurisdiction of ‘this Commonwealth or from the beds of any such waters, or from land lying between high and low water-mark of any such waters, and to repeal an act entitled an act to punish stealing and taking away sand within this Commonwealth, on the banks of the Potomac river, approved March 8, 1894.

1922
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5, 6, 15, 18-b, 19-h, 19-i, 29, 30, 40, 43, 44, 65 and 78 of the charter of the city of Richmond, as the same may have been heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact subsection 4 of section 3299 of the Code of Virginia.
An ACT to provide for the consolidation or annexation of cities.
An ACT to authorize the city of Norfolk to establish underground drainage in a thirty-foot canal extending from Smith’s creek to Yarmouth street, to close the said canal and use it for park and highway purposes, and to vest the city of Norfolk with the title of the State of Virginia therein.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 10, 11 and 23 of the charter of the town of Salem, as heretofore amended.
An ACT authorizing the governor to issue annually a proclamation calling upon the officials and people of the State to display flags on the second Sunday in May, known as Mother’s Day.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 19 of an act entitled an act to, incorporate the town of Manassas, approved April 2, 1873, as heretofore amended.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 13 and 37 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Liberty, to extend its limits and change its name to Bedford City, Virginia, approved March 3, 1890; and to change the name of the town of Bedford, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 12, 1912.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Woodstock and
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2854 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 16, 1920.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 109 and 111% of an act entitled an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schols and to pay the interest on the public debt and to pro- vide a special tax for pensions as authorized by scction 189 of the Constitution
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Lee county to issue bonds of said county on behalf of the Yokum Station magisterial district thereof, for a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for the purpose of providing funds to macadamize and otherwise permanently improve a certain road of said district, known as the Keokee road, leading from the Wise county line on top of Dividing Ridge, to the town of Keokee, a distance of approximately three and one-half (3%) miles, and such additional distance beyond and west of Keokee leading to the Lower Crab Orchard country, as can be permanently improved out of such funds; and to levy taxes to pay the interest therton, and to create a sinking fund for the payment of principal of said bonds at maturity.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Suffolk and to repeal the existing charter of said city and the several acts amendatory thereof and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act so far as they relate to the said city of Suffolk.
An ACT to prevent bathing in the waters of certain portions of the Elizabeth river, polluted with sewage.
An ACT to authorize the school board of Richmond district, number one, of the county of Wise, to issue and sell bonds to an amount not exceeding $60,900 for the purpose of erecting and furnishing a new public school building in the village of East Stone Gap in said school district, and to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity.

1923es
An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section five of section nine of chapter VI of an act entitled “An act to amend and re-enact all acts creating and amending the charter of the city of Lynchburg,” approved March 13, 1918.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 9 of an act of the general assembly, entitled an act to provide a charter for the city of Winchester, approved April 2, 1874, as amended by an act approved April 30, 1874, as amended by an act approved February 26, 1896, as amended in section 9 and section 11 thereof by an act approved March 5, 1900, as amended in section 9 thereof by an act approved March 9, 1910.
An ACT to give the consent of the Commonwealth of Virginia to the city of Richmond to widen Twelfth street between Bank and Franklin streets.
An ACT to authorize the governor of Virginia to convey to the government of the United States, in the name and on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a certain parcel of ground, not exceeding one-half acre, which is a part of a tract now owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the county of Princess Anne, together with an easement or right of way leading from said parcel of ground to the county road.
An ACT to enable the county of Prince Edward, State of Virginia, to release and forever quit claim to a strip of land fronting fifteen feet on Main street of the town of Farmville, formerly a portion of the courthouse square.

1924
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1822 of the Code of Virginia,
An ACT to provide for the recordation of plats of subdivision of land located in or within five miles of cities of a population in excess of 150, according to the last United States census, for the vacation thereof, for the construction of public improvements therein and for the rights of such cities in connection therewith.
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.
An ACT for the protection of fish in the Nottoway river, in Nottoway, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Sussex, Greensville and Southampton counties, Virginia, and the tributaries of said river; providing rules and regulations by which fish may be taken therefrom, and fines for violations.
An ACT to release unto G. B. Morehead all the right, title and interest of the public in certain real estate in the town of Wytheville.
An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending,
An ACT designating that part of route number 12 of the State highway system from Portsmouth to North Carolina line as ‘‘George Washington highway.”’
An ACT to change the names of Salt pond and Fresh pond in Princess Anne county to Lake Tecumseh and Redwing lake, respectively.
An ACT for the protection of fish in the Blackwater river, in Prince George, Surry, Sussex, Isle of Wight, Southampton and Nansemond counties, Virginia; providing rules and regulations by which fish may be taken therefrom, and fines for violations.
An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to erect a library building and auditorium as a memorial to the soldiers, sailors, marines and women who served in the World war, and to appropriate money therefor; to dedicate as and for public streets and highways upon certain conditions a strip of land fifteen feet in width lying on the southern side of the Capitol Square in the city of Richmond, for the widening of Bank street; to allow the library board to borrow money, issue bonds therefor and secure the same; and to allow the State board of education, from time to time, to invest the cash in hand of the literary fund in said bonds, approved March 25, 1920; and to provide for the disposition or use of the lot, square or parcel of land situated in the city of Richmond, described in the said act, and bounded by Eleventh, Twelfth, Capitol and Broad streets.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for working, building and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges in Grayson county
An ACT to amend and re-enact section five of an act approved November twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Boykins, in the county of Southampton, and amended and re-enacted by an act approved February fourteenth, nineteen hundred and one, and amended by an act approved December nineteenth, nineteen hundred and one, and amended by an act approved March sixteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, and amended and re-enacted by an act approved March twenty-fourth nineteen hundred and twenty.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 19-f of the charter of the city of Richmond, in relation to landings, wharves, docks and canals, as the same may have been heretofore amended.
An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Henry to borrow the sum of $100,000.00 and to issue serial bonds or notes for the same running from one to ten years; to provide for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof at maturity; to provide that the money so borrowed shall be used for the retirement or payment of any notes, bonds or warrants heretofore issued by said board; to repeal an act entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of Henry county to borrow the sum of $50,000.00 to be used for the construction and permanent improvement of roads and bridges in said county under the supervision of the State highway commissioner or the board of supervisors of said county and to provide for the payment of same and to provide for the retirement of any notes or bonds which may have been issued by said board pursuant to acts of the general assembly, approved March 9, 1918, and March 14, 1918, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, approved September 5, 1919; and to provide that no bank, person, firm or corporation in the county of Henry shall hereafter receive any interest on any loan made to the board of supervisors of the county of Henry unless such loan shall have been authorized by the general assembly.
An ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Salem, Virginia
An ACT authorizing cities, towns and counties to establish and conduct systems of public recreation and playgrounds.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 106 and section 1063 of an act entitled an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and the public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions as authorized by section one hundred and eighty-nine of the Constitution,
An ACT to authorize the boards of supervisors of counties to enact special and local legislation for the protection of the public roads, ways and bridges of the said counties, and for the regulation of traffic thereon.

1926
An ACT to authorize the State highway commission to continue to make allocations from State roads construction funds to roads in the State highway system within the boundaries of the Shenandoah National Park.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Elkton, in Rockingham county, Virginia