Religious Institutions
| An ACT to authorize the trustees of the Gravel Springs Evangelical Lutheran church, in Frederick county, to receive a donation of $1,000 |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 457 of the code relative to what real estate exempt from taxation. |
| An ACT to authorize the trustees of the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal church south, at Clintwood, Dickenson county, Virginia, to sell and convey the same, and invest the proceeds arising therefrom in other parsonage property. |
| An ACT to authorize M. M. Lynch, substituted trustee, to convey certain property in the city of Winchester, which was devised for the benefit of the Catholic church by John Burns, deceased. |
| An ACT to incorporate the King’s daughters’ hospital of Staunton, Virginia. |
| An ACT to incorporate the Young men’s Christian association of Hampton, Va. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 559 of an act approved March 1, 1892, acts 1891-’92, entitled “An act to amend and re-enact sections 3807 and 3810 of the code of Virginia, relating to the protection of religious meetings and meetings for the promotion of the cause of temperance.” |
| An ACT to authorize the sale of the church and lot on Mayo street, in Richmond, known as the Universalist-Unitarian church. |
| An AC'T to authorize the trustees to sell the William or Stoneberger church property in Page county, Virginia, and invest |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3810 of the code of Virginia, entitled appointment of police for religious meetings. |
| An ACT to refund to Gilbert J. Hunt the sum of fourteen dollars thirty-five cents erroneously paid by him on church property in the city of Richmond. |
| An ACT to vest the title of a certain iot of land, containing one acre, more or less, in King George county, in trustees for the use and benefit of Fletcher’s chapel, Methodist Episcopal church, south. |
| An ACT to incorporate the Virginia union university, in the city of Richmond, Virginia. |
| An ACT to authorize the trustees to sell the Boring’s chapel church property in Lee county. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1, 2 and 4 of an act entitled an “Act to ee a board of trustees for the Virginia female institute at Staunton, an rovide for the future government of said institute, approved March 14, 1874, |
| An ACT to vest in Charles Park England, Brodie C. Blunt, Joseph C. Gilman, James A. Mallory and C. F. Cross, trustees for Independence Christian church, two acres of land situated in Hanover county. |
| An ACT to validate certain deeds in the clerk’s office of Southampton county court made to trustees of Black Creek Baptist Church. |
| An ACT to incorporate the Richmond Methodist Mission Association |
| An ACT to authorize the trustees of the parsonage of Court-Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Lynchburg, Virginia, to convey its parsonage lot to the trustees of said church. |
| An ACT to sell church property in Lee county. |
| An ACT to incorporate the Benevolent Aid and Relief Association of Virginia. |
| An ACT to validate the bequest and devise made by A. H. Wilson to the trustees of Muhlenberg Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Harrisonburg, Virginia. |
| An ACT to incorporate the Executive Committee on Ministerial Relief of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1398, 1402, 1403, and 1404 of the Code of Virginia, so as to enable religious congregations, churches, and their trustees to take and hold personal estate. |
| An ACT to empower the trustees of Cunningham Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in the county of Fluvanna, to sell and convey a part of the land held by them. |
| An ACT to authorize the trustees of the old Methodist parsonage nea |
| An ACT to incorporate the Sons and Daughters, Brothers and Sisters of Zion Tabernacle, No. 1, King George county. |
| An ACT to incorporate the Church Erection and Missionary Board of the German Baptist Brethren Church for the Second District of Virginia, and to authorize and empower said corporation to use its funds to assist congregations financially unable to erect church buildings and support a minister by grants or donations to them of its funds. |
| An ACT to authorize the sale of church property in the county of Lee. |
| An ACT to incorporate the Bowling Green Female Seminary, in the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. |
| An ACT to incorporate the board of trustees of the ministerial relief fund of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States. |
| An ACT empowering trustees of parsonage property of Covington Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to sell and convey said property, and to dispose of the proceeds of such sale and reinvest same. |
| An ACT to authorize the directors of the Sweet Briar Institute to pay to the Protestant Episcopal church, known as Ascension church, at Amherst, Virginia, a legacy hequeathed to it by the will of the late Indiana Fletcher Wiliams. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate Saint Mary's Benedictine Institute, approved March 15, 1875, Richmond, Virginia. |
| An ACT to incorporate the order of Jamestown, 1607. |
| An ACT to authorize the trustees of the Preshyterian church in the county of Brunswick to dispose of a part of the manse or parsonage lands in said county and to convey to purchasers thereof a valid title thereto. |
| An ACT to authorize the sale of old Ferguson chapel, in Russell county. |
| An ACT to prevent expectorating on the floors and aisles of churches, and in other places of public worship, and to provide the penalty therefor. |
| An ACT to authorize the trustees of the Centennial Baptist church, of the town of Tappahannock, county of Essex, to sell and convey a certain lot of land in said town and county. |
| An ACT amending the charter of the Rawlings institute. |
| An ACT to vest title of Cedar Grove Baptist church of Russell county, in A. D. Vermillion, G. L. Jessee, and D. C. Alderson, trustees, and their successors in office to hold for the benefit of the Missionary Baptist congregation who worship there. |
| An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Giles county to sell to the trustees of the Baptist church a lot or parcel of land off the county farm near Ripplemead, Virginia, for the purpose of erecting a church thereon and to provide for the conveyance of same. |
| An ACT to designate and establish certain days as public holidays, and to establish and declare Saturday after 12 o’clock noon a half-holiday as regards the transaction of business generally, with exceptions specified in this act. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1401 of the Code of Virginia. |
| An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Giles county to sell to the trustees of the Baptist church a lot or parcel of land off the county farm near Ripplemead, Virginia, for the purpose of erecting a church thereon and to provide for the conveyance of same. |
| An ACT to exempt persons conducting temporary eating or lodging houses, horse-lots, and confectioneries at religious gatherings from license tax. |
| An ACT to amend section 1406, as amended, in relation to proceed- |
| An ACT for the retirement of bonds held by St. Paul’s Endowment Fund, Incorporated, and providing for the issuance of registered certificate therefor and the payment of interest thereon. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled, “an act to amend and re-enact section 3805 of the Code of Virginia, in regard to the disturbances of religious worship, and how the same shall be punished,” as approved March 7, 1900. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2219 of the Code of Virginia in regard to how a minister is authorized to celebrate the rites of marriage. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2219 of the Code of Virginia, in regard to how a minister is authorized to celebrate the rites of marriage, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 15, 1908. |
| An ACT amending sections 2 and 5 of an act entitled an act to authorize the trustees of the Gravel Spring Evangelical Lutheran Church, in Frederick county, to receive a donation of $1,000 and invest the same |
| An ACT to authorize the county school board of the county of James City to convey what is known as the Hickory Neck academy lot, with the building thereon, to the duly appointed trustees for the congregation of Hickory Neck Protestant Episcopal church of Blissland-parish, in James City county, Virginia. |
| 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 authorize the sale of Cypress church and lot, in Surry county. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 17, 1910, amending and re-enacting section 2219 of the Code of Virginia, in regard to how a minister is authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 15, |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1398 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to conveyances of real estate for religious purposes. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1402 of the Code of Virginia, approved March 28, 1902, in relation to suits by and against trustees. |
| An ACT to provide under certain conditions for the conveyance of real property occupied by a church. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3918 of the Code of Virginia. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 42 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 1402 of the Code of Virginia, approved March 28, 1902, in relation to suits by and against trustees, approved March 15, 1918. |
| An ACT to prohibit any officer in administering an oath from requiring or requesting the person taking the oath to kiss the Holy Bible, or any book or books thereof. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4835 of the Code of Virginia. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4580 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the appointment of police for religious meetings |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5 and 7 of an act entitled “An act to regulate motion picture films and reels; providing a system of examination, approval and regulation thereof, and of the banners, posters and other like advertising matter used in connection therewith; creating the board of censors; and providing penalties for the violation of this act,” approved March 15, 1922. |
| An ACT to require persons, firms, corporations and associations soliciting subscriptions or contributions to any cause or thing, with certain exceptions, to keep adequate books showing all sums collected, and how, to whom and for what disbursed; providing for inspection of such books, and prescribing punishment for failure to comply with this act. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 46 of the Code of Virginia, |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2272 of the Code of Virginia in relation to what real estate exempt from taxation. |
| An ACT to regulate the sale of kosher meat and meat preparations. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide under certain conditions for the conveyance of real property occupied by a church |
| An ACT authorizing and empowering the town council of the town of Front Royal, Warren county, Virginia, to grant and convey unto the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Front Royal, Virginia, certain real estate. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 43 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to holding church property. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 43 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to holding property by religious congregations, churches and religious societies, as amended by an act approved March 25, 1926. |
| An ACT to extend the time within which an application may be made for relief from erroneous assessment of property the beneficial title of which is vested in any religious congregation and used for religious pur-poses. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 435 of the tax Code of Virginia, providing what property real and personal shall be exempt from taxation State and local. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 435 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to what property, real and personal, is exempt from taxation, State and local. |
| An ACT to authorize and direct the chairman of the board of super- |
| An ACT to prevent trespassing upon church property in the night time, and fixing the punishment for such trespassing. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 435 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to property exempt from taxation |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 435 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to property exempt from taxation. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 435 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to what property is exempt from taxation, State and local. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 46 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, relating to lands of churches and other like organizations, so as to authorize such land to be improved and encumbrances thereon to be extended. |
| An ACT to authorize and empower the State Board of Education |
| An ACT to validate certain conveyances of real estate in Fairfax county, Virginia, made by the Reverend Dennis J. O’Connell, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 122 of the Tax Code of Virginia, relating to certain deeds upon which recordation tax shall not be imposed. |
| An ACT to validate certain conveyances of real estate situated in the City of Richmond, Virginia, made by the Reverend A. J. Brennan, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, and by the Reverend Peter L. Ireton, Bishop Coadjutor of said Diocese, to Sarkis Berberian and Yevnigue S. Berberian, his wife, and to the City of Richmond, Virginia, a municipal corporation, and to Elsie F. Greentree, and to Mildred Brown Mayo, respectively. |
| An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1941, and the thirtieth day of June, 1942, to prescribe the provisos, terms, conditions and provisions with respect to the items of appropriation, and their payment, and to repeal all acts wholly in conflict with this act, and all parts of all acts inconsistent with this act to the extent of such inconsistency. |
| An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section, designated Section 38-a, further prescribing the powers, rights and duties of religious sects, societies and denominations, and of the ecclesiastical officers thereof, with respect to the acquisition, holding, transfer and descent and distribution, of property, and validating certain transactions relating thereto. |
| An ACT to authorize the Trustees of the Religious Congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at the town of Bedford, in the State of Virginia, to convey certain real estate to The Home Corporation of the Virginia Conference. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 122 of The Tax Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, prescribing what deeds are exempt from the recordation tax, so as to provide that such tax shall not be imposed on any deed of trust conveying land used as the site of a church. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact Section 435 of the Tax Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to what property exempt from taxation, so as to omit lands owned ‘by the United States. |
| An ACT for the relief of the Trustees of the Botetourt Church of the Brethren, the General Mission Board of the Church of the Brethren, and Daleville College. |
| A Joint RESOLUTION proposing amendment to Section 183 of the Constitution of Virginia. |
| An ACT proposing an amendment to Section 183 of the Constitution of Virginia |
| An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 355, of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, the sections and chapter relating to the regulation of the solicitation of contributions from the public, and to arthend such chapter by adding new sections numbered 1-a and 1-b, imposing certain duties upon the State Corporation Commission with regard to such solicitations, requiring the filing of certain reports and requiring certain certificates as a prerequisite to solicitation of funds. |
| AN ACT 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. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 58-14 and 58-16 of the Code of 1950, relating to certain property exempt from State and local taxation and assessment thereof. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-12 of the Code of 1950 to provide that property of the Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind, Inc., shall be exempt from taxation, State and local, including inheritance taxes. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 57-12 of the Code of Virginia, relating to quantity of real and personal estate which may be held for religious purposes. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-12 of the Code of Virginia as amended, relating to what property exempt from taxation. |
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