Slavery
| An ACT to ratify the Joint Resolution of Congress, passed February 27, 1869, proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. |
| An ACT Prescribing the Duties and Compensation of County |
| An ACT to ratify the Joint Resolution of Congress, passed June 16, 1866, proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. |
| JOINT RESOLUTION requesting the President of the United States to employ forces of the United States to assist the civil officers of this Commonwealth in enforcing the legal writs of the civil courts in certain counties. |
| An ACT prescribing a uniform rule for the Compensation for Slaves in Controversy at the time of Emancipation. |
| JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the Governor to cancel the contract with Mason, Gooch and Hoge, for the Hire of Convicts on certain conditions. |
| An ACT to provide for the use of convict labor on the New river railroad. |
| An ACT to enable the James River and Kanawha company to contract with the Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway company for the use of convict labor, granted to said first-named company by act approved December 12th, 1877. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Chatham. |
| An ACT to authorize the Governor to furnish convict labor for the extension of the Danville and New River Railroad beyond Patrick courthouse, Virginia. |
| An ACT in relation to the government of the negro reformatory association of Virginia, and to the commitment, government, employment, and discharge of negro minors committed thereto, and providing compensation to be paid by the commonwealth for caring for such minors. |
| An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2552 of the Code, in relation to how bastards take by inheritance, so as to prescribe in what cases the children of former slaves may take by inheritance. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2, chapter 453, acts of assembly 1901-2, approved April 2, 1902, entitled “an act to aid the citizens of Virginia who were disabled by wounds received during the war between the States, while serving as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, and such as served during the said war as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, who are now disabled by disease contracted during the war, or by the infirmities of age, and the widows of soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia who lost their lives in said service, or whose death resulted from wounds received or disease contracted in said service, and providing penalties for violating the provisions of this act.” |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the court in which he is tried to sentence certain prisoners to hard labor on the public roads instead of confinement in the penitentiary for the commission of felony |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 45, 46, 46%, 46% (a), 4614(b), 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 51(a), 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 8&5, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 9214, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 97%, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 108, 104, 105, 106, 106%4, 107, 108, 109, 10944, 110, 111, 11144, 112, 1138, 118%, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 118(a), 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 1380, 131, 18382. 133, 1384, 1385, 136, 137, 138, 140 and 141 of an act entitled an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions as authorized by section 189 of the Constitution |
| An ACT: to amend and re-enact section 2073 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize the court in which he is tried to sentence certain prisoners to hard labor on the public roads instead of confinement in the penitentiary, for the commission of felony, as heretofore amended, including the amendment thereto in regard to contracts for the hiring of convicts, as amended by acts approved February 29, 1912, and March 22, 1916, approved March 15, 1918. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2073 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 19, 1920. [H B 6] |
| An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the 28th day of February, 1929, and the 28th day of February, 1930. |
| A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing amendment to the Constitution of Virginia. |
| An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1933, and the thirtieth day of June, 1934. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2073 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, and to further amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto two new sections numbered 2073-a and 2073-b, all pertaining to the State convict road force, the employment of convicts and misdemeanants, and the purchase of articles produced and manufactured thereby. |
| An ACT to prohibit the sale or exchange on the open market, within this State, of goods, wares and merchandise prepared or manufactured by convicts or prisoners of other states; and to prescribe penalties for violations thereof; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent therewith. |
| An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1935, and the thirtieth day of June, 1936. |
| An ACT to appropriate the public revenue for tt |
| An ACT to amend Chapter 23 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved February 15, 1944, relating to authority of Commissioner of Corrections to furnish prison labor for farm work under certain conditions by adding a new section numbered 7, providing for a different termination of en TD ae |
| AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Purcellville, in the County of Loudoun, and to repeal chapter 391 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, entitled “An Act to incorporate the town of Purcellville, in the County of Loudoun”, approved March 14, 1908, and acts amendatory thereto. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact Title 37 of the Code of 1950 containing sections numbered 37-1 through 37-260, the title and sections relating to insane, epileptic, feebleminded, inebriate and drug addicts; the Department and Commissioner of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals; and the State Hospital Board; to amend the Code of 1950 by adding in Title 37 sections numbered 37-1.1, 37-34.1, 37-61.1, 37-71.1, 37-110.1, 37-126.1, 37-132.1, 37-185.1, 37-153.1, 37-254.1, 37-257.1 and 37-257.2 relating to the same matters and to repeal §§ 37-43, 37-82 and 37-179 of the Code of 1950. |
| An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke; and to repeal Chap 478 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 22, 1924, which provided a new charter for said city, and all amendments thereof. |
| An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1958, and the thirtieth day of June, 1954. |
| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 51 Proposing an amendment to Sec. 115a of the Constitution of Virginia. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the establishing of, and constructing buildings for, farms for misdemeanants and felons. |
| An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1957, and the thirtieth day June, 1958. |
| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44 Proposing amendments to §§ 155 and 161 of the Constitution of Virginia. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 716 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 81, 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 revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to crimes and offenses generally; to that end to repeal Title 18 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 11 and §§ 18-1 to 18-366, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to crimes and offenses generally; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act a new title numbered 18.1, which title includes eight new chapters numbered 1 to 8, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 18.1-1 to 18.1-429, both inclusive, relating to crimes and offenses generally; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act. |
| An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1968, and the thirtieth day of June, 1964. |
| An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1965, and the thirtieth day of June, 1966. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact the 4th section of chapter 1a) of the Code of Virginia for 1860, in relation to Ofleneves against the Sovereignty of the State. |
| An ACT to amend and re-enact the 9th section of chapter 103 of the Code of Virginia for 1860. defining a Mulatto, providing for the punishment of Otfences by Colored Persons, and for the admission of their Evidence in Legal Investigations; and to repeal all Laws in relation to Slaves and Slavery, and for other purposes. |
| An ACT to provide more ctlectually for the punishment of Horse Stealing |
| An ACT to stay the Collection of Debts for a limited period |
| An ACT providing for the adjustment of Liabilities arising under Contracts and Wills made between the Ist day of January 1862, and the 10th day of April 1865 |
| An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the thirtieth day of June, 1967, and the thirtieth day of June, 1968. |
| An Act to amend and re-enact section 19 of chapter 18 of an act approved March 4, 1872, revising the criminal law of this state |
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