Transportation

1954
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 46-164.1, so as to provide for the issuance of certain licenses for certain motor vehicles.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-101 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the display of license plates issued by the Division of Motor
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-487 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to residence requirements of certain city and town officers.
An Act to authorize and direct the State Highway Commissioner of Virginia to convey approximately eight acres of land, formerly used as a Residency Headquarters, to the cities of Hampton, Newport News, and Warwick jointly; reserving the right to the Department of State Police to operate and maintain its radio tower located on said premises.
An Act to provide for the construction and maintenance of certain roads over certain property of the Commonwealth in Accomack
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-22.1 of the Code of Virginia which was enacted by Chapter 675 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, relating to special tags for certain radio operators, fees for issuing such tags, and the disposition of revenues therefrom.
An Act to amend and reenact § 56-527 of the Code, relating to what public utilities exempt from power of State to take over and operate.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-96 of the Code of Virginia, relating to furnishing license plates by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-808 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the manner of fastening certain loads on certain vehicles.
An Act to amend and re-enact § 46-336 of the Code of Virginia, relating to increase of maximum weights on certain highways.
An Act to amend and reenact Sec. 144(c) of Chapter 34, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, which chapter provided a new charter for the City of Norfolk, and which section relates to the powers and duties of the Norfolk Port Authority.
An Act to provide for the creation of authorities to acquire and operate areas which are, or have been occupied by a United States military installation and which are, or appear likely to be subject to disposal by the United States Government; to provide for the composition, government, powers, duties and liabilities thereof and other matters pertaining thereto; and to provide for the issuance of certain bonds thereby, and the terms and conditions of such issuance.
An Act to amend and reenact § 38-218 of the Code, relating to ferries exempt from powers of State Highway Commission as to establishment, acquisition and operation of ferries.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-809.1, to regulate the use of mechanical vapor compression refrigeration cooling units in motor vehicles.
An Act to provide for the construction by the State Department of Highways of a road from the State highway in Westmoreland County to the birthplace of James Monroe; and to appropriate funds.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 46-256.1, relating to rural mail carriers loading and unloading mail and exempting them from the provisions of § 46-256 under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1, 2, 5 as amended, 6 as amended, 8, and 12 as amended of Chapter 22 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved February 18, 1946, which authorized certain cities, counties and towns to create the Peninsula Airport Commission, and to amend the Chapter by adding thereto sections numbered 1-A, 1-B, 2-A and 6-A, to provide for participation by certain political subdivisions, representation therefor, and to enable the Commission to borrow money and give security.
An Act te amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 46-212.1, prohibiting the conviction of a person for speeding in certain areas unless certain markers have been installed.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-582 of the Code of Virginia, relating to instalment sales of motor vehicles so as to provide that certain information shall be made to appear on certain papers.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-366.2, relating to certain crossings on streets and roads in cities and towns.
An Act to provide for the transfer from the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner thereof to the State Corporation Commission, and to confer upon and vest in the latter certain powers, duties and functions in relation to the regulation and taxation of certain carriers of persons and property by motor vehicles; and to this end to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 56-279.1, 56-804.1 through 56-804.12, and to amend and reenact §§ 56-304 and 58-627 of the Code of Virginia, the added and amended sections relating to motor vehicle carriers generally, and providing for the filing fees for applicants for certain certificates, the identification of vehicles, warrants, registration cards and markers, defining and providing for the registration and taxation of certain carriers, fees, road taxes, agents for service of process, prohibiting certain acts and providing penalties for violations and the enforcement thereof; and to repeal §§ 46-134 through 46-140, 46-142 through 46-151, 46-158 and 46-158.1 and all amendments thereof, of the Code of Virginia, relating generally to the same matters.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-541 of the Code of Virginia, relating to removal of certain motor vehicles from certain places.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-818 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the inspection of motor vehicles.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 62-106.1 through 62-106.8, 62-106.7, and 62-106.8 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 62-106.10 through 62-106.19, the amended and new sections relating to the Virginia State Ports Authority; the new sections relating specifically to the custody of funds, Authority accounts and records and the issue of revenue bonds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-279 of the Code of Virginia, relating to dimming headlights under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-427.1, prescribing the time for the commencement of statutory periods for suspension or revocation of operators’ and chauffeurs’ licenses, registration certificates or license plates.
An Act to amend and reenact § 56-338.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from the Household Goods Carriers Act.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-817.1, relating to the definition of a log-trailer and to exempt it from inspection under certain conditions.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-65 of the Code of 1950, as amended, relating to limitations on imposition of taxes and license fees imposed by cities, towns and certain counties on motor vehicles.
An Act creating the Chesapeake Bay Ferry District; providing for the creation of the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commission as the governing board of said district; authorizing the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance by the said commission of a project to provide vehicular and passenger ferry service between the city of Hampton and the county of Northampton, between the counties of Princess Anne and Northampton, and between certain other points within the boundaries of the said district where such ferry service would form a connecting link in the system of State highways, and consisting of such vessels, termini, approaches, buildings and equipment necessary or convenient for the operation thereof as may be determined by said commission; conferring powers and imposing duties on said commission, including the power and authority to acquire by purchase, condemnation or gift, any ferry, or the facilities of any ferry line or ferry service, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of the said district; authorizing the issuance by the said commission of ferry revenue bonds of said district, payable solely from earnings, to pay the cost of such project; providing that no debt of the said district, of the State or of any county, city, district, or political subdivision thereof, shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the powers granted by this Act; providing for the collection of tolls for the payment of such bonds and for the costs of maintenance, operation and repair of such project; providing for the execution of a trust indenture to secure the payment of such bonds without mortgaging or encumbering such project; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds; prescribing the conditions upon which said project shall -reduce tolls; making such project and bonds exempt from taxation, and prohibiting under certain conditions, the construction, maintenance or operation of competing means of transit between points within the boundaries of the said Chesapeake Bay Ferry District.
An Act to amend and reenact § 56-406.1 of the Code of Virginia prescribing the procedure for installation of automatically operated gates, wigwag signals and other electrical or automatic crossing devices outside of cities and incorporated towns, so as to prescribe such procedure with respect to such devices and manually operated gates or flagmen within cities and incorporated towns, and to repeal §§ 56-409 and 56-410 of the Code of Virginia prescribing the procedure with respect to such devices and manually operated gates and flagmen within limits of a city or incorporated town and within five miles of the limits thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-209 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to reckless driving.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-491.1, relating to the assignment of risks for certain carriers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-802 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain signal devices with which motor vehicles are required to be equipped.
An Act to amend and reenact § 33-1738.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to free passage over certain toll bridges and ferries.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 33 an Article numbered 12, containing sections numbered 33-255.45 through 33-255.66 so as to facilitate the movement of vehicular traffic in the Commonwealth of Virginia by providing for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, improvement, management and operation of a turnpike project extending generally from the termination point of the West Virginia Turnpike on the Virginia-West Virginia line near Bluefield, Virginia, in a generally Southeasterly direction to the termination point of the proposed North Carolina Turnpike on the Virginia-North Carolina State line near Mt. Airy, North Carolina; creating a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to be known as “Old Dominion Turnpike Authority” and defining its powers and duties: granting to the authority power to acquire necessary real and personal property and to exercise the power of eminent domain; providing for financing the construction of such project by the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority, payable solely from tolls and other revenues; providing that no debt of the Commonwealth shall be incurred in the exercise of any such powers; providing for the collection of tolls and other revenues to pay such bonds and interest thereon and the cost of reconstruction, maintenance, repair, improvement, management and operation of such project; exempting from taxes and assessments such project and such bonds and the income therefrom; authorizing the issuance of revenue refunding bonds; and prescribing the powers and duties of the authority in connection with the foregoing and the rights and remedies of the holders of bonds issued under the provisions of this Act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-861, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the issue of instruction permits.
An Act to restrict the purposes for which the revenues from certain taxes may be expended.
An Act to amend and reenact § 38-111, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the sale of materials by the State Highway Commission to cities, towns, counties and school boards.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-54.1, prohibiting the creation of turnpike corporations and the exercise of certain powers heretofore conferred by law on such corporations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 33-228 as amended of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain definitions in the State Revenue Bond Act.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 83 an Article numbered 11, containing sections numbered 88-255.24 through 83-255.44

1956
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 38-57 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the power of eminent domain in the State Highway Commissioner.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-215.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to checking of speed of motor vehicles by radiomicro waves or other electrical devices, the evidential effect thereof, and conditions under which arrests are permitted.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-688 and 58-689 of the Code of Virginia relating to road tax on motor vehicle carriers, based on gross receipts.
An Act to authorize the governing bodies of counties to provide for the licensing, inspection and regulation of horse riding schools.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 9 of Title 15 anew article numbered 5, containing new sections numbered 15-281.4:1 through 15-281.4:78, to provide a general charter for the consolidation of two or more political subdivisions; to provide, under certain conditions, for the holding of a referendum to determine whether the same shall be adopted; to provide, under certain conditions, for a referendum to adopt the name of a consolidated city; and to provide the effect of such charter if adopted.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-805, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to mufflers and exhaust pipes.
An Act conferring additional powers on the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commission, the governing body of the Chesapeake Bay Ferry District;
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 88-228, as amended, and 88-245 and 88-252, of the Code of Virginia, relating to definition of terms under State Revenue Bond Act, tolls, and incidental powers of the State Highway Commission.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-416.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to revocation of drivers’ licenses under certain circumstances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-212, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to speed limits and other driving regulations so as to revise certain speed limits.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 5 and 6 of Chapter 698 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, known as the “Chesapeake Bay Ferry Revenue Bond Act”, by enlarging the boundaries of the Chesapeake Bay Ferry District and by increasing the membership of the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commission, and redefining the incidental powers of the Commission.
An Act to permit the Cities of Hampton, Newport News and Warwick, acting pursuant to Section 15-220 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, 1950, and Acts Amendatory thereto, to incorporate in the provisions of the agreement providing for consolidation of all three cities certain optional provisions which may be set forth in whole or in part in any agreement submitted in a referendum on consolidation of all three cities, and to provide for the provisions which may be included
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-64, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to power of counties, cities and towns to levy and collect license fees on motor vehicles so as ta repeal the requirement of a referendum in certain counties.
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.
An Act to amend and reenact § 33-76.11 of the Code of Virginia concerning the conveying of sections of roads or other property no longer necessary for highway purposes.
AN ACT to provide for the creation from funds available to the State Highway Commission of a revolving fund for the construction of certain access roads; to authorize the expenditure of such funds and to provide how such access roads shall be maintained.
An Act to amend and reenact § 62-69 of the Code of Virginia, defining "waters of the State’ so as to include certain other waters.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 58-688.1, relating to optional reports by certain motor carriers for taxation under the motor fuel road tax.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-888.1, relating to towing certain motor vehicles.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-262, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to display of signals when certain vehicles are dis-abled on a highway.
An Act to provide for the creation of the Cedar Island Bridge and Beach Authority
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44 Proposing amendments to §§ 155 and 161 of the Constitution of Virginia.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 838-255.27 of the Code of Virginia, which created the “Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike Authority’, so as to fix the terms of office of the board of directors of the Authority.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46-254, 56-408 and 56-414, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, to amend said Code by adding sections numbered 46-254.1 and 46-254.2, and to repeal § 56-407 as amended, thereof, relating to the duties of vehicular traffic and railroads at and when approaching grade crossings outside of cities and towns.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-277, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to when it shall be unlawful to collect tolls for the use of roads, highways and bridges of the State.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-688.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charges of cities and towns for use of roads, and permitting the deduction of certain charges from gross receipts subject to taxation.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 58-627, 58-628, 58-629, 58-682, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding therein § 58-634.1, the amended and new sections relating to road tax on motor carriers, "calculated on fuel used within this State.
An Act to amend and reenact § 83-70 of the Code of Virginia, providing for the taking of possession of certain property before and during condemnation.
An Act to require the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 8 of Chapter $22 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, which created the Coastal Turnpike Authority so as to allow residents of the city of Virginia Beach to serve on such authority.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 88-255.48 of the Code of Virginia, which created the “Old Dominion Turnpike Authority’, so as to fix the terms of office of the board of directors of the Authority.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 54-442 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sample packages of dangerous drugs so as to prohibit the possession of such drugs, with certain exceptions.
An Act to authorize the appointment of an Arbitration Board to determine a controversy between the State Hospital Board and the City of Staunton and to authorize a conveyance of land which is the subject of such controversy.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-818, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to inspection of vehicles.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 46-828, 46-884 and 46-889 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the maximum size and weight of motor vehicles; and to repeal § 46-886 of the Code of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-45, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from requirements for registration certificates and license plates.
An Act to amend and reenact § 88-255.50 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Old Dominion 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 provide for the construction and maintenance of a toll bridge with connecting approaches by Cedar Island Bridge Corporation, a Virginia corporation, over certain property of the Commonwealth of Virginia in Accomack County; to provide for the acquisition thereof by the Commonwealth; and to repeal certain acts and parts thereof.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section thereto numbered 46-5.1, authorizing the governing body of any city or town to provide for the removal, impounding, storage and sale of motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers, abandoned or found unaccompanied by the owner or operator on the public streets or public grounds thereof where the same cause a hazard to traffic or an inconvenience to the citizens of such city or town; providing for the sale thereof on payment of costs incidental to the removal, impounding, storage
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the acquisition of certain property by any city or certain conditions and the disposal of such property.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2, 4, as amended, 12 and 18 of Chapter 428 of the Acts of Assembly of 1986, approved March 80, 1986, which provided a charter for the town of Vinton, the sections relating to powers of the town council, and enactment of ordinances and emergency measures.
An Act to amend and reenact § 88-27 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the transfer of certain roads from the primary to the secondary system of State highways.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46-162, 46-165, 46-166 and 46-168 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for registration and license plates for certain types of property carrying motor vehicles, and to prohibit certain acts and provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-64, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to taxes and license fees upon vehicles in cities, towns and certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 38-279 and 83-817, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, prohibiting certain acts on or near the highways and providing penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 33-50.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to annual allocations and payments by the State Highway Commissioner to certain towns for maintenance, improvement, construction or reconstruction of streets not a part of the State highway primary system.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-508, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the definitions of certain words and terms used in Chapter 7 of Title 46 of the Code.
AN ACT to provide for the submission of proposed amendments to §§ 155 and 161 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 the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62-8.1, authorizing the Governor, with the advice of the Attorney General, to grant permission to use, or to convey, the subaqueous soil of certain streams for certain purposes and to require certain reports.
An Act to amend and reenact § 144 (c) of Chapter 34, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, which chapter provided a new charter for the city of Norfolk and which section relates to the powers and duties of the Norfolk Port Authority.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 46-826 and 46-828, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the width and length of vehicles and exceptions as to size.
AN ACT to authorize the duly constituted authorities of the Mattaponi Indian Tribe to convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia, an ease-ment of right of way for the construction, reconstruction and main-tenance of a certain highway on the Mattaponi Indian Reservation; and to authorize the State Highway Commission to construct, recon-struct and maintain such highway.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to Chapter 12 of Title 56 thereof a new article numbered Article 2.1, containing sections numbered 56-287.1 through 56-287.8, authorizing common carriers by railroad and express to operate motor vehicle carriers under certain conditions.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-44.1, relating to the temporary registration for transportation of mobile homes or house trailers which exceed the size permitted by law for such vehicles.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 5-16 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment and terms of members of the Advisory Committee on Aviation.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 17-69.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the State Highway Plat Book.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered § 88-172.1 to provide for the maintenance of city line bridges lying partly within the incorporated limits of cities and towns of more than 8500 population.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2, 4,12, 13, 14, 19, 28, 28, 33, 48 and 56 of Chapter 216 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 7, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of Roanoke, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the powers of the city; composition of the city council; legislative procedure of the council; effective date of ordinances and emergency measures; record and publication of ordinances and resolutions; conduct of elections; creation of city departments; clerk of the municipal court; the annual budget; public advertising; and the powers and duties of the school board.