Utilities

1954
An Act to amend and reenact § 56-287 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the manner in which certain public service companies may effect changes in certain charges and rates.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4 as amended, 5 and 6 of Chapter 870 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980, approved March 24, 1980, relating to relief of volunteer firemen in Fairfax County so as to broaden the scope of the relief provided.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14-77, 15-10.1 and 58-916 of the Code of Virginia, relating respectively to the proportion of salaries of certain constitutional officers to be borne by the State and by the localities, to the furnishing of certain supplies and equypment to certain officers by localities, and to the providing of space for the offices of county treasurers.
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 §§ 38-229, 88-251, as amended, and 38-258 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to the powers of the State Highway Commission to construct projects under the State Revenue Bond Act and to the financing of the construction of such projects.
An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Middletown; and to repeal Chapter 870 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which provided a charter for the town.
An Act to require the State Corporation Commission to make certain determinations as to water and sewer systems and to make such determinations admissible in evidence.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-272 of the Code of Virginia, relating to authentication of records of United States or other state public offices so as to permit the introduction in evidence of Interstate Commerce Commission or State Corporation Commission printed copies of schedules and classifications and tariffs of rates, fares and charges without certification.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 15-16.4, 21-134.1 and 21-184.2, authorizing certain advances by counties to sanitary districts, the reimbursement thereof, and the expenditure of certain sanitary district funds, and validating certain such expenditures.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered § 14-184.1, relating to fees for services in civil cases in the municipal courts of certain cities.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 21-8, 21-6 and 21-11, as amended, and §§ 21-29, 21-81, 21-82, 21-48, 21-45 and 21-65 of the Code of Virginia, relating to soil conservation districts.
An Act to authorize and empower the Board of Directors of the Virginia Truck Experiment Station to grant and convey unto Virginia Electric and Power Company, its successors and assigns, an easement of right of way over, upon, and across certain property of the Commonwealth of Virginia in Princess Anne County, Virginia.
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 amend and reenact § 56-232, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, defining “public utility” and “‘schedules’'.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8 and 9 of Chapter 709 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 8, 1952, which provided a charter for the town of Monterey, the sections relating to powers of the council.
An Act to provide for the creation of the Portsmouth Port Commission; 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 §§ 3 and 12a, 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 and to further amend said Chapter by adding thereto new sections numbered 3b, 3c, 12 b-1, 12 b-2, and 12 b-8 so as to permit sewerage systems of such districts to be transferred to the county under certain circumstances, to permit the governing body of such sanitary districts to construct, acquire and operate systems of streets, roads, curbs and gutters and storm drains, to permit the formation of a “local district” within the “small district” and to define the powers and duties of the governing body in connection therewith, to provide for the dissolution of such sanitary districts, “small districts” and “local districts’ and to validate previous actions of such governing bodies with respect to the creation of “small districts’.
An Act to amend Chapter 559 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, as amended, which was incorporated by references by § 15-705.8 of. the Code of Virginia, relating to the creation of park authorities by adding thereto a section numbered 8-b, authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain purposes.
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 § 9 of Chapter 18 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved February 18, 1946, which provided a new charter for the town of Wytheville, the section relating to the licensing of motor vehicles of residents of the town.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-789.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees, rents or other charges that may be fixed by the governing bodies of counties, cities and towns to finance the cost of establishing, constructing, improving and enlarging sewage disposal systems for the purpose of providing relief from stream pollution and improvement of conditions affecting the public health caused by such pollution.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-764.12 of the Code of Virginia which was enacted as § 5 of Chapter 577 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 11, 1950, relating to the powers of an authority under the Virginia Water and Sewer Authorities 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
An Act to revise Chapters 1 through 6 of Title 45, consisting, respectively, of 8§ 45-1 through 45-17, 45-18 through 45-31, 45-82 through 45-42, 45-48 through 45-58, 45-54 through 45-87, and 45-88 through 45-90, all relating to mines and mining and relating, respectively, to general pro-visions as to mines and mining, examiners and examinations, fire bosses and foremen, oils and explosives, miscellaneous safety provisions, and weights and measures; and, to that end, to amend and re-enact §§ 45-1, 45-8, 45-4, 45-5, 45-6, 45-8, 45-9, 45-10, 45-11, 45-12, 45-14, 45-16, 45-17, 45-18, 45-20, 45-28, 45-24, 45-25, 45-26, 45-27, 45-29, 45-81, 45-82, 45-83, 45-34, 45-385, 45-88, 45-89, 45-42, 45-48, 45-69, 45-70, 45-71, 45-72, 45-74, 45-75, 45-77, 45-79, 45-81 as amended, 45-82, 45-83, 45-86, and 45-88 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapters 1, 3 and 4 of Title 45 sections numbered 45-0.1, 45-0.2, 45-4.1, 45-12.1, 45-14.1, 45-83.1, 45-45.1 and 45-58.1 through 45-53.8, and by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 45 sections numbered 45-60.1 through 45-60.5, 45-68.1 through 45-68.4, 45-69.1 through 45-69.7, 45-71.1, 45-77.1, 45-82.1 through 45-82.7, and 45-85.1 through 45-85.10, and to repeal §§ 45-18, 45-15, 45-36, 45-87, 45-44 through 45-60, 45-62, 45-68, 45-64, 45-65, 45-66, 45-67, 45-68, and 45-76 of the Code of Virginia.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 6-422, 8-1.2 as amended, 8-44, 8-46.1, 8-51, 8-67.2, 8-67.4 as amended, 8-74, 8-76 as amended, 8-96 through 8-99, 8-102, 8-105, 8-106, 8-109, 8-114, 8-115, 8-116, 8-118, 8-188, 8-184, 8-152, 8-158, 8-160, 8-161, 8-165, 8-166, 8-211, 8-212, 8-220, 8-238, 8-268, 8-804, 8-847, 8-886, 8-455, 8-487, 8-490, 8-509, 8-513, 8-514, 8-517, 8-519 through 8-522, 8-524, 8-527, 8-547, 8-557, 8-567, 8-579, 8-629, 8-632, 8-638, 8-640, 8-652, 8-791, 8-792, 8-796, 8-800 through 8-803, 8-805, 8-814, 8-818, 8-821, 8-825, 8-827, 8-828, 8-829, 8-867, 16-19 as amended, 58-1014, and 58-1016, of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil remedies and procedure.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 6.02, 6.14 and 6.19, and 7.02 and 19.01 as amended, of Chapter 328 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, being the charter of the city of Falls Church, which sections relate to certain budget procedures and the civil and police justice; and to repeal § 21.05 of the said chapter, relating to an acting city manager.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18, as amended, of Chapter 440 of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-90, approved March 8, 1890, which provided a new charter for the town of Liberty, extended its limits, and changed the name to Bedford City, the section relating to certain powers of the town council.

1956
An Act to amend and reenact § 56-75 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees payable by public service companies in connection with applications for authority to issue securities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-789.7 of the Code of Virginia, which was enacted as § 1 of Chapter 882 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 2, 1954, relating to notice to the governing body required prior to the construction of sewerage systems and facilities tm certain counties, so as to require such notice prior to the extension of existing systems.
An Act to amend and reenact Chapter 16 of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia, consisting of §§ 56-485 to 56-508, both inclusive, relating to telephone co-operative associations.
An Act to provide for the creation of the Cedar Island Bridge and Beach Authority
AN ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 355 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 2, 1954, which permitted certain counties to acquire the property of certain public service corporations so as to extend such authorization to certain other counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 56-232 of the Code of Virginia, defining public utility and schedules.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-b 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, so as to grant certain powers to counties taking over sewerage systems.
An Act to amend and reenact § 28-76 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, its president and other officers, professors, instruction and regulations.
An Act to amend and reenact Chapter 9 of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia, consisting of §§ 56-209 to 56-281, both inclusive, relating to electric co-operative associations.
An Act conferring additional powers on the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commission, the governing body of the Chesapeake Bay Ferry District;
AN ACT to validate the creation of the Blacksburg-Christianburg-V.P.I. Water Authority, as a public body politic and corporate, and the appointment of its members, and to prescribe their terms of office, and to provide for the appointment of their successors, and to authorize the town of Blacksburg, the town of Christiansburg, and the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute to contract with said Authority for a supply of water and to authorize such board of visitors to fix fees, rents and charges with respect to the use of water furnished under any such contract and provide that any such fees, rents and charges be applied to meet obligations assumed under such contract.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 56-49 and 56-51.1 of the Code of Virginia in relation to the creation of public service corporations other than railroads; and to repeal 8§ 56-47, 56-48, 56-49.1, 56-50, 56-51, 56-52, 56-58, 56-54 and 56-54.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same matters.
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 §§ 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 §§ 8-117.2, 8-117.8, 8-117.4, 8-117.6, 8-117.7, 8-117.8, 3-117.19, 3-117.21, $-117.29, 8-117.80 and 8-117.82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fertilizer and fertilizer materials; regulating the manufacture, sale, transportation and distribution thereof and providing penalties for violations.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44 Proposing amendments to §§ 155 and 161 of the Constitution of Virginia.
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 and reenact § 62-48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the unlawful pollution of water used for the supply of cities and towns.
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 and reenact § 2 of Chapter 875 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which provided a charter for the city of Radford, the section relating to powers of the city.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8, as amended, of Chapter 194 of the Acts of Assembly of 1984, approved March 27, 1984, which provided a new charter for the town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, so as to provide that the town may levy taxes to meet obligations imposed by certain bond issues.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-819 of the Code of Virginia, relating to divisions or departments in certain counties, so as to permit the establishment of a department of public utilities, and to amend the Code by adding a section numbered 15-828.2, relating to such department of public utilities.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 8-610, 8-611, 8-618 through 8-615, 8-617, 8-619 through 3-624, 8-626 through 8-680, 8-681, 8-684 through 8-688 and 8-640 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of manufacture, sale and distribution of certain animal feeds; imposition of certain fees charged for inspection thereof, imposition of certain duties on the Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration and providing penalties for violation; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding new sections numbered 3-621.1, 8-684.1, and 3-684.2, relating, respectively, to appointment of agents by certain non-residents, withdrawal from sale of certain animal feeds, and assessments to be imposed by the Commissioner in certain cases; and to repeal §§ 3-625, 8-680.1, 8-682, and 8-688 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to changes in analysis of certain feeds, certain bulk sales, optional method of payment of inspection fees and form of tax tags on stamps.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4 and §§ 18 and 14, as amended, Chapter 288 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 1924, which provided a charter for the town of Salem, the section relating to powers of the town and town ordinances.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 8 thereof a new chapter numbered 28.1, consisting of sections numbered $8-646.1 through 8-646.17, inclusive, to regulate manufacture, sale and distributing of animal remedies; to impose certain duties and confer certain powers on the Commissioner of Agriculture; to provide for collection of certain fees; and to prescribe penalties for violations; and to repeal §§ 3-642 through 8-646, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, relating to condimental stock and poultry feeds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 18, as amended, of Chapter 440 of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-90, approved March 8, 1890, which provided a new charter for the town of Liberty, extended its limits, and changed the name to Bedford City, the section relating to certain powers of the town council.
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 §§ 15-789.8 and 15-754.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to the disapproval of sewerage systems and the disapproval of water systems by the governing bodies of counties, so as to change the time relating to certain procedure therein.
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 §§ 1, 28, 25, 81, 84, 44, 45, 51, 59, 66, 88, 84, 86, 88, 89, 90, 104, 105, 109, 110, 112, as heretofore amended, of an act entitled, "An Act to incorporate the City of Newport News, in the County of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor"
An Act to amend and reenact § 21-118, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers and duties of the governing bodies of sanitary districts, by adding certain provisions relating to the acquisition of property by right of eminent domain.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2, as amended, of Chapter $79 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, which chapter as amended was continued in effect by § 15-795 of the Code of Virginia, the section and act relating to subdivision of land in certain counties and approval of plats therefor, so as to provide for additional matters in relation thereto.
An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Virginia to transfer and convey to the City of Richmond easements in certain property in the City of Richmond; and to impose certain restrictions in connection with such easements.
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.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-754.1 of the Code of Virginia, which was enacted as § 1 of Chapter 455 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 8, 1954, relating to notice to the governing body and State Board of Health required prior to the construction of water supply systems and facilities in certain counties, so as to require such notice prior to the extension of existing systems.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general corporation laws of Virginia; to that end to repeal Title 18 of the Code of Virginia, which includes Chapters 1 through 15 and Sections 18-1 through 18-292 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which Title relates to corporations and securities generally; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto, in lieu of such Title, Chapters and Sections of the Code repealed by this Act, a new Title numbered 18.1 which Title includes five Articles numbered 1 through 5 and new Sections numbered Sections 13.1-1 through 13.1-527, relating to corporations and securities generally.
An Act to amend and reenact § 62-11, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to definitions under the State Water Control Law.

1956es
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1 and 2 of Chapter 46 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved February 15, 1952, which created the Newport News Port and Industrial Authority, the sections relating generally to the creation and naming of the authority —
An Act to amend and reenact § 19-29, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to when search warrants may issue in certain cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 716 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 31, 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.

1958
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 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 § 23 of Chapter 217 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved March 14, 1918, being the charter of the city of Clifton Forge, the section relating to the powers of council.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10-61.1, to provide for recovery of expenses incurred in suppressing grass, brush, or forest fires originating from certain causes.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 61-78 through 61-82, 61-85, 61-86, 61-89, 61-91 and 61-93 of the Code of Virginia, relating, generally, to refrigerated locker plants, so as to define and include food processing plants within the scope thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-687 as amended, 58-698, 58-695, 58-718 as amended, and 58-728 of the Code of Virginia, relating to definitions and duties of dealers, limited dealers, jobbers and limited jobbers in paying motor fuel taxes and filing reports; and to amend the Code by adding a section numbered 58-780.2, relating to certain information to be furnished by the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to such persons.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8.06 of Chapter 215 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 7, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of South Norfolk, said section relating to removal of officers and employees, and to amend said chapter by adding sections numbered 7.5 through 7.20, to create a civil service commission and provide compensation for members thereof; prescribe the powers and duties thereof; prescribe examinations for applicants for certain positions; provide certain exemptions; provide for payment of certain salaries; prohibit certain acts; impose penalties for violations; provide for appropriations; require certain reports; create a Division of Police and a Department of Fire and provide for the supervision thereof; and to prescribe the effective date thereof.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new chapter in Title 62 numbered 7.3, consisting of §§ 62-117.8, 62-117.9, 62-117.10, and 62-117.11, relating to cooperation by cities in the Commonwealth situated on navigable streams with the United States of America in connection with the improvement of the navigability of such streams
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-262, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to counties, cities, towns and political subdivisions seeking aid of the Comptroller in purchasing material, equipment and supplies
An Act to amend Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, which provided a new charter for the city of Portsmouth, by adding a section numbered 28-f, to empower the city of Portsmouth to acquire title to property or any interest or estate therein by condemnation proceedings upon the deposit in the court having jurisdiction for each parcel the funds necessary to compensate owners thereof for such property to be acquired or damaged.
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 § 15-764.25 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain liens upon real estate for rents, fees, and charges by water and sewer authorities.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-789.7 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, which was enacted as § 1 of Chapter 882 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 2, 1954, relating to notice to the governing body required prior to the construction of sewerage systems and facilities or extensions thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10-108, 15-714.10 and 15-764.14 of the Code of Virginia, so as to provide a maximum interest rate of six per centum on bonds issued by certain authorities and boards.
An Act to amend and reenact § 62-8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to authority of the Attorney General as to beds of certain waters of the Commonwealth.
An Act to amend Chapter 712 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved April 8, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of Harrisonburg, by adding a section numbered 18.1, providing the method of and certain limitations on exercise of the power of eminent domain by the city.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-109.1 of the Code of Virginia, which was enacted as § 53-109, as amended, of the Code of Virginia re- relating to State convict road force and payments for services.
Act to limit the enforcement of liens for water or sewer assessments; and to repeal certain acts.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 15 thereof a new Chapter numbered 5.1, containing new sections numbered 15-77.1 through 15-77.76, providing powers for certain municipal corporations, and providing the procedure for requesting the General Assembly to confer such powers on such municipal corporations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8, 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, so as to authorize the acquisition and construction of curbs, gutters, streets and street name signs.
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 §§ 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 providing for the organization of a Parking Authority as a public body and body politic and corporate by the city of Alexandria, in the Commonwealth of Virginia; authorizing and empowering the Authority to acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, improve, extend, enlarge, maintain, repair and operate off-street parking facilities; providing for the issuance of revenue bonds of the Parking Authority, payable solely from revenues, to pay all or any part of the cost of such parking facilities; granting to the Authority power to acquire necessary real and personal property and to exercise the power of eminent domain; providing for the imposition and collection of rates, rentals, fees and charges for the use of and for the services furnished by the parking facilities; authorizing the issuance of revenue refunding bonds; exempting from taxation and assessment such bonds and the parking facilities and the income therefrom; and prescribing the powers and duties of the Authority in connection with the foregoing and the rights and remedies of the holders of any bonds issued under the provisions of this act, and to repeal Chapter 406 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 15, 1956, which is cited as the 'Alexandria Parking Authorities Act'.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 88 thereof a new article numbered 2.1, containing new sections numbered 33-36.1 through 38-86.10, establishing the Interstate System of State Highways and authorizing the State Highway Commission to establish, designate, construct, maintain and improve roads in the Interstate System.
An Act to amend and reenact Chapter III of Chapter 168 of the Acts of Assembly of 1874-75, approved March 11, 1875, as amended, which provided a charter for the city of Petersburg, by adding a section numbered 6-c, authorizing the city council to supply water for use outside the corporate limits of the city.
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 §§ 59-153, 59-154 and 59-155 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the sale and purchase of second-hand metals, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding new sections numbered 59-155.1, 59-155.2 and 59-155.8, relating to the sale and purchase of second-hand copper and aluminum metals, and providing a penalty for certain violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 56-56 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of issuance of securities by public service companies.
AN ACT to provide a new charter for the town of Irvington and to declare void all former charters thereof.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-730 of the Code, relating to the disposition of funds collected pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 58 of the Code of Virginia.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 14, 71, and 74, as amended, and 80 of Chapter 84 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, which chapter provided a charter and special form of government for the city of Norfolk, and which sections, respectively, relate to legislative procedure, payment of claims, city treasurer and public improvements.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 15-764.12, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers of water and sewer authorities.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-179 of the Code, relating to disposition of funds collected pursuant to Chapters 1 through 4 of Title 46 of the Code of Virginia.