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1899/1900

Laws in Volume
Displaying 601 - 700 of 1483

Chapter 601

An ACT to authorize Doctor H. W. M. Washington and his wife to erect and maintain a wharf on, or in front of, her land, on North river, in Mathews county.
Property, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 602

An ACT to authorize the president of the Tredegar company to appoint, with the approbation of the hustings court of Richmond, a police agent, who shall be authorized to act as conservator of the peace upon the premises of the said company.
Law Enforcement

Chapter 603

An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 740 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session of 1897 and 1898, entitled an act for the relief of Wiley W. Duncan.
Confederate, Pensions, Judicial, Charity

Chapter 604

An ACT for the relief of Benjamin T. Gunter, junior, of Accomac county.
Public expenditures, Public officers, Budget, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 605

An ACT to reduce the travel rate of the Louisville and Nashville railroad company from four cents per mile to three cents per mile in the state of Virginia.
Transportation

Chapter 606

An ACT to amend and re-enact un act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to regulate killing, capturing, hunting, buying, selling, or offering for sale of partridges (or quail), wild turkeys, hares, robin redbreast, and all native pheasants in the county of Albemarle, and to prohibit the catching of same in traps, or the destruction of the eggs of the same in said county, approved January 25, 1898, and to apply the provisions of the same to the city of Charlottesville, approved January 26, 1900.
Hunting

Chapter 607

An ACT to allow William J. M. Sharpley and Joshua T. Sharpley to erect a wharf, pier, marine railway, or dry-dock in Chincoteague bay, near Franklin City, Accomac county, Virginia.
Property, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 608

An ACT to incorporate Little bay lodge, number 177, I. O. O. F., in Lancaster county, Virginia.
Fraternal organizations, Charity, Incorporation, Public officers

Chapter 609

An ACT for the relief of Frank Garland, treasurer of Richmond county.
Taxation, Public officers, Public expenditures

Chapter 610

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act to protect partridges in the counties of Gloucester and Mathews, approved January 18, 1898.
Hunting

Chapter 611

An ACT to provide a new charter for the city of Bristol, and to repeal all other acts or parts of acts or charters in conflict therewith.
Municipal charters, Taxation, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Cemeteries

Chapter 612

An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Mathews county to compromise a judgment in favor of said county against the sureties of L. C. Thomas, late treasurer of said county.
Budget, Property, Public officers

Chapter 613

An ACT to allow Thomas C. Miller, treasurer of Wytheville, Virginia, further time to collect certain tax tickets yet remaining in his hands
Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 614

An ACT requiring the district school boards of Pleasant Grove, Butts Road, and Deep Creek districts to hold bi-monthly meetings, and to receive compensation for the same.
Education, Public officers, Budget

Chapter 615

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act approved January 29, 1898, entitled an act to declare the Conway river a lawful fence between the counties of Greene and Madison.
Boundaries, Fence Laws

Chapter 616

An ACT to validate all the acts of the parties availing themselves of, and associating themselves under the act incorporating the farmers’ benevolent fire association.
Agriculture, Business, Fire fighters, Incorporation

Chapter 617

An ACT to change the boundary lines between Bland and Giles counties, on the waters of Dry Fork, of Laurel Fork, of Wolf creek.
Boundaries

Chapter 618

An ACT to allow H. H. Sneed, late treasurer of Halifax county, Virginia, and his deputies, further time to collect unpaid tax tickets now in their hands.
Taxation

Chapter 619

An ACT to provide a harbor-master for the city of Newport News, and to prescribe his jurisdiction, duties, and fees.
Transportation

Chapter 620

An ACT to authorize a bridge across Little Hog Island creek, in the county of Northampton.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 621

An ACT to authorize a bridge across Swan’s gut, in the county
Transportation

Chapter 622

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Washington county, Virginia, to compromise and settle a judgment against the securities of the late John G. Gray, late treasurer of Washington county, Virginia, in favor of Washington county.
Public officers, Judicial, Debt, Taxation, Municipal charters

Chapter 623

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Prince Edward to make an appropriation for the purpose of aiding in erecting a monument to the memory of the Confederate dead.
Confederate, Monuments and memorials

Chapter 624

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3804 of the code, in relation to sale of intoxicating liquors, &c.; how punished.
Alcohol, Amendments, Public expenditures

Chapter 625

An ACT to declare the Robertson river, in Madison county, a lawful fence.
Fence Laws, Property

Chapter 626

An ACT for the relief of Caroline Pool and her sureties from the payment of fines imposed by a justice of the peace of Grayson county, and confirmed by the county court of said county, for selling spirituous liquors without a state license so to do.
Alcohol, Amendments, Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 627

An ACT to incorporate the Waverly telephone and telegraph company.
Incorporation, Business, Public officers

Chapter 628

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4018 of the code of Virginia, in relation to writs of venire facias in cases of felony, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 5, 1896.
Judicial

Chapter 629

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the Atlantic and western railroad company, approved March 4, 1898.
Incorporation, Industry, Transportation

Chapter 630

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Petersburg and Claremont terminal railroad and improvement company and to define its powers, approved February, 1900, authorizing an extension of its line of railroad.
Transportation, Business, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 631

An ACT for the protection of game in the counties of Fauquier, Loudoun, and Prince William.
Hunting

Chapter 632

An ACT to regulate the hunting and killing or capturing of partridges (or quail) in the county of Norfolk.
Hunting, Wildlife

Chapter 633

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Southampton and Isle of Wight counties to have the lands of all persons in said counties, or in selected portions thereof, or of individuals who may request it, processioned.
Property, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 634

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Norfolk county to provide against nuisances near the limits of cities and towns, and within the villages of said county.
Municipal charters

Chapter 635

An ACT to declare Tye river a lawful fence between Amherst and Nelson.
Fence Laws

Chapter 636

An ACT to provide for the improvement of reads in Wythe county.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 637

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Warwick county to compensate the treasurer uf said county.
Budget, Public officers, Public expenditures

Chapter 638

An ACT to declare the lines of landowners in a portion of Nelson county a lawful fence.
Fence Laws, Property

Chapter 639

An ACT to allow Thomas W. Taylor to construct a movable boom across Pamunkey river.
Business, Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 640

An ACT to exempt from taxation the property of the king’s daughters’ hospital of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Healthcare, Taxation, Charity

Chapter 641

An ACT to authorize the county school board of Prince George county to pay the treasurer for disbursing school fund.
Education, Public expenditures, Budget

Chapter 642

An ACT for the relief of Mrs. Fannie C. Sexton, of Smyth county, from erroneous assessment.
Property, Taxation

Chapter 643

An ACT to authorize and empower the school board of Battletown district, Clarke county, to borrow money to erect a school-house.
Education, Budget, Public expenditures, Bonds

Chapter 644

An ACT to incorporate Dumps creek railroad and mining company.
Industry, Transportation, Incorporation, Business, Public officers, Property, Taxation

Chapter 645

An ACT to authorize the city of Portsmouth to issue bonds to construct sewerage and to continue the paving and grading the streets in the fifth ward.
Bonds, Budget, Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 646

An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk and Portsmouth bar association.
Incorporation, Judicial, Lawyers, Business

Chapter 647

An ACT to incorporate the imperial union of the city of Rich-
Incorporation, Charity, Fraternal organizations, Death and burial

Chapter 648

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of the charter for the town of Stuart, in Patrick county.
Amendments, Bonds, Budget, Business, Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Taxation

Chapter 649

An ACT to incorporate the city trust company of Newport News.
Business, Incorporation, Public officers, Taxation

Chapter 650

An ACT to allow the supervisors of Washington county to purchase fuel for the county jail.
Jails, Public expenditures, Law Enforcement

Chapter 651

An Act to exempt the home for friendless children, situated in Chesterfield county, from taxation.
Charity, Children -- Institutional care, Taxation

Chapter 652

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 84 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor
Municipal charters, Judicial, Public officers, Amendments

Chapter 653

An ACT for the relief of J. C. Stanly, deputy treasurer of Patrick county.
Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 654

An ACT for the relief of Frank Stringfellow.
Taxation, Property

Chapter 655

An ACT to prevent the sale of adulterated and misbranded food
Agriculture, Business, Healthcare, Public expenditures, Judicial

Chapter 656

An ACT to regulate hunting partridges in the county of Nelson.
Hunting

Chapter 657

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 3, 1898, entitled an act to provide for the working and keeping in order all the public roads and bridges in the county of Hanover, and to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for the appointment of a road commissioner in each magisterial district in Hanover county and to define his duties and powers, approved February 25, 1892.
Amendments, Public expenditures, Transportation, Public officers

Chapter 658

An ACT to protect mountain trout in Jenning’s creek or its tributaries, in the county of Botetourt.
Fishing

Chapter 659

An ACT to authorize the school trustees of the Abingdon school district, and Central school district, of the county of Washington, to issue separate bonds of said school districts for the purpose of taking up and paying the outstanding indebtedness of the late Cave City school district.
Education, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 660

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act entitled an act to establish a corporation court for the city of Bristol, in Washington county
Judicial

Chapter 661

An ACT to authorize the Big Stone Gap fron company to build branch railroads not exceeding twenty miles in length in the counties of Lee, Scott, and Wise.
Transportation, Industry, Public expenditures

Chapter 662

An ACT to incorporate the Saint Andrew’s association.
Charity

Chapter 663

An ACT to refund to the American cement company excess of tax for recordation of deed.
Property, Business

Chapter 664

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to extend the time for making returns of assessments for the city of Richmond and the county of Henrico
Amendments, Budget, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 665

An ACT for the relief of the congregation and members of Madison station Methodist Episcopal church south, in Amherst county, authorizing the establishment of Meade memorial burial ground and defin- ing the duties and powers of the trustees thereof.
Cemeteries, Death and burial, Religious Institutions

Chapter 666

An ACT to incorporate the Christiansburg industrial institute of Cambria, Virginia.
Education, Charity, Civil Rights, Incorporation, Voting, Employment and labor

Chapter 667

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to prohibit hogs from running at large in the county of Warren, approved February 14, 1898.
Agriculture

Chapter 668

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2086 of the code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 18, 1890 as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 3, 1898, in relation to fishing in the waters of the commonwealth, to provide for levying a license tax on fishing devices and for the collection thereof, and to extend the provisions of said act to all the waters within the jurisdiction of the commonwealth.
Fishing, Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 669

An ACT to amend and re-enact the first and second sections of an act approved March 1, 1898, entitled an act to incorporate the southern branch drawbridge company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 670

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Campbell county to increase the salary of the county judge of said county.
Salaries

Chapter 671

An ACT to amend the charter of the town of Manassas.
Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Bonds, Property

Chapter 672

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the Richmond and Tidewater railroad company, approved March 3, 1898.
Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 673

An ACT to incorporate old dominion college at the town of Honaker, in Russell county.
Education, Incorporation, Public officers

Chapter 674

An ACT to prohibit hogs from running at large in the county of Rappahannock.
Agriculture, Property

Chapter 675

An ACT to declare Hughes’ river a lawful fence from Mitchell’s ford to Nethers’ mills, in Rappahannock and Madison counties.
Fence Laws, Property

Chapter 676

An ACT to protect mountain trout in the waters of Rappahannock
Fishing

Chapter 677

An ACT to commission officers of cadets of Newport News military academy.
Armed forces, Education, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 678

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Scott county to lay levies to pay all outstanding road warrants.
Budget, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 679

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1243 of the code, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled “an act to amend and re-enact section 1243 of the code so as to allow the counties of Floyd, Carroll, and Grayson to subscribe to the capital stock of the Blue Ridge railroad company,” approved February 17, 1898.
Amendments, Transportation, Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 680

An ACT to prevent any fire insurance company, association or partnership authorized to do business in this state from entering into any compact or combination with other fire insurance companies, associations or partnerships, to make or require their agents or employees to enter into any compact, agreement or pledge for the purpose of governing or controlling the commissions or compensation paid said agents.
Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 681

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Albemarle county to issue bonds of the said county for the purpose of erecting bridges therein.
Bonds, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 682

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 9 of an act approved January 27, 1888, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Courtland, in the county ‘of Southampton.
Municipal charters

Chapter 683

An ACT to authorize the mayor and the council of the town of Smithfield to borrow money by issuing bonds for a sum not to exceed three thousand dollars to pave and repair the streets, and to build a jail for the town.
Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures, Jails

Chapter 684

An ACT for the relief of F. F. Ninde, treasurer of King George county, giving him further time, &c.
Taxation

Chapter 685

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of chapter 193 of an act entitled an act to amend the charter of the town of Cape Charles, in the county of Northampton.
Municipal charters, Public officers, Voting

Chapter 686

An ACT to empower the council of the town of Cape Charles to borrow money and issue bonds therefor for the purpose of increasing its water supply and installing a drainage or sewerage system.
Bonds, Public expenditures, Utilities

Chapter 687

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of chapter 315 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Cape Charles, in the county of Northampton, approved March 1, 1886.
Municipal charters, Voting, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 688

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Russell county to increase the pay of the attorney of the commonwealth for the county of Russell.
Budget, Public officers, Salaries

Chapter 689

An ACT in relation to special damages recoverable of a telegraph company.
Business, Judicial, Public expenditures

Chapter 690

An ACT to confirm and quiet the title of certain property owned
Religious Institutions

Chapter 691

An ACT to amend and re-enact independent section 5 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, in relation to oysters, approved March 5, 1894, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 997 of the acts of assembly of 1897 and 1898, amending and re-enacting independent sections 5 and 8 approved March 4, 1898.
Amendments, Agriculture, Fishing

Chapter 692

An ACT to authorize the board of fisheries under certain condi-
Agriculture, Fishing, Property, Public officers

Chapter 693

An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Charles City county, Virginia, to aid in the erection of a monument to the Confederate soldiers of said county by assigning a location on the court-house green and by contributing thereto a sum not exceeding $300.
Confederate, Monuments and memorials, Public expenditures, Taxation

Chapter 694

An ACT to amend the charter of the Pulaski and Giles insurance company, approved February 20, 1900.
Business

Chapter 695

An ACT to amend an act to incorporate the Richmond and Petersburg railway company, approved March 8, 1898, entitled in said act the Richmond and Petersburg electric railway company, so as to declare the time in which it operates.
Transportation, Incorporation

Chapter 696

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 637 of the code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved February 23, 1894, in relation to advertisement and sale of delinquent lands by treasurers.
Property

Chapter 697

An ACT to amend and re-enact the second sub-division of section 833 of the code of Virginia, so as to provide for the assessment of capital used or employed in the mercantile business for local taxation.
Taxation, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 698

An ACT to provide for the apportionment of taxes, levies, or assessments, whether state, county, or municipal, and providing for the necessary proceedings therefor.
Taxation

Chapter 699

An ACT to allow H. L. Newbill to erect an oyster-house or pier
Agriculture, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments, Property, Utilities

Chapter 700

An ACT to authorize the county school board of James City county to compensate school trustees.
Education, Public expenditures, Public officers
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