1948

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Chapter 1

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6, Section 7 and Section 12, of Chapter 22 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved February 18, 1946, relating to the creation of a commission known as “The Peninsula Airport Commission”, and providing for the establishment and operation of airports and air navigation facilities by such commission, and prescribing the rights, powers, duties and functions of such commission, and of the counties, cities and towns for which such commission was created.

Budget, Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 2

An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 5 and 6 of Chapter 280, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 24, 1932, being the charter of the city of Alexandria and to add thereto a section numbered 6-a, all dealing with the special election to determine whether members of the council shall be elected at large or by wards.

Amendments, Municipal charters, Voting, Public officers

Chapter 3

An ACT to provide a new charter for the City of Waynesboro, Virginia; to establish courts of justice and officers therefor; to provide for continuation of certain ordinances; and to repeal Chapter 482 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928; approved March 26, 1928, and all acts amendatory

Municipal charters, Budget, Public expenditures, Property, Public spaces, Judicial, Healthcare, Death and burial, Charity, Civil Rights, Labor, Transportation, Utilities, Fire fighters, Education, Amendments, Salaries, Taxation, Recreation, Vagrancy, Wildlife, Public officers

Chapter 4

An ACT to amend Chapter Iv of an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg

Utilities, Taxation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 5

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5 of Article II of Chapter 446 of the Acts of Assembly of 1930 approved March 27, 1930, known as the Military Code of Virginia, the section relating to the Adjutant General.

Armed forces

Chapter 6

An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 1 and 5 of Chapter 431 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved March 24, 1922, relating to the manufacture and sale or offering for sale of paint, turpentine or linseed oil or any substitute therefor.

Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 7

An ACT to amend Chapter 184 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 27, 1934, which provided for the management, control, maintenance and operation of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by adding a new section numbered l-a conveying certain rights to the Museum.

Amendments, Public spaces, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 8

An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 321-a relating to duty of Governor in relation to certain records.

Legislative Amendments

Chapter 9

An ACT to amend an act entitled, "An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Portsmouth"

Amendments, Bonds, Public expenditures, Utilities, Transportation

Chapter 10

An ACT to ratify, validate and confirm all proceedings heretofore taken by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District and the Hampton Roads Sanitation Commission and by the State Health Commissioner in connection with the withdrawal by said City from Hampton Roads Sanitation District, and authorizing said City to establish, construct, improve, enlarge, maintain and operate a sewage disposal system.

Utilities

Chapter 11

An ACT to provide for the liability of persons owning or operating radio stations in case of false statements under certain circumstances.

Amendments, Business, Law Enforcement, Public officers

Chapter 12

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 10 of Chapter VIII of Chapter 819 of the Acts of Assembly of 1897-98, approved March 3, 1898, which provides a new charter for the Town of Berryville, the section relating to levies.

Taxation, Municipal charters, Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 13

An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 5321-a, relating to fiduciary funds.

Amendments, Armed forces, Pensions, Judicial

Chapter 14

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5, as amended, of Chapter 322 of the Acts of Assembly of 1899-1900, approved February 14, 1900, which incorporated the town of Stanley, in Page County, Virginia, the section relating to election and terms of office of the council of the town.

Amendments, Municipal charters, Public officers

Chapter 15

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4, as amended, of Chapter 96 of the Acts of Assembly of 1872-1873, in force February 21, 1873, which incorporated the town of Lebanon, in Russell County, the section relating to powers of the council of the town.

Municipal charters, Property, Agriculture, Public spaces, Public expenditures

Chapter 16

An ACT to validate and provide for the legal effect of certain records in the offices of the clerks of courts of certain cities.

Judicial, Business

Chapter 17

An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 1 and 3, as amended, of Chapter 573, Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 31, 1926, relating to parking of vehicles in the Capitol Square, so as to reserve certain areas for parking and to confer jurisdiction as to violations of the Act.

Public spaces, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 18

An ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 225 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved March 16, 1940, as amended, relating to general registrars in certain counties.

Amendments, Voting, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 19

An ACT to amend the Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 109-a, prohibiting the unauthorized taking, possession or use of certain stickers, forms or pavers issued in connection with the inspection of motor vehicles, and prescribing penalties therefor.

Transportation

Chapter 20

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 3395 of the Code of Virginia relating to appointment of committee to inquire into necessity of general indexes in clerks’ offices.

Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 21

An ACT to authorize the governing bodies of the counties to make gifts of money and other property in aid of non-profit making hospitals.

Charity, Healthcare

Chapter 22

An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 2, 3 and 6 of Chapter 420 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, incorporating the town of Vienna in Fairfax county.

Municipal charters

Chapter 23

An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 52 and 105 of The Motor Vehicle Code of Virginia, relating, ps re to regulation of traffic if localities and securing cargo of certain vehicles.

Amendments, Business, Transportation

Chapter 24

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4 of Chapter 461 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 21, 1924, saad forth qualifications for license as real estate salesman or broker.

Business, Amendments

Chapter 25

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 7, as amended, of Chapter 461 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 21, 1924, relating to details of licenses issued to real estate salesmen and brokers and the fees to be charged therefor.

Business, Employment and labor

Chapter 26

An ACT to amend and reenact Chapter 172 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 12, 1946, dealing with bonds that may be required oi real estate salesmen and brokers, by requiring the Secretary of the Com-

Bonds, Business

Chapter 27

An ACT relating to tobacco; to create the Virginia Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to promote the sale, consumption and exportation of Virginia bright flue-cured tobacco by providing for campaigns at education, advertising, publicity, sales promotion and research; to levy an excise tax on certain tobacco in Virginia, to provide for its collection, and to appropriate the revenue derived from it; and to provide penalties for violations of this act.

Agriculture, Business, Taxation, Public expenditures, Law Enforcement

Chapter 28

An ACT to authorize the circuit courts of certain counties to extend the time for completing the reassessment of real estate and somalia er the provisions of Section 247 of the Tax Code of Virginia.

Taxation

Chapter 29

An ACT to repeal Chapter 19 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved February 15, 1934, relating to participation by high school students in literary and athletic contests and events thereof.

Education, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 30

An ACT to amend Chapter 94 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 7, 1934, and known as the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act by adding a section numbered 31-b setating to certain elections under ti ai

Alcohol

Chapter 31

An ACT to authorize and direct the electoral boards of certain counties having general registrars to appoint separate registrars for towns within such counties upon the request of such towns

Voting, Municipal charters, Employment and labor

Chapter 32

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 2711, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to meetings of the boards of supervisors.

Legislative Amendments, Public officers, Municipal charters

Chapter 33

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 8 of Chapter 159 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 10, 1928, the chapter relating to road laws applicable to counties and the section ‘relating to pay of certain ee si

Amendments, Budget, Public officers, Transportation

Chapter 34

An ACT to amend Chapter 34, Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, as amended, which provided a charter and special form of government for the city of Norfolk, by adding a new section numbered 2-b to empower the city of Norfolk to impose, levy and collect a consumer or subscriber tax upon the amount paid for public utility services, and validating any such tax heretofore imposed, levied and collected.

Municipal charters, Utilities, Taxation

Chapter 35

An ACT to amend an act entitled “An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Portsmouth”

Taxation, Municipal charters

Chapter 36

An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 5377-a, relating to the duties of personal representatives with respect to bank deposits in the name of a decedent and one or more other persons

Inheritance and succession, Public officers

Chapter 37

An ACT to authorize the City of Norfolk to set up a card system

Property, Taxation, Municipal charters

Chapter 38

An ACT to authorize the State Hospital Board to sell and convey on behalf of the Commonwealth certain timber on the Dunbar Meadowfield tracts in James City County, and to appropriate the moneys derived from any such sale.

Healthcare, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 39

An ACT to provide for the a appolnicert of general registrars for towns in certain counties and to prescribe the duties of such registrars when appointed.

Voting, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 40

An ACT to amend Chapter 232 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved March 14, 1942, which created the Department of State Police and provided for the respective powers and duties of such Department and of the Division of Motor Vehicles, by adding a new section numbered 3-a, authorizing

Law Enforcement, Judicial, Amendments

Chapter 41

An ACT to amend and reenact sections 1656, 1657, 1659, 1661, 1662 as amended, 1663 as amended, 1663-a, 1664 as amended, 1664-a, 1664-b, 1669, 1671, 1674 as amended, 1681 as amended, 1686 as amended, 1687 as amended, 1688, 1690, 1691, and 1692 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the practice of pharmacy, and the composition, branding, possession, dispensing, sale and inspection of alg ce drug ied cosmetics and poisons, and to repeal section 1658 of the Code of Virginia relating to rules and regulations of the Board of Pharmacy.

Amendments, Business, Healthcare, Public officers, Judicial

Chapter 42

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 8 of Chapter 86 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 5, 1934, short title of which is “Uniform Narcotic Drug Act”, the section relating to preparations exempted.

Amendments, Healthcare, Business

Chapter 43

An ACT to validate certain conveyances of school properties and to repeal Chapter 274 of the Acts of Assembly of 1930, approyed March 24, 1930 which validated certain such conveyances.

Education, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 44

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5, Chapter 370 of the Acts of Assembly of 1930, approved March 24, 1930, the chapter and section relating to relief for volunteer firemen in certain counties.

Fire fighters, Public expenditures

Chapter 45

An ACT to authorize certain counties to establish and maintain a system of pensions, retirement allowances and death benefits for their officers and employees, prescribing how funds may be provided for the maintenance and operation of such system, authorizing the prescribing of rules and regulations for the management, investment and administration of any such funds, and providing certain exemptions from taxation and from legal process in connection with the operation of such system.

Pensions, Employment and labor, Taxation, Public officers, Budget

Chapter 47

An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 5377-b, relating to the duties of fiduciaries with respect to obligations of the United States payable to or collectible by other persons.

Bonds, Public expenditures, Amendments

Chapter 48

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 18 of Chapter 396 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, relating to bonds of county officers and employees in certain counties.

Bonds, Public officers, Budget

Chapter 49

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6 of Chapter 396 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved April 1, 1940, relating to the powers, duties and compensation of members of boards of county supervisors in certain counties.

Amendments, Budget, Public officers, Salaries

Chapter 50

An ACT to repeal 284, as of the Acts of Assembly of 1930, approved March 24, 1930, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 3035-c 1 relating to appropriations by counties, cities and towns for the relief of injured police officers, firemen, officials and other employees of such counties, cities and towns.

Pensions

Chapter 51

An ACT to validate the abandonment and relocation of a certain street and alley and conveyance thereof by the town of South Hill.

Property, Business, Transportation

Chapter 52

An ACT to amend Chapter 11 of the Acts of Assembly of 1947 (Extra Session), approved January 29, 1947, providing a new charter for the town of Phoebus in Elizabeth City County, by adding a new section numbered 4-b, changing the office and title of the town sergeant to the office and title of chief of police.

Amendments, Law Enforcement, Municipal charters

Chapter 53

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4553 of the Code of Virginia relating to injuries to burial grounds and to the punishment therefor and limiting its application.

Cemeteries, Death and burial

Chapter 54

An ACT to repeal Chapter 167 of the Acts of Assembly of 1904, incorporating the town of Madison Heights.

Incorporation, Repeal of legislation

Chapter 55

An ACT to authorize and empower the State Highway Commission of Virginia, in its discretion, to pay and settle claims and demands arising as a result of damages sustained to personal property by reason of work projects or the operation of State owned or operated equipment when the same is being used in the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of State highway system, and to provide, if said commission, in its discretion, refuses the payment of any such claims or demands, no legal liability upon the State to pay such claims or demands shall be imposed.

Transportation, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 56

An ACT to amend Chapter 175 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 12, 1946, providing water supply systems in certain counties by adding three new sections numbered 7-b, 7-c and 7-d relating to bond issues.

Bonds, Public expenditures, Municipal charters, Budget

Chapter 57

An ACT to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to provide for the abandonment and closing of certain roads and railway crossings.

Transportation, Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 58

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 48 of the “Virginia Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act” relating to reports of accidents.

Transportation

Chapter 59

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 1, as amended, of Chapter 237 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved March 14, 1942, ren Bot continuing boards of real estate assessments in certain counties.

Amendments, Property, Public officers, Budget, Municipal charters

Chapter 60

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 8 of Chapter 332 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 27, 1946, relating to provision of free textbooks in the public schools.

Education, Public expenditures

Chapter 61

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4987-g, as amended, of the Code of Virginia relating to appointment, compensation, powers and duties of clerks of trial justices ; and disposition of fees collected by such clerks.

Judicial, Public officers, Law Enforcement

Chapter 62

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6172 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, authorizing courts to strike certain cases from its docket, and prescribing how such cases may be reinstated.

Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 63

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 9 of Chapter 129 of the Acts of Assembly of 1936, approved March 9, 1936, relating to brokers’ licenses.

Business, Transportation, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 64

An ACT to amend and reenact Section aye of the’ Cade pa Virginia, as amended, relating to the issuance of marriage licenses, lection distribution of the tax thereon.

Marriage, Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 65

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 315 of the Tax Code of Virginia relating to the preservation of certain tax returns.

Taxation

Chapter 66

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5189 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to docketing conditional sales contracts, and certain other contracts, so as to increase docketing fees.

Business, Property, Judicial, Public expenditures

Chapter 67

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 4775 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to offenses under two or more statutes or ordinances.

Amendments, Judicial, Law Enforcement

Chapter 68

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 1621 of the Code of Virginia, prescribing what persons, professions, occupations and practices are exempt from the provisions of the statutes of Virginia regulating the practice of the healing arts; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 1621-a, regulating the employment and practice of unlicensed practitioners in certain hospitals, and imposing penalties for violations.

Healthcare, Amendments, Employment and labor, Public officers

Chapter 69

An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section numbered 2769-a relating to the compensation and mileage of members of boards of supervisors and to repeal Section 2769 on the same subject.

Amendments, Budget, Public officers, Salaries, Transportation

Chapter 70

An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 1 as amended, 2, 3, 7 and 16 of Chapter 305 of the Acts of Assembly of 1944, approved March 29, 1944, the chapter and sections relating to imposition of special assessments in certain counties for public improvements.

Public expenditures, Utilities, Property

Chapter 71

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 12-a, as amended, of Chapter 161 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 17, 1926, the chapter and section relating to sanitary districts.

Taxation, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 72

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 6 of Chapter 25 of the Acts of Assembly of 1947, Extra Session, approved January 29, 1947, the chapter and section relating to bond issues in sanitary districts.

Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 73

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 176, as amended, of the Tax Code, relating to license taxes required of contractors, plumbers, and steam fitters, so as to include and classify Electrical Contractors.

Amendments, Business, Taxation

Chapter 74

An ACT to amend Chapter 396 of the Acts of Assembly of 1899-1900, approved February 17, 1900, which provided a new charter for the town of Smithfield, by adding a new section numbered 16-a, relating to power of council as to taxation, and validating certain ordinances and acts

Amendments, Taxation, Public expenditures, Amusement

Chapter 75

An ACT to authorize the State Board of Corrections to convey certain property.

Property, Public officers

Chapter 76

An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 1731 as amended, 1732 and 1735 of the Code of Virginia, relating to delivery of bodies to State Anatomical Board.

Death and burial, Healthcare, Judicial

Chapter 77

An ACT to authorize the town of Lawrenceville in the county of Brunswick to grant and convey, in exchange for other property, certain real estate no longer needed for town purposes; and to repeal chapter 50, Acts of Assembly, Extra Session, 1947, approved January 30, 1947, relating to the same matters.

Property, Municipal charters, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 78

An ACT to amend Chapter 432 of the Acts of Assembly of 1936, approved March 30, 1936, and know as the Uniform Principal and Income Act, by adding thereto a new section numbered Section 3%, relating to the payment of income earned upon the assets of an estate during the period of administration

Amendments, Inheritance and succession

Chapter 79

An ACT to repeal er 37 of the Acts of Assembly, Extra Session, 1945, approved April 5, 1945, which created Bermuda Sanitary District in Chesterfield County.

Repeal of legislation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 80

An ACT to authorize the State Board of Education to grant certain easements.

Education, Public officers, Public spaces, Utilities

Chapter 81

An ACT to authorize the county of Carroll to appropriate funds to the town of Hillsville for aid in the construction of certain utilities, or for the equipment and operation of its fire department.

Utilities, Public expenditures, Fire fighters

Chapter 82

An ACT to amend Chapter 94 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1934, by adding thereto a new section to be known as Section No. 41%4-B; providing for the issuance of permits to certain establishments serving food in Virginia to keep upon their premises and use for culinary purposes alcoholic beverages which they are not authorized by any license to sell; empowering the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to adopt such regulations as may be necessary to confine the issuance of these permits to legitimate purposes; and to grant or deny such permits when in their opinion the same should be done; and to suspend or revoke any such permit previously issued by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

Alcohol, Amendments, Business, Public officers

Chapter 83

An ACT to provide for the taking of census in certain towns.

Municipal charters

Chapter 84

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 57, as amended, of Chapter 507 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, approved March 27, 1928, and known as the Virginia Banking Act, relating to the appointment of officers, examin-<br />ers, and assistants.

Business, Public officers, Salaries

Chapter 85

An ACT to provide for a continuing board of assessors of real estate in certain counties; to prescribe the term of office and the powers, duties and compensation of the members of such board; and to repeal Chapter 152 of the Acts of Assembly of 1940, approved March 7, 1940, which provides for boards of equalization of real estate assessments in certain counties, and all amendments thereto.

Property, Public officers, Budget, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 86

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 1 of Chapter 367 of the Acts of Assembly of 1936, approved March 28, 1936, relating to issuance of bonds for certain school improvements, so as to enlarge the purposes for which such bonds may be issued, and to make certain provisions as to procedure for calling elections therefor.

Bonds, Education, Public expenditures

Chapter 87

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 3 of Chapter 268 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, relating to the board of directors of the Virginia Truck Experiment Station.

Agriculture, Amendments, Business

Chapter 88

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5888 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to judicial circuits and retirement of judges.

Judicial

Chapter 89

An ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding two new sections numbered 5905-a and 5905-b to create a corporation court in the city of Waynesboro and to provide for the election of a judge therefor.

Judicial, Municipal charters, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 90

An ACT to authorize the use of an outline map of the State of Virginia, and to authorize the use of an outline map of the State of Virginia and a shield of the United States on agricultural and other food products; to prescribe their uses; to vest certain powers with reference thereto in the Director of the Division of Markets and the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Immigration; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act; and to provide for receiving as prima facie evidence in any court of this State certificates issued under authority of this act, under a Federal statute and this act, under a similar act of the Legislature of any State, under a Federal statute and a similar act of the Legislature of any State or certificates issued under the authority of a Federal statute relating to the inspection of agricultural products, and to repeal Chapter 255 of the Acts of Assembly.

Agriculture

Chapter 91

An ACT to provide a charter for the town of Damascus and to repeal Chapter 134 of the Acts of Assembly of 1904, approved March 12, 1904, sunt provided a charter for the town of Damascus, and all amening

Municipal charters, Public officers, Public expenditures, Property, Transportation, Voting, Taxation, Utilities, Public spaces, Employment and labor, Recreation

Chapter 92

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 3 of Chapter 360 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, approved March 26, 1932, relating to filing fees with applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity.

Business, Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 93

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 5958 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the jurisdiction of courts of record over certain waters, so as to give similar territorial jurisdiction to courts not of record.

Judicial, Property, Transportation

Chapter 94

An ACT to amend and reenact Sections 3, and 3-a as amended, of Chapter 161 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 17, 1926, the chapter and sections relating respectively, to sanitary districts and powers of governing body.

Utilities, Public expenditures, Recreation, Taxation

Chapter 95

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 695, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to census of school population and compensation of census agents.

Education

Chapter 96

An ACT to amend and reenact Section 13, as amended, of Chapter SO of the ees oe Assecably of 1928, approved March 27, 1928 and known as the Virginia Banking Rees relating to the establishment and operation of branch banks.