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1952

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Chapter 1

An Act to repeal Chap 8 of Title 51 of the Code of Virginia and all amendments thereto which chapter is designated the “Virginia Retirement Act’; to continue certain vested rights; to provide for certain refunds; to appropriate funds; and to repeal certain other os
Amendments, Pensions, Employment and labor

Chapter 2

An Act to provide for the coverage of officers and employees of the State, and local governments, instrumentalities thereof, and other political subdivisions under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the federal Social Security Act; to provide for certain repeals; and to repeal certain acts.
Employment and labor, Public officers, Public expenditures

Chapter 3

An Act to repeal Chap 1A of an Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the city of Newport News in the county of Warwick, and to provide a new charter therefor’
Municipal charters, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 4

An Act to provide for second primaries in the event a candidate for the party nomination in certain primaries fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary; and to such end to amend and reenact
Voting, Amendments

Chapter 5

An Act to amend and reenact § 17-127 of the Code of Virginia, relating to terms of circuit courts.
Judicial

Chapter 6

An Act to amend and reenact § 14 of Chap 206 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, approved March 18, 1926, as amended, relating to the borrowing of money by the town of Grundy.
Budget, Public expenditures, Municipal charters, Utilities

Chapter 7

An Act to amend and reenact § 12.01 of Chap 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, being a new charter for the city of Alexandria, the section relating to the qualifications, manner of election, terms of office, duties, powers and compensation of civil and police justices and substitute civil and police justices of that city.
Judicial, Civil Rights, Public officers, Employment and labor, Salaries, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 8

An Act to amend and reenact § 53-220 of the Code of Virginia, relating to credits allowed prisoners under certain conditions, so as to prescribe additional credits for certain blood donations.
Prisons, Healthcare, Judicial, Reformatories

Chapter 9

An Act to amend and reenact § 4-a of Chap 309 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, which chapter provided a charter for the city of Bristol, the ‘section conferring power on the city of Bristol to require connection with the sewerage system and to impose and collect fees, rents and charges for water and sewer services
Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Utilities, Property

Chapter 10

An Act to ratify, validate and confirm a conveyance made by the city of Radford.
Property

Chapter 11

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-591 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the purposes for which cities and towns may issue bonds.
Bonds, Public expenditures, Education, Utilities, Transportation

Chapter 12

An Act to amend and reenact § 11-20 of the Code of Virginia, relating to award of public contracts and bonds in connection therewith.
Budget, Bonds, Business, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 13

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-209 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to disposition of dog funds, so as to provide for certain appropriations.
Amendments, Agriculture, Hunting, Wildlife, Public expenditures

Chapter 14

An Act to amend and reenact § 65-16 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers of Industrial Commission of Virginia.
Amendments, Business, Employment and labor, Industry

Chapter 15

An Act to appropriate funds for the administrative expenses of the Board of Trustees of the abolished Virginia Retirement System and any successor to such board in connection with terminating such abolished Retirement System, and for Social Security and retirement benefits for certain governmental employees; to provide for the disposition of certain funds appropriated to the Virginia Retirement System for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952; and in connection therewith to provide for certain notice to such persons so covered or to be covered and the effect thereof.
Budget, Pensions, Employment and labor

Chapter 16

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-258 of the Code of Virginia relating to audit and allowance of claims against counties so as to provide alternative methods.
Budget, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 17

An Act to amend and reenact § 33-26 of the Code of Virginia relating to the transfer of roads, bridges and streets from secondary system and addition of roads, bridges and streets to primary system.
Transportation

Chapter 18

An Act to amend and reenact § 68 of Chap 84 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, as heretofore amended, which chapter provided a charter and special form of government for the city of Norfolk, and which section relates to the annual appropriation of said city.
Amendments, Budget, Public expenditures, Municipal charters, Taxation

Chapter 19

An Act to provide for the preparation, publication and adoption of certain texts in the public schools; and to this end to authorize, ratify, validate, and confirm the execution of certain contracts by the State Board of Education and to authorize it to perform its undertakings thereunder; to establish and continue the Virginia History and Government Textbook Commission, and to set forth the powers and duties of the Board and Commission as to certain matters; to provide for the appointment of members of the Commission and their compensation and expenses; to provide for the making of certain decisions; and to repeal certain acts.
Education

Chapter 20

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section, numbered 58-776.5, so as to authorize the governing bodies of certain cities of the second class to provide for reassessment of real estate.
Amendments, Property, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 21

An Act to amend and reenact § 64 of Chap 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 section relates to the suspension and removal of the chief of police and fire chief of said city.
Amendments, Law Enforcement, Public officers

Chapter 22

An Act to amend and reenact § 6-205 of the Code of Virginia, relating to credit unions.
Business, Incorporation, Public officers

Chapter 23

An Act to amend and reenact § 6-76 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the limit of liability of borrowers.
Amendments, Business, Debt, Employment and labor

Chapter 24

An Act to repeal § 6-98 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the power of the directors of trust companies to regulate the making and withdrawing of deposits.
Repeal of legislation, Business

Chapter 25

An Act to amend and reenact § 6-78 of the Code of Virginia, relating to bank loans on real estate security.
Amendments, Business, Debt, Property

Chapter 26

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 21-118.2, so as to empower certain counties to use sanitary district funds for certain purposes.
Amendments, Public expenditures, Law Enforcement

Chapter 27

An Act to amend and reenact § 4, as amended, of Chap 280 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 16, 1920, and being the charter of the city of Hampton, relating to the election and organization of the council.
Municipal charters

Chapter 28

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16-88 and 16-172.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to civil and police justices and judges of juvenile and domestic relations courts and to their substitutes.
Judicial, Civil Rights, Children -- Institutional care, Judicial

Chapter 29

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chap 2 of Title 51, a new article numbered 8, consisting of seven new sections numbered §§ 51-29.1 to 51-29.7, inclusive, to provide for the voluntary retirement of the Clerks of the State Senate and House of Delegates, and for the payment of retirement compensation to persons who so retire; to create for the Clerks of the State Senate and House of Delegates a fund to be known as the Clerks’ of the State Senate and House of Delegates Retirement Fund; to provide for certain payments and to make certain payments optional.
Amendments, Pensions, Public officers

Chapter 30

An Act to amend and reenact § 60-14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the definition of the term “employment” as used in the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act, so as to provide that the term “employment” shall not include service performed by certain distributors of petroleum products when remunerated solely by way of commission.
Amendments, Employment and labor, Utilities, Business, Taxation

Chapter 31

An Act to transfer the jurisdiction and control of certain strips or parcels of land along and through State Farm, in Goochland County, from the State Board of Welfare and Institutions and the State Department of Welfare and Institutions to the State Highway Commission, and to authorize the latter to use the said strips or parcels of land as a part of State Primary Highway Route No. 6 and State Secondary Highway Route No. 645.
Transportation

Chapter 32

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-86.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tax credits contingent upon revenues received.
Taxation, Budget, Business

Chapter 33

An Act to incorporate the city of Virginia Beach; and to repeal Chap 76 of the Acts of Assembly of 1906, approved March 6, 1906, which incorporated the town of Virginia Beach, and all amendments thereto.
Incorporation, Municipal charters, Legislative Amendments, Taxation, Public officers, Utilities, Budget, Civil Rights

Chapter 34

An Act to amend and reenact § 17-79 of the Code of Virginia, relating to general indexes in offices of clerks of court and providing for the manner of indexing certain deeds and actions at law and suits in chancery.
Judicial, Property, Business

Chapter 35

An Act to create the Virginia Beach Erosion Commission and to prescribe the powers, functions and duties of the Commission
Amendments, Public expenditures, Public officers, Municipal charters

Chapter 36

An Act to authorize certain counties to borrow funds.
Budget, Public expenditures

Chapter 37

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-388 of the Code of Virginia as amended, relating to certain officers in counties operating under certain forms of county government.
Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 38

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-266.8, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to licenses in certain counties.
Business

Chapter 39

An Act to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to levy a capitation tax.
Taxation, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 40

An Act to provide for the transfer of certain funds of the county of Chesterfield.
Budget, Utilities

Chapter 41

An Act to amend and reenact § 88-7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to chief engineer and other employees.
Amendments, Employment and labor, Public officers, Transportation

Chapter 42

An Act to provide for the submission of proposed amendments to § 141 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.
Amendments, Education, Voting

Chapter 43

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-24. 2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to daylight saving time in certain counties or cities, so as to provide a method by which certain counties or cities may provide for, enforce and require daylight saving time.
Legislative Amendments, Public officers, Transportation

Chapter 44

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4 and 76, as amended, of Chap 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, as amended, which provided a charter for the city of Portsmouth, "relating to the election, terms and compensation of councilmen, and the compensation of other city officers, clerks and assistants."
Municipal charters, Salaries, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 45

An Act to amend and reenact § 84, as amended, of Chap 64 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved February 25, 1922, which chapter provided a new charter for the city of Suffolk, and which section relates to property taxes, the lien for taxes, etc.; so as to provide that the city rate on real and tangible personal property shall not exceed three dollars and fifty cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed value thereof.
Taxation, Property, Public officers, Budget, Public expenditures

Chapter 46

An Act to provide for the creation of the Newport News Port and Industrial Authority; 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.
Bonds, Business, Municipal charters, Industry, Transportation, Utilities

Chapter 47

An Act to amend and reenact § 9 of Chap 15, of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved February 8, 1952, the chapter and section providing for payment of employee contributions in connection with Social Security coverage and reimbursement therefor; and providing notice to employees, and the effect thereof.
Amendments, Budget, Employment and labor, Pensions, Public expenditures

Chapter 48

An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chap 2, Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved January 31, 1952, the chapter relating to the coverage of certain governmental officers and employees under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the Federal Social Security Act, to except certain services from the definition of “employment”.
Amendments, Employment and labor, Public officers

Chapter 49

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15-3860.1 providing for certain referenda in certain counties.
Amendments, Voting, Public officers

Chapter 50

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-12 of the Code of Virginia as amended, relating to what property exempt from taxation.
Taxation, Charity, Cemeteries, Religious Institutions, Education, Public expenditures, Reformatories

Chapter 51

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-81 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to deductions allowed for income tax purposes.
Amendments, Taxation, Business, Charity, Healthcare, Employment and labor, Public expenditures

Chapter 52

An Act to create the Potomac River Oyster Commission; to provide for the appointment, terms, and compensation of the members thereof, and to prescribe their powers and duties; to authorize the Commission to adopt and enforce certain rules and regulations; to provide for certain hearings and appeals; to provide for licensing of the use of certain devices for the taking of oysters in the waters of the Potomac; to limit the use thereof; to authorize the Commission to close certain areas to the taking of oysters; to authorize the reshelling and reseeding of such areas, and to authorize the procedure therefor; to provide a season for the taking of oysters; to characterize certain acts as being in violation of certain laws; to provide for the culling of oysters; to levy and provide for the collection of taxes on certain oysters; to provide how such tax shall be enforced; to provide for the distribution of funds derived from certain taxes, fines, and penalties; to prohibit certain acts; to provide penalties for violations; to repeal certain acts; to provide for the effect of this act under certain conditions; and, to provide when the act shall take effect.
Industry, Fishing, Recreation, Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 53

An Act to repeal Chaps 181, 182, 183 and 184 of the Acts of Assembly
Recreation, Fishing, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 54

An Act to amend and reenact § 19-128 of the Code of Virginia, relating to grand jurors.
Judicial, Civil Rights, Equality before the law

Chapter 55

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 29-184.2, to provide in certain counties for the enforcement of the dog laws; to transfer certain powers in such connection from game wardens and to confer same upon dog wardens and deputy dog wardens; to provide for the appointment of dog wardens and deputy dog wardens, their terms of office, powers, duties and compensation; and to authorize the setting of dog license tax rates in certain counties and the disposition of the proceeds thereof.
Law Enforcement, Taxation

Chapter 56

An Act to amend Title 2 of the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2-20.1, relating to permissive Saturday closing by banks in certain cities.
Business

Chapter 57

An Act to amend and reenact § 16-82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appeals from trial justices in criminal cases, so as to provide for withdrawal of appeals in certain cases.
Judicial, Amendments, Law Enforcement

Chapter 58

An Act to amend and reenact § 16-19 of the Code of Virginia so as to provide for proceeding by motion for judgment before a trial justice, civil justice or civil judge except in certain cities.
Judicial, Legislative Amendments, Civil Rights

Chapter 59

An Act to amend and reenact § 51-112 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers of cities and towns as to officers and employees.
Pensions, Public officers, Employment and labor, Death and burial, Healthcare

Chapter 60

An Act to amend and reenact § 8-686 of the Code of Virginia, relating to amount and distribution of damages in actions for death by wrongful act.
Death and burial, Civil Rights, Judicial

Chapter 61

An Act to repeal Chap 7 of Title 62 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Division of Ports, Port Commissioner, Advisory Committee on Ports, boundaries.of Port of Hampton Roads, municipal dock commissioners, State Corporation Commission, powers, rights and duties of the foregoing and the Department and Director of Conservation and Development; and to repeal certain other acts; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 62 a chapter numbered 6.1 creating the Virginia State Ports Authority and defining its powers and duties; providing for the appointment, powers, terms and duties of the governing body thereof; boards of municipal port commissioners and validating same; and the powers of the State Corporation Commission to transfer certain property; authorizing counties, cities and towns to make grants to the Authority; and to transfer certain Bret
Amendments, Business, Utilities, Transportation, Public officers, Municipal charters

Chapter 62

An Act to amend and reenact § 68-188 of the Code of Virginia, relating to determination of amount of aid to a blind person so as to change the limitations on such aid.
Healthcare, Charity

Chapter 63

An Act to appropriate a sum to provide for the continuation of salary increases for the period January through June 1952.
Budget, Salaries, Employment and labor

Chapter 64

An Act to amend Chap 128 of the Acts of Assembly of 1875-76, approved March 15, 1876, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Franklin by adding a section numbered 8-a, providing for the compensation of the mayor and governing body of the town.
Municipal charters, Salaries, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 65

An Act to validate a conveyance to G. K. Massie, Jr.
Property

Chapter 66

An Act to authorize the Director of Conservation and Development, with the approval of the Governor, to convey to the United States certain lands or interests therein, within or appurtenant to certain State parks; to appropriate the proceeds therefrom and to repeal Chapter 805 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, relating to the foregoing.
Public spaces, Transportation, Utilities, Budget

Chapter 67

An Act to authorize and empower the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia to grant to Fredericksburg Natural Gas Company certain easements of right of way on, over and across certain property of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia.
Utilities

Chapter 68

An Act to permit banks to amend their charters under certain circumstances
Legislative Amendments, Business

Chapter 69

An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of the Medical College of Virginia to convey certain named property to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Company upon conveyance to it of certain other property.
Property, Business, Transportation

Chapter 70

An Act to amend and reenact § 6-253 of the Code of Virginia, relating to interest charges, installment payments, acceleration upon default, investigation fees and minimum combined charges upon loans made by industrial loan associations.
Amendments, Debt, Business

Chapter 71

An Act to amend and reenact § 63-355 of the Code of Virginia, relating to omission of probationary period and interlocutory order and entrance of final order of adoption in certain cases, so as to alter certain requirements concerning visitations.
Children -- Institutional care, Judicial

Chapter 72

An Act to amend and reenact § 22-79 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain duties of school boards, the appointment of local school committees, and the duties and compensation of such committees.
Education, Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 73

An Act to authorize the town of Halifax in Halifax County, to issue bonds of said town in an amount not exceeding the sum of ten thousand dollars and to provide for the payment thereof.
Bonds, Municipal charters, Public expenditures

Chapter 74

An Act to authorize the State Board of Education to grant, subject to certain conditions, easements upon, over, across or under lands of certain schools and institutions; to provide for the disposition of certain funds; and to ratify and confirm such grants heretofore
Education, Utilities

Chapter 75

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 6-26 and 6-29.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to branch banks.
Business, Armed forces

Chapter 76

An Act to repeal Article 10 of the Virginia Banking Act, consisting of §§ 6-83 to 6-90 inclusive, which contain special provisions concerning savings banks.
Legislative Amendments

Chapter 77

An Act to amend and reenact § 8-56 of the Code of 1950 in relation to how a summons or scire facias may be served, so as to correct a cross reference.
Legislative Amendments, Judicial, Business

Chapter 78

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-168 of the Code of 1950, as amended, relating to the taking of game or fish during the closed season and exceeding bag limits, so as to reenact it in two sections numbered 29-168 and 29-168.1 and to insert a cross reference.
Hunting

Chapter 79

An Act to amend and reenact § 19-82 of the Code of 1950 in relation to the disposition of property seized under search warrants, so as to restore certain language.
Judicial, Property, Law Enforcement, Amendments

Chapter 80

An Act to amend and reenact § 55-275 of the Code of 1950 in relation to computation of contingent rights of curtesy and dower, so as to correct an example therein given.
Amendments, Marriage, Inheritance and succession

Chapter 81

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-85.1, prescribing the basis upon which gains shall be recognized upon disposition by sale, exchange or otherwise by a taxpayer of property used as his residence and acquisition by him of another residence.
Amendments, Business, Property

Chapter 82

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-1141 of the Code of Virginia, relating to application to commissioners of the revenue for the correction of certain local assessments.
Taxation

Chapter 83

An Act to amend and reenact § 28-7.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the education of children of persons killed or disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States.
Education, Armed forces, Children -- Institutional care, Budget

Chapter 84

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-897 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the license taxation of certain coin-operated radios; and to include coin-operated television sets within its provisions.
Amendments, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 85

An Act to authorize the governing body of certain counties to permit the killing of foxes.
Hunting

Chapter 86

An Act to require certain licenses to hunt certain game in Smyth County; to provide for collection and disposition of license fees; to prescribe penalties for violations of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain acts.
Hunting, Wildlife

Chapter 87

An Act to amend and reenact § 22-149 of the Code of Virginia, relating to condemnation of land for school purposes, so as to change the limitations on the acreage of land which may be condemned.
Education, Property, Municipal charters

Chapter 88

An Act to amend and reenact § 18-192 of the Code of Virginia relating to certain books of corporations and when they may be closed.
Business

Chapter 89

An Act to amend and reenact § 14-185 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees charged by justices of the peace.
Amendments, Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 90

An Act to amend and reenact § 6-196 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the exemption of certain building and loan associations from regulation.
Amendments, Business

Chapter 91

An Act to amend and reenact § 14-155.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the compensation of clerks of courts in certain cities; to provide for the payment of such compensation and the expenses of office of such officers, and to impose certain duties on the State Compensation Board.
Amendments, Budget, Public officers, Salaries

Chapter 92

An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chap 225 of the Acts of Assembly of 1984, as amended, so as to make more definite the bounds of the town of Independence.
Boundaries

Chapter 93

An Act to amend and reenact § 27-27.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to contracts for services of fire companies in certain counties, so as to include certain counties therein.
Fire fighters, Public officers

Chapter 94

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 6 and 9 of Chap 44 of the Acts of Assembly of 1988, approved March 1, 1988, being the charter of the town of Clarksville, the sections relating to the appointment, terms of office, compensation, powers and duties of certain town officers and employees, and to the duties and powers of the mayor and of the justice of the peace.
Amendments, Municipal charters, Law Enforcement, Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 95

An Act to amend and reenact § 59-218 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain fireworks exploded on private property.
Amendments, Property

Chapter 96

An Act to prohibit hunting with firearms in the State of Virginia while intoxicated; to prescribe penalties for violations; and to provide for enforcement.
Hunting, Alcohol, Law Enforcement

Chapter 97

An Act to repeal § 28-50.1 of the Code of Virginia which was enacted as § 28-89.1 by the General Assembly of 1950, relating to fishing by certain methods in certain waters not permitted.
Fishing, Repeal of legislation

Chapter 98

An Act to authorize the council of the town of South Boston to issue bonds of the town of South Boston in an amount not exceeding One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), for the purpose of improving and enlarging the public school building within the town, known as the Washington-Coleman School.
Bonds, Public expenditures, Education, Budget

Chapter 99

An Act to amend and reenact § 56-405 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the maintenance of railroad grade crossings of public roads and approaches.
Transportation

Chapter 100

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 20-91 and 20-121 of the Code of Virginia as amended, relating respectively, to the grounds for divorce from the bond of matrimony, and to the merger of a decree for divorce from bed and board with a decree for divorce from the bond of matrimony.
Divorce
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