1954

Municipal charters, Voting, Public officers, Public expenditures, Healthcare, Property, Utilities, Public spaces, Recreation, Charity, Taxation, Law Enforcement, Amendments, Judicial

Chapter 236

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18-848.1, to prohibit the keeping of a refrigerator or ice box under certain conditions without doing certain things and to provide a penalty for violation thereof.

Public spaces, Property, Children -- Institutional care, Amendments

Chapter 237

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 54, a Chapter numbered 14.1, containing 28 Sections numbered 54-898.1 to 54-898.28 inclusive; to create the “Virginia State Board of Opticians”, and prescribe its powers, duties and compensation; to provide for the examination, licensing and registration of “Opticians”, and for the renewal and revocation of such registrations; to provide for the collection of certain fees and to appropriate the same; to prohibit certain acts and to provide penalties for violations.

Amendments, Healthcare, Employment and labor, Public expenditures, Business, Judicial, Property

Chapter 238

An Act to amend and reenact § 8-751 as amended of the Code of Virginia, relating to moneys under control of court so as to provide for the payment of certain small amounts to certain persons.

Amendments, Children -- Institutional care, Inheritance and succession, Judicial, Property

Chapter 239

An Act to amend and reenact § 62-192, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the operation of boats without mufflers; exemptions therefrom; and to provide penalties for violations.

Transportation

Chapter 240

An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Christiansburg in the county of Montgomery, and to repeal an act entitled “an act appointing trustees for the town of Christiansburg, in the county of Montgomery, and for other purposes,” passed January 7, 1888, and all amendments thereof.

Municipal charters, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 241

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 51-111.27 and 51-111.81 of the Code of Virginia which were enacted by Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952 as §§ 51-29.19 and 51-29.28, respectively, relating to the Virginia Supplemental Retirement Act, the sections relating to membership and participation of localities.

Pensions

Chapter 242

An Act to give the County of Henrico and its courts complete jurisdiction and control over a certain parcel of real estate.

Judicial, Property, Public officers, Transportation, Public expenditures, Amendments

Chapter 245

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.01, 4.02, 6.05, 6.06, 18.06 and 14.08 of Chapter 9 of the Acts of Assembly of the Extra Session of 1952, approved December 16, 1952, being the charter of the City of Hampton.

Amendments, Municipal charters, Civil Rights, Public officers, Budget, Property, Legislative Amendments, Taxation

Chapter 246

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 15-555 and 65-4, as amended. of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to allowances to officials, employees, policemen or firemen, and their dependents in case of death, when injured in performance of duties or when death results from injuries in the performance of duties, and to the definition of “employees’” under Title 65, so as to include sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, town and city sergeants and town and city deputy sergeants.

Employment and labor, Fire fighters, Law Enforcement, Pensions, Healthcare, Public expenditures

Chapter 247

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18-165.1, providing for the forfeiture to the Commonwealth of vehicles used in the commission of larceny of certain animals, farm produce and forest products, and how the same shall be enforced.

Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Public officers, Property

Chapter 248

An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter IX and 8§ 8, 9 and 10 of Chapter XXIII of Chapter 481 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 6, 1950, which provided a new charter for the city of Hopewell, the amended sections relating, respectively, to the civul and police justice and to the planning commission and board of zoning appeals.

Judicial, Municipal charters, Civil Rights

Chapter 249

An Act to amend and reenact § 16-51 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the residence of trial justices.

Judicial, Taxation, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 251

An Act to amend and reenact § 14-185, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain fees which shall be charged by certain justices of the peace.

Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 252

An Act to amend and reenact § 8-182, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the selection of jurors so as to provide for an increase tn the number thereof in certain cities.

Judicial, Voting, Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 254

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8-524.1, relating to the attachment of ships, boats and vessels of more than twenty tons, and to amend and reenact § 8-526 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the issuance of attachments.

Industry, Property, Judicial

Chapter 255

An Act to limit the bringing of actions to contest the validity of the taxes, assessments, tolls, rates, or other levies authorized to be made for the payment of certain bonds or the interest thereon, or of any pledge of revenue or property to secure payment thereof.

Bonds, Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 256

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 68-818.1, relating to certain district homes for the maintenance of persons unable to care for themselves so as to provide for a transfer of certain property therein to certain cities.

Children -- Institutional care, Municipal charters, Property

Chapter 257

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22-153 and 22-154, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to minimum floor and air space, and light in public school buildings.

Education

Chapter 258

An Act to amend and reenact § 63-59 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses of local boards of public welfare.

Public officers, Budget

Chapter 259

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-222, 68-228, 63-224, and 63-227 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto sections numbered 68-222.1, 68-228.1, 68-228.2, and 63-224.1 through 68-224.4, and to repeal §§ 68-225 and 63-226 of the Code of Virginia, all providing for the establishment and operation of certain homes, for the purpose of providing for the licensing of such homes.

Amendments, Healthcare, Public officers

Chapter 260

An Act to authorize the school board of certain counties to borrow a cer-

Education, Budget, Public expenditures

Chapter 261

An Act to validate certain loans and advances made with the approval of the Board of Supervisors of certain counties.

Education, Budget, Public expenditures

Chapter 262

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-866, 68-868 and 68-869 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain industrial schools.

Amendments, Children -- Institutional care, Public officers, Education, Reformatories, Segregation

Chapter 263

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 38.1-881.1, to require that notices of cancellation of motor vehicle insurance policies be given in certain ways.

Amendments, Business

Chapter 264

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-686 of the Code of Virginia, relating to courthouses, clerks’ offices and jails.

Amendments, Judicial, Public officers, Public spaces

Chapter 265

An Act to amend and reenact § 68-67.1 of the Code of Virginia concerning certain reports furnished governing bodies of counties and cities by local boards of public welfare.

Budget, Public expenditures, Charity, Children -- Institutional care

Chapter 266

An Act to amend and reenact § 2-244, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the custody and distribution of reports of the Supreme Court of Appeals so as to provide an additional copy of such reports for the Attorney General and for the State Corporation Commission.

Amendments, Judicial, Public officers, Fishing

Chapter 268

An Act to amend and reenact § 57-7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to what transfers of property for religious purposes are valid.

Religious Institutions, Property, Death and burial

Chapter 269

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 68-66.1, relating to funds received by local boards of public welfare from private sources.

Charity, Public expenditures

Chapter 270

An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.63 of the Code of Virginia, relating to detention and release of certain children taken into custody.

Children -- Institutional care, Custody of children, Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 271

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-414.1, requiring clerks of court and trial justices to make certain certifications as to the forwarding of certain abstracts of judgment to the Motor Vehicle Commissioner.

Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 272

An Act to provide for hunting red foxes in the county of King and Queen.

Hunting

Chapter 273

An Act to amend and reenact § 2-20.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Saturday closing by banks in certain counties and cities.

Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 274

An Act to provide for the retirement, under certain conditions, of trial justices in the counties, and for the compensation of such justices on retirement and how the same shall be paid; to require certain deductions from the salaries of trial justices; to provide for the creation and disbursement of the Trial Justices’ Retirement Fund; and to make an

Judicial, Pensions, Employment and labor, Public expenditures

Chapter 275

An Act to appropriate the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars to the J. H. Miles and Company, Incorporated, for all claims for damages which may occur as a result of the termination of the leasing of oyster beds from the construction, operation and maintenance of a disposal area for dredged material in Hampton Roads pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 472 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948.

Budget, Public expenditures, Transportation, Industry, Property

Chapter 276

An Act to provide a new charter for the town of Richlands, in the county of Tazewell, Virginia; and to repeal Chapter 289 of the Acts of Assembly of 1934, approved March 28, 1934, which provided a charter for such town, and all amendments thereof.

Incorporation, Municipal charters, Budget, Public officers, Legislative Amendments, Property, Public spaces, Utilities, Transportation, Education, Healthcare, Judicial, Voting, Civil Rights

Chapter 277

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-963 and 58-964 of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalties for failure to pay certain taxes and levies and interest on, and collection of taxes not paid when due.

Taxation

Chapter 278

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-681 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reports of public service corporations to the State Corporation Commission of real property and personal property in certain counties.

Property, Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 279

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 11-28, relating to bonds on public contracts to which any county, city, town, school board, or agency thereof, is a party, and to secure the protection of those supplying labor or furnishing materials on such contracts.

Bonds, Labor, Municipal charters

Chapter 280

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 29-61 and 29-62 of the Code of Virginia, relating to applications for and the issuance of hunting, trapping and fishing licenses in certain cities.

Hunting, Fishing

Chapter 281

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-202 of the Code of Virginia as amended, relating to compensation of owners of livestock and poultry killed by dogs.

Agriculture, Property

Chapter 282

An Act to amend and reenact § 68-35 of the Code of Virginia, relating to committees advisory to the Director and Board of Welfare and Institutions.

Legislative Amendments

Chapter 283

An Act to authorize the county of Bath to expend certain funds and acquire certain property; and to dispose of such property.

Fishing, Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 284

An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.71, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to how probation service provided under the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Law.

Amendments, Children -- Institutional care, Judicial, Employment and labor

Chapter 285

An Act to amend and reenact § 16-172.68 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the cost of maintenance of certain children in certain hot 79)

Children -- Institutional care, Judicial, Public expenditures

Chapter 287

An Act to amend and reenact § 14-183 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees of trial justices and clerks in civil cases.

Judicial, Amendments, Civil Rights

Chapter 288

An Act to amend and reenact § 3 of Chapter 180 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved February 26, 1952, relating to a game refuge in New Kent County, so as to make hunting therein unlawful and to provide punishment therefor.

Hunting, Wildlife, Amendments

Chapter 289

An Act to amend and reenact § 22-72 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers and duties of county school boards generally.

Education, Public expenditures, Children -- Institutional care, Employment and labor, Public spaces

Chapter 290

An Act to amend and reenact § 68-101 of the Code of Virginia, relating to definitions of terms used in the Virginia Public Welfare and Assistance Law.

Healthcare, Children -- Institutional care

Chapter 291

An Act to amend and reenact § 22-97 of the Code of Virginia, relating to powers and duties of city school boards and to validate agreements between cities and counties for school consolidation.

Education, Amendments, Public expenditures, Property, Municipal charters

Chapter 292

An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals, to transfer and convey to the Virginia Gas Distribution Company an easement on certain property in the county of Augusta.

Utilities

Chapter 293

An Act to amend and reenact § 46-419 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reports of admissions of patients to certain institutions.

Healthcare, Children -- Institutional care

Chapter 294

An Act to authorize the State Hospital Board to convey to the city of Staunton certain property of Western State Hospital required for improving and relocating the intersection of United States Highways number 11 and 250 within the city of Staunton.

Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 295

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 1-13.22.1, relating to rules of construction.

Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 296

An Act to authorize the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia to grant certain easements on property of the University of Virginia.

Education, Utilities, Public spaces

Chapter 297

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-239, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to salaries of clerks in certain counties.

Salaries, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 298

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.

Utilities

Chapter 299

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-22 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain investments which may be made by certain political sub-divisions.

Amendments, Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 300

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-784.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the postponement of general reassessments of real estate in counties.

Alcohol, Amendments, Taxation, Property, Business

Chapter 302

An Act to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties, subject to the supervision of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration, to provide for the inspection of meat; sail to provide how the expenses thereof shall be paid.

Agriculture, Business, Healthcare

Chapter 303

An Act to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to acquire lands within the county for the establishment of a bird eerie

Wildlife, Public spaces, Municipal charters

Chapter 304

An Act to amend and reenact § 17-41, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain days on which clerk’s offices to be kept open so as to permit closing thereof on certain days in certain cities and counties.

Judicial, Public officers, Legislative Amendments, Public spaces

Chapter 305

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-90 of the Code of Virginia, relating to violations of the rights of waterfowl blind licensees and the penalties therefor.

Hunting

Chapter 306

An Act to amend and reenact § 16 of Chapter 486 of the Acts of Assembly of 1891-92, approved February 29, 1892, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Glasgow, the section relating to issuance of bonds for school buildings under certain conditions

Education, Public expenditures, Bonds

Chapter 307

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8, 4, 5, 12, and 18, as amended, of Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, approved March 10, 1908, being the charter of the city of Portsmouth, the sections relating to the vesting of legislative powers and composition of council; to the qualifications, elections, terms of office and the filling of vacancies in the offices of Councilmen of the city; to provide for appointment of a mayor; to provide when such amended sections become effective; to provide for a referendum thereon under certain conditions and to provide for the effect of such referendum and to repeal § 11 of such Chapter, relating to the election of mau

Amendments, Civil Rights, Public officers, Education, Municipal charters, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 309

An Act to amend and reenact § 57-12, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the quantity of real and personal property which may be held by certain trustees for religious purposes so as to increase the limitation as to personal property.

Religious Institutions

Chapter 310

An Act to amend and reenact § 46-273 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the permissive use of certain lamps upon motor vehicles.

Transportation

Chapter 311

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 27-25.1, relating to the authority of certain fire fighting officials and providing penalty for violation thereof.

Armed forces, Fire fighters, Law Enforcement

Chapter 312

An Act to amend and reenact § 46-342 of the Code of Virginia, relating to weighing of vehicles and loads so as to impose a penalty for fatlure or refusal of an operator to drive his vehicle upon weighing Teel

Transportation, Public expenditures, Law Enforcement

Chapter 313

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-215.2, to provide for checking the speed of motor vehicles by certain methods, the use in evidence thereof, the arrest of motor vehicle operators under certain conditions, and how certain highways should be marked.

Amendments, Law Enforcement, Transportation

Chapter 314

An Act to provide for determining the validity of certain bond issues; and to repeal certain acts.

Bonds, Judicial, Children -- Institutional care, Public expenditures, Amendments

Chapter 316

An Act to amend and reenact § 14-58 of the Code of Virginia, relating to mileage allowed to members of board of supervisors.

Amendments, Budget, Public officers

Chapter 317

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-758 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the assessment of real estate for local taxation, so as to define the term 'taxable real estate' as including a leasehold interest in every case in which the land or improvements, or both, as the case may be, are exempt from assessment for taxation to the owner.

Taxation, Amendments, Property

Chapter 318

An Act to authorize the city of Charlottesville to expend certain surplus proceeds from the sale of certain bonds to improve Jefferson Elementary School.

Education, Budget, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 319

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.

Transportation, Budget, Public expenditures, Public officers, Utilities

Chapter 320

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in Title 18 thereof a new chapter numbered 4.1 containing § 18-39.1, relating to reorganization of certain corporations, so as to provide a manner in which a plan of reorganization may be effected; to provide for amendments to charters and by-laws of such corporations; to provide for filing and recordation of certain certificates; to limit the time within which such chapter shall be applicable; and to provide for payment of certain fees.

Business, Amendments, Incorporation, Public officers, Public expenditures

Chapter 321

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.

Amendments, Public expenditures, Utilities

Chapter 322

An Act to appropriate funds for supplementary pension payments to Confederate veterans during the months of March, April, May and June of 1954.

Pensions, Confederate

Chapter 323

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.

Amendments, Business, Bonds, Cemeteries, Civil Rights, Judicial, Law Enforcement, Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Property, Transportation, Utilities

Chapter 324

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’.

Amendments, Public officers, Public expenditures, Utilities

Chapter 325

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-607 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain powers of cities and towns and of counties, respectively, in connection with projects for which they may borrow money and issue bonds, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered § 15-621.1 relating to limitation of actions in connection with authorization, issuance and delivery of bonds under § 15-606 et seq. of the Code of Virginia.

Amendments, Budget, Business, Debt, Education, Public expenditures, Property, Taxation

Chapter 327

An Act to authorize the County School Board of Fairfax County to convey certain property to the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall.

Education, Property, Public officers, Municipal charters

Chapter 328

An Act to amend and reenact § 2-19 of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal holidays.

Legislative Amendments, Public officers, Civil Rights

Chapter 329

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 8-277.1, so as to permit the introduction of certain copies of certain records in evidence.

Healthcare, Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 330

An Act to fix and declare the policy of the State in regard to certain waters and to provide for the application of such policy to existing uses.

Agriculture

Chapter 331

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2-228, 2-232 and 2-240, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the printing and distribution of certain matters intended for the temporary use of the Senate and House of Delegates, acts and joint resolutions of the General Assembly, and certain annual reports.