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1876/1877

Laws in Volume
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Chapter 1

JOINT RESOLUTION instructing the attorney-general to defend the interests of the State in the case of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company and the case of J. W. McCready against the commonwealth.
Business, Transportation, Judicial

Chapter 2

An ACT providing compensation to the attorney-general
Judicial

Chapter 3

An ACT to amend and re-enact section forty of chapter one hundred and fifty-four of the Code of Virginia, edition of eighteen hundred and seventy-three, in relation to corporation judges not able to hold courts—who to hold them.
Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 4

An ACT to authorize the auditor of public accounts to issue a duplicate warrant on the treasury to R. F. Moss, in lieu of a warrant lost or stolen.
Budget, Public expenditures, Law Enforcement

Chapter 5

An ACT to amend and re-enact section three of an act enti-
Business

Chapter 6

JOINT RESOLUTION returning thanks to W. W. Corcoran, Esq., of Washington city, for his munificent gift to the University of Virginia.
Education, Charity, Public officers

Chapter 7

An ACT to amend and re-enact section seventeen of an act entitled an act providing a charter for the city of Norfolk, in force March 16th, 1871.
Legislative Amendments, Municipal charters, Public expenditures

Chapter 8

An ACT to authorize the sale of Saint John’s Episcopal church at the Old Big-Lick, or town of Gainesborough, in the county of Roanoke, directing the reinvestment of the proceeds of such sale, and to empower the vestry of the church to borrow money.
Religious Institutions

Chapter 9

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Clarke to issue new bonds for one hundred thousand dollars in lieu of those heretofore issued by said board for the subscription of said board to the capital stock of the Shenandoah Valley railroad company.
Bonds, Transportation

Chapter 10

An ACT to amend the thirty-fourth section of chapter two hundred and two, Code of 1873, as amended by an act entitled ‘an act to amend the thirty-fourth section of chapter two hundred and two, Code of 1873, with reference to the trial of felonies, approved January 26th, 1874.
Judicial, Amendments, Prisons, Civil Rights

Chapter 11

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections two and five of an act to provide for the working of roads in the counties of Shenandoah, Page and Rockingham.
Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 12

An ACT to provide for the appointment and removal of district school trustees, and to repeal the fourth clause of the Seventh section of the seventy-eighth chapter of the Code of 1873.
Education

Chapter 13

An ACT allowing John H. Sears, treasurer of Mathews county, time to make his return of delinquents and insolvents in the revenue of 1875.
Public expenditures, Taxation, Public officers, Budget

Chapter 14

An ACT to amend and re-enact the eleventh section of a act entitled an act prescribing the times for holding the courts of the tenth, eleventh, thirteenth and fifteenth judicial circuits
Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 15

An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of York county to allow S. G. Cooke the amount of taxes assessed against and paid by him for county purposes upon his farms in York county for the years 1865—’66-’67-’68-’69-’70, and ’71.
Taxation, Agriculture, Public expenditures

Chapter 16

An ACT to amend and re-enact section six, chapter one hundred and thirty-four, session-acts eighteen hundred and seventy-four, as amended and re-enacted by section six, chapter eighty-nine of session-acts eighteen hundred and seventy-four-five, in regard to times for holding terms of the circuit court.
Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 17

An ACT to amend and re-enact the ninth section of an act approved March 15th, 1872, entitled an act to incorporate the Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad company, as amended by an act approved April 15th, 1874, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the first and ninth sections of the act entitled an act to incorporate the Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad company, so as to exempt the county of Rappahannock from the operation of said acts.
Transportation

Chapter 18

An ACT to amend and re-enact section twelve of chapter seventy-eight of the Code of 1873, in relation to county superintendents of schools.
Education

Chapter 19

An ACT to amend the charter of the Royal Land Company of Virginia, and to enlarge the corporate powers and franchises, so as to enable it to purchase, construct and operate a railroad from its lands to the Potomac river, and ship from the terminus thereof minerals and merchandise.
Amendments, Business, Transportation, Utilities

Chapter 20

An ACT to authorize the Washington, Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad company to record mortgages and deeds of trust under certain conditions.
Transportation, Bonds, Business, Public expenditures, Incorporation

Chapter 21

An ACT to authorize the board of publie works to sell the state’s interest in the Jackson’s river turnpike company.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 22

An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk and Brambleton railroad company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business

Chapter 23

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Mecklenburg county to borrow money to rebuild: their jail.
Budget, Jails, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 24

An ACT to provide for ascertaining and marking the boundary line between the counties of Laisa und Flavanna.
Boundaries

Chapter 25

An ACT to provide for ascertaining and marking the boundary line between the counties of Louisa and Albemarle.
Boundaries

Chapter 26

An ACT to authorize the trustees of Westville Baptist church, in Mathews county, to borrow money.
Charity, Religious Institutions

Chapter 27

An ACT concerning certain state bonds donated by William W. Corcoran to the University of Virginia.
Bonds, Education, Public expenditures

Chapter 28

An ACT for the relief of J. Thompson Brown
Taxation

Chapter 29

An ACT to amend section two of chapter four of an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg, approved March 11th, 1875.
Budget, Taxation, Municipal charters, Property

Chapter 30

An ACT to incorporate the Staffordsville bridge and turnpike company, in Giles county, Virginia.
Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures, Budget, Employment and labor, Property

Chapter 31

An ACT to renovate and repair the statue of Clay in the capitol grounds.
Monuments and memorials

Chapter 32

An ACT to‘abate the rigors of the fence law on the line of two counties, one only of which has adopted its provisions.
Fence Laws, Agriculture, Repeal of legislation

Chapter 33

An ACT to authorize the supervisors of Floyd county to levy a tax for building school houses.
Education, Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 34

An ACT for the reliefof the heirs of Harvey West, deceased, of Rockingham county.
Inheritance and succession, Property, Taxation

Chapter 35

An ACT to amend and re-enact section twenty-seven, chapter twenty-three, Code of 1873, fixing the pay of adjutant-general, and to repeal the twenty-eighth section of the said chapter.
Armed forces, Salaries, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 36

An ACT to amend and re-enact section eight of chapter four of an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg, approved March lith, 1875
Amendments, Property, Taxation, Municipal charters

Chapter 37

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved April 29th, 1874, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the fifth section of chapter one hundred and forty-one of the Code of 1878, in reference to protest of notes.
Amendments, Business

Chapter 38

An ACT to amend section fifty-eight of chapter seventy-eight of the Code of 1873, in regard to admission to the public free schools.
Education, Segregation, Children -- Institutional care, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 39

An ACT to amend an act in relation to the election of commissioners of roads in Loudoun county.
Amendments, Public officers, Transportation

Chapter 40

An ACT to amend section three of an act approved April 17th, 1874, entitled an act to incorporate the Little Sisters of the Poor in Richmond.
Charity, Incorporation, Property

Chapter 41

JOINT RESOLUTION directing the auditor of public accounts to send a copy of his annual report to each of the circuit, county and corporation judges of the state.
Judicial, Law Enforcement

Chapter 42

An ACT to amend section seventeen of chapter one hundred and seventy-eight of the Code, with respect to limitation to appeals.
Amendments, Judicial, Law Enforcement

Chapter 43

An ACT to authorize the trustees of the Rod of Sholem congregation of the city of Petersburg to borrow money.
Charity, Religious Institutions, Debt

Chapter 44

An ACT to amend and re-enact section five of chapter one hundred and forty-eight of the Code of 1873, in relation to attachments.
Amendments, Business, Transportation

Chapter 45

An ACT to authorize the trustees of the Third Presbyterian church to borrow money and give deed of trust.
Religious Institutions, Property, Budget

Chapter 46

An ACT for the removal of the disabilities of James Barbour, of Culpeper, and others.
Civil Rights

Chapter 47

JOINT RESOLUTIONS gratefully acknowledging a magnificent donation to the University of Virginia by an unknown citizen of New York.
Education, Charity, Public expenditures

Chapter 48

An ACT to amend section five of chapter one hundred and fourteen of the Code of 1873, with reference to the recordation of deeds.
Property, Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 49

An ACT to provide for erecting, rebuilding and repairing bridges in Fairfax county.
Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 50

An ACT conferring on policemen of Alexandria city certain powers of constables.
Law Enforcement, Municipal charters

Chapter 51

An ACT to authorize Joseph T. Kenny to erect a wharf upon his land on Chincoteague island.
Property, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 52

An ACT to raise revenue for the support of free schools and encourage wool-growing in the county of Lee.
Agriculture, Taxation, Education, Wildlife

Chapter 53

JOINT RESOLUTION in reference to the selection of a suitable site for locating an asylum for the colored insane of the state.
Healthcare, Civil Rights

Chapter 54

JOINT RESOLUTION to extend the time for the completion of the Washington and Ohio railroad to Winchester.
Transportation

Chapter 55

An ACT to authorize and direct his excellency the governor to convert the medal fund, donated through Honorable A. J. B. Beresford Hope, by the admirers of General Thomas J. Jackson in Great Britain, into outstanding state bonds.
Bonds, Education

Chapter 56

An ACT making an appropriation for the ventilation of the hall of the House of Delegates, and the clerk's office thereof.
Public expenditures, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 57

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 13 of chapter 269 of Acts of 1874-’75, fixing the time for county treasurer to settle county levy.
Amendments, Budget, Public officers

Chapter 58

An ACT to amend an act declaring Clinch river a lawful fence
Fence Laws, Property, Amendments

Chapter 59

An ACT for the sale of Cypress church, in Surry county.
Religious Institutions

Chapter 60

An ACT to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Edinburg, Shenandoah county, Virginia.
Amendments, Municipal charters, Boundaries, Public expenditures, Property, Taxation, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Public spaces

Chapter 61

An ACT for the Grctection of sheep in the county of Culpeper.
Agriculture, Taxation, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 62

An ACT concerning the appointment of Curators of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, and to amend and re-enact section thirty, chapter seventy-seven, Code of 1878.
Agriculture, Education, Amendments, Civil Rights, Public officers

Chapter 63

An ACT to amend and re-enact the first section of an act to incorporate the Orkney Springs Company, approved January 8, 1875.
Incorporation, Business, Public spaces

Chapter 64

An ACT to authorize the trustees of the Methodist church, south, of Sydney, to sell and purchase property and to borrow money.
Religious Institutions, Property, Public officers

Chapter 65

An ACT to authorize the Virginia telegraph company to sell and convey all the franchises of said company.
Business, Utilities

Chapter 66

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act entitled an act to authorize the board of directors of the Western Lunatic asylum to sell certain lots of land belonging to said asylum
Healthcare, Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 67

An ACT to authorize J. W. Wheatton, D. J. Wheatton and S. J. Mumford to erect wharves on their lands on Chincoteague channel, in Accomack county.
Transportation, Property, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 68

An ACT to incorporate the Hampton and Fort Monroe railroad company.
Transportation, Business, Public expenditures, Incorporation

Chapter 69

An ACT to authorize and empower the Old Dominion steamship company to hold land in the state of Virginia.
Business, Transportation

Chapter 70

An ACT to incorporate the town of McKenzie, in the county of Fairfax.
Incorporation, Municipal charters, Taxation, Law Enforcement

Chapter 71

An ACT to disband the Richmond Light Infantry Blues and to incorporate the Richmond Light Infantry Blues Association.
Armed forces, Amendments, Civil Rights, Incorporation, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 72

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 10, 1876, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 27, 1876, entitled an act for the relief of township creditors.
Amendments, Debt, Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 73

An ACT to authorize the construction, alteration and repair of roads in the counties of Carroll and Grayson.
Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 74

An ACT allowing further time to William E. Boisseau, sergeant of Danville, to make his return of delinquents and insolvents for 1875.
Public officers, Debt, Judicial

Chapter 75

An ACT to amend and re-enact the 68th section of chapter 34 of the Code of 1873, in relation to the deposit of securities to be made by foreign insurance companies as a prerequisite to obtaining license.
Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 76

An ACT to amend an act passed January 8, 1867, entitled an act authorizing the secretary of the commonwealth to distribute Session Acts, &c., in certain cases.
Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 77

An ACT changing the shares of the Dismal Swamp land company from real to personal estate, and for reorganizing said company by issuing to the present shareholders certificates of stock for the amount of their respective interests.
Business, Property, Incorporation, Amendments

Chapter 78

An ACT to authorize the city of Winchester to subscribe to the capital stock of the Martinsburg and Potomac railroad company.
Transportation, Bonds

Chapter 79

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for the appeals from the action of district school boards, in certain cases
Education

Chapter 80

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 19 of an act entitled an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities, and compensation of District Officers, and to repeal chapter 47 and section 1 of chapter 48, of Code of 1873.
Amendments, Budget, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 81

An ACT to refund a fine imposed upon John Bragg by the county court of Fluvanna county.
Public expenditures

Chapter 82

An ACT to amend and re-enact the 10th section of chapter 80 of the Code, edition of 1878, in relation to the University of Virginia, as amended by act approved March 15th, 1876.
Education, Salaries, Public officers

Chapter 83

An ACT for the relief of P. G. Coghlan and others.
Amendments, Civil Rights, Equality before the law, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 84

An ACT to release certain citizens of Henrico county from the payment of fines and costs for violating section 1 of an act for the protection of fish in James river, approved March 20th, 1876.
Fishing, Agriculture, Public officers

Chapter 85

An ACT to authorize the county court of Clarke to establish a toll-gate on the Ashby’s Gap turnpike.
Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 86

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 36, chapter 78, Code of 1873, in relation to the appointment of school trustees in incorporated towns of less than five thousand inhabitants.
Education, Civil Rights, Municipal charters

Chapter 87

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of chapter 104 of the Code of 18738, to reduce Bonds of Ministers of the Gospel.
Bonds, Marriage, Religious Institutions

Chapter 88

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6, chapter 178, Code of 18738, in relation to Records in the Court of Appeals.
Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 89

JOINT RESOLUTION directing Auditor of Public Accounts to ascertain and report the Indebtedness of Counties, Cities and Towns of the state.
Budget, Public expenditures

Chapter 90

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 8, chapter 88, Code of 1873, in relation to Weights and Measures.
Agriculture

Chapter 91

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 6 of an act approved March 26th, 1875, entitled an act prescribing the duties, powers, liabilities and compensation of district officers, and to repeal chapter 47 and section 1 of chapter 48 of the Code of 1878, and section 7 of the said act as amended by an act approved February 4th, 1876, entitled an act to prohibit the sale, exchange and purchase of corporate property by the board of supervisors of any county, except with the approval and ratification of the county court, so as to change the time of meeting of the board of supervisors, &c.
Property, Taxation

Chapter 92

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act passed December 13th, 1858, entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia State Agricultural Society.
Agriculture, Incorporation, Public expenditures

Chapter 93

An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange.
Business, Incorporation

Chapter 94

An ACT to incorporate the Mutual Home Association, of Lynchburg.
Incorporation, Property, Business

Chapter 95

An ACT to provide for working and keeping the public roads in order in Clarke county.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Labor

Chapter 96

JOINT RESOLUTION in regard to the sale of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
Transportation, Industry, Public officers

Chapter 97

JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the superintendent of public printing to have Constitution printed and bound with Acts of Assembly of 1876-77.
Amendments, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 98

An ACT to amend section 1, chapter 224, Acts of 1875-’76, authorizing the board of supervisors of Bath county to build a turnpike road.
Transportation

Chapter 99

An ACT to provide for the custody of State and all other Bonds held by the Board of Education for the benefit of certain Colleges.
Bonds, Education, Agriculture

Chapter 100

An ACT for the relief of Elizabeth M. Barker, of Lee
Alcohol, Business, Gambling, Legislative Amendments
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