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1887es

Laws in Volume
Displaying 101 - 200 of 432

Chapter 101

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act approved February 28, 1867, entitled an act to incorporate the Shenandoah Valley railroad company, and to issue preferred stock and convertible bonds under any plan of reorganization thereof,
Transportation, Business, Amendments

Chapter 102

An ACT to empower the board of directors of the Central lunatic asylum of Virginia, to lease the quarries upon the land belonging to said asylum, and to authorize the operation of said quarries.
Healthcare, Public officers, Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 103

An ACT to incorporate the New River Tron and Coal company,
Incorporation, Industry, Business, Transportation, Taxation

Chapter 104

An ACT to incorporate the New South Segar works company.
Business, Incorporation, Taxation

Chapter 105

An ACT to incorporate the Leesburg hotel and improvement company
Business, Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 106

An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Steel company.
Business, Incorporation, Industry, Taxation

Chapter 107

An ACT to make provisions for the levying a special tax for sinking fund purposes for the city of Roanoke.
Taxation, Municipal charters, Public expenditures

Chapter 108

An ACT for the relief of the land owners of Mathews county to have their lands relieved from delinquent taxes and county levies.
Taxation, Property, Public expenditures, Amendments

Chapter 109

An ACT to incorporate the Roanoke street railway company, and to make valid the acts of said company under a charter heretofore granted to it by the judve of the hustings court of the city of Roanoke.
Business, Transportation, Amendments, Municipal charters

Chapter 110

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of an act approved February 8, 1586, entitled an act to incorporate the Morotock manufacturing company.
Business, Industry, Public officers

Chapter 111

An ACT incorporating the Sandy river mercantile and manufacturing Company
Business, Incorporation, Taxation

Chapter 112

An ACT to ineorporate the Norfolk Dock Improvement company.
Business, Public expenditures, Transportation, Utilities

Chapter 113

An ACT to allow David Koontz, former treasurer of Page county, further time to distrain, levy, and collect certain tax tickets and license taxes, for which he has accounted to the State.
Taxation, Public officers, Budget

Chapter 114

An ACT to incorporate the Roanoke Rolling Mill company.
Incorporation, Business, Industry, Public officers, Bonds

Chapter 115

An ACT to provide a charter for the town of West Point.
Municipal charters, Property, Taxation, Public expenditures, Budget, Public officers

Chapter 116

An ACT for the relief of W. T. Edwards, inspector of oysters for the city of Portsmouth.
Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 117

An ACT to regulate the printing and binding of the Virginia Supreme Court Reports, and to amend and re-enact section 7 of chapter 162 of the Code of 1875, as amended by an act approved March 17, 1884, as amended by an act approved March 1, 1886.
Public expenditures

Chapter 118

An ACT authorizing the West-end land company of Norfolk city, to construct a toll-bridge across Smith’s and Glebe creeks in Norfolk county.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 119

An ACT to incorporate the Pulaski water company.
Business, Utilities, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Taxation, Transportation

Chapter 120

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 4 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Hampton normal and agricultural institute.
Education, Amendments, Incorporation, Agriculture

Chapter 121

An ACT to incorporate the Suburban and City railway and improvement company
Transportation, Industry, Public expenditures, Public spaces

Chapter 122

An ACT to amend and re-enact the 3 section of an act approved February 26, 1854, entitled an act to amend the charter of the Edenton and Norfolk railroad company, and to change the name of said company to that of the Carolina and Chesapeake railroad company.
Transportation, Industry, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 123

An ACT to amend the charter of the Citizens Bank of Richmond.
Business, Debt, Taxation

Chapter 124

An ACT to prescribe a fence law for Newport News election precinct, in the county of Warwick.
Fence Laws

Chapter 125

An ACT to incorporate the West Norfolk and Carolina railway company.
Business, Transportation, Amendments, Public expenditures

Chapter 126

An ACT to incorporate the Northern Virginia Land and Improvement company.
Business, Municipal charters, Property, Utilities, Transportation

Chapter 127

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections one, three, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, and twenty-one of an act entitled an act to provide for working and keeping in order the public roads in the county of Page, approved February 27, 1886, and adding independent sections thereto.
Amendments, Taxation, Public officers, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 128

An ACT authorizing and empowering the councils of the city of Norfolk to establish and maintain a public park.
Public spaces

Chapter 129

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 60 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 60, chapter 101 of the Code of 1873, for the protection of terrapins
Fishing

Chapter 130

An ACT to allow the deputy of John M. Carroll, late treasurer of the city of Staunton, further time to levy for taxes.
Taxation, Public officers, Budget, Business

Chapter 131

An ACT changing the name of the Buckingham mining and development company to the Southern improvement company, with authority fora further change, and providing for the mode of issuing certain stock.
Business, Incorporation

Chapter 132

An ACT to incorporate the Round Mountain mining and manufacturing company.
Business, Industry, Incorporation, Bonds, Taxation

Chapter 133

An ACT to incorporate the Chowan and Southern railroad company.
Transportation, Business, Incorporation, Public expenditures

Chapter 134

An ACT to amend and re-enact the second section of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Stock Creek coal and iron company
Incorporation, Industry

Chapter 135

An ACT to amend the charter of the Western Branch railway company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Industry

Chapter 136

An ACT to authorize the Roanoke land improvement company to subscribe for, guarantee, or acquire the stock and bonds of any corporation of this State.
Business

Chapter 137

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6 and 9 of an act to incorporate the Atlantic and Danville Narrow Gauge railroad company, approved April 21, 1882, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 24, 1886, and to confer certain additional powers on said company.
Amendments, Incorporation, Transportation, Industry, Public expenditures

Chapter 138

An ACT to incorporate the New River Steamboat company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business

Chapter 139

An ACT to incorporate the Rockbridge company.
Business, Incorporation, Industry, Transportation, Bonds

Chapter 140

An ACT to authorize the trustees of the Catocton Presbyterian church of Waterford, Loudoun county, Virginia, to borrow money and sell certain property.
Religious Institutions, Property

Chapter 141

An ACT to allow Mills R. Minton to erect a wharf or pier in the Cypress creek in Isle of Wight county.
Transportation, Business

Chapter 142

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act approved March 1, 1886, entitled an act to incorporate the Fauquier telephone company.
Business, Utilities, Transportation

Chapter 143

An ACT for the relief of the board of supervisors of Middlesex county respecting the public roads of said county.
Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 144

An ACT to allow Edwin T. Melvin and others to erect a wharf at Franklin city, Accomack county, Virginia.
Transportation, Industry, Fishing, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 145

An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to allow the city of Fredericksburg to supply gas or electric light for use of said city, and to issue bonds of the city to effect said purpose.
Utilities, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 146

An ACT to incorporate the Boydton Mutual Aid Benevolent society.
Incorporation, Charity, Death and burial, Wards

Chapter 147

An ACT to allow Lloyd S. White to erect a wharf on Nassawadux creek, in Northampton county.
Transportation, Business

Chapter 148

An Act to incorporate the Mount Pony granite and railway company.
Incorporation, Industry, Transportation, Public expenditures, Business, Debt, Public officers

Chapter 149

An ACT to amend and re-enact the tenth section of an act approved February 20, 1886, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Broadway, in the county of Rockingham, and to repeal chapter 246 of the Acts of 1879-80.
Amendments, Boundaries, Municipal charters

Chapter 150

An ACT to amend the charter of the City Bank of Rich-
Business, Incorporation, Public officers

Chapter 151

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6 of chapter 124 of the Acts of Assembly of Virginia of 1885-6, entitled an act to incor-porate the Farmers Union of Buckingham, Prince Edward, and Cumberland counties.
Agriculture, Business, Bonds, Incorporation

Chapter 152

An ACT to relieve South river and Fork school districts in Warren county, from the payment of certain moneys borrowed from the county school fund, apportioned to said districts.
Education

Chapter 153

An ACT to incorporate the Portsmouth street railway company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business

Chapter 154

An ACT to incorporate the Byrd creek iron company of Virginia.
Business, Industry, Bonds, Taxation

Chapter 155

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act approved March 6, 1886, entitled an act for the relief of the sureties of L. L. Deakins, late treasurer of Greenesville county.
Bonds, Debt, Public officers

Chapter 156

An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate AH town of Milford in the county of Caroline
Incorporation, Municipal charters, Public officers, Taxation, Law Enforcement

Chapter 157

An ACT for the relief of Darling A. Bennett, a maimed confederate soldier of the county of Essex.
Confederate, Armed forces, Pensions, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 158

An ACT for the relief of Samuel W. Lyons, treasurer of the county of Norfolk.
Taxation

Chapter 159

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6 and 12 of an act approved March 3, 1886, entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association, and to regulate the practice of Pharmacy and to guard the sale of poisons in the State of Virginia.
Business, Healthcare, Public officers

Chapter 160

An ACT to incorporate the Mineral railroad company.
Industry, Transportation, Public expenditures, Business, Bonds

Chapter 161

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Henrico, Virginia, to convey to the United States the right of way for a certain road.
Transportation

Chapter 162

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Mecklenburg county to order a special election upon the question of building or purchase of a house in Clarksville magisterial district for the purpose of holding magisterial courts.
Public officers, Property, Taxation, Judicial, Municipal charters

Chapter 163

An ACT to incorporate American lodge No. 1789, Grand United Order of Odd-Fellows.
Incorporation, Fraternal organizations, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 164

An ACT defining a lawful fence for Bedford county.
Fence Laws

Chapter 165

An ACT to incorporate the Dinwiddie and Brunswick lumber and transportation company.
Business, Transportation, Industry

Chapter 166

An ACT to incorporate the Bermuda Hundred construction company.
Business, Transportation, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 167

An ACT to empower the People’s telegraph company, incorporated by the State of North Carolina, to construct, operate, and maintain its line or lines of telegraph to any point or points within the State of Virginia.
Business, Utilities, Transportation, Incorporation

Chapter 168

An ACT to authorize any corporation of this State to subscribe for, guarantee, or acquire the stock and bonds of the Roanoke water works.
Business, Utilities, Public expenditures

Chapter 169

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 5, and 7 of an act incorporating the Petersburg and Chesterfield railroad company,
Transportation, Industry, Bonds

Chapter 170

An ACT to provide for the removal of obstructions from the Chickahominy river, and to punish the obstruction of the same.
Property, Transportation, Municipal charters

Chapter 171

An ACT to amend and re-enact the first, seventh, and ninth sections of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Goodson, in the county of Washington, approved June 17, 1870.
Municipal charters, Budget, Property, Public officers

Chapter 172

An ACT to incorporate the Virginia and North Carolina wheel company.
Incorporation, Business, Transportation, Public expenditures, Judicial

Chapter 173

An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Mining and Improvement company.
Amendments, Business, Industry, Property, Taxation, Utilities, Incorporation

Chapter 174

An ACT to authorize the trustees of New London academy to lease said buildings to county superintendents of schools of Bedford and Campbell counties for school purposes.
Education, Children -- Institutional care, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 175

An ACT to incorporate the Chesterfield and James River railroad company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business, Public expenditures, Bonds

Chapter 176

An ACT to provide for bringing suits against receivers in certain cases.
Business, Judicial, Legislative Amendments, Property

Chapter 177

An ACT to incorporate the Shenandoah Land and Anthracite coal company.
Incorporation, Business, Bonds

Chapter 178

An ACT to incorporate the Guy's run company.
Business, Incorporation, Transportation, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 179

An ACT to incorporate the Buena Vista company.
Business, Incorporation, Industry, Bonds, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 180

An ACT to provide for the working of the public roads in Cumberland county.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters, Labor

Chapter 181

An ACT to incorporate the Farmville Water company.
Utilities, Incorporation, Budget, Property, Public officers

Chapter 182

An ACT to incorporate the Radford land and improvement company.
Business, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Taxation, Utilities

Chapter 183

An ACT to incorporate the Petersburg Perpetual Building and Loan company.
Business, Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 184

An ACT for the enactment of a special road law for Lee
Transportation, Public expenditures, Employment and labor

Chapter 185

An ACT to provide for the recovery, by motion, of taxes and certain debts due the commonwealth, for the payment of which
Taxation

Chapter 186

An ACT to amend the charter of the town of South Boston, Halifax county, Virginia.
Municipal charters, Taxation, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 187

An ACT to amend chapter twelve, Acts of 1881-2, incorporating the Virginia building and savings association.
Business, Incorporation, Property, Public expenditures, Taxation

Chapter 188

An ACT to allow Solomon T. Johnson, of Accomack county, to erect an oyster-fattening box and wharf on his shore in said county.
Agriculture, Fishing, Property

Chapter 189

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Danville and New River Narrow Gauge railroad company, approved March 29, 1873, as amended by an act approved March 20, 1877, and as further amended by an act approved March 6, 1882, and also to amend and re-enact section 7 of the same act as amended by an act approved March 6, 1886.
Amendments, Incorporation, Industry, Transportation, Bonds, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 190

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Buckingham to supplement the salary of the superintendent of public schools of said county.
Education, Salaries

Chapter 191

An ACT to confirm the sale of certain property by the school board of the city of Portsmouth.
Education, Municipal charters, Property

Chapter 192

An ACT to allow the voters of Black Water voting precinct, in the county of Princess Anne, to vote on the question of continuing or repealing the present fence law.
Fence Laws, Voting, Legislative Amendments, Property

Chapter 193

An ACT to incorporate Hillsboro’ water company.
Utilities, Incorporation, Business

Chapter 194

An ACT to amend and re-enact. an act entitled an act to provide for building bridges, opening, working, and keeping in order the roads of Charlotte county, approved March 3, 1886.
Amendments, Transportation, Public expenditures, Labor

Chapter 195

An ACT to incorporate the Greene and Orange telephone company.
Business, Utilities

Chapter 196

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5 and 10 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia and Kentucky railroad company, approved March 3, 1884, and to authorize the said company to consolidate with, lease its lines to, or lease the lines of any railroad connected with it.
Transportation, Industry, Bonds, Business

Chapter 197

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 16 of an act approved February 25, 1884, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, and 16 of an act approved March 31, 1873, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of Salem in the county of Roanoke.
Municipal charters

Chapter 198

An ACT to authorize the county of Buckingham to subscribe to the stock of the Farmville and Powhatan railroad company.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Bonds, Property

Chapter 199

An ACT to incorporate the Rich Valley railroad company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business, Property, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 200

An ACT to remove the political disabilities of John L. Lee, of Amherst, and B. C. Mosby, of Bedford.
Civil Rights, Amendments, Voting
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