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1867 Extra Session

Laws in Volume
Displaying 1 - 100 of 137

Chapter 1

An ACT declaring a certain portion of Meherrin river a lawful fence.
Fence Laws, Boundaries, Property

Chapter 2

An ACT for the relief of James C. McCue, of the county of Albemarle.
Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 3

An ACT to declare the true intent and meaning of the act entitled an act amending and re-enacting section 5 of chapter 157 of the Code, in relation to the Jurisdiction of the Corporation Court of tae City of Norfolk, and creating the office of Judge of said Court.
Judicial, Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 4

An ACT amending sections 7 and 10 of chapter 205 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to Examining Courts.
Amendments, Judicial, Civil Rights

Chapter 5

An ACT to amend and re-enact the 16th section of an act passed January 11, 1867, entitled an act to incorporate The Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Virginia.
Amendments, Business

Chapter 6

An ACT better to provide for the Inspection of Flour.
Agriculture

Chapter 7

An ACT to incorporate the Old Dominion Oil, Coal, Iron, Plaster and Gold Mining and Manufacturing Company
Incorporation, Industry, Business, Property

Chapter 8

An ACT to incorporate the Piedmont Confederate Cemetery Association
Cemeteries, Charity, Education, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 10

An ACT anthorizing the sale and lease of certain Public Pro-
Property, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments, Business

Chapter 11

An ACT to incorporate the National Insurance Company of Richmond, Virginia.
Business, Legislative Amendments, Public expenditures

Chapter 12

An ACT to incorporate the Alexandria Banking and Insurance Company
Business, Bonds, Budget, Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 13

An ACT autherizing the Pontoon Bridge Company to Collect Tolls.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 14

Joint Resolutions in reference to Immigration to the State of Virginia.
Industry, Public officers, Municipal charters

Chapter 15

An ACT providing a mode to supply the loss of the evidence of service of process in certain cases pending in the Court of Appeals.
Judicial

Chapter 16

An ACT to prevent Drunkenness and Disorder at Public Elections.
Alcohol, Law Enforcement, Public spaces

Chapter 17

An ACT for the relief of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Loudoun County
Business

Chapter 18

An ACt to amend and re-enact the Ist and 2d sections of chapter 159 of the Code of Virginia, edition of 1860, relating to the times of holding the District Courts,
Judicial

Chapter 19

An Act to amend and re-enact the 3d section of chapter 182 of the Code of 1860, limiting the time within which certain appeals may be granted.
Judicial, Legislative Amendments, Property

Chapter 20

An ACT to amend chapters 18 and 213 of the Code of Virginia, edition of 1860, in regard to the Penitentiary,
Amendments, Labor, Prisons, Employment and labor, Public expenditures

Chapter 21

Joint Resolution in regard to a Recess of the General Assembly
Legislative Amendments

Chapter 22

An ACT to incorporate the Giles County Savings Bank.
Business, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 23

An ACT to amend and re-enact the 6th section of an act passed January 9, 1866, entitled an act authorizing the Trustees of the Town of Manchester to construct a Bridge across James river, at Richmond, Virginia
Transportation, Public officers, Municipal charters, Public expenditures

Chapter 24

An ACT to incorporate the Commercial Bank of Richmond
Business, Amendments

Chapter 25

An ACT to amend and re-enact the 10th section of an act passed January 50, 1867, entitled an act to change the corporate name and amend the charter of the Richmond Savings Bank and Insurance Company.
Business, Public expenditures, Charity

Chapter 26

An ACT to amend the 5th section of the act passed February 12. 1866, entitled an act requiring the Banks of this Commonwealth to go into liquidation
Bonds, Debt, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 27

An ACT to repeal section 22, of chapter Sf of the Code of N60, in regard to Oflicers of the Virginia Military Tustitute.
Armed forces

Chapter 28

An ACT authorizing the payment of the unpaid interest due from the Dawson Fund to the counties of Nelson and Albemarle.
Education, Public expenditures, Debt, Charity, Cemeteries

Chapter 29

An ACT to amend the act passed Merch 18, 1861. entitled an act to amend the Charter of the City of Richmond, as amended by the act passed February 24, 1866. entitled an act to amend the act passed March 18, 1861, rutitied an act to amend the Charter of the City of Richmond.
Municipal charters, Judicial, Voting, Property, Public officers, Boundaries, Taxation, Reformatories, Healthcare, Public expenditures

Chapter 30

An ACT incorporating the Radford Iron Company, and for other purposes.
Incorporation, Industry, Business, Public expenditures, Transportation, Utilities

Chapter 31

Joint Resolution in response to Communication of General Schofield
Law Enforcement, Civil Rights

Chapter 32

An ACT te incorporate the Central Savines Bank of Southwest Virginia, at Central Depot, Montgomery county.
Business, Incorporation, Bonds, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 33

An ACT to defray the expenses of transporting and the erection on the monument of the statues of Marshall, Lewis, Nelson and the trophies and ornaments for the same,
Monuments and memorials, Public expenditures

Chapter 34

An ACT to amend the act repealing, amending and re-enacting the first and second sections of chapter 62 of the Code of 1860, in relation to Waste and Unappropriated Lands
Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 35

An ACT to provide for the pavment of a part of the interest upon the public debt.
Debt, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 36

An ACT to amend the second section of chapter 119 of the Code, in relation to Mechanies’ Liens on Buildings.
Property, Business

Chapter 37

An ACT authorizing the Pittsvivania and Lynchburg Turnpike Company to rebuild their bridge across Siatipton river, within six vears from the luih day of April, Taio
Transportation, Public expenditures, Industry

Chapter 38

An ACT to incorporate the Scottsville Woollen Manufacturing Company
Business, Incorporation, Industry

Chapter 39

An ACT to amend and re-eract the Ist section of the act entitled an act to incorporate the Atlantic Dock and Iron Company.
Incorporation, Industry

Chapter 40

An ACT to amend and re-enact the 10th section of an act to incorporate the Southern Protection Insurance Company
Business, Bonds

Chapter 41

An ACT to amend the charter of the city of Richmond.
Municipal charters, Judicial, Law Enforcement, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 42

An ACT prescribing a uniform rule for the Compensation for Slaves in Controversy at the time of Emancipation.
Slavery, Judicial, Bonds, Property

Chapter 43

An ACT providing for record of United States internal revenue stamps when evidence, and for other purposes.
Taxation, Business, Public officers

Chapter 44

An ACT to repeal the act passed February 16, 1866, entitled an act to authorize a special police to search for stolen property, so far as it applies to the city of Alexandria.
Law Enforcement, Repeal of legislation

Chapter 45

An ACT to incorporate the Arlington Turnpike Company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 46

An ACT disposing of the state’s interest in the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, on certain conditions.
Transportation, Business, Bonds, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 47

An ACT relating to the Alexandria Canal and Railroad.
Transportation, Industry, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 48

An ACT to provide for the completion of a line of railway from the Virginia seaboard to the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, by facilitating the construction of the Virginia and Kentucky Railroad
Transportation, Industry, Public expenditures, Bonds

Chapter 49

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2d of the act passed February 2st, 1866, entitlee an act to incorporate the Planters Savings Bank of Farmvile.
Amendments, Business, Bonds

Chapter 50

An ACT to authorize the Virginia Central Railroad Company to use temporarily that part of the Covington and Ohio Railroad east of the Alleghany Tunnel.
Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 51

An ACT to incorporate the Commercial and Savings Bank and Insurance Company of Fredericksburg.
Business, Judicial, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments, Debt

Chapter 53

An ACT for the relief of D. M. French, of Alexandria city, Va.
Public expenditures, Judicial, Debt

Chapter 54

An ACT authorizing Washington Lodge, No. 78, of Free and Accepted Masons, to occupy and appropriate a portion of Jett street, in the town of Washington, Rappahannock county, &e.
Fraternal organizations, Municipal charters, Property

Chapter 55

An ACT amending the Ist section of an act Incorporating the Lynchburg Mining and Manufacturing Company.
Industry, Incorporation, Business

Chapter 56

An ACT to amend the Charter of the City of Norfolk
Amendments, Municipal charters, Public officers, Voting, Property

Chapter 57

An ACT amending an act entitled an act amending the 68th chapter of the Code (edition of 1860), in relation to the Assessment of Taxes on Licenses
Taxation, Business, Alcohol, Agriculture, Healthcare, Legislative Amendments, Recreation, Utilities, Transportation

Chapter 58

An ACT to amend the Ist section of chapter 206 of the Code of Virginia, edition of 1860, in regard to grand juries in county courts.
Amendments, Judicial

Chapter 59

An ACT to incorporate the Citizens Bank in the city of Norfolk
Business, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 60

An ACT authorizihg cities, towns and counties to borrow money at arate of interest not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, for the purpose of paying subscriptions of stock to internal improvement companies.
Budget, Bonds, Public expenditures, Industry

Chapter 61

Joint Resolution appointing Commissioners to resurvey, re-trace, locate and erect monuments on the boundary line between Maryland and Virginia, on the Eastern Shore.
Boundaries, Monuments and memorials, Legislative Amendments, Public expenditures

Chapter 62

An ACT concerning Colored Persons as Witnesses
Civil Rights, Equality before the law, Amendments

Chapter 63

An ACT authorizing fiduciaries to compound and compromise liabilities due to or from them.
Bonds, Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 64

An Act Imposing Taxes for the Support of Government.
Taxation, Business, Inheritance and succession, Employment and labor, Salaries, Public expenditures, Healthcare, Amendments, Public spaces

Chapter 65

An ACT to amend and re-enact the 77th section of an act entilled an act for the Assessment of Taxes on Persons, Property, Income and Salaries
Taxation

Chapter 66

An ACT to incorporate the Mutual Banking Company of Richmond.
Business, Incorporation, Public expenditures

Chapter 67

An ACT for punishing injuries to Burial Grounds.
Death and burial, Cemeteries

Chapter 68

An ACT to legalize a Coupon Bond issued on the Ist day of July, 1854, for the sum of 81,000.
Bonds

Chapter 69

Joint Resolution in regard to adjournment sine die
Legislative Amendments

Chapter 70

An ACT to incorporate the Winchester and Strasburg Railroad Company
Transportation, Incorporation, Industry

Chapter 71

An ACT to authorize the Court of Norfolk County to issue registered Bonds
Bonds, Debt, Taxation, Public expenditures, Budget

Chapter 72

An ACT to amend the act passed January 25th, 1867, in relation to salaries of certain officers of the government.
Salaries, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 73

An ACT to incorporate the Eastern Shore Railroad Company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business

Chapter 74

An ACT to authorize the Auditor of Public Accounts to transfer funds, payable upon the warrant of the Second Auditor, on account of the interest on the public debt.
Budget, Debt, Public expenditures

Chapter 75

An ACT to exempt the Officers and Members of the Lyneh-
Fire fighters

Chapter 76

An ACT imposing a Tax on Oysters.
Fishing, Taxation, Public expenditures, Noncitizens, Property

Chapter 77

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the Weythe Mining and Manufacturing Company, passed February 2d, 1867.
Incorporation, Industry, Business, Transportation, Public officers

Chapter 78

Joint Resolution in regard to the per diem of members of the General Assembly during the late Recess.
Legislative Amendments

Chapter 79

An ACT to incorporate the United States Cotton Company.
Incorporation, Agriculture, Business, Debt, Property

Chapter 80

An ACT to incorporate the Washington Manufacturing Company.
Business, Incorporation, Utilities

Chapter 81

An ACT to amend and re-enact the eighth section of an act
Transportation, Industry, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 82

An ACT to anchorize the County Court of Amberst to sell the stock held by that county in the Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
Transportation, Municipal charters, Public expenditures

Chapter 83

An ACT to amend the aet passed Mareh od. 1866, entitled an act to amend and reenact the 45d section of chapter 172 of the Code of JTS
Amendments, Debt

Chapter 84

An ACT explanatory of the 38d section of the act passed February 13, 1866.
Taxation, Business

Chapter 85

An ACT to amend the 6th section of chapter 1458 of the Code of 1860, as amended by the act passed March vd, 1866, in relation to the terms of the Circuit Courts in the First Judicial Circuit.
Judicial

Chapter 86

An ACT refunding a certain sum of money to Emory and Henry College, on account of an erroneous assessment of taxes.
Education, Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 87

An ACT to authorize the extension of the Richmond and Danville Railroad from Danville to some point on the line of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Transportation, Industry, Public expenditures, Bonds, Taxation

Chapter 88

An ACT to amend section 15 of chapter 182 of the Code of Virginia, (edition of TS60), relating to Appeals, Writs of Error and Supersedeas,
Judicial

Chapter 89

An ACT to amend section 5, of chapter 24, of the act of December 19, 1866, relating to the Southwestern Virginia Mining, Smelting and Transportation Company.
Business, Transportation, Industry

Chapter 90

An ACT to regulate Express transportation over the Railroads of the Commonwealth
Transportation, Business, Public expenditures, Utilities

Chapter 91

An ACT relating to Compromises or Compositions with Joint Contractors and Co-obligors
Debt, Business

Chapter 92

An ACT to provide for an Index to the Statutes at Large
Legislative Amendments, Public officers, Public expenditures

Chapter 93

An ACT to provide for the erection of the Jetlerson Statue at the University of Virginia.
Monuments and memorials, Education

Chapter 94

An ACT to amend the act entitled an act amending the Ist section of the charter of the St. Maryws Female Academy and Orphan Asvlum, inthe city of Norfolk, passed May 22d. 1852,
Charity, Children -- Institutional care, Incorporation

Chapter 95

An ACT changing the time of holding the Circuit Courts of the Counties of Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Brunswick and Mecklenburg.
Judicial, Amendments, Municipal charters

Chapter 96

An ACT for the relief of French & Crenshaw.
Business

Chapter 97

An ACT amending and re-enacting the 5d section of an ce passed December loth, 1865, amending the Charter of the Town vu Danville.
Judicial, Municipal charters

Chapter 98

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act for the relief of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company
Amendments, Business, Debt, Public expenditures

Chapter 99

An ACT to incorporate the Richmond German Building Fund Association, No. 1, for the city of Richmond.
Incorporation, Business, Property, Public officers

Chapter 100

An ACT authorizing the town of Fredericksburg to issue bonds for the purpose of raising money to remove obstructions in the Rappahannock river.
Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 101

An ACT concerning Fiduciaries who qualified out of their counties or corporations during the late war.
Civil Rights, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 102

An ACT to incorporate the Portsmonth and Lake Drummand and Marine Water Company.
Utilities, Business, Public expenditures, Transportation
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