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1869/1870

Laws in Volume
Displaying 301 - 400 of 437

Chapter 304

An ACT Providing Compensation for the Clerk of the Hustings Court of Richmond
Public officers, Judicial, Budget

Chapter 305

An ACT to Confirm the Charter granted to the Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechanical Society, by order of the Judge for the Circuit Court for the city of Lynchburg, dated October 4, 1869.
Agriculture, Business, Incorporation

Chapter 306

An ACT Amending Third Section of the Act passed April Twenty-seventh, Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-seven, Incorporating the Real Estate Savings Bank at Lynchburg.
Business, Property, Amendments

Chapter 307

An ACT for the Relief of the Sureties of John R. Pharr, late Sheriff of Alleghany county.
Public officers, Debt, Judicial

Chapter 308

An ACT Providing for the Payment of One Thousand Dollars to James Lyons for Professional Services.
Judicial, Lawyers, Public expenditures

Chapter 309

An ACT to Incorporate the Lee County Agricultural and Mechanical Association.
Agriculture, Business, Incorporation

Chapter 310

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act passed December Nineteenth, Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-six, entitled an Act to Incorporate the Loudoun Savings Bank
Business, Bonds, Incorporation

Chapter 311

An ACT for the Relief of the late Sheriffs of the Commonwealth.
Taxation, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 312

An ACT Declaring New River, in the County of Wythe, a Lawful Fence from Andrew S. Fulton's Ferry to the Ferry of Samuel J. Williams.
Fence Laws, Transportation, Property

Chapter 313

An ACT to Extend the Time for Giving the Notice of Contest to the Officers Elect in Leigh Township, in the county of Amelia.
Voting, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 314

An ACT to Amend the Second Section of an Act entitled an Act to Authorize the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company to Lease, Hold, and Operate the Piedmont Railroad
Transportation, Industry

Chapter 315

An ACT Incorporating the Appomattox, Campbell, and Pittsylvania Railroad Company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business

Chapter 316

An ACT for the Relief of the Sureties of James C. Robertson, late Sheriff of Page county.
Amendments, Judicial, Law Enforcement, Public expenditures

Chapter 317

An ACT Declaring the Shenandoah river a Lawful Fence, &c.
Fence Laws, Property, Agriculture

Chapter 318

An ACT to Incorporate the Harrisonburg and Covington Railroad Company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business

Chapter 319

An ACT to Incorporate the Richmond Bank-Note Engraving and Chromo-Lithographing Company.
Business, Incorporation, Public expenditures

Chapter 320

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act entitled an Act to Incorporate the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society
Incorporation, Education

Chapter 321

An ACT to Incorporate the Augusta Fire Company of the Town of Staunton.
Amendments, Armed forces, Charity, Employment and labor, Fire fighters, Incorporation, Public officers, Recreation, Utilities

Chapter 322

An ACT to Incorporate the New River White Sulphur Springs Company.
Transportation, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Industry

Chapter 323

An ACT to Amend an Act to Incorporate the Leesburg and Point of Rocks Turnpike Company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures, Budget

Chapter 324

An ACT to Incorporate the Wytheville Savings Bank.
Incorporation, Business, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 325

An ACT in Relation to the Establishment, in the State of Virginia, of a Branch of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and to Cede Jurisdiction to the United States over a Tract of Land in the State of Virginia, not exceeding Five Hundred Acres, for that purpose.
Armed forces, Healthcare, Municipal charters

Chapter 326

An ACT for the Relief of P.G. Hale and others, Sureties for Dennis Fielder, late Sheriff of Grayson county.
Judicial, Debt, Public officers, Taxation

Chapter 327

An ACT to Amend the Charter of the Richmond and Lynchburg Railroad Company.
Industry, Transportation, Incorporation, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 328

An ACT to Legalize the Toll Bridge built by William T. Hardy and Leslie T. Hardy across James River between the Towns of Buchanan and Pattonsburg, and to Prescribe the Tolls thereon.
Transportation, Amendments

Chapter 329

An ACT to Incorporate the Town of West Point, in King William County.
Incorporation, Municipal charters, Boundaries, Public officers, Taxation

Chapter 330

An ACT to Define the Limits of the Lower Parish of Nanse-
Charity, Municipal charters

Chapter 331

An ACT to Incorporate the St. John’s Roman Catholic College, in the City of Norfolk.
Incorporation, Education, Religious Institutions

Chapter 332

An ACT to Incorporate the Mount Pleasant Freestone Company.
Incorporation, Industry, Bonds, Property, Transportation

Chapter 333

An ACT to Change the Corporate Name and Amend the Charter of the Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank of Richmond, Virginia.
Amendments, Business, Public officers

Chapter 334

An ACT to Incorporate the Virginia and Maryland Railroad Company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business

Chapter 335

An ACT to Amend an Act passed February 21, 1817, entitled An act to Incorporate the Academy in the town of New Market, Shenandoah county.
Education, Incorporation, Charity, Public officers

Chapter 336

An ACT to Incorporate the Potomac and Manassas Railroad Company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 337

An ACT for the Incorporation of the Town of Bowling Green, in the County of Caroline.
Incorporation, Municipal charters, Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 338

An ACT to Authorize the Qualified Voters of the County of Chesterfield to Vote Anew on the question of the Removal of the County Courthouse to the Town of Manchester.
Voting, Municipal charters, Public officers, Judicial

Chapter 339

An ACT to Incorporate the Southside Banking Company.
Business, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 340

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act entitled an Act to Charter the Richmond and Peninsula Railway Company
Amendments, Business, Transportation

Chapter 341

JOINT RESOLUTION in Regard to the House of Delegate: Resuming its Sessions in the Capitol Building
Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 342

JOINT RESOLUTION in Regard to an Adjournment Sine Die
Legislative Amendments

Chapter 343

JOINT RESOLUTIONS Relative to the Death of General Robert E. Lee.
Monuments and memorials, Death and burial, Civil Rights

Chapter 344

An ACT Authorizing a New Registration of the Voters of Shenandoah Iron Works Township, in the County of Page.
Voting, Legislative Amendments, Municipal charters, Public officers

Chapter 346

JOINT RESOLUTION in Reyard to the Disposition of Certain Pews which were in Sycamore church
Charity, Religious Institutions

Chapter 347

An ACT to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 204 of the Code of 1860 as Amended by Chapter 118, passed 27th April, 1867, in Relation to Arrest.
Amendments, Judicial, Law Enforcement

Chapter 348

An ACT for the Relief of the Sureties of Joseph A. S. Barham, late Sheriff of Surry County.
Public officers, Debt, Judicial

Chapter 349

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 7, Chapter 195 of the Code of 1860, with Regard to Carrying Concealed Weapons.
Amendments, Law Enforcement

Chapter 350

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 108, Chapter 36 of the Code of 1860, as to Offences of the Revenue Laws by Commissioners of the Revenue.
Taxation, Business, Law Enforcement, Judicial

Chapter 351

An ACT for Payment of Rent of Rooms used by the Circuit Court for the city of Richmond.
Budget, Public expenditures, Law Enforcement, Judicial

Chapter 352

An ACT to authorize the Payment of a Claim to John Wickham.
Budget, Business, Public expenditures, Lawyers

Chapter 353

An ACT to Amend Section 4, Chapter 152, Code of Virginia
Amendments, Bonds, Property, Judicial

Chapter 354

An ACT to Revive and Re-establish the Inspection of Tobacco at Farmville Warehouse, in Farmville, Prince Edward County.
Agriculture, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 355

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 1, Chapter 12 of the Code of Virginia (1860), with Regard to Duelling.
Amendments, Armed forces, Civil Rights, Legislative Amendments, Voting

Chapter 356

An ACT for the Relief of One who has Bought or Sold an Office, or the Deputation Thereof, during the time between the 2d of March, 1867, and the 26th of January, 1870.
Legislative Amendments, Public officers, Judicial

Chapter 357

An ACT to Amend Section 10, Chapter 170 of the Code (1860), with regard to Order of Publication.
Amendments, Divorce, Judicial

Chapter 358

An ACT to Amend Section 1, Chapter 3 of the Code of 1860, Defining who are Citizens of the State of Virginia.
Civil Rights, Equality before the law, Legislative Amendments, Noncitizens

Chapter 359

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 10 of Chapter 14 of the Code of Virginia (1860), with Regard to Pay of Clerks of Court of Appeals, and of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond.
Amendments, Judicial, Public officers, Salaries

Chapter 360

An ACT Amending and Re-enacting the Second Section of an Act entitled an Act to Protect the Oyster Beds in the Waters of the Commonwealth
Amendments, Business, Fishing, Public expenditures, Property, Noncitizens

Chapter 361

An ACT to Amend Section 3 of Chapter 129 of the Code of 1860, in Relation to Transfer of Property of Ward to Another State.
Inheritance and succession, Property

Chapter 362

An ACT to Authorize the Common Council of the city of Petersburg to Borrow Money, and issue and sell coupon bonds of said city.
Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures

Chapter 363

An ACT Providing for the Return by the Treasurer of the State, to J. R. Anderson & Co., of Certain Virginia Coupon and Registered Bonds.
Bonds, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 364

JOINT RESOLUTION in Relation to the Release of Certain Marylanders Arrested in Catching Oysters in the Waters of Virginia.
Boundaries, Fishing

Chapter 365

An ACT Authorizing the Registration of Voters in Hicksford Township, in the County of Greenesville.
Voting

Chapter 366

An ACT to Incorporate the Town of Berryville, and to Provide a Charter for the Same.
Incorporation, Municipal charters, Public officers, Property, Budget, Public expenditures, Public spaces

Chapter 367

JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the Governor to Return to the Senate Senate Bill No. 177, in Relation to Juries.
Judicial

Chapter 370

An ACT to Provide a Charter for the town of Front Royal.
Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Voting, Property, Taxation

Chapter 371

An ACT to Authorize the County of Albemarle to Borrow Money to Rebuild Bridges Destroyed by the Recent Flood of September, 1870.
Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 372

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the First Section of an Act entitled an Act Prescribing the Duties and Compensation of County Offi-
Amendments, Law Enforcement, Public officers

Chapter 373

An ACT for the Relief of James Cloyd and other Sureties or Andrew Miller, late Sheriff of Pulaski County.
Public expenditures, Judicial, Debt

Chapter 374

An ACT Appointing Cattle Inspectors.
Agriculture

Chapter 375

An ACT to Provide Artificial Legs for Citizens of the Commonwealth who lost their Legs during the late war.
Healthcare, Armed forces, Public expenditures

Chapter 376

An ACT for the Prevention of Prize-Fighting within the State
Gambling

Chapter 377

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Sections 14 and 15 of an Act entitled an Act for the Assessment of Taxes
Taxation

Chapter 378

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 1 of Chapter 15 of the Code of Virginia (edition of 1860), in Relation to the Time of Meeting of the General Assembly.
Legislative Amendments

Chapter 379

An ACT Concerning the Estate of Uriah P. Levy, the Management of the same by the Board of Education, and for Other Purposes.
Agriculture, Charity, Children -- Institutional care, Education, Inheritance and succession, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 380

An ACT to Authorize Subscriptions to the Stock of the Atlantic and Alleghany Railroad Company by the Counties of Chesterfield, Powhatan, Cumberland, Buckingham, Appomattox, Nelson, Amherst, Rockbridge, the Cities of Richmond and Lynchburg, and the Towns of Manchester and Lexington.
Transportation, Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 381

An ACT to Authorize the Atlantic and Alleghany Railroad Company to Build a Branch Road to Lynchburg.
Transportation

Chapter 382

JOINT RESOLUTION in Relation to the Subject of the Release of the Citizens of Maryland and their Vessels
Unclassified

Chapter 383

An ACT to Amend Section 24 of Chapter 61. Code of Virginia, in Relation to Illegal Tolls on Turnpibes.
Transportation

Chapter 384

An ACT to Incorporate the Virginia Telegraph Company.
Business, Incorporation, Utilities

Chapter 385

An ACT Providing for the Reassessment of the Real Property Within the Corporate Limits of the Town of Staunton.
Property, Legislative Amendments, Public expenditures

Chapter 386

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the Ist, 8th, and 14th Sections of Chapter 156 of the Code of Virginia, in Relation to Writs of Habeas Corpus.
Judicial, Civil Rights

Chapter 387

An ACT for the Relief of Wm. W. Cosby, Executor of R. Payne.
Inheritance and succession, Taxation

Chapter 388

An ACT Authorizing the Board of Public Works to Sell the Armory Buildings, Lots, and Water-power.
Property, Public expenditures, Utilities, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 389

An ACT Declaring Certain Portions of the South Branch of the Shenandoah river, and of its South Fork, and of Middle river, a Lawful Fence.
Fence Laws, Property, Agriculture

Chapter 390

An ACT to Incorporate the Boydton and Ridyeway Turnpike Company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 391

An ACT to Secure Identification of Persons Convicted of Criminal Offences.
Law Enforcement, Judicial, Civil Rights

Chapter 392

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 2 of an Act approved
Amendments, Property

Chapter 393

An ACT Appointing Trustees for the Town of Carrborough, in the County of Prince William.
Municipal charters

Chapter 394

An ACT to Amend Section 8 of Chapter 124 of the Code of 1860, in Relation to Partition of Lands.
Property, Judicial, Inheritance and succession

Chapter 395

An ACT to Provide for the Registration of the Members and Officers of the General Assembly.
Voting, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 396

An ACT to Anthorize the Qualified Voters of the County of Prince Edward to Vote on the Question of Removing the County Court house to the Town of Farmville.
Voting, Municipal charters, Public officers, Judicial

Chapter 397

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Chapter 206 of the Code of Virginia (edition of 1860), as to Grand Juries.
Judicial

Chapter 398

An ACT to Authorize Sycamore Church to be Fitted Up and Used as the State Courthouse.
Public officers, Public expenditures, Judicial, Legislative Amendments, Municipal charters

Chapter 399

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 3 of Chapter 1&2 in the Sub-division of an Act to Amend the Provisions of the Code in Regard to the Supreme Court of Appeals, so as to make them Conform to the Present Constitution
Amendments, Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 400

An ACT to Authorize the County of Rockbridge to Aid the James River and Kanawha Canal Company in Repairing the North River Canal.
Bonds, Budget, Business, Transportation

Chapter 401

An ACT Directing the Superintendent of Public Buildings to have Certain Repairs Done to the Capitol, and Making an Appropriation for the Same.
Public expenditures, Public officers, Utilities

Chapter 402

An ACT to Amend an Act entitled an Act Incorporating a Company for Constructing a Canal from Elizabeth river, at Norfolk, to Tanner’s Creek and Little creek, in Princess Anne County
Incorporation, Transportation, Industry

Chapter 403

JOINT RESOLUTION Requiring the Superintendent of Public Printing to hove the Constitution of the State Printed with the Bound Acts of Assembiv for the Present Session
Amendments, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 404

An ACT to Amend the Charter of the Town of Winchester, in the County of Frederick.
Municipal charters, Judicial, Alcohol, Public officers, Property

Chapter 405

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Chapter 85 of the Code of Virginia, in Relation to Insane Persons.
Healthcare, Public expenditures, Public officers, Jails, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 406

An ACT to Amend and Re-enact Section 37, Chapter 184 ot the Code of Virginia, with Regard to Jailors’ Fees.
Jails, Public expenditures, Law Enforcement, Amendments
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