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1893/1894

Laws in Volume
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Chapter 1

An ACT extending the time for the collection of taxes for the year 1893 in Caroline County.
Taxation

Chapter 2

An ACT to authorize the directors and managers of the Female orphan asylum at Fredericksburg, Virginia, to transfer, convey and deliver the real and personal property of that corporation to the Assembly’s home and school at Fredericksburg, Virginia, so soon as the last named corporation is organized under its charter.
Children -- Institutional care, Charity, Education, Religious Institutions

Chapter 3

An ACT to incorporate the Assembly’s home and school at Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Charity, Education, Children -- Institutional care, Religious Institutions

Chapter 4

JOINT RESOLUTION instructing the treasurer of Pittsylvania county not to make sale of delinquent lands, &c.
Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 5

An ACT to authorize the city of Winchester to increase its public debt.
Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures

Chapter 6

An ACT to legalize the issue of certain bonds of the city of Roanoke
Bonds, Public expenditures, Education, Public spaces

Chapter 7

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Madison county to effect a loan for county road purposes.
Budget, Bonds, Transportation

Chapter 8

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Warwick county to increase the salary of the clerk of the county court of the said county.
Salaries, Transportation, Legislative Amendments, Public officers, Municipal charters

Chapter 10

An ACT to change the name of the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, and to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 9 of an act approved March 4, 1890, entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, and also to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3, 5 and 15 of an act approved January 19, 1892, entitled an act to amend sections 2, 3, 5, 11 and 15 of an act to incorporate the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, approved March 4, 1890.
Business, Legislative Amendments, Incorporation, Property, Pensions

Chapter 11

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of chapter 240 of an act entitled an act to provide for the working and keeping in repair the public roads in the county of Shenandoah
Transportation

Chapter 12

An ACT to authorize the supervisors of Warren county to borrow $7,000, to be used in the construction of approaches to the two bridges across the north and south branches of the Shenandoah river, at Riverton, in said county.
Budget, Bonds, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 13

An ACT to authorize the consolidation of the Norfolk city railroad company and the Suburban and city railway and improvement company under the name of the Norfolk street railroad company.
Transportation, Business, Public officers

Chapter 14

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Prince William county to issue the bonds of said county for a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
Bonds, Budget, Prisons, Public expenditures

Chapter 15

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of King and Queen county to borrow money.
Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 16

An ACT to regulate hunting in the county of Campbell.
Hunting

Chapter 17

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Shenandoah county to cause all dogs of said county to be muzzled and confined, and if found running at large thereafter may be killed.
Legislative Amendments

Chapter 18

An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Bedford county to apply the proceeds of certain judgments belonging to the said county in improving the public roads of the said county, and authorizing the said board to raise money with the aid of the said judgments, and to sell or assign the same for cash.
Public expenditures, Transportation, Budget

Chapter 19

An ACT to empower R. M. Booker to erect a wharf on Pagan creek
Transportation, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 20

An ACT to empower the Day’s Point land and improvement company to erect a wharf on James river, in the county of Isle of Wight.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 21

An ACT to authorize the trustees of Southside male academy to borrow money, «c.
Education, Public expenditures, Budget

Chapter 22

An ACT to prohibit the taking of fish in the waters of, Reed creek and its tributaries in Wythe county by means of seines, nets, &c.
Fishing

Chapter 23

An ACT to validate and confirm all acts, contracts and proceedings under the charter of the Virginia trust company, heretofore styled “The Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company,” prior to the payment of the fee on its charter, with the same effect as if the said fee had been paid immediately upon the passage of the act of March 4, 1890, incorporating said company.
Business

Chapter 24

An ACT to allow the late treasurer of Prince William county to collect by levy certain tax bills not returned delinquent.
Taxation, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 25

An ACT to amend sections 862, relating to certain duties of county and city treasurers, and 865 of the code, relating to suits against treasurers.
Budget, Public officers, Amendments, Taxation

Chapter 26

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1488 of the code,in relation to condemnation of land for school-houses.
Education, Property, Amendments

Chapter 27

An ACT to authorize the school board of Catalpa district, Culpeper county, to fund the indebtedness of the district incurred under the act approved February 18, 1890.
Budget, Education, Bonds

Chapter 28

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 7 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Empire transportation company.
Business, Incorporation, Transportation, Bonds

Chapter 29

An ACT to incorporate the General athletic association of the Uni-
Incorporation, Recreation, Education, Public officers

Chapter 30

An ACT to repeal the charter of the town of Potomac, in Prince William county.
Municipal charters

Chapter 31

An ACT to amend section 5 of an act approved March 1, 1892, entitled “An act to incorporate the Rockingham and West Virginia railway, mining and manufacturing company.”
Amendments, Incorporation, Industry, Transportation

Chapter 32

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3888, code of Virginia 1887, entitled "how attempts to commit offences punished."
Amendments, Law Enforcement, Prisons

Chapter 33

An ACT providing for the retirement of bonds held by the trustees of St. Joseph’s academy, and orphan asylum of Richmond, and the issuing of registered certificates therefor.
Bonds, Charity, Education, Incorporation

Chapter 35

An ACT to make valid the deed to a certain lot of land in the county of Henrico conveyed by A. J. Vaughan, surviving trustee of himself and George H. White, trustees for the society known as the Infant sons and daughters of love, A. J. Vaughan, president, and Henry Allen, secretary of said society, to James H. Barton, said deed being dated January 4, 1890, and recorded in the clerk’s office of the county court of Henrico, deed-book 129 B, page 53.
Cemeteries, Death and burial, Charity, Property

Chapter 36

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Page county to appropriate and use certain surplus funds now in the hands of the treasurer of said county and to come into his hands from the levy to be made for the year 1894.
Budget, Bonds, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 37

An ACT to allow John J. Blackstone, late treasurer of Accomac county, additional time in which to levy and collect any unpaid tax-tickets in his hands.
Taxation, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 38

An ACT to prevent the extermination of partridges or quails in the county of Rockbridge.
Hunting

Chapter 39

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act approved January 8, 1875, entitled “An act to incorporate the Protestant Episcopal education society in Virginia.”
Education, Religious Institutions, Incorporation, Public officers

Chapter 40

An ACT to amend section 2 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to require the payment of fees on certain charters
Incorporation, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 41

An ACT to amend the first section of acts of 1878-’79, to incorporate the town of Columbia, in Fluvanna county.
Municipal charters, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 42

An ACT to allow D. F. Parker and Brother to erect a wharf on Mill creek, Rappahannock river.
Transportation

Chapter 43

An ACT for the relief of A. B. Batte, late treasurer of Greenesville county.
Taxation, Public officers, Budget

Chapter 44

An ACT to allow R. E. Johnston and J. J. Routten to erect a wharf on Harris creek, in Elizabeth City county.
Industry, Transportation, Public spaces

Chapter 45

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 21, 1882, entitled an act to allow Abel A. Lake to erect a wharf at Franklin City, in Accomac county.
Amendments, Business, Fishing, Property, Transportation

Chapter 46

An ACT to allow C. S. Witham and Brother to erect a wharf on Messongo creek, in Accomac county.
Transportation, Public officers, Public spaces

Chapter 47

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Norfolk and Atlantic terminal company, approved January 28, 1892.
Transportation, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 48

An ACT to authorize and provide for a special election in the county of Pulaski as to the removal of the court-house of said county.
Municipal charters, Property, Public officers, Public expenditures

Chapter 49

An ACT to give John C. Hall, treasurer of Franklin county, and his deputies power of levy and distress to collect certain uncollected tax-tickets now in his hands.
Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 50

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 10 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Norfolk and Lynnhaven railroad and terminal company, approved February 29, 1892.
Amendments, Incorporation, Industry, Transportation

Chapter 51

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Carroll to let to contract the public roads of said county and levy a tax to keep the same in order
Amendments, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 52

An ACT to authorize railroad companies terminating on navigable waters to guarantee bonds of companies building or owning steamboats or vessels used or to be used in connection with the business of the railroad, and to confirm all such guarantees heretofore made.
Transportation, Bonds, Business

Chapter 53

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 11 of an act entitled “An act incorporating the Farmville and Powhatan railroad company,” approved March 8, 1884.
Incorporation, Industry, Transportation

Chapter 54

An ACT extending the time before adding the five per centum penalty on the tax-payers of Greenesville county until the first day of February 1894.
Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 55

An ACT for the relief of the sureties of A. R. Green, late treasurer of Halifax county.
Bonds, Budget, Public officers

Chapter 56

An ACT to incorporate the Portsmouth construction and transportation company.
Incorporation, Transportation, Business, Public expenditures, Utilities

Chapter 57

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 29, 1892, incorporating the Elizabeth and Pasquotank railway company.
Transportation

Chapter 58

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Brunswick county to borrow fifteen thousand dollars.
Bonds, Budget

Chapter 59

An ACT to incorporate the Fredericksburg and Lancaster railroad company.
Transportation, Business, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Bonds, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 60

An ACT to remove the political disabilities of James K. Gilmore, Hugh F. Parrish, Oliver Cutchings, John Lipop, Mallory K. Cannon and Adam C. Carson.
Civil Rights

Chapter 61

An ACT to incorporate the Fredericksburg and Winchester railroad company.
Incorporation, Business, Transportation, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 62

An ACT to authorize the superintendent of the Virginia penitentiary to lease or purchase a farm and to erect thereon suitable buildings for the care and employment of convicts.
Prisons, Employment and labor, Agriculture, Public expenditures

Chapter 63

An ACT to change the name of the Virginia mercantile and safe deposit company of Richmond, Virginia, and to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 4 of an act to incorporate the Virginia mercantile and safe deposit company of Richmond, Virginia, approved January 24, 1890.
Business, Incorporation, Taxation

Chapter 64

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 11 and 13 of chapter 94, entitled an act to charter the town of Richlands, in the county of Tazewell, in reference to levy for public schools, &c.
Education, Municipal charters, Taxation

Chapter 65

An ACT to incorporate the Bridgewater construction company.
Business, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Transportation, Utilities

Chapter 66

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 2 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Bridgewater and forge granite and lumber company
Incorporation, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 67

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend section 448 of the code of Virginia, providing for six commissioners of the revenue for the county of Loudoun, approved February 23, 1592, so as to provide for the election of one commissioner of the revenue for each magisterial district in the counties of Alleghany, Shenandoah and Fauquier.
Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 68

An ACT to incorporate the town of Duffield, in Scott county.
Incorporation, Boundaries, Municipal charters, Public officers, Taxation, Alcohol

Chapter 69

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 11 and 13 of an act entitled an act to provide for working and keeping in repair the public roads of Botetourt
Labor, Transportation, Healthcare, Employment and labor

Chapter 71

AN ACT to authorize the condemnation of lands for public free school purposes within the space of one hundred yards of a dwelling-house.
Education, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 72

An ACT extending the time for commencing the construction of Southwest Virginia central railroad company and completing its main line.
Transportation

Chapter 73

An ACT to fix the salary of the board of supervisors of Warwick county.
Budget, Public officers, Salaries

Chapter 74

An Act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the Blue Ridge railroad company.
Business, Transportation, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Utilities

Chapter 75

An ACT to protect pheasants and wild turkeys in Spotsylvania
Wildlife, Hunting, Recreation, Public officers

Chapter 76

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act approved February 5, 1892, entitled an act to legalize the adoption of minor children by adult persons.
Children -- Institutional care, Marriage

Chapter 77

An ACT to repeal section 2824 of the code of Virginia, relating to proceedings by a judgment creditor to discover usurious dealings on the part of his debtor.
Amendments, Debt, Judicial

Chapter 78

An ACT to extend the time of commencing construction of the Northwest and Southeast railroad.
Transportation

Chapter 79

An ACT authorizing the board of supervisors of Roanoke county to increase the salary of the judge of said county.
Salaries, Judicial

Chapter 80

An ACT to amend and ae-enact section 1 of an act approved January 26, 1892, and entitled an act to incorporate the Richmond, Gayton and southside railroad company.
Transportation, Amendments, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 82

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 250 of the code of Virginia, providing for donations to universities and colleges having law schools.
Education, Incorporation, Lawyers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 83

An ACT amending and re-enacting an act incorporating the Richmond male orphan society.
Children -- Institutional care, Charity, Labor

Chapter 84

An ACT to incorporate the Valentine museum.
Incorporation, Charity, Cemeteries, Public expenditures

Chapter 85

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 8 of an act approved Mareh 4, 1892, to incorporate the Rosemary library.
Libraries, Incorporation, Public officers

Chapter 86

An ACT to regulate and restrict shooting and to prevent the de-struction of wild fowl in the waters of Back bay and its tributaries, in the county of Princess Anne, Virginia.
Hunting, Wildlife

Chapter 87

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act approved March 8, 1892, entitled an act prescribing the terms for the eighteenth judicial circuit; fixing the times for holding the same, and for an increase of the salary of the judge thereof.
Judicial, Legislative Amendments, Salaries, Municipal charters

Chapter 88

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2906 of the code of Virginia, with respect to the survival of the right of action to the plaintiff’s representatives in actions for tort when the plaintiff dies pending the action.
Judicial, Death and burial, Civil Rights, Inheritance and succession, Amendments

Chapter 89

An ACT to amend section 1092 of the code of Virginia, in relation to railroad and canal companies providing wagon-ways for land-owners.
Transportation

Chapter 90

An ACT to authorize the town of Harrisonburg to issue bonds and borrow money for the purpose of paying its existing indebtedness.
Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures, Taxation

Chapter 91

An ACT to authorize the council of the city of Portsmouth to issue bonds for the sewerage of the city and for other purposes.
Bonds, Public expenditures, Municipal charters, Taxation

Chapter 92

An ACT to incorporate the American mutual benefit society.
Incorporation, Charity, Healthcare, Public expenditures

Chapter 93

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 5 and 6 of an act to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the Normal and collegiate institute, and to provide for the due support of the same, approved March 86, 1882, and in lieu thereof provide anew for the incorporation of said Normal and collegiate institute, and for the support of the same, approved May 20, 1887.
Education, Equality before the law, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 94

An ACT allowing J. Winton Repass, treasurer of Wythe county, further time for collection of taxes for the years 1887, 1888 and 1889.
Taxation

Chapter 95

An ACT to amend the charter of the town of Tazewell, in Tazewell county.
Municipal charters

Chapter 96

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 13 of an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved January 31, 1884, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Pocahontas.
Municipal charters, Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 97

An ACT to authorize the trustees of the parsonage and church pro-
Religious Institutions

Chapter 98

An ACT to prevent the escape of persons in the custody of the rison association of Virginia.
Prisons, Custody of children, Labor, Law Enforcement

Chapter 99

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 3319 of chapter 163, code of Virginia, in relation to the appointment of commissioners in chancery, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 4, 1890, and by an act approved February 24, 1890.
Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 100

An ACT to authorize the payment to George E. Sangster, late sheriff of Fairfax county, of the sum of forty dollars.
Judicial, Law Enforcement, Prisons, Public officers

Chapter 101

An ACT to amend section 3 of chapter 188 of the acts of the general assembly of Virginia, session 1891-92, entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter 336, acts 1889-’80, entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter 192, acts 1885~’86, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Pulaski City.
Municipal charters, Boundaries

Chapter 102

An ACT for the protection of sheep in Rockingham county.
Agriculture, Property, Public expenditures

Chapter 103

An ACT for the relief of J. L. Garland, sheriff of Botetourt county.
Law Enforcement, Public expenditures, Judicial

Chapter 104

An ACT for the relief of John C. Hall, treasurer of the county of Franklin.
Public expenditures, Municipal charters
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