1895/1896

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Chapter 602

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 3044 of the code of Virginia in relation to the counties and districts of the county court judges

Amendments, Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 603

An ACT to authorize E. W. Warburton to erect a wharf, dock or pier on his tract of land called “Fish House,” in James City county, on james river.

Transportation, Property, Public officers

Chapter 604

An ACT for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Covington, widow of a Confederate soldier.

Confederate, Pensions, Armed forces, Civil Rights

Chapter 605

An ACT for the relief of William Gunter, a disabled Confederate

Confederate, Pensions, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 606

An ACT to allow a pension to Susan A. Rickman, of Halifax.

Pensions, Armed forces, Civil Rights, Confederate, Death and burial

Chapter 607

An ACT to require corporations to furnish for record in the clerk’s office of the county court of Wythe county the names of their officers and directors, and prescribing the penalty for failure to do so.

Business, Incorporation, Public officers, Judicial

Chapter 608

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3528 of the code of Virginia, and to repeal section 3526 of the code of Virginia, in relation to fees of attorneys for the commonwealth.

Amendments, Lawyers, Judicial, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 609

An ACT to require the judges of courts and the clerks to certify to the auditor of public accounts lists of all allowances made by courts.

Public expenditures, Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 610

An ACT to allow a pension to Sarah Right, of Patrick county

Pensions, Armed forces, Civil Rights

Chapter 611

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3680 of the code of Virginia in reference to rape and its punishment.

Amendments, Civil Rights, Custody of children, Death and burial, Judicial, Marriage

Chapter 612

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1714, 1715, 1717, 1724, and 1725, code of Virginia, in relation to the powers, duties, and compensation of the state board of health, and to make an appropriation for maintaining the

Healthcare

Chapter 613

An ACT to amend and ,re-enact an act entitled “an act to provide for the payment of debts.due by commission merchants,” approved February 27, 1894, and to provide remedies in respect thereto.

Agriculture, Business, Debt, Judicial

Chapter 614

An ACT in relation to the fraudulent sale, negotiation, pledge or hypothecation of licensed warehouse or other licensed storage receipts, and to provide punishment in respect thereto.

Business, Agriculture, Property

Chapter 615

An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 598 of the act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved March 3, 1894, entitled "an act in relation to working and keeping in repair the roads and bridges of Alexandria county."

Transportation, Public expenditures, Public officers, Budget, Incorporation

Chapter 616

An ACT for the relief of J. E. Allbrook, a wounded Confederate soldier of Prince Edward county, Virginia.

Confederate, Pensions, Armed forces, Employment and labor

Chapter 617

An ACT for the relief of C. D. Diggs, late deputy treasurer of the county of Cumberland.

Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 618

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act entitled “an act to create a board of excise commissioners for Alexandria county,”

Alcohol, Public officers, Business

Chapter 619

An ACT for the relief M. P. Fulcher of the county of Floyd.

Armed forces, Judicial, Law Enforcement

Chapter 620

An ACT to incorporate the Alleghany rod and gun club.

Incorporation, Property, Wildlife, Fishing, Recreation

Chapter 621

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 814 of the code, as amended by acts of assembly 1893-’94, in relation to bonds of officers.

Bonds, Public officers, Budget, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 622

An ACT to allow W. J. Woods, treasurer of Giles county, and his deputies, further time for collecting uncollected taxes in Giles county.

Taxation, Public officers, Public expenditures

Chapter 623

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 15 and 22 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Crewe, in the county of Nottoway, approved March 8, 1894.

Municipal charters, Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 624

An ACT to legalize primary conventions in the counties of Acco-

Voting, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 625

An ACT to prohibit the several cities and towns of the ecommon-

Agriculture, Taxation, Municipal charters

Chapter 626

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 4071, 4074, and 4075 of the code of Virginia, in relation to the confinement in’ jail and release therefrom of persons sentenced or directed by a court or justice to be confined therein, in default of the payment of a fine or fine and cost, or cost where there is no fine, or until such fine, or fine and cost be paid, and the release from jail of persons in jail under capias pro fine.

Amendments, Jails, Debt, Law Enforcement

Chapter 627

An ACT for the protection and preservation of certain fish in the Potomac river.

Fishing

Chapter 628

An ACT to authorize and empower the judge of the county court of Powhatan to convey a plot of land forty feet square in the court green of the aforesaid county to the Powhatan troop association.

Monuments and memorials

Chapter 629

An ACT to make the boundary lines of lots or tracts of land in Capeville magisterial district, in the county of Northampton, a lawful fence.

Agriculture, Property

Chapter 630

An ACT to incorporate the McDaniel and Farmville academy.

Education, Incorporation, Public expenditures

Chapter 631

An ACT to incorporate the Broadwater oyster association for the following purposes: To promote by the application of scientific methods, by experimental research, and by all other appropriate means, the propagation, cultivation, and improvement of the oyster; to plant oysters in Virginia waters on the east or ocean side of Northampton county; to fatten oysters in the artificial parks and elsewhere; to shuck and prepare oysters for the market, and to take, buy, sell, and deal in oysters, clams, and other shell fish.

Agriculture, Business, Fishing

Chapter 632

An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Lancaster to increase the salary of the judge of the county court of said county.

Salaries, Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 633

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act approved February 22, 1890, entitled an act to extend the boundaries of the city of Norfolk, and to amend and re-enact sections 5, 6, and 12 of said act, as amended by an act approved February 12, 1892, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 5, 6, and 12 of an act entitled an act to extend the boundaries of the city of Norfolk, approved February 22, 1890.

Boundaries, Public officers, Property, Public expenditures, Taxation, Education, Municipal charters

Chapter 634

An ACT to allow James E. Carruthers, treasurer of Loudoun county, and his deputies, further time in which to collect uncollected tax-tickets in their hands and not returned delinquent.

Taxation

Chapter 635

An ACT authorizing board of supervisors of Accomac county to levy a tax on real and personal property in Island district, for the erection of a lock-up on Chincoteague island, Accomac county.

Taxation, Law Enforcement, Public expenditures, Prisons

Chapter 636

An ACT providing for the appointment and removal of coroners, and for the enacting and re-enacting of section 891 of the code of Virginia, 1887.

Coroner, Judicial, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 637

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled an act to establish an additional court for the city of Norfolk, and to define its jurisdiction

Judicial

Chapter 638

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3, chapter 537, of an act approved March 1, 1894, acts of assembly 1893-94, entitled an act for the working of the county roads of Richmond and Lancaster.

Amendments, Public expenditures, Transportation, Municipal charters

Chapter 639

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 4, 1892, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved December 19, 1891 entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter 129, extra session, 1887, for the protection of terrapin.

Amendments, Wildlife, Fishing

Chapter 640

An ACT to vest the title of a certain iot of land, containing one acre, more or less, in King George county, in trustees for the use and benefit of Fletcher’s chapel, Methodist Episcopal church, south.

Religious Institutions, Property

Chapter 641

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Amherst county to borrow $1,000.

Bonds, Jails, Budget

Chapter 642

An ACT to authorize and empower the auditor of public accounts to collect taxes heretofore assessed upon bank stock held by resident and non-resident stockholders.

Taxation, Business

Chapter 643

An ACT to protect all payment made to the holder of any policy

Debt, Employment and labor, Public officers

Chapter 644

An ACT to prevent cruelty to children, and to regulate and provide for their control and custody in certain cases.

Children -- Institutional care, Custody of children, Education, Charity

Chapter 645

An ACT to authorize the United States Government to acquire title to and jurisdiction over certain lands at Cape Henry and Cape Charles, Virginia, for the purpose of fortifications and coast defence.

Armed forces, Property, Taxation, Transportation

Chapter 646

An ACT to amend section 2071 of the code of Virginia, 1887, as amended by an act entitled “an act to amend and re-enact section 2071 of the code of Virginia, in relation to unlawful hunting, &c., on another’s land,” approved January 28, 1890, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled “an act to amend section 2071 of the code of 1887, in relation to unlawful hunting, &c., on another’s lands,” approved January 31, 1890, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled “an act to amend an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 2071 of the code of Virginia, in relation to unlawful hunting, &c.,on another’s land,’ approved January 28, 1890, approved March 3, 1892, so as to provide penalties and punishments for going upon the land of another after being warned not to doso.

Hunting, Property

Chapter 647

An ACT to incorporate the Occoquan and Mount Vernon passenger railway company.

Incorporation, Transportation, Public officers, Business

Chapter 648

An ACT authorizing the commissioner of direct taxes for the county of Prince George to pay over to the board of supervisors of said county any balance of direct tax fund in his hands to be used in improvement of public roads of said county, and providing for enforcing payment of same and for refunding any of said fund to persons entitled thereto.

Public expenditures, Transportation, Public spaces

Chapter 649

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 3251 of the code of Virginia relating to forms of actions and declarations on policy of insurance.

Amendments, Judicial

Chapter 650

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 6 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Mineral belt railway and tramway company

Amendments, Incorporation, Transportation, Industry

Chapter 651

An ACT to incorporate the Young men’s Christian association of Newport News, Virginia.

Incorporation, Charity, Public officers, Taxation

Chapter 652

An ACT to relieve Robert H. Armistead, a disabled Confederate soldier, of Cumberland county, Virginia.

Armed forces, Pensions, Confederate

Chapter 653

An ACT to incorporate the Waynesboro and Basic City railway company and to authorize and empower the said company to acquire and operate the street railway and franchises constructed and operated by J. W.

Transportation, Incorporation, Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 654

An ACT providing for working public roads in Prince Edward county.

Transportation, Public expenditures, Labor, Vagrancy

Chapter 655

An ACT to allow J.J. Dorden, ex-treasurer of Southampton county and all his deputies, further time for collecting taxes in Southampton.

Taxation

Chapter 656

An ACT providing for the working, opening, and keeping in repair the roads in the counties of Brunswick, Nottoway, and Amelia, and for the building and keeping in repair the bridges in said counties.

Budget, Transportation, Public expenditures, Labor, Prisons, Taxation, Employment and labor

Chapter 657

An ACT to enable the rector and board of visitors of Virginia agricultural and mechanical college to procure a supply of water, and to construct and maintain a system of water works, and to appropriate money therefor, as a sinking fund.

Agriculture, Business, Bonds, Public expenditures, Utilities

Chapter 658

An ACT to compensate justices of the city of Norfolk for acknowledgment of bail in certain cases.

Judicial, Law Enforcement, Municipal charters

Chapter 659

An ACT to provide for the appointment of an assistant commissioner of accounts of the corporation court of the city of Norfolk, and define his duties and powers.

Judicial, Public officers, Amendments

Chapter 660

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to regulate the salary of the police justice of the city of Norfolk

Amendments, Judicial, Law Enforcement, Salaries, Municipal charters

Chapter 661

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to require the payment of fees on certain charters, approved February 10, 1890, as amended by an act approved February 28, 1890, and further amended and re-enacted by an act approved January 22, 1994.

Amendments, Business, Incorporation, Taxation

Chapter 662

An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of an act entitled an act to prescribe the mode of applying for and obtaining a license (other than a license for which the certificate of a court is required by law before it is granted) the tax on which, but for this act would be fifty dollars or more were it issued for the period of one year, approved February twenty-two, eighteen hundred and ninety.

Taxation, Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 663

An ACT to exempt from taxation the property of Green Hill cemetery company, near Berryville, Virginia.

Cemeteries, Taxation

Chapter 664

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to incorporate the Citizens’ bank in the city of Norfolk," approved April 20th, 1867, as amended by an act entitled "an act to amend and re-enact section 2 of the charter of the Citizens’ bank of Norfolk, Virginia," approved January 16th, 1890, and to give said bank the powers of a trust, guarantee and safe-deposit company.

Incorporation, Business

Chapter 665

An ACT to allow J. Winton Repass and his deputies further time to collect tax-tickets now in their hands.

Taxation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 666

An ACT to authorize land owners to erect and maintain gates across private roads

Property, Agriculture

Chapter 667

An ACT to regulate the killing and capture of deer and other game in Botetourt county.

Hunting, Wildlife, Property

Chapter 668

An ACT to repeal an act approved February lst, 1894, entitled an act to regulate the killing, capturing, hunting, &c., of wild turkeys in the county of Lunenburg.

Hunting

Chapter 669

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 17 of an act entitled an act to provide for the assessment of taxes on persons, property, and incomes, and on licenses to transact business, and imposing taxes thereon for the support of government and public free schools and to pay the interest on the public debt, and prescribing the mode of obtaining licenses to sell wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, in cases where a court certificate is required.

Taxation, Business, Amendments

Chapter 670

An ACT to regulate the granting of injunctions in certain cases.

Judicial

Chapter 671

An Act to amend and re-enact section 2042 of the code of Virginia in relation to damages for trespass by animals, forfeited, &c., as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 1st, 1888

Agriculture, Property

Chapter 672

An ACT to incorporate the trustees of the Whosoever home and farm.

Charity, Children -- Institutional care, Incorporation

Chapter 673

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 525 of the code of Virginia in relation to the collection of fees of the commissioner of the revenue.

Amendments, Business, Public officers

Chapter 674

An ACT to authorize the Commercial guarantee company of Richmond, Virginia, to deposit securities with the state treasurer.

Business, Bonds, Public officers

Chapter 675

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled an act for the protection of sheep in the county of Albemarle

Agriculture

Chapter 676

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 16 of an act entitled an act to provide for the working and repairing of public roads and bridges in Albemarle county, approved February 20, 1892.

Taxation, Transportation

Chapter 677

An ACT for the relief of Dulaney Malone, a Confederate, of Washington county.

Confederate, Pensions

Chapter 678

An ACT to authorize the county court of Wise county to have certain obstruction removed from Guest’s river, in Wise county.

Fishing

Chapter 679

An ACT to change the name of Jacksonville magisterial district in Floyd county to Court-house district.

Municipal charters

Chapter 680

An ACT for the relief of earn! P. Mosely, a disabled Confederate

Confederate, Public officers

Chapter 681

An ACT to incorporate the Stonewall Jackson institute.

Incorporation, Education, Charity

Chapter 682

An ACT to authorize the increase of the capital stock of the Portsmouth street railway company.

Business, Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 683

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1842 of the code, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 1842 of the code of Virginia, in relation to sale by samplers and others of unclaimed tobacco in warehouses of the city of Richmond, and disposition of the proceeds

Amendments, Agriculture, Business, Property

Chapter 684

An ACT for the relief of the sureties of John M. Dawson, late treasurer of James City county and the city of Williamsburg, and also granting to said John M. Dawson an extension of time within which to distrain for, levy, and collect tax bills now in his hands.

Budget, Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 685

An ACT for the relief of J. H. Wingfield.

Civil Rights, Confederate, Employment and labor, Pensions, Judicial

Chapter 686

An ACT to punish the illicit traffic in intoxicating liquors in the counties of Wythe, Carroll and Grayson.

Alcohol, Gambling, Law Enforcement, Judicial

Chapter 687

An ACT to incorporate the Border mutual benefit association of Danville, Virginia.

Incorporation, Charity, Death and burial

Chapter 688

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 556 of the code, prescribing when commissioners to return lists of licenses to auditor, and what list to contain.

Amendments, Business, Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 689

An ACT to authorize the board of trustees of Margaret academy in ac hia county, to hold meetings with less than a quorum of its members.

Education

Chapter 690

An ACT to provide for the manner of electing certain district offi-

Public officers

Chapter 691

An ACT to provide for better school facilities in the county of Craig and a levy of a special tax therefor.

Education, Taxation, Public expenditures

Chapter 692

An ACT to incorporate the Citizens deposit bank of Waynesboro, Virginia.

Business, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 693

An ACT directing the auditor of public accounts to place the name of Andrew Austin on the pension list.

Pensions, Armed forces, Civil Rights, Confederate

Chapter 694

An ACT extending further time to A. O. Burks, treasurer of the city of Buena Vista, for the collection of unpaid taxes due to the common-wealth and to said city.

Taxation, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 695

An ACT to add independent sections to an act entitled an act to amend the charter of the town of Fredericksburg, approved March 23, 1871.

Alcohol, Municipal charters, Law Enforcement

Chapter 696

An ACT for the relief of R. T. Sears, one of the sureties of John H. Sears, late treasurer of Mathews county.

Debt, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 697

An Act to amend and re-enact an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved January 30, 1896, entitled an act requiring the auditor of public accounts to make a statement annually showing an accounting of the county and city treasurers with the state who are in arrears, and prescribing the manner in which the same shall be made public.

Budget, Public officers, Taxation

Chapter 698

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 88 of an act entitled "an act to amend the charter of the city of Alexandria, approved February 20, 1871, as amended by an act approved March 22, 1871, and by an act approved the 17th day of March, 1876, and by an act approved March 20, 1877, and by an act approved January 25, 1879, and by an act approved March 1, 1888, and by an act approved February 25, 1892, and by an act approved March 8, 1894."

Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Property, Public spaces, Utilities

Chapter 699

An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 2 of an act approved March 6, 1890, entitled an act to provide for the assessment of taxes on persons, property, and incomes, and on licenses to transact business, and imposing taxes thereon for the support of the government and public free schools and to pay the interest on the public debt, and prescribing the mode of obtaining licenses to sell wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, in cases where a court certificate is required, and to repeal section 9 of chapter 2 of this act relating to liquor licenses.

Alcohol, Taxation, Business

Chapter 700

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for a method of voting by ballot, approved March 6, 1894.

Voting, Civil Rights, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 701

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 31 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Pocahontas.