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1901/1902

Laws in Volume
Displaying 101 - 200 of 691

Chapter 102

An ACT to permit Isaac S. Walker to erect a wharf or pier on his land on Nassawaddox creek, Northampton county, Virginia.
Property, Public spaces, Transportation

Chapter 103

An ACT to amend section 13 of chapter 339 of acts of assembly of session of 1897-8 in relation to the working of roads in the counties of Scott and Lee.
Labor, Public expenditures

Chapter 104

An ACT to allow J. S. Goody & Brothers to erect a wharf or pier in front of their oyster house on the creek known as Long Reach, Accomac county, Virginia.
Business, Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 105

An ACT to allow J. T. Chandler to erect a wharf or pier on Long Reach, Aecomac county, Virginia.
Property, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 106

An ACT for the protection of partridges or quail in the county of Stafford, Virginia.
Hunting

Chapter 107

An ACT to authorize the Old Dominion Land Company to erect, construct, and fill in a system of wharves and piers and bulkheads in the James river between the foot of Twenty-third street extended and the foot of Thirty-sixth street extended, in the city of Newport News, Virginia, and provide for the security of same and its extension, and to permit the issue of bonds and negotiable notes secured by deeds or mortgages thereon.
Business, Bonds, Transportation, Property

Chapter 108

An ACT to define a trespass by hogs for the county of Tazewell.
Agriculture, Property

Chapter 109

An ACT to ratify, confirm, and validate the action of the council of the city of Danville, Virginia, in passing an ordinance on the 12th day of November, 1901, providing for a special election on the 19th day of November, 1901, to take the sense of the qualified voters of said city as to whether the city of Danville should subscribe to the Mount Rogers and Eastern Railroad Company, and also all acts done thereunder.
Transportation, Business, Public expenditures, Legislative Amendments, Budget

Chapter 110

An ACT to authorize the Virginia Female Institute to borrow money and to secure its repayment by deed of trust.
Education, Debt, Budget, Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 111

An ACT for the relief of Charlotte Milhollen from an erroneous assessment of land.
Property

Chapter 112

An ACT to amend an act approved February 8, 1901, entitled an act to empower the school board of Battletown district, Clarke county, to borrow money to retire outstanding bonds and other indebtedness.
Budget, Education, Debt, Bonds

Chapter 113

An ACT to incorporate Virginia Savings Bank and Trust Company.
Business, Incorporation, Death and burial, Public expenditures, Taxation, Property

Chapter 114

An ACT to ratify and confirm the action of the council of the city of Richmond in passing an ordinance, approved January 18, 1902, to authorize the Jefferson Davis Monument Association to erect and maintain a memorial arch to President Jefferson Davis over Broad street and across it at its intersection with Twelfth street, to be of such design as may be selected by the said Jefferson Davis Monument Association and approved by the committee on streets and city engineer.
Monuments and memorials

Chapter 115

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 5 of chapter 8 of the revised charter of the city of Lynchburg.
Taxation, Business, Municipal charters

Chapter 116

An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section 29 of section 7, chapter 6, of the charter of the city of Lynchburg in reference to the consolidation of the offices of the city engineer and city surveyor.
Municipal charters, Public officers, Employment and labor

Chapter 117

An ACT to amend the charter of the city of Lynchburg by adding section 14 to chapter S oof the revised charter of said city in relation to the penalty for non payment of taxes.
Taxation, Municipal charters, Public expenditures

Chapter 118

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 6, chapter 4, of the charter of the city of Lynchburg in reference to the eligibility of persons who may be elected to the offices of city engineer, city surveyor, and city electrician.
Municipal charters, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 119

An act to incorporate the Charlotte County Railway Company
Transportation, Incorporation, Public expenditures

Chapter 120

An ACT to prohibit the catching of trout in-the waters of Grayson
Fishing

Chapter 121

An ACT to incorporate the Roanoke Industrial and Agricultural Association.
Agriculture, Industry, Business, Public expenditures, Amusement, Transportation, Property

Chapter 122

An ACT to regulate and restrict shooting and to prevent the destruction of wild fowl in the waters of Back bay and its tributaries, in the county of Princess Anne.
Hunting, Wildlife, Recreation, Fishing

Chapter 123

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 8 of the charter of the city of Danville, Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 19, 1900, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 1, 1901
Amendments, Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Transportation, Debt, Bonds

Chapter 124

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for the improvement and working the roads in Henrico county
Transportation, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 125

An ACT to refund to Tazewell Ellett $1,500 erroneously paid into the treasury.
Business, Amendments, Public expenditures

Chapter 126

An ACT to incorporate the Citizens Rapid Transit Company.
Business, Transportation, Utilities, Incorporation

Chapter 127

An ACT to validate acknowledgments of deeds of trust taken by notary publics and justices of the peace who were trustees in said deeds.
Property

Chapter 128

An ACT to prohibit the granting of licenses for the sale of wine, spirituous or malt liquors, and the sale thereof, within the limits of Brambleton ward, of the city of Norfolk, except and unless the granting of liquor licenses be approved by a majority of the votes cast at a special election held in said ward in the manner therein provided.
Alcohol

Chapter 129

An ACT to empower the town of Colonial Beach, in the county of Westmoreland, to borrow money and issue bonds.
Bonds, Budget, Public expenditures, Municipal charters, Property

Chapter 130

An ACT to incorporate the town of Fairmount, in Henrico county.
Incorporation, Municipal charters, Judicial, Taxation, Legislative Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 131

An ACT for the relief of F. P. Oakes and D. C. Parker, deputy treasurers for G. H. Vaden, treasurer of Pittsylvania county, Virginia, giving them further time, etc.
Taxation

Chapter 132

An ACT to incorporate the Atlantic Coast Telephone Company.
Business, Incorporation, Public expenditures

Chapter 133

An ACT to authorize Beach Park and Hotel Company, of West Point, to erect wharves, docks, or piers on its lots, in the town of West Point, King William county, on the York river, known as a part of the Beach lot, and to erect thereon sheds and houses for public entertainment.
Business, Public spaces, Transportation

Chapter 134

An ACT to incorporate the Harrisonburg Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Incorporation, Charity

Chapter 135

An ACT to incorporate the Atlantic District Mutual Live-Stock Insurance Association.
Agriculture, Business, Public officers

Chapter 136

An ACT for the relief of J. L. Yingling from the operation of an erroneous entry on the assessors’ books of Roanoke county, growing out of a clerical error.
Property, Taxation, Judicial

Chapter 137

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled ‘‘an act to incorporate the Children’s Home Society of Virginia,
Children -- Institutional care, Charity, Custody of children, Civil Rights, Education, Amendments

Chapter 138

An ACT to incorporate Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
Business, Amendments, Utilities

Chapter 139

An ACT to define a lawful fence for the county of Scott.
Fence Laws, Agriculture, Property

Chapter 140

An ACT to incorporate the Jamestown Exposition Company.
Incorporation, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 141

An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Southern Railroad Company.
Business, Incorporation, Transportation

Chapter 142

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act approved November 22, 1884, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Stuart, in the county of Patrick, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 7 of the charter for the town of Stuart, in Patrick county, approved March 5, 1900.
Incorporation, Taxation, Public expenditures, Utilities

Chapter 143

An ACT to incorporate the town of Clifton, in Fairfax county.
Municipal charters, Boundaries, Property, Public officers, Taxation, Law Enforcement, Alcohol

Chapter 144

An ACT to ratify and confirm the charter of the Country Club, of Norfolk, Virginia.
Amusement, Business, Public spaces

Chapter 145

An ACT prescribing the manner of working and keeping in repair the public roads and the manner of opening and constructing new roads and bridges and discontinuing public roads in Alleghany county, Virginia.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters, Public officers

Chapter 146

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 12 of an act approved February 4, 1890, entitled an act to incorporate the Metropolitan Western Railroad of Virginia, as amended by an act approved February 16, 1892, as amended by an act approved March 3, 1894, as amended by an act approved January 30, 1896, as amended by an act approved March 2, 1898, as amended by an act approved January 22, 1900.
Incorporation, Transportation, Industry

Chapter 147

An ACT in regard to notice by publication of the codification of ordinances of the city of Norfolk.
Municipal charters, Public officers, Public spaces, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 148

An ACT to authorize the town council of the town of Gladeville, in Wise county, to issue bonds to improve the streets, alleys, and sidewalks of said town.
Bonds, Budget, Municipal charters

Chapter 149

An ACT requiring notaries within this State to affix to certificates of acknowledgment hereafter taken by them upon writings which are admitted to record the date when their terms of office shall expire.
Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 150

An ACT to refund to James M. Habel and George W. Habel taxes erroneously paid by them to the State of Virginia and the county of Bedford.
Taxation, Property, Death and burial, Inheritance and succession

Chapter 151

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the Westhampton Park Railway Company
Incorporation, Transportation, Public expenditures, Utilities, Municipal charters

Chapter 152

An ACT to repeal certain acts creating Fairmount district, in Henrico county.
Amendments, Municipal charters, Public expenditures

Chapter 153

An ACT to incorporate the Oak Grove Cemetery Association, of Westmoreland county, Virginia.
Cemeteries, Incorporation

Chapter 154

An ACT to permit Robert Y. Blake, of Middlesex county, to erect an oyster house and breakwater on Rappahannock river.
Agriculture, Public spaces, Transportation

Chapter 155

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act relating to unlawful hunting
Hunting, Wildlife, Amendments

Chapter 156

An ACT to authorize and empower Wilson & Bloxom to build a pier and watch-house in James river at the mouth of Pagan creek.
Fishing, Public spaces, Transportation

Chapter 157

An ACT for the relief of George H. H. Tripp from the payment of a fine imposed by the county court for the county of Craig.
Amendments, Judicial

Chapter 158

An ACT to permit Orren Lyne Shackleford, of Warsaw, to appear before the Court of Appeals of Virginia and take the required examination for a license to practice law.
Lawyers, Judicial, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 159

An ACT to authorize the council of the city of Roanoke, Virginia, to redeem the bonds of the town of Roanoke now outstanding, and the bonds of the city of Roanoke now outstanding, as they become due and payable, or as they may become redeemable, at the option of the city of Roanoke, and for that purpose to borrow money and issue its bonds therefor.
Bonds, Budget, Business, Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 160

An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Greenesville county to sell and convey a part of the courthouse lot of said county.
Property, Municipal charters, Public expenditures

Chapter 161

An ACT to authorize the county of Isle of Wight to pay C. H. Hart for special services rendered the county and citizens of the county and State.
Public expenditures, Business

Chapter 162

An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 15, 84, and the first sub-division of section 93 of the charter of the city of Richmond, in regard to terms of members of the city council, and in regard to the police department and fire and fire-alarm departments.
Municipal charters, Law Enforcement, Fire fighters, Public officers

Chapter 163

An ACT to incorporate the Appalachian Conduit Company.
Business, Incorporation, Utilities, Public expenditures, Taxation

Chapter 164

An ACT to validate certain deeds in the clerk’s office of Southampton county court made to trustees of Black Creek Baptist Church.
Charity, Religious Institutions, Property, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 165

An ACT authorizing and empowering the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to rebuild and maintain its dam across James river at Coleman’s Falls, in Bedford county.
Transportation

Chapter 166

An ACT to repeal an act approved February 13, 1901, incorporating the town of Cedar Bluff.
Municipal charters

Chapter 167

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2169 of chapter 97 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to payment of fines to oyster inspectors or police captains.
Amendments, Business, Law Enforcement

Chapter 168

An ACT to authorize the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to discontinue the use of, take up, and remove a certain portion of its railroad line to Lexington, Virginia, and to substitute in lieu thereof a trackage arrangement with the Norfolk and Western Railway Company under certain limitations and conditions.
Transportation

Chapter 169

An ACT to allow the treasurer of Amelia county further time to collect certain tax tickets in Amelia county for which he has settled with the State and county.
Taxation, Public officers, Public expenditures

Chapter 170

An ACT to prohibit the granting of licenses for the sale of wine, spirituous or malt liquors, and the sale thereof, within the limita of Atlantic City ward, of the city of Norfolk, except and unless the granting of liquor licenses be approved by a majority of the votes cast at a special election held in said ward in the manner therein provided.
Alcohol

Chapter 171

An ACT to incorporate the Progressive Mutual Live-Stock Association, of Accomac county, Virginia.
Agriculture, Business, Industry, Incorporation

Chapter 172

An ACT for the relief of the treasurer of Giles county and his deputies.
Taxation, Public officers, Budget

Chapter 173

An ACT for the relief of A. W. MeKim, treasurer of Page county.
Taxation

Chapter 174

An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Amherst county to expend any surplus money in the treasury of said county in repairing and improving the public roads, as well as opening any new roads or building bridges of Aenifierat county.
Budget, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 175

An ACT to repeal an act entitled an act for the protection of crabs in the waters of Lynnhaven river and its tributaries, in the county of Princess Anne
Fishing

Chapter 176

An ACT to authorize the county court and board of supervisors of Essex county to allow a monument to the Confederate dead to be erected on the public square of said county.
Confederate, Monuments and memorials, Public spaces

Chapter 177

An ACT to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Isle of Wight county, Virginia, to contribute to erection of a monument to confederate dead of Isle of Wight county.
Confederate, Monuments and memorials, Public expenditures

Chapter 178

An ACT to permit W. D. Turner to erect and maintain a wharf on his land at Shoal bay, in Isle of Wight county.
Property, Transportation

Chapter 179

An ACT to annex additional territory to the city of Norfolk, and provide for the government of said annexed territory.
Boundaries, Municipal charters, Voting, Public expenditures, Public officers, Taxation, Education, Property

Chapter 180

An ACT to authorize the trustees of the parsonage of Court-Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Lynchburg, Virginia, to convey its parsonage lot to the trustees of said church.
Religious Institutions

Chapter 181

An ACT to authorize the sale of the Old Union Brick Church property and one acre of land, more or less, on Beaver creek, in the county of Smyth, by the trustees of said property.
Property, Education, Public expenditures

Chapter 182

An ACT to validate a certain contract entered into February 15, 1902, by the town of Berryville, Virginia, and Herbert B. Warde for establishing in said town an acetylene gas plant for lighting purposes.
Utilities

Chapter 183

An ACT to empower the board of supervisors and judge of the county of Smyth to authorize the Daughters of the Confederacy to erect a monument on the courthouse or public square at Marion, Virginia, to the memory of the Confederate dead of said county, and to appropriate, in their discretion, not less than $250 nor more than $500 to aid in the erection of said monument.
Confederate, Monuments and memorials, Public expenditures

Chapter 184

An ACT to amend an act entitled “an act to incorporate the Alexandria Infirmary,” approved December 23, 1872.
Healthcare, Charity, Amendments, Public officers

Chapter 185

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2878 in chapter 135 of the Code of Virginia, relating to partnership associations with limited liability, and also to provide that such an association shall sue and be sued only in their association name, and may take, hold, and convey real estate in like manner.
Business

Chapter 186

An ACT to define a lawful fence for Chickahominy magisterial district, in the county of Charles City.
Fence Laws, Agriculture

Chapter 187

An ACT for the relief of B. E. Jeter, of Bedford county, from payment of erroneous taxes
Taxation, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 188

An ACT to incorporate Copper Range Southern Railway Company.
Transportation, Industry, Public officers, Bonds

Chapter 189

An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-sections 2 and 4 of section 2086 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 1, 1900, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 2086 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 18, 1890, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 3, 1898, in relation to fishing in the waters of the Commonwealth, to provide for levying a license tax on fishing devices and for the collection thereof, and to extend the provisions of said act to all the waters within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth.
Fishing

Chapter 190

An ACT to incorporate the Schuyler Railway Company, and authorize and empower it to lease, acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal estate.
Business, Transportation, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 191

An ACT to incorporate the Pamunkey Game Club.
Amusement, Industry, Hunting, Wildlife, Recreation, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 192

An ACT to empower the county of Buckingham to construct or aid in the construction of a bridge across James river at or near the depot of Win- ginia, on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, and to authorize and empower said county to negotiate a loan and to issue bonds for that purpose.
Transportation, Bonds, Public expenditures

Chapter 193

An ACT to relieve Marcus C. Richardson, treasurer of Warren county, and to authorize the auditor of public accounts to credit said treasurer with lost school warrant.
Budget, Public expenditures, Education

Chapter 194

An ACT for relief of R. F. Ragland.
Law Enforcement, Jails, Judicial

Chapter 195

An ACT to legalize the subscription by the voters of Henry county of $50,000 to the capital stock of the Mount Rogers and Eastern Railroad Company.
Transportation, Budget, Public expenditures, Bonds, Business

Chapter 196

An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to legalize a certain election held by the qualified voters of Floyd county, Virginia, for the purpose of subscribing to the stock of the Mount Rogers and Eastern Railroad Company, and to empower and direct the board of supervisors of said county to subscribe to the preferred capital stock of said railroad company to the amount of $150,000, par value, upon the terms and under the conditions prescribed in the order of the county court under which the said election was held.
Amendments, Bonds, Industry, Transportation, Taxation

Chapter 197

An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Page county to increase the levy for road purposes in Shenandoah Iron Works district, in said county.
Public expenditures, Transportation, Property

Chapter 198

An ACT for the relief of J. C. Hicks.
Alcohol, Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 199

An ACT to incorporate the Portsmouth Suburban Water Company.
Incorporation, Utilities, Property, Public expenditures, Business, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 200

An ACT to amend and re-enact section 525 of the Cole of Virginia, as amended by an act approved February 27, 1896, as further amended by an act approved March 3, 1896, as further amended by an act approved February 7, 1898, as further amended by an act approved January 24, 1900, and as further amended by an act approved March 6, 1900, in relation to the collection of the fees of the commissioner of the revenue.
Amendments, Business, Property

Chapter 201

An ACT to allow the voters in a certain portion of Augusta county to vote on the stock law, and provide for putting the same into operation.
Stock Law, Agriculture, Voting, Property
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