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1952

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Chapter 302

An Act to amend and reenact § 25 of Chapter 150 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980, approved March 20, 1980, as amended, which provided a charter for the town of Bluefield, which section relates generally to trial justices, substitute trial justices, so as to provide for a committing justice; to provide for the issuance of process by the substitute trial justice, and to grant such trial justice the power to try certain civil cases.
Judicial, Municipal charters, Civil Rights

Chapter 303

An Act to amend and reenact § 16-78 of the Code of Virginia, relating to keeping of papers in offices of trial justices.
Judicial, Amendments, Law Enforcement

Chapter 304

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-253 of the Code of Virginia, relating to audit and allowance of claims against counties so as to provide alternative methods.
Budget, Public expenditures, Public officers, Business

Chapter 305

An Act to repeal Chapter 8 of Title 3, consisting of §§ 3-80, 3-81, 3-82 as amended, 8-83 as amended, 8-84 through 8-88, 3-89 as amended, 3-90 through 3-94, 8-95 as amended, 8-96 through 3-115, 3-116 as amended and 3-117, of the Code of Virginia, relating to fertilizers and fertilizer materials; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 3 thereof a new chapter numbered 8.1, consisting of sections numbered 8-117.1 through 3-117.88, to define and regulate the manufacture, sale, transportation, distribution and use of mixed fertilizer and fertilizer materials; to prescribe the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration in connection therewith; and to provide penalties for violations.
Agriculture

Chapter 306

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered § 46-48.1, relating to exemption from motor vehicle registration fees.
Amendments, Noncitizens, Public officers

Chapter 307

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 51-18.1, relating to the retirement of members of the Industrial Commission after twenty-five consecutive years of service.
Amendments, Pensions, Public officers

Chapter 308

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-602, 3-608 and 3-604 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sale of certain eggs, how such eggs to be marked, how enforced, and punishment for violations thereof.
Agriculture

Chapter 309

An Act to amend and reenact § 19-189 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the manner and expense of keeping jury together so as to increase the allowance for expenses.
Judicial, Public expenditures, Law Enforcement

Chapter 310

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 9-16 and 9-29 of the Code of Virginia, relating to designation of agency in charge of certain events and tax on receipts of boxing and wrestling clubs, corporations or associations so as to extend the application thereof.
Amendments, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 311

An Act to amend and reenact § 48 of Chapter 101 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922, approved February 25, 1922, which chapter provided a charter for the town of Galax, the section relating to the maximum rate of tax which the town may levy.
Taxation

Chapter 312

An Act to amend and reenact § 14-51 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to salaries of trial justices.
Salaries, Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 313

An Act to amend and reenact § 20-49, amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to consent required for marriage and how given.
Marriage, Custody of children, Children -- Institutional care

Chapter 314

An Act to amend and reenact Section 4 of Chapter 480 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved April 7, 1942, being the charter of the town of Chatham, the section relating to certain administrative and governmental duties, powers, and procedures.
Municipal charters, Public officers, Salaries, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 315

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19.01, 19.07, 19.11 and 19.13 of Chapter 823 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 4, 1950, providing a charter for the city of Falls Church, which sections relate to the civil and police justice.
Amendments, Judicial, Municipal charters, Civil Rights, Employment and labor

Chapter 316

An Act to repeal § 22-43.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the levying of a district tax for the operation of schools in Sussex County.
Education, Legislative Amendments, Public expenditures

Chapter 317

Chapter 318

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19-21 to 19-26, both inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the powers and duties of the Chief Medical Examiner and the appointment, powers and duties of coroners, so as to substitute the term medical examiner for the word coroner wherever the latter word appears in the sections; to transfer the powers and duties of coroners to medical examiners; and to provide that the office of coroner shall hereafter be designated and known as the office of medical examiner.
Healthcare, Coroner, Judicial, Public officers

Chapter 319

An Act to prohibit the discharge of oil generally, in certain waters, and to provide a penalty therefor.
Utilities, Public expenditures, Transportation

Chapter 320

An Act to repeal § 58-645 of the Code of Virginia, relating to conditional revival of a certain act.
Repeal of legislation

Chapter 321

An Act to give the consent of the State of Virginia to such individuals or company as may be granted a site or sites, leases and privileges by the Secretary of the Army of the United States to construct, maintain and operate permanent type rental housing facilities and buildings on the Fort Monroe Military Reservation at Fort Monroe
Armed forces, Public expenditures, Property

Chapter 322

An Act to raise the maximum compensation of clerks of courts of record.
Judicial, Public officers, Budget

Chapter 323

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered § 58-1021.1, relating to out-of-State tax collections.
Taxation, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 324

An Act to authorize and empower the Board of Visitors and The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia to grant and convey unto Virginia Electric and Power Company, its successors and assigns, a easement of right of way over, upon, and across certain property of The Rector and Visitors of the University in Spotsylvania County Virginia.
Utilities, Property, Public officers

Chapter 325

An Act to provide a new charter for the city of Buena Vista; and to repeal Chapter 225 of the Acts of Assembly of 1891-92, approved February 15, 1892 and all amendments, which provided a charter for the city of Buena Vista.
Incorporation, Budget, Business, Public officers, Public spaces, Transportation, Judicial, Education, Utilities

Chapter 326

An Act to prohibit the maintaining of actions or rendition of judgments
Business

Chapter 327

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-504 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to contracts with counties, so as to extend the exemptions.
Amendments, Business, Public officers

Chapter 328

An Act to revise the statutes relating to boundary changes of cities and towns; to this end and to repeal §§ 15-125 to 15-152.1, both inclusive of the Code of Virginia and all amendments thereof; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding, in Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 15, new sections numbered §§ 15-152.2 to 15-152.28, to provide how annexation proceedings shall be instituted and conducted, how the court hearing such proceedings shall be constituted, the powers and duties of such court, the effect of decisions rendered thereby and how the same may be enforced; to provide for appeals in such cases; to limit certain proceedings hereunder; and to repeal certain acts
Boundaries, Municipal charters, Public expenditures, Property, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 329

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 64-121.1 authorizing the transfer of certain evidences of indebtedness and stock of corporations held in decedents’ estates; and to validate certain transfers.
Inheritance and succession, Debt, Property

Chapter 330

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24-290.3 and 24-290.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to how groups may submit names of electors so as to change the period of time in which petitions may be filed and relating to how and when ballots to be printed.
Voting, Amendments

Chapter 331

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14-86 and 14-95 of the Code of Virginia, relating to factors to be considered in fixing salaries of sheriffs and sergeants, and effect of the same in certain cities.
Law Enforcement, Salaries, Jails, Employment and labor, Public officers

Chapter 332

An Act to amend and reenact section 15-676 of the Code of Virginia in relation to the payment of assessments against abutting landowners for improving walkways upon streets and for improving and paving alleys in installments.
Amendments, Public expenditures, Property, Municipal charters

Chapter 333

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-789 of the Code of Virginia, being a portion of the Virginia Land Sub-division Act and relating to submission of plats and appeals from actions of local governing bodies
Amendments, Business, Municipal charters, Property

Chapter 334

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16-14, 16-29, 16-30, 16-81 and 16-91, as amended, all relating to removals and appeals of civil cases from certain courts.
Amendments, Judicial, Civil Rights, Business

Chapter 335

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered § 15-487.1, relating to residences of certain deputy clerks for certain cities and counties.
Amendments, Municipal charters

Chapter 336

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-487 of the Code of Virginia, relating to where county, district, and city officers shall reside.
Amendments, Public officers, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 337

An Act to amend and reenact § 33-111 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the sale of materials to, and use of equipment by cities, towns, counties and school boards by the State Highway Commission.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 338

An Act to amend and reenact Section 29-108 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the breeding of certain fish so as to permit the breeding of other species.
Fishing, Business

Chapter 339

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-210 of the Code of Virginia, relating to field trials for dogs so as to permit them at certain times and to provide a license for those participating.
Amendments, Hunting, Wildlife

Chapter 340

An Act to amend and reenact Section 29-184.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to increase of license on dogs in certain counties.
Business, Taxation

Chapter 341

An Act to amend and reenact § 24-68 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the application for registration to vote.
Voting

Chapter 342

An Act to amend and reenact § 46-828, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the length of vehicles on the highways.
Transportation

Chapter 343

An Act to provide for an increase in the retirement compensation of certain retired State employees and teachers and beneficiaries thereof.
Pensions

Chapter 344

An Act to change the name of the Lee Boulevard in Arlington and Fairfax Counties.
Public spaces

Chapter 345

An Act to amend and reenact § 33-107 of the Code of 1950, relating to the filing of a claim as a prerequisite to suit against the Department of Highways, and limitations on such suits.
Amendments, Judicial, Public officers, Transportation

Chapter 346

An Act to amend and reenact § 15-278 of the Code of Virginia, relating to boards of supervisors of counties, so as to provide a method by which certain supervisors in certain counties may be elected.
Legislative Amendments

Chapter 347

An Act to amend and reenact § 14-57 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, relating to salaries of governing bodies of certain counties so as to change the same.
Amendments, Salaries, Public officers, Budget, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 348

An Act to amend and reenact § 19-214.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of defense counsel in felony cases so as to require the appointment of such counsel by the court in any such case in which a person is not represented by counsel.
Amendments, Judicial, Lawyers

Chapter 349

An Act to amend and reenact § 19-166 of the Code of Virginia, relating to trials without a jury in felony cases, to provide that the accused shall be advised by counsel before tendering a plea of guilty or waiving a jury, and to repeal § 19-167 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the same subject.
Judicial, Amendments, Law Enforcement

Chapter 350

An Act to amend and reenact § 57-88 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the amount which may be given, granted or bequested for the upkeep and maintenance of cemeteries and burial grounds.
Cemeteries, Death and burial, Inheritance and succession

Chapter 351

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62-198, relating to the operation of boats in a reckless manner; and to provide a penalty therefor.
Transportation, Recreation

Chapter 352

An Act to permit the owners and operators of parking lots and lessees of space therein to provide for the removal of certain motor vehicles.
Transportation, Law Enforcement, Business

Chapter 353

An Act to prescribe the times of payment of certain retirement allowances and benefits.
Pensions

Chapter 354

An Act to provide for the beginning of the squirrel season in the county of Floyd.
Hunting

Chapter 355

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-55 of the Code of Virginia, relating to license fees to fish.
Fishing

Chapter 356

An Act to amend and reenact Chapter 462 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, approved April 6, 1942, relating to special stamps for hunting deer and bear in Botetourt County and how the fees for such stamps shall be used.
Hunting

Chapter 357

An Act to provide for the liability of persons furnishing certain types of parking accommodations as to motor vehicles parked therein and property left in such vehicles.
Business

Chapter 358

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62-192, relating to the operation of boats without mufflers; exemptions therefrom; and to provide penalties for violations.
Transportation

Chapter 359

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 44-147 and 44-151 of the Code of Virginia, relating to air raid precautions.
Amendments, Armed forces, Civil Rights, Judicial, Law Enforcement, Public expenditures

Chapter 360

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-674, 8-675, 8-676, 8-678, 8-679, 8-680, 8-682, 8-685, 8-686, 8-687, 8-688, 8-689, and 8-689.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8-689.4, all of which relate to biils for sale or encumbrance of land of certain persons so as to include certain other persons thereunder and to validate prior proceedings.
Amendments, Property, Children -- Institutional care, Marriage, Judicial, Civil Rights

Chapter 361

An Act to amend and reenact Chapter 294 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, approved March 16, 1948, relating to special stamps for the privilege of hunting certain wild animals in Craig County, to the collection and use of fees in connection with the issuance of such stamps, and to penalties for violations.
Hunting, Wildlife

Chapter 362

An Act to provide certain benefits to certain teachers and State employees; and to make an appropriation.
Employment and labor, Public expenditures, Pensions, Education

Chapter 363

An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 98 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 4, 1946, which act provided the Public Facilities District Law, so as to include certain counties therein.
Amendments, Public officers, Municipal charters

Chapter 364

An Act to confer certain powers in relation to taxation upon the governing bodies of certain counties.
Taxation, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 365

An Act to prohibit hunting in certain counties with axes or saws under certain conditions.
Hunting

Chapter 366

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 29-68.1, requiring certain information to be contained on licenses issued by the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Hunting, Fishing, Wildlife, Legislative Amendments

Chapter 367

An Act to amend and reenact § 29-202, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation for livestock and poultry killed by dogs.
Agriculture

Chapter 368

An Act to authorize the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries to transfer and convey certain property in the county of King and Queen, and to repeal a certain act relating to the same subject.
Property, Wildlife, Amendments

Chapter 369

An Act to amend and reenact § 4 of Chapter 879 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 28, 1946, Chapter 879 and amendments thereto being continued in effect by § 15-795 of the Code of Virginia, relating to subdivisions of land in certain counties and penalties for certain offenses.
Property

Chapter 370

An Act to amend and reenact § 55-59 of the Code of Virginia, relating to deeds of trust on real estate; the duties and rights of parties; and to validate certain sales.
Amendments, Property, Debt, Business, Public expenditures

Chapter 371

An Act to provide for an optional method by counties for the authorization, issuance and sale of county bonds; prescribing the powers and duties of the governing bodies of counties in connection therewith; and authorizing the investment of the proceeds of such bonds
Bonds, Public expenditures, Budget, Taxation

Chapter 372

An Act to provide for the regulation by certain counties of taxicabs and other motor vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for a consideration, and for the levying and collection of license taxes thereon.
Transportation, Business, Taxation, Public officers

Chapter 373

An Act to authorize the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, under certain conditions, to prescribe a special hunting season for doe in the county of Shenandoah.
Hunting

Chapter 374

An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of Pittsylvania County to convey a strip of land lying in the city of Danville, formerly in Prttsylvania County and heretofore used as a part of the right of way of State Road No. 125.
Property, Transportation, Municipal charters

Chapter 375

An Act to amend and reenact § 55-24 of the Code of Virginia, relating to validation of certain deeds.
Property, Amendments

Chapter 376

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 56-469.1, relating to the liability of telegraph and telephone companies who undertake, without compensation, to sound fire alarms.
Amendments, Fire fighters

Chapter 377

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-444 and 8-445 of the Code of Virginia, relating to judgments against garnishees and exemption ol coe
Amendments, Debt, Employment and labor, Judicial

Chapter 378

An Act to amend and reenact § 8-628.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to loss of action by death of person liable or persons having right of action.
Amendments, Death and burial, Judicial

Chapter 379

An Act to authorize the governing bodies of certain counties to levy a tax upon real property for the purpose of providing and maintaining shelters at certain school bus stops.
Public expenditures, Education, Taxation, Transportation

Chapter 380

An Act to repeal Chapter 76 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved February 28, 1950, relating to fishing in Tazewell County.
Fishing

Chapter 381

An Act to allow payments by localities to certain volunteer rescue squads for work done by such squads, and to provide from what funds such payments may be made.
Public expenditures, Healthcare, Law Enforcement

Chapter 382

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 15-5.1 so as to extend the police power of certain cities over certain lands owned by such cities, and lying beyond the corporate limits of such cities.
Municipal charters, Public spaces, Law Enforcement, Amendments, Recreation

Chapter 383

An Act to permit fishing in certain rivers in certain counties on certain
Fishing

Chapter 384

An Act to provide for the service of process or notice in civil suits on nonresident operators and nonresident owners of aircraft operating within or above the Commonwealth of Virginia and on the personal representative of any such nonresident; and making such operation thereof to constitute the appointment of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia as the attorney and agent of said nonresident or personal representative thereof upon whom civil process or notice may be served; and providing for further notice to the defendant in any such suit.
Civil Rights, Judicial, Property

Chapter 385

An Act to amend and reenact § 65-85 of the Code of Virginia, relating to medical attention under Workmen’s Compensation.
Amendments, Employment and labor, Healthcare, Judicial

Chapter 386

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-6438 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the inapplicabtlity of the road tax on motor vehicle carriers based on certain gross receipts.
Taxation, Business

Chapter 387

An Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 59 of the Code of Virginia by adding to such Article sections numbered 59-114.1, 59-114.2, and 59-114.8, relating to livestock auction markets, so as to require certain weighing apparatus; to prescribe, with exceptions, sale weights in certain sales; to provide for and require certain hours of sale; to amend and reenact § 3-588 of the Code of Virginia relating, in certain respects, to livestock auction markets, so as to increase the minimum and maximum bonds required of livestock auction markets; and to amend and reenact § 59-114 of the Code relating to adoption of the provisions of Article 6 of Chapter 6, Title 59, so as to provide how and in what respects the Article as amended shall apply to livestock auction markets.
Agriculture

Chapter 388

An Act to appropriate funds to reimburse W. L. Seymour for excess auctioneer’s license taxes.
Business, Taxation, Property

Chapter 389

An Act for the relief of Wilbur Wright
Amendments, Public expenditures, Judicial, Education

Chapter 390

An Act to amend and reenact § 53-61 of the Code of Virginia, relating to
Amendments, Labor, Prisons, Public expenditures

Chapter 391

An Act to amend and reenact § 54-758 of the Code of Virginia, relating to renewal of license of real estate brokers and salesmen.
Amendments, Business, Law Enforcement, Armed forces

Chapter 392

An Act to require the filing of certain statements and information on the part of certain recipients of State funds; and to provide penalties for noncompliance.
Budget, Public expenditures, Public officers

Chapter 393

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-398 of the Code of Virginia, relating to revenue licenses for certain persons dealing in real estate.
Business, Public officers

Chapter 394

An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors and the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia to transfer and convey all right, title and anterest of the Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, at Fredericksburg, in and to a certain parcel of land located in Spotsylvania County, comprising a portion of the property of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, to the State Highway Commission for the location, construction and maintenance of a section of State Highway Route 3, designated by the State Department of Highways as Project 3388-02.
Education, Property, Transportation

Chapter 395

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-81.1 authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to sell certain license plates; and to provide for the procedure therein and the disposition of the proceeds therefrom.
Transportation, Public expenditures, Municipal charters

Chapter 396

An Act to amend and reenact § 46-363 of the Code of Virgiua, relating to issuance of licenses to operate motor vehicles to minors.
Amendments, Children -- Institutional care, Custody of children, Employment and labor, Judicial

Chapter 397

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 46-877.1, relating to the extension of motor vehicles operators’ and chauffeurs’ licenses for certain persons.
Armed forces, Amendments, Transportation

Chapter 398

An Act to amend and reenact the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 56-866.1 prescribing the procedure for avoiding or eliminating grade crossings on State highways, or to widen, strengthen, remodel, relocate or replace existing crossings on State highways, and to repeal §§ 56-866, 56-367 and 56-868 relating to the same
Transportation, Public expenditures

Chapter 399

An Act to amend and reenact § 56-369 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the eumination of grade crossings by change of alignment of roads.
Transportation

Chapter 400

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 56-406.1 prescribing the procedure for installation of automatically operated gates, wigwag signals and other electrical or automatic crossing protection devices.
Transportation

Chapter 401

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1 to 5, inclusive, of Chapter 559 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, which was incorporated by reference by § 15-705.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the creation of park authorities; how the same shall be governed; and powers of such authorities so as to broaden the applicability of the act and the composition and powers of authorities thereunder; and to provide for the financing thereof.
Amendments, Municipal charters, Public spaces, Public expenditures
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