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1958 Uncodified Acts Regular Session

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1958 Virginia Uncodified Acts
8/26/2024

1958 Regular Session

Chapter 1 (H 84)
An Act to provide for the appointment by the Governor of a Secretary of the Commonwealth and to establish the term of office thereof
Chapter 3 (S 1)
An Act to appropriate the sum of ten million dollars from the unappropriated surplus in the General Fund of the State treasury to the Literary Fund
Chapter 7 (H 63)
An Act to authorize city councils to require bonds of officers and employees of their cities and to provide for the same
Chapter 16 (S 2)
An Act authorizing the Governor to acquire by condemnation proceedings certain property for needed uses for the seat of government
Chapter 18 (H 95)
An Act which provided for a retirement and pension system for personnel of police departments in certain counties, the amended section relating to investment of funds
Chapter 22 (H 55)
An Act to authorize the Virginia Truck Experiment Station, with the approval of the Governor, to lease a certain parcel of land
Chapter 33 (H 114)
An Act which provided for the assessment and equalization of assessments of real estate in certain cities by adding a section extending the applicability of the provisions of said act after nineteen hundred sixty to cities to which such act is applicable prior thereto
Chapter 37 (H 88)
An Act to authorize the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries to convey certain lands in exchange for certain other lands
Chapter 40 (S 66)
An Act relating to open season on bear and deer in certain counties so as to change the boundaries therefor
Chapter 41 (S 120)
An Act to establish the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia with respect to public schools whenever under any Federal authority the operation thereof is policed by military troops or even enforcement officers
Chapter 45 (S 50)
An Act to permit the governing bodies of certain counties to lay a uniform levy for school purposes in lieu of district levies; to provide how such action may be required; and to repeal certain acts
Chapter 52 (H 213)
An Act relating to certain qualifications required of applicants for positions
Chapter 56 (H 202)
An Act to provide that it shall be lawful for blind persons accompanied by "seeing eye" dogs to take such dogs with them into eating establishments
Chapter 59 (H 262)
An Act to authorize the Governor to grant, release and quit claim to George Cole Scott and Thomas S. Martin, Jr., and Catherine R. Martin, the owners of tracts of land totalling 50 acres, all those rights and things reserved to the Commonwealth in a certain deed
Chapter 68 (H 350)
An Act which created the Peninsula Airport Commission, empowering it to lease, sell or encumber certain real property
Chapter 73 (H 62)
An Act relating to the jurisdiction and control by the county of Henrico over certain real estate
Chapter 114 (S 56)
An Act to prescribe penalties for wilful concealment of goods or merchandise on the premises of stores
Chapter 120 (H 327)
An Act to designate that portion of United States Highway No. 17 from Fredericksburg to Gloucester Point as "The Tidewater Trail," to provide for marking the same
Chapter 144 (HB 133)
An Act to prohibit hunting in certain counties with certain rifles
Chapter 150 (H 403)
An Act to prohibit the killing of doe deer in Appomattox and Buckingham Counties, between July 1, 1958 and June 30, 1960
Chapter 151 (H 407)
An Act to make it unlawful to shoot fish in certain waters in Scott and Russell Counties, and to make it lawful to gig for nongame fish in certain waters in such counties
Chapter 152 (HB 447)
An Act to prohibit shooting waterfowl on certain waters in Princess Anne County, and to prescribe penalties for violations
Chapter 175 (H 340)
An Act to declare certain areas adjacent to the mouth of the Poquoson River, in York County, as natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals
Chapter 181 (H 475)
An Act authorizing and empowering the Governor to convey, subject to certain terms and conditions, submerged lands in Hampton Roads to the city of Newport News
Chapter 188 (H 244/ S 92)
An Act to name the bridge over the Rappahannock River, between Greys Point and White Stone, The Robert Opie Norris, Jr. Bridge
Chapter 191 (H 360)
An Act to permit the joint exercise of powers by political subdivisions of this State; to provide for agreements to carry out such powers, and the contents thereof
Chapter 198 (H 476)
An Act to authorize the Governor and the Attorney General to execute a deed conveying unto the United States of America certain formerly submerged lands in the James River at Newport News, Virginia
Chapter 202 (S 58)
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of the Medical College of Virginia to convey certain land
Chapter 204 (S 163)
An Act to declare certain areas in Chesapeake Bay, Matthews County, as natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals
Chapter 205 (S 202)
An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and erected on State Highway No. 17 and at the north end of Court Street in the city of Portsmouth, historical markers commemorating the establishment of the city of Portsmouth and the exploration of the Elizabeth River
Chapter 223 (S 106)
An Act to create a Commission on Constitutional Government
Chapter 226 (S 178)
An Act to affirm and ratify the conveyance of certain State-owned lands to the United States of America
Chapter 230 (S 266)
An Act to provide for establishment of a special police force in certain counties
Chapter 237 (H 473)
An Act to waive the sovereign immunity of the State in a certain case involving The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Chapter 246 (S 80)
An Act to provide for the acceptance and placement of a statue of Edgar Allen Poe; the same being contributed by Dr. George Edward Barksdale; and to appropriate funds
Chapter 247 (S 92)
An Act to name the bridge over the Rappahannock River, between Greys Point and White Stone, The Robert Opie Norris, Jr. Bridge
Chapter 251 (S 239)
An Act to appropriate additional funds for adjudication of legal cases, for payment of salaries of additional judges of certain circuit courts
Chapter 252 (S 263)
An Act authorizing the Governor within certain limits to dedicate or convey property to or exchange property with the city of Richmond for certain purposes
Chapter 253 (S 268)
An Act which authorized the Virginia State Bar to make certain rules and regulations concerning legal aid societies, to provide for enforcement and to prohibit the operation of certain legal aid societies
Chapter 259 (H 323)
An Act to permit any producer or distributor to prescribe minimum resale prices of a commodity which bears, or the label or container of which bears, the trade-mark, brand or name of the producer or distributor of such commodity, and which is in free and open competition with commodities of the same general class produced or distributed by others with certain exceptions
Chapter 266 (H 532)
An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Culpeper to convey certain property
Chapter 267 (H 343)
An Act which provided for employees' pension and benefits in certain counties, the amended section relating to investment of funds
Chapter 268 (H 344)
An Act which provided for police and firemen's pensions and benefits in certain counties, the section relating to investment of funds
Chapter 276 (S 79)
An Act to authorize the State Board of Agriculture and Immigration to convey certain real estate in Augusta County to the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and to authorize and permit the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to sell such real estate and provide for disposition of the proceeds of such sale
Chapter 289 (H 410)
An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of Washington County to convey certain property of the county; and to prescribe the terms and conditions of such conveyance
Chapter 292 (H 518)
An Act to authorize appointment of a public defender in certain counties; to prescribe the powers and duties of such public defender; and to provide for compensation thereof
Chapter 299 (S 164)
An Act to declare certain areas in Hill's Bay, Matthews County, as natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals
Chapter 302 (S 267)
An Act to prohibit the dredging of the James River or the disposal of waste materials in connection therewith, that would interfere with or damage the oyster bottoms, public or private in the James River, between certain points thereon, without the recommendation of the Commission of Fisheries, and the approval of the Governor
Chapter 308 (H 387)
An Act relating to authority of the State Highway Commission to construct, reconstruct and maintain certain highways
Chapter 310 (H 404)
An Act relating to certain restrictions on hunting, and providing penalties for violation thereof
Chapter 311 (H 405)
An Act to require a special license to hunt bear and deer in the counties of Wise and Warren; to provide for collection and disposition of license fees; to prescribe penalties for violations; and to repeal certain acts
Chapter 319 (H 631)
An Act to establish the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia with respect to the operation of the public free schools when the peace and tranquility of the school division is disturbed or the orderly administration of the educational process is disturbed by reason of the existence of certain conditions
Chapter 334 (H 7)
An Act to require the State Library Board to erect at Pungoteague in Accomack County an historical marker commemorating the first recorded public performance of a stage play in the United States
Chapter 335 (H 8)
An Act to create commission to commemorate the centennial of the American Civil War
Chapter 347 (H 64)
An Act to create a commission to study and report on the boundary line between Alleghany County, Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia; and to appropriate funds for the use of the commission
Chapter 368 (H 187)
An Act to provide for partial reimbursement by the State to certain counties and cities of funds contributed by such counties and cities to local retirement systems for the benefit of certain officials and employees; and to appropriate funds
Chapter 373 (H 221)
An Act to create a joint committee of the General Assembly to study and report upon the observance, administration and enforcement of certain provisions of the common law and of certain statutes and the activities of certain persons, corporations, associations and other groups in relation thereto
Chapter 390 (H 318)
An Act providing for the release of the United States of America from all claims for damages to public or leased oyster beds and oyster crops on account of the construction, operation and maintenance of certain anchorages in the Norfolk Harbor off Lambert Point Piers
Chapter 396 (H 357)
An Act relating to the Shenandoah Valley Joint Airport Commission
Chapter 397 (H 361)
An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect on State Highway No. 29 in Nelson County, an historical marker commemorating the early boyhood home of Colonel John Singleton Mosby
Chapter 405 (H 416)
An Act to require the State Library Board to erect an historical marker for the site of the first commercial peanut crop in America in Sussex County
Chapter 406 (H 418)
An Act to require the State Library Board to erect an historical marker for Buck Marsh Baptist Church in Clarke County
Chapter 407 (H 423)
An Act to require certain fees for the registration of uninsured motor vehicles
Chapter 420 (HB 453)
An Act to make it unlawful for any person to take or attempt to take deer or elk between sunset and sunrise by the use of a spotlight or flashlight
Chapter 421 (H 454)
An Act to authorize the State Hospital Board under certain conditions to establish, construct, equip and operate a State hospital within the geographical limits of certain counties
Chapter 432 (H 503)
An Act directing the Secretary of the Commonwealth to report to the Governor and General Assembly on compacts to which the State is a party
Chapter 438 (H 515)
An Act to prohibit, and provide penalty for violations, in the counties of Prince William and Richmond, hunting game with a rifle of a caliber larger than twenty-two/one-hundredths with a shotgun loaded with slugs
Chapter 439 (H 519)
An Act to authorize certain counties to create a commission to be known as "The Cumberlands Airport Commission"
Chapter 448 (HB 538)
An Act to regulate the use of certain firearms in King George County, and to provide penalties for violations
Chapter 451 (HB 544)
An Act to establish the season for hunting wild male turkeys in certain counties; prohibit the hunting, capturing or killing of wild turkey hens; and to provide penalties for violations
Chapter 463 (HB 565)
An Act to declare certain areas in Princess Anne County to be a wildlife sanctuary; to prohibit the shooting or discharging of weapons in such sanctuary and to prescribe penalties for violations
Chapter 475 (H 585)
An Act to declare certain grounds in Mobjack Bay, in Gloucester and Matthews Counties, to be natural oyster rocks
Chapter 480 (H 592)
An Act to provide for the erection of historical marker near the grave of John Weatherford
Chapter 489 (H 611)
An Act to provide that a conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants or some other self-adminstered drug under State law or local ordinance shall not affect the right of the person convicted to operate a tractor upon the highways
Chapter 494 (H 617)
An Act to require the State Library Board to erect an historical marker to the twenty-seven unknown Confederate soldiers killed in the battle of Haw's Shop in Hanover County; and to appropriate funds
Chapter 498 (H 634)
An Act to create the Jamestown Foundation
Chapter 504 (H 642)
An Act relating to fishing on Sunday in certain counties
Chapter 505 (H 643)
An Act to authorize the Division of Statutory Research and Drafting to destroy certain records
Chapter 508 (H 652)
An Act to require persons offering boats for rent on certain lakes to provide life preservers for passengers therein; and to provide penalties
Chapter 516 (H 662)
An Act to limit the enforcement of liens for water or sewer assessments; and to repeal certain acts
Chapter 524 (H 685)
An Act to fix a closed season on doe deer in the county of Dinwiddie
Chapter 532 (H 721)
An Act relating to a suitable marker to Chief Justice John Marshall, so as to provide that an appropriate site for such marker be selected by such commission in the county of his birth
Chapter 539 (H 735)
An Act to authorize the State Board of Education to make adjustments in its allocations of funds appropriated to it by law and providing that the State Board of Education may allocate certain amounts to certain cities in the equalization of teachers salaries
Chapter 540 (H 385)
An Act to provide how orders from the Federal government and officers, agencies or departments thereof relating to the State Militia and other State military forces shall be transmitted, to prescribe the procedure for handling the same and to provide penalties for failure or refusal to comply with the provisions hereof
Chapter 553 (S 54)
An Act to require the Comptroller, through the Division of Purchase and Printing, to maintain a stock of flags of the Commonwealth of Virginia for sale to the public
Chapter 560 (S 118)
An Act to provide for the creation and appointment of a commission on the aging, to prescribe its duties, responsibilities, and powers, and to appropriate moneys for the commission
Chapter 561 (S 124)
An Act to prohibit interference with or threatening to interfere with the operation of aircraft carrying passengers for hire
Chapter 563 (S 142)
An Act to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of certain Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors
Chapter 565 (S 146)
An Act to make it unlawful for any person, firm or association to do business, or offer or advertise to transact business in Virginia as a corporation when not a Virginia corporation and not a foreign corporation authorized to do business in this State
Chapter 580 (S 199)
An Act to prohibit the imposition of any fee or charge upon a political party in connection with certain elections
Chapter 586 (S 216)
An Act to authorize the sale of certain livestock raised by State institutions and agencies under certain conditions
Chapter 598 (S 248)
An Act to prohibit use of any X-ray, fluoroscope, or other equipment or apparatus employing roentgen rays, in the fitting of shoes or other footwear, and to provide penalties for violation
Chapter 599 (S 250)
An Act to create a Commission for Economy in Governmental Expenditures;
Chapter 603 (S 259)
An Act to authorize towns to tax and collect as part of the costs in criminal cases involving violations of the ordinances of such towns the costs of transporting persons arrested for violating, or convicted of violating, such ordinances to a jail or other penal institution outside the corporate limits of any such town
Chapter 610 (S 283)
An Act to authorize the State Hospital Board to have research into the causes of mental illness and mental deficiency conducted at the several institutions under its control
Chapter 618 (S 295)
An Act to create the Merrimac Park Commission
Chapter 632 (S 338)
An Act relating to referenda to require the governing bodies of certain counties to lay a uniform levy for school purposes in lieu of district levies
Chapter 633 (S 339)
An Act to authorize the State Hospital Board to construct or acquire and maintain and operate a sewage disposal plant for Southwestern State Hospital, or do so jointly with the town of Marion
Chapter 634 (S 340)
An Act to authorize the board of supervisors of Essex County to transfer and convey to the trustees of Beale Memorial Baptist Church a parcel of land owned by the county and constituting a part of the "Court Green" in the town of Tappahannock
Chapter 636 (S 343)
An Act to provide for an inventory of existing facilities for training nurses, for a survey of the need for additional such facilities

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