1863-, West Virginia Session Laws

	Home Online Services Browse Collections Open Access Indigenous Law Portal RIGHTS! Portal Recent Titles Online Title List Title Search Abstract Search LLMC Number Search African Law Print Holdings Newsletters Latest Archive About Us Contact Us Help
A 501 (c)(3) nonprofit committed to ‘saving the law’

prd server 3Book Bag

Description and Holding Information

Acts of the General Assembly of West Virginia: title varies, 1863, var. state printers, 1863– (West Virginia is unique as the only U.S. state carved
out of the territory of another state without its consent. Although the actual separation came only during the upheavals of the American Civil War,
the roots of the separation sentiment were longstanding. The citizens in the trans-Allegheny territory comprising modern West Virginia were only loosely
tied to the tidewater society of eastern Virginia, and felt discriminated against and underrepresented in Richmond. By the early 1770’s a serious
proposal was made to the British government to create a fourteenth colony called Vandalia, which would comprise nearly all of present West Virginia and
parts of Pennsylvania and Kentucky. That proposal had already been approved by the Privy Council and was pending Royal assent when the revolutionary
War intervened. During the half century following the Revolution dissatisfaction with Tidewater control continued among the westerners. The basic
problem is that the eastern areas of Virginia encompassed a slave society, with a minority white population, while the western portion was comprised of
mostly non-slave-owning farmers and small tradesmen. However, the eastern portion of the state kept electoral control under a system by which each county
was represented by two members in the House of Delegates. Thus, even though the white population of the western portion of the state went into a
majority compared to the white male population of the east by the time of the 1840 census, only modest progress was made in equalizing political
representation. Pressures rising out of Southern Secession in 1860-61 provided the final breaking point. The heavily slave-holding eastern portion of Virginia
was naturally strongly secessionist. Under its influence a convention held in Richmond in April of 1861 voted 85 to 55 to join the Confederacy. The
opposing minority were mainly westerners, who returned to their region determined to go their own way. Two separate conventions were held in Wheeling
between May and August of 1861. The Second Convention voted to create a new state and put the proposal before the citizens of the proposed thirty-nine
separating counties. Western voters approved this proposal on October 24, and also picked delegates for a First Constitutional Convention. The
convention itself was held in February, 1862, and the constitution for a new state was approved by the voters on 4 April 1862. The U.S. Congress and President
Lincoln went through the processes of accepting the new state during the last half of 1862. A new constitution for West Virginia was approved by the
voters of thirty-eight of the counties on 18 February 1863, and the first state elections for West Virginia were held on 28 May. The First Session of
the new legislature was held in June 1863.)

Title: Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia.

OCLC Number: 422695120

Available Volumes

Name	Fiche Count	Online	Paper Backup
1863 June 1st Sess		Yes	No
1864 Jan 2nd Sesss		Yes	No
1865 Jan 3rd Sess		Yes	No
1866 Jan 4th Sess		Yes	No
1867 Jan 5th Sess		Yes	Yes
1868 Jan 6th Sess		Yes	Yes
1868 June Ext Sess & 1868 Nov Adj Sess		Yes	Yes
1869 Jan 7th Sess		Yes	Yes
1870 Jan 8th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1871 Jan 9th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1872 Jan 10th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1872-73 11th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1875 Jan 12th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1877 Jan 13th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1879 Jan 14th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1881 Jan 15th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1882 Jan Sess.		Yes	Yes
1883 Jan 16th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1885 Jan 18th Sess.		Yes	Yes
1889 Jan 19th Sess		Yes	Yes
1890 Jan Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1891 Jan 20th Sess		Yes	Yes
1893 Jan 21st Sess + Feb. Extra Sess.		Yes	Yes
1895 Jan 22nd Sess		Yes	Yes
1897 Jan 23rd Sess		Yes	Yes
1899 Jan 24th Sess		Yes	Yes
1901 Jan 25th Sess.		Yes	No
1903 Jan 26th Sess.		Yes	No
1904 Jul Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1905 Jan 27th Sess.		Yes	No
1905 Feb Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1907 Jan 28th Sess.		Yes	No
1907 Feb Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1908 Jan Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1909 Jan 29th Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1911 Jan 30th Sess.		Yes	No
1911 May Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1913 Jan 31st Sess.		Yes	No
1915 Feb 32nd Reg. Sess. & Spec. Sess. Vol. 1		Yes	No
1915 Feb 32nd Reg. Sess. & Spec. Sess. Vol. 2		Yes	No
1915 Feb 32nd Reg. Sess. & Spec. Sess. Vol. 3		Yes	No
1917 Jan 33rd Sess.		Yes	No
1917 Feb 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1917 May 2nd Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1919 Jan 34th Sess.		Yes	No
1919 Mar Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1919 Municipal Charters		Yes	Yes
1920 Feb Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1920 Sept Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1921 Jan 35th Sess.		Yes	No
1921 Apr Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1921 Municipal Charters		Yes	No
1923 Jan 36th Sess.		Yes	No
1925 Jan 37th Sess.		Yes	No
1925 Apr Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1927 Jan 38th Sess.		Yes	No
1927 Jun Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1929 Jan 39th Sess.		Yes	No
1929 Nov Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1929 Mar Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1931 Jan 40th Sess.		Yes	No
1932 Jul Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1933 Jan 41st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1933 Apr Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1933 Nov Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1935 Jan 42nd Sess.		Yes	No
1936 Jun 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1936 Dec 2nd Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1937 Jan 43rd Sess.		Yes	No
1939 Jan 44th Sess.		Yes	No
1941 Jan 45th Sess.		Yes	No
1943 Jan 46th Sess.		Yes	No
1946 Mar Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1947 Jan 48th Sess.		Yes	No
1947 Jun Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1949 Jan 49th Sess.		Yes	No
1951 Jan 50th Sess.		Yes	No
1953 Jan 51st Sess.		Yes	No
1953 Jun Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1955 Jan 52nd Sess.		Yes	No
1955 May 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1956 Jan 52nd 2nd Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1956 Aug 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1957 Jan Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1957 Aug 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1958 Jan Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1958 Jun 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1959 Jan Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1960 Jan 52nd 3rd Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1960 Oct 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1961 Jan Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1961 Jun 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1962 52nd 4th Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1963 Jan Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1963 May 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1964 Jan Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1964 Feb 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1964 Nov 2nd Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1965 Jan Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1966 Jan Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1967 Jan Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1968 Jan Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1968 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1968 Sept 2nd Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1969 Jan Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1969 July 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1970 Jan Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1970 June 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1970 June 1st Ext Sess		Yes	No
1971 Jan 1st Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1971 Apr 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1972 Apr 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1973 Jan 1st Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1973 May 1st Ext. Sess.		Yes	No
1974 Jan 61st Leg 2nd Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1974 Jan 61st Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1974 June 61st Leg 2nd Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1975 Jan 62nd Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1975 July Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1976 Jan 62nd Leg 2nd Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1976 Jun 62nd Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1976 July 62nd Leg 2nd Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1977 Jan 63rd Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1977 May 63rd Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1978 Jan 63rd Leg 2nd Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1979 Jan 64th Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1979 Apr 64th Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1980 Jan 64th Leg 2nd Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1981 Jan 65th Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1981 May 65th Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1981 May 65th Leg 2nd Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1982 Jan 65th Leg 2nd Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1982 Apr 65th Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1982 July 65th Leg 2nd Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1983 Jan 66th Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1983 Apr 66th Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1984 Jan 66th Leg 2nd Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1984 May 66th Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1985 Jan 67th Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1986 Jan 67th Leg 2nd Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1986 May 67th Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1986 July 67th Leg 2nd Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1987 Jan 68th Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1988 Jan 68th Leg 2nd Reg Sess	0	Yes	No
1988 Mar 68th Leg 1st Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1988 Jun 68th Leg 2nd Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1988 Jun 68th Leg 3rd Ext Sess		Yes	Yes
1989 Jan 69th Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1989 Jan 69th Leg Extra Sess		Yes	Yes
1990 Jan 69th Leg 2nd Reg Sess		Yes	Yes
1990 Mar 69th Leg 1st Extra Sess		Yes	Yes
1990 Jun 69th Leg 2nd Extra Sess		Yes	Yes
1991 Jan 70th Leg 1st Reg Sess		Yes	No
1991 Mar 70th Leg 1st Extra Sess		Yes	No
1991 Sept 70th Leg 2nd Extra Sess		Yes	Yes
1991 Dec 70th Leg 3rd Extra Sess		Yes	Yes
1992 Jan. 70th Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess.		Yes	No
1992 Mar. 70th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1993 Jan. 71st Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-127		Yes	No
1993 Jan. 71st Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 128-181		Yes	No
1993 May 71st Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1994 Jan. 71st Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-69		Yes	No
1994 Jan. 71st Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 Ch. 70-189		Yes	No
1994 Mar. 71st Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1994 Oct. 71st Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1995 Jan. 72nd Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-132		Yes	No
1995 Jan. 72nd Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 Ch. 133-256		Yes	No
1996 Jan. 72nd Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-149		Yes	No
1996 Jan. 72nd Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 Ch. 150-267		Yes	No
1996 July 72nd Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1996 Oct. 72nd Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1997 Jan. 73rd Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-123		Yes	No
1997 Jan. 73rd Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 Ch. 124-232		Yes	No
1997 Apr. 73rd Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1998 Jan. 73rd Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-176		Yes	No
1998 Jan. 73rd Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 Ch. 177-End		Yes	No
1998 Mar. 73rd Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1998 Jul. 73rd Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1999 Jan. 74th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-169		Yes	No
1999 Jan. 74th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 Ch. 170-End		Yes	No
1999 Mar. 74th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1999 May 74th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
1999 Aug. 74th Leg. 3rd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2000 Jan. 74th Leg. 2nd Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-150		Yes	No
2000 Jan. 74th Leg. 2nd Sess. Vol. 2 Ch. 151-End		Yes	No
2000 Mar. 74th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2000 Sep 74th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2001 Jan. 75th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 Ch. 1-165		Yes	No
2001 Jan. 75th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 Ch. 166-End		Yes	No
2001 Apr. 75th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2001 May 75th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2001 Jun. 75th Leg. 3rd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2001 Aug. 75th Leg. 4th Extra Sess		Yes	No
2002 75th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess. (Const. Amdts.)		Yes	No
2002 Sep 75th Leg. 3rd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2003 Jan 76th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 ch. 1-117		Yes	No
2003 Jan 76th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 ch. 118-End		Yes	No
2003 Mar 76th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2003 Jun 76th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2004 Jan 76th Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 ch. 1-139		Yes	No
2004 Jan 76th Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 ch. 140-End		Yes	No
2004 Mar 76th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2004 Jun 76th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2004 Nov 76th 3rd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2005 Jan 77th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 ch. 1-179		Yes	No
2005 Jan 77th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 ch. 180-End		Yes	No
2005 Jan 77th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2005 Apr 77th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2005 May 77th Leg. 3rd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2005 Sep 77th Leg. 4th Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2005 Nov 77th Leg. 5th Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2006 Jan 77th Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 ch. 1-139		Yes	No
2006 Jan 77th Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 ch. 140-End		Yes	No
2006 Jun 77th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2006 Nov 77th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2007 Jan 78th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 ch. 1-145		Yes	No
2007 Jan 78th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 ch. 146-End		Yes	No
2007 Mar 78th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2007 Aug 78th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2008 Jan 78th Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 ch. 1-121		Yes	No
2008 Jan 78th Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 ch. 122-End		Yes	No
2008 Mar 78th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2008 Jun 78th Leg 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2009 Jan 79th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 1 ch. 1-120		Yes	No
2009 Jan 79th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess. Vol. 2 ch. 121-End		Yes	No
2009 May 79th Leg. 1st Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2009 Jun 79th Leg. 2nd Extra Sess.		Yes	No
2009 Aug 79th Leg. 3rd Extra Sess.		Yes	No