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Every such grant for any such lands, islands, bed, rock, or shoal shall be absolutely void; however, this section shall not be construed to affect the title to grants issued prior to March 15, 1932. Such magazine and every such stone quarry and the lands of the Commonwealth adjacent to or in their neighborhood, shall be under the control of the Governor, who may make such regulations concerning the same as he may deem best for the interests of the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201817,"text":"No grant shall be valid or effectual in law to pass any estate or interest in (i) any lands unappropriated or belonging to the Commonwealth, which embrace the old magazine at Westham, or any stone quarry now worked by the Commonwealth, or any lands which are within a mile of such magazine, or any such quarry; (ii) any ungranted beds of bays, rivers, creeks and the shores of the sea under \u00a7 28.2-1200; (iii) any natural oyster bed, rock, or shoal, whether such bed, rock, or shoal shall ebb bare or not; (iv) any islands created in the navigable waters of the Commonwealth through the instrumentality of dredging or filling operations; (v) any islands which rise from any lands which are property of the Commonwealth under \u00a7 28.2-1201; or (vi) any ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands as defined in \u00a7 28.2-1500. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 291; in 1991, chapter 378; in 1995, chapter 850<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55256,"section_number":"10.1-1108","catch_line":"Waste and unappropriated lands","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1108\/"},{"id":83727,"section_number":"41.1-16","catch_line":"Sale of wastelands; proceeding by citizen resident; motion and deposit for costs; parties; copy of plat","order_by":null,"url":"\/41.1-16\/"},{"id":67189,"section_number":"41.1-5","catch_line":"Circuit courts authorized to dispose of waste and unappropriated lands","order_by":null,"url":"\/41.1-5\/"},{"id":66762,"section_number":"41.1-6","catch_line":"Ratification of grants issued pursuant to \u00a7 41.1-3","order_by":null,"url":"\/41.1-6\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59255,"section_number":"28.2-1200","catch_line":"Ungranted beds of bays, rivers, creeks and shores of the sea to remain in common","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1200\/"},{"id":69308,"section_number":"28.2-1201","catch_line":"Ungranted islands which rise from lands which are property of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1201\/"},{"id":66330,"section_number":"28.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":220783,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55026,"identifier":"41.1-3","token":"41.1\/41.1-3","url":"\/41.1-3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/41.1-3\/","token":"41.1\/41.1-3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grants of certain lands, etc., to be void; such lands, etc., under control of Governor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 41.1-3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No grant shall be valid or effectual in law<\/span> to pass any estate or interest in (i) any lands unappropriated or belonging to the Commonwealth, which embrace the old magazine at Westham, or any stone quarry now worked by the Commonwealth, or any lands which are within a mile of such magazine, or any such quarry; (ii) any ungranted beds of bays, rivers, creeks and the shores of the sea under \u00a7 28.2-1200<\/a>; (iii) any natural oyster bed, rock, or shoal, whether such bed, rock, or shoal shall ebb bare or not; (iv) any islands created in the navigable waters of the Commonwealth through the instrumentality of dredging or filling operations; (v) any islands which rise from any lands which are property of the Commonwealth under \u00a7 28.2-1201<\/a>; or (vi) any ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands as defined in \u00a7 28.2-1500<\/a>. Every such grant for any such lands, islands, bed, rock, or shoal shall be absolutely void; however, this section shall not be construed to affect the title to grants issued prior to March 15, 1932. Such magazine and every such stone quarry and the lands of the Commonwealth adjacent to or in their neighborhood, shall be under the control of the Governor, who may make such regulations concerning the same as he may deem best for the interests of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGRANTS OF CERTAIN LANDS, ETC., TO BE VOID; SUCH LANDS, ETC., UNDER CONTROL OF\nGOVERNOR (\u00a7 41.1-3)\n\nNo grant shall be valid or effectual in law to pass any estate or interest in\n(i) any lands unappropriated or belonging to the Commonwealth, which embrace the\nold magazine at Westham, or any stone quarry now worked by the Commonwealth, or\nany lands which are within a mile of such magazine, or any such quarry; (ii) any\nungranted beds of bays, rivers, creeks and the shores of the sea under \u00a7\n28.2-1200; (iii) any natural oyster bed, rock, or shoal, whether such bed, rock,\nor shoal shall ebb bare or not; (iv) any islands created in the navigable waters\nof the Commonwealth through the instrumentality of dredging or filling\noperations; (v) any islands which rise from any lands which are property of the\nCommonwealth under \u00a7 28.2-1201; or (vi) any ungranted shores of the sea, marsh\nor meadowlands as defined in \u00a7 28.2-1500. Every such grant for any such lands,\nislands, bed, rock, or shoal shall be absolutely void; however, this section\nshall not be construed to affect the title to grants issued prior to March 15,\n1932. Such magazine and every such stone quarry and the lands of the\nCommonwealth adjacent to or in their neighborhood, shall be under the control of\nthe Governor, who may make such regulations concerning the same as he may deem\nbest for the interests of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 41-8; 1970, c. 291; 1991, c. 378; 1995, c. 850.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}