Dillwyn’s 1912 charter still records the town’s municipal foundations

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Virginia’s official charter archive traces incorporation and water-system authority; the historical text should be read with later law and current town records.

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AI-assisted · Last verified Virginia Legislative Information System Dillwyn charter checked October 8, 2026.

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The archive traces incorporation to 1912

Virginia’s official charter archive identifies Dillwyn as incorporated by a 1912 Act of Assembly and lists later amendments. The text describes the town’s corporate government and a boundary record tied to an early survey.

It is a primary legal-history source, but an old boundary description should not be used as a modern parcel survey or title determination.

A later section addresses water and sewer authority

The charter’s 1952-added section authorizes the town to acquire, construct, maintain and operate water and sanitary-sewer systems and describes financing and charges. That authority helps explain the historical structure of municipal utilities.

It does not publish today’s rate, customer balance, service area or operating condition, which require current town records.

Read historical powers with current law

A charter is one layer of the legal record. Later state law, ordinances, court decisions and current policies may affect how authority operates today.

This article is historical explanation, not legal advice or a claim about a present boundary, lien or utility charge. Readers with a current property or account question should use the town’s official office route.

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Virginia Legislative Information System — Charter of Dillwyn

Primary Commonwealth charter archive checked October 8, 2026; it records incorporation history and the 1952 water-and-sewer amendment.

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