CHAP. 155.—An ACT to incorporate the town of Dillwyn, in Buckingham
county, Virginia.

Approved March 12, 1912.

1. Ee it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the town of Dillwyn, in Buckingham county, shall be, and the
same is hereby, made a town corporate by the name of Dillwyn,
and that the same shall have and exercise the powers conferred
on towns of less than five thousand inhabitants, by law, and he
subjected to all the provisions of all laws now in force, or which
may hereafter be enacted in reference to the government of
towns of less than five thousand inhabitants, so far as the same
are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

2. The limits of the town shall be as follows: beginning at
the center of the intersection of the Buckingham branch of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway and the public road known as the
Bell road; thence in a straight line in about a northwestern
direction to the northwestern corner of Joshua Davis’ land, and
thence in a western direction in a straight line to the Slate river
mills road; thence up the center of this public road three hun-
dred yards in the direction of Dillwyn depot; thence south in a
straight line to the public road leading from Buckingham court-
house to New Canton; thence a straight line to the southeast
corner of W. E. Hardiman’s land; thence a straight line to the
western boundary of Mrs. N. P. Whitlow’s land, and thence fol-
lowing this straight line until it reaches the center of said Bell
road, and thence up the center of said Bell road to the beginning.

3. The officers of the said town shall consist of a mayor, six
councilmen, a town clerk, a sergeant and a treasurer; all of whose
compensation shall be fixed by the council; the mayor shall by
virtue of his office possess all the pgwers and authority and juris-
diction of a justice of the peace of Buckingham county, Virginia.

4. Until an election is held, as hereinafter provided for, J.
Walter Kenney shall be mayor; J. H. Mitchell, W. W. Moore,
5S. B. Pearson, A. W. Carter, R. B. Ranson and E. D. Gregory
shall be councilmen. The said councilmen shall have power to
appoint annually a sergeant, a clerk, a treasurer, and such other
officers as may be necessary to conduct the business of the town,
and fix their compensation and prescribe their duties, and re-
quire such bond as may be deemed proper and sufficient; all of
whom shall hold office until a successor is appointed or elected
and qualified as such.

5. Should any of the officers hereby appointed fail or refuse
to accept or refuse to qualify in thirty days after their term of
office under this act shall begin, then it shall be the duty of the
mayor, or in his absence, the majority of the councilmen shall
fill all vacancies by appointment.

6. The said council shall have the power to pass all by-laws
and ordinances for the proper government of the said town, and
not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the State of
Virginia or the constitution and laws of the United States.
7. The first election under the charter for election of mayor
and councilmen of the said town shall he held on the second
Tuesday in June, nineteen hundred and twelve, and every two
years thereafter, and their term of office shall commence on the
first day of September after their election, and the said elec-
tion to be held in accordance with the general election laws of
the State of Virginia, and vacancies occurring in said offices
shall be filled by the mayor or council in the absence of the
mayor.

8. In addition to the powers conferred specifically upon said
town, the council shall have power to lay off streets, walks or
alleys; alter, improve and light the same, and have them kept
in good order; to provide all buildings proper for the use of
said town; to provide a prison house; to prevent injury or
annoyance from anything dangerous, offensive or unhealthy, and
cause any nuisance to be abated; to provide in or near the town
water works, and places for the interment of the dead, and to
make regulations concerning the building of houses in said town.

9. The said council shall also have power to impose a specific
license tax on all shows, performances and exhibitions which
may be given in said town (except schools, religious and literary
entertainments). It shall also have power to impose a specific
license tax for the sale of merchandise that may be offered for
sale in said town, provided the same shall not exceed that now
imposed by law and payable into the State treasury, and to levy
annually such taxes as may be deemed necessary on all real and
personal property within said town for the purposes of said cor-
poration, provided that said levy shall not exceed fifty cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation of property as per State as-
sessment, and provided, further, that the jurisdiction of said
town in criminal matters shall extend one mile beyond the cor-
porate limits of said town.

10. The sergeant of said town shall collect all licenses and
taxes due said town, and pay the same to the treasurer, and
shall receive therefor, in addition to such compensation as may
be allowed by said council, a commission of five per centum on
all amounts collected by him.

11. Any person selling or offering to sell within the corporate
limits of said town any spirituous or malt liquors, wine, cider,
sachola, or any other beverage under any name that is intoxi-
cating, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dol-
lars for each offense, and in addition he may, in the discretion
of the court, be imprisoned not more than sixty days, and shall
be required to give bond for twelve months with approved se-
curity, in the penalty of five hundred dollars, and conditions that
he will not again violate the provisions of this section. For the
second and each succeeding offence he shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars, and shall be confined in jail not less
than six nor more than twelve months. If he shall fail or refuse
to execute the bond herein required, either for the first or any
succeeding offence, he shall be confined in jail, in addition to
his other punishment, not less than two nor more than six
months.

12. That for the purpose of carrying into effect the police
regulations of the said town, they shall be allowed the use of the
jail of Buckingham county, for the safe-keeping and confinement
of all prisoners who shall be sentenced to imprisonment under
the ordinance of the said town, and where any judgment shall be
rendered against a prisoner for any penalty under any of the
laws of the State of Virginia, or any ordinance of the said town,
and the same is not immediately paid, the person or persons so
in the default may require by order of the mayor or councilmen,
who may try such case in the absence of the mayor, so passing
sentences, to work out such fines or penalties and cost of prose-
cutions on the public roads or streets of the said town, or any
other public improvements within said town, at fifty cents per
day, under the direction of the sergeant and under such rules
and regulations as may be deemed proper by the mayor or the
council of said town.

13. An emergency existing, in that it is desired to at once
improve the material interests of said town, this act shall be in
force from its passage.