{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-21-155","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 21-155","heading":"Powers of commission","body":"Each commission, constituting a corporation is hereby invested with the rights, powers and authority and charged with the duties set forth in this chapter, and shall constitute a political subdivision of the Commonwealth established as a governmental instrumentality to provide for the public health and welfare.1942, p. 600; Michie Code 1942, § 1560kk; 1944, p. 72; 1946, p. 528.","path":["Title 21. DRAINAGE, SOIL CONSERVATION, SANITATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICTS","Chapter 3. SANITATION DISTRICTS LAW OF 1938 -- TIDAL WATERS","Article 3. INCORPORATION; COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/21-155/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:49Z","sha256":"73a40ddc70f51fca8ee2c12effc637ed8af07efa21476ae5e212820eb7f3fdcd","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-21-154","next":"us-va/va.-code-21-156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}