Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 5 > Division 2 > Part 1 > Chapter 3 > Article 8 - Issuance, Sale and Cancellation of Bonds

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• bonds: includes bonds, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of a local agency, zone or improvement district except those which under Section 18 of Article XI or other provision of the Constitution of the State of California are required to be authorized at an election. See California Government Code 53540
• Brand: means any mark, name or device filed as a brand under this article. See California Business and Professions Code 14425
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Legislative body: means the legislative body, as defined in Section 53000, of the local agency. See California Government Code 53540
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Local agency: means county, city, city and county, public district, public entity or authority or other public or municipal corporation. See California Government Code 53540
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
• Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
• Registrant: means a person who files a brand under this article. See California Business and Professions Code 14425
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
• supplies: means containers, equipment or supplies bearing a brand. See California Business and Professions Code 14425
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.