Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 547 - Drainage Districts

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Condemner: means the state, any city, county, school district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision or any instrumentality or any agency thereof or a private corporation that has the power to exercise the right of eminent domain. See Oregon Statutes 35.215
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Drainage District Act: means ORS § 547. See Oregon Statutes 547.060
• owner of the property: means the owner of property. See Oregon Statutes 35.215
• Person: means person as defined by ORS § 174. See Oregon Statutes 35.215
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Property: means real or personal property or any interest therein of any kind or nature that is subject to condemnation. See Oregon Statutes 35.215
• Public condemner: means condemner other than private condemner. See Oregon Statutes 35.215
• to and including: when used in a reference to a series of statute sections, subsections or paragraphs. See Oregon Statutes 174.100