Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 4512 – Water lien docket
The Prothonotary shall, under the supervision and direction of the county government, prepare a docket to be known as “The Kent County Water Lien Docket” [Docket] in which shall be recorded the liens for service charges. The Docket shall be prepared at the expense of the county government in substantially the same form as the judgment docket for Kent County, and contain in the back thereof an index according to the name of the owner against which such lien has been assessed. No water lien shall be valid unless duly recorded as provided in this section. All water liens duly recorded in the Docket shall continue in full force and effect until the liens have been satisfied by payment, and when such liens are satisfied by payment the Prothonotary, acting under the supervision and direction of the county government, shall satisfy the record by entering thereon the date of final payment and the words “satisfied in full.” The Prothonotary, for the use of the county government, shall receive a fee of $0.50 for each satisfaction so entered.
9 Del. C. 1953, § ?4512; 55 Del. Laws, c. 255; 56 Del. Laws, c. 103, § ?12;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 4512
- County: means Kent County;
(2) "Revenue bonds" means bonds to the payment of which all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of any water system are pledged in accordance with this chapter;
(3) "Service charges" means rents, rates, fees or other charges charged or collected under § 4509 of this title;
(4) "Water system" means all real and personal property necessary or useful in the collection, acquisition, treatment, purification and distribution of water, together with any principal or ancillary rights appurtenant thereto. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 4501
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.