North Dakota Code 21-09-02 – Definitions
The following terms, as used or referred to in this chapter, have the following meanings:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 21-09-02
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. “Bonds” includes bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, certificates of indebtedness, temporary bonds, temporary notes, interim receipts, interim certificates, and all instruments or obligations evidencing or representing indebtedness, or evidencing or representing the borrowing of money, or evidencing or representing a charge, lien, or encumbrance on specific revenues, income, or property of a public body, including all revenue bonds, special improvement warrants, refunding improvement bonds and warrants, and, without limitation by the enumeration of the foregoing, all other instruments and obligations, whether payable from a special fund or supported by a pledge of the full faith and credit of the public body issuing the same.
2. “Public body” includes any county, city, township, school district, irrigation district, drainage district, special improvement district, and any other political or governmental subdivision of the state of North Dakota, and any board, commission, agency, or officer thereof.