As used in ORS § 198.335 to 198.365, unless the context requires otherwise:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 198.335

  • 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 court: includes board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • district: means any one of the following:

    (1) A people's utility district organized under ORS Chapter 261. See Oregon Statutes 198.010

(1) ‘County board’ means the board of county commissioners or the county court.

(2) ‘Special district‘:

(a) Has the meaning given the term ‘district’ in ORS § 198.010 (1) to (5), (7) to (24) and (27); and

(b) Also means:

(A) A diking district organized under ORS Chapter 551.

(B) A corporation for irrigation, drainage, water supply or flood control organized under ORS Chapter 554.

(C) A soil and water conservation district organized under ORS § 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933.

(D) A weed control district organized under ORS § 569.350 to 569.445.

(E) A port district organized under ORS Chapter 778. [1971 c.267 § 5; 2005 c.22 § 148; 2007 c.179 § 4; 2015 c.560 § 11]