§ 547.005 Authority to form drainage district
§ 547.010 Petition to form district; contents
§ 547.015 Verification and filing of petition
§ 547.020 Fixing time and place of hearing; notice; jurisdiction over district
§ 547.025 Filing of objections
§ 547.030 Evidence at hearing; findings; appeal
§ 547.040 Application of Act of 1915 and amendments to districts organized under earlier laws
§ 547.045 Public lands within district; authority to sign petition or objections; liability of lands; assessments
§ 547.050 Signing of petition by Governor
§ 547.055 Attack on validity or boundaries of district; time for commencement of suit
§ 547.057 Drainage district activity as urban service
§ 547.060 Scope of Drainage District Act

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 547 > Organization of Drainage Districts; Scope of Law

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • 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
  • Drainage District Act: means ORS § 547. See Oregon Statutes 547.060
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • 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.
  • public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109