Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 556 – Election to authorize bond issue; fixing time for holding; voting …
(a) Upon receipt of approval from the county engineer, as provided for in § 555 of this title, the county government shall fix a date for an election, at which all freeholders of the community may vote, on the question whether the county government should proceed to issue bonds in the manner hereinafter provided, in an amount sufficient to finance the cost of the improvements contemplated.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 556
- board of assessment: shall be construed to mean the "department of finance" insofar as Sussex County is concerned and "Office of Finance" insofar as New Castle County is concerned. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 501
- Clerk of the peace: means the clerk of the peace of the county in which the suburban community is situated. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 551
- county engineer: shall be construed to mean the General Manager of the Department of Special Services insofar as New Castle County is concerned. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 501
- County government: means the county governing body;
(3) "Suburban community" means any unincorporated community within this State:
- Suburban community: means any unincorporated community within this State:
(b) The election shall be held not less than 20 days nor more than 30 days after receipt of the approval from the county engineer.
(c) The clerk of the peace shall prepare from the books and records of the board of assessment of the county in which the suburban community is situated, a list of the names and addresses of all freeholders of the suburban community. Opposite the name of each freeholder the clerk shall put the number of votes each such freeholder may cast, which shall be on the basis of 1 vote for each front foot of property owned by each freeholder to be protected by the contemplated improvement or improvements. In determining the number of votes to be cast by each freeholder as set forth above, the fractions of feet shall be disregarded. Such list, except as hereinafter provided, shall constitute the voting list for the election.
48 Del. Laws, c. 331, § ?6; 9 Del. C. 1953, § ?556; 55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § ?4A;