As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “District” means a tax or assessment district.

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Terms Used In California Government Code 58004

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the supervising authority. See California Government Code 58004
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • District: means a tax or assessment district. See California Government Code 58004
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Owner: includes joint owner, co-owner, guardian, executor, administrator, or other person holding property in trust under court appointment. See California Government Code 58004
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Principal act: means the law providing for the creation of a particular district or type of district. See California Government Code 58004
  • Supervising authority: means the board of supervisors of the county in which is situated all or most of the land in a district, or body authorized by law to initiate or hear proceedings for the creation of a district. See California Government Code 58004

(b) “Governing body” means the board of directors of a district or equivalent board or body.

(c) “Principal act” means the law providing for the creation of a particular district or type of district.

(d) “Supervising authority” means the board of supervisors of the county in which is situated all or most of the land in a district, or body authorized by law to initiate or hear proceedings for the creation of a district.

(e) “Project” means the work, improvement, or acquisition, or any combination thereof undertaken by a district.

(f) “Owner” includes joint owner, co-owner, guardian, executor, administrator, or other person holding property in trust under court appointment.

(g) “Requisite number of petitioners” means the number of qualified petitioners prescribed by the principal act.

(h) “Requisite number of protestants” means the number of qualified protestants prescribed by the principal act.

(i) “Clerk” means the clerk of the supervising authority.

(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)