The title to all property acquired by a maintenance district shall be vested in the county. Upon the dissolution of the district by reason of all of its territory being included within a city, such property shall thereupon become the property of such city, and if all of the district is included within more than one city then such property shall be subject to the disposition of the board of supervisors of the county. Such disposition shall be between the several cities in such manner as to the board seems most just and equitable.

(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 5836

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Maintenance: as used in this chapter in relation to lighting systems, includes the replacement of any obsolete equipment with new modern equipment found by the board of supervisors or legislative body of a city to be necessary for the proper operation of the district. See California Streets and Highways Code 5835.3
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