Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 836 – Filing of existing charter
In order for any municipal corporation to proceed under this chapter, it shall file before June 1, 1963, with the Secretary of State and with the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau a complete copy of its then existing charter. The copy shall show by appropriate citations the source of each section of the charter. The citations shall show the original source of each section of the charter and the source of all amendments thereto. The copy of the charter shall include a certificate from an attorney-at-law licensed to practice law in this State that the attorney has made a careful search of the local acts of the General Assembly relating to the municipal corporation and is of the opinion that the copy of the charter and the citations are true and correct. There shall also be a certificate of the chief executive officer attested with the seal of the municipal corporation that the chief executive officer verily believes the copy of the charter is true and correct. All subsequent amendments to the charter adopted by action of the General Assembly shall be filed within 20 days of becoming law.
22 Del. C. 1953, § ?836; 53 Del. Laws, c. 260; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 836
- Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
- Chief executive officer: means the mayor if such there be or, if there be none, then it means the president of the legislative body of a municipal corporation or, if there be none, then it means the presiding officer of the legislative body of a municipal corporation. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 801
- 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.
- Municipal corporation: includes all cities, towns and villages created before or after December 28, 1961, under any general or special law of this State for general governmental purposes which possess legislative, administrative and police powers for the general exercise of municipal functions and which carry on such functions through a set of elected and other officials. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 801
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302