Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 22 > Chapter 8 > Subchapter II - Method of Exercising Power

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Authority: means a body politic and corporate created pursuant to this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Board: means the governing body of the authority. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Bonds: means and includes the notes, bonds and other evidence of indebtedness or obligations which the authority is authorized to issue pursuant to § 504 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Charter amendment: means language which will amend, adopt or repeal a municipal charter. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 801
• 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
• City: means incorporated city or town. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Construction: means and includes acquisition and construction, and "to construct" means and includes to acquire and to construct, all in such manner as may be deemed desirable. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• 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.
• facilities: means lot or lots, buildings and structures above, at or below the surface of the earth, including equipment, entrances, exits, fencing and all other accessories necessary or desirable for the safety and convenience of the parking of vehicles. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Federal agency: means and includes the United States of America, the President of the United States of America and any department or corporation agency or instrumentality heretofore or hereafter created, designated or established by the United States of America. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Improvement: means and includes extension, enlargement and improvement, and "to improve" means and includes to extend, to enlarge and to improve, all in such manner as may be deemed desirable. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• 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
• Municipality: means any county, incorporated city or incorporated town of this State. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Persons: means and includes natural persons. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Project: means any structure, facility or undertaking which the authority is authorized to acquire, construct, improve, maintain or operate under this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 502
• Qualified voter: means those persons who, under the terms of a municipal charter, shall be authorized to vote in elections within that municipal corporation. See Delaware Code Title 22 Sec. 801
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302