Oregon Statutes 548.710 – Bonds of district; use and delivery to creditors
Whenever any irrigation or drainage district files its petition in bankruptcy pursuant to the provisions of the Act of Congress approved May 24, 1934, authorizing bankruptcy proceedings by municipalities and other political subdivisions of any state, the district may, for the purpose of carrying out any plan of readjustment of its indebtedness which has been submitted and approved in the bankruptcy proceeding, use and deliver to its creditors in such bankruptcy proceeding any of its bonds authorized or issued pursuant to the provisions of ORS § 548.305 to 548.325, and which bonds are not required for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the contract with the governmental agency of the United States for which they primarily were authorized.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 548.710
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100