Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 552 > Powers of District

• City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• County board: means the county court or the board of county commissioners of a county. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• District: means a water improvement district proposed or created under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
• District board: means the board of directors of a district. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
• Engineering plan: means the plans and specifications for the works to be constructed including:

  (a) Maps, profiles, plans and other data necessary to show the location and character of the work, and the property benefited, taken or damaged;

  (b) All rights of way or other property which may be required for the construction of the works; and

  (c) Estimates of the cost of the works and of the benefits and damages which will accrue to each tract of land upon the construction of the works. See Oregon Statutes 552.013

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
• United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Works: means dams, storage reservoirs, canals, ditches, dikes, levees, revetments, and all other structures, facilities, improvements and property necessary or convenient for draining land, controlling flood or surface waters, or supplying water for irrigation, domestic supply or other purposes. See Oregon Statutes 552.013