Search results for: “local tax rate”

  • Borough

    In the old sense of the word, borough is an ancient towne, holden of the king or any other lord, which sendeth burgesses to the parliament. Litt. § 164; Co. Litt. 109a. Many of these boroughs, however, having been disfranchised in moaern times, are now only […]

  • Borough

    In the old sense of the word, borough is an ancient towne, holden of the king or any other lord, which sendeth burgesses to the parliament. Litt. § 164; Co. Litt. 109a. Many of these boroughs, however, having been disfranchised in moaern times, are now only […]

  • Intervention

    Intervention

    (Lat. intervenio, to come between or among). In Civil Law. The act by which a third party becomes a party in a suit pending between other persons. The intervention is made either to be joined to the plaintiff, and to claim the same thing he does, or some other thing connected with it; or […]

  • Benefit

    Advantage; profit. In the context of certain social welfare legislations, the term means periodic payments made to a qualified recipient.

  • Special Assessment

    Special Assessment

    As distinct from a general tax, a special or local assessment is one imposed upon property within a limited area for the payment of a local improvement supposed to enhance the value of all property within that area. It is in the nature of a tax levied upon property according to […]

  • Special Assessment

    Special Assessment

    As distinct from a general tax, a special or local assessment is one imposed upon property within a limited area for the payment of a local improvement supposed to enhance the value of all property within that area. It is in the nature of a tax levied upon property according to […]

  • Chose

    A chattel personal . See chattel. Vawter v Griffin, 40 Ind. 593.Choses are of two kinds: in possession ; and in action . A chose in possession is a movable chattel, such as furniture, animals, goods and merchandise . A chose in action is an incorporeal right to something not in […]

  • Chose

    A chattel personal . See chattel. Vawter v Griffin, 40 Ind. 593.Choses are of two kinds: in possession ; and in action . A chose in possession is a movable chattel, such as furniture, animals, goods and merchandise . A chose in action is an incorporeal right to something not in […]

  • City

    A municipal corporation of statutory creation having only such limited powers of legislative enactments as are conferred on it by law of its creation. Aberdeen-Franklin Coal Co. v City of Chicago, 145 N.E. 613, 315 111. 99.

  • Adoption

    The act by which a person takes the child of another into his family, and treats him as his own. A juridical act creating between two persons certain relations, purely civil, or paternity and filiation. 6 Demolombe Code Nap. § 1. As used in the law the word has a strict significance […]

  • Second Beer Panel

    Second beer panel in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, second beer panel is: a dispute in 1991 in the GATT between the United States and Canada. The entries on trade policy are here. It concerned the import, distribution and sale of certain alcoholic drinks by Canadian provincial […]

  • Second Beer Panel

    Second beer panel in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, second beer panel is: a dispute in 1991 in the GATT between the United States and Canada. The entries on trade policy are here. It concerned the import, distribution and sale of certain alcoholic drinks by Canadian provincial […]

  • Improvement

    An act of making or becoming better, a process , change , or addition by which the value or excellence of a thing is increased, that in which such addition exists, or by which anything is made better. betterment .