Tag: Municipal Corporations

  • Alderwoman

    Meaning of Alderwoman Resources See Also Municipal Corporations

  • 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 […]

  • Supervisory Authority

    Supervisory Authority

    Meaning of Supervisory Authority Resources See Also Supervisory Authority Municipal Corporations

  • Alderman

    Alderman

    (equivalent to senator or senior). In English Law. An associate to the chief civil magistrate of a corporate town or city. The word was formerly of very extended signification. Spelman enumerates eleven classes of aldermen. Their duties among the Saxons embraced […]