Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 6503
Establishment of sanitary or water district upon petition of voters
Fifty or more legal voters of a proposed sanitary sewer or water district, may petition the county government to submit the question of organizing a sanitary sewer or water district to a vote of electors in that district. The petition shall contain a description of the proposed district and shall be accompanied by a map drawn to scale showing the boundaries of the proposed district together with the limits of any incorporated areas which may be included in the district. The execution of the petition by an elector shall be acknowledged by that elector or it may be proved by the oath of a witness who shall swear that the witness knows the elector and that the petition was signed by the elector in the presence of the witness.
Amendment history
55 Del. Laws, c. 262; 57 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 762, § 8A; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-6106 · Ambulance service
- 9-6107 · Cities and towns; aid for maintenance of public dumping areas
- 9-6108 · Return Day observance
- 9-6109 · Operation of Courthouse
- 9-6110 · Rules and regulations
- 9-6111 · Real or immovable property; acquisition, lease, rental or…
- 9-6301 · Definitions
- 9-6302 · Application for construction permits
- 9-6303 · Reports on permits issued by incorporated cities or towns
- 9-6304 · Inspections
- 9-6305 · Fees
- 9-6306 · Records
- 9-6307 · Permits not required
- 9-6308 · Notice of violation
- 9-6309 · Occupancy
- 9-6310 · Violation and penalty
- 9-6311 · Construction using public financial assistance
- 9-6401-6415 · Short title; definitions; eligibility for retirement…
- 9-6501 · Establishment of sanitary sewer or water district
- 9-6502 · Establishment or revision of sanitary or water districts…
- 9-6503 · Establishment of sanitary or water district upon petition of…
- 9-6504 · Public hearing; notice
- 9-6505 · Action of county government following hearing
- 9-6506 · Election on question of establishment of district
- 9-6507 · Action of county government following election favoring…
- 9-6508 · Construction of system adequate for future connections
- 9-6509 · Construction or maintenance of sewers or water systems for…
- 9-6510 · Adjustment of assessment for cost of existing sewers included…
- 9-6511 · Power to issue bonds; terms; borrowing in anticipation of…
- 9-6512 · Sale of bonds
- 9-6513 · Procedure for annual assessment
- 9-6514 · Collection of assessments
- 9-6515 · Rules and regulations governing use of sewage disposal and…
- 9-6516 · Grants or loans from federal, state or interstate agencies
- 9-6517 · Order to connect to sanitary sewer; enforcement
- 9-6518 · Exception to limitation on borrowing power
- 9-6519 · Definitions; voters
- 9-6520 · County Engineer; appointment and duties; assistants
- 9-6521 · Location of sewage treatment plants and other sewage disposal…
- 9-6701 · Definitions