Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 740
Governing board; oath
Each member of the governing board of any park district before entering upon the duties of each such member’s office shall take and subscribe an oath to well and faithfully discharge the member’s duties, which oath shall be filed with the secretary of the board. The members of such governing board shall constitute the corporate authority for such district and a majority of such members shall constitute a quorum for said board and any meeting thereof. The members of such governing board shall act as such without compensation, and each member of the board shall be a legal voter of and reside within such district.
Amendment history
52 Del. Laws, c. 42; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-670 · Acquisition of land for parks; title and ownership; gifts
- 9-671 · Contracts for improvements; competitive bids
- 9-672 · Awarding of contracts; procedure
- 9-673 · Supervision by commission; duty to maintain; payment…
- 9-680 · Revision of established suburban park community; expansion and…
- 9-701 · Purpose
- 9-702 · Definitions
- 9-703 · Tax exemption of parks and recreation areas
- 9-710 · Petition to form district
- 9-711 · Filing of petition
- 9-712 · Calling election; appointment of election officials
- 9-713 · Form of ballot
- 9-714 · Canvass of returns
- 9-715 · When district organized
- 9-716 · First election nominations
- 9-717 · Fixing terms of commissioners
- 9-718 · Succeeding elections; nominations; ballot
- 9-719 · Terms; election date; notice of election
- 9-720 · Conduct of elections
- 9-721 · Vacancies; method of filling
- 9-740 · Governing board; oath
- 9-741 · Interest in contracts
- 9-742 · Records and ordinances
- 9-743 · Proof of ordinances
- 9-744 · Appropriation ordinances
- 9-745 · Publication of appropriation ordinances
- 9-746 · Creation of debt
- 9-747 · Employees
- 9-748 · Duties and election of officers
- 9-749 · Duties of president
- 9-750 · General taxes; levy
- 9-751 · Assessment list
- 9-752 · Tax collection warrant and assessment list
- 9-753 · Collection and deposit of park district taxes
- 9-754 · Report of park district tax collections and payment of…
- 9-760 · Bonds; limitation
- 9-761 · Issuance of bonds; use authorized
- 9-762 · Attestation of bonds; interest; maturity; sale
- 9-763 · Tax for interest and principal
- 9-764 · Issuance of bonds; bond anticipation notes