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Localities Flashcards

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What is a locality?

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Cities
Towns
Counties

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What is a municipal corporation?

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Cities and towns only

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What are counties?

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Unincorporated government districts created for the convenience of the Sovereign

Provide services to residents

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What are municipal corporations?

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Corporations created to serve the interests and needs of particular areas

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Qualifications of a City

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Chartered
5,000 or more
Independent of counties

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What is a qualification to be a town?

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1,000 or more people
Towns are NOT independent from the county

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What are Service authorities?

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Quasi municipal corporations created for defined purposes such as sewer, water, sanitation

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Local Government Law (8 decks)

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