2025 Delaware Code
Title 9 - Counties
Chapter 7. PARK DISTRICTS
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 701. Purpose.

Universal Citation:
9 DE Code § 701 (2025)
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§ 701. Purpose.

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a procedure whereby any territory so lying as to form 1 connected area (no portion of which shall be already included in an incorporated park district established under the provisions of this chapter) may be incorporated as a park district to establish and maintain parks and other recreational facilities and pay for the same through district bonds, the interest and principal of such bonds to be collected by taxation of the district benefited.

(b) The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to New Castle County.

9 Del. C. 1953, § 701;  52 Del. Laws, c. 42;  52 Del. Laws, c. 256;  71 Del. Laws, c. 401, § 12; 
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