Localities Flashcards
1
Q
What is a locality?
A
Cities
Towns
Counties
2
Q
What is a municipal corporation?
A
Cities and towns only
3
Q
What are counties?
A
Unincorporated government districts created for the convenience of the Sovereign
Provide services to residents
4
Q
What are municipal corporations?
A
Corporations created to serve the interests and needs of particular areas
5
Q
Qualifications of a City
A
Chartered
5,000 or more
Independent of counties
6
Q
What is a qualification to be a town?
A
1,000 or more people
Towns are NOT independent from the county
7
Q
What are Service authorities?
A
Quasi municipal corporations created for defined purposes such as sewer, water, sanitation
