DISTRICT

district. 1. A territorial area into which a country, state, county, municipality, or other political

subdivision is divided for judicial,  political, electoral, or administrative  purposes. 2. A territorial

area in which similar local businesses or entities are concentrated, such as a theater district or an

arts district. — Abbr. D.

assessment  district.Tax.  A  usu.  municipal  subdivision  in  which  separate  assessments  of

taxable property are made. [Cases: Municipal Corporations    450. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations

§§ 1193–1199.]

congressional  district.A  geographical  unit  of  a  state  from  which  one  member  of  the  U.S.

House of Representatives is elected. [Cases: United States    10. C.J.S. United States § 19.]

consolidated school district.See SCHOOL DISTRICT.

election  district.A  subdivision  of  a  state,  county,  or  city  that  is  established  to  facilitate  an

election or to elect governmental representatives for that subdivision.

floterial  district  (floh-teer-ee-<<schwa>>l).   A  legislative   district  that  includes  several

separate districts or  political  subdivisions that  independently  would  not be  entitled  to  additional

representation,  but  whose  conglomerate  population  entitles  the  district  to  another  seat  in  the

legislative  body  being  apportioned.  [Cases:  Constitutional  Law    225.3(8); States    27(7).  C.J.S.

Constitutional Law §§ 821–822; States § 70.]

influence  district.A  voting  district  in  which  a  racial  or  ethnic  minority  group  does  not

constitute  a  majority  of  the  voters,  but  does  make  up  a  sufficient  proportion  of  the  voters  to

constitute an influential minority, thus being able to elect its preferred candidate with a reasonable

number  of  crossover  votes  from  other  groups.  Cf.  majority-minority  district.  [Cases:  Elections

12(6).]

land district.A federally created state or territorial division containing a U.S. land office that

manages  the  disposition  of  the  district’s  public  lands.  [Cases:  Public  Lands    94.  C.J.S.  Public

Lands §§ 167–168.]

legislative district.A geographical subdivision of a state for the purpose of electing legislative

representatives. [Cases: States    27. C.J.S. States §§ 62–78.]

levee  district.A  local  or  regional  political  subdivision  organized  to  construct  and  maintain

levees within its territory at public expense. [Cases: Levees and Flood Control    4. C.J.S. Levees

and Flood Control § 13.]

majority-minority district.A voting district in which a racial or ethnic minority group makes

up a majority of the voting citizens. [Cases: Elections    12(6).]

metropolitan  district.A  special  district,  embracing  parts  of  or  entire  cities  and  towns  in  a

metropolitan  area,  created by  a  state  to  provide  unified  administration  of  one  or  more  common

services, such as water supply or public transportation. [Cases: Municipal Corporations    2. C.J.S.

Municipal Corporations §§ 7–9.]

mineral  district.A  particular  region  of  the  country  where  valuable  minerals  are  typically

found and mined.

municipal  utility  district.A  publicly  owned  corporation,  or  a  political  subdivision,  that

provides  the  public  with  a  service  or  services,  such  as  water,  electricity,  gas,  transportation,  or

telecommunications.  —  Abbr.  MUD.  —  Also  termed  public  utility  district  (PUD).  [Cases:

Telecommunications    16. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television § 3.]

school district.See SCHOOL DISTRICT.

special district.A political subdivision that is created to bypass normal borrowing limitations,

to  insulate  certain  activities  from  traditional  political  influence,  to  allocate  functions  to  entities

reflecting  particular  expertise,  and  to  provide  a  single  service  within  a  specified  area  <a  transit

authority is a special district>. [Cases: Municipal Corporations    2. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations

§§ 7–9.]

stock-law district.A district in which cattle or other stock are prohibited from running free.

taxing district.A district — constituting the whole state, a county, a city, or other smaller unit

—  throughout  which  a  particular  tax  or  assessment  is  ratably  apportioned  and  levied  on  the

district’s inhabitants. [Cases: Taxation    29.]

water  district.A  geographical  subdivision  created  by  a  state  or  local  government  entity  to

provide the public with a water supply. [Cases: Waters and Water Courses    183.5. C.J.S. Waters

§§ 543–581.] [Blacks Law 8th]