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Record 1 2017-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Law
  • Urban Studies
DEF

In Canada, a subdivision of a county with certain local governing powers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit municipal
  • Urbanisme
CONT

Les Cantons de l'Est, partie de la province de Québec située autour de la ville Sherbrooke, et que d'aucun désignent sous le nom d'Estrie.

OBS

Même si certains hésitent à traduire «township» dans les textes juridiques, il semble que l'équivalent «canton» soit parfaitement acceptable.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Municipal Law
CONT

Township -- In a government survey, a square tract of land six miles on each side, constituting thirty-six square miles. In some states, the name given to the political subdivision of a county.

OBS

The terms township and town are frequently used interchangeably in certain geographic locations, although in some parts of the United States the term township denotes a group of several towns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit municipal
CONT

Petite agglomération qui sert de port d'attache à une flotille de petits bateaux.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Surveys
DEF

A subdivision of land under the U.S. Public Land Survey system. On maps, it is a horizontal (parallel to latitude lines) tier of land, six miles wide. Successive township tiers are numbered sequentially north and south of an arbitrarily designated latitude line, called a Base Line. T3N would be the third tier north of the base line. North-south trending tiers of a similar nature are called Ranges. The square of land delineated by the intersection of a Township tier and a Range tier is of itself called a township. Townships are approximately 36 square miles in area and subdivided into 36 sections.

OBS

Twp: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling reports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levés et relevés techniques (Arpentage)
DEF

Unité cadastrale de superficie de 36 miles terrestres carrés.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
  • Municipal Law
OBS

The Municipal Board, upon the application of not less than seventy-five inhabitants of a locality having a population of not less than 1,000, may incorporate the inhabitants of the locality or a larger or smaller locality as a township or union of townships.

OBS

Upon the application of an improvement district having a population of not less than 500, the Municipal Board may erect the improvement district into a village or a township.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
  • Droit municipal
OBS

À la requête d'au moins soixante-quinze habitants d'une localité ayant une population d'au moins 1 000 personnes, la Commission des affaires municipales peut constituer les habitants de cette localité, ou d'une localité plus grande ou plus petite, en canton ou cantons unis.

OBS

À la requête d'un district en voie d'organisation ayant une population d'au moins 500 personnes, la Commission des affaires municipales peut constituer ce district en village ou canton.

Spanish

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