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	Civil township - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county.
		Township functions are generally attended to by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk.
		A township in New Jersey is a form of municipal government equal in status to a village, town, borough, or city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Civil_township (759 words)

	Township (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A township in the United States refers to a small geographic area, ranging in size from 6 to 54 square miles (15.6 km² to 140.4 km²), with 36 square miles (93 km²) being the norm.
		In most midwestern states, a civil township often corresponds to a single survey township, but in many cases, especially in less populated areas, the civil township may be made up of all or portions of several survey townships.
		Towns and townships are considered minor civil divisions of counties by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Township_(United_States) (970 words)

	Encyclopedia: Township (United States)
		This categorization includes governmental units officially designated as "Towns" in the (A region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut) New England states, New York, and Wisconsion, some plantations in Maine and locations in New Hampshire.
		It also does not include townships in (A state in midwestern United States) Iowa, which are not separate governments, but are classified as subordinate agencies of county governments.
		The (A region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut) New England states have a similar concept of local government, but combine the municipal and area government forms into a Town.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Township-(United-States) (399 words)

	Township (United States) article - Township (United States) survey township Public Land Survey System Land Ordinance ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		In the United States, there are two kinds of township in common use.
		A survey township is a unit of land measure defined by the Public Land Survey System, inaugurated with the Land Ordinance of 1785.
		A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Township_(United_States) (115 words)

	UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE CIRCUIT, INC
		United Artists claims that Warrington Township and its Board of Supervisors (the "Board") complicated and delayed approval of United Artists' development plan, and thereby allowed a competitor to beat United Artists in a race to build a movie [2] theater in the Township*, which is too small to support two theaters.
		United Artists claims that its failure to construct the road improvement was a mere pretext for the Township's refusal to support its theater proposal and that this refusal was actually motivated by the Township's desire to obtain an impact fee from Goodman and Regency Cinema.
		United Artists claims that this statement "constitutes a conclusive determination that may not be disturbed under the law of the case doctrine." Br.
	law.wustl.edu /landuselaw/UnitedArtist.htm (7706 words)

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		Subsequently, the United States sought leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of reversal of the judgment, representing that it could no longer support the judgment of the district court.
		We treated the position of the United States at the original argument before this court on January 24, 1995, as a motion to withdraw as a party, which we granted.
		There, the Court stated: We therefore hold that the Agency appropriately took into account as one factor the sex of [the employee] in determining that she should be promoted to the road dispatcher position.
	vls.law.vill.edu /locator/3d/Aug1996/96a1395p.txt (13942 words)

	History of Townships in Clermont County, Ohio
		Originally known as O'Bannon Township - in honor of the county's first surveyor - John O'Bannon, Miami was one of the county's original townships, established in February of 1801.
		It is one of the county's original townships, established in February of 1801.
		Tate Township was established in June of 1805, formed from Ohio and Williamsburg Townships.
	www.co.clermont.oh.us /508/includes/page/topic/history/history_default.php?topic=townships (483 words)

	Welcome to Manchester Township, NJ
		Manchester Township is 82.5 square miles and is the third largest Township in central New Jersey's Ocean County.
		The Township is located approximately 70 miles from the New York-New Jersey metropolitan region and approximately 60 miles from the Philadelphia-New Jersey metropolitan region.
		Manchester Township is one of the best-known communities in the northeastern United States for its extensive retirement communities, which made the Township one of the fastest growing communities in New Jersey during the period 1965 through 1988.
	manchestertownshipnj.org (133 words)

	Schaumburg Township - Township Government in the United States
		Towns and township governments (both labeled as "townships" by the Census Bureau) have a special significance as small community institutions.
		Township governments actually were in place in most of the Midwestern states before they achieved statehood.
		The territorial governor and legislature began to create county and township governments in 1790, with the townships largely coinciding with the six-mile square land divisions established in the federal surveys of the region.
	www.schaumburgtownship.org /govt.htm (600 words)

	::: Shields Township Online :::
		Township government is the oldest form of government in the United States, dating back to 1636.
		From the beginning, Townships provided an important link between the people they serve and the vital government services that are best provided close to home.
		Shields Township is located on the north shore of Lake Michigan and comprises approximately 18 square miles.
	www.township.shields.il.us (215 words)

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		Following discovery, the United States moved for and was granted summary judgment on the issue of Dean Dairy's liability for the CWA violations.
		The action against the Municipal Authority of Union Township was settled and therefore the Authority is not a party to this appeal.
		The policy states: [I]f the violator is a privately-owned regulated utility, the standard BEN model may not be appropriate.
	vls.law.vill.edu /locator/3d/Jul1998/98a1908p.txt (4530 words)

	Neville, Pa. Settlement Agreement
		The United States and the Township, desiring that this matter be settled by appropriate Settlement Agreement, and without the burden of protracted litigation, voluntarily enter into this Agreement.
		The United States may review compliance with this Agreement at any time and shall have the right to inspect and copy any documents that are relevant and necessary to monitor the Township's compliance with this Agreement, upon thirty (30) days written notice to the Township.
		Failure of the United States to enforce this entire Agreement or any provision thereof with regard to any provision herein shall not be construed as a waiver of its right to do so with regard to other provisions of this Agreement.
	www.usdoj.gov /crt/emp/documents/nevilleoocs.htm (3025 words)

	Settlement Agreement - Between The United States of America and The Township of Warminster, Pennsylvania
		The parties to this Agreement are the United States of America and the Township of Warminster, Pennsylvania.
		The Township will take steps to ensure that all appropriate employees are trained and practiced in using a TDD and the Pennsylvania Relay Service to make and receive calls, and that the TDD is maintained in good working order through test calls every six months for the life of this Agreement.
		The Township will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
	www.ada.gov /warmistr.htm (9072 words)

	fluoridealert.org - My folder / Fluoride Alert News / United States / Pennsylvania / Shaler Township in Teeth of ...
		Shaler Township commissioners plan to decide this year whether adding fluoride to the township water supply is a good idea.
		Tim Rogers, township manager, said the document will help commissioners give an intelligent and reasoned answer when residents ask why their water is or is not fluoridated.
		Township Commissioner William Cross, who heads the Shaler Water Committee, said that is the central issue in the fluoride debate.
	www.fluoridealert.org /pollution/835.html (781 words)

	Piscataway Township Board of EDUCATION, PETITIONER V. SHARON TAXMAN
		The United States was a plaintiff in this action in the district court, but withdrew as a party in the court of appeals.
		In response to the Court's invitation, the United States filed a brief as amicus curiae at the petition stage in this case suggesting that the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied.
		The brief the United States attempted to file in the Third Circuit concluded that petitioner had established a sufficient justification for its layoff decision.
	www.usdoj.gov /crt/briefs/pisc.htm (7153 words)

	Porter Township Revokes Corporate "Rights"- Reclaim Democracy!
		The Township adopted a binding law declaring that corporations operating in the Township may not wield legal privileges - historically used by corporations to override democratic decisionmaking - to stop the Township from passing laws which protect residents from toxic sewage sludge.
		Porter Township Supervisors, upon learning of the ability of corporations to direct the courts to vindicate corporate claims to civil and legal privileges to override local governments, decided to pass a law to eliminate corporate claims to those rights.
		Currently, the state Department of Environmental Protection only requires sewage treatment plants to test their sludge quarterly for health and safety purposes, and over a dozen Township governments in three Pennsylvania Counties have decided that such testing is inadequate to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of Township residents.
	www.reclaimdemocracy.org /corporate_accountability/porter_township_ordinance.html (798 words)

	UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS
		Approximately 44,000 were ex-slaves or freemen from the border states, and the remainder were recruited from the northern states and the Colorado Territory, many who were ex-slaves that went north on the Underground Railroad.
		The 3rd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment (organized in Memphis and northern Mississippi as the 1st Mississippi Colored Cavalry) participated in the second Grierson Raid from Memphis, Tennessee to Vicksburg, Mississippi commencing on December 21, 1864 and ending on January 13, 1865.
		Eleven regiments of United States Colored Troops (8 from Louisiana, 1 from Mississippi, 1 from Missouri, and 1 organized in Louisiana and Mississippi) fought in the Mobile, Alabama Campaign (Battle of Fort Blakely) from March 31 to April 9, 1865.
	www.coax.net /people/lwf/usct.htm (1150 words)

	Welcome to Union Township
		Located along the Ohio 32 and Interstate 275 corridor in northwestern Clermont County, Union Township is a thriving community on the outskirts of Cincinnati.
		With a median income of $48,698, an aggregate taxable valuation in 2004 of $964,734,293, and the largest school district in the county, Union Township continues to be one of the most livable communities in the Midwest.
		From managed responsible growth, to the distinction of being the only township in the United States to have both its police and fire departments internationally accredited, Union Township is a community that stakes its outstanding reputation on sound government, thriving residential neighborhoods, and civic-minded businesses.
	www.union-township.oh.us (340 words)

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		The United States and W.R. Grace negotiated for three years, and in April 1998, filed a consent decree with the federal district court pursuant to § 122 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9622(d)(1)(A).
		The United States Supreme Court has held that "[w]here a Magistrate makes a finding or ruling on a motion or an issue, his determination should become that of the district court unless specific objection is filed within a reasonable time." Thomas v.
		He was sentenced on December 29, 1987, in the United States District Court of Puerto Rico for having been a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1), having received a firearm stolen from the United States government, 18 U.S.C. § 641, and escape from federal custody, 18 U.S.C. § 751(a).
	lawlibrary.rutgers.edu /fed/sample.html (7226 words)

	Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
		Penn Township Board of Supervisors held their regular meeting on October 6, 2004 at the Penn Township Building - 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, PA at 7:00 PM.
		In reference to lighting at the sewer plant, Fred Williams stated that George Goglia of Southern Chester County Electric will complete the work as spelled out on the proposal; this will allow for the lighting at the plant that was requested by the operator.
		John Bailey, Director of the Chester County Intermediate Unit, stated the concept for this issue – the Waltman property consist of fifty-five acres and the Fortugno property consist of ninety-four acres; two buildings with entrance on Baltimore Pike and Sunnyside Road, approximately three hundred students and approximately fourteen buses arriving at that location.
	www.penntownship.us /minutes/supervisors/m-20041006.htm (979 words)

	American Civil Liberties Union : Community Resolution for Lawrence Township, NJ
		WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives voted 309-118 in July 2003 not to allocate funds in the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary appropriations bill to fund the so-called 'sneak and peek' searches and seizures allowed by Section 213 of the PATRIOT Act;
		The Township Council reaffirms its support for increased security of the public but also reaffirms its conviction that such security must not be provided in a manner that would unduly infringe upon the constitutional and other rights and liberties of the people of the United States.
		The Township Council is concerned about the enforcement and implementation to date of the PATRIOT Act by United States Attorney General Ashcroft and other public officials insofar as the impact upon such rights and liberties are concerned.
	www.aclu.org /SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=16628&c=207 (495 words)

	Clarence Addison Raub
		Clarence and Ethel are buried in Melpine Cemetery, Pleasant Praire, Wilton Township, Muscatine County, Iowa (Martin-Rott n.d.; Muscatine County IAGenWeb).
		She was 10 years old and was attending school (1930 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 70-24, Sweetland Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, sheet 3B, 9 April 1930).
		During World War II, Lorraine served in the United States Marine Corp as a Staff Sergeant, she served from 1941 until 1946 and was a payroll disbursement specialist.
	www.charm.net /~edrtjd/readgen/3095fam.htm (1378 words)

	Sadsbury Township
		To preserve the public peace and order, to protect life and property, and to enforce the laws of the United States, the Commonwealth, and the Township.
		The officers respond to reports of criminal events, requests for police service, and any Township occurrence in which police may be of assistance, in a timely manner.
		The Conneaut Lake Park Volunteer Fire Department specializes in performing water tanker operations for the community and is dual dispatched with the Conneaut Lake Volunteer Fire Department on all structure fires.
	www.sadsburytownship.com /fire_police.htm (593 words)

	Welcome to Bloomfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana
		At the community, grassroots level, Indiana is served by a Township form of government which is overseen by an elected Township Trustee and Township Board.
		The idea of Township Government is as old as the United States- a grassroots form of government where citizen officials contribute to maintain community values and goals.
		Organized as a civil township in June 1835, Bloomfield Township is now the most populous of the 11 LaGrange County Townships, with a popluation of 5500.
	www.bloomfieldtownship.org (221 words)

	Penn Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
		The Board of Supervisors and the office staff would like to welcome you to Penn Township, Chester County.
		The physical location of the Township Building and Community Park is on Lewis Road behind the Penn Animal Hospital, across from the YMCA.
		Over the coming months we will be adding more information and appreciate any comments or suggestions you may have.
	www.penntownship.us (263 words)

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