Municipal Securities in United States
Municipal Securities Definition
Municipal securities are evidences of municipal indebtedness issued by the municipality. They are of two general classes:
(1) Municipal bonds, being written and usually sealed obligations executed by the proper officers of the municipality, binding it to pay a specified sum at a particular time. Such bonds are ordinarily negotiable.
(2) Municipal warrants, being instruments generally in the form of a bill of exchange drawn by a municipal officer, upon the treasurer directing him to pay a specified amount to a person named, or to bearer.
Municipal Securities in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Municipal Securities | Municipal Securities in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Municipal Securities related entries | Find related entries of Municipal Securities |
Legal Issue for Attorneys
Municipal securities are evidences of municipal indebtedness issued by the municipality. They are of two general classes:
(1) Municipal bonds, being written and usually sealed obligations executed by the proper officers of the municipality, binding it to pay a specified sum at a particular time. Such bonds are ordinarily negotiable.
(2) Municipal warrants, being instruments generally in the form of a bill of exchange drawn by a municipal officer, upon the treasurer directing him to pay a specified amount to a person named, or to bearer.
Notice
This definition of Municipal Securities is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.