§ 14-40-1207. Special election of council members or all city officials
(a) (1) (A) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, the city or town council shall call a special election of council members to be held at such times and places as the council may direct pursuant to a proclamation issued by the mayor in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq., in the […]
§ 14-40-504. Enclaves prohibited
(a) As used in this section, “enclave” means an unincorporated improved or developed area that is enclosed within and bounded on all sides by a single city or incorporated town. (b) Whenever practicable, a city or incorporated town shall annex lands that are contiguous and in a manner that does not create enclaves.
§ 14-40-1208. Existing officers, etc
(a) The term of office of all officers, council members, and employees of the smaller municipality and all laws in force in the smaller municipality shall cease upon and after the consolidation. (b) (1) Any mayor who is forced from office because of a merger of two (2) or more municipalities under this subchapter is […]
§ 14-40-601. Application by petition
(a) When a majority of the real estate owners of any part of a county contiguous to and adjoining any city or incorporated town desires to be annexed to the city or town, they may apply by attested petition in writing to the county court of the county in which the city or town is […]
§ 14-40-1209. Public property
All public property of the smaller municipality shall belong to the consolidated city or incorporated town.
§ 14-40-602. Hearing on petition
(a) (1) When the petition shall be presented to the county court, the clerk shall file it, and the court shall set a date for a hearing on the petition. (2) The date for the hearing shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition. (b) (1) (A) Between the […]
§ 14-40-603. Order for annexation
(a) After the hearing, if the county court shall be satisfied that the allegations of the petition were sustained by the proof, if the court shall be satisfied that the requirements for signatures under § 14-40-601 have been complied with, and if the court shall be satisfied that the limits of the territory to be […]
§ 14-40-604. Proceedings to prevent annexation
(a) (1) No further action shall be taken for a period of thirty (30) days after the order for annexation has been entered. Within that time any person interested may institute a proceeding in the circuit court to have the annexation prevented. (2) (A) If the court or judge hearing the proceeding shall be satisfied […]
§ 14-40-605. Confirmation of annexation
(a) If no notice under § 14-40-604(b) is given within thirty (30) days from the making of the order of annexation by the county court, the proceeding before the court shall in all things be confirmed, if the city or incorporated town council shall accept by ordinance or resolution the territory. (b) (1) (A) If […]
§ 14-40-606. Rights and privileges of new inhabitants
As soon as the resolution or ordinance declaring the annexation has been adopted or passed, the territory shall be deemed and taken to be a part and parcel of the limits of the city or incorporated town, and the inhabitants residing therein shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of the inhabitants within […]