§ 14-40-1202. Special election called
(a) (1) (A) Upon presentation of the petition to the county court by the authorized persons, the court shall at once order and call a special election, to be held in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq., in both of the municipal corporations on the question of the annexation and the name of the proposed […]
§ 14-40-1203. Election results
(a) At any election held under this subchapter, all qualified electors who are residents of either municipality shall be allowed to vote on the adoption or rejection of the proposed annexation or consolidation and the name of the proposed consolidated municipality. (b) (1) (A) (i) If a majority of the votes cast in each of […]
§ 14-40-1204. Contest of election
Any elector shall have the right to test the legality and fairness of the election and the declared results in a proceeding before the circuit court without being required to give bond for costs. However, no such contest shall interfere with the consolidation until finally decided.
§ 14-40-1205. Division of smaller municipality into wards
(a) As soon as practicable after the annexation, the council of the larger city or incorporated town shall form by ordinance the territory of the smaller municipality into such number of wards as shall seem to be to the best interest of the combined city or incorporated town, or shall change the number and boundaries […]
§ 14-40-1206. Plat of consolidated municipality
(a) The council of the larger city or incorporated town shall cause a plat to be made of the entire city or incorporated town after the annexation thereto and the division into wards of the smaller municipal corporation. (b) (1) A certified copy of the plat shall be filed and recorded in the office of […]
§ 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 […]
§ 14-40-1208. 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 […]