Sec. 1. (a) Each township is known as ___________ Township of _____________ County, according to the name of the township and the county in which it is located. (b) The county executive may adopt an order to change the name of the townships in the county. A change of name under this section becomes effective […]
Sec. 10. After abolition of a township, the county auditor shall determine the rate of taxation necessary to pay the township indebtedness existing at the time the township was abolished. The auditor shall place the tax rate on the tax duplicate for the abolished township, collect the tax, and pay it over to the proper […]
Sec. 11. (a) An action taken by a county executive under this chapter may be appealed to the circuit court of the county. The appeal shall be heard de novo on all questions presented. (b) If the court orders the name change, alteration, or abolition of a township to take place, the circuit court clerk […]
Sec. 12. If any territory in a county is not included in one (1) of the townships established under this chapter, the territory is included in the township that: (1) is contiguous to that territory; and (2) contains the least population of all townships contiguous to that territory. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.278.
Sec. 13. If any territory in a county is included in more than one (1) of the townships established under this chapter, the territory is included in the township that: (1) is one (1) of the townships in which the territory is described under this chapter; (2) is contiguous to that territory; and (3) contains […]
Sec. 2. Accurate descriptions of township boundaries shall be maintained in the records of the county executive. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-19-2.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5.
Sec. 3. (a) When part of a township is owned by the state or the United States, devoted to a public use, and withdrawn from taxation for local purposes, and: (1) less than eighteen (18) square miles of the township remains subject to taxation; or (2) the township is divided into two (2) or more […]
Sec. 4. The fact that each person signing the petition described in section 3 of this chapter is a resident freeholder must be verified by affidavit. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-4-3-1 part; 17-4-4-2 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5.
Sec. 5. (a) Townships other than those described in section 3 of this chapter may be altered or abolished by the issuance of an order by the county executive on receipt of a petition signed by a majority of the freeholders of the affected township or townships. The alteration or abolition must conform to the […]
Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to an area that meets the following conditions: (1) Contains not more than seven hundred (700) acres. (2) Has a river along at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the perimeter of the area. (3) Abuts a different township from the township in which the area is situated. (b) An […]
Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a township that is altered under IC 36-1-1.5. (b) After creation of a township or alteration of a township’s boundaries, the township must have: (1) a surface area of at least twelve (12) square miles and an assessed valuation of at least two million dollars ($2,000,000); […]
Sec. 7. After abolition of a township or alteration of a township’s boundaries, the former territory of the township comprises a taxing district for the payment of township indebtedness existing at the time of the abolition or alteration. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-5-1.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5.
Sec. 8. When fixing the rate of taxation necessary to pay township indebtedness existing at the time of a disannexation, the township executive and the township legislative body shall fix the same rate for the disannexed territory as for territory remaining in the township. The township executive shall certify the tax rate for the disannexed […]
Sec. 9. Territory annexed to a township may not be taxed for payment of township indebtedness existing at the time of the annexation. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-4-5-3.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5.
