Section 8-1-30 – Reestablishment of township proposed by county commissioners or petition of voters.
8-1-30. Reestablishment of township proposed by county commissioners or petition of voters. Any township may be reestablished subject to approval by the voters in any unorganized congressional township as provided in §§8-1-29 to 8-1-32, inclusive, if: (1)The board of county commissioners proposes that the township be reestablished; or (2)Fifteen percent of the registered voters residing […]
Section 8-1-31 – Public hearing on reestablishment of township–Notice.
8-1-31. Public hearing on reestablishment of township–Notice. If one of the conditions of §8-1-30 is met, the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed reestablishment. The hearing may be conducted in conjunction with a regularly scheduled meeting of the board. At least twenty days before the hearing, the board […]
Section 8-1-32 – Election on reestablishment of township.
8-1-32. Election on reestablishment of township. Following the hearing required in §8-1-31, the proposed reestablishment shall be decided by the voters of the affected civil townships on the date set for the township election by the board of county commissioners. Any registered voter residing in the affected portion of an unorganized congressional township shall be […]
Section 8-1-23.1 – Waiting period for filing petition of abolition.
8-1-23.1. Waiting period for filing petition of abolition. No petition to abolish a township may be filed within one year following an election on the question of abolishing the township. Source: SL 2002, ch 43, §2.
Section 8-1-24 – Abolition of township organization on approval by voters–Abstract of votes–Delivery of township property to county auditor.
8-1-24. Abolition of township organization on approval by voters–Abstract of votes–Delivery of township property to county auditor. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be in favor of abolishing such civil township organization, it shall be abolished. The clerk of such township shall forthwith transmit to the county auditor, a statement […]
Section 8-1-25 – Deposit of money and property after abolition of township organization.
8-1-25. Deposit of money and property after abolition of township organization. The county auditor shall pay all money so received to the county treasurer to be by him disposed of as provided in this chapter. The county auditor shall make an inventory of all books, records, papers, and personal property so received. The books, papers, […]
Section 8-1-26 – Payment of indebtedness after abolition of township organization–Disposition of property–Tax levy for outstanding indebtedness.
8-1-26. Payment of indebtedness after abolition of township organization–Disposition of property–Tax levy for outstanding indebtedness. At its next session the board of county commissioners shall audit the accounts of such township and shall order the payment of its outstanding debts out of any money in the hands of the county treasurer to the credit of […]
Section 8-1-27 – Surplus funds expended for road work after abolition of township organization.
8-1-27. Surplus funds expended for road work after abolition of township organization. At its first meeting after any township ceases to be a civil township as provided by this chapter, the board of county commissioners shall expend all money in the hands of the county treasurer to the credit of such township, in excess of […]
Section 8-1-28 – Township with real property or bonded indebtedness not permitted to abolish organization.
8-1-28. Township with real property or bonded indebtedness not permitted to abolish organization. The provisions of §§8-1-23 to 8-1-27, inclusive, relating to abolishing of township organizations shall not apply to any township having an outstanding bonded indebtedness nor to any township owning any real property. Source: SL 1897, ch 117, §7; RPolC 1903, §1169; RC […]
Section 8-1-29 – Reestablishment of township–Reestablishment defined.
8-1-29. Reestablishment of township–Reestablishment defined. Any township may be reestablished pursuant to §§8-1-29 to 8-1-32, inclusive, if such township contains at least five resident voters. For the purposes of §§8-1-29 to 8-1-32, inclusive, the term, reestablishment, means organizing a township that has been dissolved. Source: SL 2004, ch 71, §1.