Section 9-6-8 – Filing and recording of decree of dissolution–Cessation of municipal existence.
9-6-8. Filing and recording of decree of dissolution–Cessation of municipal existence. A copy of the judgment of dissolution, certified by the clerk of courts, shall be filed in the office of the register of deeds in the county or counties in which such municipality is situated and in the Office of the Secretary of State, […]
Section 9-6-9 – Jurisdiction of municipal territory after dissolution–Power of municipal officers to wind up affairs.
9-6-9. Jurisdiction of municipal territory after dissolution–Power of municipal officers to wind up affairs. After the entry of the judgment of dissolution the territory comprised in such municipality shall revert to the jurisdiction and control and shall become a part of the local subdivision or organization of which it would have been a part had […]
Section 9-6-10 – Application for dissolution by election–Ballot form and conduct of election.
9-6-10. Application for dissolution by election–Ballot form and conduct of election. If an application signed by fifteen percent of the registered voters of any municipality, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, having less than one thousand inhabitants is presented to the governing body asking for the dissolution […]
Section 9-6-11 – Waiting period after rejection of dissolution by voters.
9-6-11. Waiting period after rejection of dissolution by voters. Where an election is had under §9-6-10 and a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be against dissolution, there shall be no other election held for the purpose of dissolving the municipality until five years after the date of such first election. Source: […]
Section 9-7-1 – Composition and election of board–Qualifications of trustee–Change in number.
9-7-1. Composition and election of board–Qualifications of trustee–Change in number. The Board of Trustees of a third class municipality shall consist of not less than three nor more than five members elected at large. Each shall be a legal voter of the municipality. The number of trustees of a municipality may be increased to five […]
Section 9-7-3 – Terms of office of trustees–Vacancy.
9-7-3. Terms of office of trustees–Vacancy. The members of the Board of Trustees shall hold office for three years and until their successors are elected and qualified. A vacancy on the board shall be filled as provided in §9-13-14.1 or 9-13-14.2. When a municipality is organized, the trustees shall be elected for terms of one, […]
Section 9-6-4 – Objections to petition for dissolution–Taking of evidence.
9-6-4. Objections to petition for dissolution–Taking of evidence. Upon the return day of such order, or any day to which the hearing thereon may be adjourned, objections to the petition may be filed on behalf of the municipality or any property owner or taxpayer thereof, which objections shall be in writing and be verified in […]
Section 9-6-5 – Referee to determine facts on petition for dissolution–Report of referee.
9-6-5. Referee to determine facts on petition for dissolution–Report of referee. If upon such hearing it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the interests of such municipality and of its property owners and taxpayers require that the municipality be dissolved, the court shall appoint a referee to make an enumeration of its population […]
Section 9-5-14 – Bonded indebtedness of annexed municipality–Tax levy.
9-5-14. Bonded indebtedness of annexed municipality–Tax levy. Except as otherwise provided in the plan for consolidation, the existing bonded indebtedness of the municipality annexed shall be paid by such municipality; and the governing body of the municipality as it exists after annexation is authorized, and it is made its duty, to provide for the payment […]
Section 9-5-15 – Enforcement of claims and demands against annexed municipality–Payment of judgments.
9-5-15. Enforcement of claims and demands against annexed municipality–Payment of judgments. Suits to enforce claims or demands existing at the time of annexation against the municipality annexed may be prosecuted or brought against the municipality to which annexation is made, and judgments obtained shall be paid as provided in §9-5-12 for the payment of the […]