Section 18-1-314 – Taxes for New Counties.
18-1-314. Taxes for new counties. If a new county is organized after the fourth Monday in May and before the following first Monday in January the taxes levied and collected from property within the new county for that year shall be paid by the county treasurer of the original county to the county treasurer of […]
Section 18-1-315 – Indebtedness to Be Apportioned Upon Division of County.
18-1-315. Indebtedness to be apportioned upon division of county. Any newly organized county is liable for the payment of an equitable proportion of the indebtedness existing at the time of organization of any counties from which the newly organized county is formed.
Section 18-1-316 – Method of Ascertaining Indebtedness; Rule of Apportionment.
18-1-316. Method of ascertaining indebtedness; rule of apportionment. (a) When any new county is organized the county commissioners of the counties from which the new county is formed shall: (i) Determine the amount of county indebtedness existing at the time of the division; (ii) Determine the total assessed value of the property of both the […]
Section 18-1-317 – Commissioners to Report Indebtedness to District Court.
18-1-317. Commissioners to report indebtedness to district court. (a) The county commissioners shall immediately report to the district court within which the new county is located: (i) The amount, type, interest rate and date payable of the indebtedness of each county from which the new county is formed; (ii) The assessed value of the property […]
Section 18-1-318 – Notice of Hearing on Report.
18-1-318. Notice of hearing on report. (a) The court to which the report is made shall immediately notify the chairman of the board of county commissioners of the new county of the time and place when the report will be heard and considered by the court. (b) All counties interested in the report shall have […]
Section 18-1-319 – Apportionment by Court; Order for Payment by New County; Lien Upon Property of New County.
18-1-319. Apportionment by court; order for payment by new county; lien upon property of new county. The court to which the report is made shall determine the proportion of the existing indebtedness which the new county shall bear under the provisions of W.S. 18-1-316 after deducting the new county’s proportionate share of the value of […]
Section 18-1-320 – New County to Issue Warrants in Payment; Tax Levy.
18-1-320. New county to issue warrants in payment; tax levy. (a) Upon receiving the order of the court pursuant to W.S. 18-1-319 the board of county commissioners of the new county shall issue and deliver warrants to the commissioners of the original county or counties. (b) Each year the board of county commissioners of the […]
Section 18-1-309 – Duties of Commissioners and Clerk.
18-1-309. Duties of commissioners and clerk. The appointed commissioners and clerk shall perform the duties incident to such election as are imposed by law upon county commissioners and county clerks in organized counties except that the returns shall be canvassed and the result declared by the appointed commissioners.
Section 18-1-310 – When Officers to Qualify; When County Organized.
18-1-310. When officers to qualify; when county organized. On the first Monday of January following the election or as soon thereafter as possible, the county and precinct officers elected in the new county shall qualify and enter upon their respective duties. When at least two (2) county commissioners elected have qualified and entered upon their […]
Section 18-1-311 – Approval of Bonds of Commissioners.
18-1-311. Approval of bonds of commissioners. The commissioners appointed by the governor shall approve the bonds of the first county commissioners elected.