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§ 31-12-601. Petition to Disconnect Territory

When a tract or contiguous tracts of land, aggregating twenty or more acres in area, are embraced within the municipal limits of any city, which are upon or contiguous to the border thereof, the owners of said tracts of land may petition the district court for the county in which such land, or any part […]

§ 31-12-602. Contents of Petition

The petition shall contain the following: A description of the land sought to be disconnected; An allegation that the land contains in the aggregate an area of twenty or more acres and is located upon or adjacent to the border of the city; An allegation that no part of the land has been duly platted […]

§ 31-12-603. Hearing – Decree – Proviso

Upon the filing of such petition in the district court, the judge thereof shall set a date for a hearing, not less than forty days nor more than sixty days thereafter. It is the duty of the clerk of said court to cause a copy of such petition and a notice of the date and […]

§ 31-12-604. Lands Subject to Tax for Prior Indebtedness

The land so disconnected is not exempt from the payment of any taxes lawfully assessed against it for the purpose of paying any indebtedness lawfully contracted by the governing body of such city while such land was within the limits thereof and which remains unpaid and for the payment of which said land could be […]

§ 31-12-605. Copy of Decree Filed

Two copies of the order or decree of said court disconnecting any land described in said petition from any city, certified by the clerk of said court, shall be filed for record in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which such disconnected land, or any part thereof, is situated. […]