Section 18-1-301 – Organization of New Counties.
18-1-301. Organization of new counties. New counties may be organized as provided by W.S. 18-1-302 through 18-1-320.
Section 18-1-302 – Petition for Organization.
18-1-302. Petition for organization. Whenever at least three hundred (300) qualified electors who are property owners desire to organize a new county for the purpose of establishing a county government, they may petition the governor to appoint three (3) electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed new county to act as commissioners in organizing […]
Section 18-1-303 – Assessed Valuation and Population Requirements of Proposed and Residual Counties.
18-1-303. Assessed valuation and population requirements of proposed and residual counties. (a) No new county shall be organized unless it: (i) Contains a population of at least three thousand (3,000) persons; and (ii) Contains taxable property of at least seven million dollars ($7,000,000.00) as shown in the last assessment. (b) In addition to the requirements […]
Section 18-1-304 – Appointment of Commissioners.
18-1-304. Appointment of commissioners. After the governor has received the petition specified in W.S. 18-1-302 and is satisfied the requirements provided for in W.S. 18-1-303 have been met he shall appoint the persons named in the petition as commissioners to organize the county and shall notify them of their appointment. If any of the commissioners […]
Section 18-1-305 – Meeting of Commissioners; Oath.
18-1-305. Meeting of commissioners; oath. The commissioners shall as soon as practicable after receiving notice of their appointment meet at a suitable place within the proposed new county and each commissioner shall take and subscribe before any officer authorized to administer oaths an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his […]
Section 18-1-306 – Commissioners to Appoint Clerk; Oath of Clerk; Calling Election.
18-1-306. Commissioners to appoint clerk; oath of clerk; calling election. (a) The appointed commissioners shall: (i) Appoint a clerk who shall take an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office as prescribed by law and shall also take the oath required of a county clerk; (ii) Designate a place […]
Section 18-1-307 – Expenses of Special Election Borne by New County; Salary of Clerk and Commissioners.
18-1-307. Expenses of special election borne by new county; salary of clerk and commissioners. The expenses for the special election provided by W.S. 18-1-306(a)(iii) shall be borne by the proposed new county and the county commissioners of the county or counties from which the new county is to be formed may impose a special levy […]
Section 18-1-308 – Election of Officers.
18-1-308. Election of officers. If a majority of the qualified electors residing in the proposed new county vote for the organization, the new county is organized. At the next general election, or if the special election is held in conjunction with a general election, the qualified electors residing in the proposed new county shall vote […]
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.
Section 18-1-312 – Payment of Expenses in Organization of New County.
18-1-312. Payment of expenses in organization of new county. Expenses incurred in the organization of the new county and expenses incurred on behalf of the new county before the elected county commissioners assume office shall be audited and paid by the board of commissioners of the new county in the same manner as expenses incurred […]
Section 18-1-313 – Assessment of Property in New Counties.
18-1-313. Assessment of property in new counties. If a new county is organized after the first Monday in January and before the following fourth Monday in May, the deputy county assessors appointed in the original county or counties for districts included in the new county shall be ex officio deputy assessors for the new county […]
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 […]