37-1037. Addition of territory
A. Territory adjacent to an organized district may be included therein upon a
petition signed by seventy-five per cent of the owners of land, other than publicly owned
land, within the territory proposed for addition filed with the district supervisors,
requesting the inclusion of their lands in the district.
B. The supervisors shall hold a public hearing upon the advisability and
feasibility of including the additional territory, notice of which shall be given by
posting at least two weeks prior to the date of the hearing in the office of the
supervisors and such other public notice as the supervisors may deem proper. If, after
such hearing, the supervisors recommend and the commissioner, upon a review of the
findings of the supervisors, approves, the additional land shall become a part of the
district. The commissioner shall certify the action to the secretary of state, and the
certificate shall be filed with the original certificate of organization of the district.
C. No area, land, property of or lands held by any person under lease or
certificate of purchase from the state shall be included in any territory added to any
district if the owner or owners of such area, lands, property, certificate of purchase or
leaseholds do not desire them to be included in such district.
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