9-103. Reincorporation of existing
municipalities; effect of change
A. A city or town heretofore incorporated desiring to be reincorporated may, upon
petition of a majority of its qualified electors to the board of supervisors of the
county in which the city or town is situated, by order of the board of county
supervisors, be disincorporated and reincorporated by whatever corporate name the
petition may designate. In such case, the officers of the city or town, at the date of
the disincorporation, shall deliver to the officers of the city or town so incorporated
all books, papers, records, money and other property pertaining to the city or town
disincorporated, and the city or town incorporated shall be liable for all debts and
liabilities of the city or town disincorporated, and shall be entitled to receive all
property and rights of action belonging to the disincorporated city or town.
B. The reincorporation of a city or town shall not affect or change title to any
property or rights therein, or any tax levy that may have been made, or outstanding
certificates of taxes, and the new corporation may issue necessary title papers under tax
sales, or other sales, the same as a city or town can do under existing laws.
C. The ordinances and resolutions existing in the city or town at the time the
petition is filed shall continue and be in force for sixty days thereafter, unless
repealed or changed by the proper authorities of the city or town reincorporated.
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