9-1112. Selection and conveyance of sites for
public purposes
A. After the plat of the townsite has been recorded and upon petition of at least
ten resident house-holders of the city or town, the trustee, by and with the advice of
the board of school trustees of the district, shall set apart a site for a district
school house, and the trustee shall deed the lots embraced in the site to the board. If
the city or town is a county seat, the trustee, upon a like petition and by and with the
consent and advice of the board of supervisors, may set apart and deed to the county a
site for a courthouse and other county buildings. Upon petition signed by a majority of
the property holders of the city or town designating the site, the trustee may set apart
a public square or park.
B. Such locations shall not include any lot held by a bona fide claimant nor
interfere with vested rights.
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