12-514.   Petition for change.When the owner or owners of any lot or lots may desire to have thefrontage thereof changed, they shall present to the governing body apetition, in writing, signed by such owner or owners, setting forth thedescription of such lot or lots with reference to the plat of such city andin accordance therewith, and specifically pointing out the change orchanges desired, together with the reasons therefor, and shall attach tosuch petition two plats of each block that will be affected by the changeprayed for -- the first of which plats shall be an exact transcript of thethen existing plat of such block as the same appears of record in theoffice of the register of deeds of the county; and the second of said platsshall accurately set forth and delineate the number, size and frontage ofthe lots comprised within such block as the same will be and appear in casethe proposed change or changes of frontage shall be made.

      History:   L. 1879, ch. 79, § 2; March 13; R.S. 1923, § 12-514.