Indiana § 14-33-17-3 Necessary signatures

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-33-17-3 — Necessary signatures

Indiana·Art. 33 CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS·Ch. 17 Merger of Districts

(a)A petition must be signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the freeholders owning land in each of the existing districts.

(b)The court shall, before conducting an election under section 6 of this chapter, determine whether the petition bears the necessary signatures. If the petition does not bear the necessary signatures, the court shall dismiss the petition. The court may not dismiss a petition with the requisite signatures because of alleged defects without permitting amendments to correct errors in form or content.

(c)IC 14-33-2-16(c) and IC 14-33-2-16(d) apply to the petition. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96.5(c) part.]

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(a) A petition must be signed by not less than
five percent (5%) of the freeholders owning land in each of the existing
districts.
(b) The court shall, before conducting an election under section 6 of
this chapter, determine whether the petition bears the necessary
signatures. If the petition does not bear the necessary signatures, the
court shall dismiss the petition. The court may not dismiss a petition
with the requisite signatures because of alleged defects without
permitting amendments to correct errors in form or content.
(c) IC 14-33-2-16(c) and IC 14-33-2-16(d) apply to the petition.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-96.5(c)
part.]

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