Indiana § 14-33-2-3 Number of freeholds in district; number of freeholders qualified to sign
petition

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-33-2-3 — Number of freeholds in district; number of freeholders qualified to sign petition

Indiana § 14-33-2-3

Art. 33CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS

Ch. 2Establishment

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Ind. Code § 14-33-2-3 (2026).

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To determine the number of freeholds in the proposed district and the number or proportion of freeholders owning land in the district qualified to sign a petition for establishment, the following apply:

(1)Only one (1) freeholder's signature may be counted for any one (1) freehold. If a freehold is held in joint title, only one (1) freeholder's signature may be counted and it may be the signature of any one (1) of the freeholders owning the freehold in joint title. If a given freeholder qualifies as set forth in this section for at least two (2) freeholds, the freeholder's signature shall be counted for each freehold.

(2)One (1) or more tracts of land owned solely by only one (1) freeholder constitute one (1) freehold.

(3)One (1) or more tracts of land owned in joint title by at least t

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To determine the number of freeholds in the
proposed district and the number or proportion of freeholders owning
land in the district qualified to sign a petition for establishment, the
following apply:
(1) Only one (1) freeholder's signature may be counted for any
one (1) freehold. If a freehold is held in joint title, only one (1)
freeholder's signature may be counted and it may be the signature
of any one (1) of the freeholders owning the freehold in joint title.
If a given freeholder qualifies as set forth in this section for at
least two (2) freeholds, the freeholder's signature shall be counted
for each freehold.
(2) One (1) or more tracts of land owned solely by only one (1)
freeholder constitute one (1) freehold.
(3) One (1) or more tracts of land owned in joint title by at least
two (2) identical freeholders constitute one (1) freehold.
However, if one (1) of the freeholders owning the freehold in joint
title is a different or additional person, each freehold in joint title
among nonidentical persons constitutes a separate and additional
freehold.
(4) Subject to subdivisions (1), (2), and (3), if:
(A) a petition for the establishment of a district is filed by a
municipality by ordinance adopted by the municipality's
legislative body; or
(B) the municipality by ordinance has joined in a petition for
inclusion in whole or part in the proposed district;
each freeholder in the area of the municipality that is in the
proposed district is counted as a signatory to the petition.
However, if a freeholder in the area of the municipality that is in
the proposed district, after the filing of the petition for the
establishment of the district, files a petition against the
establishment of the proposed district, the number of freeholders
considered and counted as signatories to the petition must be
reduced by the number of freeholders in the area of the city that
is in the proposed district filing a petition against the
establishment of the district.
(5) Private corporations owning land in the proposed district may
sign the petition by any officer authorized by the corporation. The
officer's signature is prima facie evidence of the officer's
authorization to sign the petition.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-8(b).]