§ 36-6-1-3 — Alteration of boundaries; withdrawal of state or federally owned land from taxation; petition; effective date of alteration

(a) When part of a township is owned by the
state or the United States, devoted to a public use, and withdrawn from
taxation for local purposes, and:
(1) less than eighteen (18) square miles of the township remains
subject to taxation; or
(2) the township is divided into two (2) or more separate sections
by the government owned part;
the county executive may issue an order to alter the boundaries of the
township and adjoining townships on receipt of a petition signed by at
least thirty-five percent (35%) of the resident freeholders of a part of
the township adjoining another township.
(b) A boundary alteration under this section is effective when a copy
of the order is filed with:
(1) the circuit court clerk; and
(2) the office of the secretary of state.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-19-3;
17-4-3-1 part; 17-4-4-1 part; 17-4-4-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.5. Amended by
P.L.5-1989, SEC.117; P.L.3-1997, SEC.466; P.L.123-2000, SEC.13;
P.L.113-2010, SEC.129; P.L.104-2022, SEC.171.