§ 36-8-11-6 — Petitions; signatures of joint owners and corporations; circulation in counterparts

Indiana § 36-8-11-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 11: Fire Protection Districts

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(a) This section applies to petitions filed under
either section 5 or 9 of this chapter.
(b) If two (2) or more freeholders own the same land in joint title,
they may be counted as only one (1) freeholder for the purpose of
determining what constitutes twenty percent (20%) or a majority of the
freeholders.
(c) A freeholder owning land in joint title may sign the petition and
the signature shall be counted. However, if two (2) or more freeholders
who own the same land in joint title sign the petition, their combined
signatures count only as one (1) signature for the purposes of
subsections (a) and (b).
(d) Any officer authorized by the corporation may sign the petition
for a private corporation owning land within the proposed district. The
officer's signature is prima facie evidence of the officer's authorization.
(e) The petition may be circulated in several counterparts and still
be considered a single petition.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection
(a) formerly 19-1-45-12 part; subsections (b), (c), (d) formerly
19-1-45-7 part; subsection (e) formerly 19-1-45-9.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.63. Amended by
P.L.63-1991, SEC.4; P.L.127-2017, SEC.267.