North Dakota § 23-30-11 Territory to be annexed

North Dakota Statutes

§ 23-30-11 — Territory to be annexed

North Dakota § 23-30-11

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-30Hospital Districts

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N.D. Cent. Code § 23-30-11 (2026).

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1.Any territory which is adjacent to the boundary of an existing hospital district may be annexed to such district in the manner hereinafter provided.

2.The proceedings for the annexation, referred to in subsection 1, may be initiated by the presentation to the county auditor of a petition signed by thirty percent or more of the qualified electors who are owners of any interest in real property assessed for taxation in the territory to be annexed and who are residing within the boundaries of such territory stating the desires and purposes of such petitioners. The petition must contain a description of the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed. It must be accompanied by a map or plat and a deposit for publication costs.

3.The county auditor shall consult the tax schedules in

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1. Any territory which is adjacent to the boundary of an existing hospital district may be
annexed to such district in the manner hereinafter provided.
2. The proceedings for the annexation, referred to in subsection 1, may be initiated by
the presentation to the county auditor of a petition signed by thirty percent or more of
the qualified electors who are owners of any interest in real property assessed for
taxation in the territory to be annexed and who are residing within the boundaries of
such territory stating the desires and purposes of such petitioners. The petition must
contain a description of the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed. It must
be accompanied by a map or plat and a deposit for publication costs.
3. The county auditor shall consult the tax schedules in the county auditor's office and
determine and certify whether or not such petition complies with the requirements of
subsection 2 and that the qualified electors signing the same appear to reside within
the boundaries described by such petition. Thereafter, the county auditor shall forward
such petition, map or plat, and certificate to the board of directors of the district
concerned.
4. Within thirty days after receiving the petition, map or plat, and certificate of the county
auditor, in accordance with subsection 3, from the county auditor, such board of
directors shall transmit the same to the proper county board, accompanied by a report
in writing approving or disapproving the proposal contained in the petition, or
approving such proposal in part and disapproving it in part.
5. If the report of the board of directors, referred to in subsection 4, disapproves the
proposal, the petition must be rejected. If the report is favorable to such proposal,
either in whole or in part, the board of county commissioners shall give notice of
election in the manner prescribed by section 23-30-03 and submit the question to the
qualified electors at the next regularly scheduled primary or general election as to
whether or not the qualified electors of the proposed area desire to be annexed and
whether they approve of the mill levy authorized by section 23-30-07 for the purpose of
supporting such hospital district. If at least sixty percent of the qualified electors voting
in the election within the territory proposed to be annexed approve, the territory
becomes a part of the existing hospital district.