North Dakota § 40-04-05 Patent issued to city by governor

North Dakota Statutes

§ 40-04-05 — Patent issued to city by governor

North Dakota § 40-04-05

Title 40Municipal Government

Ch. 40-04Commission Cities, Incorporation and Change

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N.D. Cent. Code § 40-04-05 (2026).

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Upon the certification of the matters described in section 40-04-04, the government shall
issue letters patent, under the great seal of the state, reciting the facts, defining the boundaries
of the city, and constituting the city a body corporate and politic by the name of the city of
________________ (specifying the name of the city), and declaring that it shall be governed by
the provisions of this title applicable to cities under the commission system of government.

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Upon the certification of the matters described in section 40-04-04, the government shall
issue letters patent, under the great seal of the state, reciting the facts, defining the boundaries
of the city, and constituting the city a body corporate and politic by the name of the city of
________________ (specifying the name of the city), and declaring that it shall be governed by
the provisions of this title applicable to cities under the commission system of government.