§ 58-02-23 — Division of assets and liabilities of the original township

Within thirty days after the first election is held in a civil township established upon a petition
described in section 58-02-21, the board of county commissioners, the county auditor, and a
district judge designated by the presiding judge of the judicial district in which the new township
is located shall meet as a board of arbitrators and shall determine a just and fair distribution of
the property and apportionment of the debts of the original township between it and the
township separated therefrom and established as a civil township. The new township shall
succeed to a proportional share of the moneys and other property of the original township and
shall assume a proportional share of the debts and liabilities thereof existing at the time of the
division, such proportion to be determined by the relative valuation of the property of the
respective parts as shown by the last preceding assessment. The board of arbitrators, upon
subpoena issued by the clerk of the district court on the request of such board, may bring before
it all necessary witnesses, books, and papers. The determination of the board of arbitrators may
be reviewed by the district court on appeal in accordance with the procedure provided in section
28-34-01 and shall be enforced by the courts.