Sec. 3. A petition for incorporation must be accompanied by the following items to be supplied at the expense of the petitioners:

(1) A survey, certified by a professional surveyor registered under IC 25-21.5, showing the boundaries of and quantity of land contained in the territory sought to be incorporated.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-5-1-3

  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) An enumeration of the territory’s residents and landowners and their mailing addresses, completed not more than thirty (30) days before the time of filing of the petition and verified by the persons supplying it.

(3) A statement of the assessed valuation of all real property within the territory, certified by the township assessor of the township in which the territory is located, or the county assessor if there is no township assessor for the township.

(4) A statement of the services to be provided to the residents of the proposed town and the approximate times at which they are to be established.

(5) A statement of the estimated cost of the services to be provided and the proposed tax rate for the town.

(6) The name to be given to the proposed town.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-5.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.241-1999, SEC.3; P.L.219-2007, SEC.115; P.L.146-2008, SEC.707; P.L.57-2013, SEC.96.