§ 36-5-1.1-1 Application of chapter
§ 36-5-1.1-2 Institution of proceedings
§ 36-5-1.1-3 Public hearing; notice
§ 36-5-1.1-4 Recommendations of plan commission
§ 36-5-1.1-5 Parties; remonstrance against dissolution; dismissal of petition
§ 36-5-1.1-6 Decision of county executive
§ 36-5-1.1-7 Evidentiary considerations
§ 36-5-1.1-8 Residents’ challenge to sufficiency or validity of petition
§ 36-5-1.1-9 Appeal; notice; bond; transcript; change of venue; effective date of dissolution
§ 36-5-1.1-10 Dissolution ordinance; effective date; disposition of property; validity of contracts; records
§ 36-5-1.1-10.5 Dissolution of town; requisites of resolution; notice; hearing; adoption of ordinance; effective date of dissolution; validity of town contracts
§ 36-5-1.1-10.6 Included towns; petition; ballot question; filing certification; time of dissolution; results of dissolution; contracts
§ 36-5-1.1-11 Limitation
§ 36-5-1.1-12 Towns not functioning for ten years; hearing; findings; adoption of ordinance or ordering dissolution

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 36 > Article 5 > Chapter 1.1 - Dissolution of Small Towns

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5