North Dakota Code > Chapter 40-53.1 – Dissolution of Cities


§ 40-53.1-01	Dissolution – Petition – Notice of election
§ 40-53.1-02	Dissolution – Ballots
§ 40-53.1-03	Dissolution – Conduct of election
§ 40-53.1-04	Dissolution – Vote required – Effect on debts and contracts
§ 40-53.1-05	Disposition of records after dissolution – Pending business
§ 40-53.1-06	Notice of dissolution – Publication
§ 40-53.1-07	Dissolution – Care of property – Manager – Disposition of funds
§ 40-53.1-08	Income from property of a dissolved municipality
§ 40-53.1-09	Dissolution – Insufficient income to pay obligations – Levy of tax – Duty vested in board of county commissioners
§ 40-53.1-10	Dissolution by district court – Application
§ 40-53.1-11	Filing application – Order
§ 40-53.1-12	Objections
§ 40-53.1-13	Hearing on application – Order of dissolution
§ 40-53.1-14	Judgment roll – Right of appeal

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.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
week: means seven consecutive days and the word "month" a calendar month. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33