Sec. 3. (a) When part of a township is owned by the state or the United States, devoted to a public use, and withdrawn from taxation for local purposes, and: (1) less than eighteen (18) square miles of the township remains subject to taxation; or (2) the township is divided into two (2) or more separate sections by the government owned part; the county executive may issue an order to alter the boundaries of the township and adjoining townships on receipt of a petition signed by at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the resident freeholders of a part of the township adjoining another township. (b) A boundary alteration under this section is effective when a copy of the order is filed with: (1) the circuit court clerk; and (2) the office of the secretary of state. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-1-19-3; 17-4-3-1 part; 17-4-4-1 part; 17-4-4-2 part.]
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