76-16-407. Processing of application for transfer. (1) When an application for transfer is presented to the board of directors of a state district, the secretary upon the direction of that board shall give notice thereof, setting forth in general the application and the time and place of a hearing thereon as fixed by the board. A copy of the notice shall be given or mailed to the applicant and shall be published at least once a week for 2 successive weeks prior to the hearing in a newspaper published or generally circulated within the district, and the notice shall also be posted for at least 2 full weeks prior to the hearing in three public places within the district.
     (2) The date of hearing must be at least 15 days from the first publication of the notice. At the hearing the directors shall fully hear and determine the application and any objections thereto.

     History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 208, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 163, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 24, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-2322(2).