7-13-2208. Decision on petition -- election required. (1) On the final hearing provided for in 7-13-2206, the board of county commissioners shall make any changes in the proposed boundaries within the county that are considered advisable and shall define and establish the boundaries. The board of county commissioners may not modify the boundaries in a manner that would exclude from the proposed district any territory that would be benefited by the formation of the district. Land that will not, in the judgment of the board of county commissioners, be benefited by the district may not be included within the proposed district.
     (2) Upon the final determination of the boundaries of the district, the board of county commissioners of each county in which the district lies shall give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not the district is to be incorporated. The election must be held in conjunction with a regular or primary election or must be conducted by mail ballot election as provided in Title 13, chapter 19.

     History: (1)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 167, L. 1965; Sec. 16-4504, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1977; Sec. 16-4505, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4504(part), 16-4505(part); amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 234, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 459, L. 1997.