Ind. Code § 36-8-11-6 – Petitions; signatures of joint owners and corporations; circulation in counterparts

(a) This section applies to petitions filed under either section 5 or 9 of this chapter.
(b) If two (2) or more freeholders own the same land in joint title, they may be counted as only one (1) freeholder for the purpose of determining what constitutes twenty percent (20%) or a majority of the freeholders.
(c) A freeholder owning land in joint title may sign the petition and the signature shall be counted. However, if two (2) or more freeholders who own the same land in joint title sign the petition, their combined signatures count only as one (1) signature for the purposes of subsections (a) and (b).
(d) Any officer authorized by the corporation may sign the petition for a private corporation owning land within the proposed district. The officer's signature is prima facie evidence of the officer's authorization.
(e) The petition may be circulated in several counterparts and still be considered a single petition.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection
(a) formerly 19-1-45-12 part; subsections (b), (c), (d) formerly 19-1-45-7 part; subsection (e) formerly 19-1-45-9.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.63. Amended by P.L.63-1991, SEC.4; P.L.127-2017, SEC.267.