11-28.3-01. Territory to be organized - Petition

11-28.3-01. Territory to be organized - Petition Whenever fifty qualified electors, or if there are fewer than fifty qualified electors, fifty percent of the qualified electors residing in any rural territory, as defined by the department of health and human services, equivalent in area to one township or more not presently served by an existing ambulance service district, elect to form, organize, establish, equip, and maintain a rural ambulance service district, the qualified electors shall signify their intention by presenting to the county auditor of the county or counties in which the territory is situated a petition setting forth the desires and purposes of the petitioners. The petition must contain the full names and post-office addresses of the petitioners, the suggested name of the proposed district, the area in square miles [hectares] to be included therein, and a complete description according to government survey, wherever possible, of the boundaries of the real properties intended to be embraced in the proposed rural ambulance service district. A plat or map showing the suggested boundaries of the proposed district must accompany the petition, and the petitioner also shall deposit with the county auditor a sum sufficient to defray the expense of publishing the notices required by sections 11-28.3-02 and 11-28.3-03. An incorporated city lying within the boundaries of the proposed rural ambulance service district is subject to the petition requirements in this section.