N.D. Cent. Code § 40-04-05
40-04-05. Patent issued to city by governor
40-04-05. Patent issued to city by governor
Upon the certification of the matters described in section 40-04-04, the government shall
issue letters patent, under the great seal of the state, reciting the facts, defining the boundaries
of the city, and constituting the city a body corporate and politic by the name of the city of
________________ (specifying the name of the city), and declaring that it shall be governed by
the provisions of this title applicable to cities under the commission system of government.