Sec. 16. (a) Not more than thirty (30) days after being appointed under section 15(a) of this chapter, the two (2) appointed supervisors shall present to the secretary of state the following:
(1) A notarized letter of application, signed by the two (2) appointed supervisors, for reorganization of the district as a governmental subdivision and a public body corporate and politic under this article.
(2) A copy of the original petition filed with the board.
(3) A copy of the certification by the board of the results of the election held on the local public question.
(4) A copy of the records of appointment by the board of the two (2) supervisors who signed the letter of application.
(b) The letter of application presented under subsection (a) must include the following:
(1) The name proposed for the district.
(2) A definition, by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions, of the reconfigured boundaries of the district.
(3) A statement certifying that, upon notification by the secretary of state of the approval of the application, an existing district lying entirely within the boundaries of the newly reorganized district will terminate operation and cease to exist.
As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.