Provided, however, that before any governing body of such city or town shall make such transfer, application shall be made by such governing body to the district court of the county for an order authorizing it so to do. Such application shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court as in other cases, setting forth briefly, the amount of money in the sinking fund of said city or town, and the amount of all its outstanding bonds, interest and judgments, and the amount of the sinking fund that the governing body wishes to transfer to the general fund of the said city or town.
Notice of the hearing of said application shall be given by publication of a notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the county, for two (2) consecutive weekly issues of such newspaper. Upon the date fixed for the hearing of said application, any taxpayer, bond, coupon or judgment holder may appear and contest the same. After hearing, the court shall make an order as to distribution of said surplus funds, if there be any, any such order shall be final.
Amended by Laws 1983, c. 170, § 55, eff. July 1, 1983.