Title 58, Townships
19 chapters · 169 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 58-17-01 Townships - Authority to acquire, operate, and regulate parks
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Any township may acquire, establish, construct, expand, own, lease, control, equip, improve, maintain, operate, regulate, and police any park either within or without the geographic limits of such township and may use for such purposes any available property owned or controlled o…
N.D.C.C. § 58-17-02 Townships - Parks - Funding for park purposes
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In townships supporting parks, funding may be provided from revenues derived from the general fund levy authority of the township for park purposes.
N.D.C.C. § 58-17-03 Townships - Parks - Tax levy may be certified by board of supervisors
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The board of township supervisors may certify annually to the county auditor the amount of tax to be levied by such township for park purposes in the same manner as provided by law for other township levies. The proceeds of such taxes must be deposited in a special fund or accoun…
N.D.C.C. § 58-18-01 Power of townships to defray expenses of improvements by special assessment
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A township, upon complying with the provisions of this chapter, may defray the expenses of improvements through special assessment districts.
N.D.C.C. § 58-18-02 Improvement districts to be created
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For the purpose of making an improvement project and defraying the cost by special assessment, a board of township supervisors may create an improvement district upon petition of sixty percent of the freeholders in a proposed improvement district area. The improvement district mu…
N.D.C.C. § 58-18-03 Size and form of improvement districts
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Each improvement district must be of such size and form as to include all properties, which in the judgment of the board of township supervisors will be benefited by the construction of the improvement project that is proposed to be made in or for the district.
N.D.C.C. § 58-18-04 Approval of plans, specifications, and cost estimates - Special meeting
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After an improvement district has been created, the board of township supervisors shall direct a competent engineer to prepare a report as to the general nature, purpose, and feasibility of the proposed improvement and an estimate of the probable cost of the work. The board of to…
N.D.C.C. § 58-18-05 Election for proceeding
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At the special township meeting for public disclosure of the findings of the engineer, the freeholders of the township in attendance are entitled to vote on the question of whether to proceed with the improvement project. Upon approval by sixty percent or more of the votes cast a…
N.D.C.C. § 58-18-06 Election approval of project - Assessment levy
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If the election under this chapter results in approval of a project, the board of township supervisors may cause the improvement to be made and may levy and collect assessments from the improvement district.
N.D.C.C. § 58-18-07 Appeal notice - Special meeting - Assessment determination - Limitations
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Any aggrieved freeholder may appeal the special assessment against the freeholder's real property by providing the township clerk a written notice of appeal, stating the grounds upon which the appeal is based, within twenty days after the special township meeting. The clerk shall…
N.D.C.C. § 58-18-08 Financing of special improvements - Procedure
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When it is proposed to finance in whole or in part the construction of a project with funds raised through the collection of special assessments, the township has the authority granted to municipalities in chapters 40-22, 40-23, 40-23.1, 40-24, 40-25, 40-26, 40-27, and 40-28, and…
N.D.C.C. § 58-05.1-01 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Adjoining townships" means two or more townships that have a common boundary or touch at the corners and are in the same county. 2. "Multitownship board of officers" means a board of officers established for two or more …
N.D.C.C. § 58-05.1-02 Consolidation of township officers - Petition - Membership
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The board of township supervisors of a township shall propose a plan for the consolidation of the board of township officers with the officers of adjoining townships when three qualified electors or five percent of the qualified electors of the township, as determined by the numb…
N.D.C.C. § 58-05.1-03 Submission of consolidation plan to electors
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The board of township supervisors of each township that is involved in the proposed consolidation shall call a special township meeting to consider and vote on the proposed consolidation. The ballot used at the election must be in substantially the following form: Shall the towns…
N.D.C.C. § 58-05.1-04 Equalization of assets and liabilities of townships
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The boards of township officers of each township voting in favor of the consolidation shall meet at a place designated by the board of township supervisors of the township that proposed the consolidation within thirty days following the election to equalize the property, funds, a…
N.D.C.C. § 58-05.1-05 Settlement of disagreement
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If the boards of township officers of the consolidating townships are unable to equalize the property, funds, and debts of the townships, the chairman of the board of township supervisors of the township that proposed the consolidation shall immediately notify the board of county…
N.D.C.C. § 58-05.1-06 Transition board
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The board of township supervisors of each township involved in the consolidation shall select one supervisor to be a member of a transition township board. If there are fewer than three townships involved in the consolidation, each board of township supervisors may select two sup…
N.D.C.C. § 58-05.1-07 Multitownship board - Election
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Following the annual township meeting under section 58-04-01 and the consolidation election, a multitownship meeting must be held and the qualified electors shall elect a multitownship board of supervisors. If the number of consolidated townships is five or fewer, the multitownsh…
N.D.C.C. § 58-05.1-08 General township laws applicable
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When applicable, all laws relating to a board of township supervisors apply to a multitownship board of supervisors.