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NOTICE -- TEXT OF PETITION PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPER -- SPONSORS
PAY COST. Upon receipt of a duly certified petition the board of county
commissioners shall cause the text of the petition to be published once a week
for at least three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
within the county where the petition is presented. If any portion of the
proposed district lies in another county the petition and notice shall
likewise be published in that county. No more than five (5) names attached to
the petition shall appear in the publication and notice but the number of
signatures shall be stated. With the publication of the petition there shall
be published a notice of the time of the meeting of the county commissioners
when the petition will be considered stating that all persons interested may
appear and be heard.
At the time of filing the petition the sponsors thereof shall cause to be
deposited with the county clerk and recorder a sufficient sum of money to
cover the cost of publication of all necessary notices. If the notices are not
published the deposit shall be returned to whomsoever deposited the funds and
if there is any surplus remaining after paying for the publication as herein
provided it shall be returned to the original depositor or depositors and if a
district is created the fees so expended are an obligation of the district and
shall be repaid by the district to the depositors.

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