Indiana § 20-48-4-6 - Petition; alteration, construction, or addition of school building

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§ 20-48-4-6. Petition; alteration, construction, or addition of school building

Sec. 6. If:

(1) a petition signed by at least one hundred (100) freeholders of the township is filed with the township trustee asking for the alteration or construction of a building or for an addition to a building to be used for teaching the children of the township the arts of agriculture, domestic science, or physical culture; and

(2) the building or addition to the building may be used by the citizens of the township for school and community entertainment and for other public purposes;

the township trustee, with the consent of the township board, may grant the petition and shall alter or construct a building or an addition to a building as will best meet the needs of the citizens of the township.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-3.2-2.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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