Washington § 57.36.010 - Merger of districts authorized.

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§ 57.36.010. Merger of districts authorized.

Whenever one or more districts desire to merge into another district, the district or districts desiring to merge into the other district shall be referred to as the "merging district" or "merging districts" and the district into which the merging district or districts desire to merge shall be referred to as the "merger district." After the merger, the merger district shall survive under its original name or number.
[ 1996 c 230 s 1202; 1989 c 308 s 12; 1982 1st ex.s. c 17 s 29; 1967 ex.s. c 39 s 3; 1961 c 28 s 1.]

Notes

Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.

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