Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-5-101
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City incorporating as a town - Procedure
Official statutory text
Any city may become an incorporated town. A petition for a city
to become an incorporated town shall be filed with the board of
county commissioners of the county in which the city is located. The
petition shall:
1. Be in writing; and
2. Be signed by at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the
registered voters of the city, as shown by the preceding general
election.
The petition shall clearly express the desire of the petitioners to
become incorporated as a town and shall be authenticated by the
affidavit of at least one credible witness that the signatures are
genuine and that the signers of the petition are registered voters
of the city. The petition shall include:
1. The name of the city and of the proposed town;
2. The survey and plat of the city;
3. The resident population according to the latest federal
census or other census recognized by the laws of Oklahoma;
4. The description and name of the proposed town wards; and
5. Affidavits verifying the facts alleged in the petition.
to become an incorporated town shall be filed with the board of
county commissioners of the county in which the city is located. The
petition shall:
1. Be in writing; and
2. Be signed by at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the
registered voters of the city, as shown by the preceding general
election.
The petition shall clearly express the desire of the petitioners to
become incorporated as a town and shall be authenticated by the
affidavit of at least one credible witness that the signatures are
genuine and that the signers of the petition are registered voters
of the city. The petition shall include:
1. The name of the city and of the proposed town;
2. The survey and plat of the city;
3. The resident population according to the latest federal
census or other census recognized by the laws of Oklahoma;
4. The description and name of the proposed town wards; and
5. Affidavits verifying the facts alleged in the petition.
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