§ 11-5-102

Within thirty (30) days after filing the petition for a city incorporating as a town, the board of county commissioners shall call for an election for the purpose of submitting to the registered voters of the city the question of whether or not such city shall become an incorporated town. The order calling for the election shall name the date for the election and shall be submitted to the secretary of the county election board for the purpose of conducting the election. The order shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city for a period of at least twenty (20) days prior to the election. Laws 1977, c. 256, § 5-102, eff. July 1, 1978. 0