KRS 220.110: Declaration and certification of organization -- Status and powers of

district -- Corporate name.

(1) If no suit is filed against the commissioner under KRS 220.100, or if suit is filed

and final judgment in the Circuit Court or an appeal is in favor of the commissioner,

the commissioner shall forthwith declare the district organized into a sanitation

district and give it a corporate name, as provided in KRS 220.050, by which in all

proceedings it shall thereafter be known. The commissioner shall certi fy his act to

the county clerk of each county in which any part of the district is located, and to

the Secretary of State, each of whom shall record the certificate as articles of

incorporation. The commissioner shall also certify his act to the county

judge/executive of each county in which any part of the district is located. The

district shall then be a political subdivision, except as otherwise specifically

provided in KRS 220.530, with power to sue and be sued, contract and be

contracted with, incur li abilities and obligations, exercise the right of eminent

domain, assess, tax, and contract for rentals as herein provided, issue bonds, and do

and perform all acts herein expressly authorized and all acts necessary and proper

for the carrying out of the pu rpose for which the district was created, and for

executing the powers with which it is invested.

(2) The board of directors of the district may amend the corporate name of the district,

but the amendment shall not be effective until certified by the board to the

commissioner, the county clerk and county judge/executive of each county in which

any part of the district is located, and to the Secretary of State.