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Dear Mr. Evans:

You advise that the municipal boundaries of the Town of Columbia are sought to be enlarged through annexation by petition and ordinance, adopted pursuant to LSA-R.S. 33:171, et seq. LSA-R.S. 33:172 provides, in pertinent part:

A. (1) No ordinance enlarging the boundaries of a municipality shall be valid unless, prior to the adoption thereof, a petition has been presented to the governing body of a municipality containing the written assent of a majority of the registered voters and a majority in number of the resident property owners within the area proposed to be included in…