Section 44-7-2152 - Application for incorporation; review and determination(a) In order to incorporate a district, any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall first file a written application with the governing body of any county or municipality, or any two or more counties and municipalities eligible to form a district, which application shall: (1) recite the name of each county or municipality in the district with the governing body to which the application is being filed;(2) contain a statement that the applicants propose to incorporate a district pursuant to the provisions of this article;(3) state that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the authorizing subdivision, or, if there is more than one, at least one subdivision thereof; and(4) request that the governing body of the authorizing subdivision adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary that the district be incorporated, approving its certificate of incorporation, and authorizing the applicants to proceed to incorporate the district by filing for record a certificate of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of this article.(b) Each application must be accompanied by the certificate of incorporation of the district and by those other supporting documents the applicants may consider appropriate.(c) As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application, the governing body of each authorizing subdivision with which the application is filed shall review the contents of the application and the accompanying certificate of incorporation and shall adopt a resolution either denying the application or declaring that it is wise, expedient, and necessary and thereby approving the incorporation of the district.(d) Any public hospital or corporation may incorporate or reincorporate under the provisions of this article in the same manner as other authorities or hospitals are authorized to incorporate.1984 Act No. 512, Part II, Section 35D.