Ordinance on the Boundaries of the Districts, School and Church Parishes as well as the Feuerschau Parish of Appenzell
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
1. The boundaries of the districts, school and church communities, and the fire inspection community of Appenzell are recorded based on the resolutions of the Grand Council regarding the boundary descriptions of the districts of the inner part of the country from November 29, 1920, the boundary descriptions of the school communities from November 29, 1921, the boundary descriptions of the church communities from September 13, 1921, and the boundary description of the fire inspection community of Appenzell from November 29, 1962, on an electronic data carrier, which is deposited with the cantonal Office for Geoinformation and published in an appropriate form.
2. Changes to sovereign boundaries require a resolution of the Grand Council.
3. The official survey on the data carrier is periodically updated by the maintenance surveyor.
1. The Grand Council shall consult the affected districts and municipalities before determining changes to boundaries. Exceptions remain for provisions in formal legal statutes that state otherwise.
1. This Resolution shall enter into force upon adoption by the Grand Council.