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11. PETITION FOR INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TONOPAH , ARIZONA Pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-131(B) 9-101(B), accept the petition and call for an election on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, for incorporation of the community of Tonopah into a town. The petition is signed by 10% of the qualified electors residing in a single community containing a collective population of fifteen hundred or more inhabitants. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-131B 9-101(B), within 60 days after the filing of the petition the Board of Supervisors shall call the election. Only qualified electors living within the area proposed for incorporation may vote at the election. If a majority of the qualified electors voting at the election favor incorporation, the Board of Supervisors shall declare by order the community incorporated. (C-06-09-179-7-00)