The board of commissioners may by ordinance assign to one, or apportion between or among two or more, then existing wards any territory annexed by ordinance or by Act of the General Assembly. Such ordinance assigning or apportioning annexed territory shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 4.5 of this Article and shall be effective upon the effective date of annexation or the date specified in the ordinance; provided, Section 4.5 of this Article shall apply in such instances if the assigning or appropriating ordinance has the effect of establishing an additional ward.
(Session Laws of 1965, Chapter 79 § 4.7)