Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

QlCCee may COIlQuCC SUCH pubic
hearings upon such petition as may
be necessary to assist in the con-
sideration thereof. Within sixty
(60) days after such petition has
been received by the committee it
shall give due notice of the hold
ing of a referendum, and shall
supervise such referendum, and is
sue appropriate regulations govern
ing the conduct thereof, the oues-
ton to be submitted by ballots
upon which the words For termi-
mating the existence of the
-- (name Of the soil conserva-
ton district to be here Inserted"
and Against terminating the ex-
istence Of the
(name of the soil conservation dis
trict to be here inserted" shall be
printed, with square before each
proposition and direction to in
sert an X mark in the square be-
fore one or the other of said prop
ositions as the voter may favor or
oppose diScontinuance of such dis
trict all occupiers of lands lying
within the boundaries of the dis
tricts shall be eligible to vote in
such referendum. Only such land
occupiers shall be eligible to vote.
No informalities in the conduct of
such referendum or in any mat
tiers relating thereto shall invali-
date said referendum or the result
thereof if notice thereof shall have
been given substantially as herein
provided and said referendum shall
have been fairly conducted.
The committee shall publish the
result of such referendum and shall
thereafter consider and determine
whether the continued operation Of
the district within the defined
boundaries is enthusiastically prac-
ticable and feasible. If the COM
mittee shall determine that the
continued operation of such dis
trict is administratively practicable
and feasible, it shall record such
determination and deny the petit
ton. If the committee shall deter
mine that the continued operation
of such district is not adminiStra-
lively practicable and feasible, it
shall record such determination
and shall certify such determine
ton to the supervisors of the dis
trict. In making such determine
ton the committee shall give due
regard and weight to the attitudes
of the occupiers of lands lying
within the district. the number of
land occupiers eligible to vote in
such referendum who shall have
voted, the proportion of the votes
cast in such referendum in favor
OF the discontinuance of the dis
trict to the total number Of votes
cast, the approximate wealth and
income of the land occupiers Of
the district, the probable expense
Of carrying on erosion control op-
erations within such district, and
such other economic and social
factors as may be relevant to such
determination, having due regard
to the declaration of public policy
set forth in section Of this act;
provided. however, that the COM
mittee shall not have authority to
determine that the continued op-
Grafton Of the district is admins
tratively practicable and feasible
unless at least a majority Of the
votes cast in the referendum shall
have been cast in favor Of the con-
tinuance Of such district.
Upon receipt from the State soil
conservation committee of certi-
fication that the committe has de-
termined that the continued opera
ton of the district is not admins
tratively practicable and feasible,
pursuant to the provisions Of this
section, the supervisors shall forth
with proceed to terminate the af-
fairs of the district. The super
visors shall dispose of all property
belonging to the district at public
auction and shall pay over the
proceeds of such sale to be covered
into the State treasury. The super
visors shall thereupon file an ap-
plication, duly verified, with the
secretary of state for the discon-
tinuance of such district. and shall
transmit with such application the
certificate of the State soil con-
servation committee setting forth
the determination Of the commit
tee that the continued operation Of
such district is not administrative
ly practicable and feasible. The ap-
plication shall recite that the prop
erty of the district has been dis
posed of and the proceeds paid over
as in this section provided, and
shall set forth a full accounting of
such properties and proceeds of the
sale. The secretary of state shall
issue to the supervisors a certi-
fcate of dissolution and shall rec
ord such certificate in an appro-
pirate book of record in his office
Upon issuance Of a certificate OF
dissolution under the provisions OF
this section all ordinances and
regulations heretofore adopted and
in force within such districts shall
be of no further force and effect.
All contracts heretofore entered
into, to which the district or super
visors are parties, shall remain in
force and effect for the period pro-
vided in such contracts. The State
soil conservation committee shall
be substituted for the district or
supervisors as party to such con-
tracts. The committee shall be en-
titled to all benefits and subject to
all liabilities under such contracts
and shall have the same right and
liability to perform, to require per-
Torrance, to sue and be sued
thereon, and to modify or termi-
nate such contracts by mutual
consent or otherwise, as the super