Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
onduct thereof, and shall publish

conduct thereof, and shall publish
the result thereof. All occupiers of
lands within the district 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 matters relating thereto
shall invalidate said referendum or
the result thereof if notice thereof
shall have been given substantially
as herein provided and said referen-
dunn shall have been fairly con-
Quoted.
The supervisors shall not have
authority to enact such proposed
ordinance into law unless at least
$50 of the votes cast in such
referendum shall have been cast for
approval of the said proposed or
dinance. The approval of the pro-
posed ordinance by $50 of the votes
cast in such referendum shall not
be deemed to require the super
visors to enact such proposed or
dinance into law. Land-uSe regula-
tons prescribed in ordinances
adopted pursuant to the provisions
of this Section by the supervisors
of any district shall have the force
and effect of law in the said district
and shall be binding and obligatory
upon all occupiers of lands within
such district.
ANY occupier of land within such
district may at any time file a pc
tition with the supervisors asking
that any or all of the land-uSe
regulations prescribed in any Or
dinance adopted by the supervisors
under the provisions Of this Section
shall be amended, supplemented, or
repealed. Land-use regulations
prescribed In any ordinance adopt
ed pursuant to the provisions OF
this Section shall not be amended
supplemented, or repealed except
in accordance with the procedure
prescribed in this Section for adop-
ton of land-uSe regulations. Refer
enda on adoption, amendment, sup
fermentation, or repeal of land-uSe
regulations shall not be held more
often than once in six co months.
The regulations to be adopted by
the supervisors under the provisions
of this Section may include;
/. Provisions requiring the carry
ing out Of necessary engineering
operations, including the construc-
ton of terraces, terrace outlets,
check dams, dikes, ponds, bitches,
and other necessary structures;
2. Provisions requiring observ-
ance Of particular methods of Gull
tivation including contour cultivat-
ing, contour furrowing, lister fur
rowing, sowing, planting, strip
cropping, seeding, and planting of
lands to water-conserving and
erosion preventing plants, trees and
grasses, forestation, and reforesta-
ton;
8. Specifications Of cropping pro-
grams and tillage practices to be
observed;
4. Provisions requiring the re-
tirement from cultivation Of highly
erosive areas or Of areas on which
erosion may not be adequately con-
trolled if cultivation is carried on;
5. Provisions for such other
means, measures, operations, and
programs as may assist conserva-
ton of soil resources and prevent or
control soil erosion in the district,
having due regard to the declara-
ton Of public policy set forth in
| Section l of this act
The regulations shall be uniform
throughout the territory comprised
within the district except that the
supervisors may classify the lands
within the district with reference
to such factors as soil type, degree
Of slope. degree Of erosion threat
ened or existing, cropping and
tillage practices in use, and other
relevant factors, and may provide
regulations varying with the type
or class of land affected, but uniform
as to all lands within each class
or type. Copies of land-use regula-
tions adopted under the provisions
of this Section shall be printed and
made available to all occupiers of
lands lying within the district.
Section g. ENFORCEMENT OF
LAND-USE REGULATIONS. The
supervisors may have authority
with the consent of the occupier
thereof to go upon any lands with
in the district to determine whether
land-use regulations adopted under
the provisions of Section Of this
act are being observed.
Section 10. Nothing in this act
shall be deemed to be compulsory
upon any land occupier.
Section IL. BOARD OF ADJUST
MENT. A. Where the supervisors
of any district organized under the
provisions of this act shall adopt
an ordinance prescribing land-use
regulations in accordance with the
provisions Of section 8 hereof, they
shall further provide by ordinance
for the establishment of a board
of adjustment. Such board Of
adjustment shall consist of three
CD members, each to be APP
pointed for a term of three
60 years, except that the men,
bers first appointed shall be ap-
pointed for terms Of l, 2, and 3
years, respectively. The members of
each such board of adjustment
shall be appointed by the State
soil conservation committee, with
the advice and approval of the
supervisors of the district for which
such board has been established,
and shall be removable, upon notice
and hearing, for neglect of duty or
malfeasance in office, but for no
other reason, such herring to be
conducted jointly by the State soil
conservation committee and the