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

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proposed district upon the PROPOSE
ton of the creation of the district.
and to cause due notice Of such
referendum to be given. The ques-
ton shall be submitted by ballots
upon which the words For crea-
ton of a soil conservation district
of lands below described and lying
in the county Qes) of ---,
and Against creation of soil con-
servation district of the lands be-
low described and lying in the
county des) of --
and --" shall be printed,
with a square before each PROPOSE
ton and direction to insert an x
mark in the square before one or
the other of said propositions as
the voter may favor or oppose
creation Of such district. The bal
lot shall set forth the boundaries of
such proposed district as deter
mined by the committee. All occu-
piers of lands lying within the
boundaries of the territory, as de-
termined by the State soil con-
servation committee. shall be eligi-
BILE to vote in such referendum.
Only such land occupiers shall be
eligible to vote.
D. The committee shall pay all
expenses for the issuance of such
notices and the conduct of such
hearing and referenda, and shall
supervise the conduct of such hear
ings and referenda. 1t shall issue
appropriate regulations governing
the conduct of such hearings and
referenda, and providing for the
registration prior to the date Of the
referendum of all eligible voters, or
prescribing some other appropriate
procedure for the determination of
those eligible as voters in such
referendum. 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.
E. The committee shall publish
the result Of such referendum and
shall thereafter consider and deter
mine whether the operation of the
district within the defined boun-
diaries is enthusiastically prac-
ticable and feasible. If the COM
mittee shall determine that the
operation Of such district is not
enthusiastically practicable and
feasible, it shall record such deter
mination and deny the petition.
If the committee shall determine
that the operation of such district
is enthusiastically practicable and
feasible, it shall record such de-
termination and shall proceed with
the organization Of the district in
the manner hereinafter provided. In
making such determination the
committee shall give due regard and
weight to the attitudes of the oc-
cupiers Of lands lying within the de-
fined boundaries, 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 creation of the district to the
total number of votes cast, the
approximate wealth and income of
the land occupiers of the proposed
district, the probable expense of
carrying on erosion control opera
tons within such district, and
such other economic and social
factors as may be relevant to
such determination, having due
regard to the public policy set
forth in Section l of this act; pro-
vided, however, that the committee
shall not have authority to deter
mine that the operation of the
proposed district within the defined
boundaries is adminiStratively prac-
ticable and feasible unless at least
a majority of the votes cast in the
referendum upon the proposition of
creation of the district shall have
been cast in favor of the creation of
such district.
F.. If the committee shall deter
mine that the operation of the pro-
posed district within the defined
boundaries is enthusiastically prac-
ticable and feasible, it shall appoint
two CD supervisors to act, with the
three CD supervisors elected as
provided hereinafter, as the govern
ing body of the district. Such dis
trict shall be governmental sub
division Of this State and a public
body corporate and polite, upon
the taking of the following pro-
ceedings
The two appointed supervisors
shall present to the secretary of
state an application signed by them,
which shall set forth (and such
application need contain no detail
other than the mere recitals) {:
Cd that petition tor the creation
Of the district was filed with the
State soil conservation committee
pursuant to the provisions of this
act, and that the proceedings
specified in this act were taken
pursuant to such petition; that the
application is being filed in order
to complete the organization of the
district as a governmental sub
division and a public body, cor
porate and polite, under this act;
and that the committee has ap-
pointed them as supervisors; CD the
name and official residence of each
of the supervisors, together with a
certified copy Of the appointments
evidencing their right to office;