9-8-57
Section 9-8-57 Referendum upon creation of district - Contents of ballot; qualifications
of voters; voting procedure. The question to be voted on shall be submitted by ballots upon
which appear the words: "For creation of _____ Watershed Conservancy District" "Against
creation of _____ Watershed Conservancy District" A square shall follow each proposition.
The ballot shall also contain a direction to insert an "X" mark in the square following
one or the other of the propositions as the voter may favor or oppose creation of the district.
The ballot shall set forth the boundaries of the proposed district as determined by the board
of supervisors. Only owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the territory, as determined
by the board, shall be eligible to vote in the referendum. Qualified voters may vote by absentee
ballot in such referendum under rules and regulations prescribed by the board of supervisors.
(Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §7.)...
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9-8-23
Section 9-8-23 Creation and incorporation of districts; increase or decrease in boundaries;
reorganization; change of name. (a) Any 25 owners of land lying within the limits of the territory
proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Soil and Water
Conservation Committee asking that a soil and water conservation district be organized to
function in the territory described in the petition. Such petition shall set forth: (1) The
proposed name of said district; (2) That there is need in the interest of the public health,
safety and welfare for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory
described in the petition; (3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as
a district, which description shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by
legal subdivisions but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate; and (4) A request
that the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee duly define the boundaries...
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9-8-56
Section 9-8-56 Referendum upon creation of district - Notice of referendum; appointment
of polling superintendent, etc. After the board of supervisors has made and recorded a determination
that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for creation of
the proposed watershed conservancy district, it shall consider the question whether the operation
of a district within the proposed boundaries with the powers conferred upon such districts
in Section 9-8-61 is administratively practicable and feasible. To assist the board
of supervisors in this determination the board shall, within a reasonable time after entry
of the finding that there is need for the organization of the district and the determination
of the boundaries of the district, hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the
proposition of the creation of the district and to cause due notice of such referendum to
be given. Such notice shall state the date of holding the referendum, the hours...
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9-8-63
Section 9-8-63 Addition of lands to districts. (a) Any one or more owners of land may
petition the board of supervisors to have their lands added to a watershed conservancy district.
Such petition shall define the boundaries of the land desired to be annexed, the number of
acres of land involved and other information pertinent to such proposal. When the boundary
described embraces lands of others than the petitioners, the petition shall so state and shall
be signed by 25 or more of the landowners in the territory described if 50 or more such owners
are involved, or by a majority if less than 50 landowners are involved. (b) Within 30 days
after such petition is filed, the board shall cause due notice to be given of a hearing on
such petition. All interested parties shall have a right to attend such hearing and be heard.
The board shall determine whether the lands described in the petition or any portion thereof
shall be included in the district. If all the landowners in the territory...
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9-8-31
Section 9-8-31 Discontinuance. (a) At any time after three years after the organization
of a district under the provisions of this article, any 25 owners of land lying within the
boundaries of such district may file a petition with the State Soil and Water Conservation
Committee praying that the operations of the district be terminated and the existence of the
district discontinued. The committee may conduct such public meetings and public hearings
upon such petition as may be necessary to assist it in consideration thereof. Within 60 days
after such a petition has been received by the committee, it shall give due notice of the
holding of a referendum and shall supervise such referendum and issue appropriate regulations
governing the conduct thereof, the question to be submitted by ballots upon which the words
"For terminating the existence of the _____ (name of the soil conservation district to
be here inserted)" and "Against terminating the existence of the _____ (name of
the soil...
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9-8-26
Section 9-8-26 Land-use regulations - Procedure for adoption; amendment, repeal, etc.;
contents; publication, etc. (a) The supervisors of any district shall have authority to formulate
regulations governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of conserving soil
and soil resources and preventing and controlling soil erosion. The supervisors may conduct
such public meetings and public hearings upon tentative regulations as may be necessary to
assist them in this work. The supervisors shall not have authority to enact such land-use
regulations into law until after they shall have caused due notice to be given of their intention
to conduct a referendum for submission of such regulations to the owners of lands lying within
the boundaries of the district for their indication of approval or disapproval of such proposed
regulations and until after the supervisors have considered the result of such referendum.
The proposed regulations shall be embodied in a proposed ordinance....
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45-4-111
Section 45-4-111 Electronic voting system authorized; requirements for use. (a) As used
in this section: (1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" shall mean apparatus
which automatically examines and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and
tabulates the results. (2) "Paper ballot" shall mean a printed paper ballot which
conforms in layout and format to the electronic voting system in use. (3) "Ballot card"
shall mean a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded. (4) "Ballot label"
shall mean the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other material which contain the names of
offices and candidates and statements of measures to be voted on and which are used in conjunction
with ballot cards. (5) "Ballot" shall mean ballot cards or paper ballots. (6) "Counting
center" shall mean one or more locations selected and designated by the county commission
or the municipal governing body, as the case may be, for the automatic counting of ballots
in the election. (7) "Electronic...
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9-8-58
Section 9-8-58 Referendum upon creation of district - Counting, etc., of votes; certification,
recordation and filing of results. The votes shall be counted by the election officers at
the close of the polls, and report of the results, along with the ballots, shall be delivered
to the polling superintendent, who shall certify the results to the board of supervisors.
If a majority of the votes cast favor creation of the district, the board of supervisors shall
certify such results to the judge of probate of the county or counties involved. Upon proper
recording of such action, such watershed conservancy district shall be duly created. After
recording, the certification shall be filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee.
(Acts 1957, No. 517, p. 705, §8.)...
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45-37-140.13
Section 45-37-140.13 Annexation; referendum; hearing; reestablishment of boundaries.
(a) Whenever any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any portion of a district
and a petition is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting annexation of the remaining
portion of the district, the petition containing the following: (1) signatures of 20 percent
of the qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 200 qualified electors,
whichever is less, and (2) a written statement signed by at least two members of the board
of trustees of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either 10
percent of the qualified electors residing within the district or 100 qualified electors residing
within the district, whichever is applicable, and (3) a description of the district; then
the governing body of such municipal corporation shall provide for and finance the cost of
a referendum election wherein the remaining qualified voter residents of...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery
of fire and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county
pursuant to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors
who vote at a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval
of the mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election
for the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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