(70 ILCS 405/28) (from Ch. 5, par. 133)
Sec. 28.
Discontinuance of district.
At any time after 3 years after the organization of a district, under
the provisions of this Act, any 25 or more owners of land within the limits
of such district who own at least 10% of the land, by area, within such
district may file a petition with the Department praying that the
operations of the district be terminated and the existence of the district
discontinued. The Department may conduct such public meetings and public
hearings upon such petition as may be necessary to assist it in the
consideration thereof.
Within 60 days after such a petition has been received by the Department
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 and water
conservation district to be here inserted)" and "Against terminating the
existence of the ....(name of the soil and water conservation district to
be here inserted)" shall appear with a square before each proposition and a
direction to insert an X mark in the square before one or the other of said
propositions. Only owners of land lying within the boundaries of the
district shall be eligible to vote in such referendum and each shall have
one vote. Owners of land may vote in person or by absentee ballot. 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
referendum shall have been fairly conducted.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 530.)
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