Minnesota § 365.59 - COUNTY TO APPOINT OFFICERS IF NONE ELECTED
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§ 365.59. COUNTY TO APPOINT OFFICERS IF NONE ELECTED
Subdivision 1.Second meeting try.
If a town fails to organize or fails to elect officers at the annual town meeting, 12 landowners of the town may call a town meeting for these purposes. The meeting is called by giving ten days' posted notice of it. The notice must include the time, place, and purpose of the meeting.
Subd. 2.30-day wait; affidavit.
If the notice under subdivision 1 is not posted within 30 days after the date for the annual town meeting, the county board shall appoint officers for the town. The officers shall hold their offices until their successors qualify. The county board shall act only after an affidavit of a landowner of the town is filed with the county auditor. The affidavit must state the facts that require the county board to act.
History:
1959 c 675 art 6 s 27; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1; 2004 c 228 art 2 s 12
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 365.59 ("COUNTY TO APPOINT OFFICERS IF NONE ELECTED") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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