Tennessee § 69-6-120 - Change of boundaries — Election procedure.
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§ 69-6-120. Change of boundaries — Election procedure.
In the event that such study shall establish that the areas embodied in the charter originally issued by the state soil conservation committee need to be enlarged or diminished, or that the boundaries set forth in the charter are substantially and materially insufficient or inaccurate to reasonably describe the district, a petition shall be filed with the state soil conservation committee, conforming to the requirements of §§ 69-6-103 and 69-6-104. If the petition is granted in accordance with those sections, the officers of the district shall proceed as provided in §§ 69-6-106 — 69-6-110. Those entitled to vote shall be persons who are entitled to vote within the district and all landowners outside the district, but being landowners in the area proposed to be taken into the district; provided, that the landowners outside the district who shall be entitled to vote are those who are more than eighteen (18) years of age and are sui juris. The notices required in §§ 69-6-106 — 69-6-110 shall contain an accurate description of the areas to be taken into or excluded from the district. The question on the ballot shall be as follows: Q. Shall watershed district be enlarged by taking into the district the properties commonly known as the and places (lands), or parts thereof, as specifically described in the notices heretofore given in accordance with §§ 69-6-119 — 69-6-121 of the Tennessee Code? A. Yes ♦ A. No ♦ If the district is to be diminished, the following language shall be inserted: “diminished by excluding from the district” in lieu of the language: “enlarged by taking into the district.” Acts 1955, ch. 112, § 14; impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 162, § 3; T.C.A., § 70-1820; impl. am. Acts 1984, ch. 687, § 3; T.C.A. § 69-7-120 .
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Section 69-6-120 ("Change of boundaries — Election procedure.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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