Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 278 - Soil Conservation
Section 278.090 - Referendum — how conducted.

Effective - 28 Aug 1961
278.090. Referendum — how conducted. — Wherever in this law a referendum is provided for and is used, it shall be conducted by secret ballot in such a manner that any person connected with, or any official of such referendum or election cannot know how any land representative votes. Ballot boxes similar to those used in any general election in this state shall be used and such boxes shall only be opened and the ballots counted in the presence of at least three persons who are residents of the soil and water district and who shall sign a statement they witnessed the opening of the ballot boxes and the counting of the ballots therein, but such ballot boxes shall not be opened or any ballots counted until immediately after the time expires for casting a ballot. Any person designated to conduct such a referendum or assist in such a referendum, and in that manner gains knowledge as to how any land representative voted and reveals such knowledge to any other person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(L. 1943 p. 839 § 3a, A.L. 1961 p. 31)

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals

Chapter 278 - Soil Conservation

Section 278.060 - Title of law.

Section 278.070 - Definitions.

Section 278.080 - Establishing commission — members — powers and duties — rulemaking — variances to rules permitted, procedure.

Section 278.090 - Referendum — how conducted.

Section 278.100 - Establishment of soil and water conservation districts.

Section 278.110 - Establishment of board of soil and water district supervisors — members, terms, duties, bonds.

Section 278.120 - District shall be body corporate — duties.

Section 278.130 - Soil and water supervisors — limitation of powers.

Section 278.135 - Districts engaging in soil conservation products business, approval of state soil and water commission required — complaint procedures — rulemaking authority.

Section 278.140 - Two or more districts may cooperate.

Section 278.145 - Counties and cities may cooperate and contribute.

Section 278.150 - Disestablishment of soil and water districts — referendum — procedure.

Section 278.155 - Application to existing districts.

Section 278.157 - Soil and water conservation district considered a political subdivision for purposes of local government employees' retirement system.

Section 278.160 - Subdistricts authorized.

Section 278.170 - Subdistrict, petition to form, requirements.

Section 278.180 - Hearing — notice.

Section 278.190 - Publication of notice.

Section 278.200 - Feasibility determination — election.

Section 278.210 - Regulations, how approved.

Section 278.220 - Watershed district located in more than one district, procedure — certificate recorded, where.

Section 278.240 - District board of supervisors to govern watershed district, combined boards to govern, when — trustees of watershed district, how elected, terms — powers of directors — mileage reimbursement authorized.

Section 278.245 - Condemnation authorized, when — other powers of governing body or trustees — taxation authorized.

Section 278.250 - Organization tax — annual tax for watershed district — limitation — levy — collection — lien enforcement — rate of tax — property tax (section 137.073) rate if no levy imposed for year.

Section 278.257 - Consolidation of two or more subdistricts, procedure.

Section 278.258 - Detachment from watershed subdistrict, procedure — certification by trustees.

Section 278.259 - Expansion of subdistrict, procedure.

Section 278.260 - Cooperation with federal programs authorized.

Section 278.280 - Projects, how financed — special assessment appraisers, duties, compensation — assessment resolution, hearings — election — bonds — special levy.

Section 278.290 - Disestablishment of watershed district, procedure.

Section 278.300 - State soil and water districts commission to control watershed district formerly under a disestablished soil and water conservation district.