P & S Law Chapter 22

effect with the Secretary of State, and the corporate existence of

the district terminates.__The certificate must be prepared by the

clerk of the Town of York once all of the necessary assets and

obligations have been transferred to the Town of York from the

district.__The Town of York may commence and carry out municipal

sewer service prior to completion of the transfer of assets and

obligations of the district if necessary to carry out the purposes

of this section, and, in such an event, the district may continue

to exist for the limited purpose of carrying out the requirements

of this section until such a time as the transfer of assets and

obligations is complete.__After filing the certificate with the

Secretary of State, the town clerk of the Town of York shall submit

legislation to repeal Private and Special Law 1951, chapter 63, as

repealed and replaced by Private and Special Law 1985, chapter 57,

as amended. The legislation may include any necessary amendments or

additions to law to allow the Town of York to provide adequate

sewer service.

Sec. 4. P&SL 1951, c. 63, §24 is enacted to read:

*Sec. 24.__Dissolution; involuntary.__The qualified electors of the
district may petition for a referendum vote on dissolution in
accordance with this section.

1. Petition.__The petition must be signed by electors within
the district equal to at least 20% of the vote cast for the
office of Governor at the last gubernatorial election and filed
with the town clerk of the Town of York.__Within 3 days after the
petition is offered for filing, the town clerk of the Town of
York shall determine by careful examination whether the petition
is sufficient and so state in a certificate attached to the
petition.__If the petition is found to be insufficient, the
certificate must state the particulars creating the
insufficiency.__The petition may be amended to correct any
insufficiency within 5 days following the affixing of the
original certificate.__Within 2 days after the offering of the
amended petition for filing, the certificate must again be
carefully examined to determine sufficiency, and a certificate
stating the findings must be attached.__Upon finding an original
or amended petition sufficient, the town clerk of the Town of
York shall file the petition, and a referendum vote on
dissolution must be held at the next regular town election.

2. Referendum.__The town clerk of the Town of York shall
reduce the subject matter to the following question:

"Shall the Town of York and the York Sewer District be
directed to arrange for the dissolution of the York Sewer
District and the transfer of__all of its assets and
liabilities to the Town of York?"

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