A conservation district, and the supervisors thereof, shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted in other sections of this chapter:

1. (1) To obtain options upon and to acquire by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any property, real or personal, or rights or interests therein;
2. (2) To maintain, administer, and improve any properties acquired;
3. (3) To receive income from such properties and to expend such income in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter; and
4. (4) To sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of its property or interest therein in furtherance of the purposes and the provisions of this chapter.

Source: SL 1937, ch 19 , § 8; SDC 1939, § 4.1510 (2).