13-14b15. Bonds for addition to hospital and improvements; election, when.
13-14b15
13-14b15. Bonds for addition to hospital and improvements; election,
when.
The governing body of any city of the first class which owns and
operates a hospital is hereby authorized to issue general obligation bonds
of such city in an amount not exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000)
for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing an addition to the
hospital owned by such city and furnishing and equipping the same, and
otherwise improving said hospital and the facilities thereof:
Provided, That no such bonds shall be issued until the question of
their issuance shall have been submitted to a vote of the electors of such
city at a regular city election or a special election called for such
purpose and a majority of the legal electors voting on the question shall
have voted in favor of their issuance: Provided further, That if the
governing body of any such city shall have submitted such a question to a
vote of the electors of such city prior to the effective date of this act,
with or without authority of law, and a majority of the legal electors
voting on the question shall have voted in favor of the issuance of the
bonds, said city may issue bonds for such purposes in an amount not
exceeding the amount voted at such election without submitting the question
at another election and said election and all proceedings in connection
therewith are hereby validated and confirmed. Said bond election shall be
called, held, conducted and canvassed and all bonds issued under the
authority of this act shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and
retired as provided by the general bond law.
History: L. 1955, ch. 116, § 1; March 10.