13-14b15.   Bonds for addition to hospital and improvements; election,when.The governing body of any city of the first class which owns andoperates a hospital is hereby authorized to issue general obligation bondsof 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 thehospital owned by such city and furnishing and equipping the same, andotherwise improving said hospital and the facilities thereof:Provided, That no such bonds shall be issued until the question oftheir issuance shall have been submitted to a vote of the electors of suchcity at a regular city election or a special election called for suchpurpose and a majority of the legal electors voting on the question shallhave voted in favor of their issuance: Provided further, That if thegoverning body of any such city shall have submitted such a question to avote 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 electorsvoting on the question shall have voted in favor of the issuance of thebonds, said city may issue bonds for such purposes in an amount notexceeding the amount voted at such election without submitting the questionat another election and said election and all proceedings in connectiontherewith are hereby validated and confirmed. Said bond election shall becalled, held, conducted and canvassed and all bonds issued under theauthority of this act shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered andretired as provided by the general bond law.

      History:   L. 1955, ch. 116, § 1; March 10.