14-662.   Bonds for acquiring site, building and equipping hospital incities in certain counties between 20,000 and 25,000; limitation; election.The governing body of any city of the second class located in a countyhaving a population of not less than twenty thousand nor more thantwenty-five thousand and having an assessed tangible valuation of not lessthan thirty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars nor more thanforty-five million dollars, is hereby authorized and empowered to issue thebonds of said city in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars forthe purpose of acquiring a site, building and equipping a hospital:Provided, That the question of issuing such bonds shall be submittedto the vote of the people at any regular city election or at an electioncalled for that purpose, and no bonds shall be issued until a majority ofthe qualified electors who shall vote on the question at such electionshall have declared by their votes in favor of issuing said bonds. Saidelection may be called by the governing body upon its own motion and shallbe called by the governing body upon petition of at least forty percent ofthe qualified electors of such city.

      History:   L. 1941, ch. 164, § 1; March 24.