14-674. Bonds for construction and equipment of addition or annex to city hospital, when; limitations; election; petition.
14-674
14-674. Bonds for construction and equipment of addition or annex to
city hospital, when; limitations; election; petition.
The governing body of any city of the second class may construct, build,
erect, furnish and equip an addition or annex to any hospital being
operated and maintained by such city or enlarge, add to, reconstruct or
rebuild said hospital or nurses' home used in connection with said
hospital, whenever such governing body shall determine that the existing
hospital facilities are inadequate and such addition or annex or other
improvement is necessary and needed, and such governing body may issue
bonds of such city in such amount, not exceeding the limit of bonded
indebtedness of said city, as may be necessary for such purpose:
Provided, No such bonds shall be issued pursuant to the provisions
hereof until the issuance of such bonds and the amount thereof, has been
authorized by a majority vote of the electors, voting at a general city
election or at a special election called for that purpose. Said election
may be called by the governing body of said city upon its own motion, and
shall be called upon petition of twenty-five percent (25%) of the duly
registered electors of said city.
History: L. 1945, ch. 139, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 160, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 104, § 1;
March 8.