14-677a. Construction or construction and equipment of hospital or addition; additional bonds for certain hospital purposes; notice; protest petition; election.
14-677a
14-677a. Construction or construction and equipment of hospital or addition;
additional bonds for certain hospital purposes; notice; protest petition; election.
Any city of the second class which has voted to issue bonds for the
purpose of constructing or constructing and equipping a hospital or an
addition to its hospital and which is unable to proceed with such
construction and equipping because of increased costs since the
authorization of such bonds may issue additional
bonds of the city in an amount not to exceed 50% of the
original amount authorized. Before the issuance of
any such bonds, the governing body of the city shall cause to be
published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city paper a
notice of its intention to issue such additional bonds. Unless there
is filed in the office of the city clerk within 30 days after
the first publication of the notice a petition protesting the
issuance of such bonds in accordance with this section, the governing body
may proceed to issue and sell
such bonds.
If within 30 days after the first publication of the notice, petitions
signed by qualified electors equal in number to not less than 25%
of the qualified electors of the city who voted for mayor at the last city
election are filed with the city clerk,
the governing body shall submit the question of issuing such additional
bonds at the next regular election held within six months after
the filing of such petitions, or at a special election called for that
purpose if no regular election will be held within that time. If the
majority of those voting on such proposition vote in favor of issuing the
bonds, the governing body of the city shall proceed to issue and
sell the bonds in accordance with the provisions of the general bond
law, and none of the debt limitations provided by law shall apply to
bonds issued under this act. The proceeds from the sale of such bonds
shall be used together with the amount previously authorized for the
purposes for which such original bonds were issued.
History: L. 1949, ch. 172, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 105, § 1; L. 1981,
ch. 173, § 47; July 1.