19-1577.   Bonds for combination courthouse and memorial building orcourthouse, jail and memorial building in certain counties; election.That any county in this state in which a tax levy has been made for thepurpose of erecting a courthouse or courthouse and jail under theprovisions of section 19-1506 and 19-1507 of the General Statutes of 1935,and more than ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) has been collected on suchlevies and is available for such purpose, and in which a proposition toacquire a site and build, establish and maintain a suitable memorialbuilding to the service men and women of such county has been submitted tothe voters of the county and has carried by a majority of those voting onthe proposition and a levy has been made for such memorial building andmore than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) has been collected on suchlevies and is available for that purpose, shall be and is hereby authorizedto erect and equip a combination courthouse and memorial building orcourthouse, jail and memorial building and to use any funds collected onthe levies above referred to for that purpose and is hereby authorized toissue general obligation bonds of such county, in an amount not exceedingtwo hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to provide funds to be used inconjunction with the proceeds of the aforesaid tax levies in acquiring asite and erecting and equipping such combination courthouse and memorialbuilding. Said building shall not be constructed and said bonds shall notbe issued unless authorized by a majority of the electors voting on theproposition at a general election, or at a special election called by theboard of county commissioners for that purpose, at which the propositionshall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of the general bondlaw.

      History:   L. 1949, ch. 213, § 1; March 19.