19-15,109.   Same; resolution; protest petition; election.Such board of county commissioners shall by written resolutionunanimously adopted find that the acquisition of such site or sites isnecessary and shall set out therein the location of the site or sites, theimprovements to be made thereon, if any, and the total amount of bondsproposed to be issued. The resolution shall be published for threeconsecutive weeks in the official county paper. In the event a protestpetition is signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the qualifiedvoters of the county, as determined by the vote for secretary of state atthe last general election, and is filed with the county clerk within thirty(30) days following the last publication of said resolution, it shall bethe duty of the board of county commissioners of such counties to submitthe question of acquiring such sites and making such improvements, if any,and paying for the cost thereof by the issuance of bonds to the voters ofsuch counties at an election called for such purpose or at the next generalelection. If no such protest petition is filed within the time limitationcontained herein, the board of county commissioners may proceed asauthorized by this act. If an election is held pursuant to a protestpetition and a majority vote is cast in favor of the proposition, the boardof county commissioners shall have authority to proceed under this act.

      History:   L. 1965, ch. 201, § 2; May 14.