19-1931.   Jail facilities in certain counties; issuance of bonds;election; debt limitations inapplicable.The board of county commissioners of any county having a population ofnot less than thirty-seven thousand (37,000) and not more than forty-onethousand (41,000) and having an assessed taxable tangible valuation of notless than sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000) and not more thanseventy million dollars ($70,000,000), for the purpose of acquiring a sitefor and building, equipping and furnishing a new county jail to replace anexisting jail which has been condemned as being unsafe, is herebyauthorized to issue general obligation bonds of said county in an amountnot to exceed the sum of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to pay thecosts thereof. Such bonds shall be issued pursuant to the general bond law:Provided, That no such bonds shall be issued until the question of theissuance of such bonds shall have been submitted to the qualified electorsof such county at a special election called for that purpose or at anyregular election and a majority of those voting on the question shall havedeclared by their votes to be in favor of the issuance of the bonds. Suchbond election may be called by the county commissioners and shall be heldin accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. Any bonds issuedhereunder shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limitationprescribed by any other law of this state and shall not be considered orincluded in applying any other law limiting bonded indebtedness.

      History:   L. 1975, ch. 148, § 1; Feb. 17.