Minnesota Session Laws - 1989, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1989 

                        CHAPTER 238-S.F.No. 1239 
           An act relating to Roseau county; providing increased 
          bonding authority for hospital districts in the 
          county; amending Laws 1961, chapter 115, section 4, as 
          amended. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Laws 1961, chapter 115, section 4, as amended 
by Laws 1971, Extra Session chapter 45, section 1, is amended to 
read:  
    Sec. 4.  [ROSEAU, COUNTY OF; HOSPITAL DISTRICTS; BOND 
ISSUE, TAX LEVY.] The acquisition and betterment of any such 
hospital, nursing home, and board and care home may be financed 
in whole or in part by the issuance of general obligation bonds 
in the manner provided in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475, 
except that the amount of bonds issued for any hospital district 
and outstanding at any time, less cash and investments held in a 
sinking fund irrevocably appropriated for the payment thereof, 
may equal but shall not exceed $2,000,000 $5,000,000.  The 
proceedings for the issuance of the bonds shall be instituted 
and completed by the hospital board.  Notice of the election on 
the bonds shall be published in each legal newspaper published 
in the district, not less than ten days before the election, and 
all qualified electors residing in the district shall be 
entitled to vote at the election, each at the polling place for 
the voting precinct in which he resides, as established for 
state and county elections.  Taxes for the payment of the bonds 
shall be levied by the district hospital board on all taxable 
property within the hospital district and certified to the 
county auditor for collection in accordance with said chapter 
475, and shall not be subject to any statutory limitation as to 
rate or amount.  The bonds shall not constitute indebtedness for 
any purpose of the county or of any city, village, or town and 
shall be payable solely from taxes on properties within the 
hospital district.  
    Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    This act is effective the day after compliance with 
Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3, by the 
Roseau county board. 
    Presented to the governor May 22, 1989 
    Signed by the governor May 23, 1989, 7:02 a.m.