Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-782
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Resolution of necessity - Petition - Notice of election
Official statutory text
Upon the adoption by the county commissioners of a resolution
declaring the necessity therefor, or whenever twenty percent (20%)
of the qualified voters of any county of this state, as determined
by the last previous general election, shall petition the board of
county commissioners of such county to call an election for the
purpose of issuing bonds to purchase sites, erect and construct
county hospitals, including alterations, additions to and
enlargement of existing hospital buildings, it shall be the duty of
said county commissioners to call an election and give notice
thereof in two (2) daily or weekly newspapers of general circulation
published at the county seat of the county; provided, that if there
be one daily or weekly newspaper published in such county, in that
event one shall be sufficient, and such notices shall be published
for four (4) consecutive weeks. If there is no daily or weekly
newspaper published in such county, then printed notices shall be
posted in one of the most public places in each voting precinct of
the county at least thirty (30) days prior to said election. Said
petition calling for said election shall name the amount of bonds to
be issued and shall state the time of holding said election, which
shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the first publication
of any notice or the posting of said notice, and shall state for
what purposes the hospital is to be used.
declaring the necessity therefor, or whenever twenty percent (20%)
of the qualified voters of any county of this state, as determined
by the last previous general election, shall petition the board of
county commissioners of such county to call an election for the
purpose of issuing bonds to purchase sites, erect and construct
county hospitals, including alterations, additions to and
enlargement of existing hospital buildings, it shall be the duty of
said county commissioners to call an election and give notice
thereof in two (2) daily or weekly newspapers of general circulation
published at the county seat of the county; provided, that if there
be one daily or weekly newspaper published in such county, in that
event one shall be sufficient, and such notices shall be published
for four (4) consecutive weeks. If there is no daily or weekly
newspaper published in such county, then printed notices shall be
posted in one of the most public places in each voting precinct of
the county at least thirty (30) days prior to said election. Said
petition calling for said election shall name the amount of bonds to
be issued and shall state the time of holding said election, which
shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the first publication
of any notice or the posting of said notice, and shall state for
what purposes the hospital is to be used.
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