SECTIONS 71860-71861 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 71860-71861

71860. Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to
incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction,
completion, or repair of any or all improvements, works, or property
mentioned in this division, the board shall, by resolution, so
declare and call an election to be held in the district for the
purpose of submitting to the voters thereof the proposition of
incurring indebtedness by the issuance of bonds of the district.

71861. The resolution calling the bond election shall state all of
the following:
(a) The purpose for which the proposed debt is to be incurred,
which may include expenses of all proceedings for the authorization,
issuance, and sale of the bonds.
(b) The amount of debt to be incurred.
(c) The maximum term the bonds proposed to be issued shall run
before maturity, which shall not exceed 40 years.
(d) The maximum rate of interest to be paid, which shall not
exceed 8 percent per year, payable semiannually, except that interest
for the first year may be payable at the end of that year.
(e) The measure to be submitted to the voters.
(f) The date upon which an election shall be held for the purpose
of authorizing the bonded indebtedness to be incurred.
(g) The designation of precincts, the location of polling places,
and the names of the officers selected to conduct the election, who
shall consist of one judge, one inspector, and two clerks in each
precinct.