IOWA STATUTES AND CODES
37.2 - PETITION.
37.2 PETITION.
The petition for the erection and equipment of any such hall or
monument shall request the submission of the proposition to a vote of
the people and shall:
1. When it is proposed to erect the same at the expense of the
county, be signed by ten percent of the registered voters thereof as
shown by the election register used in the last preceding general
election, or by a majority of the members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the Spanish-American War Veterans Association, Veterans of
World War I, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans of the
World War, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Marine
Corps League and American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) of the
county.
2. When it is proposed to erect the same at the expense of a city
be subject to the provisions of section 362.4.
3. Set forth therein the purpose of the memorial proposed, as
outlined in section 37.18. Section History: Early Form
[C97, § 435; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 484; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62,
66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 37.2] Section History: Recent Form
95 Acts, ch 67, §53
Referred to in § 35A.12
Not applicable to "Veterans of World War I" in cities over 150,000
population, 63 Acts, ch 76, § 3