By Turner of Coleman H.B. No. 182
77R745 KLA-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the tax rate of the Sutton County Hospital District.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Sections 7.05(a) and (c), Chapter 1047, Acts of
1-5 the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, are amended to read as
1-6 follows:
1-7 (a) The board may order an election on the question of
1-8 increasing the district's maximum tax rate to 75 [35] cents on each
1-9 $100 of valuation on all taxable property in the district. The
1-10 board shall order an election on this question if the board
1-11 receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at
1-12 least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.
1-13 (c) The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit
1-14 voting for or against the proposition: "The levy of annual taxes
1-15 by the district for hospital purposes at a rate not to exceed 75
1-16 [35] cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the
1-17 district." The election shall be held in accordance with the
1-18 applicable provisions of the Election Code.
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately.