By Turner of Coleman                                   H.B. No. 182
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                                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.