34-8-4. Election on county hospital or bond issue--Percentage of vote required for approval.

The board of county commissioners may by resolution or ordinance submit the question of establishing and maintaining a county hospital to the voters of the county at any regular election or at a special election called for that purpose.

The election shall be held in the manner and upon the notice prescribed by law for county bond elections. If sixty percent of the ballots cast are in favor of the establishment and maintenance of a county hospital, the board of county commissioners may establish and maintain a county hospital according to the provisions of chapter 34-8. The election on the question of establishing and maintaining a county hospital may be held at the same time as the election on the bond issue. If the bond issue receives sixty percent of the votes cast, and the establishing and maintaining of a county hospital fails to receive sixty percent of the votes cast, the bond issue is deemed to have failed.

Source: SL 1897, ch 49, § 3; RPolC 1903, § 972; RC 1919, § 6984; RC 1919, § 7694 (2) as enacted by SL 1919, ch 282; SL 1929, ch 210, § 2; SDC 1939, § 27.1902; SL 1945, ch 110, § 1; SL 1955, ch 95, § 2; SL 1957, ch 119, § 1; SL 1982, ch 258, § 4; SL 1984, ch 43, § 112.

34-8-4.1. Additions to hospitals--Revenue bonds authorized.

The county commissioners of any county operating a county hospital which was established pursuant to the vote of the people shall have the authority to construct and equip improvements and additions thereto and for that purpose may borrow money and issue negotiable bonds without pledging or using the credit of such county for their payment, in lieu of or in addition to any bonds issued pursuant to § 34-8-2. Such bonds as so issued shall be paid exclusively from the revenues derived from furnishing care and treatment to patients using such hospital and additions thereto. All the provisions of chapter 9-40, dealing with municipal utility revenue bonds, insofar as applicable are applicable to revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this section.

Source: SL 1970, ch 195; SL 1982, ch 258, § 5.

34-8-4.2. Election not required for revenue bonds--Protest requiring election.

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 34-8-4.1, it shall not be necessary to submit the question of the bond issue to the people excepting that if within thirty days from the publication of the official minutes of the meeting of the county commissioners in which the resolution to issue revenue bonds is adopted, a protest signed by fifteen percent of the voters of the county voting for Governor at the last general election be filed with such county commissioners, then no such bond issuance shall be made until the question shall have been submitted to the vote of the people and sixty percent of those voting shall vote in favor thereof. The question so submitted shall be "Shall the County issue Revenue Bonds not to exceed $____ for the financing of an addition to the county hospital?"

Source: SL 1970, ch 195.