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Section 37.21 – Joint memorials.

37.21 Joint memorials. Any city may join with the county or township in which such city is located in the joint erection or purchase of memorial buildings or monuments and suitable ground and equipment therefor, and the maintenance thereof, providing the council of such city and the board of supervisors of such county or the […]

Section 36.10 – Veterans’ litigation awards.

36.10 Veterans’ litigation awards. 1. For purposes of this section, “Vietnam herbicide” means a herbicide, defoliant, or other causative agent containing dioxin, including, but not limited to, Agent Orange, used in the Vietnam Conflict at any time between December 22, 1961, and May 7, 1975, inclusive. 2. a. Notwithstanding any other law of this state, […]

Section 37.1 – Memorial buildings and monuments.

37.1 Memorial buildings and monuments. Memorial buildings and monuments designed to commemorate the service rendered by soldiers, sailors, and marines of the United States may be erected and equipped at public expense in the manner provided by this chapter by: 1. Any county which has not heretofore made an appropriation for such purpose under any […]

Section 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 […]

Section 37.3 – Election.

37.3 Election. Upon the filing of the requisite petition, the city council shall cause the proposition to be submitted at a regular election, or at a special election to be called if requested in the petition, in substantially the following form: Shall the city of …………………… erect and equip (or purchase and equip) a memorial […]

Section 37.4 – Notice.

37.4 Notice. Notice of the election shall be given by publication in one newspaper published or having general circulation in the city as provided in section 362.3. The notice shall state the purpose of the memorial proposed as outlined in section 37.18. [C97, §435; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §486; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, […]

Section 37.6 – Bonds.

37.6 Bonds. Bonds issued by a county for the purposes of this chapter shall be issued under sections 331.441 through 331.449 relating to general county purpose bonds. Bonds issued by a city shall be issued under sections 384.24 through 384.36 relating to general corporate purpose bonds of a city. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §488; […]

Section 37.8 – Levy for maintenance.

37.8 Levy for maintenance. For the development, operation, and maintenance of a building or monument constructed, purchased, or donated under this chapter, a city may levy a tax not to exceed eighty-one cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property within the city, as provided in section 384.12, subsection 2. [C24, […]