Colorado § 37-5-103 - Power to borrow money for the preliminary fund.
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§ 37-5-103. Power to borrow money for the preliminary fund.
In order to facilitate the preliminary work, the board of directors may borrow money at a net effective interest rate as determined by said board and, as evidence of the debt so contracted, may issue and sell or may issue to contractors or others negotiable evidences of debt, in this article called "warrants", and may pledge, after it has been levied, the preliminary assessment of not exceeding one mill for the repayment thereof. If any warrant so issued by the board of directors is presented for payment and is not paid for want of funds in the treasury, that fact, with the date of presentation, shall be endorsed on the back of such warrant, which shall thereafter draw interest at the rate specified in the endorsement, not exceeding the net effective interest rate when issued, until such time as there is money on hand sufficient to pay the amount of said warrant with interest.
Source: L. 22: p. 45, § 43. C.L. § 9557. CSA: C. 138, § 168. CRS 53: § 30-5-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 29-5-3. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 1363, § 1, effective June 29.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-5-103 ("Power to borrow money for the preliminary fund.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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