Iowa § 73A.12 - 73A.12 Issuance of bonds — notice.
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§ 73A.12. 73A.12 Issuance of bonds — notice.
Before any municipality shall institute proceedings for the issuance of any bonds or other evidence of indebtedness payable from taxation, excepting such bonds or other evidence of indebtedness as have been authorized by a vote of the people of such municipality, and except such bonds or obligations as it may be by law compelled to issue, a notice of such action, including a statement of the amount and purpose of said bonds or other evidence of indebtedness shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within such municipality at least ten days before the meeting at which it is proposed to issue such bonds. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §363; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §23.12] C93, §73A.12 Referred to in §12.28, 260C.67, 262.65, 262A.14, 263A.12, 357B.4, 419.13, 483A.51 Sixty percent vote required, §75.1 Wed Dec 10 22:28:50 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 73A.12 (20, 0)
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Section 73A.12 ("73A.12 Issuance of bonds — notice.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. 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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