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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="19-304" title_number="19" title_name="Public Debt" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Creation of Public Debt -- Municipalities">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A municipality may not issue bonds that mature later than 40 years after the date of issue.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A municipality may not issue tax anticipation notes that mature later than 18 months after the date of issue.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A municipality may issue bonds and tax anticipation notes only for cash.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A municipality may not sell bonds or tax anticipation notes at less than par value.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the charter of a municipality requires a referendum on the issuance of municipal bonds, the bonds may be issued only if the bonds are approved by a majority of voters voting on the question.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the referendum fails, another referendum may not be held on the question of issuing bonds for the same public purpose until 1 year after the election.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A municipality may not sell bonds unless the municipality:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>solicits competitive bids at a public sale; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>publishes notice of the bond sale:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>in the form required by the resolution or ordinance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and any other publication that is specified in the resolution or ordinance; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>two times over a period of at least 10 days before the date specified for the bond sale.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
