General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature Page: 363
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SWEENY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
cial duties upon the approval of such expenses by the entire board of di-
rectors.
Sec. 5. Upon the creation of such hospital district, the board of di-
rectors shall have the power and authority and it shall be their duty to
levy on all property subject to hospital district taxation for the benefit of
the district at the same time taxes are levied for county purposes, using
the county values and the county tax roll, a tax of not to exceed seventy-
five cents (75) on the One Hundred Dollar ($100) valuation of all tax-
able property within the hospital district, for the purpose of: (1) paying
the interest on and creating a sinking fund for bonds which may be issued
by the hospital district for hospital purposes as herein provided; (2) pro-
viding for the operation and maintenance of the hospital district and hos-
pital system; and (3) for the purpose of making further improvements
and additions to the hospital system, and for the acquisition of necessary
sites therefor, by purchase, lease or condemnation.
Not later than October 1st of each year, the board of directors shall
levy the tax on all taxable property within the district which is subject to
taxation and shall immediately certify such tax rate to the tax assessor and
collector of the county in which the district is located. The tax so levied
shall be collected on all property subject to hospital district taxation by
the assessor and collector of taxes for the county on the county tax values,
and in the same manner and under the same conditions as county taxes.
The assessor dnd collector of taxes shall charge and deduct from payments
to the hospital district the fees for assessing and collecting the tax at the
rate of not exceeding one percent (1%) of the amounts collected as may
be determined by the board of directors but in no event in excess of Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for any one (1) fiscal year. Such fees shall
be deposited in the county's general fund, and shall be reported as fees of
office of the tax assessor and collector. Interest and penalties on taxes
paid to the hospital district shall be the same as for county taxes. The
residue of tax collections, after deduction of discounts and fees for assess-
ing and collecting, shall be deposited in the district depository; and such
funds shall be withdrawn only as provided herein. All other income of
the hospital district shall be deposited in like manner with the district
depository.
The board of directors shall have the authority to levy the tax afore-
said for the entire year in which the said hospital district is established,
for the purpose of securing funds to initiate the operation of the hospital
district.
Sec. 6. The board of directors shall have the power and authority to
issue and sell as the obligations of such hospital district, and in the name
and upon the faith and credit of such hospital district, bonds for the pur-
chase, construction, acquisition, repair or renovation of buildings and
improvements and equipping the same for hospital purposes and for any
or all of such purposes; provided, that a sufficient tax shall be levied to
create an interest and sinking fund to pay the interest and principal as
same matures providing said tax together with any other taxes levied for
said district shall not exceed seventy-five cents (75) in any one (1) year.
Such bonds shall be executed in the name of the hospital district and on
its behalf by the president of the board of directors, and countersigned by
the secretary of the board of directors, and shall be subject to the same
requirements in the matter of approval thereof by the Attorney General
of the State of Texas and the registration thereof by the Comptroller of
Public Accounts of the State of Texas as are by law provided for such ap-
proval and registration of bonds of counties of this state. Upon the ap-
proval of such bonds by the Attorney General of Texas and registration by
the Comptroller the same shall be incontestable for any cause. No bonds
363Ch. 135
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Texas. Legislature. General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature, legislative document, 1963; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221759/m1/699/?q=+date%3A1945-1972&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.