13161-13166
PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE
SECTION 13161-13166
13161. Prior to the issue of any bonds to be issued pursuant to this chapter, the board, after satisfying itself respecting the relevant facts, shall, by resolution, find and determine-- (1) The amount of earned surplus derived from the operation of the electric system of the district to which the revenues out of which such bonds are to be payable pertain, as of the end of the last fiscal year which ended not less than four months prior to the making of such finding and determination, and that the ascertainment of such earned surplus has been in accordance with the then current accounting practice of the district; provided, however, that such finding and determination need not be made in the case of the authorization of refunding bonds, or in any case where the voters have assented to the issuance of bonds in excess of the limitation specified in this chapter. (2) The amount of bonds issued under this chapter which are outstanding at the time of the adoption of such resolution. (3) That the resolution or resolutions authorizing such issue of bonds in all respects conforms or conform with the provisions of this chapter. (4) That the indebtedness to be evidenced by such issue of bonds, together with all other indebtedness of the district, pertaining to the electric system for or on account of which such bonds are to be issued, is within every debt or other limit prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California. (5) That upon the issuance of such bonds any and all acts, conditions and things required to exist, to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance thereof, will exist, will have happened and will have been performed, in due time, form and manner, as required by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California. 13162. The board may also, by resolution, find and determine any other facts relevant to the legality of the issue. 13163. The board, by resolution adopted in connection with any issue of bonds pursuant to this chapter, may direct that there shall be included in each of the bonds of that issue a certification and recital that any and all acts, conditions and things required to exist, to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the incurring of the indebtedness evidenced by that bond, and in the issuing of said bond, exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner, as required by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California, and that said bond, together with all other indebtedness of the district pertaining to the electric system for or on account of which the indebtedness evidenced by said bond was incurred, is within every debt and other limit prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California. 13164. From and after the issuance of any issue of bonds the findings and determinations of the board respecting that issue made pursuant to this article shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of the facts so found and determined in any action or proceeding in any court in which the validity of such bonds is at issue, and no bona fide purchaser of any such bond containing the certification and recital permitted by this article shall be required to see to the existence of any fact, or to the performance of any condition, or the taking of any proceeding, required prior to such issue, or to the application of the purchase price paid for such bonds. 13165. Bonds shall be deemed to be issued, within the meaning of this article whenever the definitive bonds, or any temporary bonds or interim receipts exchangeable therefor, have been delivered to the purchasers thereof, and the purchase price thereof received, or in the case of bonds to be refunded through exchange, whenever such exchange has been made. 13166. The validity of bonds reciting that they have been issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be affected by any provision or limitation contained in any other section or sections of this division. All bonds issued under this chapter shall be incontestable from and after the time of payment to the district of the purchase price thereof.