23-18 County Hospital Associations
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 23-18COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS23-18-01. Hospital associations authorized - County tax levy in aid - Election. Acounty or community hospital association may be established in any county in this state. The<br>executive officers and directors must be residents of the county. The association may apply to<br>the board of county commissioners of the county for a grant to aid in the erection of a<br>nonsectarian county hospital. The application for the grant must be in writing and must state the<br>incorporation of the association, the names and places of residence of all of its executive officers,<br>and the assets of the association, and must specify the mill rate of levy applied for, which may<br>not be in excess of the limitation in subsection 12 of section 57-15-06.7. If the board of county<br>commissioners is satisfied that the statements in the applications are true and that the<br>association intends in good faith to establish a nonsectarian county or community hospital, it shall<br>submit to the electors of the county the question of levying a tax in aid of such nonsectarian<br>county or community hospital, not exceeding the limitation in subsection 12 of section<br>57-15-06.7. The county auditor shall give notice of such election within the time and in the<br>manner prescribed by law for the holding of county elections.23-18-02. Form of ballot. The ballot to be used in such election as provided for in thischapter must be in the following form:Shall the county commissioners be authorized to levy a tax in aid of a nonsectarian<br>county or community hospital (or in aid of a nonsectarian county or community clinic)<br>of _______ mills upon the taxable valuation of all taxable property in ________<br>County, for a period of ________ years?YesNo23-18-03. Fifteen-year levy authorized - Rate. If sixty percent of the ballots cast on thequestion at the election are in favor of the authorization of the levy, the board of county<br>commissioners shall make an annual levy for a period of not more than fifteen years at the mill<br>rate approved at the election upon the taxable valuation of the taxable property in the county,<br>which tax shall be spread and collected in the same manner as other taxes are collected. This<br>levy is not subject to the county levy limitations.23-18-04. Proceeds of tax placed in special fund - Use. The proceeds of the taxprovided for by this chapter must be placed in a separate fund by the county treasurer and must<br>be used exclusively for the construction and equipment of a nonsectarian county or community<br>hospital, or of a nonsectarian county or community clinic, as applicable, and must be kept<br>separate and apart from the other moneys of the county.23-18-05. Disbursement of funds. Proper vouchers may be presented by the hospitalassociation, or by the clinic association, to the board of county commissioners, and with the<br>approval of the board the county auditor shall draw warrants on the separate fund in payment of<br>such vouchers.23-18-06. Donations. All persons desirous of making donations of money, personalproperty, or real estate for the benefit of the hospital or for the benefit of the clinic may vest the<br>same in the board of directors of the hospital association or in the board of directors of the clinic<br>association, as applicable. The board of directors shall hold and control all property accepted for<br>the use of the hospital, or for the clinic, as a special trustee.23-18-07. Sale or disposal of hospital or clinic - Limitations. The board of directorsof any county or community hospital, or of any county clinic, may not lease, sell, or otherwise<br>dispose of a county or community hospital, or of a county or community clinic, without the<br>unanimous consent of the county commissioners unless all tax money received by the hospital<br>association, or by the clinic association, has been repaid to the county without interest.Page No. 123-18-08. County aid limited to one of each of such nonprofit associations. The aidprovided for in this chapter may not be granted to more than one county or community hospital<br>association, nor to more than one county or community clinic association, in any one county nor<br>to any association organized for profit.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 23-18 county hospital associations]]>