The authority shall be initiated by a petition signed by ten percent of the legal voters of the city or town, as shown by the last regular municipal election. This petition shall be filed with the governing body of the city or town, and shall request that the following question be submitted to the voters: "Shall a tax of not exceeding .... percent of tax capacity be levied each year for the purpose of furnishing a band, orchestra, or chorus fund?"
History:(1933-18) 1927 c 79 s 2; 1937 c 82 s 2; 1959 c 607 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1989 c 277 art 4 s 53