If two or more counties shall, through their respective boards of county commissioners, deem it advisable to construct one hospital or isolation ward for the benefit jointly of such counties, the said counties jointly shall have the powers and authorities in this act [4-49-2, 4-49-3, 4-49-8 NMSA 1978] granted to any individual county, and any bonds so issued shall be bonds of the respective counties issued according to the proportions of their populations as shown in the last census, and such hospital and [or] isolation ward may be located at any point in any of the counties as may be determined by agreement of the boards of county commissioners.
History: 1941 Comp., § 15-4619, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 20, § 5; 1953 Comp., § 15-49-4.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For joint county-municipal hospitals, see 3-44-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.