When the board of directors shall have estimated the cost of such purchases and construction work, it shall call an election at which shall be submitted to the electors of the district the question of whether or not the bonds of the district shall be issued in the amount so determined; provided, such bonds shall not be issued for more than the actual estimated cost of such purchase and construction.
The resolution of the board calling such election shall divide the district into voting precincts of convenient size and a map thereof shall be filed with the district clerk. Such precincts so formed may be changed by the board any time thereafter, except that no change shall be made within thirty (30) days next preceding any election. The said resolution shall appoint for each precinct, from the electors of the district, one (1) clerk and two (2) judges, who shall constitute a board of election for such precinct. If the members appointed do not attend at the opening of the polls on the morning of the election, the board may appoint other electors of the district to supply the place or places of those absent. Said resolution shall designate the date, hour and place in the precincts where the election will be held.
Notice of such election shall be given by publication in some newspaper of general circulation in the county in which such district is located once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks next preceding the date of such election, and by posting such notice in three (3) public places in each election precinct, as established by said board of directors, for at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of such election.
Such notice shall specify:
1. The date of the election.
2. The location of the polling places.
3. The time that the polls will open and close.
4. The amount of bonds proposed to be issued.
One (1) of the judges of each precinct shall be chairman of the election board of the precinct and may: first, administer all oaths required in the progress of the election; second, appoint another judge or clerk, if during the progress of the election any judge or clerk ceases to act.
At such election, the ballots shall contain the words: "Bonds - Yes", and "Bonds - No", or words equivalent thereto.
The said election shall be held as nearly as may be in conformity with the provisions governing the election for the formation of the district; provided, no informalities in conducting such election shall invalidate the same if the election shall have been otherwise fairly conducted.
The board of directors shall meet as soon as practicable after the election and canvass the returns. If a majority of the ballots cast are "Bonds - Yes", the board shall cause negotiable bonds in said amount to be issued.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 157, § 15.