Wyoming Constitution

Article 16, § 5 — Limitation on municipal, county or school district debt

Wyoming Const. art. 16, § 5

This text of Wyoming Const. art. 16, § 5 (Limitation on municipal, county or school district debt) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wyoming primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Wyo. Const. art. 16, § 5.

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No city or town shall in any manner create any indebtedness exceeding four per cent (4%) of the assessed value of the taxable property therein, except that an additional indebtedness of four per cent (4%) of the assessed value of the taxable property therein may be created for sewage disposal systems. Indebtedness created for supplying water to cities or towns is excepted from the limitation herein. No county shall in any manner create any indebtedness exceeding two per cent (2%) of the taxable property therein. No school district shall in any manner create any indebtedness exceeding ten per cent (10%) on the assessed value of the taxable property therein for the purpose of acquiring land, erection, enlarging and equipping of school buildings. All limitations herein shall refer to the last preceding general assessment.

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History

This section was amended by a resolution adopted by the 1919, 1953, and 1961 leg- islatures. The latest amendment was ratified by a vote of the people at the general election held on November 6, 1962.

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