7-7-4224. Petition to request election. (1) A petition asking that an election be held on the question of issuing bonds shall be signed by not less than 20% of the qualified electors of the city or town. The petition shall give the street and house number, if any, and the voting precinct of each person signing the same.
     (2) Every petition for the calling of an election to vote upon the question of issuing bonds shall plainly and clearly state the purpose or purposes for which it is proposed to issue such bonds and shall contain an estimate of the amount necessary to be issued for such purpose or purposes. There may be a separate petition for each purpose, or two or more purposes may be combined in one petition if each purpose, with an estimate of the amount of bonds to be issued therefor, is separately stated in such petition.
     (3) Such petition may consist of one sheet or of several sheets, identical in form and fastened together after being circulated and signed so as to form a single complete petition before being delivered to the city or town clerk as hereinafter provided.
     (4) Only persons who are qualified to sign such petitions shall be qualified to circulate the same, and there shall be attached to the completed petition the affidavit of some person who circulated or assisted in circulating such petition that he believes the signatures thereon are genuine and that the signers knew the contents thereof before signing the same.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 160, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 5278.6, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 108, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 15, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 158, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 413, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2306(part).