Title 39 — Title 39 PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND INDEBTEDNESS
56 chapters · 633 sections in this title.
RCW 39.36.010 Definitions.
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The term "taxing district" as herein used shall be held to mean and embrace all counties, cities, towns, townships, port districts, school districts, metropolitan park districts or other municipal corporations which now, or may hereafter exist.The term "the last assessed valuatio…
RCW 39.36.015 "Value of the taxable property" defined.
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Whenever used in chapter 42, Laws of 1970 ex. sess., the term "value of the taxable property" shall mean the actual value of the taxable property in a taxing district incurring indebtedness, as the term "taxing district" is defined in RCW 39.36.010, to be ascertained by the last …
RCW 39.36.020 Limitation of indebtedness prescribed.
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(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided by law or in subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, no taxing district shall for any purpose become indebted in any manner to an amount exceeding three-eighths of one percent of the value of the taxable property in such taxing dis…
RCW 39.36.030 Computation of indebtedness.
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(1) Whenever it shall be necessary to compute the indebtedness of a taxing district for bonding or any other indebtedness purposes, taxes levied for the current year and cash on hand received for the purpose of carrying on the business of such taxing district for such current yea…
RCW 39.36.040 Authorizations in violation of chapter void.
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All orders, authorizations, allowances, contracts, payments or liabilities to pay, made or attempted to be made in violation of this chapter, shall be absolutely void and shall never be the foundation of a claim against a taxing district.[ 1994 c 81 s 75; 1923 c 45 s 1; 1917 c 14…
RCW 39.36.050 Ballot proposition authorizing indebtedness—Excess property tax levies.
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The governing body of a taxing district desiring to place a ballot proposition authorizing indebtedness before the voters may submit the proposition at any special election held on the dates authorized in RCW 29A.04.330. The ballot proposition shall include the maximum amount of …
RCW 39.36.060 Chapter not applicable to loan agreements under chapter 39.69 RCW.
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This chapter does not apply to a loan made pursuant to a loan agreement under chapter 39.69 RCW, and any computation of indebtedness under this chapter shall exclude the amount of any loan under such a loan agreement.[ 1987 c 19 s 5.]
RCW 39.36.900 Validation—1969 c 142.
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All bonds heretofore issued, or heretofore voted and which may have been or may hereafter be issued, by any taxing district pursuant to any of the foregoing sections as amended or for any of the purposes authorized by any of said sections are hereby validated.[ 1969 c 142 s 6.]