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The former section, added in 1949 and amended once, concerned the establishment of rural fire prevention districts. | The former section, added in 1949 and amended once, concerned the establishment of rural fire prevention districts. | ||
The purpose of the section was to allow such districts–subject to voter approval–to collect a property tax. | The central purpose of the section was to allow such districts–subject to voter approval–to collect a property tax. | ||
A 2003 law that converted rural fire prevention districts to emergency services districts made the section unnecessary. | A 2003 law that converted rural fire prevention districts to emergency services districts made the section unnecessary. |