(a) Before selling any securities, any issuer shall advertise such securities for sale at public sale and shall invite sealed bids therefor by publication of a notice once at least 10 days before the date of such public sale in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the boundaries of each public body to be aided by the public project to be financed by the issuance of such securities. If one or more satisfactory bids are received pursuant to such notice, such securities shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. If no bids are received or if the issuer determines that the bids received are not satisfactory as to price or responsibility of the bidders, the issuer may reject all bids received, if any, and either readvertise or sell such securities at private sale.

(b) Any issuer may privately negotiate the acquisition of a private water company or the capital stock of such a company with the owner or owners thereof and issue its securities directly to such owner or owners without complying with any of the provisions of subdivision (a), provided that such acquisition is made pursuant to a written agreement entered into prior to January 1, 1978.

Terms Used In California Government Code 5808

  • issuer: means a nonprofit corporation, a joint powers authority or a parking authority. See California Government Code 5803
  • public body: means any county, city and county, city, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public district, public corporation or public authority, or any agency of any thereof, but does not include the federal government or any federal department or agency, this state, an adjoining state or any state department or agency. See California Government Code 5804
  • public project: means any land, structure, facility or equipment or other personal property, the acquisition, construction or completion of which is to be financed by securities of an issuer if any of the payments of principal of and interest on such securities is to be paid by such issuer from funds derived from rental or other payments which any one or more public bodies has agreed to pay to such issuer under a public leaseback. See California Government Code 5806
  • securities: means any bonds, notes, warrants or other evidences of indebtedness and the interest coupons, if any, attached thereto, issued or proposed to be issued in an aggregate principal amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more by any issuer to finance a public project. See California Government Code 5805
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(c) Any issuer utilizing the provisions of subdivision (b) may issue its securities to the holders of outstanding securities issued by the same issuer in connection with the exercise of a conversion privilege embodied in any such outstanding security.

(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1220.)

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