Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-20-2-12

  • Bonds: means the revenue bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter and includes notes and any and all other limited obligations of a county or municipality payable as provided in this chapter. See Indiana Code 5-20-2-2
  • Home: means real property and improvements thereon constructed for human habitation, located within the county or municipality, consisting of not more than four (4) units, and owned by one (1) mortgagor who occupies or intends to occupy one (1) of such units. See Indiana Code 5-20-2-2
  • Municipality: means a city or town. See Indiana Code 5-20-2-2
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
   Sec. 12. Liability for Bonds. All bonds issued under this chapter and the interest on them are limited obligations of the county or municipality payable solely from the revenues and receipts derived from or in connection with the home mortgages, from any notes or other obligations of lending institutions with respect to which these bonds are issued, or from the proceeds of these bonds or refunding bonds and the investment income from them. No holder of any bonds issued under this chapter has the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the county or municipality to pay the bonds or the interest or redemption premium, if any, thereon. The bonds are not an indebtedness of the county or municipality or a loan of its credit within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation. Nor shall the bonds be construed to create any moral obligation on the part of the county or municipality with respect to their payment. It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this chapter and that it does not constitute an indebtedness of the county or municipality or a loan of its credit within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.47, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.62, SEC.10.