§ 4068 Harbor Bond Issuance Requirements

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law says that when a city wants to sell bonds to improve a harbor, they just need to say what the money is for and name the harbor. Small mistakes in the process before the vote don’t make the bonds invalid.

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•Bonds can be sold to improve a harbor if the city says what the money is for.
•Small mistakes before the vote don’t ruin the bonds.
•The harbor just needs to be named the way people usually call it.

Example

A city wants to fix up its old harbor to make it safer for boats.

The city can sell bonds to pay for the work as long as they say the money is for improving the harbor. Even if they forget a small step before the vote, the bonds are still okay.

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§ 4068 Harbor Bond Issuance Requirements

It is sufficient to set forth the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued and sold, to state that they are for the improvement, development or protection of ____ harbor, naming the harbor by the name by which it is commonly called. Any defect or irregularity in the proceedings prior to the calling of the election does not affect the validity of the bonds. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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bonds improvement development protection harbor election validity

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 4068.

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