19-1561.   4-H clubs; site, buildings, equipment; tax levy, use of proceeds;election required; condemnation proceedings.The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized tomake an annual levy of not to exceed one mill upon all tangible propertyof the county for the purpose of creating and providing a building fundto be used for the acquiring of a site for, the erecting and equippingof, and the furnishing of a building or buildings to be used for 4-Hclub purposes, livestock shows, and other agricultural or civicactivities and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bondsissued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendmentsthereto, by cities located in the county. Said levy may be made annuallyfor a period of not to exceedtwo years. The tax herein authorized shall be in addition to all otherlevies authorized or limited by law. Before any such levyshall be made, the question shall be submitted on a resolution dulyadopted by the board of county commissioners to the qualified electorsat any general election or at a special election called for thatpurpose, and no levy shall be made until a majority of the qualifiedelectors of such county voting on such question shall have voted infavor of such levy.

      The board of county commissioners shall determine the amount to beraised by such levy. Such fund may be used for the purposes as in thisact provided and any time after the first levy has been made, if therebe sufficient funds obtained, the county commissioners may proceed toacquire the site by gift or purchase, and let the contract for suchbuilding or buildings under the law as now provided for the constructionof county buildings. If the board of county commissioners cannot agreewith any owner as to the price of any land for such site, condemnationproceedings may be instituted by said board and prosecuted in the nameof the county under the provisions of the law in similar cases.

      History:   L. 1939, ch. 338, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 166, § 1; L.1949, ch. 201, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 85; July 1.