19-15,142.   Coliseums in certain counties; operation and maintenance;tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protestpetition and election.The board of county commissioners of any county having a population ofmore than 300,000 is hereby authorized to levyan annual tax for not to exceed two years in an amount not to exceed 4/10 millupon all of the taxable tangible property of thecounty for the purpose of providing funds for the operation andmaintenance of a coliseum and to pay a portion of the principal and intereston bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendmentsthereto, by cities located in the county. No tax levy shall be made under theprovisions of this section until the board of county commissioners shallhave published a resolution authorizing such tax once each week forthree consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. If within 60 daysfollowing the last publication of said resolution, apetition in opposition to the levy, signed by not less than 5% of the qualifiedelectors of the county, is filed with the countyelection officer, no such tax shall be levied unless a majority of theelectors voting on the question of levying the tax shall approve thesame at the next general election.

      History:   L. 1977, ch. 83, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 92;L. 1990, ch. 66, § 24; May 31.