19-15,144.   Shawnee county jail; issuance of bonds to finance purchaseof land and certain improvements, furnishing and equipping.(a) The board of county commissioners of Shawnee county ishereby authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the county in anamount not to exceed $20,000,000 for the purpose of constructing,furnishing and equipping a county jail. The proceeds of such bonds alsomay be used to purchase land and any improvements thereon from the Topekapublic building commission as a site for such jail. The board of countycommissioners shall enter into any agreement necessary to cancel all leaseagreements entered into with the Topeka public building commission concerning acounty jail prior to the effective date of this act.

      (b)   Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be exempt from anystatutory limitation on bonded indebtedness and shall not be included incomputing the total bonded indebtedness of the county.

      History:   L. 1986, ch. 64, § 2; April 24.