19-2648.   Same; resolution; publication; protest petition;election.The board of county commissioners of any county may provide for thecollection of records, documents and other articles of historical valueor interest and may establish, maintain, display and provide housingfor, within the courthouse or elsewhere, an historical collection of therecords, documents and other articles so collected in the mannerhereinafter provided. Any such board desiring to so collect such thingsof historical value or interest and to so establish, maintain, displayand provide housing for an historical collection shall adopt aresolution declaring their intent to do so and that the same is ofhistorical and educational value. Said resolution shall be publishedonce each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the official countypaper. If a petition in opposition to the making of such collection andthe establishment, maintenance, display and housing of such historicalcollection, signed by a number of legal electors of the county equal toor greater than ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast for the officeof secretary of state in such county at the last preceding generalelection is not filed with the county clerk within sixty (60) days afterthe date of last publication of said resolution, said board may proceedto provide for such collection and establish, maintain, display andprovide housing for such historical collection.

      If such petition shall be filed, then the question of the providingfor such collection and the establishment, maintenance, display andhousing of such collection shall be submitted, at the next generalelection, to the legal electors of the county for their approval orrejection in the manner provided by K.S.A. 25-605. The question shall bestated on the ballotsubstantially as follows:

      "Shall the board of county commissioners of ____________ county (hereinsert name of county) provide for the collection of records, documentsand articles of historical value or interest and establish, maintain,display and provide housing for an historical collection of suchrecords, documents and articles?"

If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in favor ofsaid proposition, then the board of county commissioners shall proceedto provide for such collection and establish, maintain, display andprovide housing for such an historical collection but if a majority ofthe votes cast shall be against such proposition then said board shallproceed no further.

      History:   L. 1955, ch. 179, § 2; L. 1961, ch. 142, § 1; June 30.