19-2697.   Sanitary land fill; Haskell county.The board of county commissioners of Haskell county may issue general obligationbonds of the county to finance the costs of purchasing land for a site tobe used and developed as a sanitary land fill or a sand or gravel pit. Thebonds shall be authorized, issued, registered and sold in the manner providedby the general bond law and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceedthe maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009. Any bonds issued pursuantto this section shall not be subject to the bonded debt limit of the county.

      Prior to any issuance of such bonds, the board of county commissionersshall publish notice of its intent to issue such bonds once in the officialcounty newspaper. If within 30 days following the publication of the noticea petition signed by not less than 10% of the qualified electors of thecounty requesting an election on the question of issuing such bonds is filedwith the county clerk, an election on the question shall be called and heldin the manner prescribed under the general bond law. If a majority of thequalified electors of the county voting at such election vote in favor ofthe issuance, the bonds shall be issued in the manner provided by the general bond law.

      History:   L. 1982, ch. 110, § 1; July 1.