2-131a. Certain counties having fair associations; tax levy for buildings and grounds, use of proceeds.
2-131a
2-131a. Certain counties having fair associations; tax levy for buildings
and grounds, use of proceeds.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of
not less than twenty-nine thousand (29,000) nor more than sixty thousand
(60,000) in which there is located a city of the first class having a
population of more than sixteen thousand (16,000) and less than thirty
thousand (30,000) in which there is a fair association or society which
is organized and operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 2-125 to
2-131, inclusive, and amendments thereto, upon the
request of such fair association or society is hereby authorized and
empowered to make an annual tax levy for the purpose of raising funds to
be used for the erection and maintenance of buildings of such fair
association or society, for the purchase of grounds and for the making
of any other improvements to the buildings and grounds of such
association or society deemed necessary by the directors thereof and to
pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority
of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.
No levy shall exceed a rate, which multiplied by the
total assessed tangible valuation of the county, will result in
producing more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and an amount to pay a
portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority
of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county
in any one year except that any such county having an assessed tangible
valuation of not less than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) and not
more than eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) may levy not to exceed
one-fourth (1/4) mill in any one year. The tax levy authorized by this
section shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or
limited by law and the amount collected therefrom, except for an amount
to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the
authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in
the county, shall be paid to such
association or society for the purposes as hereinbefore specified and
shall be in addition to the amount allowed to such association or
society under the provisions of K.S.A. 2-129.
History: L. 1941, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1951,
ch. 3, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 2, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 3,
§ 2; L. 1971, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 15; July 1.