2-131b.   Counties having fair associations; tax levyfor buildings, useof proceeds; protest petition and election.The board of county commissioners of any county in which there is a fairassociation or a society which is organized and operating under theprovisions of K.S.A. 2-125 to 2-131, inclusive, and amendments thereto,upon request of such fair association or society is hereby authorizedand empowered to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed five-tenths ofone mill upon all the taxabletangible property of the county for the purpose of raising funds to beused for the erection and maintenance of buildings of such a fairassociation having obtained recognition from thesecretary ofagriculture as an official county fair association and to pay a portionof the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority ofK.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located inthe county.No levy shall be made for such purposes until a resolution authorizing themaking of such levy is passed by the county commissioners and publishedfor two consecutive issues in the official county paper. Whereupon, suchlevies may be made unless a petition in opposition thereto signed by notless than five percent of the qualified electors of the county, as determinedby the vote for secretary of state at the last preceding election, is filedwith the county election officer within sixty days following the lastpublicationof the resolution of the board. In the event such a petition is filed,it shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to submit the questionto the voters at an election called for such purpose or at the next generalelection. If no protest petition is filed or if the question is submittedon a question submitted ballot and those voting on the question shall votein favor of such tax levy, then the board of county commissioners shallmake such tax levies.The board ofcounty commissioners shall determine the amount necessary to be raisedby such levy for such purposes. The tax levy authorized by this sectionshall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by lawand shall be outside the aggregate limitation provided in K.S.A.79-1947, and amendments thereto, and the amount collected therefromshall be paid to such associationor society for the purposes herein specified, and shall be in addition tothe amount allowed to such association or society under the provisions ofK.S.A. 2-129 and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 1947, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1979,ch. 52, § 16; L. 1980, ch. 1, § 1;L. 2004, ch. 101, § 5; July 1.