2-131b. Counties having fair associations; tax levy for buildings, use of proceeds; protest petition and election.
2-131b
2-131b. Counties having fair associations; tax levy
for buildings, use
of proceeds; protest petition and election.
The board of county commissioners of any county in which there is a fair
association or a society which is organized and operating under the
provisions of K.S.A. 2-125 to 2-131, inclusive, and amendments thereto,
upon request of such fair association or society is hereby authorized
and empowered to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed five-tenths of
one mill upon all the taxable
tangible property of the county for the purpose of raising funds to be
used for the erection and maintenance of buildings of such a fair
association having obtained recognition from the
secretary of
agriculture as an official county fair association 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 be made for such purposes until a resolution authorizing the
making of such levy is passed by the county commissioners and published
for two consecutive issues in the official county paper. Whereupon, such
levies may be made unless a petition in opposition thereto signed by not
less than five percent of the qualified electors of the county, as determined
by the vote for secretary of state at the last preceding election, is filed
with the county election officer within sixty days following the last
publication
of 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 question
to the voters at an election called for such purpose or at the next general
election. If no protest petition is filed or if the question is submitted
on a question submitted ballot and those voting on the question shall vote
in favor of such tax levy, then the board of county commissioners shall
make such tax levies.
The board of
county commissioners shall determine the amount necessary to be raised
by such levy for such purposes. The tax levy authorized by this section
shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law
and shall be outside the aggregate limitation provided in K.S.A.
79-1947, and amendments thereto, and the amount collected therefrom
shall be paid to such association
or society for the purposes herein specified, and shall be in addition to
the amount allowed to such association or society under the provisions of
K.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.