2-131c.   Tax levy in certain counties for buildings and maintenancethereof; request.The board of county commissioners of any county having a population ofmore than one hundred twenty-five thousand persons and having an assessedtangible valuation of more than one hundred fifty million dollars in whichthere is a fair association and a livestock show association which areorganized and operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 2-125 to 2-131, bothsections inclusive, and amendments thereto, upon the request of such fairassociation or livestock association is hereby authorized and empowered tomake an annual tax levy of not to exceed one-fortieth of one mill upon allof the taxable tangible property of the county for the purpose of raisingfunds to be used for the erection and maintenance of buildings or thepurchase of supplies and equipment of such fair association or livestockassociation. The board of county commissioners shall determine the amountnecessary to be raised by such levy. The moneys raised by such levy shallbe divided equally between the fair association and the livestock showassociation. The tax levy authorized by this section shall be in additionto all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall be outsidethe aggregate limitation provided in K.S.A. 79-1947, and theamount collected therefrom shall be paid to such fair association andlivestock association for the purposes and in the proportions hereinspecified, and shall be in addition to the amount allowed to suchassociations under the provisions of K.S.A. 2-129 and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 1947, ch. 3, § 1; June 30.