2-142.   City aid for county fairs in certain counties; levy.(a) Except as provided by subsection (b), in any county in the stateof Kansas having a population of not lessthan 9,500 nor more than 11,500 in the year 1928 as shown by thecensus in the office ofthe state board of agriculture of Kansas, and which had a propertyvaluation for the year 1928 of not less than $17,000,000 and not morethan $21,000,000 asshown by the assessed valuation in the office of the public servicecommission, and in which there is a city of the third class where a countyfree fair has been held annually for five years, the governing body of suchcity may each year hereafter levy a tax upon all of the taxabletangible property in such city and appropriate the amount raisedby suchlevy for the purpose of defraying expenses incident to the maintenance andsupport of a county free fair.

      (b)   The governing body of any city of the second or third class, locatedin Brown county, Kansas, where a county free fair has been held annuallyfor five years, may each year hereafter levy a tax not to exceed two millsupon all of the taxable tangible property in such city and appropriate theamount raised by suchlevy for the purpose of defraying expenses incident to the maintenance andsupport of a county free fair. No levy shall be made for such purposes untila resolution authorizing the making of such levy is passed by the governingbody of such city and published for two consecutive issues in the officialcounty paper. Whereupon, such levies may be made unless a petition in oppositionthereto signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the city,as determined by the vote for secretary of state at the last preceding election,is filed with the county election officer within 60 days following the lastpublication of the resolution of the governing body of such city. If sucha petition is filed,the governing body of such city shall submit the question to the votersat 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 questionsubmitted ballot and those voting on the question shall vote in favor ofsuch tax levy, then the governing body of such city shall make such tax levies.

      History:   L. 1929, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 82, § 10; L. 1975,ch. 494, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 1, § 1; July 1.