2-301.   Tax levies for fair purposes in certain counties; use of proceeds;election; premiums.Whenever any county agricultural or fair association, or whenever anylivestock association or wheat show located in any countyhaving a population of over fifty thousand (50,000) shall have provideditself, or themselves, by ownership or lease, with suitable grounds andfacilities, for holding an agricultural fair, wheat show or livestockshow, with a design to encourage improvement in livestock, tillage,crops, implements, mechanical fabrics, fine arts, and articles ofdomestic industry, by offering premiums for the best exhibits thereof,and shall have held such a fair during at least one year in said county,it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of such county toprovide annually for the levy of a tax and to appropriate annually theproceeds of such tax for the payment of such premiums as may be offeredby the association having in charge the holding of such fair forimprovement in livestock, tillage, crops, implements, mechanicalfabrics, fine arts, and articles of domestic industry and to pay a portionof 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. Such taxshall not be levied until the propositionshall have been submitted to the qualified voters of such county at ageneral election, or a special election, called for such purpose, andthe making of such levy shall have been ordered by a majority of theelectors voting on the proposition. Whenever in anycounty contemplated by the provisions of this act, a wheat show and alivestock show shall both have been held for more than three years,the amounts available for premiums, as herein provided, shall be dividedequally between the said wheat show and livestock show.

      History:   L. 1915, ch. 178, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 142, § 1; R.S.1923, § 2-301; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 19; July 1.