Article 1.--STATE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND FAIRS
2-129.County aid; amount; tax levies, use of
proceeds.
Each fair association complying with the
provisions of K.S.A. 2-127 and 2-128, and amendments thereto, upon
filing with the clerk of the
county an estimate and a report as provided in K.S.A. 2-130 and 2-131,
and amendments thereto, shall be entitled to receive from the county,
and the board of county
commissioners shall pay to each such fair association, a sum equal to
the actual cost of providing and paying for the premiums and rewards
actually awarded at its annual fair for the current year including but
not limited to the actual cost of the printing of the premiums list and
the amount to be paid judges of the fair exhibits for the current year.
In counties having a population of more than 125,000 and an assessed
tangible valuation of more
than $150,000,000,
the secretary of
agriculture may give official recognition to both a county fair
association and a livestock show association, and where such recognition
is given, the county shall pay to each such county fair and livestock
show association a sum equal to the actual cost of providing and paying
for the premiums and rewards actually awarded at its annual show for the
current year including but not limited to the actual cost of the
printing of the premiums list and the amount to be paid judges of the
fair exhibits for the current year. In counties having a population of
not less than 17,500 nor
more than 22,000 which have an
assessed tangible valuation
of not less than
$31,000,000 nor more than
$47,000,000 and not adjoining another
state, the county may pay additional funds which may be used for the
purchase of grounds and the erecting and maintenance of buildings to be
used for such fair. In Leavenworth county and counties having a
population of not less than 34,000
and not more than 50,000 and having an
assessed taxable tangible valuation of more than $60,000,000, the county,
in addition, may pay to
another fair in such county, if such fair has been established and in
operation for more than 10 years, a sum for the purpose of
providing and paying for the premiums and rewards actually awarded at
its annual fair for the current year including but not limited to the
actual cost of the printing of the premiums list and the amount to be
paid judges of the fair exhibits for the current year. The board of
county commissioners may make an annual tax levy upon all of the
assessed taxable tangible valuation of such county to raise the funds
for the purposes hereinbefore authorized 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.
History: L. 1929, ch. 1, § 5; L. 1949, ch. 1, § 3; L. 1951,
ch. 2, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 1,
§ 1; L. 1963, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 3,
§ 1; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 10;
L. 1987, ch. 4, § 1;
L. 2004, ch. 101, § 3; July 1.
Article 1.--STATE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND FAIRS
2-129.County aid; amount; tax levies, use of
proceeds.
Each fair association complying with the
provisions of K.S.A. 2-127 and 2-128, and amendments thereto, upon
filing with the clerk of the
county an estimate and a report as provided in K.S.A. 2-130 and 2-131,
and amendments thereto, shall be entitled to receive from the county,
and the board of county
commissioners shall pay to each such fair association, a sum equal to
the actual cost of providing and paying for the premiums and rewards
actually awarded at its annual fair for the current year including but
not limited to the actual cost of the printing of the premiums list and
the amount to be paid judges of the fair exhibits for the current year.
In counties having a population of more than 125,000 and an assessed
tangible valuation of more
than $150,000,000,
the secretary of
agriculture may give official recognition to both a county fair
association and a livestock show association, and where such recognition
is given, the county shall pay to each such county fair and livestock
show association a sum equal to the actual cost of providing and paying
for the premiums and rewards actually awarded at its annual show for the
current year including but not limited to the actual cost of the
printing of the premiums list and the amount to be paid judges of the
fair exhibits for the current year. In counties having a population of
not less than 17,500 nor
more than 22,000 which have an
assessed tangible valuation
of not less than
$31,000,000 nor more than
$47,000,000 and not adjoining another
state, the county may pay additional funds which may be used for the
purchase of grounds and the erecting and maintenance of buildings to be
used for such fair. In Leavenworth county and counties having a
population of not less than 34,000
and not more than 50,000 and having an
assessed taxable tangible valuation of more than $60,000,000, the county,
in addition, may pay to
another fair in such county, if such fair has been established and in
operation for more than 10 years, a sum for the purpose of
providing and paying for the premiums and rewards actually awarded at
its annual fair for the current year including but not limited to the
actual cost of the printing of the premiums list and the amount to be
paid judges of the fair exhibits for the current year. The board of
county commissioners may make an annual tax levy upon all of the
assessed taxable tangible valuation of such county to raise the funds
for the purposes hereinbefore authorized 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.
History: L. 1929, ch. 1, § 5; L. 1949, ch. 1, § 3; L. 1951,
ch. 2, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 1,
§ 1; L. 1963, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 3,
§ 1; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 10;
L. 1987, ch. 4, § 1;
L. 2004, ch. 101, § 3; July 1.
Article 1.--STATE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND FAIRS
2-129.County aid; amount; tax levies, use of
proceeds.
Each fair association complying with the
provisions of K.S.A. 2-127 and 2-128, and amendments thereto, upon
filing with the clerk of the
county an estimate and a report as provided in K.S.A. 2-130 and 2-131,
and amendments thereto, shall be entitled to receive from the county,
and the board of county
commissioners shall pay to each such fair association, a sum equal to
the actual cost of providing and paying for the premiums and rewards
actually awarded at its annual fair for the current year including but
not limited to the actual cost of the printing of the premiums list and
the amount to be paid judges of the fair exhibits for the current year.
In counties having a population of more than 125,000 and an assessed
tangible valuation of more
than $150,000,000,
the secretary of
agriculture may give official recognition to both a county fair
association and a livestock show association, and where such recognition
is given, the county shall pay to each such county fair and livestock
show association a sum equal to the actual cost of providing and paying
for the premiums and rewards actually awarded at its annual show for the
current year including but not limited to the actual cost of the
printing of the premiums list and the amount to be paid judges of the
fair exhibits for the current year. In counties having a population of
not less than 17,500 nor
more than 22,000 which have an
assessed tangible valuation
of not less than
$31,000,000 nor more than
$47,000,000 and not adjoining another
state, the county may pay additional funds which may be used for the
purchase of grounds and the erecting and maintenance of buildings to be
used for such fair. In Leavenworth county and counties having a
population of not less than 34,000
and not more than 50,000 and having an
assessed taxable tangible valuation of more than $60,000,000, the county,
in addition, may pay to
another fair in such county, if such fair has been established and in
operation for more than 10 years, a sum for the purpose of
providing and paying for the premiums and rewards actually awarded at
its annual fair for the current year including but not limited to the
actual cost of the printing of the premiums list and the amount to be
paid judges of the fair exhibits for the current year. The board of
county commissioners may make an annual tax levy upon all of the
assessed taxable tangible valuation of such county to raise the funds
for the purposes hereinbefore authorized 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.
History: L. 1929, ch. 1, § 5; L. 1949, ch. 1, § 3; L. 1951,
ch. 2, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 1,
§ 1; L. 1963, ch. 2, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 1, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 3,
§ 1; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 10;
L. 1987, ch. 4, § 1;
L. 2004, ch. 101, § 3; July 1.