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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1544 Exchange of courthouse property for fairgrounds.

19-1544.
Exchange of courthouse property for fairgrounds.
That any county in this state owning a building and site formerly used for courthouse purposes and no longer so used may, whenever its board of county commissioners shall by resolution determine that it is to the interest of said county so to do, exchange such site and building for other real property to be used as fairgrounds, the exchange to be made upon such terms as such board of county commissioners shall deem best.
History:
L. 1935, ch. 3, § 1; May 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1545 Deed for exchange.

19-1545.
Deed for exchange.
Such courthouse building and site shall be conveyed by such county commissioners by proper deed of conveyance, and the property so acquired shall be conveyed to the board of county commissioners of such county.
History:
L. 1935, ch. 3, § 2; May 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1546 Lease for lands acquired by exchange.

19-1546.
Lease for lands acquired by exchange.
That lands so acquired may be by such board of county commissioners leased to any person, firm, association or corporation, to be used for fairs, races, circuses, or other exhibitions, on such terms as in the opinion of such board of county commissioners shall be for the best interests of the county, but no lease or other contract affecting the use and occupancy of such grounds shall extend beyond the date of the expiration of the term of the member or members of such board whose term shall first expire.
History:
L. 1935, ch. 3, § 3; May 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1547 Free fairs on grounds exchanged for unused courthouse property; tax levy, use of proceeds.

19-1547.
Free fairs on grounds exchanged for unused courthouse property; tax levy, use of proceeds.
A free fair may be conducted on such grounds and a tax levied in support thereof 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 as provided in K.S.A. 2-125 to 2-145, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1935, ch. 3, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 84; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1561 Site, buildings, equipment; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required; condemnation proceedings.

19-1561.
Site, buildings, equipment; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required; condemnation proceedings.
The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to make an annual levy of not to exceed one mill upon all tangible property of the county for the purpose of creating and providing a building fund to be used for the acquiring of a site for, the erecting and equipping of, and the furnishing of a building or buildings to be used for 4-H club purposes, livestock shows, and other agricultural or civic activities 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. Said levy may be made annually for a period of not to exceed two years. The tax herein authorized shall be in addition to all other levies authorized or limited by law. Before any such levy shall be made, the question shall be submitted on a resolution duly adopted by the board of county commissioners to the qualified electors at any general election or at a special election called for that purpose, and no levy shall be made until a majority of the qualified electors of such county voting on such question shall have voted in favor of such levy.
The board of county commissioners shall determine the amount to be raised by such levy. Such fund may be used for the purposes as in this act provided and any time after the first levy has been made, if there be sufficient funds obtained, the county commissioners may proceed to acquire the site by gift or purchase, and let the contract for such building or buildings under the law as now provided for the construction of county buildings. If the board of county commissioners cannot agree with any owner as to the price of any land for such site, condemnation proceedings may be instituted by said board and prosecuted in the name of the county under the provisions of the law in similar cases.
History: L. 1939, ch. 338, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 166, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 201, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 85; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1561a Donations.

19-1561a.
Donations.
Any person or persons, firm, organization, corporation or society desiring to make donation of money, personal property or real estate for the benefit of the activities mentioned in K.S.A. 19-1561, shall have the right to vest title of the money or real estate so donated in said county to be controlled, when accepted, by the board of county commissioners according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise or bequest of such property: Provided, That such donations may be issued [used] for the purpose of acquisition of a site, the erecting, equipping and furnishing of a building or buildings for such activities if not inconsistent with the terms of the deed, gift, devise or bequest of such property, and the same may be used in addition to the maximum amount stated in the resolution submitting the question to the electors.
History: L. 1949, ch. 201, § 2; March 18.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1561b 4-H buildings and furnishings; additional equipment, repair of buildings; premiums and rewards; tax levy, use of proceeds; report to county of premiums and rewards awarded.

19-1561b. 4-H buildings and furnishings; additional equipment, repair of buildings; premiums and rewards; tax levy, use of proceeds; report to county of premiums and rewards awarded.
Upon the erection of such building or buildings and furnishings as herein provided, the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such building or buildings and furnishings are located is hereby authorized and empowered to levy annually a tax upon all taxable tangible property within said county for the purpose of purchasing additional equipment, maintaining and repairing such building or buildings and furnishings and for the payment of premiums and rewards awarded at agricultural livestock and 4-H club activities and approved by the board of county commissioners 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. In any county in which there is a fair recognized as an official county fair, the amount of the payment for premiums and rewards under this section shall not exceed the amount of the payment by the county for premiums and awards for such county fair.
The board of county commissioners is authorized to pay any tax moneys collected and approved by said board for the payment of rewards and premiums to the executive board of the county agricultural extension council, except for an amount 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. The executive board is authorized to accept such payments and upon acceptance of such moneys shall provide for the awarding of rewards and premiums for the authorized activities and shall make reports, under oath, to the county commissioners of the receipts and expenditures of the moneys so received, on or before December 31 of each year.
History: L. 1949, ch. 201, § 3; L. 1953, ch. 149, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 167, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 7; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 86; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 67; L. 2013, ch. 71, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1561c Control and management of buildings; appointment of board; terms.

19-1561c.
Control and management of buildings; appointment of board; terms.
Upon the erection of such building or buildings, the board of county commissioners of such county shall have the control and management of such building or buildings, and they may vest the authority to manage such building or buildings in a board of three members, such members to be appointed as follows: One member to be appointed by the board of county commissioners of such county, one member to be appointed by the executive board of the agricultural extension council of the county or such other agency as may be hereafter recognized for carrying into effect the extension work in said county, and one member to be selected by the persons so appointed. Such board shall serve at the pleasure of the board of county commissioners.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 201, § 4; L. 1953, ch. 149, § 2; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1561d Tax levies voted under K.S.A. 19-1561.

19-1561d.
Tax levies voted under
K.S.A.
19-1561.
The provisions of this act shall apply to any county which has, prior to the effective date of this act, under the provisions of section 19-1561 of the General Statutes of 1949, submitted the question of making an annual tax levy for acquiring a site, for the erecting and equipping of and the furnishing of a building or buildings to be used for 4-H club purposes, livestock shows, and other agricultural or civic activities to the qualified electors of the county, and a majority of those voting on the question shall have voted in favor of such levy.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 148, § 1; March 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1561e No-fund warrants; limitation; payment; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable.

19-1561e.
No-fund warrants; limitation; payment; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable.
In any county such as described in K.S.A. 19-1561d, the board of county commissioners may issue no-fund warrants in an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to be used for the purposes for which the tax levies described in K.S.A. 19-1561d were authorized: Provided, That the amount of such warrants plus the interest payable thereon shall not exceed the total amount authorized to be raised by the tax levy under the authority conferred by K.S.A. 19-1561. Such no-fund tax warrants shall be paid by the levies made under K.S.A. 19-1561 and such warrants shall be issued, registered and bear interest in the manner and be in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940 except they shall not bear the notation required by said section and may be issued without the approval of the state commission of revenue and taxation. None of the provisions of the cash basis and budget laws of this state shall apply to any expenditures made, the payment of which has been provided for by the issuance of warrants under this act.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 148, § 2; March 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1561f Maximum levies not made.

19-1561f.
Maximum levies not made.
The provisions of this act shall apply to any county which has, prior to the effective date of this act, under the provisions of section 19-1561 of the General Statutes of 1949, submitted the question of making an annual tax levy for acquiring a site for, the erecting and equipping of and the furnishing of a building or buildings to be used for 4-H club purposes, livestock shows, and other agricultural or civic activities to the qualified electors of the county, and a majority of those voting on the question shall have voted in favor of such levy and which county did not make the maximum tax levies authorized by law for such purposes but did make tax levies for such purposes not exceeding in the aggregate one and fifteen hundredths (1.15) mills.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 147, § 1; April 7.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1561g No-fund warrants for certain expenditures; limitation; redemption.

19-1561g.
No-fund warrants for certain expenditures; limitation; redemption.
In any county such as is described in K.S.A. 19-1561f, and which has let a contract for the construction of a building for 4-H club purposes, livestock shows and other agricultural or civic activities and due to a lack of funds such contract does not include necessary or desirable plumbing and heating fixtures, flooring or desirable additions or veneer to the exterior walls, the board of county commissioners may expend a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the purpose of providing such necessary or desirable plumbing and heating fixtures, flooring and additions or veneer to the exterior walls, and in order to provide funds for such purposes, the board of county commissioners may issue no-fund warrants in an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Such no-fund warrants shall be in the form, issued, bear interest, be redeemed and any surplus existing after such redemption shall be handled in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, or any amendments thereto, except such no-fund warrants shall not bear the notation required by said K.S.A. 79-2940 or be subject to the approval of the state commission of revenue and taxation. At the first tax-levying period after said no-fund warrants are issued, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy on all the taxable tangible property of the county sufficient to redeem said warrants and pay the interest thereon. Such tax levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to any of the limitations prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947, or acts amendatory thereof.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 147, § 2; April 7.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1562 Validation of certain county jail bonds.

19-1562.
Validation of certain county jail bonds.
Where in any county the electors have heretofore authorized, by a majority vote of the electors voting on the proposition, the issuance of bonds of the county for the purpose of erecting and equipping a county jail, said bonds, when sold and delivered, are hereby declared to be legal, valid and binding obligations of such county, notwithstanding the fact that there may have been irregularities or defects in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds, and in the manner in which the question as to the erection of said county jail and the issuance of county bonds for the purpose of paying for such improvement may have been submitted to the electors at such election and notwithstanding the fact that at such election the proposition submitted to the electors may have embraced the issuance of bonds both for erecting and equipping a county jail.
History:
L. 1941, ch. 204, § 1; March 20.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1572c Construction of courthouse or jail in certain counties; enlarging or remodeling; tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election.

19-1572c.
Construction of courthouse or jail in certain counties; enlarging or remodeling; tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election.
In any county having a population of at least seventy-five thousand (75,000) but not more than one hundred ten thousand (110,000) which has constructed or which hereafter constructs a courthouse or jail, or both, under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1569*, and amendments thereto, the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed one mill upon all the taxable tangible property of the county for the purpose of enlarging or remodeling, or both, of the courthouse or jail, or both, of said county 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.
Said levy may be made annually for a period of not to exceed ten (10) years until sufficient funds have been created for said purpose or purposes. The board of county commissioners shall determine the total amount necessary to be raised for such purposes, not to exceed one percent (1%) of the assessed tangible valuation of the county, and the amount so determined shall be included in the resolution and publication hereinafter provided for. The interest and principal of such fund may be used for the purposes as provided in this act. No levies shall be made under the provisions of this act until a resolution authorizing the making of such levies to create such special fund be passed by the board of county commissioners and published for three successive issues in the official county paper, whereupon such levies may be made unless a petition in opposition to the same, signed by not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the qualified electors of such county as determined by the vote for secretary of state at the last preceding election, is filed with the county clerk of such county within thirty (30) days following the last publication of the resolution by the board of county commissioners.
In the event such petition is filed it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to submit the question to the voters at an election called for such purpose or at the next general election. Such tax levies shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to any aggregate tax levy.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 169, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 87; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1572d Contracts; issuance of bonds, when.

19-1572d.
Contracts; issuance of bonds, when.
Whenever the board of county commissioners deems it advisable they may proceed to advertise and let the contract for the enlarging or remodeling of such building in the manner now provided by law. If at such time there are insufficient moneys in the special fund, the board of county commissioners may issue bonds of the county in an amount which together with the amount raised by the levy authorized by this act will not exceed the total amount stated in the resolution of the board of county commissioners. All such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. Nothing in this act shall prevent the use of any available federal or state aid or both by the county in carrying out one or more of the purposes authorized by this act.
History:
L. 1953, ch. 169, § 2; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1573 Courthouses in certain counties; remodeling, refurnishing; tax levy, use of proceeds.

19-1573.
Courthouses in certain counties; remodeling, refurnishing; tax levy, use of proceeds.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000) and having a total assessed tangible valuation of more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) is hereby authorized to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed one and one-half (1 1/2) mills upon all the taxable tangible property of the county to create a fund for the purpose of rebuilding, remodeling, re-equipping and refurnishing of a courthouse, or making additions thereto, or for one or more of such purposes 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. Said levy may be made annually for a period of not to exceed two years.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 468, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 169, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 88; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1574 Tax levies for courthouse fund in certain counties; warrants.

19-1574.
Tax levies for courthouse fund in certain counties; warrants.
The tax levies herein authorized shall be in addition to all other levies authorized or limited by law and shall be outside the aggregate limitation provided by K.S.A. 79-1947 and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. The board may issue warrants against the fund to be created by such levy to pay the cost of rebuilding, remodeling, re-equipping, refurnishing or making additions, such warrants to draw interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009. Such warrants shall be paid from the fund created by this section.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 468, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 169, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 48; March 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1576a Sale of certain property in certain counties with a population of less than 10,000.

19-1576a.
Sale of certain property in certain counties with a population of less than 10,000.
The provisions of this act shall apply to any county having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000) and having an assessed taxable tangible valuation of not less than twenty-seven million dollars ($27,000,000) nor more than thirty-one million dollars ($31,000,000).
History:
L. 1955, ch. 173, § 1; April 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1576b Resolution for sale of certain property in certain counties; appraisal; disposition of proceeds.

19-1576b.
Resolution for sale of certain property in certain counties; appraisal; disposition of proceeds.
Whenever the board of county commissioners of any such county shall determine, by resolution, that a county barn and welfare office and the lots of the sites upon which the same are situated are no longer needed for county purposes, said board may sell and convey such property in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-211 and as provided in this act, except that such sale may be made without submitting the question of such sale to a vote of the electors of the county. Before making any such sale the value of the property shall be appraised by three (3) legal electors of the county qualified to make such appraisal and appointed by the district judge of the district court of such county, and no such sale shall be made for an amount less than three-fourths (3/4) of the appraised value of the property. All moneys derived from such sale, after deducting the costs of the sale, shall be paid into the county treasury and the county treasurer shall credit the same to a special fund for building and equipping a shop for the county road and highway department.
History: L. 1955, ch. 173, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 70; January 10, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1577 Bonds for combination courthouse and memorial building or courthouse, jail and memorial building in certain counties; election.

19-1577.
Bonds for combination courthouse and memorial building or courthouse, jail and memorial building in certain counties; election.
That any county in this state in which a tax levy has been made for the purpose of erecting a courthouse or courthouse and jail under the provisions of section 19-1506 and 19-1507 of the General Statutes of 1935, and more than ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) has been collected on such levies and is available for such purpose, and in which a proposition to acquire a site and build, establish and maintain a suitable memorial building to the service men and women of such county has been submitted to the voters of the county and has carried by a majority of those voting on the proposition and a levy has been made for such memorial building and more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) has been collected on such levies and is available for that purpose, shall be and is hereby authorized to erect and equip a combination courthouse and memorial building or courthouse, jail and memorial building and to use any funds collected on the levies above referred to for that purpose and is hereby authorized to issue general obligation bonds of such county, in an amount not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to provide funds to be used in conjunction with the proceeds of the aforesaid tax levies in acquiring a site and erecting and equipping such combination courthouse and memorial building. Said building shall not be constructed and said bonds shall not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the electors voting on the proposition at a general election, or at a special election called by the board of county commissioners for that purpose, at which the proposition shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 213, § 1; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1578 Management of combination courthouse and memorial building; trustees.

19-1578.
Management of combination courthouse and memorial building; trustees.
That the management and control of said combination courthouse and memorial building shall be vested in the board of county commissioners: Provided, however, The board of county commissioners may appoint a board of trustees to manage and control any portion of the building devoted to public purposes other than the conduct of county business as provided in K.S.A. 73-407.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 213, § 2; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1579 Certain counties of less than 5,000 population; courthouse, jail or sheriff quarters.

19-1579.
Certain counties of less than 5,000 population; courthouse, jail or sheriff quarters.
The provisions of this act shall apply to any county having a population of less than five thousand (5,000) and having a total assessed tangible valuation of more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) and which county has prior to the effective date of this act made a tax levy or levies for the purpose of providing funds to be used for the construction of a courthouse, jail or sheriff's quarters or for one or more such purposes, and which has accumulated at least forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) for such purposes and in which county the state fire marshal has condemned the basement and the second floor above the ground of the courthouse now in existence in said county.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 210, § 1; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1580 Bonds for courthouse jail and sheriff's quarters; election.

19-1580.
Bonds for courthouse jail and sheriff's quarters; election.
The board of county commissioners of any county such as described in K.S.A. 19-1579 is hereby authorized and empowered to issue general obligation bonds of such county for the purpose of providing funds to be used in addition to the funds now on hand or hereafter derived from a tax levy made to create a sinking fund, for the purpose of acquiring a site, the construction, furnishing and equipment of a combination courthouse, jail and sheriff's quarters building thereon. The total amount of bonds issued under the authority conferred by this act shall not exceed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) less the amount available for such purposes derived from tax levies made for such purposes as provided by law.
No bonds shall be issued under the authority conferred by this act unless and until the question of the issuance of the same shall have been submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of such county at a regular general election or at a special election called for that purpose, and a majority of those voting on the question shall have declared by their votes to be in favor of the issuance of said bonds. Such election shall be called and held, and said bonds shall be issued, sold, registered, delivered and retired in the manner provided by the general bond law. Bonds issued under this act shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limitation fixed by any other law of this state.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 210, § 2; March 19.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1581 Certain counties with a population between 12,000 and 13,000.

19-1581.
Certain counties with a population between 12,000 and 13,000.
The provision of this act shall apply to any county having a population of more than twelve thousand (12,000) and less than thirteen thousand (13,000) with an assessed tangible valuation of more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) and less than thirty-two million dollars ($32,000,000).
History:
L. 1949, ch. 211, § 1; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1582 Warrants for improving courthouse.

19-1582.
Warrants for improving courthouse.
The board of county commissioners of any such county is hereby authorized to issue no-fund warrants during a period of five consecutive years for the purpose of providing funds to be used for purpose of improving its courthouse, constructing additions thereto, repairing, rewiring and installation of heating facilities therefor in a total amount of not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) during said five-year period.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 211, § 2; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1583 Tax levies to pay warrants for improving courthouse in certain counties; surplus funds.

19-1583.
Tax levies to pay warrants for improving courthouse in certain counties; surplus funds.
Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority provided by this act, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued, sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon. All such tax levies shall be in addition to all other levy authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to the aggregate tax levy prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. Such warrants shall be issued, bear such interest, be registered and redeemed in the manner and in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, or any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, except that they shall not bear the notation required by said section 79-2940 and may be issued without the approval of the state commission of revenue and taxation. Any surplus existing after the redemption of such warrants shall be handled in the manner prescribed by said section 79-2940.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 211, § 3; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1584 Cash basis and budget laws not to apply under this act.

19-1584.
Cash basis and budget laws not to apply under this act.
The provisions and restrictions of the cash basis and budget laws of this state shall not apply to the expenditures under the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 211, § 4; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1585 Certain counties of more than 50,000 population; additional bonds for site and the building and equipping of courthouse or jail; resolution.

19-1585.
Certain counties of more than 50,000 population; additional bonds for site and the building and equipping of courthouse or jail; resolution.
That any county having a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000) and in which there is no city of the first class, which prior to the effective date of this act, has levied taxes and created a special fund under the provisions of section 19-1569 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, for the purpose of acquiring a site for and building, equipping and furnishing a courthouse and jail, or for any one or more of such purposes the board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution stating (a) the total amount necessary to pay for said project, and (b) the total amount necessary for such special fund as stated in the original resolution adopted pursuant to the provisions of section 19-1569 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, and (c) the total amount of bonds, if any, which have been issued under the provisions of section 19-1570 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1945, and section 19-1570 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, and (d) the total amount, to the date of adoption of said resolution, collected by said county pursuant to the levy authorized by section 19-1569 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, and (e) that the total amount so collected by tax levy is insufficient to pay for said project and that it is necessary to issue and sell bonds, stating the amount thereof.
Such resolution shall be published for three successive weeks in the official county paper; whereupon, such bonds, in an amount not exceeding that stated in the resolution, herein provided, as the amount necessary to be issued, which amount of bonds together with (1) the amount collected by the levy authorized by said section 19-1569 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, and (2) the total amount of bonds therefore issued under the provisions of section 19-1570 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1945, and section 19-1570 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, shall not exceed by more than one hundred twenty-five (125) percent the total amount stated in the original resolution of the board adopted and published in accordance with the provisions of section 19-1569 of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, may be issued and sold under the term of this act: Provided, That no bonds shall be issued under this act until the question of issuing the same shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the county at an election as provided for in K.S.A. 19-1587.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 212, § 1; April 12.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1586 Site at place other than county seat; contracts; limitation; resolution.

19-1586.
Site at place other than county seat; contracts; limitation; resolution.
That where an office or offices for the rendering of county services by county officials has heretofore been established in any such county at a place other than the county seat of said county, and such action has been validated pursuant to the provisions of section 19-1601a of the General Statutes Supplement of 1947, the board of county commissioners may acquire a site if one be needed at some place within the township wherein such office has been established and proceed to advertise and let the contract for the building, equipping and furnishing of a suitable building for the housing of such county officials as are authorized pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1601b: Provided, That the board of county commissioners shall first determine the total amount necessary to be expended for such purposes, in no event to exceed one-half (1/2) of one percent of the assessed tangible valuation of the county, and the amount so determined shall be included in the resolution and publication hereinafter provided for.
Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained, the board of county commissioners may issue and sell in the manner provided by the general law, bonds of the county in an amount which will not exceed the total amount stated in said resolution and publication: Provided, That no contract shall be let or bonds issued under the provisions of this section of this act until a resolution is adopted by the board of county commissioners stating (a) that they deem it advisable to acquire a site for and build, equip and furnish an office building, or for any one or more of such purposes, for the housing of services as authorized by the provisions of K.S.A. 19-1601b, and (b) the total amount determined necessary to pay for such project, and (c) that it is necessary to issue and sell bonds, stating the amount thereof, in payment therefor. Such resolution shall be published for three successive issues in the official county paper, whereupon, subject to authorization by an election as hereinafter provided, the board of county commissioners may proceed to acquire a site if one be needed and may proceed to advertise and let the contract for such building and equipping and furnishing the same and may issue and sell bonds in an amount not exceeding that stated in such resolution as the amount necessary to be issued.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 212, § 2; April 12.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1587 Bond election.

19-1587.
Bond election.
That no bonds shall be issued under any section of this act until the question of issuing the same shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the county at a regular general election or at a special election called for that purpose and unless a majority of the qualified electors voting on such question shall have declared by their votes to be in favor of the issuance of said bonds, any such election shall be called and held in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law: Provided, That the two projects herein authorized for the construction of buildings shall be submitted to a vote of the people in two propositions on the same ballot.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 212, § 3; April 12.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1588 Federal or state aid; issuance and retirement of bonds.

19-1588.
Federal or state aid; issuance and retirement of bonds.
Nothing in this act shall prevent the use of any available federal or state aid or both by the county carrying out one or more of the purposes authorized by this act. The bonds issued under the authority of this act shall be issued and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law except that they shall be retired over a period of not more than twenty (20) years, may be issued in addition to all other bonds authorized to be issued by counties, and no statute limiting the outstanding indebtedness which a county may have shall apply to any bonds issued under the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 212, § 4; April 12.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1590 Counties with a population between 50,000 and 80,000; bonds for courthouse improvements, acquisition of sites, additions, equipment and maintenance.

19-1590.
Counties with a population between 50,000 and 80,000; bonds for courthouse improvements, acquisition of sites, additions, equipment and maintenance.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not less than fifty thousand (50,000) and not more than eighty thousand (80,000), when it deems it advisable, may issue bonds of the county in a total amount of not to exceed one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the assessed taxable tangible valuation of the county for the general purpose of purchasing, installing, repairing, maintaining, renovating, exchanging and replacing heating and air-conditioning systems of the courthouse of such county; and for the further purpose of acquiring sites for the erection of necessary additions to the existing courthouse and buildings and the equipment and maintenance of such additions and buildings; and for the further purpose of making necessary capital improvements and alterations to the existing courthouse.
No bonds shall be issued under this act until a resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall be passed by the board of county commissioners and published for three (3) successive issues in a newspaper of general circulation in such county, whereupon such bonds may be issued unless a petition in opposition to same, signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified voters of such county as determined by the vote for secretary of state at the last preceding election, is filed with the county clerk of such county within thirty (30) days following the last publication of such resolution. In the event such petition is filed it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to determine the sufficiency of such petition, and if it finds same to be sufficient, it shall be the duty of said board to submit the question to the voters at an election called for such purpose or at the next general election.
All such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. Nothing in this act shall prevent the use of any available federal or state aid or both by the county in carrying out one or more of the purposes authorized by this act. The provisions of K.S.A. 19-214, 19-215 and 19-216 shall be applicable to any improvements made under the authority conferred by this section.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 176, § 1; April 8.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1595 Issuance of bonds; limitations.

19-1595.
Issuance of bonds; limitations.
All bonds issued by such county for the purposes herein provided may be issued annually over a period of not to exceed five (5) years, but the total amount of all such issues shall not exceed the aggregate amount fixed and stated in said resolution hereinabove referred to and adopted by the board of county commissioners of such counties. All such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be subject to any limitation of bonded indebtedness of such county.
History:
L. 1957, ch. 195, § 2; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1597 Publication of resolution regarding acquisition of voting machines; bids; protest petition; election.

19-1597.
Publication of resolution regarding acquisition of voting machines; bids; protest petition; election.
The resolution herein referred to, to be unanimously adopted by the board of county commissioners of such counties shall be published for three (3) consecutive issues in the official county paper. Whereupon, the board of county commissioners of such counties may thereafter advertise for proposals for the erecting and equipping of such building or the purchasing and remodeling of an existing building and award contracts therefor in the manner now provided by law, and issue serial bonds of such county in payment thereof, payable in not more than ten (10) approximate equal annual installments and bearing interest at a rate of not to exceed five percent (5%); unless a petition in protest or opposition to the acquiring of a site for the erecting and equipping of such building, or the purchasing and remodeling of an existing building, signed by at least five hundred (500) qualified electors of such county, is filed with the county clerk of said county within thirty (30) days following the date of the last publication of the said resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners of any such counties.
In the event such petition of protest or opposition is filed, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of such counties to submit the question of acquiring a site, if the same be necessary, and the erecting and equipping of a building or the purchasing and remodeling of an existing building to be used for the purposes provided for in this act and paying the cost thereof by the issuance of bonds, to the voters of such county at any special election called for such purpose, by the board of county commissioners of such counties or at any regular, primary or general election.
History:
L. 1959, ch. 151 § 2; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1598 Bond requirements; outside debt limitations.

19-1598.
Bond requirements; outside debt limitations.
All such bonds shall be issued, registered, sold, delivered and retired in accordance with the provisions of the general bond law. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be subject to any limitation of bonded indebtedness of such county.
History:
L. 1959, ch. 151, § 3; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-1599 Improvement of courthouse property in counties of more than 250,000 population; leasing of old site, conditions.

19-1599.
Improvement of courthouse property in counties of more than 250,000 population; leasing of old site, conditions.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) is hereby authorized to improve by repairing, remodeling or renovating any courthouse building constructed more than twenty-five (25) years before this act takes effect. Such board of county commissioners is authorized, in the alternative, to demolish and raze such a courthouse and construct other improvements on such old courthouse site for public record storage, parking or for any other county purposes authorized by law. Such old courthouse site may be leased to any public or quasi-public body for periods of not more than ten (10) years, and, if leased, the lease may provide that certain repairs, remodelings or renovating shall be done by the lessee or by the county.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 162, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,100 Same; preliminary plan; resolution; survey and cost estimate; improvements, laws applicable.

19-15,100.
Same; preliminary plan; resolution; survey and cost estimate; improvements, laws applicable.
If the board of county commissioners of such county deem action under authority of this act to be necessary or expedient said board shall adopt by resolution a preliminary plan for the use of such old courthouse property. Said board shall then employ a licensed architect to make a survey and cost estimate for such improvement or demolition. After consideration of such survey and estimate, said board may have such improvements made or demolition done and the same shall be done in accordance with K.S.A. 19-214 to 19-216, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 162, § 2; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 15 - County Buildings › 19-15,101 Same; costs; no-fund warrants authorized; limitations; tax levies.

19-15,101.
Same; costs; no-fund warrants authorized; limitations; tax levies.
To pay for the improvements or demolition authorized by this act, the board of county commissioners of such counties may issue no-fund warrants and the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, shall apply in issuing said warrants except that the notation required in said section shall be: "Issued pursuant to authority of law" (followed by the citation of this act). The board shall use the proceeds of such no-fund warrants to pay all costs of the aforesaid improvement or demolition. The total of such warrants issued shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), and the principal and the interest thereon may be payable in approximate equal installments over a period of not to exceed five (5) years from the date following their issuance. The said board shall make a levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued, and each year thereafter, sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon, until all warrants and interest have been paid in full.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 162, § 3; June 30.