Kansas Statutes 12-1270. Same; issuance of bonds; purpose; election; tax levy
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1270
- board: means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;
(f) "library" means a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money and shall be called the Independence area public library;
(g) "governing body" means the governing body of the city of Independence, Kansas or the board of county commissioners of Montgomery county, Kansas; and
(h) "maintenance and support" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1281
- County: means Shawnee county;
(b) "city" means the city of Topeka, Kansas;
(c) "library district" means all territory located within Shawnee county except that territory located within Rossville township and Silver Lake township;
(d) "board" means the library board of trustees appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act;
(e) "library" means a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money and shall be called the Topeka and Shawnee county public library;
(f) "governing body" means the governing body of a city or the board of county commissioners of a county; and
(g) "maintenance and support" means the general and usual cost and expense of operating a library. See Kansas Statutes 12-1260
- Library: shall mean a library which serves the general public and is supported in whole or in part with tax money. See Kansas Statutes 12-1218
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
The board may issue general obligation bonds of the library district for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, repairing, remodeling, furnishing and equipping any buildings or additions thereto, together with sites therefor, for library purposes. No bonds shall be issued until the question of their issuance and the amount of such issuance has been submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the library district at any special, general or primary election, and a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon votes in favor thereof. The election shall be called and held and the bonds shall be issued, sold, delivered, registered and retired in the manner provided by the general bond law. Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall not be subject to or within any bonded debt limit of the city or county. The board shall have the power to levy a tax against all taxable tangible property in the library district for the purpose of paying the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on any bonds issued pursuant to this section.