AN ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF COUNCIL GROVE, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 79-1952 INSOFAR AS IT PERTAINS TO THE RATE OF LEVY FOR LIBRARY PURPOSES, AND SUBSTITUTING AN ADDITIONAL RATE OF LEVY THEREFOR.

Section 1. The City of Council Grove, Kansas, by the power vested in said city by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 79-1952, which is not applicable uniformly to all cities of the State of Kansas, insofar as said statute pertains to the maximum rate of levy for library purposes and to provide a substitute and additional rate of levy for library purposes as hereinafter set out.

Section 2. The provisions of K.S.A 79-1952 shall not apply or limit the levy of taxes by the City of Council Grove, Kansas, for library purposes.

Section 3. The governing body of said city is hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes in each year for the general fund and other city purposes, but said governing body shall not fix a rate of levy upon each dollar of assessed tangible valuation for such city for library purposes in excess of 5.00 mills.

(08-03-1987)