19-15,122.

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19-15,122. General obligation bonds for court facilities in urban area counties; resolution; publication; petition; election. The board of county commissioners shall first determine the total amount necessary to be expended for the purposes enumerated in K.S.A. 19-15,120 and 19-15,121 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 bond law, bonds of the county in an amount which will not exceed the total amount stated in said resolution and publication and authorized by this act: Provided, That no contract shall be let or bonds issued under this act until a resolution is adopted by the board of county commissioners stating

(a)that they deem it advisable to acquire a site or build district court facilities,

(b)the total amount determined necessary to pay for such items or both,

(c)that it is necessary to issue and sell bonds, stating the amount thereof, in payment therefor. Such resolution shall be published for three

(3)successive issues in the official county paper. Whereupon, the board of county commissioners may advertise for proposals for the doing of such work, award contracts therefor in the manner now provided by law, contract for sites or institute eminent domain proceedings therefor, and issue bonds of such county in payment thereof, unless a petition protesting the adoption of such plan signed by at least five percent (5%) of the qualified electors of such county as certified to the county commissioners by the county election commissioner, is filed with the county clerk of such county within thirty

(30)days following the date of the last publication of such resolution. In such event, the board of county commissioners shall submit the question of issuance of the bonds to the voters of such county at an election called and held, in the manner provided for the calling and holding of elections upon the question of issuing bonds, under the general bond law, for such purpose or at the next general election.