19-2107. Homes for the aged; elections under K.S.A.

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19-2107. Homes for the aged; elections under K.S.A. 19-2106 ; notice; ballots; tax levies; collection; fund. Any election required under subsection

(a)and

(b)of K.S.A. 19-2106 , and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, shall be held at the usual places in such county for electing county officers. Notice of such election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once each week for three

(3)consecutive weeks, the last publication to be not less than seven

(7)days prior to such election. Such notice shall specify the date for holding the election and the purpose for such election, and the amount of funds proposed to be raised. The vote shall be canvassed in the same manner as that for county officers, and the board of county commissioners of such county shall as set forth in K.S.A. 19-2106 , and acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, submit to the qualified electors thereof, at a primary, general, or special election, the question whether there shall be levied upon the assessed valuation of all taxable tangible property of such county a tax or issued general obligation bonds for the purchase of real estate for a home for the aged, for the purchase or construction of a building or buildings, and for either or all such purposes. The ballot to be used at any election at which the home for the aged question is submitted shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall the county of ______________ levy a ______ mill tax for a home for the aged. Yes ☐ No ☐

To vote for the proposition place an × in the square following "yes." To vote against the proposition place an × in the square following "no."

If a majority of the votes cast at such election on the proposition so submitted shall be in favor of the proposition the board of commissioners shall levy the tax so authorized, which shall be collected in the same manner as any other taxes are collected, and credited to the home for the aged fund, and shall be paid out on the order of the board of commissioners for the purposes authorized by this act, and for no other purposes whatsoever.