A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF WHITEWATER, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 79-1953 AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT AUTHORIZING AND LIMITING TAX LEVIES IN ANY ONE YEAR ON EACH DOLLAR OF ASSESSED TANGIBLE VALUATION.

Section 1.         The City of Whitewater, Kansas, being a city of the third class by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt, and does exempt itself from and makes inapplicable to it, K.S.A. 79-1953 which is not applicable uniformly to all cities and the Legislature, not having established classes of cities for the purpose of imposing tax limitations and prohibitions and provides substitute and additional provisions as hereinafter provided.

Section 2.         The governing body of the City of Whitewater, Kansas, 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 in any one year on each dollar of assessed tangible valuation of said city for the following named purpose in excess of the following named rates:

Library - 3.00 mills.

(5-11-1981)