A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 79-1953, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND PROVIDING FOR A LEVY NOT TO EXCEED THREE MILLS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE COMMUNITY BUILDING GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE ARMORY.

Section 1. The City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Constitution and the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from and make inapplicable to it, K.S.A. 79-1953, and any amendments thereto, which is an enactment of the legislature applicable to this city but which is not applicable uniformly to all cities.

Section 2. The provisions of K.S.A. 79-1953, and any amendments thereto, shall not apply to any taxes levied by the City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas.

Section 3. The City of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, is hereby authorized to levy taxes in an amount not to exceed three mills for the purpose of operating and maintaining the Community Building, formerly the National Guard Armory, and generally known as the Armory.

(3-4-1985)