Kan. Stat. § 19-1510
That the board of county commissioners of any county having a population of one hundred and ten thousand (110,000) or over, is hereby authorized and empowered to erect, construct, reconstruct or improve a courthouse and to construct additions and improvements thereto; and for the purpose of paying the cost and expenses thereof, may issue negotiable bonds of such county not exceeding in amount the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), without the same being authorized by an election called or held for such purpose; and none of the restrictions and limitations respecting the amount of county indebtedness contained in any of the laws of the state of Kansas, shall apply to or in any way affect the issuance of the bonds authorized by this act or any bonds so issued; and such bonds shall be subject only to the limitations contained herein: Provided, That this section shall not apply to counties designated as urban under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2654.
K.S.A. 19-1510