The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not less than twenty-nine thousand (29,000) nor more than sixty thousand (60,000) in which there is located a city of the first class having a population of more than sixteen thousand (16,000) and less than thirty thousand (30,000) in which there is a fair association or society which is organized and operating under the provisions of K.S.A. 2-125 to 2-131, inclusive, and amendments thereto, upon the request of such fair association or society is hereby authorized and empowered to make an annual tax levy for the purpose of raising funds to be used for the erection and maintenance of buildings of such fair association or society, for the purchase of grounds and for the making of any other improvements to the buildings and grounds of such association or society deemed necessary by the directors thereof and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county. No levy shall exceed a rate, which multiplied by the total assessed tangible valuation of the county, will result in producing more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and an amount to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county in any one year except that any such county having an assessed tangible valuation of not less than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) and not more than eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) may levy not to exceed one-fourth (1/4) mill in any one year. The tax levy authorized by this section shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law and the amount collected therefrom, except for an amount to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county, shall be paid to such association or society for the purposes as hereinbefore specified and shall be in addition to the amount allowed to such association or society under the provisions of K.S.A. 2-129.
K.S.A. 2-131a