A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF NEWTON , KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 79-1951, PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT AND REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 16.

Section 1. The City of Newton, Kansas, a city of the first class of less than 50,000 population, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5, Article 12, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself from, and make inapplicable to it, Section 79-1951 of Kansas Statutes Annotated and any amendments thereto, which applies to said city, but the provisions of which do not apply uniformly to all cities.

Section 2. The City of Newton, Kansas, may levy such tax as it deems necessary to provide funds to meet the requirements of its annual budget from year to year.

Section 3. Charter Ordinance No. 16 is hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Charter Ordinance.

(12-3-80)