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Division 1. Generally

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The governing body of the City of Topeka, Kansas, is hereby authorized and empowered to levy taxes in each year for the following city purposes, but said governing body shall not fix the rate of levy in any one year on each dollar of assessed tangible valuation of said city in excess of the following rates:

Mills

General revenue

20.00

Judgments

1.00

Parks and playgrounds

7.50

Streetlighting

3.00

Bridge: Building and rebuilding

0.50

Fire protection (hydrant rental)

0.75

Provided, that the aggregate of all citywide levies of said city, except levies for the payment of bonds and interest thereon and levies for such other special purposes as authorized by law, is hereby limited to 32.75 mills on each dollar of assessed tangible valuation of said city. (C.O. 54 § 1, 10-26-81; C.O. 41 § 1, 3-12-78; C.O. 8 § 1, 8-14-67; C.O. 2 § 2, 5-28-63.)