In any county having a population of more than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) and less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds of the county in an amount not exceeding one percent (1%) of total assessed tangible valuation of the county, for the purpose of acquiring additional land for public park purposes, improving same by grading and building park drives and needed vehicular entrances at connections with one or more existing public roads in the county, subject, however, to the restrictions, conditions, precedent and limitations hereinafter contained in this act.
K.S.A. 19-2897