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2013 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 24 DRAINAGE AND LEVEES
Article 6 DRAINAGE IN ONE OR MORE COUNTIES
- Section 24-601 Formation of drainage district by owners of swamp or overflowed lands; articles of association.
- Section 24-601a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
- Section 24-602 Summons to owners of real estate.
- Section 24-603 Objections of landowners heard by district court; finding of fact; exclusion of land not benefited.
- Section 24-604 Record of proceedings.
- Section 24-605 Elections, supervisors and bonds and no-fund warrant issues; vacancies.
- Section 24-606a Annual election of supervisors; notice.
- Section 24-607 Oath of supervisors.
- Section 24-608 Organization of board of supervisors; district treasurer; county treasurer's duties.
- Section 24-609 Topographical survey; classification and basis for assessment of benefits; maps and profile; engineer.
- Section 24-610 Drain commissioner; term; duties; bond; oath.
- Section 24-611 Annexation of land to district; procedures; limitations.
- Section 24-611a Agreements to allow drainage from land located outside district.
- Section 24-612 Rights of way and removal of obstructions in streams; eminent domain proceedings.
- Section 24-613 Hearing of objections to report of engineer; notice; filing of report.
- Section 24-614 Who may file objections to report; adjournments of hearings.
- Section 24-615 Powers and duties of board upon hearing objections to report; no appeal, when; board may modify decision.
- Section 24-616 Hearings to objections to engineer report; costs; fees.
- Section 24-617 Appeal from decision of board; bond; transcript; procedure.
- Section 24-618 Tax levies; installments; correction of assessments; certification of levies.
- Section 24-619 Supplemental assessments.
- Section 24-620 Expenses apportioned to street, highway or railroad; collection.
- Section 24-621 Issuance of bonds; levy to pay bonds; temporary loan.
- Section 24-622 Resolution for bond issue.
- Section 24-623 Lien of assessments; sinking fund.
- Section 24-624 Sale of bonds; use of proceeds; deposit of money.
- Section 24-625 Powers and duties of board; works affecting highway, railroad or state property.
- Section 24-626 Letting of contracts for improvements; bond of contractor; work under direction of drain commissioner.
- Section 24-627 Scope of act.
- Section 24-628 Outlet or discharge of more than one district into stream; apportionment of cost.
- Section 24-629 Outlet for lateral drains.
- Section 24-630 Subdistrict where land separated from drainage; petition.
- Section 24-632 Warrants.
- Section 24-633 Compensation and expenses of officers and employees.
- Section 24-634 Levy upon lands for repair of improvements; assessment of costs where repair made necessary by negligence of landowner.
- Section 24-635 Overseers; appointment; powers and duties.
- Section 24-636 Civil liability for obstructing or injuring property; penalty.
- Section 24-637 Construction of act; defects in assessments; modification of assessments.
- Section 24-638 Contest of assessments.
- Section 24-639 District to be body politic and corporate; corporate name; general powers.
- Section 24-640 Construction of act; petition required, when.
- Section 24-640a Perpetual succession.
- Section 24-641 Legalizing drainage districts created by district court or board of county commissioners.
- Section 24-641a Same; special election of officers, when.
- Section 24-642 Same; boundaries legalized.
- Section 24-643 Same; bond issues legalized.
- Section 24-644 Same; tax levies and assessments legalized.
- Section 24-645 Same; acts done in conformity to law legalized.
- Section 24-646 Same; application of act.
- Section 24-647 Disorganization of drainage district; petition; nature of hearing; resolution; board of trustees.
- Section 24-648 Same; duties of trustees.
- Section 24-649 Same; how funds secured by trustees; tax levy.
- Section 24-650 Same; notice of disorganization; filing of claims.
- Section 24-651 Same; funds for payment of claims.
- Section 24-652 Same; care and sale of property.
- Section 24-653 Same; final report and discharge of trustees.
- Section 24-654 Renewal, extension and restoration of articles of incorporation; petition to court; record.
- Section 24-655 Same; validation of prior acts; vesting of property rights and credits; liabilities.
- Section 24-656 Drainage districts organized with territory in two or more counties; definitions.
- Section 24-657 Same; authorization.
- Section 24-658 Same; petition by verified landowners; county clerk to furnish record of ownership, when.
- Section 24-658a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
- Section 24-659 Same; contents of petition; form; map.
- Section 24-660 Same; circulation of counterpart of petition; city territory included, when; copies of petitions filed with county clerk and secretary of state; findings and endorsement by secretary of state; notice to steering committee.
- Section 24-661 Same; certification to chief engineer; investigation, report and approval or disapproval; approval required, when; transmittal of approval to secretary of state and to chairman of steering committee.
- Section 24-662 Same; meeting of steering committee, notice; committee constitutes initial board of directors; election of officers; election on organization of district; certification of results to secretary of state; certificate of incorporation, issuance and recording; action attacking incorporation, limitation.
- Section 24-663 Same; payment of costs and expenses when proposed district not approved; tax levies; disposition of funds.
- Section 24-664 Same; district as body politic and corporate; powers; designation of home office.
- Section 24-665 Same; no-fund warrants to pay initial organization and administrative expenses; limitation; tax levy to pay; annual ascertainment and certification of valuation in joint district.
- Section 24-665a Same; annual meeting; notice; elections.
- Section 24-666 Same; act supplemental to existing laws.
- Section 24-667 Extension of territory of joint district; petition; approval of secretary of state and chief engineer.
- Section 24-668 Dissolution of portion of joint district; petition, contents; hearing; findings; report; certificate of dissolution; powers and duties of chief engineer.
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