Kansas Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions
15-101 Cities of third class; government.

15-101. Cities of third class; government. All municipal corporations of the territory or state of Kansas, heretofore organized as cities, towns, or villages, containing not more than two thousand inhabitants (and not heretofore organized as cities of the second class), including cities of the third class organized in accordance with the provisions of the act of which this is amendatory, and including also all unincorporated towns (without regard to their population) which may now or hereafter be constituted a county seat of any county, shall be cities of the third class, and shall be governed by the provisions of this act; and all rights and privileges accrued under and by virtue of, or provided by, any act of the legislature of the territory or of the state of Kansas, before the day on which this act shall take effect, to any such municipal corporation, are hereby confirmed and preserved to such corporation, and the citizens thereof, respectively.
History: L. 1871, ch. 60, § 1; L. 1886, ch. 66, § 1; L. 1917, ch. 114, § 1; May 26; R.S. 1923, § 15-101.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 15 - Cities Of The Third Class

Article 1 - General Provisions

15-101 Cities of third class; government.

15-104 City to remain a part of corporate limits of township.

15-105 Composition of council; census.

15-106 Meetings of council.

15-111 Election to determine status of city; city as part of township; payment of debts.

15-111a Dissolution of certain cities.

15-112 Issuance of no-fund warrants by newly incorporated cities; computation of amount; protest petition; election.

15-113 Same; tax levies; surplus; cash basis and budget laws inapplicable.

15-115 Incorporation of cities; purpose of act.

15-116 Same; petition; enumeration; affidavit; map; statement of assessed valuation.

15-117 Same; duties of county clerks; hearing.

15-118 Same; notice of hearing; publication; posting.

15-119 Same; notice of hearing required for certain officials.

15-120 Same; conduct of hearing.

15-121 Same; factors considered in determining advisability of incorporation.

15-122 Same; consultants; witnesses; records; expense, how paid.

15-123 Same; consideration of matter after hearing; denial of petition, when; order; unanimous vote for incorporation, when; election of city officers, procedure.

15-124 Same; operation as mayor-council city upon incorporation.

15-125 Same; expenses and costs from county general fund; proration, when.

15-126 Incorporation of cities; appeals to district court from commissioners' decision; reversal of decision; duties of board.