19-509. Warrants; payment and redemption; received in payment of taxes. Every county treasurer in this state shall pay for and redeem any county warrant presented to him for redemption at the time of its presentation; and if so paid, shall mark the same "Paid," with red ink, on its face, and the date when paid, at the time of payment, and sign the same: Provided, There is money then in his possession sufficient to pay the same; and if there is not sufficient money in his hands to pay such warrant, he shall make a certificate of that fact upon the back of said warrant, and date and sign the same; and it shall also be the duty of said treasurer to set down in a book, to be kept by him for that purpose, the number, amount, and date of all such warrants, to whom made payable, and the date when presented for payment; and all county warrants shall be paid in the order of their presentation for payment as appears by his register; and it shall be the duty of the county treasurer, whenever any money comes to his hands, to set apart the amount of the warrants thus presented, which money shall be by him kept until called for, and if not called for previous to the publication of his quarterly statements to be made on the first Mondays of January, April, July and October in each year, he shall embrace the same in his next quarterly statement, fully describing such warrants by giving their number and amount; and interest shall cease on each warrant after such publication.
The said treasurer, when he goes out of office, shall deliver said book, containing a list of the county warrants so presented, to his successor, who shall in all things act as though the entries of warrants were made by himself; but every county treasurer shall receive in payment of county taxes the county warrants issued in said county, which may be presented in payment for such county taxes.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 69; L. 1875, ch. 76, § 1; May 15; R.S. 1923, 19-509.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
19-501 County treasurer; election, term, bond.
19-502a Purchase of burglary insurance authorized; premium payment.
19-502b Surety bonds for deputies and employees; filing, approval, cost.
19-503 Deputy treasurers, duties; meetings and seminars; budget; limitation of personnel action.
19-504 Vacancy in office of county treasurer, how filled.
19-505 Persons ineligible to hold office.
19-506a Revenues from national wildlife refuge system; distribution; use.
19-506b Surprise cash count; required annually in certain counties.
19-507 Accounts of receipts and expenditures; inspection of books; October settlement.
19-508 Settlement of affairs of political divisions; receipts and vouchers.
19-508a Financial reports to cities.
19-508b Financial reports to school districts; copies to state board of education.
19-509 Warrants; payment and redemption; received in payment of taxes.
19-510 Endorsement on county orders.
19-510a Payment into county treasury; receipt from county treasurer.
19-512 Treasurer not to act as county clerk or deputy.
19-513 Delivery of books, papers and moneys to successor; penalty for failure.
19-514 Discount of warrants unlawful; penalty.
19-516 Statement of tax of persons so requesting.
19-517 Same; fee for notifying person of amount of taxes or for accepting payment through mail.
19-518 Same; cancellation of tax receipt where check not paid.
19-521 Same; verification; penalty for perjury.
19-524 Same; publication and posting of statement.
19-525 Same; penalty for failure to make and publish statement; action.
19-531 Duplicate ticket of deposit; statement of amount of money sent to fiscal agent.
19-533 Monthly statement by fiscal agent.
19-535 Duties of county clerk as to checks and drafts.
19-537 Penalty for violating 19-531 to 19-537.
19-547 Publication of delinquent personal property tax statements; costs, payment and collection.