24-101a. Definition of terms; act inapplicable to certain drainage districts. That whenever it is required under any law of this state relating to drainage or levees that a petition be signed by resident taxpayers, or taxpayers residing within any district or territory under the terms of said drainage district law, or providing that persons shall be taxpayers or resident taxpayers or taxpayers and residents within such district in order to vote at any election provided for under said drainage law or holding the office of supervisor or director of the drainage district, the terms "resident taxpayers," "taxpayers residing within the boundaries of any district or territory," "freeholders and actual residents of the district" and "taxpayers and residents within such district" shall be understood and construed to mean any taxpayers of said district or territory residing in the state of Kansas and owning land in the drainage district or territory: Provided, That this act shall not apply to drainage districts created prior to January 1, 1951, in counties having more than one hundred twenty-five thousand (125,000) population.
History: L. 1927, ch. 196, § 1; L. 1931, ch. 183, § 1; L. 1939, ch. 182, § 1; L. 1941, ch. 222, § 1; L. 1951, ch. 260, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 189, § 1; June 30.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees
Article 1 - General Provisions
24-101a Definition of terms; act inapplicable to certain drainage districts.
24-102 Suits by state to recover lands wrongfully reclaimed from streams.
24-103 Same; drainage district may use land recovered.
24-109 Same; warrants and assessments.
24-113 Same; consent of foreign municipality to service of process.
24-114 Same; answer day; service and return of process; costs.
24-115 Depositories for funds of county treasurer belonging to drainage district; no interest.
24-117 Completion of drainage-district work in counties between 90,000 and 135,000; resolution.
24-119 Same; powers transferred to county; district not dissolved.
24-120 Same; duties of county engineer and county attorney; superintendent, salary.
24-121 Same; general maintenance fund; tax levies; redemption of bonds.
24-122 Same; petition for return of powers to directors; election; transfer of funds.
24-124 Powers under 24-117 to 24-122 extended; additional powers.
24-125 Same; gifts; purchases; eminent domain.
24-127 Transfer of territory from one drainage district to another, when.
24-128 Same; petition; contents.
24-129 Same; notice and hearing.
24-130 Same; findings by county commissioners; transfer of territory or rejection of petition.
24-131 Same; existing indebtedness at time of transfer.
24-133 Same; no-fund warrants, limitations.
24-135 Officers and employees; salary and expenses.
24-136 Special emergency fund; transfer of surplus money.
24-137 Consolidation of districts; procedure; petition; election.
24-138 Annexation of land; Finney county; procedure.
24-139a Finney county drainage district; directors, election, terms.
24-140 Transfer of territory; definitions.