24-108. County drainage of surface waters along highways; tax levy; eminent domain; petition and agreement. That the board of county commissioners of any county in this state where existing drainage districts are so situated that the drainage and ditches established therein are inadequate to take care of and discharge the surplus surface waters along the highways of any portion of said county are authorized and empowered to assess, levy and collect a tax sufficient to secure the drainage of the lands adjacent to such roads to relieve all such roads and highways and lands of such surplus waters and to construct drains, dig ditches or build levees or embankments wherever necessary to confine and conduct the waters; to condemn lands; to enter adjacent natural drainage territory and assess individual property and road districts as their benefits may appear: Provided, That such action is prayed for by an agreement participated in by at least sixty percent of the resident property owners benefited, asking and consenting to such condemnation and use of such property: Provided further, That the prayer of which said petition and agreement shall have been allowed by the board of county commissioners after a hearing due notice of which shall have been given: Provided further, That the total amount of expense of constructing such ditches, drains, embankments or levees in any one section of the county so benefited in any one instance shall not exceed the sum of $1,000.
History: L. 1923, ch. 140, ยง 1; April 14; R.S. 1923, 24-108.
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.