24-124. Powers under 24-117 to 24-122 extended; additional powers. That when any drainage district organized under the laws of the state of Kansas has heretofore adopted a resolution as provided in K.S.A. 24-117 to 24-122, inclusive, and as provided therein turned the management and maintenance of said drainage district to the board of county commissioners of the county in which said drainage district is situated, and said board of county commissioners has assumed the management, maintenance and control of said drainage district, said board of county commissioners after the effective date of this act, regardless of the population of said county shall have and there is hereby conferred on such board full power and authority to maintain, repair or improve any and all drainage ditches, canals or dikes in said drainage district and said board may further develop and improve said drainage district by causing such new or additional drainage ditches, levees, dikes or other constructions to be made as said board may from time to time order and direct.
That to pay for such maintenance, repairs, improvements or new and additional ditches or other constructions, said board of county commissioners shall have power and authority from year to year to levy a general tax not exceeding five mills on the dollar on all the taxable property within said drainage district. Said tax levy shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law. That on the taking effect of this act, any money in the hands of the county treasurer belonging to such drainage district may be used and expended by the board of county commissioners of such county during the year in which this law becomes effective.
History: L. 1945, ch. 198, ยง 1; April 5.
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.