24-125. Same; gifts; purchases; eminent domain. For the purpose of acquiring necessary lands, easements or rights of way for maintenance, repairs or improvements of ditches in said drainage district or for construction or development of any new or additional drainage ditches, canals or dikes in said drainage district, and carrying out the provisions of this act, the board of county commissioners of said county may acquire the same by gift or by purchase or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain and there is hereby conferred upon the board of county commissioners of any such county the same rights of eminent domain as are now or may be hereafter conferred by law upon cities in the acquisition of lands for public purposes to be exercised in the manner set forth in K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive.
History: L. 1945, ch. 198, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 53; Jan. 1, 1964.
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.