24-130. Same; findings by county commissioners; transfer of territory or rejection of petition. At the time set for the hearing of the petition as provided in K.S.A. 24-129, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to first ascertain and determine whether notice has been given of the time of hearing as required by this act, and, if it shall be determined that such notice has been given, to make a declaration and finding of that fact and cause the same to be entered upon its records, and thereupon to hear all persons in favor or opposed to granting the prayer of said petition and all other evidence that it may desire to hear for the purpose of ascertaining whether the statements in said petition are true; and if upon such hearing it shall be found that such petition is in conformity to the requirements of this act, and that the allegations thereof are true, then such board of county commissioners shall make a finding and decision to that effect, and shall thereupon declare the territories described in the petition to be detached from the one drainage district, naming it, and to be attached to the other drainage district, naming it, and shall fix the date that such transfer shall become effective; and if such board of county commissioners upon such hearing finds that such petition is not in conformity to this act or that the statements in such petition are not true or that said transfer should not be made then such board of county commissioners shall make a finding and decision to that effect and reject that petition. Such affirmative decision and order of the board of county commissioners may provide for the transfer of all or part of the territory described in the notice of hearing, but shall not include any territory not so described.
History: L. 1953, ch. 188, ยง 4; 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.