24-712. Petition for repair work. That whenever a petition signed by not less than five landowners, duly verified by one or more of such petitioners, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which any drainage district shall have been created under and by virtue of Laws 1907, chapter 197, and acts amendatory thereof, which petition shall specify the probable amounts of repairs and additional work necessary to be done to preserve and accomplish the purposes for which such drainage district was created, it shall be the duty of the judge to designate and appoint, instead of the commission named in the aforesaid sections, a new commission, which shall have all the powers and duties and exercise all the authority provided in such aforesaid sections, and shall proceed without delay, as therein directed, to institute the proceedings necessary to procure the repairs and work specified in such petition.
History: L. 1917, ch. 175, ยง 1; May 26; R.S. 1923, 24-712.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees
Article 7 - Drainage On Petition To Court
24-701 Application to district court for drainage in certain cases; petition; bond.
24-706 Finality of court order; commencement of work.
24-707 Lien and payment of assessments.
24-708 Treasurer to pay to clerk amounts collected; payment of damages assessed.
24-709 Superintendents of construction; payment for labor and materials.
24-710 Fees; compensation of clerk and commissioners.
24-711 Account by clerk of collections and disbursements; account open to inspection.
24-712 Petition for repair work.
24-713 Liens of laborers; surplus funds after repairs.
24-714 Construction of act; defects in assessments; supplemental assessments.