75-2801. Secretary of state ex officio register; books and records; correspondence. The secretary of state shall be ex officio register of the state land office. The books and records of such office shall be so kept as to show and preserve an accurate chain of title from the general government to the purchaser of each smallest subdivision of land; to preserve a permanent record, in books suitably indexed, of all correspondence with any of the departments of the general government in relation to state lands; to preserve, by proper records, copies of the original lists furnished by the selecting agents of the state, and of all other papers in relation to such lands which are of permanent interest.
History: L. 1876, ch. 131, § 1; R.S. 1923, 75-2801; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 21; Jan. 13, 1975.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 28 - State Land Office And Register
75-2801 Secretary of state ex officio register; books and records; correspondence.
75-2803 Manner of ruling tract books; matters shown on record.
75-2804 State land office; inspection of documents and records; certified copies of abstracts.
75-2806 Patents for land; certified copies; fee, approval.
75-2807 Certificate for issuance of patent.
75-2808 Correction of clerical errors by register.
75-2809 Public surveys; records, safekeeping and access.
75-2810 Relinquishment of color of title to the United States.
75-2811 Error in deeding land to state or in making out transfer.
75-2812 Lists of lands granted to state; effect of recording.