80-1912. Purchase of fire fighting equipment and housing thereof; tax warrants; petition; tax levies. The township board of Elk township in Osage county is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase fire-fighting equipment for use in said township and to provide for the housing of the same, and to issue tax warrants in an amount not exceeding seventy-five hundred dollars ($7,500) for the purpose of raising funds to pay the cost thereof: Provided, That no such purchase shall be made or warrants issued until and unless a petition requesting such action is presented to the township board and signed by not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the qualified electors of such township as determined by the vote for secretary of state at the last preceding election. Warrants shall bear interest at the rate of not more than the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009 from date of issuance. The township board shall levy a tax sufficient to retire and pay said warrants and the interest thereon within not to exceed three (3) years after their issuance.
History: L. 1945, ch. 388, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 96; March 21.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers
Article 19 - Fire Department Or Company
80-1901 Township board defined.
80-1903 Fire department; tax levies; use of proceeds.
80-1904 Operation of department; employees; volunteer members; compensation; insurance.
80-1905 Contracts with cities and townships; conditions.
80-1906 Right of way on highways; siren.
80-1908 Prior contracts; transfer of balances.
80-1910 Bond issues; tax levies authorized.
80-1911a Rights of township upon annexation of fire station land by city.
80-1912 Purchase of fire fighting equipment and housing thereof; tax warrants; petition; tax levies.
80-1913 Same; fire company, government and maintenance; compensation.
80-1914 Fire department in townships in certain counties over 150,000; election.
80-1915 Same; township board defined.
80-1916 Same; creation and operation of fire department; tax levies.
80-1918 Same; certain statutes applicable.
80-1919 Fire departments in certain townships; application of act; petition required; exception.
80-1922 Same; benefit districts in adjacent territory; petition; organization; board of directors.
80-1923 Same; contracts for fire-fighting services; terms.
80-1925 Contracts to furnish fire-fighting services to persons or municipalities.