80-1922. Same; benefit districts in adjacent territory; petition; organization; board of directors. Whenever fifty-one percent (51%) of the resident property owners of any territory adjacent to any township described in K.S.A. 80-1919 shall petition for the creation of a benefit district for the purposes set forth in K.S.A. 80-1923, it shall be the duty of the township boards of the townships in which said benefit district is located to organize such district and to define the limits thereof as set forth in said petition. If said benefit district is located entirely within one township, the township board, and where said benefit district is located in two or more townships, the township trustees of said townships shall constitute the board of directors of said benefit district and shall be authorized to execute contracts in accordance with the purposes of K.S.A. 80-1923 for said district.
History: L. 1953, ch. 469, ยง 3; June 30.
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.