reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
KS Stat § 80-405 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 4 - Township Treasurer|80-405 Receipts and disbursements; quarterly statement; examination and approval.

80-405. Receipts and disbursements; quarterly statement; examination and approval. Every township treasurer shall keep, electronically or in a book provided for that purpose, a true account of all moneys received and disbursed by him or her by virtue of his or her office, specifying particularly the sources from which money has been received by him or her; and the person or persons to whom and the objects for which the same has been paid out by him or her; and he or she shall present to the township board, at their quarterly meeting in October, a full and correct itemized statement, duly signed and certified by him or her, of all moneys received and of all moneys paid out by him or her during the year, and he or she shall exhibit the vouchers therefor, which certified statement shall be on a blank provided for that purpose. Said report of said treasurer shall be carefully examined by the board, and when found correct shall be approved by them, and placed in charge of the township trustee.History: L. 1898, ch. 39, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 39, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-406 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 4 - Township Treasurer|80-406 Trustees to make statement of bills allowed; preservation.

80-406. Trustees to make statement of bills allowed; preservation. The township trustee shall make a verified statement of all bills allowed by the township board for each year, ending with and including the regular quarterly meeting for October, stating particularly the person or persons to whom and the objects for which such bills were drawn; and he or she shall file and preserve such verified statement in his or her office.History: L. 1898, ch. 39, § 2; March 1, 1899; R.S. 1923, 80-406.
KS Stat § 80-407 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 4 - Township Treasurer|80-407 Posting statements of treasurer.

80-407. Posting statements of treasurer. At each annual election for electing township officers the township trustees shall post up in a conspicuous place at each voting place in his or her township a certified copy of the township treasurer's statement provided for in K.S.A. 80-405, and also a certified copy of the trustee's statement required by K.S.A. 80-406. These statements shall be put up at the opening of the polls, and in the room in which election is held, and shall remain in place until the polls are closed, so that all voters may examine them.History: L. 1898, ch. 39, § 3; March 1, 1899; R.S. 1923, 80-407.
KS Stat § 80-408 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 4 - Township Treasurer|80-408 Penalty for failure of treasurer or trustee to make statement or to perform duty.

80-408. Penalty for failure of treasurer or trustee to make statement or to perform duty. Any township treasurer or township trustee who shall willfully fail or refuse to make the statement or perform any duty required by this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety days.History: L. 1898, ch. 39, § 4; March 1, 1899; R.S. 1923, 80-408.
KS Stat § 80-409 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 4 - Township Treasurer|80-409 Penalty for taking down or destroying statement.

80-409. Penalty for taking down or destroying statement. If any township officer or other person shall willfully take down, deface or destroy any notice or statement or copy thereof required by K.S.A. 80-407 to be posted at any polling place, or shall by any means put or place such statement or copy out of plain view of the electors before the polls of the election are closed, he or she shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed ninety days.History: L. 1898, ch. 39, § 5; March 1, 1899; R.S. 1923, 80-409.
KS Stat § 80-410 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 4 - Township Treasurer|80-410 Financial statement filed with county clerk; copies available for inspection; publication, exception.

80-410. Financial statement filed with county clerk; copies available for inspection; publication, exception. (a) The treasurer of each township shall file with the county clerk a duly verified full and detailed statement of the receipts, expenditures and liabilities of the township for the preceding calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year.(b) The treasurer of each township having an annual budget exceeding $25,000 shall publish, or cause to be published, in a newspaper of general circulation in the township immediately following the annual settlement in December of each year, a summary which shows totals for categories of the receipts, expenditures and liabilities of such township for the year ending at the time of such annual settlement. Such publication shall include a notice that a detailed statement of such receipts, expenditures and liabilities is available for public inspection at the county clerk's office. Copies of the statement shall be made available upon request.(c) The treasurer of the township shall file with the county clerk a full and detailed statement of the amount of money paid to each member of the township board pursuant to K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto, during the preceding calendar year, on or before January 31 of the succeeding year.History: L. 1913, ch. 332, § 1; R.S. 1923, 80-410; L. 1984, ch. 371, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 8; L. 1997, ch. 74, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 135, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-411 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 4 - Township Treasurer|80-411 Same; penalty for violation.

80-411. Same; penalty for violation. Any township treasurer violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon the conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each offense.History: L. 1913, ch. 332, § 2; April 30; R.S. 1923, 80-411.
KS Stat § 80-501 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 5 - Township Clerk|80-501 Duties of clerk.

80-501. Duties of clerk. The township clerk shall have the custody of the records, books and papers of the township, when no other provision is made by law; and he or she shall file in his or her office all such papers as are by law required to be filed, and promptly record such as are by law required to be recorded therein; and he or she shall discharge such other duties as may be required by law.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 110, § 29; March 11; R.S. 1923, 80-501.
KS Stat § 80-502 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 5 - Township Clerk|80-502 Same; recordation and posting of report of trustee.

80-502. Same; recordation and posting of report of trustee. He or she shall immediately after receiving the report of the township trustee record the same at length in the township record, and publish the same by posting up a certified copy thereof at the usual place of holding elections in the township.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 110, § 30; March 11; R.S. 1923, 80-502.
KS Stat § 80-503 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 5 - Township Clerk|80-503 Records open for inspection.

80-503. Records open for inspection. The records and other books of the township clerk and treasurer shall always be open for public inspection.History: G.S. 1868, ch. 110, § 31; March 11; R.S. 1923, 80-503.
KS Stat § 80-505 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 5 - Township Clerk|80-505 Destruction of certain records; definitions.

80-505. Destruction of certain records; definitions. As used in this act: "Township" means any township in the state of Kansas; and "board" means the township clerk, township treasurer and township trustee acting as a board.History: L. 1963, ch. 502, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 80-506 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 5 - Township Clerk|80-506 Same; resolution; records subject to destruction.

80-506. Same; resolution; records subject to destruction. The board of any township may, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of its members, authorize the township officer in charge thereof to destroy any of the following records, documents or papers which have been on file for a period of ten (10) years or more: Bookkeeping records, claim vouchers, purchase orders, paid warrants and paid warrant-checks, bank statements, budgets, trustee's and treasurer's annual reports.History: L. 1963, ch. 502, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 80-605 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 6 - Justices Of The Peace|80-605 Office of justice of peace abolished; transfer of books, records and documents; acts of justice declared legal and valid.

80-605. Office of justice of peace abolished; transfer of books, records and documents; acts of justice declared legal and valid. The office of justice of the peace is hereby abolished throughout the state. Within ten (10) days after the effective date of this act, every justice of the peace issued a certificate of election attesting to his or her election at the general election in 1972, and any duly appointed successor thereto, shall transfer all books, records, papers, files and documents, which are in his or her possession by virtue of his or her office, to the appropriate court of limited jurisdiction, as specified by K.S.A. 61-1602, within the county in which he or she was elected. All such books, records, papers, files and documents so transferred shall become the property of said court of limited jurisdiction. All judicial, notarial or ministerial acts performed by any such justice of the peace, pursuant to statutory authority existing prior to the effective date of this act, are hereby declared legal and valid.History: L. 1973, ch. 134, § 1; July 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 80-808 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 8 - Free Libraries|80-808 Carnegie libraries; warrants for repair and reconstruction.

80-808. Carnegie libraries; warrants for repair and reconstruction. The township board of any township which maintains and operates a township library which is known as a Carnegie library is hereby authorized and empowered to issue no-fund warrants in an amount not exceeding $4,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the repair and reconstruction of the Carnegie library building of such township. Whenever any township board shall issue warrants under the provisions of this section, such board shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued sufficient to pay the same and the interest thereon. If the township board deems it advisable not to make all of such levy in any one year, then such township board may make an annual tax levy at not more than the next three tax levying periods occurring after the issuance of such warrants, the total of which levies shall be sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon. The warrants shall be issued, registered, redeemed and bear interest in the manner and be in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, except that such warrants shall not bear the notation required by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, and may be issued without the approval of the state  board of tax appeals, and any surplus existing after the issuance of such warrants shall be handled in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto. Such township board is hereby authorized and empowered to expend all moneys raised by no-fund warrants issued under the provisions of this section although such expenditures were not included in the budget for the year in which such warrants were issued.History: L. 1951, ch. 520, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 54; L. 2008, ch. 109, § 120; L. 2014, ch. 141, § 127; July 1.
KS Stat § 80-901 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-901 Parks or cemeteries; establishment.

80-901. Parks or cemeteries; establishment. Any municipal township in any county in the state is authorized to provide and secure to the inhabitants thereof, either by purchase or by acquisition, from any person or persons, or from any cemetery organization, corporation or association of persons already in existence, a park or parks or a cemetery or cemeteries, or both such park or parks and cemetery or cemeteries within such township in the manner and form hereinafter designated: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to restrict or modify other public cemetery acts.History: L. 1887, ch. 235, § 1; L. 1921, ch. 295, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 240, § 1; Feb. 28; R.S. 1923, 80-901.
KS Stat § 80-902 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-902 Same; bonds; limitation.

80-902. Same; bonds; limitation. In order to pay any expenditures for the purposes contemplated by this act, as amended, such municipal township may issue the bonds of such township in the manner provided by law, in an amount not to exceed two percent of the assessed valuation thereof: Provided, That no township in any case shall issue bonds in an amount exceeding twenty thousand dollars by virtue of this act.History: R.S. 1923, 80-902.
KS Stat § 80-903 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-903 Tax levies for bonds and interest and for expenses and improvements.

80-903. Tax levies for bonds and interest and for expenses and improvements. Any township issuing bonds under this act shall annually levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon, and after five years an amount sufficient to create a sinking fund to pay the principal at maturity; and any township purchasing or acquiring or acting as trustee for grounds for a park or parks, or cemetery or cemeteries is empowered and authorized to annually levy and collect a tax to provide a fund for the purpose of meeting the annual expense of such grounds, and such other improvements as the township board deems necessary.History: L. 1887, ch. 235, § 3; L. 1909, ch. 260, § 1; L. 1921, ch. 295, § 3; L. 1923, ch. 240, § 3; R.S. 1923, 80-903; L. 1961, ch. 463, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 385, § 5; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 55; May 27.
KS Stat § 80-904 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-904 Same; petition; election; duties of county commissioners.

80-904. Same; petition; election; duties of county commissioners. The purchasing and securing of suitable grounds for the purpose of this act or the acquiring and taking over of parks and cemeteries already in existence, either by becoming absolute owners or as trustees under existing laws, shall not be done until twenty-five percent of the resident taxpayers of any such township shall petition in writing the board of county commissioners to submit to the qualified voters of such township a proposition to purchase, or secure, and maintain or acquire and take over and maintain a public park or parks or cemetery or cemeteries, or both such public parks and cemeteries and issue bonds of such township or levy a tax in payment therefor.Said petition shall particularly describe the parcel or parcels or tract or tracts of land to be so purchased or secured and maintained, or if paid for by taxation, the number of annual installments into which the whole tax is to be divided, and if such petition be found true then the board of county commissioners shall cause an election to be held to determine whether such purchase or securing the grounds and issue of bonds therefor, if any are provided for, shall be made, and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of such township at a special or general election, as the same shall be specified in said petition: Provided, That where parks or cemeteries are already in existence and operated by a park or cemetery organization, corporation or association of persons are to be taken over and acquired that such petition, as is in this section provided, shall not be acted upon by the board of county commissioners until there has been filed with such board a written proposition stating the price, terms and conditions upon which the park or parks or cemetery association or cemetery associations engage themselves to convey to the township all the property of such association or associations, corporation or corporations, or organization or organizations within such township, has been filed with the clerk of the township board.History: L. 1887, ch. 235, § 4; L. 1909, ch. 260, § 2; L. 1921, ch. 295, § 2; L. 1923, ch. 240, § 2; Feb. 28; R.S. 1923, 80-904.
KS Stat § 80-905 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-905 Parks and cemeteries in one or more townships; establishment.

80-905. Parks and cemeteries in one or more townships; establishment. Any municipal township, or, two or more such townships combined in any county in this state is authorized to provide and secure to the inhabitants of such township, or townships, whether by purchase or acquisition, from any person or persons, or from any cemetery organization, corporation or association of persons already in existence, a park or parks or a cemetery or cemeteries, or both such park or parks and cemetery or cemeteries within such township, or townships, in the manner and form hereinafter designated: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to restrict or modify other public cemetery acts.History: L. 1923, ch. 241, § 1; March 3; R.S. 1923, 80-905.
KS Stat § 80-906 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-906 Same; petition; election; duties of county commissioners.

80-906. Same; petition; election; duties of county commissioners. The purchasing and securing of suitable grounds for the purpose of this act, or the acquiring and taking over of parks and cemeteries already in existence, whether by becoming absolute owners, or as trustee, under existing laws, shall not be done until twenty-five percent of the resident taxpayers of any such township, or townships, shall petition, in writing, the board of county commissioners to submit to the qualified voters of such township, or townships, a proposition to purchase or secure and maintain, or acquire and take over and maintain, a public park or parks or cemetery or cemeteries, or both such public parks and cemeteries, and issue bonds of such township or townships, or levy a tax in payment therefor.Said petition shall particularly describe the parcel or parcels or tract or tracts of land to be so purchased or secured and maintained, or if paid for by taxation the number of annual installments into which the whole tax is to be divided; and if such petition be found true in accordance with law, then the board of county commissioners shall cause an election to be held to determine whether such purchase or securing the grounds and issue of bonds therefor, if any are provided for, shall be made, and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of such township, or townships, at a special or general election, as the same shall be specified in said petition: Provided, That where parks or cemeteries are already in existence and operated by a park or cemetery organization, corporation or association of persons are to be taken over and acquired that such petition, as is in this section provided, shall not be acted upon by the board of county commissioners until there has been filed with such board a written proposition stating the price, terms and conditions upon which the park or parks or cemetery association or cemetery associations engage themselves to convey to the township, or townships, all the property of such association or associations, corporation or corporations, or organization or organizations within such township, or townships, has been filed with the clerks of the township boards.History: L. 1923, ch. 241, § 2; March 3; R.S. 1923, 80-906.
KS Stat § 80-907 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-907 Same; tax levy for sinking fund; limitation.

80-907. Same; tax levy for sinking fund; limitation. Any township, or townships, issuing bonds under this act shall annually levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest thereon, and after five years an amount sufficient to create a sinking fund to pay the principal at maturity; and any township, or townships, purchasing or acquiring or acting as trustee for grounds for a park or parks, or cemetery or cemeteries, is empowered and authorized to annually levy and collect a tax, not exceeding in any one year two mills on the dollar, to provide a fund for the purpose of meeting the annual expense of such grounds.History: L. 1923, ch. 241, § 3; March 3; R.S. 1923, 80-907.
KS Stat § 80-908 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-908 Same; cooperation by cities of second or third classes; petition; ordinance; tax levy.

80-908. Same; cooperation by cities of second or third classes; petition; ordinance; tax levy. Whenever any cities of the second or third class located within the county shall desire to cooperate with any municipal township, or townships, under the provisions of this act, the governing body of any such cities of the second or third class and whenever such township, or townships, are willing to accept such cooperation of any such city or cities the petition shall state such fact and if the residents and taxpayers of any such city or cities desire to accept such cooperation and shall present a petition of the same character to the governing body of any such city or cities and such governing body shall enact an ordinance joining with such township, or townships, then and in that event such townships and said cities shall become the joint owners of said parks and cemeteries under the provisions of the preceding section and the township trustee of every such township and the mayor of every such city shall constitute a board of trustees having full power and control of said parks and cemeteries and shall annually determine the tax that shall be levied by every such city or township to comply with the provisions and limitations prescribed by K.S.A. 80-907.History: L. 1923, ch. 241, § 4; March 3; R.S. 1923, 80-908.
KS Stat § 80-909 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers|Article 9 - Public Parks And Cemeteries|80-909 Same; sections 80-905 to 80-909 supplemental.

80-909. Same; sections 80-905 to 80-909 supplemental. This act shall be supplemental to and in nowise contradictory of the provisions of chapter 295 [*] of the Laws of Kansas for 1921.History: L. 1923, ch. 241, § 5; March 3; R.S. 1923, 80-909.* "Chapter 295," see 80-901, 80-903, 80-904.