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KS Stat § 10-103 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-103 Terms and denominations of municipal bonds.

10-103. Terms and denominations of municipal bonds. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all municipal bonds payable from special assessments against the property benefited, shall be issued to mature in not more than 20 installments. The last installment shall mature not more than 22 years after the date of issuance. All other municipal bonds shall be issued to mature in not more than 30 installments. The last installment shall mature not more than 32 years after the date of issuance. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto, payable at such times fixed by the municipality issuing the same. Each bond shall specify the date of its separate maturity and shall be in such denomination as the municipality issuing the same determines.(b) Municipal bonds sold, pursuant to written agreement, to the government of the United States of America or any bureau, department, instrumentality or agency thereof shall be issued to mature in not more than 40 years, may have serial or term maturities and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto, payable at such times fixed by the municipality issuing the same. The bonds may be in coupon or registered form and interchangeable, and shall have such other terms and provisions as the municipality provides by ordinance, resolution or trust agreement.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-103; L. 1925, ch. 92, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 103, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 69, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 75, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 135, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 99, § 7; L. 1981, ch. 56, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 19; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-104 Limitations on improvement bonds; partial issuance, when.

10-104. Limitations on improvement bonds; partial issuance, when. Bonds shall not be issued in payment for any public improvement if the amount received therefrom is in excess of the actual cost and expense of such improvement. Nothing herein shall prevent the partial issuance of bonds to the extent of the determined actual costs and expenses of a public improvement and thereafter issuing bonds for the balance of the actual costs and expenses.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-104; L. 1968, ch. 409, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 20; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-105 Signing and execution of bonds by municipal officers and boards of trustees of community colleges; interest coupons.

10-105. Signing and execution of bonds by municipal officers and boards of trustees of community colleges; interest coupons. Bonds issued by any county shall be signed by the chairperson of the board of county commissioners and attested by the county clerk under the seal of the county. Bonds issued by any city shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the city clerk under the seal of the city. Bonds issued by any township shall be signed by the trustee, attested by the township clerk and countersigned by the township treasurer. Bonds issued by any school district shall be signed by the president of the board of education, attested by the clerk and countersigned by the treasurer of the board. Bonds issued by any community college shall be signed by the chairperson of the board of trustees, attested by the secretary and countersigned by the treasurer of the board. Bonds issued by any drainage district shall be signed by the chairperson of the board of directors or supervisors and attested by the secretary of the board under the seal of such board.The bonds issued by any other municipality, not herein named, shall be signed by the chairperson or other presiding officer of the governing body and attested by the secretary or clerk of such board under the seal of the municipality, if it has a seal, but if such board is not authorized by law to use a seal, then the bonds shall be countersigned by the treasurer of such board. Any interest coupons shall be signed by the chairperson of the board of county commissioners, the mayor of the city, the township trustee, the president of the board of education or the chairperson or other presiding officer of the governing body of any other municipality and the clerks or secretaries respectively. Any interest coupons attached to any bond may be signed with a facsimile of the signature of any officer required to sign such interest coupons.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-105; L. 1965, ch. 410, § 12; L. 1974, ch. 45, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 21; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-107 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-107 Registration of bonds.

10-107. Registration of bonds. The clerk, secretary or other recording officer of every municipality shall register all bonds issued by the municipality in such officer's office. All bonds, except city bonds and bonds issued by a school district or a community college, also shall be registered by the county clerk and such registration shall show the date, number, amount thereof, rate of interest, the number of any coupons and the amount of each, to whom payable, where payable and date of maturity. The board of education of any school district or the board of trustees of any community college may elect to register such bonds with the county clerk in each county in which there is located any part of the school district.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-107; L. 1967, ch. 76, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 45, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 22; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-108a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-108a Nonlitigation certificate; incorporation in transcript; form.

10-108a. Nonlitigation certificate; incorporation in transcript; form. The governing body of any municipality issuing bonds pursuant to article 1 of chapter 10 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, shall execute and incorporate in the transcript of the proceedings leading up to the issuance of such bonds a nonlitigation certificate in substantially the following form:"It is hereby certified that other than a challenge by a property owner to the amount of a special assessment to be levied against the owner's property or a challenge by a property owner to the amount of a condemnation award there is no controversy, suit or other proceeding of any kind pending or threatened wherein or whereby any question is raised or may be raised, questioning, disputing or affecting in any way the legal organization of the issuing municipality or its boundaries, or the right or title of any of its officers to their respective offices, or the legality of any official act shown to have been done in the transcript of the proceedings leading up to the issuance of the bonds, or the constitutionality or validity of the indebtedness represented by the bonds shown to be authorized in the transcript, or the validity of the bonds or any of the proceedings in relation to the issuance or sale thereof, or the levy and collection of a tax other than a challenge by a property owner to the amount of a special assessment to be levied against the owner's property to pay the principal and interest thereof."In the event there is no challenge by a property owner to the amount of a special assessment to be levied against the owner's property or to the amount of a condemnation award, the appropriate references thereto may be deleted from the certificate.History: L. 1978, ch. 54, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 58, § 1; April 16.
KS Stat § 10-108b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-108b Same; notice of pending or threatened lawsuit, effect.

10-108b. Same; notice of pending or threatened lawsuit, effect. Whenever any municipality issuing bonds pursuant to article 1 of chapter 10 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated is unable to execute a nonlitigation certificate as required by K.S.A. 10-108a because of a pending or threatened lawsuit, any such pending or threatened lawsuit not filed with a court of competent jurisdiction in this state within thirty (30) days after any member of the governing body of such municipality is served with written notice of such pending or threatened lawsuit shall be deemed insufficient to challenge the validity of the nonlitigation certificate, and after the expiration of such thirty (30) day period, such certificate may be executed and filed as though no lawsuit was pending or threatened.History: L. 1978, ch. 54, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-108c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-108c Same; municipality prevailing in lawsuit authorized to issue bonds unless stay granted.

10-108c. Same; municipality prevailing in lawsuit authorized to issue bonds unless stay granted. Whenever a judgment is entered in favor of a municipality in any action challenging the authority for or validity of the issuance of bonds pursuant to article 1 of chapter 10 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, such municipality shall have authority to forthwith issue its bonds notwithstanding any other party's right to appeal unless such other party applies to the district court for and is granted a stay on appeal pursuant to subsection (d) of K.S.A. 60-2103.History: L. 1978, ch. 54, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-108d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-108d Nonlitigation certificate, exception; payment of bonds if city not legally organized.

10-108d. Nonlitigation certificate, exception; payment of bonds if city not legally organized. (a) Notwithstanding any controversy, litigation or other proceeding disputing the legal organization of any city incorporated pursuant to K.S.A. 15-115, et seq., and amendments thereto, the governing body of the city may issue general obligation bonds of the city pursuant to the authority of any appropriate statute without executing a nonlitigation certificate required by K.S.A. 10-108a, and amendments thereto. Any bonds authorized to be issued hereunder shall be a general obligation of the property located within the city as it existed on the date the bonds are delivered to the purchaser, and except as provided by this subsection shall be authorized, issued, registered and sold in the manner provided by the general bond law and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto.(b) If it is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the city was not legally organized, the property located within the city on the date any general obligation bonds were delivered to the purchaser shall remain liable for the payment of the interest on and the principal amount of the bonds issued by the city in accordance with their terms and shall continue to be subject to the levy of special assessments, if any, and be taxed, if necessary, for the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon. Any special assessments levied by the city shall continue to constitute a lien on the property assessed. The county clerk shall annually levy a tax or collect the necessary amount to pay any special assessment levied against the property as required by the statute under which the general obligation bonds were authorized.History: L. 1982, ch. 53, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 52, § 1; February 16.
KS Stat § 10-109 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-109 Filing statement of issuance with state treasurer.

10-109. Filing statement of issuance with state treasurer. The clerk, secretary or other recording officer of any municipality which issues bonds shall file with the state treasurer a statement in such form and including such information as the state treasurer may require, signed by all the officers who signed the bonds and attested by the proper officer with the corporate seal of the municipality, if it have a seal, and duly acknowledged before the clerk of the district court.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-109; L. 1974, ch. 45, § 4; January 13, 1975.
KS Stat § 10-110 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-110 Updating bond register by state treasurer; reports of outstanding debt; records of cancellations; unlawful acts; penalty.

10-110. Updating bond register by state treasurer; reports of outstanding debt; records of cancellations; unlawful acts; penalty. (a) The state treasurer shall update the bond register continually by showing therein the information specified in K.S.A. 10-111, and amendments thereto, and by showing payments made through fiscal agents other than the state treasurer as information thereof is received. In addition to the report specified in K.S.A. 10-1007a, and amendments thereto, the clerk, secretary or other recording officer of each municipality shall furnish a sworn statement of all outstanding bonded indebtedness in such form as and whenever the state treasurer requires.(b) If any municipality shall at any time take up, refund or pay off any bonds or coupons other than through a duly designated fiscal agency, the clerk, secretary or other recording officer of the municipality shall cancel the same and shall within 30 days thereafter present the bonds or coupons to the state treasurer for cancellation and entry thereof on the bond register of the state treasurer. If the municipality has a fiscal agent other than the state treasurer, it shall, within the period of 30 days, give written notice of such payment and cancellation to the fiscal agent.(c) Whenever a municipality has a fiscal agent other than the state treasurer, such fiscal agent shall cancel all bonds and any coupons paid by it and within 30 days thereafter shall notify the state treasurer and the municipality in the manner required by the state treasurer.(d) Failure to furnish statement or make cancellation is the failure of a clerk, secretary or other recording officer of a municipality to furnish the sworn statement provided for in subsection (a) when required to do so by the state treasurer, or the failure of such an officer to present any bonds or coupons to the state treasurer for cancellation as provided in this section.Failure to furnish statement or make cancellation is a class C misdemeanor.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-110; L. 1933, ch. 34, § 2 (Special Session); L. 1969, ch. 63, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 45, § 5; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 24; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-111 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-111 Cancellation of bond or coupon; return or destruction; payments from fiscal agency fund; record requirements; bond register entry.

10-111. Cancellation of bond or coupon; return or destruction; payments from fiscal agency fund; record requirements; bond register entry. (a) Whenever a fiscal agent pays a bond or coupon, such fiscal agent shall cancel the same and return such canceled bond or coupon to the clerk of the municipality issuing the same.(b) When a municipality has designated a fiscal agent other than the state treasurer, such fiscal agent shall, upon the payment of any bonds or coupons, cancel the same and shall, at the direction of the municipality, destroy the same or return them to the municipality. Such bonds and coupons shall be returned or destroyed at any time after six months from their payment date. The municipality shall direct the fiscal agent as to the method by which the bonds or coupons shall be destroyed.(c) Whenever a municipality has transmitted to the state treasurer, on forms provided by the state treasurer, a request to pay moneys from the fiscal agency fund, the state treasurer shall approve vouchers therefor in accordance with this section and the director of accounts and reports shall issue warrants thereon. The state treasurer shall not approve vouchers for payment of any municipality's request in an amount greater than moneys on deposit in the fiscal agency fund to the credit of such municipality. Upon approval of any voucher under the provisions of this section, the state treasurer shall enter, on the bond register in the state treasurer's office, a detailed statement of the bonds and interest paid thereon. Each entry shall specify the municipality issuing the bond and the number of each bond or any coupon which is paid and the amount paid therefor. Thereupon, the state treasurer shall cancel all coupons and bonds paid and detail such cancellation on the bond register.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-111; L. 1933, ch. 34, § 3 (Special Session); L. 1969, ch. 63, § 2; L. 1971, ch. 36, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 45, § 6; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 25; May 12.
KS Stat § 10-112 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-112 Bonds required to be printed; recitals.

10-112. Bonds required to be printed; recitals. All municipal bonds shall, unless otherwise approved by the attorney general, be composed in type and printed. Such bonds shall constitute a general obligation of the municipality issuing the same and shall recite the authority under which they are issued and that they are issued in conformity with the provisions, restrictions and limitations thereof and that such bonds and the interest thereon are to be paid by such municipality, and such recital when said bonds have been duly registered as herein provided, shall import absolute verity and shall be conclusive in favor of all persons purchasing said bonds, that all proceedings and conditions precedent have been had and performed to authorize the issuance of such bonds and such bonds shall be negotiable.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-112; L. 1978, ch. 46, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-113 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-113 Levies for sinking fund; penalty for failure to make.

10-113. Levies for sinking fund; penalty for failure to make. It shall be the duty of the proper officers charged with the levying of taxes to levy in each year a sum sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds, and the bonds falling due in that year, and any such officer failing to make such levies shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars: Provided, If the bonds mature in such manner as to require it, there may be levied during the first year in which a tax is to be collected two installments with not to exceed interest for two years, or one installment and interest for one year or more, and the last levy on any bond issue shall contain the installment with the interest to date of maturity of the last bond outstanding.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-113; December 27.
KS Stat § 10-114 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-114 Special assessments for city improvements; apportionment; ordinance.

10-114. Special assessments for city improvements; apportionment; ordinance. Whenever the governing body of any city shall issue internal improvement bonds to pay for the costs of any improvement the cost of which is chargeable against specific property, they shall apportion such cost by special assessments in installments, and the apportionment contained in the special assessment ordinance shall hold good for all the installments that are to be collected from the specific property chargeable with the costs of said improvement.Such ordinance shall contain the total amount of assessments apportioned to each lot or piece of ground within the taxing district, and shall state the number of annual installments in which such special assessment is to be collected; and thereafter the city clerk shall certify, annually, at the same time as other taxes are certified, and until the special assessments so apportioned have been so certified, to the county clerk a full list of the property liable for the cost of such improvement, except such property upon which the special assessments aforesaid have been paid in full, together with the respective amounts due on each of said lots or pieces of ground, which amounts shall include the annual installments and interest on all unpaid balances for one year at the rate at which the bonds were issued, and such amount so certified shall be collected as other taxes are collected.The ordinance apportioning such costs may provide for the collection of two installments with not to exceed interest for two years, or one installment and interest for one year or more, in the first year in which such assessment is to be collected, if the bonds for such improvement and interest on the same mature in such manner as to require such levy. The last amount so certified shall contain the installment with the interest to the date of maturity of the last outstanding bond. All or part of said installments, each installment being separately set out and designated by the year in which it is to be extended upon the tax rolls, may be included in one certificate.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-114; December 27.
KS Stat § 10-114a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-114a Unanticipated additional interest on temporary notes for city improvements; assessments against city at large.

10-114a. Unanticipated additional interest on temporary notes for city improvements; assessments against city at large. Whenever assessments levied for any city improvements are challenged by court action and such action delays the payment of temporary notes issued to finance such improvements, causing unanticipated additional interest on said notes, the governing body is authorized to assess against the city at large and issue bonds for the payment of the amount of such interest and the amount, if any, representing the difference between the amount of the challenged assessment and the amount finally assessed against the property.History: L. 1968, ch. 60, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 10-115 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 10 - Bonds And Warrants|Article 1 - General Bond Law|10-115 Payment of special assessments.

10-115. Payment of special assessments. Where bonds have been or are to be issued by any municipality, which bonds are payable from special assessments to be levied by such municipality, the owner of any lot or piece of land liable to any such special assessment may redeem his or her property from such liability by paying the entire amount chargeable against such property at any time before the issuance of the bonds, or after the issuance of the bonds by paying all of the installments of the assessments which have been levied, and also the amount of the unlevied installments, with interest on the latter at the rate of interest provided in said bonds from the date of the bonds to the time of maturity of the last installment.In all cases where installments of special assessments not yet levied are paid, as above provided, whether before or after the issuance of the bonds, to the treasurer of the municipality issuing such bonds, the treasurer shall receipt therefor, and all sums so paid shall be applied solely to the payment of such improvements or the redemption of the bonds issued therefor. Where any piece of property has been redeemed from liability for the cost of any improvement, as herein provided, such property shall not thereafter be liable to further special assessment for the cost of such improvement.History: R.S. 1923, § 10-115; December 27.