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KS Stat § 24-140 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-140 Transfer of territory; definitions.

24-140. Transfer of territory; definitions. As used in this section and K.S.A. 24-141 through 24-143, and amendments thereto:(a) "Drainage district" means any drainage district organized and incorporated pursuant to chapter 24 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.(b) "County" means the county in which the territory is located.(c) "Territory" means land and any improvements thereon located within the boundaries of a drainage district which is sought to be detached from such drainage district and attached to an adjacent drainage district.(d) "Governing body" means the governing body of a drainage district.(e) "Board" means the board of county commissioners of the county in which the territory, or any portion thereof, is located.(f) "Transfer" means the detachment of territory from a drainage district and the attachment of such territory to an adjacent drainage district.History: L. 2002, ch. 172, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-141 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-141 Same; alternative procedure.

24-141. Same; alternative procedure. As an alternative to the procedure provided by K.S.A. 24-127 through 24-131, and amendments thereto, and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 24-127, and amendments thereto, the board of county commissioners of any county may transfer territory from a drainage district to an adjacent drainage district in the manner provided by this act.History: L. 2002, ch. 172, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-143 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 1 - General Provisions|24-143 Same; bonded indebtedness.

24-143. Same; bonded indebtedness. Any balance of bonded indebtedness, including temporary notes outstanding, shall remain a charge upon the territory which is transferred in accordance with the applicable provisions of K.S.A. 10-119, and amendments thereto. The territory which is transferred shall not be liable for any bonded debt, including temporary notes and no-fund warrants, existing at the time of such transfer, of the district of which it shall become a part.History: L. 2002, ch. 172, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-201 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-201 Power of township trustee.

24-201. Power of township trustee. That the township trustee of any township in this state shall have power, whenever in his opinion the same is demanded by, or will be conducive to, the public health, convenience or welfare, to cause to be established, located and constructed, as hereinafter provided, any ditch, drain or watercourse within such township.History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 1; March 26; R.S. 1923, 24-201.
KS Stat § 24-202 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-202 Petition for work; bond; notice to property owners; ditch through two or more townships.

24-202. Petition for work; bond; notice to property owners; ditch through two or more townships. That before the township trustee of any such township shall take any steps toward locating or establishing any ditch, drain, or watercourse, there shall be filed with the township clerk a petition of one or more persons owning land adjacent to the line of any such proposed ditch, drain, or watercourse, setting forth the necessity of the same, with a substantial description of its proposed starting point, route, and terminus, and shall at the same time file a bond, with good and sufficient sureties to the acceptance of said township clerk, conditioned to pay all expenses incurred in case the trustee shall refuse to grant the prayer of the petitioner. And thereupon the township clerk shall give notice to the township trustee of the filing and pendency of said petition, and said trustee shall immediately determine his proceedings thereunder. And thereupon the petitioner, or one of the petitioners, shall cause notice in writing to be given to the owner, or one of the owners, of each tract of land sought to be affected by said proceedings of the filing and pendency of said petition, said notice to state substantially the prayer of said petition, the time and place when and where the same will be for hearing by the township trustee; but nothing in this section shall be taken to prevent the petitioner from giving printed notices if he or they desire.If any person owning lands sought to be affected by said proceedings be a nonresident of the county, a notice such as is contemplated by this section shall be given him by publication for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper published or of general circulation in said county. The death of any party or parties in interest shall not work an abatement of proceedings under this act; but the trustee, being notified, shall order such notice as is contemplated in this section to be given to the person or persons succeeding to the right of such deceased party or parties: Provided further, That where any ditch may be located and established through a portion of any two townships within the same county, or where benefit or damage shall attach to lands situate in the same, the trustees of such townships shall constitute a joint board for such proceedings, and in such case the petition shall be filed with and the record be kept by the clerk of the township through which the greater portion of such ditch may run; and in all other respects such joint board shall have the same powers and authority that the township trustee has under this act.History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 2; March 26; R.S. 1923, 24-202.
KS Stat § 24-204 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-204 Duties of township trustee; eminent domain proceedings; assistance of engineer; adjournments.

24-204. Duties of township trustee; eminent domain proceedings; assistance of engineer; adjournments. On the day set for the hearing of said petition, if it appear to the trustee that any person or persons who may be interested in said ditch have not been notified as required by this act, or that any requisite preliminary steps have not been taken, he shall adjourn to some future time, not exceeding twenty (20) days, and order such notice to be given, or such preliminary steps to be taken. But if said trustee shall find that said bond has been filed and said notice given, he shall proceed to determine said petition, and if he deem it necessary shall view the premises along such proposed route, and if he find such ditch, drain or watercourses to be necessary, and that the same is demanded by or will be conducive to the public health, convenience and welfare, shall institute proceedings to exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive, and after the determination of such proceedings shall proceed to locate and establish such ditch, drain or watercourse as conforms with the route described in the eminent domain proceedings. Such trustee, in hearing and determining said petition shall call to his assistance an engineer to locate, level, and measure the distance of such ditch, drain, or watercourse, and may adjourn from time to time to determine their proceedings herein; and the said township clerk shall enter a full and complete record of all such proceedings in the journal of the proceedings of the trustee of such township.History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 4; R.S. 1923, 24-204; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 55; Jan. 1, 1964.
KS Stat § 24-205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-205 Cost of work; assessments.

24-205. Cost of work; assessments. The said township trustee, whenever he shall have established any such ditch, drain, or watercourse, shall divide the same into suitable sections, not less in number than the number of owners of land through which the same may be located, and shall also prescribe the time within which the work upon such sections shall be completed, and by whom done. And the said trustee shall assess and allow all the fees, costs and expenses of locating and establishing such ditch, drain, or watercourse, and shall apportion the payment of the same equitably among the parties to be benefited thereby. And the trustee may prescribe the time within which assessments shall be paid, and may, if he deem it necessary and convenient to the parties, direct the clerks to prepare, for the use of each person having costs to pay and labor to perform, a brief statement, in writing, describing briefly his, her or their apportionment of said ditch, together with the length, depth, width, and place of the same, amount of costs assessed against such person, when to be paid, and by what time said work to be completed; and that whenever any such ditch, drain or watercourse shall become in any manner obstructed, it shall be the duty of said township trustee, after five days' notice having been given by any person damaged thereby, to cause such ditch, drain or watercourse to be repaired in such a manner as to remove such obstruction, and to restore such ditch, drain or watercourse to its established width and depth; and to this end said trustee shall have power, for such purpose, to enter upon the lands of any person through which such ditch, drain or watercourse may pass.The cost and expense of such work and repairs shall be equitably apportioned among the parties benefited thereby, and said trustee may prescribe the time within which such assessments may be paid. When any assessment or part of assessment of the costs and expenses of locating, establishing or repairing any such ditch, drain or watercourse shall remain unpaid at the expiration of the time prescribed for the payment of the same, by said trustee, such unpaid costs and expenses may be certified to the county clerk and collected as provided for in K.S.A. 24-213.History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 5; L. 1895, ch. 118, § 1; April 12; R.S. 1923, 24-205.
KS Stat § 24-206 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-206 Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages.

24-206. Penalty for obstructing ditch, drain or stream; damages. If any person shall maliciously or willfully fill up or obstruct any ditch, drain, or watercourse, he shall forfeit and pay to the county in which said ditch, drain or watercourse is located the sum of ten dollars ($10), to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county, and shall moreover be liable for all damages that may accrue to any person or persons by such an act or acts.History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 6; R.S. 1923, 24-206; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 28; July 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 24-212 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-212 Sale of work to lowest bidder.

24-212. Sale of work to lowest bidder. It shall be the duty of said trustee, upon the expiration of the time specified by him for the opening of such ditch, drain, or watercourse, and upon being satisfied by inspection and view that any section or sections of the same have not been completed, to sell such work by such sections to the lowest bidder by setting up written notices of such sale in at least three of the most public places in such township, specifying the time when such work shall be completed; said notices to be posted up for at least ten days before the day of sale; and said trustee shall take such bond or other security for the performance of such work, as he may deem proper; and such trustee shall make a fair and just estimate of the amount of costs made in all such proceedings, to be paid by each person interested in such proposed ditch, drain, or watercourse, and collect the same as hereinafter provided, and pay out the same in conformity with such estimates.History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 12; R.S. 1923, 24-212; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 56; Jan. 1, 1964.
KS Stat § 24-213 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-213 Certification of sales to county clerk; assessments; payment; time for action to enjoin.

24-213. Certification of sales to county clerk; assessments; payment; time for action to enjoin. Immediately after the sale of any such sections or parts of sections as provided for in K.S.A. 24-212, said trustee shall certify to the county clerk of said county the amount such section sold for, adding the proportionate amount of costs and expenses of such sale, together with a correct description of each piece of land; and said county clerk shall place the same on the tax roll, to be collected as other state and county taxes are collected.As soon as such work shall be completed in conformity with such sale, and to the satisfaction of said trustee, said trustee shall certify the amount due to each person to the county clerk of the county, and said county clerk shall draw orders for the payment of such amount out of the county treasury: Provided, That any person interested may pay the amount of the purchase money, and proportionate amount of costs and expenses as aforesaid, to said trustee at any time before the same are charged on the tax roll, to be paid by said trustee to the purchaser of such section or sections respectively: Provided further, That no action of any kind whatever, either at law or equity, brought for the purpose of enjoining the proceedings in regard to construction and completion of such work, or to enjoin the certification of the cost thereof and collection of taxes to pay the same, or for damages, shall be maintained unless commenced within thirty days after the day upon which such sale is had.History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 13; L. 1919, ch. 186, § 1; June 17; R.S. 1923, 24-213.
KS Stat § 24-215 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-215 Corporation benefited to pay part of expense.

24-215. Corporation benefited to pay part of expense. That when any ditch, drain or watercourse located and established under this act crosses or drains, either in whole or in part, any public or corporated road, or any railroad, or benefits any or either of said roads, so that the roadbed or traveled track of any such road will be made better by the opening and construction of any such ditch, drain, or watercourse, the township trustee shall apportion and set off to the county, if a county road, or to the township, if a township road, or to the company, if corporated or a railroad, a portion of the costs and expenses, and also a portion of the construction thereof, the same as to private individuals, and in proportion to the benefits conferred by said ditch, drain, or watercourse on said roads, and to compel them to pay said costs and perform said labor in like manner.That if any public or corporated road, or any railroad, whose roadbed or traveled track is benefited by the opening and construction of any such ditch, drain, or watercourse, shall fail to pay the costs and expenses assigned them, or failed to procure the cutting and opening of such ditch, drain, or watercourse on that section or portion assigned and set off to them respectively by the township trustee, as hereinbefore provided, as in case of individuals, after due notice upon the person designated by any such corporation or railroad to accept service for such corporation or railroad, and in the manner and time specified in this act for such service on individuals, the township trustee shall, in that event, proceed in the same manner and form as in this act provided for the collection of such costs and expenses against private individuals; and upon completion of the work, and acceptance as hereinbefore provided, the trustee shall certify the amount due for the performance of said work to the county clerk of such county, and said amount shall be placed upon the tax roll of such county by the clerk thereof, against said corporated road or railroad benefited by the cutting and opening of said portion or section of said ditch, drain, or watercourse, to be collected as other state and county taxes are collected.History: L. 1879, ch. 100, § 15; March 26; R.S. 1923, 24-215.
KS Stat § 24-216 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 2 - Drainage Within Township|24-216 Widening or deepening ditch, drain or watercourse established under 24-201 through 24-215.

24-216. Widening or deepening ditch, drain or watercourse established under 24-201 through 24-215. The township trustee of any township in this state shall have power, whenever in his opinion the same is demanded by or will be conducive to the public health, convenience, or welfare, to cause to be enlarged either by widening or deepening the same, or by both widening and deepening the same, any ditch, drain, or watercourse, within such township which has been previously established, located and constructed in accordance with the terms of this article, upon a petition therefor being filed and presented to him as provided in section 2 of this article, and subject to each and all of the provisions of said sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of this article, and to each and all the terms* conditions and provisions thereof, in the same way and in the same manner, and upon the same terms and conditions, the cost thereof to be met, assessed and paid in the same manner, as the original ditch, drain or watercourse within such township was established, located, and constructed as provided in and by this article.History: L. 1911, ch. 176, § 1; March 16; R.S. 1923, 24-216.
KS Stat § 24-301 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 3 - Drainage Of Swamps, Bottoms Or Lowlands Within County|24-301 Board of county commissioners to establish ditches, drains or streams.

24-301. Board of county commissioners to establish ditches, drains or streams. That the board of county commissioners of any county in this state shall have power, whenever in their opinion the same is demanded by or will be conducive to the public health, convenience, or welfare, to cause to be established, located and constructed, as hereinafter provided, any ditch, drain or watercourse within such county: Provided, That it shall be unlawful to divert any natural watercourse from a well defined channel.History: L. 1886, ch. 161, § 1; Feb. 24; R.S. 1923, 24-301.
KS Stat § 24-302 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 3 - Drainage Of Swamps, Bottoms Or Lowlands Within County|24-302 Drainage ditch, drain or watercourse; maintenance and repair; tax levy, use of proceeds.

24-302. Drainage ditch, drain or watercourse; maintenance and repair; tax levy, use of proceeds. The county commissioners of any county which has or which shall construct a drainage ditch, drain or watercourse within said county are authorized hereby and empowered to levy a tax upon the taxpayers of the entire county sufficient to maintain and keep in repair said ditch, drain or watercourse and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county and the taxes collected from said levy shall be paid the same as other taxes.History: L. 1920, ch. 42, § 1; R.S. 1923, 24-302; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 136; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-303 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 3 - Drainage Of Swamps, Bottoms Or Lowlands Within County|24-303 Petition to be filed; bond; notice to persons owning lands.

24-303. Petition to be filed; bond; notice to persons owning lands. That before the county commissioners of any such county shall take any steps toward locating or establishing any ditch, drain, or watercourse, there shall be filed with the county clerk a petition of one or more persons owning lands adjacent to the line of any such proposed ditch, drain, or watercourse, setting forth the necessity of the same, with a substantial description of its proposed starting point, route and terminus, and shall at the same time file a bond, with good and sufficient sureties to the acceptance of said county clerk, conditioned to pay all expenses incurred in case the county commissioners shall refuse to grant the prayer of the petitioner. And thereupon the county clerk shall give notice to the county commissioners of the filing and pendency of said petition, and said county commissioners shall immediately determine proceedings thereunder. And thereupon the petitioner or one of the petitioners shall cause notice in writing to be given to the owner or one of the owners of each tract of land sought to be affected by said proceedings, of the filing and pendency of said petition; said notice to state substantially the prayer of said petition, the time and place when and where the same will be for hearing by the said board of county commissioners, but nothing in this section shall be taken to prevent the petitioner from giving printed notices if he or they desire.If any person owning lands sought to be affected by said proceedings be a nonresident of the county, a notice such as is contemplated by this section shall be given him by publication for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper published or of general circulation in said county. The death of any party or parties in interest shall not work an abatement of proceedings under this act; but the board of county commissioners, being notified, shall order such notice as is contemplated in this section to be given to the person or persons succeeding to the right of such deceased party or parties.History: L. 1886, ch. 161, § 2; Feb. 24; R.S. 1923, 24-303.
KS Stat § 24-305 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 3 - Drainage Of Swamps, Bottoms Or Lowlands Within County|24-305 Duties of county commissioners; eminent domain proceedings; assistance of engineer; adjournments.

24-305. Duties of county commissioners; eminent domain proceedings; assistance of engineer; adjournments. On the day set for the hearing of said petition, if it appear to the board of county commissioners that any person or persons who may be interested in said ditch have not been notified as required by this act, or that any requisite preliminary steps have not been taken, they shall adjourn to some future time, not exceeding twenty days, and order such notice to be given, or such preliminary steps to be taken. But if said county commissioners shall find that said bond has been filed and said notice given, they shall proceed to determine said petition, and if they deem it necessary, shall view the premises along such proposed route, and if they find such ditch, drain or watercourse to be necessary, and that the same is demanded by or will be conducive to the public health, convenience and welfare, shall institute proceedings to exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive, and after the determination of such proceedings shall proceed to locate and establish such ditch, drain or watercourse as conforms with the route described in the eminent domain proceedings. Said county commissioners, in hearing and determining said petition, shall call to their assistance an engineer to locate, level and measure the distance of such ditch, drain, or watercourse, and may adjourn from time to time to determine their proceedings herein; and the said county clerk shall enter a full and complete record of all such proceedings in the journal of the proceedings of the county commissioners of such county.History: L. 1886, ch. 161, § 4; R.S. 1923, 24-305; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 57; Jan. 1, 1964.