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KS Stat § 24-635 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-635 Overseers; appointment; powers and duties.

24-635. Overseers; appointment; powers and duties. For the purpose of preserving any ditch, drain, dike or other works constructed or erected under the provisions of this act the board of supervisors shall have the power to appoint not more than three overseers of their respective districts, who shall hold their offices for a term of one year; whose duty it shall be to keep the ditches, drains, dikes and other works erected or constructed for the reclamation of the lands in the drainage district in good repair, and remove all obstructions from all ditches, drains or watercourses within their respective districts. It shall also be the duty of said overseers to cause the arrest of all persons who shall be known to have filled up, or put any timber or brush into, or to have in any way obstructed any ditch, drain or watercourse, or have damaged any dike or other work erected or constructed for the reclamation of lands as aforesaid, within their respective districts, and bring them before a court having jurisdiction for trial and punishment.History: L. 1911, ch. 168, § 35; R.S. 1923, 24-635; L. 1977, ch. 105, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-636 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-636 Civil liability for obstructing or injuring property; penalty.

24-636. Civil liability for obstructing or injuring property; penalty. If any person shall willfully obstruct or injure any ditch, drain, or watercourse, or damage or destroy any dike or other work constructed under the provisions of this act, he shall be liable to the drainage district for the full amount of the injury occasioned by the damage thereto, the same to be recovered by a civil action, in the name of the district before any court having jurisdiction thereof, and in addition thereto shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars and may be imprisoned until such fine and costs of prosecution are paid.History: L. 1911, ch. 168, § 36; May 22; R.S. 1923, 24-636.
KS Stat § 24-637 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-637 Construction of act; defects in assessments; modification of assessments.

24-637. Construction of act; defects in assessments; modification of assessments. This act shall be liberally construed to promote the drainage and reclamation of wet, overflowed or submerged lands, and the establishment of said corporation and the collection of assessments shall not be defeated by reason of any defect in the proceedings occurring prior to the judgment of the court, or of the board of supervisors confirming and establishing the assessment of benefits and injuries, but such judgment shall be conclusive and final that all prior proceedings were regular and according to law, nor shall any person be permitted to take advantage of any error, defect or informality, unless the person complaining thereof is directly affected thereby, at any stage of the proceedings, and if the court or board of supervisors shall deem it just to release any person, or modify his assessment or liability; it shall in no manner affect the right or liability of any other person.History: L. 1911, ch. 168, § 37; May 22; R.S. 1923, 24-637.
KS Stat § 24-638 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-638 Contest of assessments.

24-638. Contest of assessments. The collection of assessments to be levied to pay for the location, construction, maintenance, or repair of any ditch, levee, dike, or watercourse, shall not be enjoined nor declared void; nor shall said assessment be set aside in consequence of an error, omission, or irregularity committed or appearing in any of the proceedings provided for by this act and no injunction shall be allowed restricting the collection of an assessment until the party complaining shall first pay to the county treasurer the amount of his assessment, which amount so paid may be recovered from said district in an action brought for that purpose in case said injunction is made perpetual.History: L. 1911, ch. 168, § 38; May 22; R.S. 1923, 24-638.
KS Stat § 24-639 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-639 District to be body politic and corporate; corporate name; general powers.

24-639. District to be body politic and corporate; corporate name; general powers. (a) A district organized under the provisions of K.S.A. 24-601 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be a body politic and corporate, and shall be known by the corporate name of drainage district number ______ of ________ county.(b) The board of supervisors of the drainage district shall have the power to:(1) Adopt a seal;(2) enter into contracts;(3) hold real and personal property;(4) sue and be sued;(5) determine and fix the district boundaries;(6) remove all obstructions from the channel of the watercourse;(7) commence and maintain suits against any and all persons or corporations unlawfully maintaining dams or other obstructions in the channel of the watercourse to compel the removal of the same;(8) exercise the power of eminent domain as to all lands necessary to the construction of cutoffs, spillways and auxiliary channels in accordance with K.S.A. 26-501 through 26-516, and amendments thereto;(9) require that all bridges across the watercourses shall be of sufficient length or that they shall be provided with sufficient trestle work to permit the unobstructed flow of the waters at flood time;(10) construct cutoffs, spillways and auxiliary channels across railroads and highways, to compel the adequate bridging of the same and to compel the raising of the grades of the railroads and highways;(11) levy an annual tax not to exceed five mills on the assessed value of all tangible taxable property located within the district to constitute a general fund to meet the incidental expenses of the district. If the board determines that a higher tax levy is necessary, it may adopt a resolution proposing to raise the limitation. Any proposed increase of the levy limitation shall be submitted for approval by the qualified voters of the drainage district. The election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law. If a majority of the voters voting on the question votes in favor thereof, the levy limitation may be increased;(12) issue bonds and provide for the payment of the same; and(13) perform any other acts not inconsistent with the provisions of K.S.A. 24-601 et seq., and amendments thereto.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting the drainage district from the requirements of K.S.A. 24-126 and 82a-301 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 1911, ch. 168, § 39; R.S. 1923, 24-639; L. 2001, ch. 76, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 78, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-640 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-640 Construction of act; petition required, when.

24-640. Construction of act; petition required, when. This act shall not be construed as repealing any law now in force in this state, and shall apply only to drainage districts organized hereunder and hereafter: Provided, only, That K.S.A. 24-602 and 24-611 may be made applicable to and become a part of the general drainage laws existing in 1909, whenever a petition of two-fifths of the voters in said districts shall be presented to the board of county commissioners, praying therefor in any county in which there has been organized a drainage district under existing laws at the time of the taking effect of this act.History: L. 1911, ch. 168, § 40; May 22; R.S. 1923, 24-640.
KS Stat § 24-640a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-640a Perpetual succession.

24-640a. Perpetual succession. All drainage districts incorporated pursuant to K.S.A. 24-601 to 24-640, inclusive, and amendments thereto, prior to the effective date of this act whose existence as a public corporation as stated in the articles of association of any such drainage district expires on or after July 1, 1983, are hereby declared to have perpetual succession.History: L. 1983, ch. 118, § 26; July 1.
KS Stat § 24-641 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-641 Legalizing drainage districts created by district court or board of county commissioners.

24-641. Legalizing drainage districts created by district court or board of county commissioners. Whenever any district court in the state of Kansas or the board of county commissioners of any county has declared or ordered any defined portion of contiguous territory to be a drainage district and such territory has elected officers or functioned in any manner as a drainage district, such defined portion of contiguous territory, as the same appears in the description in the order defining such territory, is hereby recognized as a legal body politic and corporate of this state and as a drainage district for the purpose heretofore provided by law, and the creation of each such drainage district is hereby validated and legalized and the territory therein embraced as shown by order of the court or order of the board of county commissioners shall be held to be the legal description of such district: Provided, This act shall not apply to any such drainage district where the board of supervisors thereof, under the provision of K.S.A. 24-647 to 24-653, inclusive, have adopted a resolution providing for the dissolution and disorganization of such drainage district.History: L. 1927, ch. 199, § 1; L. 1931, ch. 187, § 1; Feb. 28.
KS Stat § 24-641a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-641a Same; special election of officers, when.

24-641a. Same; special election of officers, when. Whenever a drainage district has been organized as provided in K.S.A. 24-641 and the officers have failed or neglected to qualify for one election provided for by law or an election of officers has not been held, a special election may be called by five percent of the property owners in said district by filing a petition for such election with the county clerk and upon the filing of such petition the clerk shall forthwith publish a notice calling an election at a time to be fixed by him not less than ten days and not more than thirty days from the first publication of said notice and at such time there shall be elected supervisors or directors to serve for the period intervening until the next election when their successors shall be elected and qualified as by law provided. Said election shall be conducted and held in the same manner as provided for in the first election held in such district, under the provisions relating to the organization of such district.History: L. 1931, ch. 187, § 2; Feb. 28.
KS Stat § 24-642 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-642 Same; boundaries legalized.

24-642. Same; boundaries legalized. That the boundaries of each such drainage districts are hereby designated as the same are described in the records of any such court, or in the records of the county wherein such district was created or attempted to be created, and shall contain the territory mentioned in such records, and such territory and boundaries are hereby redesignated as the same appear upon said records, and with like effect as though the description of said property and boundaries were here severally set out at large.History: L. 1927, ch. 199, § 2; March 21.
KS Stat § 24-643 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-643 Same; bond issues legalized.

24-643. Same; bond issues legalized. All acts of the officials of such districts in respect to the issuance of any and all unpaid bonds and interest thereon by any such drainage district for which such districts received value are hereby legalized, approved and validated and such unpaid bonds and interest thereon shall constitute the legal obligations of such drainage districts, if issued in substantial compliance with the laws relating thereto as printed in the statute book at the time of their issuance.History: L. 1927, ch. 199, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 75; May 12.
KS Stat § 24-644 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-644 Same; tax levies and assessments legalized.

24-644. Same; tax levies and assessments legalized. All acts of such officials and of all county and state officials relating to levying taxes and special assessments heretofore levied and assessed for the payment of the principal and interest on such bonds and for all other purposes necessary and incidental to the business of the drainage district if done in substantial compliance with the laws as printed in the statute book, are hereby validated and legalized. Any taxes and special assessments in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest of bonds now outstanding, shall be annually assessed and collected in each of the drainage districts and applied to the payment of the bonds and interest thereon, and express authority so to do is hereby delegated to the proper drainage district officials and county officials in any county in which the drainage districts are located.History: L. 1927, ch. 199, § 4; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 76; May 12.
KS Stat § 24-645 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-645 Same; acts done in conformity to law legalized.

24-645. Same; acts done in conformity to law legalized. That all acts and things done and performed in any district court in the state relative to the creation of said drainage districts, are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed and all acts and things heretofore done by any official, agent or employee of any such district which were performed in substantial conformity with the laws relative thereto as they appear on the statute books, are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed.History: L. 1927, ch. 199, § 5; March 21.
KS Stat § 24-646 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-646 Same; application of act.

24-646. Same; application of act. This act shall apply only to such drainage districts which have heretofore issued and delivered bonds, for improvements therein.History: L. 1927, ch. 199, § 7; March 21.
KS Stat § 24-647 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-647 Disorganization of drainage district; petition; nature of hearing; resolution; board of trustees.

24-647. Disorganization of drainage district; petition; nature of hearing; resolution; board of trustees. Whenever the owners of a majority in interest of the acres of real estate within the boundaries of any drainage district organized under K.S.A. 24-601 to 24-640, which district has not constructed a drainage system, shall file their written petition with the secretary of the board of supervisors of such drainage district asking such board to disorganize and dissolve such drainage district, the board of supervisors of drainage district, upon finding such petition sufficient, shall within 30 days designate a time and place for a public meeting of such board of supervisors to be held within sixty days thereafter to consider such petition and give notice thereof to the owners of land within the drainage district in the same manner as required for an election meeting under K.S.A. 24-606. Said board of supervisors shall hold such meeting and all owners of real estate situated within the drainage district and all other parties interested may attend and shall be heard by the board of supervisors as to any reasons why such drainage district should or should not be disorganized and dissolved. After such hearing the board of supervisors shall have power to adopt a resolution providing that said drainage district (naming it) shall or shall not be disorganized and dissolved. Which resolution shall be sufficient if in substantially the following form: "Be it resolved by the board of supervisors of drainage district No. ____ of ________ county, Kansas, that said drainage district (naming it), (be) or (not be) disorganized and dissolved." A copy of such resolution, certified by the secretary to the board of supervisors as correct, shall be filed promptly with the secretary of state.Upon adoption of a resolution to disorganize and dissolve such a drainage district it shall thereupon cease to exist and function as a corporation and the then board of supervisors shall become and continue a board of trustees with power to and shall conclude and finally terminate all the affairs of the drainage district. A copy of such resolution together with a statement of the names of the members of the board and the name of the secretary to such board shall be filed promptly and the names of their successors, if any, kept on file in the office of the clerk of the district court in which the decree incorporating the district was rendered, which papers together with all others pertaining thereto shall be docketed, filed and preserved by the clerk of such court under the title, "In re dissolution of drainage district No. ____ of ________ county, Kansas," (naming it).History: L. 1929, ch. 175, § 1; May 28.
KS Stat § 24-648 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-648 Same; duties of trustees.

24-648. Same; duties of trustees. The board of trustees shall function under the name "Board of trustees of drainage district No. ______ of ______________ county, Kansas," and shall have power to sue and be sued. The board shall act as a unit and decide all matters by majority vote and shall elect one of their number chairman and another treasurer and each shall perform the customary duties of his office and the board shall appoint a secretary to the board and may employ attorneys, accountants, and contract for all other services and incur such other expense as they deem necessary. If vacancies occur on such board the remaining members shall apply to the judge of the court in which the district was incorporated to fill such vacancy and such judge shall appoint to such board an owner of land in the district who signed the disorganization petition. Each member of the board of trustees shall be paid three dollars ($3) for each meeting of the board or day's service. Each person, firm or corporation appointed, or employed by the board shall be paid by the board such amounts as agreed upon.History: L. 1929, ch. 175, § 2; May 28.
KS Stat § 24-649 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-649 Same; how funds secured by trustees; tax levy.

24-649. Same; how funds secured by trustees; tax levy. In order to provide ready money with which to pay the expenses and indebtedness incurred by them, the board of trustees are authorized to borrow money, not in excess of twenty-five cents for each acre within the district and thereby bind such district to repay the same. To provide funds to repay the money borrowed, if any be borrowed, and to pay all other indebtedness incurred by the board of trustees in concluding the affairs of such drainage district, the land within such district, without regard to its value or the improvements thereon, shall be taxed in the following manner:The board of trustees on or before August 1 of any year may certify to the board of county commissioners of any county in which said drainage district or any part thereof is situated, the amount of money such board of trustees deem it advisable to raise by taxing such land that year, together with a description of all the real estate in such county and within such drainage district, and such board of county commissioners shall levy equally upon each acre of land within such drainage district, a tax sufficient to raise the amount so certified. Such tax shall be levied and collected as other taxes and if not paid the land thus taxed may be sold as upon failure to pay other taxes. As such tax is collected, it shall be paid by the county treasurer to the treasurer of such board of trustees. The board of trustees may require their treasurer to give such bond as they deem necessary to secure the safety of such funds. The board may pay out such funds upon allowance by the board, upon the order of the treasurer countersigned by the chairman of the board.History: L. 1929, ch. 175, § 3; May 28.
KS Stat § 24-650 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 6 - Drainage In One Or More Counties|24-650 Same; notice of disorganization; filing of claims.

24-650. Same; notice of disorganization; filing of claims. Within sixty days after adopting the resolution to disorganize and dissolve the district, the board of trustees shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the drainage district, for three consecutive issues if a weekly paper, and for five consecutive issues if a daily paper, a notice to all creditors and claimants of or against the drainage district (naming it) setting forth a copy of the resolution to disorganize and dissolve the drainage district and further notifying all such creditors and claimants, without naming them or specifying the amount or nature of their claim, that each claimant having any claim of any kind or nature existing against the drainage district at the time and previous to the date (specifying it) of the adoption of the resolution to disorganize the district, or accruing upon contracts made previous thereto, shall file a verified, itemized statement of such claim as they may have against the drainage district, setting forth the amount and nature thereof, with the secretary to the board of trustees and shall also file a copy, for record, with the clerk of the district court (naming it) wherein the resolution to disorganize the district was filed, within a time to be specified in such notice but not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days from the date of first publication of such notice. No such claim of any character shall be allowed unless filed within one year after the date of such first newspaper publication, which date shall be specified in such notice.Within ten days after the date of first publication of such notice, the secretary to the board of trustees shall mail a copy of such notice to the last known address of each claimant who appears as such upon the records of the drainage district. The validity of each claim and the right of each claimant to be paid shall be determined in accordance with the law under which the drainage district was organized and exclusive of and unaided by this act so that the rights of all claimants, and all property owners shall remain unchanged and the limitation, if any, upon the power of the drainage district to incur indebtedness shall be observed. Within this limitation the board of trustees may compromise any claim and agree upon the amount that may be due. If the board of trustees shall deem it advisable, they may file an action in a court of general jurisdiction and make one or more or all of the known claimants parties defendants and procure an interpretation and construction of K.S.A. 24-601 to 24-640, determining the power of such drainage district to incur indebtedness, the limitation thereon, if any, and the rights of claimants and the power to levy and the method of levying taxes or assessments to pay the indebtedness of the district.History: L. 1929, ch. 175, § 4; May 28.