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KS Stat § 24-814 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 8 - Levees|24-814 Compensation of surveyor, viewers and persons assisting.

24-814. Compensation of surveyor, viewers and persons assisting. The surveyor, viewers and persons assisting shall receive for their services the same compensation as is allowed by law for similar services in laying out and viewing public roads.History: L. 1893, ch. 104, § 12; April 12; R.S. 1923, 24-814.
KS Stat § 24-815 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 8 - Levees|24-815 Penalties for unlawful acts; removal of obstructions.

24-815. Penalties for unlawful acts; removal of obstructions. Any person who shall willfully cut, break, damage or make a leak in such levee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person who shall, without the consent of all the parties interested in such levee, throw up or cause to be built any cross-levee, dike or embankment, for the purpose of preventing the flow of the surface water in its natural course to the sewer pipes or openings provided for the escape of such surface water, or shall otherwise change the contour of such levee districts by the building of such cross-levees or embankments, or by any other act render the protection afforded by said levee to all parties less effective and complete, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars for such offense; and it shall be the duty of the levee supervisor of such levee thus affected to remove such obstructions, cross-levee, dike, or embankment, and the cost of removing the same shall be paid out of the general fund of the county, and shall be assessed and collected as taxes against the land of the party or parties causing the same to be built.History: L. 1893, ch. 104, § 13; L. 1901, ch. 248, § 2; March 8; R.S. 1923, 24-815.
KS Stat § 24-816 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 8 - Levees|24-816 Construction of levee partly or wholly within city of first class; assessments; bonds.

24-816. Construction of levee partly or wholly within city of first class; assessments; bonds. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county in this state shall hereafter make any order granting a petition for the construction of a levee, or levees, to promote the public health, convenience and welfare, and to prevent overflow from any natural watercourse partly within or partly without or wholly within any city of the first class, under the provisions of K.S.A. 24-801 to 24-811, inclusive, 24-814 and 24-815, the lands and property embraced within the boundaries of the territory described in the order of the board of county commissioners granting such petition shall be and constitute a drainage district, and with reference thereto the county commissioners shall have power in its discretion, instead of levying the entire special assessment therefor at one time, to provide for the payment of the same by installments, and issue improvement bonds therefor, payable in installments of equal amounts each year for such number of years as may be deemed advisable. Such improvement bonds shall be in denominations as the board of county commissioners may prescribe, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009, payable semi-annually.And whenever the board of commissioners shall determine to issue improvement bonds under the authority of this act, it shall be the duty of said board, after determining the entire cost and expense of constructing such levee, to apportion the same to and between the several tracts of land, railroads and street railways and highways within the boundaries of said district in proportion to the sums reported by the viewers as the basis of benefit to each respectively, and to levy a specific special assessment against each of the same for the amount so apportioned to it, and it shall be the duty of the county clerk, at once, to mail to each owner of any lot or piece of land or other property liable to such special assessment a written or printed notice of such apportionment, and the owner of any such lot or piece of land or other property may redeem this property from such liability by paying the entire amount chargeable against such property at any time within thirty (30) days from said apportionment, and no bonds shall be issued under the provisions of this act until the expiration of said period.History: L. 1909, ch. 80, § 1; R.S. 1923, 24-816; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 70; March 21.
KS Stat § 24-817 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 8 - Levees|24-817 Same; bonds; assessments.

24-817. Same; bonds; assessments. That all bonds issued under the provisions of the next preceding section shall be executed as provided by law; and each of said bonds shall recite that it is issued under the provisions of this act and is payable from special assessments that have been levied and constitute a lien upon real estate in said district benefited by improvements made under the provisions of this act, and such recital may be relied upon by any purchaser of said bonds as conclusive that the same were issued in conformity to this act, and that all conditions precedent to their issue were duly performed; that the bonds issued under the provisions of the next preceding section shall be sold by the board of county commissioners as provided by law, but no part of the same, nor the proceeds thereof, shall be used for any other purpose than the payment of the cost of improvements for which they were issued; that when improvement bonds are issued under the next preceding section of this act for improvements the cost of which is to be charged by special assessments against specific property, the board of county commissioners shall levy special assessments each year sufficient to redeem the installments of such bonds next thereafter maturing and interest thereon; and in computing the amount of special assessments to be levied against each piece of property liable therefor, interest thereon shall be added from the date of issuance of said bonds until the maturity of the installment at the rate said bonds bear. Such assessments shall be made on the property chargeable for the cost of such improvements respectively, and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as special assessments for such improvements where no bonds are issued, except as otherwise herein provided, but the assessed valuation liable for such cost which is established for the first year's assessment shall be retained for the assessments for the succeeding installments of bonds.History: R.S. 1923, 24-817; Dec. 27.
KS Stat § 24-818 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 8 - Levees|24-818 Same; moneys, custody and use; right to use lands.

24-818. Same; moneys, custody and use; right to use lands. The county treasurer of the county in which the district is situated shall receive, safely keep and pay on orders of the board of county commissioners all funds belonging to the district, and shall be liable upon his official bonds for such funds and for any default in the proper performance of his duty in that respect. The county treasurer shall have power to receive and receipt for special assessments which any owner of land may desire to pay after the apportionment and levy thereof by the board of county commissioners. The purchase price of all bonds sold by the board of county commissioners for cash shall be paid directly to such county treasurer, and he shall retain the same, and all taxes, special assessments and other funds of the district collected or received by him, until paid out as herein provided.The county clerk shall, when directed by the board of county commissioners, prepare and deposit a copy of the viewers' report in the office of the county treasurer, and the board of county commissioners shall forthwith direct the county treasurer to at once set aside and appropriate for the payment of the persons severally entitled thereto sufficient of the funds of said district to satisfy the amount required by said report, and on demand pay the same to the persons respectively entitled thereto; that when sufficient funds of said district have been deposited with the county treasurer, and the same have been set aside and appropriated as hereinbefore directed for the payment of persons severally entitled thereto, the right to the perpetual use of all lands shown by such report to have been appropriated shall vest in the board of county commissioners for the purpose for which the same were condemned and taken as stated in such report, and the board of county commissioners shall have the right forthwith to construct a levee or other works across the right of way of any railroad or street-railway company at the point specified in such report, and to occupy all other lands set off and appropriated for such purpose in said report.History: L. 1909, ch. 80, § 3; April 3; R.S. 1923, 24-818.
KS Stat § 24-819 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 8 - Levees|24-819 Same; levies and reassessments.

24-819. Same; levies and reassessments. In any case where the board of county commissioners of any county are constructing or has constructed a levee under the provisions of chapter 104* of the Session Laws of 1893, and act amendatory thereof as supplemented by chapter 80* of the Session Laws of 1909, to prevent overflow from natural watercourses partly or wholly within any city of the first class and have attempted to create a drainage district and to levy special assessments for the payment of such improvements or for the payment of bonds issued or indebtedness incurred in anticipation of such special assessments and such special assessments are or have been informal, illegal or void for want of authority, notice or other cause, the said board, at or before the time for levying general taxes, shall relevy and reassess any such special assessments against any property in said levee drainage district in accordance with the original apportionment of the cost of such improvement and collect the same in the manner provided in said acts under which said levee is constructed.And said board shall levy and assess its equitable proportion of the cost of said levee against any property in the district omitted and against improvements made subsequent to the viewers' report on property included in the original apportionment of benefits in said viewers' report, by assessing and levying at or before the time of levying general taxes, the entire amount of such equitable proportion as a special assessment, payable at one time or in case bonds have been issued, in installments for the remaining assessments to be made for the payment thereof as fixed by the original apportionment and orders for the issuance of said bonds, and such additional assessments shall constitute part of the fund for the construction and maintenance of said levee.History: L. 1911, ch. 88, § 1; March 14; R.S. 1923, 24-819.
KS Stat § 24-901 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 9 - Watershed Development|24-901 General plan for water development.

24-901. General plan for water development. As soon as practicable after organization the division of water resources shall in conjunction with the federal government by way of securing financial and professional aid and assistance, work out a systematic general plan for the complete development of each watershed in the state in order to secure the most advantageous adjustment of the interest involved in matters of floods, drainage, irrigation, water power and navigation. Where any department of the federal government is now or hereafter may be engaged in the development of plans, affecting any of the subjects referred to in this act this division of water resources may co-operate with such federal department. Water development of all kinds throughout the state shall conform to the general plans adopted by the division of water resources.History: L. 1917, ch. 172, § 4; March 24; R.S. 1923, 24-901.
KS Stat § 24-902 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 9 - Watershed Development|24-902 River gauging stations; surveys and investigations.

24-902. River gauging stations; surveys and investigations. This division of water resources is hereby authorized and directed to establish and maintain river gauging stations and to make such surveys and other investigations as may be necessary to a complete knowledge of the subjects herein assigned to it for investigation.History: L. 1917, ch. 172, § 5; March 24; R.S. 1923, 24-902.
KS Stat § 24-905 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 9 - Watershed Development|24-905 Entry on lands.

24-905. Entry on lands. The division of water resources and its agents shall have the power of entry on private lands for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.History: L. 1917, ch. 172, § 8; March 24; R.S. 1923, 24-905.
KS Stat § 24-1101 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1101 Certain lands ceded to Kansas by Missouri; consolidation.

24-1101. Certain lands ceded to Kansas by Missouri; consolidation. Lands lying within a drainage district or levee district organized under the laws of the state of Missouri where the lands embraced within such Missouri district are situated west of the present channel of the Missouri river and are ceded to the state of Kansas by the state of Missouri may be consolidated with an adjacent drainage district organized under the laws of Kansas: Provided, however, Such consolidation shall only be made if the territory sought to be annexed to the Kansas district lies adjacent to the Kansas district and the lands of both districts are served by common flood protection installations or common reclamation works.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 1; April 14.
KS Stat § 24-1103 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1103 Same; certified copy of resolution to district court or county commissioners.

24-1103. Same; certified copy of resolution to district court or county commissioners. Should the governing body of the Kansas district order the consolidation to be made, a duly certified copy of such resolution shall be filed with the clerk of the district court in Kansas where the Kansas district was organized and among the proceedings had therein and recorded on the journal of the court; or, if the Kansas district was organized by the board of county commissioners, then such certified copy shall be filed with the county clerk and spread upon the official records of the board of county commissioners.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 3; April 14.
KS Stat § 24-1104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1104 Same; governing body of consolidated district; election; terms.

24-1104. Same; governing body of consolidated district; election; terms. If the regular annual meeting of the governing body of the Kansas district shall be held within ninety (90) days after the adoption of such resolution, the governing body of the Kansas district shall act as the governing body of the consolidated district. If such annual meeting will not be held within such ninety (90) day period, then an election of a new governing body of the consolidated district shall be held in the manner now provided by the laws under which such Kansas district was organized. In any event the incumbent board shall serve until such time as a new board shall be elected. At such election, whether at a special meeting or at a regular meeting, the new governing body shall be elected as at an original election, and any term of any incumbent member of the governing body shall terminate although such term might not otherwise end until a later date.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 4; April 14.
KS Stat § 24-1105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1105 Same; unpaid tax levies.

24-1105. Same; unpaid tax levies. After the adoption of the resolution herein above provided, any unpaid tax levy theretofore made by the Missouri district shall be placed on the tax rolls of the proper Kansas county or counties and thereafter collected the same as though such levy were made originally by the Kansas district. In placing such levy on the tax rolls, credits shall be given in accordance with any payments made thereon to the Missouri tax collecting officer. In placing such levy on the Kansas tax rolls the same may be divided on a pro rata acreage basis in accordance with Kansas section lines, the total levy on any lands formerly in Missouri not to exceed the total formerly due according to the allocation thereof on the Missouri tax rolls.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 5; April 14.
KS Stat § 24-1106 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1106 Same; funds from Missouri; disbursement.

24-1106. Same; funds from Missouri; disbursement. The county treasurer of the proper county in Kansas is hereby authorized to and shall receive from any officer of the state of Missouri or any subdivision thereof such funds as shall then stand to or thereafter be received for the credit of such Missouri district. Such funds shall be placed to the credit of the Kansas district so consolidated to be disbursed for the purposes for which they were originally received for the credit of the former Missouri district. If the Kansas district was originally organized under article 6 of chapter 24 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, as amended, then any moneys so received by such county treasurer as proceeds of a bond issue made by the former Missouri district shall be paid to the credit of the account of the Kansas district in the bank or trust company lawfully designated, to be disbursed as proceeds of a bond issue in accordance with K.S.A. 24-624 solely for the payment of the obligations of the former Missouri district, and for the purposes for which said bond money was acquired.Any funds received by the Kansas county treasurer resulting from a tax levy made by the former Missouri district for organization expenses shall be disbursed by him on warrants issued by the governing body of the Kansas district signed by the chairman and secretary. The governing body of the Kansas district in ordering payments thereof shall only do so in payment of organization expenses of the former Missouri district as such funds could be lawfully disbursed upon order of the former Missouri District. Any funds received by such Kansas county treasurer derived from a tax levy for maintenance or operating expenses shall likewise be disbursed by said Kansas county treasurer upon warrants as aforesaid, and such warrants shall only be ordered drawn in payment of obligations of the former Missouri district or attributable to it.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 6; April 14.
KS Stat § 24-1107 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1107 Same; funds used for benefit of former Missouri district; lien of bonds.

24-1107. Same; funds used for benefit of former Missouri district; lien of bonds. All funds received by any Kansas county treasurer resulting from a tax levy theretofore made by the former Missouri district and placed on the tax rolls of the proper Kansas county as required by K.S.A. 24-1105 shall be used for the benefit of the former Missouri district and for the purposes for which such were originally levied by the former Missouri district. If there be outstanding bonds of the former Missouri district, the proper Kansas county treasurer shall attend to the payment of the principal and interest on said bonds as the funds are available from tax levies and as required and called for by such bonds. The lien of any bonds theretofore issued by the former Missouri district shall continue to operate on the land annexed to the Kansas district and such lien shall not attach to any land lying within the boundaries of the Kansas district. The lien of any bonds issued by the Kansas district shall not attach to any lands lying within the boundaries of the former Missouri district.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 7; April 14.
KS Stat § 24-1108 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1108 Same; annual tax levies for bonds; payments.

24-1108. Same; annual tax levies for bonds; payments. It shall be the duty of the governing body of the consolidated district to cause an annual tax levy to be made, at the same time other taxes are levied, on the lands of the former Missouri district in keeping with the original tax levy made on the lands of such district in order to provide funds for the payment of maturing bonds and interest. If the original levy so made by the Missouri district and spread on the tax rolls of the proper county or counties in Kansas shall not be sufficient to pay all of such bonds and interest as the same mature, it shall be the duty of the governing body of the Kansas district to make such additional levy or levies on the benefited lands formerly in the Missouri district, in proportion to the benefits originally assessed thereon, as may be required for the prompt payment of such bonds and interest. Under no circumstances shall the security or payment of the Missouri bonds or interest be impaired by the failure of the governing body of the Kansas district to provide annual tax levies in order to provide funds for the payment of such bonds and interest. All payments of such bonds and interest shall be made through the banking house or trust company designated in said bonds.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 8; April 14.
KS Stat § 24-1109 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1109 Same; assets and liabilities.

24-1109. Same; assets and liabilities. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the respective assets of the former Missouri district and the Kansas district as they shall exist at the time of the consolidation shall accrue to the benefit of each respective district, and the obligations of each respective district shall constitute the separate liabilities of each of the separate districts and the lands situated therein as they existed at the time of the consolidation.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 9; April 14.
KS Stat § 24-1110 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 24 - Drainage And Levees|Article 11 - Consolidation Of Certain Drainage Or Levee Districts|24-1110 Same; separate organization of district under Kansas laws; application of act.

24-1110. Same; separate organization of district under Kansas laws; application of act. Should such consolidation be not requested, or, if requested and not made, the owners of lands lying within the former Missouri district may organize under any applicable laws of this state. In proceedings for a separate organization the condition of the lands at the time of the original organization of the former Missouri district shall be determinative as to the requirements of the statutes of this state as to what lands can be so organized. In the event a separate district is formed, the governing body thereof and other public officers shall have the same duties as they would have under the provisions of this act if such lands had been consolidated with an adjacent drainage district; and all other provisions of this act shall be applicable to such separate district or the lands lying therein insofar as such other provisions are consistent with the organization and operation of the separate district.History: L. 1949, ch. 251, § 10; April 14.