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KS Stat § 42-364 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-364 Qualifications of voters and officers; election precincts in districts; returns of election; annual election; notice.

42-364. Qualifications of voters and officers; election precincts in districts; returns of election; annual election; notice. At all elections held in said irrigation district for the purpose of electing officers, providing for the issuance of bonds, or any other purpose, all persons possessing the qualifications of electors who are residents of the county in which said district is located and owners of land within said district shall be deemed qualified voters, and qualified to hold office as members of the board of irrigation commissioners of such district. Such elections shall be conducted in all respects as general elections in the state of Kansas. After the creation of said district, as hereinbefore provided, the board of irrigation commissioners shall provide in such irrigation district one or more convenient election precincts for all the purposes of this act, and shall designate the voting places in said precincts, and shall make report in writing to the board of county commissioners of said county of such election precincts and voting places, which said report shall be filed with the county clerk and a minute thereof made upon the journal of the board of county commissioners, and if any change shall be made in such voting precincts or voting places by said board of irrigation commissioners, the same shall in like manner be reported to the board of county commissioners, filed and minuted as aforesaid.It shall be the duty of the county clerk of the county in which such irrigation district is located to cause a notice of each annual election in said district to be published in the official county paper of said county for three consecutive weeks prior to the date of such election, which notice shall designate the voting place in each voting precinct in said district. The board of county commissioners shall designate three judges and two clerks for each election precinct in said district, who shall each be a qualified voter of the county in which said district is located, and who shall receive the same compensation as is provided by law for judges and clerks at general elections. All expenses of conducting such elections shall be paid by the treasurer of said irrigation districts out of the funds of said district. The returns of such elections shall be made to the board of county commissioners of such county, and such board shall meet on the next Friday thereafter and canvass the returns of said election and declare the results.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 8; R.S. 1923, 42-364; L. 1929, ch. 204, § 3; March 16.
KS Stat § 42-365 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-365 Bonds; tax levy to pay.

42-365. Bonds; tax levy to pay. Any irrigation district created under the provisions of this article shall have the power, and it is hereby authorized, to issue the bonds of said district for the purpose of building or purchasing any main ditch, ditches, or laterals, or any other works, system or device necessary or suitable for the purpose of irrigating the land in such district; the total amount of said bonds not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per acre for each acre of land irrigable from and by said works so purchased or constructed, or to be purchased or constructed, in said district; said bonds to be payable in not less than five (5) years nor more than thirty (30) years, and to bear interest not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009; and shall have power to levy such tax upon all the real estate which shall be dependent for irrigation upon the irrigation works so constructed or purchased, or to be so constructed or purchased, within said district, as may be necessary to raise sufficient funds to pay the interest on such bonds and create a sinking fund to meet the payment of such bonds at maturity thereof.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 9; L. 1901, ch. 71, § 1; R.S. 1923, 42-365; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 73; March 21.
KS Stat § 42-366 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-366 Petition for bonds.

42-366. Petition for bonds. If at any time after the creation of any such irrigation district the people of such district shall desire the issuing of the bonds of said district for the purposes hereinbefore set forth, they shall present to the board of county commissioners of the county wherein said district is situated a petition asking said board of county commissioners to submit to the qualified electors of said district a proposition to vote the bonds of said district for such purpose.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 10; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-366.
KS Stat § 42-367 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-367 Hearing on petition.

42-367. Hearing on petition. Such petition shall specify the amount of bonds to be voted and the length of time such bonds shall run, and shall be signed by not less than three-fifths of the owners of land within said district who are qualified electors of the county in which said district is located. The filing of such petition in the office of the county clerk of such county shall be a presentation of the same to said board of county commissioners, and upon the filing of the same the county clerk shall immediately notify the members of said board of county commissioners thereof, and it shall be the duty of said board of county commissioners to meet at their usual place of meeting within ten days after the filing of said petition and consider the same; and if said board shall find that said petition is in due form and signed by not less than three-fifths of the owners of land within said irrigation district who are qualified electors of the county in which said district is located, they shall make an order calling an election in said district to vote upon the proposition to issue said bonds.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 11; R.S. 1923, 42-367; L. 1929, ch. 204, § 4; March 16.
KS Stat § 42-368 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-368 Bond election; notice.

42-368. Bond election; notice. Such election shall be held within forty days after the day on which said commissioners shall have met to consider such petition. Notice of such election shall be published in the official paper of the county within which such district is located for three consecutive weeks, and be posted in at least five public places in said district at least three weeks prior to the date fixed for such election. That said election shall be conducted in the manner provided by the general election laws of the state of Kansas, and the returns shall be made to and canvassed by the board of county commissioners in the manner provided by K.S.A. 42-364.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 12; R.S. 1923, 42-368; L. 1929, ch. 204, § 5; March 16.
KS Stat § 42-369 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-369 Issuance of such bonds.

42-369. Issuance of such bonds. If three-fifths of the votes cast at such election be in favor of issuing said bonds, the said board of county commissioners shall make an order that said bonds shall be issued, which said bonds shall be duly executed by the president and secretary of the board of irrigation commissioners of said district and attested with the seal thereof, and shall be countersigned by the chairman of the board of county commissioners and the county clerk and attested with the seal thereof; and said bonds shall be duly registered in the manner provided by law.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 13; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-369.
KS Stat § 42-370 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-370 Sale of bonds; use of funds.

42-370. Sale of bonds; use of funds. When such bonds shall have been duly signed and countersigned and registered, the same shall be deposited with the county treasurer of such county, and by such county treasurer negotiated and sold for not less than par value; and the proceeds arising from the sale of said bonds shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of said irrigation district, and shall be devoted to purchasing or building a main ditch, ditches and laterals, head gates, dams and all other works, or any thereof, for purposes of irrigation as herein provided.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 14; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-370.
KS Stat § 42-371 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-371 Purchase of irrigation works by district; election; payment.

42-371. Purchase of irrigation works by district; election; payment. That whenever any irrigation district, formed in the manner hereinbefore provided, shall have secured, by issuing bonds as provided for herein, a fund for the purchase or construction of irrigation works in said district, the irrigation commissioners herein provided for may submit to the qualified electors of such irrigation district, in the same manner as provided for herein for the voting of bonds, a proposition to purchase any such works, particularly describing the same and giving the details of such proposed purchase; and at such election those voting in favor of the proposed purchase shall deposit a written or printed ballot containing the words, "For the purchase," and those voting against such purchase shall deposit a written or printed ballot containing the words, "Against the purchase"; and such vote shall be returned and canvassed in all particulars conformably to the like provisions of this article respecting the organization of such district; and whenever it shall be agreed to purchase any such irrigation works the vendor of the same shall convey the entire interest of the vendor, with an unqualified warranty therefor, to said irrigation district; and the same shall be paid for by the county treasurer out of the funds in his hands to the credit of such irrigation district, on an order signed by the president of said board of irrigation commissioners and attested by the secretary of said board with the seal thereof.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 15; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-371.
KS Stat § 42-372 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-372 Contracts for works; bids.

42-372. Contracts for works; bids. When it shall become necessary to build any irrigation works or any portion thereof to supply water for the purpose of irrigating the lands of said irrigation district, the said board of irrigation commissioners shall advertise for sealed bids for the construction of the same by advertisement for three consecutive weeks in the official paper of the county in which said district is situated, and may give such other public notice as they may deem expedient and proper; and shall let the work of constructing the same to the lowest responsible bidder, and in letting said work they may let the whole of said work to any one party, or may let portions of said work to different parties.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 16; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-372.
KS Stat § 42-373 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-373 Bond of contractor; payment.

42-373. Bond of contractor; payment. The contractors to whom such work is let shall enter into bond with said district, in such amount as the board of irrigation commissioners shall deem sufficient, for the faithful performance of their work; and said contractors shall be paid for their work as the work progresses, by the county treasurer, out of the funds in his hands set apart for that purpose, on orders drawn by the president and secretary of the irrigation district, in the same manner as provided for the purchase of such works: Provided, That said irrigation commissioners shall retain at least twenty percent of the contract price until the completion of said works, and until the said board of irrigation commissioners shall be satisfied that said contractor has fully complied with his contract.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 17; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-373.
KS Stat § 42-374 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-374 Board of irrigation commissioners; rules and regulations; rates for water; use of funds from sales.

42-374. Board of irrigation commissioners; rules and regulations; rates for water; use of funds from sales. That when any such irrigation works shall have been built or purchased by any such irrigation district, as hereinbefore provided, the same shall be under the exclusive charge and control of said board of irrigation commissioners; and said board shall make all proper and necessary rules and regulations for the operation of the same and the distribution of the waters therein to those entitled to the use thereof, and shall have the power to dispose of the waters in said ditches to all persons in said irrigation district, and charge therefor such rates as such board may fix from time to time, subject to the provisions of this act respecting the fixing by the board of county commissioners of maximum rates for the use of water; and the money so received for the sale of water shall go into the hands of the treasurer of said irrigation board and shall be used for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses incurred in the operation of said works and keeping the same in repair, and paying interest on bonds issued and creating a sinking fund for the redemption of the said bonds.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 18; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-374.
KS Stat § 42-375 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-375 Reports of treasurer of board.

42-375. Reports of treasurer of board. It shall be the duty of the treasurer of said irrigation board to make a quarterly report to said board on the first Monday of March, June, September and December of each year, of all moneys received, and an annual report on the first Monday in December of each year of the sale of water from said works and of all moneys expended thereon.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 19; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-375.
KS Stat § 42-376 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-376 Disbursements.

42-376. Disbursements. All moneys coming into the hands of the treasurer of said board shall be paid out only on the order of the president, countersigned by the secretary thereof.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 20; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-376.
KS Stat § 42-377 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-377 Tax levy by board, when.

42-377. Tax levy by board, when. If the quarterly report of said treasurer of said board for June shall disclose to said board of irrigation commissioners that there is not sufficient money in the hands of the treasurer of said board to pay the necessary current expenses, and pay the interest on the bonds of said district, and create a sinking fund for the redemption of the said bonds, then it shall be the duty of said board, and it is hereby authorized and empowered, to levy a tax on all of the real estate dependent upon such works for irrigation in said district to meet the expenditures as in this section specified.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 21; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-377.
KS Stat § 42-378 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-378 Extension of main ditches into other counties.

42-378. Extension of main ditches into other counties. Any irrigation district formed under this act shall have power to extend its main ditches, for the purpose of obtaining a sufficient supply of water, into any adjoining county or counties, and through as many counties as may be necessary in order to secure a sufficient supply of water.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 22; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-378.
KS Stat § 42-379 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-379 Compensation of board; bonds of officers; delivery of books to successors.

42-379. Compensation of board; bonds of officers; delivery of books to successors. The members of said board of irrigation commissioners shall receive, as full compensation for their services under this act, $3 per day for the time actually employed, and not to exceed the sum of $100 each per annum.The president and secretary of said board shall each enter into bond in the sum of $1,000, with good and sufficient surety to the state of Kansas, for the faithful performance of their duties; and the treasurer shall in like manner enter into bond, in a sum to be fixed by the county commissioners, in double the largest amount of the money of said irrigation district which will probably come into his hands at any time. All said bonds shall be taken and approved by the county clerk of the county in which the irrigation district is located, and shall be filed in the office of said clerk. Said president, secretary and treasurer shall, at the expiration of their respective terms of office, turn over to their respective successors in office all books, papers, moneys, and other property of the district.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 23; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-379.
KS Stat § 42-380 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-380 Superintendent of district; term; compensation.

42-380. Superintendent of district; term; compensation. Said board of irrigation shall have power to appoint for a period not longer than one year, a superintendent of said district, who shall in no event be a member of said board, and who shall receive such reasonable compensation for his services as such board may agree upon, not to exceed $1,000 per annum.History: L. 1891, ch. 133, art. 7, § 24; May 20; R.S. 1923, 42-380.
KS Stat § 42-381 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-381 Formation of districts comprising contiguous territory in two or more counties; petition; election.

42-381. Formation of districts comprising contiguous territory in two or more counties; petition; election. That an irrigation district, for the creation of which provision is made by K.S.A. 42-357 to 42-380, may comprise contiguous territory located in two or more counties, and when so located or proposed to be located, all acts and proceedings by the board of county commissioners and other county officers, as provided in said article, shall be done and performed by the board of county commissioners and other county officers of the county in which the greater part of the territory of such district is located or proposed to be located.The petition for the formation of any irrigating district located partly in each of two or more counties, and any petition for the holding of an election to vote bonds of such district, must be signed by not less than three-fifths of the resident landowners of each of the several portions of said district lying in each of the said counties; and in order to authorize the issuance of any bonds of such district, three-fifths of the votes cast at such election in each of the several portions of said district lying in each of said counties must be in favor of issuing such bonds.History: L. 1901, ch. 234, § 1; May 1; R.S. 1923, 42-381.
KS Stat § 42-382 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-382 Same; procedure.

42-382. Same; procedure. That all petitions, reports, election returns, bonds, moneys and other matters that are directed to be presented, returned, paid to or deposited with the board of county commissioners or other county officers by the inhabitants, landowners, the board of irrigation commissioners or other officers of an irrigation district by the provisions of K.S.A. 42-357 to 42-380, shall, when such district is located or proposed to be located in two or more counties, be presented, returned, paid to or deposited with the board of county commissioners or other county officers of the county in which the greater part of the territory of such district is located or proposed to be located.History: L. 1901, ch. 234, § 2; May 1; R.S. 1923, 42-382.
KS Stat § 42-383 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-383 Same; outline map to be attached to petition.

42-383. Same; outline map to be attached to petition. That when the territory comprised in any proposed irrigation district shall be under irrigation at the time the petition for the formation of such district is presented in accordance with K.S.A. 42-358, then it shall be necessary to attach to said petition an outline map or plat showing only the tracts of territory to be included in such district, without any probable cost of building ditches and laterals.History: L. 1901, ch. 234, § 3; May 1; R.S. 1923, 42-383.
KS Stat § 42-384 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-384 Same; bond election may be held at same time.

42-384. Same; bond election may be held at same time. That when an irrigation district shall desire to issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing any ditches and laterals already erected, then the election to vote upon the proposition to issue such bonds, and the election to vote upon the proposition to purchase certain irrigation works, both of which elections are provided for by K.S.A. 42-357 to 42-380, may be held at the same time.History: L. 1901, ch. 234, § 4; May 1; R.S. 1923, 42-384.
KS Stat § 42-385 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-385 Registration of bonds of district composed of territory in two or more counties.

42-385. Registration of bonds of district composed of territory in two or more counties. That when bonds shall be issued by an irrigation district comprising territory in two or more counties, then such bonds shall be so registered by the county clerk of each of the counties in which said district is located.History: L. 1901, ch. 234, § 5; May 1; R.S. 1923, 42-385.
KS Stat § 42-386 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-386 Name of district comprising territory in two or more counties.

42-386. Name of district comprising territory in two or more counties. That when an irrigation district comprises territory in two or more counties, then the name of each county shall appear in the designation of each district.History: L. 1901, ch. 234, § 6; May 1; R.S. 1923, 42-386.
KS Stat § 42-387 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-387 Certification of plat and order creating district.

42-387. Certification of plat and order creating district. That when an irrigation district comprises territory in two or more counties, then the county clerk of the county in which the greater part of the territory of said district is located shall certify to the county clerk of any other county in which a part of said district is located a copy of the plat of said district and a copy of the order of the board of county commissioners creating the same.History: L. 1901, ch. 234, § 7; May 1; R.S. 1923, 42-387.
KS Stat § 42-388 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 42 - Irrigation|Article 3 - Irrigation And Irrigation Districts|42-388 Laws applicable.

42-388. Laws applicable. All the provisions of chapter 133 of the Session Laws of 1891, and of any amendments thereof, relating to irrigation districts, are hereby made applicable to all irrigation districts created under the provisions of this act, subject to the restrictions hereinbefore set forth.History: L. 1901, ch. 234, § 8; May 1; R.S. 1923, 42-388.