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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-506f City connecting links in county highway system; agreements for maintenance; compensation or maintenance by county.

68-506f.
City connecting links in county highway system; agreements for maintenance; compensation or maintenance by county.
The board of county commissioners of any county and the governing body of any city having a population of less than 5,000 which is located within such county are hereby authorized to enter into agreements for the maintenance of streets within such cities which form connecting links in the system of county roads and highways included in the major collector road system pursuant to article 17 of chapter 68 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, or in the system of county minor collector roads and highways. Such agreements may provide for the maintenance of such connecting links by such cities and the reimbursement or payment of compensation to such cities by the county therefor. In the absence of agreement between the county and such cities regarding the maintenance of such connecting links it shall be the duty of the county to maintain all such connecting links in the county road and highway system. Payments to such cities for the maintenance of connecting links in county road and highway systems shall be made from the road and bridge fund of the county.
History:
L. 1986, ch. 252, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 84, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-506g Designating certain roads located in and out of city as part of county system; improvement and maintenance of.

68-506g.
Designating certain roads located in and out of city as part of county system; improvement and maintenance of.
Whenever any county major collector road or county minor collector road is located partly within and partly without a city or connects any such road or highway with a city, by and with the consent of the governing body, the board of county commissioners is hereby given power and authority and required to designate such public road or highway as a part of the county road or highway system. Such road or highway shall be improved and maintained as other parts of the county road system, except that the governing body of such city may aid in the construction, maintenance and improvement of such road or highway as it would were the road or highway wholly within the corporate limits of the city and may improve any such city boundary line road or street in the manner provided by K.S.A. 12-693, and amendments thereto. When a road or highway is being, or has been improved by the county where state or federal aid has been extended in the improvement of such road or highway, and such road or highway terminates at the city limits, and where a road or highway has been or shall be constructed with federal aid, which such road or highway terminates at a state line, and the state line is the corporate limits of a city within this state, the secretary of transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to extend federal aid, and the board of county commissioners, on the application of the governing body of the city, shall declare such city through which a street or streets form a connection between such roads or highways, a benefit district, and shall extend state aid on that part of the road or highway lying within the city limits in the same way and in the same manner as they extend aid in the improvement of the road or highway outside of the city limits. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to cooperate and deal with the governing body of the city, board of county commissioners, or other interested parties that provide funds to take care of the local part of the costs of the improvement of the road or highway lying within the city limits, and such improvement shall be under the supervision and direction of the secretary as provided for in the improvement of other roads and highways of like nature in the county.
History:
L. 2005, ch. 84, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-508 Maps of county roads; filing by county engineer for correction and approval.

68-508.
Maps of county roads; filing by county engineer for correction and approval.
As soon as the county roads are so designated, the county engineer shall mark them upon some map which shows the public roads and section lines in the county, and for this purpose existing atlas maps may be used, provided the county roads selected are plainly marked thereon. The map shall be filed with the board of county commissioners of such county for correction and approval.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 17; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-508.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-515b Adoption of county road unit system; procedure.

68-515b.
Adoption of county road unit system; procedure.
Boards of county commissioners may adopt the provisions of the county road unit system by resolution at a regular meeting of said board, and in the event of the filing with the county clerk of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors in the county, the board of county commissioners shall adopt the provisions of the county road unit system by resolution at the next regular meeting of said board: Provided, That in either event said resolution shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for at least three (3) consecutive weeks: Provided further, That such adoption shall take effect ninety (90) days after date of the first publication of the resolution providing for such adoption unless within such time there is filed with the county clerk a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors in the county protesting such adoption, in which event the board of county commissioners is hereby required to submit the question of a county road unit system to the electors of the respective counties.
History:
L. 1961, ch. 299, § 15; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-516 Classification of highways in county unit road counties.

68-516.
Classification of highways in county unit road counties.
(a) All the roads and highways in county unit road counties shall be classified, constructed and maintained according to the following classification system:
(1) "County major collector roads" which shall include all county roads and highways designated for inclusion in the major collector road system in accordance with K.S.A. 68-1701 to 68-1704, and amendments thereto;
(2) "county minor collector roads" which shall include all county roads and highways, not designated for inclusion in the major collector road system, which are other main traveled roads utilized primarily for the movement of traffic between different areas of the county; and
(3) "local service roads" which shall include all public roads and highways not designated for inclusion in the major collector road system and not designated as county minor collector roads or highways and not included in the state highway system or other state or federal systems.
(b) Such classification shall be made by the board of county commissioners, with the approval of the county engineer. The county engineer and the board of county commissioners may shift road or highway mileage from one road or highway classification to another as continuing study indicates that such changes are needed by reason of changing traffic needs or for other reasons substantiated by engineering analysis, except, that no road or highway mileage may be shifted to or from the major collector road system except as provided in article 17 of chapter 68 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 25; L. 1919, ch. 245, § 7; R.S. 1923, 68-516; L. 1929, ch. 224, § 1; L. 1931, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 341, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 345, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 344, § 5; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 16; L. 1986, ch. 252, § 3; L. 2005, ch. 84, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-516a County unit system; payment over and use of township funds.

68-516a.
County unit system; payment over and use of township funds.
Upon the adoption of the county road unit system in any county, the township board of any township in such county shall forthwith pay over to the county treasurer of such county any and all unused money or funds or surplus funds in the hands of such township board which have been received or acquired by such township from any source for road purposes or for the purchase of machinery or equipment for the construction and maintenance of roads. Upon receipt of said funds and moneys, the county treasurer shall credit the same to a special fund for each such township and the board of county commissioners shall expend said special fund for the construction and maintenance of roads in the township from which it was received, which expenditure shall be in addition to funds expended by the county in such township from the regular county road and bridge fund.
The county treasurer shall likewise credit and transfer to said special fund of each township all tax moneys in his hands on the date the county road unit system is adopted which were received by him in payment of taxes levied by such township for road purposes and all such taxes thereafter collected by him, and he shall likewise credit and transfer all other moneys in his hands on the date of adoption of the county road unit system which were received by him for the use of such township for road purposes. The provisions of this section shall also be applicable to counties which have adopted the county road unit system prior to the date this act takes effect and to all townships and township boards in such counties.
History: L. 1931, ch. 252, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 345, § 2; March 16.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-516b Same; delivery of machinery and equipment; appraisement; expenditures within township; assumption of township contracts.

68-516b.
Same; delivery of machinery and equipment; appraisement; expenditures within township; assumption of township contracts.
Upon the adoption of the county road [unit] system in any county, the township board of any township in such county shall forthwith turn over and deliver to the board of county commissioners of such county any and all road machinery and equipment which such township has acquired for the purpose of constructing and maintaining township roads. Upon making such delivery, the township board shall file with the county clerk the name of some qualified elector of such township who shall be an appraiser in behalf of the township of such machinery or equipment.
Within ten (10) days after the filing of the name of said township elector with the county clerk, the board of county commissioners shall file with the county clerk the name of a qualified elector of the county who does not reside in such township who shall be the representative of the county as an appraiser of such machinery or equipment. Within five (5) days thereafter, the township appraiser and the county appraiser shall meet and select a third appraiser. Said three appraisers shall constitute a board of appraisers for the purpose of fixing the value of the road machinery and equipment so delivered to the county by the township and they shall forthwith make such appraisal. In making such appraisal, said board of appraisers shall deduct the amount, if any, which the township board owes for any such machinery to any person from whom leased or purchased. The amount of such appraisal shall be certified by the board of appraisers and filed in the office of the county clerk and the county treasurer. Each of such appraisers shall receive the sum of fifteen dollars ($15) for making such appraisal which shall be paid by the county commissioners from the county road and bridge fund.
Within two (2) years after the filing of such appraisal, the board of county commissioners shall expend for the construction and maintenance of roads in the township from which such road machinery and equipment was received an amount of money equivalent to the appraised value of such machinery and equipment which expenditure shall be in addition to funds expended by the county in such township from the regular county road and bridge fund. That if any of such machinery and equipment so delivered to the county was purchased or leased by the township under a contract of purchase or lease and such contracts provide that the township upon making further payments would receive title to said machinery and equipment, then the county shall assume said contracts as to future payments and be liable therefor, which payments shall be made from the county road and bridge fund. All copies of such contracts in the hands of the township board shall forthwith be delivered by the township clerk to the county clerk.
History: L. 1949, ch. 345, § 3; March 16.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-516c Same; issuance of county no-fund warrants, when.

68-516c.
Same; issuance of county no-fund warrants, when.
If the board of county commissioners shall determine that there are insufficient funds in the county road and bridge fund to pay the cost of the construction and maintenance of roads necessary to compensate such a township for the transfer of such road machinery and equipment, or, to pay the cost of making payments on the contracts of purchase or lease of road machinery and equipment assumed by the county under the provisions of K.S.A. 68-516b, said board may issue no-fund warrants for the purpose of paying such costs: Provided, That the total amount of such warrants issued shall not exceed the total appraised value of all such road machinery and equipment received from all townships plus the amount necessary to make such payments on the contracts of purchase or lease of road machinery and equipment assumed by said county. The proceeds received from the sale of said warrants shall only be used for the purposes for which the warrants are authorized to be issued.
Whenever any board of county commissioners shall issue warrants under the provisions of this section, said board shall make a tax levy, at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued sufficient to pay the same and the interest thereon: Provided, That if the board of county commissioners shall deem it advisable not to make all of such levy in any one year, then said board may make an annual tax levy at not more than the next three tax levying periods occurring after the issuance of said warrants, the total of which levies shall be sufficient to pay said warrants and the interest thereon. The warrants shall be issued, registered, redeemed and bear interest in the manner and be in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and any amendments thereto, except such warrants shall not contain the notation required by said section, and any surplus existing after the redemption of said warrants shall be handled in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 79-2940.
Such board of county commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to expend all moneys raised by no-fund warrants issued under the provisions of this section although such expenditures were not included in the budget for the year during which such expenditures are made. The tax levy herein authorized shall be in addition to all other tax levies authorized or limited by law, and shall not be subject to or within any tax levy limit or aggregate tax levy limit prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947 or any amendments thereto.
History: L. 1949, ch. 345, § 4; March 16.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-516e County unit system; payments to county from surplus in township general fund; use.

68-516e.
County unit system; payments to county from surplus in township general fund; use.
If the township board of any township which is located in a county operating under the county road unit system and which township shall not have made an ad valorem tax levy for its general fund for one (1) or more years immediately preceding shall determine, by resolution, there is a surplus in the general fund of such township, then said township board may direct the treasurer of such township to pay a stated amount of such surplus out of the general fund of such township to the county treasurer, and upon receipt of said payment the county treasurer shall credit the same to a special fund and the board of county commissioners shall expend such special fund for the construction and maintenance of roads in the township from which such payment was received, which expenditure shall be in addition to funds expended by the county in such township from the regular county road and bridge fund.
History: L. 1949, ch. 345, § 6; March 16.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-517 Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts.

68-517.
Abandonment of county road unit system; election; contracts.
Any county in this state which has heretofore adopted or may hereafter adopt the county road unit system may at any general election after two years from the date of such adoption abandon the county road unit system and return to the original county and township road system prevailing in the county before the adoption of the county road unit system: Provided, That every outstanding contract made by such county while operating under the provision of the county road unit system be fully satisfied and complied with.
History:
L. 1923, ch. 177, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-517; L. 1929, ch. 224, § 2; February 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-518 Same; petition for election.

68-518.
Same; petition for election.
The election provided in K.S.A. 68-517 shall be called by the board of county commissioners upon the presentation of a petition signed by at least 20 percent of the qualified electors of the county which shall be filed with the county clerk. At any such election the votes shall be taken for and against the county road unit system and if the majority of the votes cast at such election be against the county road unit system, then the county shall be restored to the original county and township road system.
History: L. 1923, ch. 177, § 2; R.S. 1923, 68-518; L. 1929, ch. 224, § 3; February 25.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-518c Tax levies by townships in noncounty unit counties; limitation; petition for election.

68-518c.
Tax levies by townships in noncounty unit counties; limitation; petition for election.
(a) The township board of any township located in a county not operating under the county road unit system, is hereby authorized to make an annual tax levy of not to exceed five mills for road purposes which will be sufficient, when added to other revenues available for such purposes, to finance the adopted budget of expenditures for road purposes.
(b) The township board of any such township desiring to increase the authorized limit existing on the effective date of this act may adopt a resolution authorizing such levy and shall publish the same once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the township. If within 30 days after the date of the last publication of such resolution a petition, signed by electors of the township equal in number to not less than 10% of the qualified electors of the township who voted for the office of governor at the last general election for such office, is filed in the office of the county election officer no such increased levy shall be made without having been approved by a majority of the electors of the township voting at an election called and held thereon. All elections held under the provisions of this section shall be called and held in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 10-120, and amendments thereto.
(c) Taxes imposed under this section shall be levied on all the taxable tangible property in the township outside of incorporated cities, and the moneys derived therefrom shall be used for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair and maintenance of township roads and culverts.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 350, § 3; L. 1957, ch. 361, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 385, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 51; May 27.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-520 County road work by or without contract; machinery and equipment; plans and specifications to be filed.

68-520.
County road work by or without contract; machinery and equipment; plans and specifications to be filed.
The board of county commissioners may, in constructing, surfacing, repairing or maintaining the county roads, let contracts for all or any part of such work, or said board may buy the materials and contract all or any part of the labor, or may purchase or rent machinery and other equipment, and employ labor, under the direction of the county engineer: Provided, That before beginning to construct, surface or repair any road by day labor, the approved plans and specifications and an estimate of the cost must be filed in the office of the county clerk. On all day-labor work the county engineer shall keep an accurate itemized account of the expenditures for labor, materials and work performed and file a sworn statement of the same in the office of the county clerk at the end of each month, and a final statement when the work is completed.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 27; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-520.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-522 Itemized bills for county road work, construction or repairs.

68-522.
Itemized bills for county road work, construction or repairs.
All bills for county road work, tile and tiling, culvert and bridge construction, or for repairs designated by the county engineer, shall be filed in itemized form and certified to as correct by the county engineer before being allowed by the board, and before warrants in payment therefor are drawn.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 29; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-522.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-523 Township board of highway commissioners.

68-523.
Township board of highway commissioners.
The township trustee, clerk and treasurer of each municipal township in this state shall constitute the township board of highway commissioners for their respective townships. The township trustee shall be the chairman and the township clerk shall be the clerk of the township board of highway commissioners.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 30; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-523.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-524 Same; meetings.

68-524.
Same; meetings.
The township board of highway commissioners shall hold regular meetings on the last Monday of March, June, September and December, and special meetings, as the occasion may require, at the call of the chairman or any two of the commissioners: Provided, That no bills shall be allowed or any other official business transacted except at a regular meeting or a special meeting at which all of the commissioners have had notice and at which at least two are present.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 31; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-524.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-525 Township board of highway commissioners; records and accounts; compensation.

68-525.
Township board of highway commissioners; records and accounts; compensation.
The clerk of the township board shall keep an accurate record of all official acts, and a detailed record of the proceedings of the board, in a well-bound book, to be provided by the township for that purpose. The record shall be signed by the chairperson and the clerk and kept open for inspection at any reasonable time. The record and system of township accounting shall be uniform throughout the state. Each of the township highway commissioners shall receive compensation for the time actually and necessarily spent while performing duties as township highway commissioners. The amount of such compensation shall be determined by the township board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto. The board of township highway commissioners may employ one or more of the members of the board of township highway commissioners to perform work and labor on the township roads of such township and bridges thereon. The amount of compensation for such work shall be determined by the township board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 32; L. 1919, ch. 251, § 1; R.S. 1923, 68-525; L. 1941, ch. 310, § 2; L. 1943, ch. 237, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 362, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 394, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 429, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 253, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 1; May 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-526 Duties of township board; plans, materials and equipment; traffic-control devices and signs.

68-526. Duties of township board; plans, materials and equipment; traffic-control devices and signs.
In all counties operating under the county-township system, the township board shall have the general charge and supervision of all township roads and township culverts in their respective townships. The board shall procure machinery, implements, tools, drain tile, stone, gravel and any other material or equipment required, for the construction or repair of such roads and culverts. All work shall be done in accordance with any plans and specifications and general regulations prepared and furnished by the county engineer. The township board shall place and maintain all such traffic-control devices for township roads as provided by K.S.A. 8-2005, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 33; R.S. 1923, 68-526; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 17; L. 1984, ch. 253, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 87, § 2; L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-527 Maintenance, improvement and inspection of roads on county or township lines.

68-527.
Maintenance, improvement and inspection of roads on county or township lines.
Where any township or county road is located as by law provided, upon the dividing line between two townships or two counties, it shall be the duty of the township boards of highway commissioners, or the boards of county commissioners of the townships or counties between which such road may be located to maintain, repair or improve said road between the two townships or counties, and it shall be the duty of the township boards or boards of county commissioners to supervise and provide for the maintenance, repair and improving of such roads: Provided, That in case such road or roads do not, in the judgment of the two county boards having jurisdiction, have sufficient travel to make their upkeep sufficiently necessary to the public, the county commissioners of the two counties may, when both boards concur, cause such road or roads to be vacated according to law and closed under the same conditions as provided by statute for the closing of a road within the county: And provided further, That in case a road is located on the dividing line of two counties and is a county road, then it shall be the duty of the adjoining counties to repair, maintain and improve said road as above provided, but if the road be a township road, then it shall be the duty of the adjoining townships to repair, maintain and improve such road.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 34; R.S. 1923, 68-527; L. 1927, ch. 250, § 1; June 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-527a Settlement of disputes over maintenance, improvement or inspection of roads on county or township lines; district courts; appeal.

68-527a.
Settlement of disputes over maintenance, improvement or inspection of roads on county or township lines; district courts; appeal.
Whenever a dispute arises over the maintenance, improvement and/or inspection of roads located on county lines or township lines on designated county line roads as provided for in K.S.A. 68-507 and 68-527, the district court of the county in which the road is located shall have jurisdiction to hear and settle the dispute. If the decision involves a designated county line road, the district court of any county which adjoins such county line road shall have jurisdiction of and it shall be its duty to hear and settle the dispute. If an action is filed in more than one district court, the last action filed shall be dismissed on motion. Appeals to the supreme court may be taken from the decision of the district court.
History:
L. 1973, ch. 265, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-529 Deflection of road on county, township or city line; division of cost.

68-529.
Deflection of road on county, township or city line; division of cost.
Where a road is located on a county, township or city line, and by reason of any impediment, natural or otherwise, any portion of such road suffers a deflection from such line not exceeding forty rods parallel distance, then for the purpose of repairing, maintaining and improving such road it shall be treated the same as though it were actually on such county, township or city line, and all expenses either in money, material or labor necessary to repair, maintain and improve any portion of said road shall be borne jointly by the counties, townships and cities contiguous thereto as provided in other like cases.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 36; R.S. 1923, 68-529; L. 1927, ch. 250, § 3; June 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-530 Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; compensation.

68-530.
Township road overseer; assistants; trustee as overseer in certain counties; repair and improvement work on township roads; limitation; compensation.
The township board, with the approval of the county engineer, shall appoint, on merits only, a competent experienced road builder for road overseer for the entire township. The township road overseer shall have charge of the construction and maintenance of all township roads, bridges and culverts, under the supervision of the township board and the county engineer. When in the opinion of the county engineer the conditions demand it, the overseer may appoint one or more competent assistants, subject to the approval of the township board. The township board may designate a member of the township board to act as road overseer. Compensation and the cost of benefits provided to such officer for such work and labor shall be determined by the township board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 37; R.S. 1923, 68-530; L. 1943, ch. 238, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 266, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 232, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 2; May 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-531 Same; compensation; bond; tenure.

68-531.
Same; compensation; bond; tenure.
The compensation of the road overseer and assistants shall be fixed by the township board at such rate as may be reasonable for the time actually employed in the performance of their duties. In townships where a township board member has been designated as road overseer under K.S.A. 68-530, and amendments thereto, and when such board member is paid by the day and not by contract, such board member shall be compensated in an amount determined by the board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto. Before entering upon such duties, the overseer shall give bond unto the township, with surety to be approved by the township board, in the sum of $1,000, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of such duties and the protection, care and return of all property of the township which may come into the overseer's custody. The township overseer and any assistants, if any, shall hold office at the pleasure of the township board.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 38; L. 1919, ch. 245, § 9; R.S. 1923, 68-531; L. 1943, ch. 238, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 362, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 3; May 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-532 Letting township contracts.

68-532.
Letting township contracts.
The township board, in letting contracts and in employing labor for the construction or maintenance of township roads, shall follow the same proceedings and regulations as herein provided for county roads, so far as the same are applicable.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 39; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-532.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-534 Dragging township roads; patrolman; compensation; penalties for unlawful acts.

68-534.
Dragging township roads; patrolman; compensation; penalties for unlawful acts.
The county engineer, with the approval of the township board of highway commissioners, shall determine what township roads shall be dragged, which shall include all graded rural mail route roads, and shall each year contract with or employ some person or persons to drag the graded roads in their respective townships at such times and upon such terms as the board and the county engineer shall direct. The said board shall have the power to bind the township to pay a reasonable compensation for dragging such roads: Provided, The width to be dragged, shall not be less than 16 feet.
The county engineer, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, shall determine what county roads shall be dragged, and shall arrange each year with some person or persons to drag the county roads within the county at such times and upon such terms as the board and the county engineer may direct.
The board shall pay a reasonable compensation for dragging such roads: Provided, That upon the recommendation of the county engineer, either the board of county commissioners or the township board of highway commissioners may contract with or employ some person or persons to act as patrolman and to drag and maintain any specified section of roads under their control and to make any slight repairs needed on any bridge or culvert thereon, and the said board of county commissioners and township board of highway commissioners are hereby authorized to pay any such patrolman a reasonable compensation for such maintenance work in addition to the agreed amount for dragging: Provided, That all labor performed upon the county roads for dragging, patrolling and maintaining shall be paid for out of the county road fund on vouchers approved by the county engineer; and all labor so performed on township roads out of the township road fund on vouchers approved by the road overseer: And provided further, That any person or persons employed, or who shall take a contract to drag, patrol or maintain any road, county or township, who shall make a false return of the number of miles dragged, or the time spent on other work, or the amount of work done by him, or at the time which such dragging or other work was done, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined in a sum not less than $25, nor more than $500: And provided further, That any officer under the authority of this section who shall neglect or refuse to enforce the provisions of this section as related to the dragging of roads or highways shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum of not less than $10, and not more than $250.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 41; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-534.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-536 Township roads; use of tax moneys.

68-536.
Township roads; use of tax moneys.
The township treasurer shall receive from the county treasurer the road tax in compliance with the provisions of this act, and the township board of highway commissioners shall appropriate the same for the construction, maintenance and drainage of township roads and township bridges and culverts, and for overseeing and supervising the same within their respective townships outside the corporate limits of cities, and for the purchase of tools, machinery and equipment to be used on such roads.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 43; R.S. 1923, 68-536; L. 1925, ch. 212, § 1; March 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-538 Reports of township overseer.

68-538.
Reports of township overseer.
Each township road overseer shall keep an accurate account of all labor and materials used by him in the construction, repair and maintenance of township roads and culverts on forms prescribed by the county engineer, and in such manner as will enable the township board to determine the actual cost of constructing, repairing and maintaining the roads and culverts under his jurisdiction. He shall make a careful, itemized, signed report of the same and present it to the township board on the first of each month following the month in which the bills were incurred.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 45; L. 1919, ch. 245, § 10; R.S. 1923, 68-538; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 19; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-539 Reports of the township clerk.

68-539.
Reports of the township clerk.
It shall be the duty of the township clerk to make a full itemized signed statement to the county engineer of the work accomplished and the amounts expended upon the township roads and culverts during each calendar year. Said report shall include all work done by the township, the amount of money spent and how expended, and all other information provided for on the annual report blank forms furnished by the secretary of transportation. Said report shall be submitted to the county engineer within fifteen (15) days after the close of each calendar year. All reports shall be made on the standard forms prescribed by the secretary.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 46; L. 1919, ch. 245, § 11; R.S. 1923, 68-539; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 20; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 121; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-540 Reports by county engineers or road supervisors.

68-540.
Reports by county engineers or road supervisors.
It shall be the duty of the county engineer or road supervisor to make a written report to the board of county commissioners of the work accomplished and funds expended upon all the roads and bridges for the current year, which shall close on the thirty-first day of December of each year. This report shall show which roads of the county and township systems have been completed or partially completed, and credit to such roads shall be shown upon the county road plan not later than April 15, and a copy of the report shall be immediately forwarded to the state transportation engineer upon standard printed forms.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 47; L. 1919, ch. 245, § 12; R.S. 1923, 68-540; L. 1951, ch. 385, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 122; L. 1980, ch. 205, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-541 Forms for accounts and reports.

68-541.
Forms for accounts and reports.
All forms and blanks necessary to secure uniformity of records and reports in the system herein provided shall be prescribed by the secretary of transportation.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 48; R.S. 1923, 68-541; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 123; August 15.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-542 Meetings of county and township road officials; compensation.

68-542.
Meetings of county and township road officials; compensation.
The county engineer shall call a one-day meeting of all of the county and township road officials in each county at least once each year, for the purpose of discussing any and all matters pertaining to the improvement of the highways, bridges and culverts of the county and of the several townships, and to devise means of systematizing and standardizing the work. County officials in attending such meetings shall each receive from the county the same compensation as specified by law for county work. Township officials shall be compensated in an amount determined by the township board as provided by K.S.A. 80-207, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 49; R.S. 1923, 68-542; L. 1961, ch. 299, § 21; L. 1996, ch. 184, § 4; May 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-544 Tunnels under roads by landowners; approval; costs.

68-544.
Tunnels under roads by landowners; approval; costs.
Any person owning land on both sides of the public road may at his own expense tunnel under such road from one side to the other, but he shall construct such tunnel so as not to endanger the public in the use of said road. Before constructing the said tunnel the landowner shall obtain from the officials in charge of such road and county engineer their approval of the place, the kind of tunnel, and the manner of constructing the same. The officials in charge of such road shall cause the necessary repairs to be made on said bridge or tunnel at the expense of the owner: Provided, That if a bridge or culvert is a necessary structure at the place where the owner desires such tunnel, the owner shall pay only the difference between the necessary cost of such structure and the cost of making it suitable for the passage of livestock under the roadway, such difference in cost to be ascertained and fixed by the county engineer. The actual cost of such repairs if not promptly paid by the owner of such land shall be certified by the county engineer to the county clerk, who shall enter the same upon the tax roll in a separate column as a tax charge against such land and the same shall be collected as other taxes are collected, and when collected shall be credited to the county road fund if a county road and to the proper township road fund if a township road.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 51; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-544.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-545 Unlawful obstructions, excavations, removal of materials, dumping trash or other materials or plowing of roads; penalty; payment of cost to restore.

68-545.
Unlawful obstructions, excavations, removal of materials, dumping trash or other materials or plowing of roads; penalty; payment of cost to restore.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to obstruct any portion of a public highway, including any portion of the entire right-of-way, in any manner with intent to prevent the free use thereof, or to make any holes therein, or to remove any earth, gravel or rock therefrom or any part thereof, or in any manner to obstruct any ditch on the side of any such highway and thereby damage the same, to dump trash, debris, sewage, or any other material, on any highway or any ditch on the side of any highway, or to plow any public highway for the purpose of scouring plows, or for any other purpose except for the improvement of such highway and as directed in writing by the county engineer and the township board of highway commissioners acting jointly. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before any court having competent jurisdiction shall be fined for each and every offense under this act in the sum of not more than $200, and shall pay costs of the action and the cost of cleaning the public highway and restoring it to its prior condition.
History:
L. 1917, ch. 264, § 52; R.S. 1923, 68-545; L. 1951, ch. 386, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 305, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 254, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-547 Highways subject to act[*].

68-547.
Highways subject to act[*].
The provisions of this act[*] shall not apply to the construction and maintenance of streets and highways within the corporate limits of cities, but shall apply to all other roads and highways in this state, except as provided in K.S.A. 68-506.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 54; L. 1921, ch. 219, § 2; March 23; R.S. 1923, 68-547.
* For location of sections of L. 1917, ch. 264, see Comparative Table of Sections in Constitutions Volume.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-548 Penalties for violations by officers.

68-548.
Penalties for violations by officers.
Any officer, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act; or who shall fail to perform his duty as required by this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not less than $25, nor more than $1,000, and shall forfeit his office, and it shall be a part of the judgment of the said court before whom the case is tried that such person be removed from office, and that he stand committed to the county jail until the fine and costs of the prosecution are paid.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 55; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-548.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-549 Penalties for violations by individuals.

68-549.
Penalties for violations by individuals.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined in a sum not more than $500, and shall be committed to the county jail until such fine and cost of prosecution be paid.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 56; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-549.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-550 Continuance of special laws.

68-550.
Continuance of special laws.
No provision of this act shall be construed as repealing or superseding any special act now in force in any county of this state.
History: L. 1917, ch. 264, § 57; March 7; R.S. 1923, 68-550.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-551 Mail route inspections; repair.

68-551.
Mail route inspections; repair.
The board of county commissioners of every county shall cause to be inspected every county road upon which United States mail is carried and the highway commissioners of every township shall inspect, or cause to be inspected, every mail route within their township which is not located on a county road, after the occurrence of every storm, and as soon as possible after complaint is made, and shall at such times inspect the conditions of the culverts and bridges, and within a reasonable time repair the same, and remove from the highway all obstructions that may have been caused by the elements, and do everything reasonable to keep such mail routes clear and free for the distribution of the mail.
History:
L. 1919, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1920, ch. 50, § 1; February 6; R.S. 1923, 68-551.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges › Article 5 - County And Township Roads › 68-552 Same; act supplemental.

68-552.
Same; act supplemental.
This act shall be supplemental to chapter 264[*] of the Session Laws of Kansas for 1917 and chapter 245[*] of the Session Laws of Kansas for 1919, and in no wise amendatory of the laws of the state of Kansas in regard to roads and highways.
History:
L. 1919, ch. 249, § 2; L. 1920, ch. 50, § 2; February 6; R.S. 1923, 68-552.
* For location of sections of L. 1917, ch. 264 and L. 1919, ch. 245, see Comparative Table of Sections, Constitutions Volume.