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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2207 Penalties for peddling in violation of act; costs.

19-2207.
Penalties for peddling in violation of act; costs.
Any person violating any provisions of the last two preceding sections shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and the person actually peddling shall be liable, whether he be the owner of the goods sold or carried by him or not, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, and costs of suit; and shall stand committed until such fine and costs are paid, or he be discharged as provided by law. If any peddler refuse to exhibit his license to any person requiring a view of the same, he shall be presumed to have none, and if he produce a license on trial shall be held to pay all costs of prosecution.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 372, § 3; May 22; R.S. 1923, 19-2207.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2208 Disposition of moneys for peddler's licenses.

19-2208.
Disposition of moneys for peddler's licenses.
All sums received by the county treasurer for peddlers' licenses shall be by him credited to the general fund, for the use of the county.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 372, § 4; May 22; R.S. 1923, 19-2208.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2209 Construction of act.

19-2209.
Construction of act.
Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed to conflict with or modify the provisions of K.S.A. 73-207 and 73-208, nor the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2201 and 19-2202.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 372, § 5; May 22; R.S. 1923, 19-2209.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2232 Definitions.

19-2232.
Definitions.
As used in this act:
(a) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association or other entity.
(b) "Temporary or transient business" means any business conducted for the sale or offer for sale of goods, wares, merchandise or services which is carried on in any building, structure, motor vehicle or railroad car, or on any real estate, for a period of less than six months in each year.
(c) "Transient merchant" means any person who engages in, does or transacts any temporary or transient business in the state, either in one locality or in traveling from place to place in the state, and includes merchants who, for the purpose of carrying on such business, hire, lease, use or occupy any building, structure, motor vehicle, railroad car or real estate.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2234 Noncompliance with act unlawful.

19-2234.
Noncompliance with act unlawful.
It is unlawful for any transient merchant to transact business in any county in this state unless such merchant and the owners of any goods, wares or merchandise or the providers of any services to be offered for sale or sold by the merchant, if such are not owned or provided by the merchant, first comply with the requirements of this act.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2235 Application for license; filing; information required.

19-2235.
Application for license; filing; information required.
(a) Any transient merchant desiring to transact business in any county in this state shall make application for and obtain a license in each county in which such merchant desires to transact business.
(b) The application for license shall be filed with the county clerk and shall include the following information:
(1) The name and permanent address of the individual or transient merchant making the application and, if the transient merchant is not an individual, the names and addresses of the officers of the corporation or the members of the partnership, association or other entity, as the case may be;
(2) if the applicant is a corporation, a statement of the date of incorporation, the state of incorporation and, if the applicant is a corporation formed in another state, the date on which such corporation qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation in this state;
(3) a statement showing the kind of business proposed to be conducted, the length of time for which the applicant desires to transact such business and the location of such proposed place of business; and
(4) the name and permanent address of the transient merchant's registered agent or office.
(c) There shall be attached to any application filed pursuant to this section a copy of the agreement of the registered agent designated by the applicant as provided by K.S.A. 19-2237, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 5; L. 1986, ch. 104, § 2; March 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2236 License application and certificate forms; duty of county clerk.

19-2236.
License application and certificate forms; duty of county clerk.
The county clerk in each county shall design and cause to be printed appropriate forms for applications for licenses and for the license certificates to be issued to applicants under this act.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2237 Registered agent; designation of; duties of county clerk; service of process, notice or demand.

19-2237.
Registered agent; designation of; duties of county clerk; service of process, notice or demand.
(a) Each registered agent designated by a transient merchant in the application for a license shall be a resident of the county and shall be agent of the transient merchant upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the transient merchant may be served. The registered agent shall agree in writing to act as such agent and a copy of the agreement to so act shall be filed by the applicant with the application for a license.
(b) The county clerk of each county shall maintain an alphabetical list of all transient merchants in the county and the names and addresses of their registered agents.
(c) If any transient merchant doing business or having done business in any county within this state fails to have or maintain a registered agent in the county or if such registered agent cannot be found at such registered agent's permanent address, the county clerk shall be an agent of such transient merchant for service of all process, notices or demands. Service on the county clerk shall be made by delivering to and leaving with the clerk or any person designated by the clerk to receive such service, duplicate copies of the process, notice or demand. When any such process, notice or demand is served on the clerk, the clerk shall immediately cause one copy thereof to be forwarded by registered or certified mail to the permanent address of the transient merchant.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not limit or otherwise affect the right of any person to serve any process, notice or demand in any other manner now or hereafter authorized by law.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2238 License fee; bond requirements.

19-2238.
License fee; bond requirements.
Each application for a transient merchant license shall be accompanied by a license fee of $250 and by a cash bond or a surety bond issued by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state in the amount of $2,000 or 5% of the wholesale value of any goods, wares, merchandise or services to be offered for sale, whichever is less. The bond shall be in favor of the state of Kansas and shall assure the payment by the applicant of all taxes that may be due from the applicant to the state or any political subdivision of the state, the payment of any fines that may be assessed against the applicant or its agents or employees for violation of the provisions of this act and the satisfaction of all judgments that may be rendered against the transient merchant or its agents or employees in any cause of action commenced by any purchaser of goods, wares, merchandise or services within one year from the date of the sale by such transient merchant. The bonds shall be maintained so long as the transient merchant conducts business in the county and for a period of one year after the termination of such business and shall be released only when the transient merchant furnishes satisfactory proof to the county clerk that such merchant has satisfied all claims of purchasers of goods, wares, merchandise or services from such merchant and that all state and local sales taxes and other taxes have been paid.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2239 Conditions and limitations of license.

19-2239.
Conditions and limitations of license.
(a) A transient business license shall be issued under this act only when all requirements of this act have been met.
(b) A license issued under this act shall:
(1) Not be transferable;
(2) be valid only within the territorial limits of the issuing county;
(3) be valid only for a period of 90 days;
(4) be valid only for the business stated in the application; and
(5) be valid for only one person, unless such person is a member of a partnership or association or an employee of a firm or corporation obtaining such license.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2240 Penalty for violation of act.

19-2240.
Penalty for violation of act.
Any person who transacts a transient business in this state without having first obtained a license in accordance with the provisions of this act or who knowingly advertises, offers for sale or sells any goods, wares, merchandise or services in violation of the provisions of this act is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2241 Enforcement of act.

19-2241.
Enforcement of act.
It is the duty of the sheriff and other law enforcement officers in each county and the county or district attorney of each county to enforce the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2242 Compliance with city ordinance.

19-2242.
Compliance with city ordinance.
Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to authorize any person licensed under this act to transact business as a transient merchant in violation of any city ordinance governing the conduct of transient merchants within the corporate limits of the city.
History:
L. 1985, ch. 94, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 22 - Licenses › 19-2243 Flea markets; prohibition of sale of certain baby products or drugs.

19-2243.
Flea markets; prohibition of sale of certain baby products or drugs.
(a) No person at a flea market shall sell, offer for sale or knowingly permit the sale of baby food, infant formula or similar products or any drugs. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who keeps available for public inspection an identification card identifying such person as an authorized representative of the manufacturer or distributor of over-the-counter drugs or baby food, infant formula or similar products, as long as the card is not false, fraudulent or fraudulently obtained.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Flea market" means any location, other than a permanent retail store, at which space is rented or otherwise made available to others for the conduct of business as a transient merchant as defined in K.S.A. 29-2232, and amendments thereto.
(2) "Drug" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term under K.S.A. 65-1626, and amendments thereto.
(c) The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the transient merchant licensing act.
History:
L. 1998, ch. 72, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 25 - Wells And Excavations › 19-2504 Enclosure, filling or covering abandoned wells, mines or excavations; complaint; notice.

19-2504.
Enclosure, filling or covering abandoned wells, mines or excavations; complaint; notice.
That all unused and abandoned wells, pits, mines or other excavations situated upon land not enclosed, upon complaint in writing being made by any citizen to the owner of the land or his agent whereon such well, pit, mine or other excavation is situated, shall be enclosed or filled up, or securely covered, by such owner or agent, within twenty days from the date of the service of said notice. If the owner or agent of such land shall not reside in the county where said land lies, then such notice shall be conspicuously posted upon said land for twenty days.
History:
L. 1895, ch. 360, § 1; May 27; R.S. 1923, 19-2504.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 25 - Wells And Excavations › 19-2505 Enforcement; notice; tax levy.

19-2505.
Enforcement; notice; tax levy.
Upon the failure of the owner or his agent to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2504 within the time mentioned in said section, the party complaining may notify the township trustee of the township wherein such well, pit, mine, or other excavation is situated, by the filing with him of a copy of the notice served upon the owner of such land or his agent, or posted as aforesaid, with the date of service thereof endorsed thereon, or if such notice was posted as aforesaid, the date when such notice was posted, and the fact that the residence of the landowner or his agent is unknown; and thereupon the township trustee shall be required forthwith to make a personal investigation of said well, pit, mine or other excavation, and if in his judgment the well, pit, mine or other excavation shall be dangerous he shall cause the same to be filled up, or securely covered; and any all expense incurred therein shall be by him duly itemized, verified and returned to the county clerk, together with a description of the land on which such well, pit, mine or other excavation is situated, who shall enter the same on the tax rolls of said county against the tract of land on which such well, pit, mine or excavation is situated, and the same shall become and be a lien upon said premises and shall be collected by the county treasurer as other taxes, and become a part of the general fund.
History:
L. 1895, ch. 360, § 2; May 27; R.S. 1923, 19-2505.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 25 - Wells And Excavations › 19-2506 Payment of expense incurred by township trustee.

19-2506.
Payment of expense incurred by township trustee.
The board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to pay out of the general fund of the county such expense so as aforesaid incurred by said trustee, upon the filing by him of an itemized and verified voucher therefor with the county clerk.
History:
L. 1895, ch. 360, § 3; May 27; R.S. 1923, 19-2506.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2601 Place of county offices; office hours; penalty for failure to keep open.

19-2601.
Place of county offices; office hours; penalty for failure to keep open.
Every county officer shall keep his or her office at the seat of justice of such county, and in the office provided by the county, if any such has been provided; and if there be none established, then at such place as shall be fixed by special provisions of law; or if there be no such provisions, then at such place as the board of county commissioners shall direct, and they shall keep the same open during such days and hours as shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners; and all books and papers required to be in their offices shall be open for the examination of any person; and if any of said officers shall neglect to comply with the provisions of this section, such officer shall forfeit, for each day he or she so neglects, the sum of five dollars ($5).
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 172; R.S. 1923, 19-2601; L. 1963, ch. 180, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 79; January 10, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2604 Deputies' oaths; deposit with bonds.

19-2604.
Deputies' oaths; deposit with bonds.
Every deputy in any of said offices shall, before entering upon his duties under such appointment, take and subscribe the like oath of office as that required to be taken by the officer appointing him, and shall deposit the same in the office where the bond of such officer is deposited.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 175; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-2604.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2605 County commissioners defined.

19-2605.
County commissioners defined.
Whenever, in any law of this state, the words "county supervisors," "county board of supervisors," or "tribunal transacting county business," are used, they shall be construed to mean "county commissioners."
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 176; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-2605.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2606 Resignation by elected county officers.

19-2606.
Resignation by elected county officers.
All county officers who hold their office by election shall file a written notice of such resignation in the office of the officer or officers authorized by law to fill vacancies in such office. The officer resigning from office also shall send a copy of the notice of resignation to the county election officer. Such notice of resignation shall state the date on which the resignation is to become effective.
History:
G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 177; R.S. 1923, 19-2606; L. 1990, ch. 130, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 64, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2607 New officer to finish business and records of predecessor; records as evidence.

19-2607.
New officer to finish business and records of predecessor; records as evidence.
Whenever the term of office of any judge of the district court, county clerk or other county officer has expired or may expire, leaving unfinished business which is proper matter of record, or incomplete records, it shall be lawful for the immediate successor of such officer, in any case where written memoranda or copies of any such unfinished business or incomplete records may exist, to complete any such unfinished business or incomplete record from such written memoranda or copies, and make the same matter of record in his or her office; and such records shall be lawful evidence as fully as if the same had been made by such late officer; and in any such case the compensation therefor shall be collected from such late officer, or upon his or her official bond.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 178; R.S. 1923, 19-2607; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 80; January 10, 1977.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2609 Removal of county officer.

19-2609.
Removal of county officer.
If any board of county commissioners, or any commissioner, or any other county officer, shall neglect or refuse to perform any act which it is his duty to perform, or shall corruptly or oppressively perform any such duty, he shall forfeit his office, and shall be removed therefrom by civil action in the manner provided in the code of civil procedure.
History: G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 180; October 31; R.S. 1923, 19-2609.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2612 Removal or cutting of hedge fences, trees and shrubs; cutting weeds; removing signboards and board fences; expenses.

19-2612.
Removal or cutting of hedge fences, trees and shrubs; cutting weeds; removing signboards and board fences; expenses.
The board of county commissioners of each county in the state are authorized to cut all hedge fences, trees and shrubs growing upon the highway right of way or on right of way boundary, within three hundred fifty (350) feet of a railroad grade crossing or abrupt corner in the highway, and thereafter keep the same trimmed to provide clear vision, and to cut all weeds in the highways and thereafter keep the same cut so that the same shall not at any time be allowed to grow to a height obstructing clear vision; to remove all signboards, billboards, and board fences obstructing clear vision within three hundred fifty (350) feet of any such railroad crossing or abrupt corner in the highway: Provided, That nothing in this act shall apply to signs placed by any county or state association for the purpose of imparting historical information or traveling directions: Provided, however, That the board of county commissioners of any county in this state are hereby authorized to cause the removal of any hedge along any road in their respective counties, when in their judgment they, having first made suitable investigation of conditions, such hedge should be removed. The county may pay all expenses incident to removing such hedge out of the state and county road fund when applied to state and county roads and out of the county and township road fund when applied to county and township roads.
History:
L. 1915, ch. 288, § 1; L. 1921, ch. 221, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-2612; L. 1927, ch. 159, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 179, § 1; June 29.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2618 Water mains in or along highway; petition.

19-2618.
Water mains in or along highway; petition.
Whenever any person, persons, partnership or corporation desire to lay, maintain and operate water mains and laterals and equipment in or along any streets, public highways and lands not in an incorporated city for the purpose of furnishing water for general use to the residents of the adjacent land, the same may present to the county commissioners of the county in which said streets, public highways and lands are located, a petition praying for the right to lay, maintain, and operate water mains, laterals and equipment in or along the streets or public highways located within certain described limits and boundaries, which shall be fully set forth in said petition.
History:
L. 1919, ch. 154, § 1; June 17; R.S. 1923, 19-2618.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2619 Rules and regulations for water mains.

19-2619.
Rules and regulations for water mains.
When any petition as herein described shall be presented to the county commissioners, the said commissioners are hereby empowered and given authority to grant the right to said petitioner to lay, maintain and operate water mains, laterals and equipment for a period not to exceed twenty-five years, along and across the streets, public highways and other grounds or property located within the boundary lines in the petition and to erect and maintain equipment therefor under rules and regulations approved by the board of county commissioners.
History:
L. 1919, ch. 154, § 2; June 17; R.S. 1923, 19-2619.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2620 Unlawful acts related to water mains.

19-2620.
Unlawful acts related to water mains.
That it shall be unlawful for any person in any manner whatsoever, to change, injure, extend, or alter, or cause to be changed, injured, extended or altered, any main, lateral, attachment or equipment laid or erected by any grantee herein, without first having obtained the consent in writing of such grantee for the same to be done.
History:
L. 1919, ch. 154, § 3; June 17; R.S. 1923, 19-2620.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2621 Unlawful connection with water mains.

19-2621.
Unlawful connection with water mains.
That it shall be unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made any connection with the water mains or laterals of any such grantee, or to turn on or off, or in any manner interfere with any valve, stopcock or other appliance belonging to such grantee, without first procuring from such grantee written permit for the same to be done.
History:
L. 1919, ch. 154, § 4; June 17; R.S. 1923, 19-2621.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2622 Penalty; damages; costs.

19-2622.
Penalty; damages; costs.
That any person violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2620 and 19-2621 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten dollars, and shall be liable to such grantee whose property shall be so changed, injured, altered or destroyed, in a civil action for the amount of damages sustained together with all costs in the case.
History:
L. 1919, ch. 154, § 5; June 17; R.S. 1923, 19-2622.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2623 Land for water mains; eminent domain.

19-2623.
Land for water mains; eminent domain.
If said grantee is a corporation, it shall have the right to hold, control, acquire by donation, or purchase, and if need be, condemn any land, easement, railroad right of way, public highway or any property upon which it may be necessary to lay, maintain and operate water mains, laterals, and equipment. If it shall be necessary for said corporation to condemn any land, easement or right of way for the purpose of laying and maintaining said water mains, laterals and equipment, said persons, partnership or corporation shall follow the procedure set forth in K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive.
History: L. 1919, ch. 154, § 6; R.S. 1923, 19-2623; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 43; January 1, 1964.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2633 When plats of land outside city to be filed with county commissioners.

19-2633.
When plats of land outside city to be filed with county commissioners.
Any person, partnership or corporation owning land outside the limits of any incorporated city, said land being located more than one mile from the limits of any incorporated city, desiring to subdivide any such tract of land, may plat the same and submit the plat thereof, together with an abstract of title to the land so platted, to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such land is situated. The plat shall contain a description of the land as subdivided, giving the name of said subdivision, and the restrictions to which the land or separate tracts thereof are subject.
When said plat is approved by the board of county commissioners of the proper county, the same shall be filed with the register of deeds of said county, and after the filing of said plat with the register of deeds the various tracts or parcels of land therein may be conveyed by the description designated in said plat, and said land and tracts shall be subject to the restrictions contained in the plat filed with the register of deeds, as above provided, and the instrument conveying such tracts or parcel of land shall contain the recital subject to existing restrictions contained in the plat of such land now on file in the office of the register of deeds.
History: L. 1929, ch. 110, § 1; March 13.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2633a Vacation of Hillcrest Heights as platted in Cowley county.

19-2633a.
Vacation of Hillcrest Heights as platted in Cowley county.
That portion of Hillcrest Heights as shown by the plat filed in the office of register of deeds of Cowley county, Kansas, June 15, 1925, and recorded in volume H of plats page 9, being lots numbered seventeen to thirty-two, inclusive, lying east of U.S. highway 77 and adjoining said highway, and including the road shown on said plat situated between lots 24 and 25, all being a part of the east half of section 16, township 33 south, range 4 east, of the sixth P.M., Cowley county, Kansas, be, and the same is hereby vacated and said land is hereby restored to its original description for all purposes, the same as if it had never been platted.
History:
L. 1945, ch. 181, § 1; L. 1947, ch. 219, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2633b Vacation of Cave Springs townsite in Elk county.

19-2633b.
Vacation of Cave Springs townsite in Elk county.
The original townsite of Cave Springs located in the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of section 8, the SE1/4 of the SE1/4 of section 7, the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of section 17 and the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of section 18, all in township 29, range 12, Elk county, Kansas, and the streets and alleys thereof, be, and the same are hereby vacated; and the land upon which said townsite and streets and alleys thereof were located, is hereby restored to its original description under the survey of the United States government for all purposes the same as if it had never been platted for a townsite.
History:
L. 1949, ch. 222, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2635 Funds lost by bank failure; powers of county commissioners; tax levy, use of proceeds; bonds.

19-2635.
Funds lost by bank failure; powers of county commissioners; tax levy, use of proceeds; bonds.
That in any county of this state which had funds in a depository bank which has failed and liquidation thereof completed, and the county has not fully recovered such loss but has continued to carry and is now carrying the amount of such loss as cash, the board of county commissioners may either: (a) By resolution, charge off upon the records the amount of such defunct bank balances where said moneys so lost have been restored in part, or in whole, by tax levies or otherwise, and shall be charged against the county general fund; or (b) by resolution, make a levy or levies to raise the necessary funds to restore the funds so lost and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county; or (c) by resolution, issue bonds of said county to restore such lost funds in a sum not to exceed such loss.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 201, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 112; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2636 Tax levy limitation for fund lost; excess funds.

19-2636.
Tax levy limitation for fund lost; excess funds.
The levy herein authorized shall not exceed the amount so needed nor in any case be an amount in excess of the limitation prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947, in any one year. Said levy shall be in addition to the aggregate for all county purposes, provided in K.S.A. 79-1947, providing that, except for an amount to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county, the levy herein authorized shall be credited to restore said funds so lost and in the event said levy raises funds in excess of that lost, then such should be credited to the county general fund of said county.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 201, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 20; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 113; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2637 Issuance of bonds to replace funds lost by bank failure; terms and denomination of bonds; limitations inapplicable.

19-2637.
Issuance of bonds to replace funds lost by bank failure; terms and denomination of bonds; limitations inapplicable.
The bonds herein authorized shall be issued and sold in the manner as provided by the law of other similar bonds except as in this act otherwise provided; shall be issued in such denominations of fifty dollars ($50) or more as may be determined by the board of county commissioners of said county, shall bear interest not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009; shall run for not less than one or more than fifteen (15) years from the date of issue thereof; shall mature serially in annual installments of approximately equal amounts: Provided, however, That the earlier installments may be reduced and the later installments increased so that the amount required to pay principal and interest during the period covered by the maturity of such bonds will be in approximately the same amount each year: Provided further, That the statutory limitation of the debt of said county shall not apply to such bond issue.
History: L. 1937, ch. 201, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 51; March 21.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2638 Pending actions for recovery of funds lost not barred; disposition of moneys recovered.

19-2638.
Pending actions for recovery of funds lost not barred; disposition of moneys recovered.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to bar any action pending or that may be brought by any such county by which the county is attempting to recover from bondsmen, bonding companies or any other sources, any part of the money so lost by such counties. Amounts so recovered, if any, shall be placed in a sinking fund to be used to retire the principal and interest of such bonds, if bonds are issued in accordance herewith, and in the event a levy is made to restore such funds, then said sums so recovered shall be credited the same as moneys collected from said levies.
History:
L. 1937, ch. 201, § 4; April 7.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2643 Lease of park plots to youth camps in certain counties.

19-2643.
Lease of park plots to youth camps in certain counties.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of not less than sixty-five thousand and not more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand is hereby authorized and empowered to lease for extended term of years, plots of land in county public parks, for use as youth camps, to corporations or associations formed for the purpose of conducting or supervising such camps.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 215, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2644 Shawnee and Mission townships in Johnson county designated urban areas; law enforcement.

19-2644.
Shawnee and Mission townships in Johnson county designated urban areas; law enforcement.
Shawnee and Mission townships in the county of Johnson are hereby designated as urban areas. The provisions of this act shall only apply to counties containing urban areas and to cities located therein.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 235, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 159, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2645 Joint county and city use of vehicles and equipment.

19-2645.
Joint county and city use of vehicles and equipment.
A county and a city, or two or more cities may enter into agreements for the joint or mutual use of vehicles, broadcasting and receiving apparatus and other machinery and equipment used by law enforcing agencies owned by one or the other or they may make joint purchases of such vehicles and other apparatus, machinery and equipment.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 235, § 2; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2646 Appointment of policemen; powers; oaths; bond.

19-2646.
Appointment of policemen; powers; oaths; bond.
The board of commissioners, city manager, or mayor and council of any city of the second or third class may appoint a policeman or policemen to serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority or for a stated period and for stated hours per day, at such compensation as shall be agreed upon: Provided, That such policeman or policemen shall be residents of the county in which said city is located or of an adjoining county of this state: Provided, That in commission cities and mayor-council cities the mayor may make temporary appointments hereunder, but such appointments shall in no case extend beyond the next regular, adjourned or special meeting of the commission or council unless confirmed by a majority of the commission or council. Such policeman shall have the powers of assistant marshal or policeman, after having taken the oath or oaths as required by statute and the giving of bond if a bond be required. All such appointments shall be in writing and a copy filed in the office of the city clerk.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 235, § 3; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2647 Preservation of historical records in counties; declaration of public interest.

19-2647.
Preservation of historical records in counties; declaration of public interest.
The collection, preservation, display and housing of records, documents and other articles of historical value or interest is hereby declared to be in the public interest.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 179, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2648 Resolution for collection of historical records; publication; protest petition; election.

19-2648.
Resolution for collection of historical records; publication; protest petition; election.
The board of county commissioners of any county may provide for the collection of records, documents and other articles of historical value or interest and may establish, maintain, display and provide housing for, within the courthouse or elsewhere, an historical collection of the records, documents and other articles so collected in the manner hereinafter provided. Any such board desiring to so collect such things of historical value or interest and to so establish, maintain, display and provide housing for an historical collection shall adopt a resolution declaring their intent to do so and that the same is of historical and educational value. Said resolution shall be published once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the official county paper. If a petition in opposition to the making of such collection and the establishment, maintenance, display and housing of such historical collection, signed by a number of legal electors of the county equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast for the office of secretary of state in such county at the last preceding general election is not filed with the county clerk within sixty (60) days after the date of last publication of said resolution, said board may proceed to provide for such collection and establish, maintain, display and provide housing for such historical collection.
If such petition shall be filed, then the question of the providing for such collection and the establishment, maintenance, display and housing of such collection shall be submitted, at the next general election, to the legal electors of the county for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by K.S.A. 25-605. The question shall be stated on the ballot substantially as follows:
"Shall the board of county commissioners of ____________ county (here insert name of county) provide for the collection of records, documents and articles of historical value or interest and establish, maintain, display and provide housing for an historical collection of such records, documents and articles?"
If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in favor of said proposition, then the board of county commissioners shall proceed to provide for such collection and establish, maintain, display and provide housing for such an historical collection but if a majority of the votes cast shall be against such proposition then said board shall proceed no further.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 179, § 2; L. 1961, ch. 142, § 1; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2649 Supervisor or curator of historical records; appointment, compensation, duties; designation of incorporated museum or society as supervisor or curator, when, compensation.

19-2649.
Supervisor or curator of historical records; appointment, compensation, duties; designation of incorporated museum or society as supervisor or curator, when, compensation.
Any such board which has established an historical collection as provided in this act, may appoint and fix the compensation of a supervisor or curator for such historical collection. The board may appoint as supervisor or curator a person who is a county officer or employee, and if such a county officer or employee is appointed the compensation fixed by said board shall be in addition to his compensation as such other county officer or employee and no other statute fixing or limiting the compensation of county officers or employees shall apply to the compensation received as such supervisor or curator. Said supervisor or curator shall have charge of said historical collection, arrange for its display, care and maintenance and shall perform such other duties in connection therewith as said board may require. If there is an incorporated museum or an incorporated historical or similar society located within the county, such society may be designated by said board as the supervisor or curator of such historical collection, and said board may provide to the society such compensation, funds or reimbursements for establishing, collecting, supervising, housing, displaying, caring for and maintaining such historical collection as shall be agreed upon by the board and the society.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 179, § 3; L. 1961, ch. 143, § 1; April 7.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2650 Acceptance of gifts or loans for historical record collections.

19-2650.
Acceptance of gifts or loans for historical record collections.
Said board may accept bequests, gifts, donations or loans of documents, records and articles of historical value or interest for such historical collection and also bequests, gifts or donations of money or other things of value to be used in carrying out the provisions of this act.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 179, § 4; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2651 Tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election.

19-2651.
Tax levy, use of proceeds; adoption and publication of resolution; protest petition and election.
In order to provide funds to carry out the provisions of this act and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county, the board of county commissioners may levy an annual tax on all the taxable tangible property in the county. In Pawnee and Stafford counties such tax levy may be made in an amount not to exceed 3/10 of one mill on such property.
No tax levy greater than the amount authorized by law prior to the effective date of this act shall be made under authority of this section until the county commissioners of the county proposing to make such levy shall have adopted a resolution specifying the tax levy proposed to be made and the proposition for which the tax will be levied. Such resolution shall provide that if a petition in opposition to the tax levy, signed by not less than 10% of the qualified electors in the county, is filed with the county election officer within 40 days after the publication of the resolution, the tax levy will not be made unless first approved at a question submitted election which shall be called for that purpose or at the next general election. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. In the event that no petition as specified above is filed in accordance with the provisions of such notice, the governing body of such county may make the tax levy specified in the resolution. If such a petition is filed as provided in such notice, the board of county commissioners of the county may notify the county election officer of the date of an election to be held to submit the question of whether such tax levy shall be authorized. If a majority of the electors of the county voting on the question are in favor of the tax levy, the governing body may thereafter make the same.
History:
L. 1955, ch. 179, § 5; L. 1963, ch. 181, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 168, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 111, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 21; L. 1976, ch. 131, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 114; L. 1982, ch. 120, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 102, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 66, § 27; May 31.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2652 Issuance of no-fund warrants in certain counties to repair or replace water lines serving county park.

19-2652.
Issuance of no-fund warrants in certain counties to repair or replace water lines serving county park.
The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) which has established a county public park and recreation grounds is hereby authorized to issue no-fund warrants, without an election, in an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the purpose of providing revenue for improving, replacing, extending, repairing, reconstructing and reconditioning the existing water lines serving the county park.
History:
L. 1959, ch. 144, § 1; April 2.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2653 Issuance of warrants to repair or replace certain water lines; tax levies to pay warrants; surplus funds.

19-2653. Issuance of warrants to repair or replace certain water lines; tax levies to pay warrants; surplus funds.
Whenever no-fund warrants are issued under the authority provided by this act, the board of county commissioners shall make a tax levy at the first tax levying period after such warrants are issued, sufficient to pay such warrants and the interest thereon, except that in lieu of making only one tax levy, such board of county commissioners, if it deems it advisable, may make a tax levy each year for not to exceed five years in approximately equal installments for the purpose of paying said warrants and the interest thereon. All such tax levies shall be in addition to all other levies authorized or limited by law and shall not be subject to the aggregate tax levy prescribed by K.S.A. 79-1947, and amendments thereto. Such warrants shall be issued, registered, redeemed and bear interest in the manner and in the form prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto, except they shall not bear the notation required by such section and may be issued without the approval of the state board of tax appeals. Any surplus existing after the redemption of such warrants shall be handled in the manner prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2940, and amendments thereto. None of the provisions of the cash basis and budget laws of this state shall apply to any expenditures made, the payment of which has been provided for by the issuance of warrants under this act.
History:
L. 1959, ch. 144, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 109, § 46; L. 2014, ch. 141, § 40; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers › Article 26 - Miscellaneous Provisions › 19-2654 Johnson county, Sedgwick county; designated as urban area.

19-2654. Johnson county, Sedgwick county; designated as urban area.
(a) The area comprising Johnson county is hereby designated as an urban area as permitted by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.
(b) The area comprising Sedgwick county is hereby designated as an urban area as permitted by section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 148, § 1; L. 2018, ch. 59, § 1; July 1.