24-619. Supplemental assessments. Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the board of supervisors that the levy theretofore made will be insufficient to pay the cost of the improvement or to pay the interest and principal of the bonds which the district desires to issue to pay the cost of such improvement and that […]
24-620. Expenses apportioned to street, highway or railroad; collection. That when any ditch, drain, improved watercourse, dike, levee or other drainage improvement located and established under this act crosses, drains or protects, either in whole or in part, any street, highway, public or corporate road or any railroad, or benefits any or either of said […]
24-621. Issuance of bonds; levy to pay bonds; temporary loan. The board of supervisors may issue negotiable general obligation bonds of the drainage district in an amount not in excess of the total cost of the project completed as provided by this act. Such bonds shall bear interest, be authorized, issued, registered by the state […]
24-622. Resolution for bond issue. Before issuing any bonds the board shall pass a formal resolution in which shall be found and declared (1) the total amount of the tax as confirmed (both by the original and by the supplemental assessment, if any), (2) and the total amount of the deductions if any thereon, (3) […]
24-623. Lien of assessments; sinking fund. All the assessments of real property and easements shall be a lien against the said property assessed from and after the first day of November in the year in which it is assessed and shall draw interest at the rate of ten percent per annum from the 10th day […]
24-624. Sale of bonds; use of proceeds; deposit of money. The board may sell bonds from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous, to raise money for the construction of ditches and works and the acquisition of rights of way and property and otherwise to carry out the object […]
24-625. Powers and duties of board; works affecting highway, railroad or state property. In order to effect the drainage of said district the board is authorized to clean out and remove all obstructions from the bed of any stream, creek, bayou, or any other watercourse in said district, to straighten or shorten and deepen or […]
24-626. Letting of contracts for improvements; bond of contractor; work under direction of drain commissioner. After the board of supervisors have certified the total levy of the costs and expenses of the drainage improvements to the county clerk as directed by this act, they may proceed to let a contract for the construction of such […]
24-627. Scope of act. None of the provisions of this act shall be construed as repealing or in any wise modifying the provisions of any other act relating to the subject of draining, reclaiming, or protecting swamp, overflowed, or submerged lands. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize any person or persons to divert […]
24-628. Outlet or discharge of more than one district into stream; apportionment of cost. When two or more districts have their outlet or discharge into the same natural or man-made watercourse or stream and it becomes necessary to maintain, deepen, enlarge or otherwise improve the natural or man-made watercourse or stream each district shall be […]
24-629. Outlet for lateral drains. The owner of any land, lot or premises that have been assessed for the payment of the cost of the location and construction of any ditch, drain or watercourse, as hereinbefore provided, shall have the right to use the ditch, drain or watercourse as an outlet for lateral drains from […]
24-630. Subdistrict where land separated from drainage; petition. If any person who owns land within the drainage district which has been assessed for benefits and which is separated from the ditch, drain or watercourse for which it has been assessed, by the land of another or others, shall desire to ditch or drain his said […]
24-632. Warrants. The law of this state, under which county warrants are issued, sold, transferred, assigned, presented for payment and paid, shall apply to all warrants issued by virtue of this act. History: L. 1911, ch. 168, § 32; May 22; R.S. 1923, 24-632.
24-633. Compensation and expenses of officers and employees. The board of supervisors, except where otherwise provided shall by resolution, at time of hiring or appointing, provide for the compensation for work done and necessary expenses incurred by any officer, engineer, attorney, or other employee, and shall also pay the fees of all court and county […]
24-634. Levy upon lands for repair of improvements; assessment of costs where repair made necessary by negligence of landowner. If at any time after the final construction of said improvements the same shall become out of repair, obstructed, inefficient, or defective from any cause, the said board of supervisors may order an assessment upon the […]
24-635. Overseers; appointment; powers and duties. For the purpose of preserving any ditch, drain, dike or other works constructed or erected under the provisions of this act the board of supervisors shall have the power to appoint not more than three overseers of their respective districts, who shall hold their offices for a term of […]
24-636. Civil liability for obstructing or injuring property; penalty. If any person shall willfully obstruct or injure any ditch, drain, or watercourse, or damage or destroy any dike or other work constructed under the provisions of this act, he shall be liable to the drainage district for the full amount of the injury occasioned by […]
24-637. Construction of act; defects in assessments; modification of assessments. This act shall be liberally construed to promote the drainage and reclamation of wet, overflowed or submerged lands, and the establishment of said corporation and the collection of assessments shall not be defeated by reason of any defect in the proceedings occurring prior to the […]
24-638. Contest of assessments. The collection of assessments to be levied to pay for the location, construction, maintenance, or repair of any ditch, levee, dike, or watercourse, shall not be enjoined nor declared void; nor shall said assessment be set aside in consequence of an error, omission, or irregularity committed or appearing in any of […]
24-639. District to be body politic and corporate; corporate name; general powers. (a) A district organized under the provisions of K.S.A. 24-601 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be a body politic and corporate, and shall be known by the corporate name of drainage district number ______ of ________ county. (b) The board of supervisors […]
