24-648 Same; duties of trustees.
24-648. Same; duties of trustees. The board of trustees shall function under the name “Board of trustees of drainage district No. ______ of ______________ county, Kansas,” and shall have power to sue and be sued. The board shall act as a unit and decide all matters by majority vote and shall elect one of their […]
24-649 Same; how funds secured by trustees; tax levy.
24-649. Same; how funds secured by trustees; tax levy. In order to provide ready money with which to pay the expenses and indebtedness incurred by them, the board of trustees are authorized to borrow money, not in excess of twenty-five cents for each acre within the district and thereby bind such district to repay the […]
24-650 Same; notice of disorganization; filing of claims.
24-650. Same; notice of disorganization; filing of claims. Within sixty days after adopting the resolution to disorganize and dissolve the district, the board of trustees shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the drainage district, for three consecutive issues if a weekly paper, and for five consecutive issues if a daily paper, a […]
24-651 Same; funds for payment of claims.
24-651. Same; funds for payment of claims. When the total obligations existing against the drainage district at the time of adoption of the resolution to disorganize, or when the right of any creditor to be paid a definite amount has been established, then the board of trustees shall certify the amount of money necessary to […]
24-652 Same; care and sale of property.
24-652. Same; care and sale of property. Whenever the board of supervisors of any drainage district adopts a resolution to disorganize and dissolve such drainage district in accordance with the provisions of this act the adoption of such resolution shall not change or alter the rights of any creditor or claimant of the district, nor […]
24-653 Same; final report and discharge of trustees.
24-653. Same; final report and discharge of trustees. When the board of trustees has finally closed the affairs of the drainage district they shall file their report, so stating, with the clerk of the district court in which the district was incorporated and apply to the court for their discharge. If the court finds the […]
24-654 Renewal, extension and restoration of articles of incorporation; petition to court; record.
24-654. Renewal, extension and restoration of articles of incorporation; petition to court; record. (a) The owners of a majority in interest of the acres of real estate within the boundaries of any drainage district organized under K.S.A. 24-601 to 24-640, and amendments thereto, which district has constructed a drainage system, may at any time before […]
24-655 Same; validation of prior acts; vesting of property rights and credits; liabilities.
24-655. Same; validation of prior acts; vesting of property rights and credits; liabilities. Such decree of renewal, extension and restoration shall validate all contracts, acts, matters and things made, done and performed within the scope of its articles of association, by its board of supervisors, officers and agents, during the time when such articles of […]
24-656 Drainage districts organized with territory in two or more counties; definitions.
24-656. Drainage districts organized with territory in two or more counties; definitions. The following terms when used in this act shall be construed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this section: (a) “Person” shall mean any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation; (b) “publication” shall mean the publication in a newspaper or newspapers […]
24-626 Letting of contracts for improvements; bond of contractor; work under direction of drain commissioner.
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 […]