17-1901. Poles, wires and fixtures of telegraph companies. Corporations created for the purpose of constructing and maintaining magnetic telegraph lines are authorized to set their poles, piers, abutments, wires and other fixtures along, upon and across any of the public roads, streets and waters of this state, in such manner as not to incommode the […]
17-1902. Rights, powers and liabilities of telecommunications service providers; occupation of public right-of-way; prohibition of use. (a) (1) “Public right-of-way” means only the area of real property in which the city has a dedicated or acquired right-of-way interest in the real property. It shall include the area on, below or above the present and future […]
17-1903. Entry upon and condemnation of land. Such companies are also authorized to enter upon any lands, whether owned by private persons in fee, or in any less estate, or by any corporation, whether acquired by purchase or by virtue of any provision in the charter of such corporation, for the purpose of making preliminary […]
17-1904. Exclusive right contracts prohibited. No corporation shall have power to contract with any owner of land for the right to erect and maintain a telegraph line over his lands to the exclusion of the lines of other companies. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 23, § 76; R.S. 1923, 17-1904.
17-1905. Powers of telegraph companies. Any corporation, created as herein provided, may contract, own, use and maintain any line or lines of telegraph, whether wholly within or wholly or partly beyond the limits of this state, and shall have power to lease or attach to the line or lines of such corporation other telegraph lines, […]
17-1906. Location and regulation of telegraph poles and lines in cities. The council of any city or trustees of any incorporated town or village through which the line of any telegraph corporation is to pass, may, by ordinance or otherwise, specify where the posts, piers or abutments shall be located, the kind of posts that […]
17-1907. Injury to telegraph, telephone or power line property; penalty. Any person who shall willfully and intentionally injure, molest or destroy any of the lines, posts, piers, abutments or other material or property pertaining to any line of telegraph, telephone or electric transmission line erected in this state shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and […]
17-1908. Interference with lines; penalty. Any person who shall unlawfully and willfully cut, break, tap or make connection with any telegraph, telephone line or electric transmission line, wire or cable shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding […]
17-1909. Consolidation of telegraph companies. Any telegraph company now organized or which may hereafter be organized under the laws of this state, may, at any regular meeting of the stockholders thereof, by vote of persons holding a majority of shares of the stock of such company, unite or consolidate with any other company or companies […]
17-1910. Telegraph stations at county seats. That every telegraph company or other corporation operating a telegraph line through the corporate limits of any county seat in Kansas is hereby required to establish and maintain a telegraph station at such county seat, with the usual facilities and appointments for the convenience of the public in sending […]
17-1911. Same; penalties. Each telegraph company or other corporation operating a telegraph line failing or neglecting to comply with the provisions of K.S.A. 17-1910 shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars ($10) for each day of such failure or neglect, to be recovered and paid to the state treasurer pursuant to K.S.A. 20-2801, […]
17-1912. Telegraph stations in cities over 50,000; free delivery of messages, when. That every telegraph company or other corporation operating a telegraph line through or into the corporate limits of cities of the first class is hereby required to establish and maintain a telegraph station in each of said cities of the first class containing […]
17-1913. Same; penalties. Any telegraph company, or any manager, agent or employee thereof, who shall fail or neglect to keep said station open or deliver messages as provided for in K.S.A. 17-1912 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, or […]
17-1914. Moving buildings or structures on streets, alleys, roads and highways having transmission lines and aerial facilities; permits. No person, firm or corporation shall move, haul, or transport, any house, building, derrick, or other structure of the height when loaded for movement, of sixteen (16) feet or more from the surface of the highway, road, […]
17-1915. Same; application for permits; fees. All applications for permits required under K.S.A. 17-1914, and amendments thereto, shall be made to the county clerk of the county in which the property to be moved is located. If such property is located within the limits of an incorporated city, such application shall be made to the […]
17-1916. Same; notice to utility. The applicant shall, upon the issuance of such permit, if the application states that it will be necessary to cut and move, raise or in any way interfere with any wires, cables or other aerial equipment of any public or municipally owned utility give not less than fifteen (15) days […]
17-1917. Same; duty of utility owning lines or facilities; payment of expenses; bond or surety; failure of utility to perform, damages; action to recover damages, fees and costs. It shall be the duty of any public or municipally owned utility owning or operating such wires, cables or other aerial equipment after service of notice, as […]
17-1918. Same; unlawful for mover to move or interfere with lines or facilities. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation engaged as principal or employee in moving any house, building, derrick or other structure, as provided for in the above sections, to move, touch, cut, molest, or in any way interfere with […]
17-1920. Same; penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $100, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. History: L. […]
17-1922. Unconstitutional provisions not severable. If any provision of this act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would not have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional provisions. History: L. 2002, ch. 32, […]
