12-644.   Overflow of natural watercourses; bonds of city.In order to provide for the payment of the costs of flood controlimprovementsand the damages occasioned by reason thereof, the governing body ofthe city may issue internal improvement bonds of the city as provided by law.Such internal improvement bonds may be general obligation bonds ofthe city if the city is proceeding under K.S.A. 12-635 to 12-646a, inclusive,and amendments thereto. Such bonds shall not be issued in an amount inexcess of the contract price of the work improvement, plus the total amountof damage allowed for injury to property and the cost of the right-of-wayas determined by article 2 of chapter 26 of Kansas Statutes Annotated orK.S.A. 12-639 to 12-643,inclusive, and amendments thereto, except that any installment coupons shallinclude the interest of such installments to the maturity thereof.

      History:   R.S. 1923, § 12-644; L. 1947, ch. 109, § 3; L. 1951,ch. 130, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 49, § 44; May 12.