15-1017.   Same; attachment of land in another county; petition; taxlevies; transfer of moneys.Land adjacent to an established cemetery district and not a part of anyother organized cemetery district which lies in a county other than wherethe greater portion of the cemetery district to which it seeks to beattached lies may be attached to the said cemetery district in the mannerhereinafter provided. Upon presentation to the board of countycommissioners of the county in which the greater part of the cemeterydistrict lies, of a petition setting forth the boundaries of the area whichdesires to be attached to said cemetery district and signed by not lessthan fifty-one percent (51%) of the qualified electors of said area, to bedetermined by enumeration taken and verified for this purpose by somequalified elector of said area, it shall be the duty of the board of countycommissioners, at its next regular meeting, to examine said petition. Ifsaid board finds that the petition is regular and in due form as hereinprovided, the board shall notify the board of trustees of such cemeterydistrict and forward a copy of the petition filed. Said board of trusteesshall return the petition accompanied by a copy of a resolution adopted bythe board of trustees of said cemetery district which resolution shallstate that said board desires such area to be attached to the cemeterydistrict.

      Upon receipt of the petition and the resolution the county commissionersshall issue an order attaching such territory to the cemetery district andnotice of such attachment shall be given to the county clerk of the countywherein the territory seeking to be attached is situate. Said attachmentshall take effect on the first day of March next following the entry ofsaid order. Such attached territory shall be subject thereafter to the taxlevied by the cemetery district which district shall certify such levy tothe county clerk of the county of the territory attached, together with itsbudget, and such county clerk shall levy such tax on all the taxabletangible property of the county in said cemetery district. The treasurer ofthe county shall transfer before the fifteenth day of January and July ofeach year, all moneys in his or her hands belonging to said cemeterydistrict, including all moneys for the payment of bonds or interest of saiddistrict to the treasurer of the district and the treasurer receiving saidmoneys shall issue a receipt therefor and forward it to the treasurer ofthe county from which the money was sent. Expenditures shall be made asprovided in K.S.A. 15-1015, and all acts amendatory thereof, and the taxlevied by the district shall be subject to and limited by provisions ofK.S.A. 15-1015, and all acts amendatory thereof.

      History:   L. 1955, ch. 130, § 2; June 30.