15-912.   Same; ordinance; notice and hearing; filing with register ofdeeds; when election required; expenses.Any ordinance providing for attachment to the city for recreationalpurposes as described in K.S.A. 15-911 shall be published for two (2)weeks in the official city paper and shall describe the lands to beattached by giving the metes and bounds thereof, with the section,township, range and county in which the same are located. Such publicationnotice shall also give notice of the time and place of a meeting to be heldby the governing body of the city for the purpose of answering and hearingany objections of owners of the affected recreational lots and blocks tosuch attachment. The time of such meeting shall be set not less than ten(10) nor more than twenty (20) days after the date of final publication ofsaid ordinance and notice.

      After said meeting, if the governing body of the city shall determine byresolution that such attachment of territory should be made to the city, itshall file or cause to be filed a certified copy of the ordinance ofattachment certified by the city clerk in the office of the county clerkand in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which saidlands are located and thereupon said lands shall be attached to said city:Provided, That if the owners of twenty-five percent (25%) or more ofthe area of the lands so privately owned shall file written objections tosuch attachment with the city clerk of said city on or before the time ofthe meeting hereinbefore provided for, such attachment shall not takeeffect unless and until the question of such attachment shall have beensubmitted to a vote of the owners of the lots and blocks privately ownedwhich are included in such attachment and the majority of those votingshall have voted in favor of the attachment.

      Except as herein otherwise provided, such election shall be called,noticed, held and canvassed in like manner as provided by the general bondlaw for bond elections. The governing body of the city shall have the powerto call such an election. The governing body shall specify the place wherethe votes shall be cast and may appoint the judges and clerks of electionwho shall make their returns of the canvass of such election to the cityclerk. The expense of such election shall be paid by the city.

      History:   L. 1955, ch. 133, § 2; April 2.