17-1335i.   Same; annexation of territory to districts; procedure.Whenever a petition describing the territory sought to be annexed to acemetery district organized and operating under the provisions ofsection 17-1330, 17-1330a, 17-1331, 17-1332, 17-1333, 17-1334 and17-1335 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto, whichterritory is adjacent to such cemetery district, praying that suchterritory be annexed to and become a part of such cemetery district, andsigned by not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the qualifiedelectors of such territory to be determined by an enumeration taken andverified for this purpose by some qualified elector of the territorysought to be annexed and attached to the petition, is presented to theboard of county commissioners of the county in which lies the greatestportion of the territory sought to be annexed, it shall be the duty ofsaid board of county commissioners at its next regular meeting toexamine said petition and enumeration, and if it finds that the petitionis regular and in due form, that it is signed by the requisite number ofqualified electors, that such territory is adjacent to the cemeterydistrict, and that no part of such territory is in another cemeterydistrict, it shall enter an order in its proceedings annexing saidpetitioned territory to the cemetery district and making it a partthereof.

      If the annexed territory lies in two or more counties, the countyclerk of the county whose board of commissioners makes the annexationorder shall certify a copy of the order to the county clerk of any othercounty in which any of such territory is located.

      History:   L. 1953, ch. 128, § 1; June 30.