19-2756.   Same; hearing, findings and determination; publiccorporation; name; perpetual succession.That at the time set for the hearing of the petition, as provided in thenext preceding section, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners tofirst ascertain and determine whether notice of the time of hearing asrequired by this act has been given, and, if it shall be determined thatsuch notice has been given, to make a declaration and finding of that factand cause same to be entered upon its records, and thereupon to hear allpersons in favor or opposed to granting the prayer of said petition and allother evidence that it may desire to hear for the purpose of ascertainingwhether such petition contains the proper numbers of signers possessing thequalifications prescribed by this act, and whether the statements in saidpetition are true; and if upon hearing of evidence it shall be found thatsuch petition is in conformity to the requirements of this act, and thatthe allegations thereof are true, then such board of county commissionersshall make a finding and decision to that effect. Thereupon, the board ofcounty commissioners shall determine whether the formation of suchimprovement district would be in the best interests of the county. If theboard of county commissioners determines that it would be in the bestinterests of the county it shall so find, and shall thereupon immediatelydeclare the territory described in the petition to constitute a publiccorporation, and the inhabitants within such bounds or the owners of theproperty described to be incorporated as an improvement district under thename of "the _____________ improvement district, _____________ county,Kansas." (inserting the name designated in the petition and the name of theproper county), and thenceforth the said territory and the inhabitantsresiding therein or the owners of the property described and theirsuccessors shall constitute a body politic and corporate under saidcorporate name, and shall have perpetual succession.

      History:   L. 1945, ch. 180, § 4; L. 1965, ch. 172, §4; L. 1969, ch. 156, § 3; July 1.