19-501.   County treasurer; election, term, bond.Each county treasurer elected at the general election in 1976 shall serveuntil the second Tuesday in October of 1981 and until a successor is elected andqualified. At the general election in 1980, and every four (4) years thereafter,a countytreasurer shall be elected in each county for a term of four (4) years,commencing on the second Tuesday in October following the election,and until a successor is elected and qualified. Such county treasurershall, before entering upon the duties, of the office execute to thestate of Kansas a corporate surety bond issued by a company authorizedto do business in this state and approved by the board of countycommissioners in an amount of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars($25,000). Such bond, with the approval of the board endorsed thereonby the clerk, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. In theevent the board of commissioners shall not be in session in time for anycounty treasurer to present such bond for their approval as abovespecified, or such county treasurer shall be unable, for any reason, topresent such bond at any regular meeting of the board after due noticeof such county treasurer's election, such county treasurer may presentsuch bond to the chairman or clerk of the board for approval, and theapproval endorsed thereon shall have the same effect as if done by theboard of county commissioners. In the event the amount of the bond isapproved by only the chairman or the clerk of the board, it shall not beless than twice the amount of all moneys directed by the board to belevied in the county during the previous year.

      History:   G.S. 1868, ch. 25, § 61; L. 1875, ch. 77, § 1; R.S.1923, 19-501; L.1959, ch. 129, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 160, § 2; L. 1976, ch. 123, §2; L. 1978, ch. 90, § 1; July 1.