19-1602.Election for relocation of county seat, when; petition;
registration.
That in all cases where the county seat of any county in this state has
been, or shall hereafter be located by a vote of the electors of such
county, or where county buildings have been erected, donated, or
purchased at the county seat, the cost of which shall have been at least
two thousand dollars ($2,000) the board of county commissioners upon the
petition of three-fifths of the legal electors of such county, shall
order an election for the relocation of the county seat: Provided,
That in all counties having a population of more than two thousand
people, in which building shall have been erected at any such county
seat for county purposes, the cost of which shall have been at least ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), or in which the county seat has been located
for eight years or more consecutively at any one place by vote of the
electors of such county, it shall require a vote of three-fifths of the
legal electors of such county to relocate the county seat and to remove
it from such place, and the board of county commissioners shall only
upon the petition of two-thirds of the legal electors of such county
order an election for the relocation of any such county seat: Provided
further, That in counties of the state having a population of more
than 3,850 and less than 5,000 and having an assessed valuation of
tangible property of not more than $7,000,000, the board of county
commissioners shall upon the petition of fifty-one percent of the legal
electors of such county order an election for the relocation of the
county seat of such county and it shall require fifty-five percent of
the voters at such election to relocate the county seat: Provided
further, That in any county having a population of not less than
three thousand nor more than thirty-four hundred and fifty people,
according to the last preceding census taken by the several assessors of
said county, the board of county commissioners shall, upon the petition
of one-half of the legal electors of such county, order an election for
the relocation of the county seat of any such county, and it shall
require a majority of three-fifths of the votes of legal electors cast
at such election to relocate the county seat thereof, and to move it
from such place: And provided further, That when the county seat of
any county has been located by a vote of the electors of the county, the
place to which it is proposed to remove the county seat shall be
designated in the petition and the balloting at the election shall be
for or against a removal of the county seat to the place so designated,
and no election for the relocation of any county seat shall be ordered
or had within five years from the last preceding legal election touching
the location or relocation of any such county seat: Provided, That
in counties having a population of less than two thousand an election
may be called at any time after two years from the last preceding legal
election, but no preceding nor pretended election for the relocation of
any county seat had or held since the taking effect of K.S.A. 19-1613
to 19-1629, inclusive, shall be deemed
or held to have been an election within the meaning of this act unless
registration was had as required by the terms of said K.S.A. 19-1613
to 19-1629, inclusive.
History: L. 1920, ch. 25, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1602; L. 1925, ch. 134, § 1; L.
1937, ch. 184, § 1; March 25.
19-1602.Election for relocation of county seat, when; petition;
registration.
That in all cases where the county seat of any county in this state has
been, or shall hereafter be located by a vote of the electors of such
county, or where county buildings have been erected, donated, or
purchased at the county seat, the cost of which shall have been at least
two thousand dollars ($2,000) the board of county commissioners upon the
petition of three-fifths of the legal electors of such county, shall
order an election for the relocation of the county seat: Provided,
That in all counties having a population of more than two thousand
people, in which building shall have been erected at any such county
seat for county purposes, the cost of which shall have been at least ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), or in which the county seat has been located
for eight years or more consecutively at any one place by vote of the
electors of such county, it shall require a vote of three-fifths of the
legal electors of such county to relocate the county seat and to remove
it from such place, and the board of county commissioners shall only
upon the petition of two-thirds of the legal electors of such county
order an election for the relocation of any such county seat: Provided
further, That in counties of the state having a population of more
than 3,850 and less than 5,000 and having an assessed valuation of
tangible property of not more than $7,000,000, the board of county
commissioners shall upon the petition of fifty-one percent of the legal
electors of such county order an election for the relocation of the
county seat of such county and it shall require fifty-five percent of
the voters at such election to relocate the county seat: Provided
further, That in any county having a population of not less than
three thousand nor more than thirty-four hundred and fifty people,
according to the last preceding census taken by the several assessors of
said county, the board of county commissioners shall, upon the petition
of one-half of the legal electors of such county, order an election for
the relocation of the county seat of any such county, and it shall
require a majority of three-fifths of the votes of legal electors cast
at such election to relocate the county seat thereof, and to move it
from such place: And provided further, That when the county seat of
any county has been located by a vote of the electors of the county, the
place to which it is proposed to remove the county seat shall be
designated in the petition and the balloting at the election shall be
for or against a removal of the county seat to the place so designated,
and no election for the relocation of any county seat shall be ordered
or had within five years from the last preceding legal election touching
the location or relocation of any such county seat: Provided, That
in counties having a population of less than two thousand an election
may be called at any time after two years from the last preceding legal
election, but no preceding nor pretended election for the relocation of
any county seat had or held since the taking effect of K.S.A. 19-1613
to 19-1629, inclusive, shall be deemed
or held to have been an election within the meaning of this act unless
registration was had as required by the terms of said K.S.A. 19-1613
to 19-1629, inclusive.
History: L. 1920, ch. 25, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1602; L. 1925, ch. 134, § 1; L.
1937, ch. 184, § 1; March 25.
19-1602.Election for relocation of county seat, when; petition;
registration.
That in all cases where the county seat of any county in this state has
been, or shall hereafter be located by a vote of the electors of such
county, or where county buildings have been erected, donated, or
purchased at the county seat, the cost of which shall have been at least
two thousand dollars ($2,000) the board of county commissioners upon the
petition of three-fifths of the legal electors of such county, shall
order an election for the relocation of the county seat: Provided,
That in all counties having a population of more than two thousand
people, in which building shall have been erected at any such county
seat for county purposes, the cost of which shall have been at least ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), or in which the county seat has been located
for eight years or more consecutively at any one place by vote of the
electors of such county, it shall require a vote of three-fifths of the
legal electors of such county to relocate the county seat and to remove
it from such place, and the board of county commissioners shall only
upon the petition of two-thirds of the legal electors of such county
order an election for the relocation of any such county seat: Provided
further, That in counties of the state having a population of more
than 3,850 and less than 5,000 and having an assessed valuation of
tangible property of not more than $7,000,000, the board of county
commissioners shall upon the petition of fifty-one percent of the legal
electors of such county order an election for the relocation of the
county seat of such county and it shall require fifty-five percent of
the voters at such election to relocate the county seat: Provided
further, That in any county having a population of not less than
three thousand nor more than thirty-four hundred and fifty people,
according to the last preceding census taken by the several assessors of
said county, the board of county commissioners shall, upon the petition
of one-half of the legal electors of such county, order an election for
the relocation of the county seat of any such county, and it shall
require a majority of three-fifths of the votes of legal electors cast
at such election to relocate the county seat thereof, and to move it
from such place: And provided further, That when the county seat of
any county has been located by a vote of the electors of the county, the
place to which it is proposed to remove the county seat shall be
designated in the petition and the balloting at the election shall be
for or against a removal of the county seat to the place so designated,
and no election for the relocation of any county seat shall be ordered
or had within five years from the last preceding legal election touching
the location or relocation of any such county seat: Provided, That
in counties having a population of less than two thousand an election
may be called at any time after two years from the last preceding legal
election, but no preceding nor pretended election for the relocation of
any county seat had or held since the taking effect of K.S.A. 19-1613
to 19-1629, inclusive, shall be deemed
or held to have been an election within the meaning of this act unless
registration was had as required by the terms of said K.S.A. 19-1613
to 19-1629, inclusive.
History: L. 1920, ch. 25, § 1; R.S. 1923, 19-1602; L. 1925, ch. 134, § 1; L.
1937, ch. 184, § 1; March 25.