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24-215

Chapter 24.--DRAINAGE AND LEVEES
Article 2.--DRAINAGE WITHIN TOWNSHIP

      24-215.   Corporation benefited to pay part of expense.That when any ditch, drain or watercourse located and established underthis act crosses or drains, either in whole or in part, any public orcorporated road, or any railroad, or benefits any or either of said roads,so that the roadbed or traveled track of any such road will be made betterby the opening and construction of any such ditch, drain, or watercourse,the township trustee shall apportion and set off to the county, if a countyroad, or to the township, if a township road, or to the company, ifcorporated or a railroad, a portion of the costs and expenses, and also aportion of the construction thereof, the same as to private individuals,and in proportion to the benefits conferred by said ditch, drain, orwatercourse on said roads, and to compel them to pay said costs and performsaid labor in like manner.

      That if any public or corporated road, or any railroad, whose roadbed ortraveled track is benefited by the opening and construction of any suchditch, drain, or watercourse, shall fail to pay the costs and expensesassigned them, or failed to procure the cutting and opening of such ditch,drain, or watercourse on that section or portion assigned and set off tothem respectively by the township trustee, as hereinbefore provided, as incase of individuals, after due notice upon the person designated by anysuch corporation or railroad to accept service for such corporation orrailroad, and in the manner and time specified in this act for such serviceon individuals, the township trustee shall, in that event, proceed in thesame manner and form as in this act provided for the collection of suchcosts and expenses against private individuals; and upon completion of thework, and acceptance as hereinbefore provided, the trustee shall certifythe amount due for the performance of said work to the county clerk of suchcounty, and said amount shall be placed upon the tax roll of such county bythe clerk thereof, against said corporated road or railroad benefited bythe cutting and opening of said portion or section of said ditch, drain, orwatercourse, to be collected as other state and county taxes are collected.

      History:   L. 1879, ch. 100, § 15; March 26; R.S. 1923, 24-215.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Kansas > Chapter24 > Article2 > Statutes_12979

24-215

Chapter 24.--DRAINAGE AND LEVEES
Article 2.--DRAINAGE WITHIN TOWNSHIP

      24-215.   Corporation benefited to pay part of expense.That when any ditch, drain or watercourse located and established underthis act crosses or drains, either in whole or in part, any public orcorporated road, or any railroad, or benefits any or either of said roads,so that the roadbed or traveled track of any such road will be made betterby the opening and construction of any such ditch, drain, or watercourse,the township trustee shall apportion and set off to the county, if a countyroad, or to the township, if a township road, or to the company, ifcorporated or a railroad, a portion of the costs and expenses, and also aportion of the construction thereof, the same as to private individuals,and in proportion to the benefits conferred by said ditch, drain, orwatercourse on said roads, and to compel them to pay said costs and performsaid labor in like manner.

      That if any public or corporated road, or any railroad, whose roadbed ortraveled track is benefited by the opening and construction of any suchditch, drain, or watercourse, shall fail to pay the costs and expensesassigned them, or failed to procure the cutting and opening of such ditch,drain, or watercourse on that section or portion assigned and set off tothem respectively by the township trustee, as hereinbefore provided, as incase of individuals, after due notice upon the person designated by anysuch corporation or railroad to accept service for such corporation orrailroad, and in the manner and time specified in this act for such serviceon individuals, the township trustee shall, in that event, proceed in thesame manner and form as in this act provided for the collection of suchcosts and expenses against private individuals; and upon completion of thework, and acceptance as hereinbefore provided, the trustee shall certifythe amount due for the performance of said work to the county clerk of suchcounty, and said amount shall be placed upon the tax roll of such county bythe clerk thereof, against said corporated road or railroad benefited bythe cutting and opening of said portion or section of said ditch, drain, orwatercourse, to be collected as other state and county taxes are collected.

      History:   L. 1879, ch. 100, § 15; March 26; R.S. 1923, 24-215.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Kansas > Chapter24 > Article2 > Statutes_12979

24-215

Chapter 24.--DRAINAGE AND LEVEES
Article 2.--DRAINAGE WITHIN TOWNSHIP

      24-215.   Corporation benefited to pay part of expense.That when any ditch, drain or watercourse located and established underthis act crosses or drains, either in whole or in part, any public orcorporated road, or any railroad, or benefits any or either of said roads,so that the roadbed or traveled track of any such road will be made betterby the opening and construction of any such ditch, drain, or watercourse,the township trustee shall apportion and set off to the county, if a countyroad, or to the township, if a township road, or to the company, ifcorporated or a railroad, a portion of the costs and expenses, and also aportion of the construction thereof, the same as to private individuals,and in proportion to the benefits conferred by said ditch, drain, orwatercourse on said roads, and to compel them to pay said costs and performsaid labor in like manner.

      That if any public or corporated road, or any railroad, whose roadbed ortraveled track is benefited by the opening and construction of any suchditch, drain, or watercourse, shall fail to pay the costs and expensesassigned them, or failed to procure the cutting and opening of such ditch,drain, or watercourse on that section or portion assigned and set off tothem respectively by the township trustee, as hereinbefore provided, as incase of individuals, after due notice upon the person designated by anysuch corporation or railroad to accept service for such corporation orrailroad, and in the manner and time specified in this act for such serviceon individuals, the township trustee shall, in that event, proceed in thesame manner and form as in this act provided for the collection of suchcosts and expenses against private individuals; and upon completion of thework, and acceptance as hereinbefore provided, the trustee shall certifythe amount due for the performance of said work to the county clerk of suchcounty, and said amount shall be placed upon the tax roll of such county bythe clerk thereof, against said corporated road or railroad benefited bythe cutting and opening of said portion or section of said ditch, drain, orwatercourse, to be collected as other state and county taxes are collected.

      History:   L. 1879, ch. 100, § 15; March 26; R.S. 1923, 24-215.