Kansas AG Opinions, 1974

VERN MILLER Attorney General January 7, 1974 Opinion No. 74- 2 Barry A. Bennington Stafford County Attorney Stafford County Courthouse St. John, Kansas 57576 Dear Mr. Bennington: You inquire concerning a policy adopted by the Stafford County Board of County Commissioners, effecti…

VERN MILLER Attorney General January 4, 1974 Opinion No. 74- 4 Honorable Bob W. Storey State Senator Suite 310, Columbian Title Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Re: K.S.A. 1972 Supp. 28-820 as amended. Dear Senator Storey: This office has received a number of inquiries concerning th…

VERN MILLER Attorney General January 2, 1974 Opinion No. 74-3 Mr. B. E. Whalen Zuspann, Soward, Whalen & Burr Attorneys at Law Professional Building P. 0. Box 549 Goodland, Kansas 67735 Dear Mr. Whalen: You inquire whether a city of the second class may contract with the board of…

VERN MILLER Attorney General January 2, 1974 Opinion No. 74-1 Mr. Anthony D. Lopez Executive Director Commission on Civil Rights Room 1155W State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Lopez: I have your letter of December 13, inquiring whether a letter dated September 21,…

h7,1974 c Opinion No. 74- 77 Mr. C. Fred Lorentz, Esq. Wilson County Attorney 430 North 7th Fredonia, Kansas 66736 RE: Opinion request for definition of "contiguous land" and "tract of land" (K.S.A. 82a-405 and K.S.A. 1973 Supp. 82a-409) Dear Mr. Lorentz: You have requested from …

February 15,,1974 Opinion No. 74- 61 Mr. Charles Frickey Decatur County Attorney 106 South Pennsylvania Oberlin, Kansas 67749 RE: Abolition of requirement for corporate seal as it pertains to mortgage releases executed by domestic corporations. Dear Mr. Frickey: You have requeste…

Februar 15, 1974 Opinion No. 74- 60 Mr. James R. Strong Senior Assistant Regional Counsel U.S. Postal Service Memphis, Tennessee 38166 Dear Mr. Strong: You request our opinion relative to the requirement for regis- tration of vehicles leased to the U.S. Postal Service by private …

February' 15, 1974 Opinion No. 74- 57 James W. Putnam Madison City Attorney 14 West 6th - Box 604 Emporia, Kansas 66801 Dear Mr. Putnam: You request our opinion concerning section 14-201 of the Madison, Kansas, city code which states in pertinent part thus: "WATER RATES FOLLOWING…

February `15, 1974 Opinion No. 74-56 Honorable Fletcher Bell Secretary Kansas Judges Retirement Board State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Bell: You state that Mr. Glen M. Fowler, an official court reporter, was declared disabled by the Kansas Supreme Court and pla…

February- 1, 1974 Opinion No. 74- 52 Mr. David S. Lord City Attorney 108 West Washington Arkansas City, Kansas 67005 Re: Exempt status of income earned on bonds issued under K.S.A. 1973 Supp. 12-1757, et seq.; subleasing by city under same statutes. Dear Mr. Lord: You inquire of …

VERN MILLER Attorney Gen: ral g4tmu a:. :974 Opinion No 74- 5 Selby S. Soward Zuspann, Soward, Whalen & Burr Professional Building P.O. Box 549 Goodland, Kansas 67735 Re: Northwest Kansas Area Vocational-Technical School Dear Mr, Soward: In your recent letter to this office you i…

Opinion No. 74-46 Mr. W. McCaslin City Attorney Stockton, Kansas 67669 Dear Mr. McCaslin: You have requested an opinion concerning a Stockton City Ordinance which prohibits the location of a cereal malt beverage business within 325 feet of a church or school. Specifically, the qu…

Opinion No. 74- 41 W. J. Fitzpatrick Attorney at Law State Board of Nursing Professional Bldg., Suite 507 Independence, Kansas 67301 Dear Mr. Fitzpatrick: You request our opinion concerning the application of K.S.A. 45-201 to files of the State Board of Nursing containing test po…

F Opinion Ng. 74 - 40 The Honorable Lynn Whiteside House of Representatives State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Whiteside: K.S.A. 25-3108 and 25-3208 provide that in enumerated in- stances in which a tie vote occurs between any two or more persons, the…

December 1974 Opinion No. 74-336 The Honorable Richard C. "Pete" Loux House Minority Leader House of Representatives Statehouse Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Loux: You inquire whether my opinion of September 13, 1972, addressed to Mr. Max Bickford, Executive Officer of…

December , 1974 Opinion No. 74- 381 Mr. James J. Smith City Attorney 610 Bridge Street Humboldt, Kansas 66748 Dear Mr. Smith: You advise that the City of Humboldt has recently completed the various steps required by K.S.A. 1973 Supp. 12-708 for the adoption of a new zoning ordina…

- O'ninionOpinion 38 .onorablHonorable M. Buck, Jr. Il•preseRepresentativesecond District House of Representatives State Capitol Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Buck: You inquire whether K.S.A. 1973 Supp. 12-1914 authorizes the City of Topeka to combine its park departme…

VET:\ MILLER February Opinion No. 74- 37 John L. Bingham Legal Advisor to the Governor Office of the Governor State Capitol Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Bingham: You inquire whether "the procedure outlined in Section 6, Article 1 of the Kansas Constitution [may] be utilized to r…

November 25 1974 Opinion No. 74-368 The Honorable Ansel Tobias Representative 106th District Box 699 Lyons, Kansas 67554 Dear Representative Tobias: You inquire whether one who practices a recognized branch of the healing arts, which is not specifically described in the Kansas He…

General C, 1 74 Opinion No. 74- 36 Honorable Don Christy ,enatorSenatory-Ninth District Senate Chamber Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Senator Christy: You inquire concerning section 31 of 1974 House Bill 1725, which states in pertinent part thus: "No legislator shall participate, by v…

November , 1974 Opinion No. 74- 353 Mr. Henri Fournier Executive Director State Board of Cosmetology 630 Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603 Dear Mr. Fournier: You inquire concerning the licensure of beauty shops within hospitals, nursing homes and rest homes. K.S.A. 39-938 states…

VERN MI LLER Attorney General February 1, L27 ,1 Opinion No. 74 - 35 The Honorable F. W. Rosenau HouseofRepresentatives State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas (56612 Dear Representative Rosenau: You enclose a letter from Don Martin, the City Attorney of Kansas City, Kansas, addres…

October 15, 1974 Opinion, No. 74-341 Mr. Max Bickford, Executive Officer Board of Regents-State of Kansas Suite 1416, Merchants National Bank Tower Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Bickford: You advise that on September 20, 1974, the Board of Regents adopted the following minute: "I…

VERN MILLER Attorney General Opinion No. 74- 34 January 31, 1974 The Honorable Dan Thiessen House of Representatives State Capitol Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Re: Opinion Request: House Bill No. 1450 Dear Representative Thiessen: K.S.A. 79-503 provides a definition for the term…

Sep tember 12, 1974 Opinion No. 74- 319 Mr. Charles V. Hamm, General Counsel Legal Division State Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services State Office Building Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. Hamm: You inquire concerning the necessity of providing notice by publication to un…

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August 29, 1974 Opinion 74- 303 Daniel A. Young Douglas County Counselor P.O. Box 585 Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Dear Mr. Young: You inquire whether the Douglas County Board of County Commis- sioners is authorized to levy a tax for the support of activities commemorating the bicenten…

August 26 , 1974 Opinion No. 74- 293 A. B. Howard Assistant City Attorney Legal Department of Kansas City Ninth Floor -- Municipal Office Bldg. One Civic Center Plaza Kansas City, Kansas 66101 Dear Mr. Howard: We have your letter of August 6, concerning a proposed lease of two fl…

July 16, 1974 Opinion' No. 74- 224 Donald E. DeShazer Assistant State Treasurer State Capitol Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Mr. DeShazer: You advise that the Legislative Post Audit Division has just completed its 1973 annual audit of the office of the State Treasurer. The Division ha…

VERN MILLER Attorney General January 21, 1974 Opinion. No. 74-22 Honorable Richard C. "Pete" Loux House of Representatives State House Topeka, Kansas 66612 RE: K.S.A. 8-722 Dear Representative Loux: Your letter of November 16, 1973, inquires as to the possible retroactive effect …

June 4, 1974 Opinion Number 74- 174 Dr. C. Taylor Whittier Commissioner of Education Department of Education 120 East 10th Street Topeka, Kansas 66612 RE: Our File No. AG-63-82-3 Dear Doctor Whittier: This letter is in response to your letter of April 5, 1973, which requested an …

May 16, 1974 No. 156 Honorable James L. Prickett Judge of the Muncipal Court Arlington, Kansas 67514 Dear Judge Prickett: You have requested an opinion concerning the consumption of beer containing less than 3.2% of alcohol by weight or the consumption of beer containing more tha…

No. 74 155 - MR. PHILLIP L. HARRIS City Attorney 8500 Santa Fe Drive Overland Park, Kansas 66212 Dear Mr. Harris: You have requested an opinion as to whether or not the sale of alcoholic liquor at retail is prohibited by K.S.A. 41-712 when the sole issue on the ballot is a bond q…

VERN MILLER Attorney General January, 16, 1974 Opinion No. 74- 14 Honorable LaVerne H. Spears Representative, Fifty-first District Statehouse Topeka, Kansas 66612 Dear Representative Spears: Our office has considered at your request a proposal to amend K.S.A. 1973 Supp. 60-1610 b…

Opinion No. 74- 120 Mr. Donald D. Good, Esq. Osborne County Attorney Osborne County Courthouse Osborne, Kansas 67473 RE: Maximum mill levy for county hospitals: K.S.A. 1973 Supp. 19-1801, K.S.A. 1973 Supp. 19-1809 and K.S.A. 1973 Supp- 79-1947. Dear Mr. Good: You have requested f…