Bonds to be lien on realty

10-1001. Bonds to be lien on realty. All bonds heretofore or hereafter legally authorized and issued by a vote of its electors in any county or township, shall become and be a lien upon all the real estate in such county or township for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds. History: L. 1873, ch. 142, § 1; March 20; R.S. 1923, § 10-1001. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act applies where bonds delivered before county divided. Comm'rs of Sedgwick Co. v. Bunker, 16 Kan. 498, 501. 2. Legal obligation may be enforced only where moral obligation existed. Comm'rs of Sedgwick Co. v. Bunker, 16 Kan. 498, 501. 3. Division and apportionment of debts and property is legislative function. Comm'rs of Sedgwick Co. v. Bunker, 16 Kan. 498, 501. 4. Act applies where bonds "authorized and issued" previous to detachment. Chandler v. Reynolds, 19 Kan. 249, 251. 5. Only bonds legally authorized are a lien. Hurt v. Hamilton, 25 Kan. 76. 6. Detached territory not liable for overissue of bonds. Hurt v. Hamilton, 25 Kan. 76. 7. Liable for bridge bonds although bridges not in detached territory. Comm'rs of Marion Co. v. Comm'rs of Harvey Co., 26 Kan. 181. 8. Funding bonds issued after detachment held lien against territory. Comm'rs of Marion Co. v. Comm'rs of Harvey Co., 26 Kan. 181. 9. Estoppel as against taxpayer residing in territory afterwards detached. Comm'rs of Morris Co. v. Hinchman, 31 Kan. 729, 737, 3 P. 504. 10. Legal obligation cannot be imposed unless moral obligation exists. Craft v. Lofinck, Treas., 34 Kan. 365, 367, 8 P. 359. 11. Province of legislature and of court in determining "moral obligation." Craft v. Lofinck, Treas., 34 Kan. 365, 374, 8 P. 359. 12. Certain bridge bonds held not moral or legal obligation against detached territory. Craft v. Lofinck, Treas., 34 Kan. 365, 375, 8 P. 359. 13. Provisions of act held valid and thoroughly embraced in title. The State, ex rel., v. Comm'rs of Kiowa Co., 41 Kan. 630, 21 P. 601. 14. Act applies even though territory erected into new county. The State, ex rel., v. Comm'rs of Kiowa Co., 41 Kan. 630, 21 P. 601. 15. Debt attaches when bonds issued, not when money expended. The State, ex rel., v. Comm'rs of Kiowa Co., 41 Kan. 630, 21 P. 601. 16. Refunding bonds not valid lien unless issued according to law. Comm'rs of Hodgeman Co. v. Comm'rs of Garfield Co., 42 Kan. 409, 22 P. 430. 17. Bonds issued without authority not a valid lien. Comm'rs of Hodgeman Co. v. Comm'rs of Garfield Co., 42 Kan. 409, 22 P. 430. 18. Township entirely abolished; new township not successor of original township. Vandriss v. Hill, 58 Kan. 611, 50 P. 872. 19. Bonds issued without authority do not attach against territory. Vandriss v. Hill, 58 Kan. 611, 50 P. 872. 20. Cited in denying injunction to protect security for municipal bonds. Rittenoure Inv. Co. v. Birney, 150 Kan. 684, 686, 95 P.2d 299. 21. Disorganized school-district territory not liable for debts of district to which attached. Hunziker v. School District, 153 Kan. 102, 107, 109 P.2d 115. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026