Bonds as claim against property

10-1008. Bonds as claim against property. All bonds that have heretofore been or may hereafter be legally authorized and issued by a vote of the electors in any township in this state shall be a claim against all the property, personal and real, in said township, for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, and shall be a claim upon all the taxable property, personal and real, contained within the boundaries of such township at the date of the voting of such bonds, whether the same be now part of such township or detached therefrom. History: L. 1883, ch. 147, § 1; March 10; R.S. 1923, § 10-1008. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Moral obligation must exist before legislature can attach legal obligation. Craft v. Lofinck, Treas., 34 Kan. 365, 368, 8 P. 359. 2. Township cannot divest itself of liability by altering boundaries, etc. Walnut Township v. Jordan, 38 Kan. 562, 16 P. 812. 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