Repealed

12-501. History: L. 1929, ch. 109, § 1; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 56, § 7; March 28. Source or prior law: L. 1871, ch. 60, § 92; L. 1872, ch. 100, § 133; L. 1872, ch. 102, § 3; L. 1875, ch. 73, § 1; L. 1885, ch. 97, § 1; L. 1886, ch. 66, §§ 4–7; L. 1886, ch. 69, § 1; L. 1905, ch. 118, § 1; R.S. 1923, 12-501. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Procedure under former acts considered. Seward v. Rheiner, 2 Kan. App. 95, 115, 43 P. 423; Steele v. City of Newton, 41 Kan. 512, 513, 21 P. 644; City of Emporia v. Smith, 42 Kan. 433, 22 P. 616; Callen v. Junction City, 43 Kan. 627, 23 P. 652; (criticized: Town of Fairbanks v. Barrack, 282 F. 420); Huling v. The City of Topeka, 44 Kan. 577, 579, 24 P. 1110; Hurla v. Kansas City, 46 Kan. 738, 745, 27 P. 143; Stewart v. Adams, 50 Kan. 560, 563, 564, 32 P. 122; City of Emporia v. Randolph, 56 Kan. 117, 42 P. 376; Eskridge v. Emporia, 63 Kan. 368, 65 P. 694; Hutchinson v. Leimbach, 68 Kan. 37, 38, 74 P. 598; Bank v. Smith, 74 Kan. 223, 86 P. 462; Nash v. Glen Elder, 74 Kan. 756, 758, 759, 88 P. 62; Nash v. Glen Elder, 81 Kan. 446, 447, 448, 106 P. 292; The State, ex rel., v. City of Hutchinson, 103 Kan. 370, 372, 175 P. 147; Bolmar v. Shawnee County, 109 Kan. 91, 93, 197 P. 880; The State, ex rel., v. City of Hutchinson, 109 Kan. 484, 485, 486, 207 P. 440. 2. Authority to receive petitions cannot be conferred on courts. Ruland v. City of Augusta, 120 Kan. 42, 52, 242 P. 456. 3. Plats of one- and ten-acre tracts without streets cannot be annexed. Brown v. Junction City, 122 Kan. 190, 194, 251 P. 726. 4. Discussed; city without authority to change boundaries without county commissioners' consent. Atchison & Eastern Bridge Co. v. Atchison County Comm'rs, 150 Kan. 24, 26, 91 P.2d 34. 5. Procedure under former acts considered. Fletcher v. Weigel, 152 Kan. 104, 106, 107, 102 P.2d 1055; State, ex rel., v. City of South Hutchinson, 175 Kan. 516, 521, 528, 266 P.2d 299. 6. Mentioned in holding void an annexation ordinance enacted under K.S.A. 13-1602. State, ex rel., v. City of Kansas City, 169 Kan. 702, 716, 719, 222 P.2d 714. 7. Act constitutional; judicial questions appealable; what constitutes judicial question determined. City of Salina v. Thompson, Trustee of Mo. Pac. Rly. Co., 169 Kan. 579, 580, 582, 583, 584, 220 P.2d 147. 8. Applied; act not repugnant to or in conflict with G.S. 1949, 13-202 or 13-1602. State, ex rel., v. City of Topeka, 172 Kan. 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 243 P.2d 218. 9. Annexation of unplatted territory; limitation. City of Ottawa v. Goff, 177 Kan. 374, 375, 378, 279 P.2d 293. 10. Procedure under former acts considered. State, ex rel., v. Martin, 178 Kan. 476, 479, 289 P.2d 745. 11. Mentioned in construing K.S.A. 13-1602a. State, ex rel., v. City of Kansas City, 181 Kan. 870, 877, 317 P.2d 806. 12. Action challenging validity of annexation must be brought in name of state; cannot be challenged in collateral proceeding. Fairfax Drainage District v. City of Kansas City, 190 Kan. 308, 309, 312, 316, 374 P.2d 35. 13. Considered and distinguished from annexation proceeding under K.S.A. 13-1602. James v. City of Pittsburg, 195 Kan. 462, 465, 466, 407 P.2d 503. 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