Cities of 25,000 population or more; floodgates in sewers; intercepting sewers; pumping plants

13-1056. Cities of 25,000 population or more; floodgates in sewers; intercepting sewers; pumping plants. The governing body of cities of the first class having a population of 25,000 or more shall have power to build floodgates in sewers that empty through dikes built by the city for the purpose of preventing water in flood time from flooding portions of the city protected by such dikes; and to build intercepting sewers for the purpose of conducting the sewage to a central point during flood time, and to erect a pumping plant for the purpose of forcing such sewage over the dike to its usual destination. History: L. 1913, ch. 94, § 1; March 10; R.S. 1923, § 13-1056. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Authority to issue bonds without vote of people to assist drainage district. Kaw Valley Drainage Dist. v. Kansas City, 119 Kan. 368, 239 P. 760. 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