Chautauqua

18-110. Chautauqua. All that portion of the county of Howard lying south of the township line separating township thirty-one and township thirty-two south shall constitute the territory of a new county hereby created, to be known as the county of Chautauqua; and all that territory lying north of said township line is hereby erected into a new county by the name of Elk. History: L. 1875, ch. 106, § 1; June 1; R.S. 1923, 18-110, ¶ 1. Source or Prior Law: Created as "Godfroy," Terr. Stat. 1855, ch. 30, § 20; boundaries corrected, Terr. L. 1857, P. 42, § 20; name changed to "Seward," L. 1861, ch. 18, § 1; defined as constituting "Howard," L. 1867, ch. 33, § 5; "Howard" divided into "Chautauqua" and "Elk," see history. Revisor's Note: This section was included in the Revised Statutes of 1923 without a section number and has been given a section number herein for convenience. Cross References to Related Sections: Section also printed as 18-125. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Act for creation of Chautauqua county held valid. Division of Howard County, 15 Kan. 194, 195. 2. Section cited in considering payment of taxes to school districts. Jones v. School District, 26 Kan. 490. 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